1990 liberty

RSR 555 · Post by **RSR 555** » Fri Jan 20, 2012 8:03 pm

Personally I'm not a fan of Manual Boost Controllers but it depends on how deep your pockets are. MBC can boost spike badly but if you have a gauge and you're always watching it, then no probs... I know I've got better things to do while driving than to watch boost gauges

If you're keeping it stock then just put the factory stuff in it. Early WRX run the same boost sensor and controller.

woody.t · Post by **woody.t** » Sun Jan 22, 2012 12:10 pm

just bought some new all terrains and think i'll get some scrubbage on the rears without changing the trailing arm brackets i can get my hands on some forester ones..? do they achieve the same results as the outback or has it got to be outback?

guyph_01 · Post by **guyph_01** » Sun Jan 22, 2012 3:34 pm

yep, that was covered in one of my posts. But only the ones from a N/A. Not a Gt

woody.t · Post by **woody.t** » Mon Feb 06, 2012 9:38 pm

few photos for the hell of it.

http://s1095.photobucket.com/albums/i46 ... G_0817.mp4

27" = max without lift.. she may need a bit of trimming with the angle grinder in the morning

http://s1095.photobucket.com/albums/i46 ... G_0817.mp4 video of her running

Post by **Alex** » Mon Feb 06, 2012 11:23 pm

Awesome. Good motor that one!

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Post by **Alex** » Mon Feb 06, 2012 11:33 pm

Fyi. That motor in my car.

The motor in the frontcut as it bought it.

And the cluster as I bought it in 2008 I think.

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woody.t · Post by **woody.t** » Mon Feb 06, 2012 11:54 pm

seems like she's been in a few cars now.. still really smooth on boost and very quiet.. 92,000 wow that is low k's... few dreams in the pipe works for the engine once she slips up.. going to save my pennies up and put some forgies and wrx heads on her but hopefully ill get at least 18 months out of her before that..

woody.t · Post by **woody.t** » Tue Feb 07, 2012 12:04 am

also anyone ever connected a bbq to an un-used lpg tank in the boot? just a thought, probably very ill-legal and i doubt ill do it but out of interest.

RSR 555 · Post by **RSR 555** » Tue Feb 07, 2012 5:39 am

Alex wrote:The motor in the frontcut as it bought it.

Swans

I bet that cost you an arm and a leg

Post by **Alex** » Tue Feb 07, 2012 9:22 am

RSR 555 wrote:Swans I bet that cost you an arm and a leg

Nah it wasn't too bad actually. I sold the motor for $100 less than I payed for the whole frontcut

swans were cheaper than JWS and I wanted JDM not aussie rs turbo. The front cut cost me 1600

Woody, I also did the timing belt, tensioner and platinum plugs before I put it into my car. (just to give you some history)

I think it had a tough life after I sold it. Country boys with not alot of know how bodged it into a FWD Leone.

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RSR 555 · Post by **RSR 555** » Tue Feb 07, 2012 11:41 am

Alex wrote:Nah it wasn't too bad actually. I sold the motor for $100 less than I payed for the whole frontcut swans were cheaper than JWS and I wanted JDM not aussie rs turbo. The front cut cost me 1600

Wow.. you must have got them on a good week.. They wanted $2000 last time I called. Was it with gearbox?

Alex wrote:I think it had a tough life after I sold it. Country boys with not alot of know how bodged it into a FWD Leone.

I saw the Leone.. she has been used

Post by **Alex** » Tue Feb 07, 2012 2:10 pm

RSR 555 wrote:Wow.. you must have got them on a good week.. They wanted $2000 last time I called. Was it with gearbox?

I saw the Leone.. she has been used

no gearbox, i think they wanted 1800 with the gbox.

swans are a bunch of wankers, but theyve always sort of looked after me...SORT OF.

woody.t · Post by **woody.t** » Tue Feb 07, 2012 2:12 pm

i called them asking for two rear trailing arm brackets last week and they wanted 250 for the pair... think it was more of a "cant be bothered" price, especially considering they're 80 from subaru..

RSR 555 · Post by **RSR 555** » Tue Feb 07, 2012 2:45 pm

Alex wrote:no gearbox, i think they wanted 1800 with the gbox.

swans are a bunch of wankers, but theyve always sort of looked after me...SORT OF.

