My Touring Wagon EJ25 build, Part 2

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Post by taza » Mon Feb 25, 2013 2:49 pm

Runs similar time but mines not at the same extent. IM positive mine has jumped 1 tooth..

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Post by RSR 555 » Tue Feb 26, 2013 1:43 am

Come on Guyph.. where's the update? I can say she's alive again :cool:
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Post by Subaruman5 » Mon Mar 11, 2013 1:16 am

Great write-up Guy and an incredible build thread for your L-series. Only being familiar with the 93-01 Imprezas since 2004, and just familiarizing myself with the older gen Subarus in the last year, I have a lot more respect for you guys with your fabrication skills and creativeness. Being an aircraft engineer on the S-64 Air-Crane for the last 5 years, it doesn't put any comparison to your work. Trust me. I spent last few hours today reading from page 1 your build, but seeing the damage done from the rear hatch was a little sad. Hopefully it will come together. When I am back again next season working at Jandakot, let me know if you need any parts from States since my work schedule is 3 weeks on/off. Some brake light guards would look good perhaps or any other small bits. http://www.headtraumainc.com/subaru.html

It was great meeting you and seeing the car today in person. The Australia L series corner mark indicators are going to look sweet on my usdm 92' Loyale! I just found some Side trim "Subaru 4WD" that will replace my "Loyale badging. Must take advantage of the time while hear and grab what's not over in the States right? :D

All the very best on this project and upcoming projects.

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Post by guyph_01 » Mon Mar 11, 2013 9:42 am

Yeah she is alive again, The tensioner was leaking and it had jumped 4thooth. thank go it didn't have any bent valves. thx Paul for putting it back together:)

Hey Bryan, thx for the kind words and the offer:)
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Post by guyph_01 » Wed Aug 21, 2013 10:12 am

hello, its been a while since i've updated this. Anyway i'm working on upgrading the rear struts on the car. As per page 27-28, i went with Silvia S13 coil-over shocks that have worked really great for me so far but as all of us, its never enough. So i bough myself a set of Siliva S15 rear coil-overs that are longer than the s13 and hopefully i'll get a bit more height in the rear.

Will keep the pics coming as i work on it:)
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Post by El_Freddo » Fri Aug 23, 2013 9:02 pm

guyph_01 wrote:i bough myself a set of Siliva S15 rear coil-overs that are longer than the s13 and hopefully i'll get a bit more height in the rear.
Do these coil overs have the same travel length as stock L series units or more?

I'm keen to know if these will do what I need as I can't find a suitable airbag strut yet.

I'll be keeping an eye on your progress ;)

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Post by guyph_01 » Sat Aug 24, 2013 3:36 pm

Ok well the S15 i bought don't fit as i only have 2inch lift blocks in my car:( So i'll have to put them back to stock silvia spec and sell them off. Unless someone with a 3inch kit want them.
Not sure about the travel, I think its about the same, just is a longer strut thus eliminating the c shaped lift spacer.

So i stayed with my s13 shock, but i went the honda springs instead of the rear subaru king springs. The shocks i have as per pic are not the screw adjustable ones(i'd ultimately want those) but it should be ok.

That's the clearance i used to have

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That's what the car has now

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Yep, got more than a foot clearance:)
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Post by RSR 555 » Sat Mar 15, 2014 2:33 pm

Guyph.. you need to make an update.. albeit a sad one
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Post by El_Freddo » Sun Mar 16, 2014 9:55 am

Sold yeah? New owner going to join us here??

I'd rather it sold to a new owner rather than stolen/stripped/burnt out/written off.

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Post by TOONGA » Sun Mar 16, 2014 10:05 am

Bummer... did he take the ad down about the twin core radiator on gumtree?

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Post by RSR 555 » Thu Mar 20, 2014 12:26 pm

El_Freddo wrote:Sold yeah? New owner going to join us here??

I'd rather it sold to a new owner rather than stolen/stripped/burnt out/written off.

Cheers

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Yes :( it has been sold but I'm happy too that it didn't get stripped or worse.

The new owner is a work colleague of John (wagonman) and I'm sure we'll see the grey warrior back on the beach soon enough.
TOONGA wrote:Bummer... did he take the ad down about the twin core radiator on gumtree?

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He may have but was it the bass/copper radiator that he had in the L before the aluminium one?
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Post by guyph_01 » Wed Apr 16, 2014 11:16 pm

TOONGA wrote:Bummer... did he take the ad down about the twin core radiator on gumtree?

TOONGA
yeah the rad is still for sale but with paul

Yeah its sold..., Cant take my sign pics down..., I still love my car... :) well,.... his car now!
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Post by RSR 555 » Thu Apr 24, 2014 1:03 pm

You need to update your signature again Guyph.. with just the Fiori pics :p
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Post by julian » Sat Apr 26, 2014 11:31 am

Hey Guy.

I just read all 41 pages at once.
Great car, great idea, great build and great to see plenty of nice people out there willing to lend a hand. I'm inspired to start modding my outback.
What is your next project?
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Post by guyph_01 » Tue May 20, 2014 3:51 pm

Ford Maverick.... lol

I do have a vortex shell thats covered and waiting for a STI WRX conversion but not sure when that will happen:)
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Post by AndrewT » Tue May 20, 2014 5:01 pm

Hey Guyph, I never realized at the time, I think your EJ25 was the later model with AVCS - no wonder it packed so much more of a punch than the EJ22. I've driven a few motors with avcs now and does seem to make a pretty noticeable difference!

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Post by RSR 555 » Thu May 22, 2014 10:53 pm

Yep.. his engine was from a 99-00 Lancaster which is DOHC with AVCS on the inlet side. Also has a lot more efficient intake manifold. Shame someone else is getting good use out of it ;)
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Post by guyph_01 » Fri May 23, 2014 10:07 pm

Yeah good power for a N/A engine :p Ohhh well. And yes Owen is enjoying the car. I still see it once about a week when i drive past the workshop he works at.. He is taking good care of it:)
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Post by El_Freddo » Sat May 24, 2014 11:31 am

guyph_01 wrote:Yeah good power for a N/A engine :p Ohhh well. And yes Owen is enjoying the car. I still see it once about a week when i drive past the workshop he works at.. He is taking good care of it:)
Has he joined up here?

I'm keen to see some hardcore offroading pics of this thing...

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Post by RSR 555 » Sat May 24, 2014 7:12 pm

El_Freddo wrote:Has he joined up here?
Not yet but hopefully not for long.
El_Freddo wrote:I'm keen to see some hardcore offroading pics of this thing...
Owen works with Wagonman (John), so I'm sure we'll see more of this car again this summer. Not sure if it will be driven quite like the previous owner, so doubt it will be doing too much hardcoring ;)
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