I am feeling an overwhelming sense of bliss and achievement with strands of thanks twisted and soldered all through.
The Wonder Brumby II is alive!
I have unleashed 210kw of AWD dual range power upon the unsuspecting tarmac of the East Coast of Tassie.
Groover lost traction in the tray and slipped uncontrollably towards the tailgate @ exactly 3500 rpm, precisely when I said ohshiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiitwhooooah.
Boost came on, obviously.
Lots.
I got near ¾ throttle!
Summary for the newbs….
Wonder Brumby, 89model, 50mm lift, large black bars, very wide tyres, (stupidly infact) and now ……. A 1996 AHEM. wrx donk with all the fruit.
Aaaaaaaaaaaaaaand a nasty Japanese ecu (notice the capital letter for the very first time)
which basically spits fire at the TD05.
The list of people I am in debt to, is as such…
BYB…great instructions, good advice, thanks (top of the list you will see, I know which side my bread is buttered)
MY-STI…..Will, Thank you… again, GURU.
BlueSteel……Again, great advice just a phone call away, thanks Champ.
LegacyTT….Masterful work, idling @450rpm thanks to superb assembly.
Duncan..non member, long nights chasing a bugger of a problem, a wiring gremlin of course.
Sir Will tracked it down in 15 minutes…..he’s good I tell ya!
Cannot discount the long, cold and damp nights we spent working under torchlight tying to track it down.
Thanks guys.
OHMYGODwhenitcomesonboost,
So happy it is hard to describe, I am now off the nasty korean hook.
You see, If my WBII was not operational by the birth of our child..(due grand final weekend for poor sad AFL fans)..
I had to give up completely, the Subarus and drive the spare car.
Permanently.
A 1997 daewoo lanos.
Hatch.
Can you spell incentive?
I have just returned from the official lap of Cranbrook (2 miles or so, 5 houses) and The beautiful ONE is satisfied…thankfully.
No woo for me.
Its a long wait, but well worth it, WBII is Alive
Its a long wait, but well worth it, WBII is Alive
1989 Subaru WonderBrumby II
EJ22 Dual range AWD lifted, widened and much happier now thanks very much.
1991 L Series wagon, white and perfectly normal apart from the ticking, no I think that is normal.
Jet boat..webbered EA81 with a hybrid tin dish welded and glued to it.
EJ22 Dual range AWD lifted, widened and much happier now thanks very much.
1991 L Series wagon, white and perfectly normal apart from the ticking, no I think that is normal.
Jet boat..webbered EA81 with a hybrid tin dish welded and glued to it.
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AlpineRaven
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Would dual range cope with turbo?
Cheers
AP
Cheers
AP
Subarus that I have/had:
1995 Liberty "Rallye" - 5MT AWD, LSD - *written off 25/8/06 in towing accident.
1996 Liberty Wagon - SkiFX AWD 5MT D/R, Lifted.. Outback Sway Bar, 1.59:1 Low Gearing see thread: 1.59:1 in EJ Box Page
Sold at 385,000kms in July 2011.
2007 Liberty BP Wagon, 2.5i automatic
1995 Liberty "Rallye" - 5MT AWD, LSD - *written off 25/8/06 in towing accident.
1996 Liberty Wagon - SkiFX AWD 5MT D/R, Lifted.. Outback Sway Bar, 1.59:1 Low Gearing see thread: 1.59:1 in EJ Box Page
Sold at 385,000kms in July 2011.
2007 Liberty BP Wagon, 2.5i automatic
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brumbyrunner
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Nice Work. Matt congrats on a job well done, so where are the pics of the beast, i finally have mine running, kind of anyway...
"Bianca"
'86 Brumby - Dual Port Heads, 5 Speed Dual Range, Custom Cam, Tuned Weber, Tuned Suspension, 2" Body Lift Kit, LSD, 14" rims, 2.25" Exhaust, Snorkel, Dual Batteries, DVD Player, UHF, VHF, etc. Offically now part of the 350, 000 km Club!
And still pulling like a freight train.
"Claudia"
82 MY Wagon - EA81T, RS Liberty WIAC, 5 Speed Dual Range, Tuned Suspension, 14" Rims 27" Tyres, 2" Body Lift Kit, Apline Head unit, UHF, Roof Console, L Series seats, Soon to have New Paint, snorkel, Dual batteries, etc
'86 Brumby - Dual Port Heads, 5 Speed Dual Range, Custom Cam, Tuned Weber, Tuned Suspension, 2" Body Lift Kit, LSD, 14" rims, 2.25" Exhaust, Snorkel, Dual Batteries, DVD Player, UHF, VHF, etc. Offically now part of the 350, 000 km Club!
And still pulling like a freight train. 
"Claudia"
82 MY Wagon - EA81T, RS Liberty WIAC, 5 Speed Dual Range, Tuned Suspension, 14" Rims 27" Tyres, 2" Body Lift Kit, Apline Head unit, UHF, Roof Console, L Series seats, Soon to have New Paint, snorkel, Dual batteries, etc
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FROG
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majic mate just majic...cant wait for the pics...
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I went through some dark times trying to get the supercharged one running, seeing that project Brumby WRX one come up for sale made me realise I was very near where that bloke was.
Winter in Tassie is no time for working outside on cars.
Days are too short and its damp and cold after hours.
I need a better shed.
