WRX Intercooler Restoration - Its seriously cool

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Жыл бұрын

As the title says this week its a WRX Intercooler Restoration and Its seriously cool. So since this episode is narrated I'm confident that all the info needed is in the video but if you've any questions don't hesitate to leave a comment and I'll do my best to get back to you ASAP.
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WRX Intercooler Restoration - Its seriously cool

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@MirabelloGarage Жыл бұрын

Another perfect restoration with the result being the part looking like brand new. Plus, no one ever show how to clean the fins and restoring the cooling efficiency. Your work is amaizing!

@RRCRestoration Жыл бұрын

Thank you so much :)

@CrazyCat229 Жыл бұрын

And he sounds like Collin McRaye

@dmacarthur5356 5 ай бұрын

What media are you using in your vapor blast cabinet? @@RRCRestoration

@LS-uv9gg Жыл бұрын

To heck with Ocean waves, or Fountains, Babbling Brooks, etc., *this* is downright calming and soul soothing. Bravo to your channel and all your cool resto's man.

@tonyfleury76 Жыл бұрын

Great as always. You're the Bob Ross of restoration, it's very well made and relaxing to watch.

@jmdean_ 8 ай бұрын

Underrated comment!!

@sohchx 28 күн бұрын

How in the world have I as a subscriber and a WRX owner myself completely missed this vid?!?!

@johnbradford9235 Жыл бұрын

An audio & visual joy once again dude 🙏🙏🙏. And thanks for sharing the knowledge as well. Top job, as ever 👏👏👏. 😎

@robertalvarez15 Жыл бұрын

I really enjoy these short videos on single component restorations in this Impreza series. And I think that adding some genuine RRC narration makes them both a bit more educational and also personal.

@RRCRestoration Жыл бұрын

Thank you so much, glad you enjoyed it :)

@autopassion27 Жыл бұрын

Great job on this intercooler, it looks brand new 👌 Thank you mister 😉

@Gunma_garage Жыл бұрын

I have to say that your accent makes the detailed work, feel more precise. I'm not sure why but I think it's soothing, mate. Cheers from Delaware USA . I greatly appreciate your painting experience and advice 🙏🤙🤘. Beautiful work

@iancompton5646 Жыл бұрын

Another great rebuild. For years I have been using a screw driver that I’ve shaped for radiator cores. But now I’m using tweezers. Great job old mate.

@Dr.Mihan_Casprega Жыл бұрын

Te acompanho do Brasil há muito tempo, excelentíssimo trabalho, a tradução automática ajuda bastante. Parabéns pelo melhor canal de restauração de autos e bikes que eu conheço.

@cjr6564 Жыл бұрын

Well done Buddy, Great work, clear precise commentary and a good bit of music to finish with. Your Videos just get better and better. I cannot think how long that must have taken, not just the work on the Intercooler but the video work, setting up the shots ( I still love the anonymity aspect) and the video editing. A real tour de force.

@restorerestoration4705 Жыл бұрын

Always very relaxing to watch (and of course, interesting). Thank you very much !

@craigstrickland1572 Жыл бұрын

Turned out nice! Tweezing fins sounds mind-numbing!

@RRCRestoration Жыл бұрын

Thank you, Yeah it is rather tedious but well worth the effort.

@H.A.L-9000 Жыл бұрын

Sir you are an artist, it's a pleasure to see your works

@michaelskinner896 Жыл бұрын

Beautiful work as always!

@trtsndrnggr Жыл бұрын

Short, concise and clear. It's so fun watching your video. Looks like new stuff. Excellent work, man.

@RRCRestoration Жыл бұрын

Much appreciated! :)

@lahunmanik8486 Жыл бұрын

So pleasure to se you motor-videos. It is nice to see how accurate you do this. Im German and if I dont know I would say you too! Sometimes just difficult to understand because you speak little fast.

@beakittelscherz5419 4 ай бұрын

Moinmoin aus Oldenburg! Du kannst Untertitel nutzen in Deutsch und Englisch. Nach ca 25 Videos oder so hat man sich daran gewöhnt wie er spricht. Jetzt muss ich nur noch ab und zu mal reinschauen , wenn ich einen Motor Begriff nicht kenne oder akustisch nicht richtig verstehen kann. Einer der besten Kanäle auf KZfaq! Vielleicht gefallen Dir auch diese: - Musti1 -Itchy Boots - Low buck Garage - diesel Creek -Rambro/und schrauber zweitkanal vom gleichen KZfaqr -CCE - Post apocalyptic adventurer (Kanal aus Deutschland , aber auf Englisch. Viel Spaß ps. evtl Kanal tipps von dir welche du gerne schaust?

