Vortex love VS GL5
- sven '2'
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Vortex love VS GL5
There is a lot of Vortex love on the forum of late.
I had always wanted a one, in like a poo brown colour, lifted to take on club trips to show the Ls and later the Foresters up.
Don't get me wrong, any positive attention to our Subaru heritage is a good thing...but, I would suggest the the GL5 is being overlooked in the current vortex-love-fest.
For example, this tidy unit - link here
A teaser...
Discuss.
I had always wanted a one, in like a poo brown colour, lifted to take on club trips to show the Ls and later the Foresters up.
Don't get me wrong, any positive attention to our Subaru heritage is a good thing...but, I would suggest the the GL5 is being overlooked in the current vortex-love-fest.
For example, this tidy unit - link here
A teaser...
Discuss.
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- TOONGA
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I love the GL5 or any of the coupe variants, Ive seen a silver one down here about a year ago and I should've left a note on the windscreen telling them if they ever wanted to sell get in touch.
It would've hade a quite upgrade to an EJ20 or EJ22 with you guessed it an AWD carby and dizzy setup. It may still happen.
TOONGA
It would've hade a quite upgrade to an EJ20 or EJ22 with you guessed it an AWD carby and dizzy setup. It may still happen.
TOONGA
Love at first sight
Well i had a GLF 82.
It was a bloody nice car to have. it was great on gas, i got 650 km per tank on P/ ulp.
I only sold it to buy the vortex. I had always wanted both. I love the simplicity of the ea 81 i could tune it with my eyes closed. The handling was great, i only modified the camber from 1/2 deg pos to to 1 deg neg. and tuned the car for unleaded from leaded.
The vortex was a love affair from the first time i sat in a new one at a subaru dealer.
Finally i got the chance to buy a vortex but had to sell the coupe to do it.
It was the bittersweet moment having to give up one for the other.
To this day i still miss having the coupe, but i dont regret buying the vortex.
Heres some photos of my babies lol.
the coupe is a 82.
The two vortexs are a 85 auto.
its slow and low and a joy to cruise long distances in.
The turbo is a 87 ax7. spider manifold. single range all wheel drive.
its a bloody quick gokart.
It was a bloody nice car to have. it was great on gas, i got 650 km per tank on P/ ulp.
I only sold it to buy the vortex. I had always wanted both. I love the simplicity of the ea 81 i could tune it with my eyes closed. The handling was great, i only modified the camber from 1/2 deg pos to to 1 deg neg. and tuned the car for unleaded from leaded.
The vortex was a love affair from the first time i sat in a new one at a subaru dealer.
Finally i got the chance to buy a vortex but had to sell the coupe to do it.
It was the bittersweet moment having to give up one for the other.
To this day i still miss having the coupe, but i dont regret buying the vortex.
Heres some photos of my babies lol.
the coupe is a 82.
The two vortexs are a 85 auto.
its slow and low and a joy to cruise long distances in.
The turbo is a 87 ax7. spider manifold. single range all wheel drive.
its a bloody quick gokart.
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Use The Fork Luke
- Gannon
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Where did you get that spoiler ?
Current rides: 2016 Mitsubishi Triton GLS & 2004 Forester X
Ongoing Project/Toy: 1987 RX Turbo EA82T, Speeduino ECU, Coil-pack ignition, 440cc Injectors, KONI adjustale front struts, Hybrid L Series/ Liberty AWD 5sp
Past rides: 92 L series turbo converted wagon, 83 Leone GL Sedan, 2004 Liberty GT Sedan & 2001 Outback
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Ongoing Project/Toy: 1987 RX Turbo EA82T, Speeduino ECU, Coil-pack ignition, 440cc Injectors, KONI adjustale front struts, Hybrid L Series/ Liberty AWD 5sp
Past rides: 92 L series turbo converted wagon, 83 Leone GL Sedan, 2004 Liberty GT Sedan & 2001 Outback
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dont mean to clutter the thread but i think i love MY Coupes....
some pics of my rides in various stages of builds and parts swaps etc...
ENJOY...
ENJOY...
I LIKE THEM PRETTY YET TOUGH...LOL
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i loved my GLF
too much rust.
i leant it to my mate and he blew it up.
it was 4 years ago, i already had my first vortex
and i didnt know much about cars so i knew i couldnt
fix it
i would love another one...........like, really would...........
they are both amazing cars, im addicted to coupes'
great thread, brings a fond tear to my eye
too much rust.
i leant it to my mate and he blew it up.
it was 4 years ago, i already had my first vortex
and i didnt know much about cars so i knew i couldnt
fix it
i would love another one...........like, really would...........
they are both amazing cars, im addicted to coupes'
great thread, brings a fond tear to my eye
Tex
GoKart ? Why'd ya have ta say that? Mine has a lotta work before I can test that claim [/QUOTE]
The rear wing came with the car on the auto tex. both cars handle really well the Auto is almost like a go kart. It is very low to the ground like a porche,you would struggle to put a coke can under the sills. She is a great cruiser and sounds like a WRX.
The Turbo has thick varible ratio king springs, they dont give in the corners, my cooper S had more lean than this lol.
Cheers Pete
The rear wing came with the car on the auto tex. both cars handle really well the Auto is almost like a go kart. It is very low to the ground like a porche,you would struggle to put a coke can under the sills. She is a great cruiser and sounds like a WRX.
The Turbo has thick varible ratio king springs, they dont give in the corners, my cooper S had more lean than this lol.
Cheers Pete
Use The Fork Luke
- El_Freddo
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For me, it's not just the GL5 - the MY coupes in general with a good tidy up look awesome. They don't have quite the same soft spot as the Brumby but they're up there.
Its a shame that Subaru didn't bring the L series coupe over here - I'd have one of them in the driveway in a flash! I'm partial to the L's overall...
Cheers
Bennie
Its a shame that Subaru didn't bring the L series coupe over here - I'd have one of them in the driveway in a flash! I'm partial to the L's overall...
Cheers
Bennie
- Gannon
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Nah see i like the earlier pre 79 coupes like this RX 1400
Current rides: 2016 Mitsubishi Triton GLS & 2004 Forester X
Ongoing Project/Toy: 1987 RX Turbo EA82T, Speeduino ECU, Coil-pack ignition, 440cc Injectors, KONI adjustale front struts, Hybrid L Series/ Liberty AWD 5sp
Past rides: 92 L series turbo converted wagon, 83 Leone GL Sedan, 2004 Liberty GT Sedan & 2001 Outback
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Ongoing Project/Toy: 1987 RX Turbo EA82T, Speeduino ECU, Coil-pack ignition, 440cc Injectors, KONI adjustale front struts, Hybrid L Series/ Liberty AWD 5sp
Past rides: 92 L series turbo converted wagon, 83 Leone GL Sedan, 2004 Liberty GT Sedan & 2001 Outback
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- Silverbullet
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lol nah had to get rid off all but the silver coupe and the 1600 sedansteptoe wrote:there you go again - frustration coming on thick and fast. fidget, fidget....
2coupedup - nice to see someone else has more than one Subaru at a time, and guess the missus has a choice of what to drive, the coupe, or the coupe or the coupe, or .....
I feel better
I LIKE THEM PRETTY YET TOUGH...LOL
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i wish, just the little old ea81, weber, coil n dizzy upgrade with a 2" poo pipe...littlewhiteute wrote:My favourite, a sleeper for sure.
but now with 27's and ej20 "S" to come coupled with a 4.44auto hmmmm
p.s. GUESS WHAT "S" MEANS.... lol
cheers
I LIKE THEM PRETTY YET TOUGH...LOL
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