I have just put a tank of Ultimate in her, (98 octane @ $1.54 a litre) Its just getting smoother and quieter.
The ECU is pretty aggressive, boost comes on hard, very hard.
My good Lady and I are 7 1/2 months pregnant, care with the throttle is needed.
I have a heap of cosmetic stuff to do (flares, grill, tidy up of loom etc),
then some runs down the airstrip are in order!
Then pictures, and video.
Thanks for all the kind words,
Matt
Oh Groover is SO happy the Ute is back.
Winter in Tassie is no time for working outside on cars.
Days are too short and its damp and cold after hours.
I need a better shed.
I have just put a tank of Ultimate in her, (98 octane @ $1.54 a litre) Its just getting smoother and quieter.
The ECU is pretty aggressive, boost comes on hard, very hard.
My good Lady and I are 7 1/2 months pregnant, care with the throttle is needed.
I have a heap of cosmetic stuff to do (flares, grill, tidy up of loom etc),
then some runs down the airstrip are in order!
Then pictures, and video.
Thanks for all the kind words,
Matt
Oh Groover is SO happy the Ute is back.
1989 Subaru WonderBrumby II
EJ22 Dual range AWD lifted, widened and much happier now thanks very much.
1991 L Series wagon, white and perfectly normal apart from the ticking, no I think that is normal.
Jet boat..webbered EA81 with a hybrid tin dish welded and glued to it.
EJ22 Dual range AWD lifted, widened and much happier now thanks very much.
1991 L Series wagon, white and perfectly normal apart from the ticking, no I think that is normal.
Jet boat..webbered EA81 with a hybrid tin dish welded and glued to it.
Congrats, Your efforts should be commend… Oh and now you have a new toy (and I also can not wait for the action shots).
Toyota 105 Series LandCruiser (that nobody on here wants to really hear about).
RX Touring Wagon - fitted out for 4WDing (currently collecting dust).
RX Project - will be road only at this stage (and currently taking way to long to finish).
RX Touring Wagon - fitted out for 4WDing (currently collecting dust).
RX Project - will be road only at this stage (and currently taking way to long to finish).
Images of the beast.
1989 Subaru WonderBrumby II
EJ22 Dual range AWD lifted, widened and much happier now thanks very much.
1991 L Series wagon, white and perfectly normal apart from the ticking, no I think that is normal.
Jet boat..webbered EA81 with a hybrid tin dish welded and glued to it.
EJ22 Dual range AWD lifted, widened and much happier now thanks very much.
1991 L Series wagon, white and perfectly normal apart from the ticking, no I think that is normal.
Jet boat..webbered EA81 with a hybrid tin dish welded and glued to it.
Gracias Benny, the dash came from a MY coupe,
extras are boost below to the right and air/fuel to the left.
extras are boost below to the right and air/fuel to the left.
1989 Subaru WonderBrumby II
EJ22 Dual range AWD lifted, widened and much happier now thanks very much.
1991 L Series wagon, white and perfectly normal apart from the ticking, no I think that is normal.
Jet boat..webbered EA81 with a hybrid tin dish welded and glued to it.
EJ22 Dual range AWD lifted, widened and much happier now thanks very much.
1991 L Series wagon, white and perfectly normal apart from the ticking, no I think that is normal.
Jet boat..webbered EA81 with a hybrid tin dish welded and glued to it.
That looks awesome Matt and would pull rather nicely to boot!!!!
"Bianca"
'86 Brumby - Dual Port Heads, 5 Speed Dual Range, Custom Cam, Tuned Weber, Tuned Suspension, 2" Body Lift Kit, LSD, 14" rims, 2.25" Exhaust, Snorkel, Dual Batteries, DVD Player, UHF, VHF, etc. Offically now part of the 350, 000 km Club! And still pulling like a freight train.
"Claudia"
82 MY Wagon - EA81T, RS Liberty WIAC, 5 Speed Dual Range, Tuned Suspension, 14" Rims 27" Tyres, 2" Body Lift Kit, Apline Head unit, UHF, Roof Console, L Series seats, Soon to have New Paint, snorkel, Dual batteries, etc
'86 Brumby - Dual Port Heads, 5 Speed Dual Range, Custom Cam, Tuned Weber, Tuned Suspension, 2" Body Lift Kit, LSD, 14" rims, 2.25" Exhaust, Snorkel, Dual Batteries, DVD Player, UHF, VHF, etc. Offically now part of the 350, 000 km Club!
And still pulling like a freight train. "Claudia"
82 MY Wagon - EA81T, RS Liberty WIAC, 5 Speed Dual Range, Tuned Suspension, 14" Rims 27" Tyres, 2" Body Lift Kit, Apline Head unit, UHF, Roof Console, L Series seats, Soon to have New Paint, snorkel, Dual batteries, etc
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steptoe
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The sedan/coupe gauges look good. Must admit not seen one before I bought my parts bomb last week. They got a few extra lights in them to iluminate bits the wagons and Brumbys never got. Next some wrx seats?
In the coupla years I have been in here Matt has gone from twin port EA81 screamer to EJ22, to EJ22 with blower - now rex motor surely it won't be long before he wants to improve on 210 kW !!
In the coupla years I have been in here Matt has gone from twin port EA81 screamer to EJ22, to EJ22 with blower - now rex motor surely it won't be long before he wants to improve on 210 kW !!