@attila9791 9 күн бұрын

Now that is a proper job sir ! Thank you for this video my Intercooler way overdue ?

@Sir_Uncle_Ned Жыл бұрын

TIL petrol is a great solvent! Obviously you need the area to be well ventilated to avoid an explosive atmosphere, but it got that oil out beautifully!

@freddywsn3447 Жыл бұрын

I really need to get those pipes for mine. I havent really thought about it. Well done, as usual!

@tinymotogarage Жыл бұрын

Beautiful, professional work as always man. Love it.

@RRCRestoration Жыл бұрын

Cheers buddy :)

@Shaolin_way Жыл бұрын

An air oil separator helps a ton with keeping oil out of the intake on boxer engine. I grabbed the IAG one, since it runs coolant through to keep the aos the same temperature as the engine. No condensation build up with the coolant running.

@Kenny_P_abz Жыл бұрын

Great restoration. I was fooled by the thumbnail though - it made me think you were going to spray the STi logo on the fins.

@BobbyDazzler888 Жыл бұрын

Two flathead screwdrivers are beat for straightening the for perfectly and swiftly

@minorityofone1510 Жыл бұрын

Ah yes the old Haynes Manual phrase "reassemly is the reverse of disassembly" 😂😂. Great Video as usual!

@DavidSuttoninSpain Жыл бұрын

You always make a difference no matter what you do, thank you.

@RRCRestoration Жыл бұрын

Cheers David :)

@alexhughes7788 Жыл бұрын

Another awesome restoration, well timed too as im removing mine tomorrow so gave me some ideas, just waiting for an in depth video on how you zinc plate! and ofc the impreza resto

@santiagomosqueda7848 Жыл бұрын

for the first time come first!! excellent video as always!!!

@RRCRestoration Жыл бұрын

Congratulations on being the first commenter :)

@54mgtf22 Жыл бұрын

Love your work 👍

@oceanhome2023 8 ай бұрын

It sounds like a good idea to clean ANY still functioning Inter-Cooler that is found on these cars or any car for that Matter . It was amazing how much oil was inside this cooler .

@StickyBaldieAdrian Жыл бұрын

Zip ties or cable ties whichever you choose to call them are great for straightening the metal fins

@chrisvandecar4676 Жыл бұрын

Howdy, enjoyed this video ( as always) , to be honest the vapor blaster stirs the rage of jealously😁. I have used plastic tool called a fin comb to straighten cooling fins in various radiators. Here ours get bent by 110kph+ impact with pre historic bugs. Tried flat blade screwdrivers, never tweezers though.😀

@andrewwiltse8882 Жыл бұрын

Before Go-Jo we used gas to wash the grease off our hands. Ya, Im old! Great job as always!

@raoulraoulsen4716 Жыл бұрын

08:09 thanks mate :-) Great work as usual - though one never gets used to your fantastic work.

@tonyross2947 Жыл бұрын

Great job as always, big man!

@jontaylor4057 Жыл бұрын

Another good job well done there Big Man👍🏻👍🏻

@RRCRestoration Жыл бұрын

Cheers Jon :)

@SergioCosta-zf9zy Жыл бұрын

I like these mini restorations. Much better. Keep it going and then just a finished product compilation

@RRCRestoration Жыл бұрын

Really happy to hear you are enjoying all of these smaller videos :)

@rodneyhopper22 Жыл бұрын

It's spelled restorations dude you should've finished school 🏫

@SergioCosta-zf9zy Жыл бұрын

@Rodney Hopper I did. Just not in an English speaking country. Thanks for pointing out my mistake and I hope that it gave your life some meaning.

@markhowlett8070 Жыл бұрын

Outstanding job sir.

@paulmarsdensr1095 Жыл бұрын

A very good install brother. A nice touch with tweezers on the intercooler fins.

@RRCRestoration Жыл бұрын

Cheers Paul :)

@Shikimorirorokun Жыл бұрын

Love the restoration. I was a little behind on videos but already caught up. Although I am a little disappointed that there was no testing of the intercooler to check the arp sound.

@djevo3441 Жыл бұрын

Another awesome job congratulations my friend

@adamwhite1920 Жыл бұрын

Love those close-ups!

