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After letting our readers design the Factory Five 818, we'll be building the first production kit. Follow along on our website as we find out what it really takes to transform a Subaru WRX into a stripped-down sports car.
We're offering our turbo-powered kit car via Bringatrailer.com auction.
We install carpet and door handles in our 818.
A new air-to-water intercooler and shifter kit are added to our fiberglass roadster.
We started to realize our 818 was looking a little bland so we added some spice.
We added some Wilwood pads to our 818.
We go over the pros and cons of driving the 818 on the street every day.
We want to see how the Factory Five 818 does as daily transportation.
Our Factory Five 818 sees its first autocross.
We patch up our Factory Five 818 and get ready for autocross.
Our Factory Five 818 breaks down.
Mishimoto sent us some new bits for our intercooler.
Our kit car is now rolling on XXRs and Yokohamas.
We wire up our Factory Five 818.
We took our unmodified 818 to the test track.
We see what kind of power the 818 puts down.
We install doors on our kit car.
Clutch problems delay our build.
We put a muffler and tailpipe on our Factory Five 818.
We have some loose ends to tie up before hitting the dyno
We install the front body work on our 818.
Our Factory Five 818 is a street car, so it needs a parking brake.
Installing the shifter assembly.
We test fire the engine in our Factory Five 818.
Our kit car, like any car, needs a cooling system.
We start bodywork on our Factory Five 818
We make our 818 a roller.
We need a place to sit after all.
We make a set of CV axles to fit our 818.
We prepare our gas tank and fuel pump assembly.
Our boxer engine finds a new home in the 818.
We de-power the WRX steering rack and add a brake master cylinder to our 818.
Converting the transmission to rear-wheel-drive.
Fuel, coolant, brakes: Our 818 needs all of these!
Don't just slap any old motor into a kit car like our 818.
The 818 kit converts Subaru struts to something better—with Koni dampers.
Time to start building our Factory Five 818.
We remove road grime from old Subaru parts.
Yokohama and Mach V provide us with rolling stock for our 818.
We've stripped the WRX. Here's what we kept for the kit.
We drill and rivet panels to our Factory Five 818 with the help of an expert.
We pull the engine for our Factory Five 818.
We begin pulling parts from our donor car in order to build our 818.
With our donor car picked, it's time to take our 818 out of the box.
We found a donor Subaru WRX 2.0-liter turbo for our 818.
We start building our Subaru-powered monster.
We make the drive up to our 818's birthplace.
