stubaru's ej22 conversion

apg39 · Post by **apg39** » Wed May 25, 2011 9:01 pm

I'm keen to convert mine...just need an engine & someone to wire it up. And some spare time to do it. And motivation.

If that bloody car keeps ticking so loud that may be just enough motivation to get things moving.

Dann · Post by **Dann** » Wed May 25, 2011 9:23 pm

hey mate another quick question have you got the fans in yet??
hows the fit with the 10" fans?? a pic would be great:)

stewbaru · Post by **stewbaru** » Wed May 25, 2011 10:11 pm

Dann wrote:hey mate another quick question have you got the fans in yet??
hows the fit with the 10" fans?? a pic would be great:)

Haven't mounted them yet but just holding them on there they seem spot on, ill try get a photo next time im at woody's

stewbaru · Post by **stewbaru** » Mon May 30, 2011 7:39 pm

Here's a photo of the clearance, its tight but looks closer in the photo than it actually is.

And now she's on the back burner until exams are over I'm afraid

Dann · Post by **Dann** » Mon May 30, 2011 11:46 pm

Awsome, thanx for that

YouTube · Post by **El_Freddo** » Thu Jun 02, 2011 12:24 am

stewbaru wrote:Here's a photo of the clearance, its tight but looks closer in the photo than it actually is.

That's pretty good! Mine are closer

A three core radiator will do that

I still think that the 3 core is too big for the EJ, I'd love to try out an all copper/brass single core radiator that's setup for the EJ if I had the money... always the way!

I can get you a pic of my setup if you like...

Cheers

Bennie

stewbaru · Post by **stewbaru** » Mon Jun 06, 2011 10:01 pm

El_Freddo wrote:That's pretty good! Mine are closer A three core radiator will do that I still think that the 3 core is too big for the EJ, I'd love to try out an all copper/brass single core radiator that's setup for the EJ if I had the money... always the way!

I can get you a pic of my setup if you like...

Cheers

Bennie

Custom sounds expensive, i'm starting to think the l-series is better than women at draining my bank account. If you don't mind me asking how much did the rad cost you? It would be nice to go custom and for it to bolt up but at the moment i'm thinking a bit of cutting and welding to fit the lib rad is my best option.

Nick

YouTube · Post by **El_Freddo** » Tue Jun 07, 2011 2:45 pm

The 3 core cost me $450, an extra hundred on a standard replacement so I threw the extra in to get the larger radiator... I wanted all copper/brass so there were no dodgy plastic end tanks to bother with again

Cheers

Bennie

woody.t · Post by **woody.t** » Mon Jun 20, 2011 8:59 pm

end of exams = progress.... looks as though she'll be already for the weekend with a little help.. just in time for a nice bath in a certain black lake.

woody.t · Post by **woody.t** » Tue Jun 21, 2011 6:49 pm

so she's 95% complete now.. engine runs on 2 cyclinders not 100% sure why but once we get the temp gauges etc wired up its off to my mates for injector service etc to hopefully sort it out.. got the new lib radiator in aftermarket fans and changed a few things that needed doing get some missing various pipe work tomorrow hopefully then shes pretty much complete.

YouTube · Post by **El_Freddo** » Tue Jun 21, 2011 6:53 pm

Sounds good mate!

Are you sure it's injectors that is the issue with the 2 cylinders that are down??

Cheers

Bennie

stewbaru · Post by **stewbaru** » Tue Jun 21, 2011 10:17 pm

El_Freddo wrote:Sounds good mate!

Are you sure it's injectors that is the issue with the 2 cylinders that are down??

Cheers

Bennie

Yeah not exactly sure. Changed the spark plugs today, and we have spark. Also when we pull the injector plugs off it makes no difference to how it runs at all, both of the injectors are pulsing aswell.

Have to check the compression tomorrow, fingers and toes crossed we get good numbers.

Any other ideas about what it could be?

woody.t · Post by **woody.t** » Wed Jun 22, 2011 1:30 pm

compression 180-185 across too cyclinders.. where and how to get injectors sorted? any info appreciated my understand is that the engine sat for quite a while.. probably has some baring on them not working.

YouTube · Post by **El_Freddo** » Wed Jun 22, 2011 11:48 pm

woody.t wrote:compression 180-185 across too cyclinders..

That difference won't mean much in performance. Have you played with the cam belt at all? If so did you line up the little indent mark on the outer part of the cam gear rather than the arrow on one side?

Cheers

Bennie

woody.t · Post by **woody.t** » Thu Jun 23, 2011 3:36 pm

pulled an injector rail out of my car today and swapped them out ran nicely so just waiting on the injectors to come back from being cleaned now

YouTube · Post by **El_Freddo** » Fri Jun 24, 2011 12:59 pm

woody.t wrote:pulled an injector rail out of my car today and swapped them out ran nicely so just waiting on the injectors to come back from being cleaned now

That's good new mate, and also means an easy fix! You're going to love it once you've got all the balls of the EJ22 on tap

Cheers

Bennie

woody.t · Post by **woody.t** » Sun Jul 10, 2011 7:44 pm

so yeh we took her out for a bit of a play today and i'm not too impressed with nic drowning my phone which was sat in his centre console.. he's got a picture of 2 which he'll post up ..

stewbaru · Post by **stewbaru** » Sun Jul 10, 2011 8:26 pm

Yeah first off-roading with the ej22 ended with this......

We had gone through a similar puddle to the right and it was reasonably shallow so didnt bother checking the next one, and turns out there was a massive ditch in the middle of that one haha all good though the interior is soaked but thankfully it wasn't deep enough to get water in the intake

woody.t · Post by **woody.t** » Sun Jul 10, 2011 8:29 pm

only one to get out of the car with a working phone, lucky you.

taza · Post by **taza** » Sun Jul 10, 2011 8:59 pm

And another Green P plater

Sh*t only just realised ur in W.A too. Where did this happen?

Taza