$200 for g/box.. I would have grabbed it and sold it off for $500

They were ok years ago but now it's easier to deal with the guys in the east and get it sent over by E-go.

woody.t wrote:i called them asking for two rear trailing arm brackets last week and they wanted 250 for the pair... think it was more of a "cant be bothered" price, especially considering they're 80 from subaru..

hahaha.. yep.. that's they're normal pricing.. and they wonder why they don't get many sales

YouTube · Post by **El_Freddo** » Tue Feb 07, 2012 8:21 pm

Looking good there Woody T, now, don't do what Alex did - and get your licence suspended. I wonder how many this engine is up to now??

Bennie

d_generate · Post by **d_generate** » Wed Feb 08, 2012 5:45 pm

woody.t wrote:also anyone ever connected a bbq to an un-used lpg tank in the boot? just a thought, probably very ill-legal and i doubt ill do it but out of interest.

I've got an old stainless car tank that I've been using for years to fill my bbq bottles from, I was going to put it on the rack under the barbie but it's a bit big so I just throw it in the boot or the back of a ute and sneakily fill it then chuck it in the back yard, you can get the hoses from most caravan shops and if you need a filler neck you can borrow mine, there are heaps of people out there with a T piece fitted so they can run the bbq off their cars. You'll hear stories about the gas being different, it's a crock of shit.

Edit; I do not condone these actions in any way...........They can be dangerous.

woody.t · Post by **woody.t** » Fri Feb 10, 2012 1:49 pm

so i've been driving her round a little bit now and have an issue with the battery/alternator i can get a few starts out of a charged battery and thats it.. i have a turbo timer installed which gives the charge and it varies from 12-13.. which seems slightly low or am i wrong?

purp · Post by **purp** » Fri Feb 10, 2012 4:02 pm

d_generate wrote:I've got an old stainless car tank that I've been using for years to fill my bbq bottles from, I was going to put it on the rack under the barbie but it's a bit big so I just throw it in the boot or the back of a ute and sneakily fill it then chuck it in the back yard, you can get the hoses from most caravan shops and if you need a filler neck you can borrow mine, there are heaps of people out there with a T piece fitted so they can run the bbq off their cars. You'll hear stories about the gas being different, it's a crock of shit.

Edit; I do not condone these actions in any way...........They can be dangerous.

I have a few friends that do the same thing. I usually fill my BBQ bottle up at their place and toss then a few dollars (autoLPG is pretty cheap per litre compared to a fill of propane at the camping store....).

Technically the gas is different, and the regulator you have one the BBQ is designed for propane, as is the burners, so it will not be as efficient. In reality though, I have never noticed it being a problem.

woody.t · Post by **woody.t** » Thu Mar 22, 2012 11:36 pm

so i've started getting codes for 24 (idle switch) and 42 (idle circuit or something a rather) which comes on onl if i have to sit in traffic for an extended period of time ( every day for about an hour on the way to uni

thanks state government for the freeway upgrade) and drives like shit getting on and off the throttle but if i switch it off and on again it goes and is all good for another 30 mins... when i fitted the new engine the accelerator cable didn't seem to be able to be wound out enough and i think it holds the throttle open ever so slightly would this be the cause of it?

YouTube · Post by **El_Freddo** » Tue May 01, 2012 1:01 pm

woody.t wrote:so i've been driving her round a little bit now and have an issue with the battery/alternator i can get a few starts out of a charged battery and thats it.. i have a turbo timer installed which gives the charge and it varies from 12-13.. which seems slightly low or am i wrong?

I'd be checking what else is still operational after you've turned off the ignition. My brother's AC (different car, but didn't have an issue until the AC was serviced) seems to stay on after the ignition is turned off. This also happened on Sunnie the Brumby, but I've put in a cut out relay so it won't happen again. That was fun!

The other issue could be that the alternator isn't the greatest to begin with. I've gone through one already in almost 3 years, I've been told that upgrading to the square plug alternator is the way to sort it out. I've not done this yet...

woody.t wrote:so i've started getting codes for 24 (idle switch) and 42 (idle circuit or something a rather ... when i fitted the new engine the accelerator cable didn't seem to be able to be wound out enough and i think it holds the throttle open ever so slightly would this be the cause of it?

It could be. Gannon recently fixed his idling problem by fully closing the throttle - I think the cable was the same issue as yours. Probably worth checking out anyway.

Cheers

Bennie