@SamColtHolbrook Жыл бұрын

Another fantastic restoration!!! I can’t wait for the next episode of this restoration. May I ask what was the solution you used in your ultrasonic cleaning unit? Thanks again for another entertaining and informative video. Cheers🥃

@MambayVoyager Ай бұрын

Congratulations. Because there is a need in the world for people who really do their job and who are not afraid to explain and show their work. A person who really does his job does not show off and does not wander around saying "me, me, me". There is nothing worse in life than applauding yourself. For example; It is not possible for a theater actor to stand in front of the audience and applaud himself after his play is over. If it happens, the audience will not come again. You explain and guide like a good teacher. I congratulate and applaud you again. You show how what should be and what is right should not be in this unreliable and incredible capitalist world. Please continue like this. People and humanity need it. Because they don't explain what was done and humanity always pays the price.

@Icestorm294 Жыл бұрын

Your voice and voice-over reminds me of playing the PS1 Colin McRae intro level - good times 👍🏻

@markaddy53 Жыл бұрын

great job as always lad keep up the good work

@putrid2529 Жыл бұрын

TWEEZERS!!!!!! you are a genius. Screwdrivers just did not do the trick for me.

@Emily-lk1mf Жыл бұрын

Another gorgeous restoration 👍 id be ditching that bov entirely, but its personal preference. Itll be better than factory by the time youre done with it 😊

@shaunhardie6077 Жыл бұрын

My OCD was very well satisfied with the cooling fin straightening, cheers 🍻😎.

@RRCRestoration Жыл бұрын

Glad to be of service :) lol

@802Garage Жыл бұрын

From the thumbnail I was wondering how the heck you got the fins so clean. low pressure vapor blasting makes sense! I really want to find some kind of rubber tipped perfectly sized and shaped tool to straighten fins. They never seen to come out just right even with the combs I have. I do have a 3D printer now. Maybe I should just make something. Great work!

@Shace616 Жыл бұрын

I've been told to use wooden skewers in the past.

@bunabuna9287 Жыл бұрын

Cracking job again 👏

@CalumLawson Жыл бұрын

Nah, you sneaked out and bought a new one didn't you 😜 Another fantastic restoration, after the cleaning I noticed the few bent fins and though hmm, what to do about those, but I had no worries when I saw the tweezers on the bench.

@lancemillward1912 Жыл бұрын

Like a hit job on the radiator with Maria style preparation.

@bren106 Жыл бұрын

There is a specific tool for doing those radiator fins. I once had a blocked rad while in Cornwall and the place I went to took off the header and bottom, unclogged the core and resoldered it, then straightened all the fins with the tool.

@Tyrian0101 Жыл бұрын

Those intercoolers are handy tool trays, hence the bent fins 😁

@Aldaiuss Жыл бұрын

Really nice job👌🏻

@Herbybandit Жыл бұрын

I don't envy you straightening those fins!

@woberu Жыл бұрын

That comment for the algorithm😉 Always enjoying watching your vids!

@RRCRestoration Жыл бұрын

Cheers buddy :)

@MrCrazyivan01 Жыл бұрын

Nice video as always. HIghlight of my week when RRC videos are on my playlist! Quick question: How do you know to apply grease on threads of bolts? Do you have a manual?

@chung5star Жыл бұрын

I notice this is the way to cold brew coffee and piano tuning!😁

@mynhiensstorage7836 Жыл бұрын

Thank you so much for your video

@Kenny.6807 Жыл бұрын

Awesome 🤙

@dmacarthur5356 3 ай бұрын

After an hour of tweezing all the fins straight I went to take off the y pipe. As I was unbolting the tab on the flange with the threads snapped off. Defeat.

@verqs9262 Жыл бұрын

SO GOOD! :)

@clausiusclapeyron7873 Жыл бұрын

great video as usual

@nps5886 Жыл бұрын

Cant wait build it already lol but serious every thing you do is brilliant

@RRCRestoration Жыл бұрын

Thank you :)

@duncanIME Жыл бұрын

Love your channel! Curious how many different camera you use at once? Your videos give the impression that there are many cameras involved!

@pedrobanza603 Жыл бұрын

Let’s go! Another small but big restoration.

@YammyCookiez Жыл бұрын

Ayeee perfect-o!! 👌🏻👌🏻

@KarasouTengu Жыл бұрын

Enjoy this so much. Lets me know the pain of some of the work I gotta do lol. Curious to know the Y pipe upgrade you got. Ive seen many silicon ones, but never metal. And I would prefer that.

@jamesbaker429 Ай бұрын

New parts you are upping the power ,porting the components would have been an easy gain too.

@duran.satiroglu Жыл бұрын

great job

@markusweber5561 Жыл бұрын

Perfect, as always. Need you for my boat restoration.

