The AUSubaru.com.au Forums

i think she needs a mexican name this one, dont know why.....
it is a 91 liberty wagon, ej22 dual range awd. with a stupid muffler and 16" wheels (good tread).
i paid $1300 should have offered less


its pretty straight


im thinking wheels on the forester (wifes car), use the steel wheels for this and maybe some lift? oh and remove all the stickers, reblacken trim bits, reattach roof racks better (but thats all cosmetic)
thats after i replace one drive shaft and figure out why the shifter is to far forward???
quick question are drive shafts interchangeable between early liberty manual and say a 98 outback auto?

nice looking wagon!, negative on the sharfts, it think forester are shorter?? someone else maybe able to conform tho!

bryan

1300 isn't too bad, that looks pretty tidy

EJ22 will go well offroad from all accounts I have read on here

Hmmm... an old hotham subi eh?

Should be good then Or flogged too hard up the hill, it's a good road to have a crack at!

I'm sure there's loads of potential! I'm not sure that $1300 is cheap but I'll go with it!

Cheers

Bennie

Great buy, I reckon it's a bargin for $1300!

well considering my old lifted L was a liberty in a lifted L series body, this should go alright.
and i've got the vortex with the same running gear, you could say i like ej22's.

and bennie my old L cost $1250 and then i sunk some money into it, plus rego. this was $50 more with rego just needs lift

looks like it has king spings/newer struts. might be able to do a deal somewhere.

well today i swapped out the driveshaft that was knackered with the one from a 98 outback.... well because i couldnt be bothered removing either shaft from ther hubs, i have lower control arm/hub/drive shft from the outback on my libery. it bolted straight up, with no dramas! all i did was remove the abs sensor.

i'll do the other side tomorrow, and maybe throw the cross member spacer in there to.

the steering rack is also loose on one side, so guess what..... the outback one will be making its way there too

today i removed the roof lining, the fabric was starting to come away from the backing.
i'll be making a trip to spotlight and getting the most boy'ish fabric i can to re-cover it (im thinking bikes/camo/anything fun)

and while it was out i removed the top trim that runs along the windows, broke the rear quater window trim *duh*. i'll be sanding them back and re-painting black.

photobucket is being a bitch lately, but i started on the roof lining. went a bit nautical, red with little blue and white anchors on it.

half is stuck, i need more spray adhesive
oh and the other day when i changed the driveshaft on the drivers side.... well i changed a bit more, below is a 90's liberty control arm/hub/driveshaft.

and this is the 98 outback unit, its only the rear mount that seems differant.

shuffbag wrote:and this is the 98 outback unit, its only the rear mount that seems differant.

Too different or will it slide straight in there without an issue?

Cheers

Bennie

I slide the drive shaft on and the rest bolted straight up.
So I guess gen1 is the same as gen2?

roof lining back in. not perfect but better than befor and i should be able to "adjust" it a bit anyways

looks like i'll be needing another water pump

$100 later i have all 4 corners, forester suspension. will post pic's on weekend

shuffbag wrote:$100 later i have all 4 corners, forester suspension. will post pic's on weekend

Good score on the suspension parts at that price!

Cheers

Bennie

I had to elongate the stud holes, but the centre sits in the tower flush and correct.
So that pic is 90 lib with 01 forester suspension, gen2 outback control arms with mounts and hubs.
I'm going to mix and match rear control arm bits so I can use the outback sway bar and links.