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so i finally picked up my ej20t 84 wagon, never ownd a subaru , nor do i know much about them but i am willing to learn.
it runs a ej20t on 11psi ,water to air, gearbox , vented brakes , and diffs centers from a 1991 liberty rs , also 16 inch wrx wheels ,surge tank, and a microtech ltx8.
bit of rust but nothing unfixable.

my plans are get the body fixed up ,shave most of the badges, upgrade the turbo, fix any mech problems, bring the interior back to full stock , slamm it , and drive it.

i paid 4000 for it, is this a resonable price?

i'll be putting up photos as soon as i can.

ill be asking some tech questions real soon.

by the way i posted some question before stating this was a 1987 wagon, disregard them.

cheers.

slipps wrote:
it runs a ej20t on 11psi ,water to air, gearbox, vented brakes....

Running a gearbox hey? Not many cars have those, thats insane.

Just kidding sounds great, $4000 is a steal. Sort of wish I had just gone bought an already converted one. So much cheaper.

Pictures please.

welcome mate yer 4 k is a great price dependin on the condition of corse but sounds good

were bout r u???

n yer pics please

im on the far north coast nsw, byron bay.
the engine seems fine , bit of clunck in the rear wen i depress and release clutch fast , body is good , had a respray bout 12 months ago , but rust is showing its ugly head again. oh and its got power windows.
also i ment the rs liberty gearbox ,haha.

what is a good rear end diff setup for these, im looking for something strong?

cheers

Hi sounds like a great little sleeper!

I'd say best bet would be to get an RS turbo or WRX diff in there as they are designed for the power as standard.
Theres a few ways to do this....custom shafts with EJ inners or modify the snap-ring groove to fit the EJ stub axel assemblys in etc.

its not a yellow one is it- was one a few yrs back that matched your description had nsw plates EEJ-20T on it.

na its white. has been for ever.
cheers

got any pics mate?

pics are finally here ,

really want it lowered in the rear , i have wound down that bolt as much as possible , but i need more , any ideas?

looks very nice mate- very clean. i reckon u got a bargain for 4k

hell yeah agreed

looks good. what has been done with the rear end? (IE 5 stud swap) XT6 or machined legacy hubs?

one word.....PORN..

that is severely sexy, 4grand WOW!

alex

not really to sure about the rear end , as i said im just getting into subi , it has the 5 stud conversion , with the liberty rs brake/calliper upgrade.
thats bout all i know.

cheers guys.

Looks good.I got to see this car in the flesh some time ago up here.

that is wicked! would sure surprise more than a few people!

do i recall seeing this car on ebay a while back??? either way, awesome price and even better ride.

yeah a couple of guys said that to me about ebay , to my knowledge it was on there but didnt sell.

yeah it defintely surprise a couple of people when changing gears , it gets some weird looks aswell.

i would like to meet some of you subi enthusiast one day, pick your brains , is there any meets ever up my way / gold coast/ brisbane?

cheers boys

ok so i thought i give a little up date , i have had problems with the peddle box and the clutch not getting enough throw , but all fixed now as i have a new peddle box in there and very well done custom job done. clutch gets lots of throw. also i have installed a cd player and boost gauge. rear diff mount was worn so ive had it replaced. (clucking has gone!) overall service was done oil change , rad flush , sparkies. new pod filter was put on and is breathing very happy.
also sourced some newish interior parts that made bring it back to life a bit.

car is running better than ever and what im most amzed about was the fuel consumption i got over the week , 442 kms out of a 43ltr petrol tank ,of course it was on 98 octane. but i was extremley amazed , some highway driving some city. go ej20t power.