shuff's el'cheapo liberty

shuffbag · Post by **shuffbag** » Thu Jun 14, 2012 5:47 pm

i think she needs a mexican name this one, dont know why.....
it is a 91 liberty wagon, ej22 dual range awd. with a stupid muffler and 16" wheels (good tread).
i paid $1300 should have offered less

its pretty straight

im thinking wheels on the forester (wifes car), use the steel wheels for this and maybe some lift? oh and remove all the stickers, reblacken trim bits, reattach roof racks better (but thats all cosmetic)
thats after i replace one drive shaft and figure out why the shifter is to far forward???
quick question are drive shafts interchangeable between early liberty manual and say a 98 outback auto?

Post by **Captain Obvious** » Thu Jun 14, 2012 7:41 pm

nice looking wagon!, negative on the sharfts, it think forester are shorter?? someone else maybe able to conform tho!

bryan

AshR · Post by **AshR** » Thu Jun 14, 2012 9:52 pm

1300 isn't too bad, that looks pretty tidy

EJ22 will go well offroad from all accounts I have read on here

YouTube · Post by **El_Freddo** » Thu Jun 14, 2012 10:16 pm

Hmmm... an old hotham subi eh?

Should be good then

Or flogged too hard up the hill, it's a good road to have a crack at!

I'm sure there's loads of potential! I'm not sure that $1300 is cheap but I'll go with it!

Cheers

Bennie

taza · Post by **taza** » Thu Jun 14, 2012 10:58 pm

Great buy, I reckon it's a bargin for $1300!

shuffbag · Post by **shuffbag** » Fri Jun 15, 2012 2:54 pm

well considering my old lifted L was a liberty in a lifted L series body, this should go alright.
and i've got the vortex with the same running gear, you could say i like ej22's.

and bennie my old L cost $1250 and then i sunk some money into it, plus rego. this was $50 more with rego just needs lift

looks like it has king spings/newer struts. might be able to do a deal somewhere.

shuffbag · Post by **shuffbag** » Sat Jun 16, 2012 6:46 pm

well today i swapped out the driveshaft that was knackered with the one from a 98 outback.... well because i couldnt be bothered removing either shaft from ther hubs, i have lower control arm/hub/drive shft from the outback on my libery. it bolted straight up, with no dramas! all i did was remove the abs sensor.

i'll do the other side tomorrow, and maybe throw the cross member spacer in there to.

the steering rack is also loose on one side, so guess what..... the outback one will be making its way there too

shuffbag · Post by **shuffbag** » Tue Jun 19, 2012 7:19 pm

today i removed the roof lining, the fabric was starting to come away from the backing.
i'll be making a trip to spotlight and getting the most boy'ish fabric i can to re-cover it (im thinking bikes/camo/anything fun)

and while it was out i removed the top trim that runs along the windows, broke the rear quater window trim *duh*. i'll be sanding them back and re-painting black.

shuffbag · Post by **shuffbag** » Fri Jun 22, 2012 6:13 pm

photobucket is being a bitch lately, but i started on the roof lining. went a bit nautical, red with little blue and white anchors on it.

half is stuck, i need more spray adhesive

oh and the other day when i changed the driveshaft on the drivers side.... well i changed a bit more, below is a 90's liberty control arm/hub/driveshaft.

and this is the 98 outback unit, its only the rear mount that seems differant.

YouTube · Post by **El_Freddo** » Sat Jun 23, 2012 1:35 am

shuffbag wrote:and this is the 98 outback unit, its only the rear mount that seems differant.

Too different or will it slide straight in there without an issue?

Cheers

Bennie

shuffbag · Post by **shuffbag** » Sat Jun 23, 2012 10:45 am

I slide the drive shaft on and the rest bolted straight up.
So I guess gen1 is the same as gen2?

shuffbag · Post by **shuffbag** » Sat Jun 23, 2012 7:03 pm

roof lining back in. not perfect but better than befor and i should be able to "adjust" it a bit anyways

shuffbag · Post by **shuffbag** » Tue Jun 26, 2012 9:10 pm

looks like i'll be needing another water pump

shuffbag · Post by **shuffbag** » Thu Jun 28, 2012 10:57 am

$100 later i have all 4 corners, forester suspension. will post pic's on weekend

YouTube · Post by **El_Freddo** » Sun Jul 01, 2012 11:02 pm

shuffbag wrote:$100 later i have all 4 corners, forester suspension. will post pic's on weekend

Good score on the suspension parts at that price!

Cheers

Bennie

shuffbag · Post by **shuffbag** » Tue Jul 03, 2012 10:43 pm

I had to elongate the stud holes, but the centre sits in the tower flush and correct.
So that pic is 90 lib with 01 forester suspension, gen2 outback control arms with mounts and hubs.
I'm going to mix and match rear control arm bits so I can use the outback sway bar and links.