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RS Wagon finally here

Post by niterida » Fri Sep 21, 2012 11:06 pm

Well my RS Wagon finally arrived in Perth from Melbourne last Friday. A member from a rotary forum brought it over on his trailer for $600.
Caught a bus down to Perth and drove it home on temporary permit.
Put a new battery hold down clamp on it, cleared the windscreen washer spray nozzles, spent 6 hours fixing the tail lights and power windows (only to find that neither were broken - the tail light was just the park light switch halfway between off and on and the window turned out to be the power window lock switch had somehow been switched on grrrrr).
Took it for inspection and the only thing he picked was a split CV boot, so a quick trip home, replace the boot for $12 and its rego'd.

Total cost so far $2612 :)

Its not in the best condition so a gradual restoration is planned. Will be building an EJ22 with RS heads, using my V5 STi RA box and diff that was going to go in my Brumby and the 18" ROH rims that were also for the Brumby, a set of King Spring coilovers that were funnily enough also destined for the Brumby, a set of 4 pots and rotors and a front lip which is on its way from NSW.

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Post by taza » Sat Sep 22, 2012 11:15 pm

Nice, looks sick mate! The only thing is the number plates... City of Greater Geraldton... eww

Auto or Manual? Do you still have the Outback?

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Post by niterida » Sun Sep 23, 2012 12:48 am

taza wrote:Nice, looks sick mate! The only thing is the number plates... City of Greater Geraldton... eww

Auto or Manual? Do you still have the Outback?
Yeah I had a choice of state plates or CGG but I don't really care cos it will get personal plates eventually.

And its a genuine RS so its manual.

Yeah still got the POS Outback - do you want it ?
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Post by El_Freddo » Sun Nov 04, 2012 2:49 pm

So you're going to build up an EJ22 as a turbo? This could be interesting!

All stock or got some mods?

I hope you're keeping the factory RS rims!

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Post by niterida » Sun Nov 04, 2012 3:29 pm

Just going to put a set of RS Heads on bog stock EJ22 with a TD05 turbo and RS manifolds. Hopefully just get that little bit more midrange and bottom end - its only a daily driver after all.

Yeah I'm keeping the RS rims - in the shed !! Got a set of 3piece ROH Strada rims to go on as soon as I can afford tyres :)
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Post by El_Freddo » Sun Nov 04, 2012 3:59 pm

niterida wrote:Just going to put a set of RS Heads on bog stock EJ22 with a TD05 turbo and RS manifolds. Hopefully just get that little bit more midrange and bottom end - its only a daily driver after all.

Yeah I'm keeping the RS rims - in the shed !! Got a set of 3piece ROH Strada rims to go on as soon as I can afford tyres :)
This isn't the one that was out in the hail is it? :???:

The '22 should be a good bit of fun, if not to drive, at least to build it for the experience!

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Post by niterida » Sun Nov 04, 2012 4:18 pm

El_Freddo wrote:This isn't the one that was out in the hail is it? :???:
Yep :(

El_Freddo wrote: The '22 should be a good bit of fun, if not to drive, at least to build it for the experience!

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hmmmm I hardly think throwing a set of heads on an old bottom end could be called 'building' ;)

If it works then I will probably build another one properly and put it in the Brumby instead of the rotary............
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Post by RSR 555 » Sun Nov 04, 2012 5:23 pm

Going to be one smick RS wagon.. cannot wait to get mine on the road, so we can go cruizin :cool:
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Post by niterida » Sun Nov 04, 2012 5:34 pm

RSR 555 wrote:Going to be one smick RS wagon..
Don't hold your breath ........

Too many other things are going to get in the way before I even get a chance to think about doing anything to it :(
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Post by RSR 555 » Sun Nov 04, 2012 5:39 pm

niterida wrote:Don't hold your breath ........

Too many other things are going to get in the way before I even get a chance to think about doing anything to it :(
Dont worry mate.. at the rate mine is getting fixed, you'll have yours done before mine
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Post by Rumbl1n » Sun Nov 04, 2012 9:36 pm

I've got a set of those rims are they hard to come buy?
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Post by niterida » Sun Nov 04, 2012 11:43 pm

Rumbl1n wrote:I've got a set of those rims are they hard to come buy?
Jump on rslibertyclub.org and see how many are for sale - lucky if you can get $50 for em with good tyres.....................
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Post by guyph_01 » Mon Nov 05, 2012 10:43 am

I think he just like the original look. Nothing more!!
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Post by guyph_01 » Tue Jan 08, 2013 6:21 pm

Man, Your as bad as me!!! Lol... :p
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Post by RSR 555 » Wed Jan 09, 2013 9:17 am

guyph_01 wrote:Man, Your as bad as me!!! Lol... :p
Random :confused:
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Post by niterida » Wed Jan 09, 2013 11:15 am

Not really - he's referring to the fact that it is up for sale on Gumtree.....................
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Post by RSR 555 » Wed Jan 09, 2013 1:12 pm

Why?
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Post by niterida » Wed Jan 09, 2013 1:46 pm

Too many little things wrong with it and I can't live with those cos I'm a perfectionist.
Also I keep spending money on it and I'm supposed to be building a Brumby not a Liberty.
And I want to get rid of it and the Outback and get a decent reliable car - maybe something with less than 300,000kms !!
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