@RRCRestoration Жыл бұрын

Cheers buddy, I've never really been involved with boats id probably be a bit out of my depth so to speak haha what kind of boat do you have?

@markusweber5561 Жыл бұрын

@@RRCRestoration its a Formula 31 PC from 1998 and there is a lot of work to do. New canvas, new ceiling, cleaning the engine bay. Sometimes i wish i could do all this work as perfect as you. But my job allows me not to spend so much time with it. Be sure youre my insperation

@jho43586 Жыл бұрын

good to see my friend the towel in this episode, he's cool and strong

@corahughes7768 Жыл бұрын

Good tae see another Scot who loves makin tha engine an bay look brilliant

@RRCRestoration Жыл бұрын

Cheers Cora :)

@rodneyhopper22 Жыл бұрын

Need to take up some spelling lessons

@corahughes7768 Жыл бұрын

@@rodneyhopper22 An ye need tae no be rude fer ye ken anythin bout someone an their culture. It's okie, ye only care bout yer sel an yer own culture. Thas how entitled "sovereign" toxic americans are. Of which ye obviously are. Ah love ma sel when ah go tae bed at night. 💕 Can ye say tha same? Cheers! 😋

@irishwristwatch2487 Жыл бұрын

Great video! Given its an Impreza, no prizes for guessing how that oil got in there 😂 also, do you have any recommendations for sealant clearcoats to use on stainless?

@totof381 Жыл бұрын

Super travail 😇👍🤩

@denniz1990 Жыл бұрын

Love this series but cant wait for a bike one . I would love for you to do an first generation Superbike again

@RRCRestoration Жыл бұрын

I feel exactly the same way, as much as i like working on the scooby i cant wait to get cracking on another bike restoration :)

@denniz1990 Жыл бұрын

@@RRCRestoration i love all your work because of the way you explain what you do in a fun and interesting way . Your also one of the few youtubers that responds . Would love to see an srad rebuild ( mine finally runs after a carb rebuild )

@CalmBiker Жыл бұрын

Nice job. Must take a lot of patience to do all the straightening.

@ali_khosravi_t 9 ай бұрын

Nice job men

@dmitriimetis3664 Жыл бұрын

Как всегда отличная работа 👍👍🤔

@iankirwan8156 Жыл бұрын

More fantastic work, this is going to be an amazing example of an Impreza once its done. Can I ask what you use to seal the aluminium?

@zardportugal Жыл бұрын

"Can I ask what you use to seal the aluminium?" That is the big question. Cheers.

@Mo_G Жыл бұрын

Good job

@jeffhammond8969 Жыл бұрын

Looks nice. Surprised that you didn't straighten the fins before cleaning the core and that you didn't replace cheap clamps with good Norma clamps.

@re-fix9678 Жыл бұрын

good👍👍

@adamjohnson6701 Жыл бұрын

Another brilliant restoration, especially for a Subaru die hard. But you gotta ditch that BOV!

@RRCRestoration Жыл бұрын

Thank you :), I actually quite like it lol. Although it may still have to go if it doesn't perform well as I've still not driven the car yet to find out

@adamjohnson6701 Жыл бұрын

Top bloke for the reply. Amazing work already, car will be stunning

@KUROSAKURA01 Жыл бұрын

The BOV is on the intercooler? Thats pretty neat!

@acvn-hg9gy Жыл бұрын

no, please, insult my intelligence by explaining it. i love your voice

@scotts9476 Жыл бұрын

Love the vapor blaster, is that new?

@NikosDIY Жыл бұрын

I would rename that tool box from Snap-on to Crack-on!

@OrhanAvcioglu Жыл бұрын

Thank you for the video. Can you tell us what sealent you used for the aluminium?

@filiprolek7509 Жыл бұрын

I would like to know as well :)

@edegarco Жыл бұрын

👏🏼👏🏼

@cyclonicleo Жыл бұрын

Nice, simple and maybe some two stroke juice to boot...or maybe not. 😂

@davidhiscock1969 Жыл бұрын

Maybe a little too much oil for a 2 stroke pre mix 🤔 😅 . Very nice work as always fella

@RRCRestoration Жыл бұрын

Haha yeah maybe just a tad too much oil lol

@sneakyfoz3692 Жыл бұрын

Awesome work as usual, being pedantic myself, I would have installed the Turbosmart Constant Tension Murray Clamps on the y-pipe coupler, I have just found that you will never get a boost leak no matter how much boost you run with those clamps, good enough for motorsport good enough for any track days and normal street, and not particularly expensive..