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So after inspecting my mini me’s work on fitting the steering shaft and knuckle I need to do some investigation work as to why the steering shaft is sitting gently on the CV boot… Hopefully an easy fix. I got the exhaust spacer blocks to fit the later model Y pipes. One side has a port on it for the...

I’ve got to say that cutting down looms for EJ conversions isn’t as scary as many make it out to be. What you did back in the day Suby Spanner would’ve been difficult but also the way to do it for several reasons. Difficult because you were being paid by a client to produce results and essentially w...

Hey Suby Spanner! Long time mate! Yes you are correct - the 3.9 ratio EJ Liberty gearboxes from the series 1s are hard to find. These have a three bolt input shaft housing the same as the L series. I’m 99% sure (going from memory) that from the Gen1 series 2 gearboxes they went to 3.7 ratio and a fo...

How much are the raffle tickets and how do we get our hands on them? Scroll right to the bottom of this page to register your interest. I don’t know how much they’ll be exactly, we’ll have to wait until those details are released. The good thing is it’s only to register your interest, not how many ...

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Fri Sep 08, 2023 7:51 pm

This series got me back to watching MCM, great build just needs a touring wagon dash

That would’ve been the icing on the cake! I don’t know if that was ever on their radar but they didn’t have the parts so stock dash it is as you know.

Cheers

Bennie

It’ll work Sam! That’s a fair effort there mate. Future career at Haltech??

Thanks for sharing the details on that heater tap - and the recommendation to avoid!

Cheers

Bennie

Nah they didn’t suss out “the most active” member on any forum, just Subarino Dave because his webpage answered what they needed and he had the know how to do what they want. Also interested, Bennie, what were these parts that you picked up. The usual MY wagon goodies that a Brumby doesn't have? Som...

G’day all, After realising that what I thought was common knowledge for this mod is not well known I thought I’d document a guide about how to go about it and what you’ll need. I’ll add a bit about the EA81 cable swap to make this work in a Brumby/MY model relatively easily when dropping in an AWD n...

Yeah Bumpty! Looking back it’s like the universe had a plan and we’re merely pawns in their much larger game… Sam road tripping is what it’s all about when building cars - the problem is fitting them in and having an issue free run! This has me nervous for the next trip, if something goes wrong I’ve...

Good question Bumpty! I think the biggest thing for me was meeting Marty and Moog and discovering that they’re really genuine blokes. As for the build I think it’s just the amount of gear that’s been thrown at it in such a short amount of time. It was even shorter than what I thought it was. I don’t...

Nice one Sam, that’s neat and I’m glad you’ve got a mount for a ground/earth wire so the sender unit works.

What heater tap do you have in there and is that why the top pipe was modified (going by the look of it)?

Cheers

Bennie

G’day Tomi! Awesome timing sharing about these windscreen rubbers, I’m after one for a wagon I just picked up plus the side windows and rear window too. They don’t make them but they have one of their stores in Bendigo where I work. So I’m hoping they might be able to get some of these window rubber...

Another really cool chapter in the “Saga” of Redback… This one started unbeknownst to any of us way back when Subarino shared some exciting news. Then the night he arrived in Skidney he messaged me to say he’d landed! I remember Mrs El_Freddo and I were getting take out since most of our kids abando...

Guilty! :mrgreen: And you’re considered jealous. Although don’t be! Just get yourself to Subinats in four weeks and meet the boys! Pretty surreal at the time to say the least. Marty and Moog are awesome blokes - what you see on screen is what you get off screen too. Just two genuine and down to eart...

The same reason I'm fighting a lot of uphill battles with this engine swap in this particular car; it's a 1981 model! :mmm: I know in other utes and later wagons the passenger side grommet almost/is the same size as the drivers side one but on this car it is not. It's a small circular grommet not a...

A small flexible oil line like that of the kits on eBay for turbos could’ve had that pressure sender unit plumbed into the factory oils switch location below the alternator. Then you could pic your mount location from there. That setup looks like a real squeeze! It would’ve been easier with the mani...

That’s an epci build Subyroo! I saw that one last week. Only thing I didn’t like was the wheel spaces you can see in the multi stud rims. Otherwise it’s bang on in my book!

Cheers

Bennie

Hehehe, all good mate! Paint was interesting getting straight into it. Since Subaru is sponsoring the build for their cause I wonder what their deadlines for the build were. Subarino’s 5 stud kit looks awesome! Very well fitting with a lot of attention to detail. It certainly opens up options for br...

Sam, looking at my MIL’s PS pump it’s the same as yours. So hunt down a set of PS lines from an SG forester. Hers is a series 2. I hope this helps with sorting that out. That’s a heck of a lot of wiring to configure! I’m sure it will be fun and rewarding when it fires up for the first time as it alw...

Hehehe, I had the same idea of posting about it - and it seems by the time stamps that I beat you by a couple of hours! Great minds eh?! https://ausubaru.com.au/viewtopic.php?f=11&t=50889 How are you enjoying the build so far? This is pretty much what I want to do to my targa in the paint department...