1986 Subaru Leone RX TURBO STi

FujiFan · Post by **FujiFan** » Sat Apr 26, 2014 8:13 pm

Looking really good there nico

Love how you strip n powder coat all the second hand parts and make them like new:D
You are so fortunate to be able to get just about every new OEM part for the old Leone. In Aus we seem to be limited in what new Subaru parts available for the old L series. At least everything I want is NLA

nico leone · Post by **nico leone** » Mon Apr 28, 2014 9:36 am

FujiFan wrote:Looking really good there nico Love how you strip n powder coat all the second hand parts and make them like new:D
You are so fortunate to be able to get just about every new OEM part for the old Leone. In Aus we seem to be limited in what new Subaru parts available for the old L series. At least everything I want is NLA

pretty lucky to live next door to usa, they got all the old subaru models of cars. in canada the leone 1985 was first subaru years in the country.

I wanted to order new stuff but most of it is becoming NLA world wide which sucks if you need a special part for the cars.

most of the second hand stuff ill be using on my next project which I found a sweet wagon in my version from 1992. ill just swap a jdm motor in it nothing crazy like my Leone.

well people have asked how did I bolt up the coil overs in the rear so easy. in the pictures you can see everything in order.

what kit I used is the HSD STi GRB 08-12 set up, what I keep from my Leone is the top mount bracket and spring perch cap. drill the same size hole as the washer from the HSD kit so the spring perch cap will go on.

then pop out the bushings & tube from the HSD GR STi stuff and use them on your new set up.

the only other thing is the lower mount on a GR STi has a 55mm wide bushing tube, you would need to cut it down to 45mm size to fit in the rear control arm lower. the bolt is the same 12mm size flange bolt so no need for a spacer in the bushing tube.

all put together

so if one is going to be buliding a Leone in the future the best kit to get would be the Subaru GRB STi 08-12 suspension kit. ohlins ? KW ? Bilstein ? future for me for sure

the front you would need the GRB STi 08-12 knuckle with the bolt on bearing which is better they say for its bigger bearing, the top plate will not work unless you drill it out to match your car top mount pattern which is pretty much the same as a 1989-2001 Legacy impreza car pattern.

also the rear in the BRZ is the same as the GRB, the front is the same as a 1989-2001 impreza legacy but the shock is shorter but will work also with the non larger knuckles.

Tweety · Post by **Tweety** » Mon Apr 28, 2014 5:07 pm

Top write up.

But I'm drooling....

wagonist · Post by **wagonist** » Thu May 01, 2014 2:55 pm

nico leone wrote: also picked up the original stickers for my rear doors, i have turbo on the door from factory but my car was a FWD not AWD... so i have to give it the subaru justice of the AWD.

Have you put these stickers on the car yet?
If not, can I ask you to scan them full size & email to me.
You can't get them from Subaru any more & I want to reproduce them
I want to do "fulltime 4WD TURBO RX" for mine, but could do a few combinations.

Gannon · Post by **Gannon** » Thu May 01, 2014 4:22 pm

Keep me in mind if you do stickers, I want some too

steptoe · Post by **steptoe** » Thu May 01, 2014 7:46 pm

Neville has 'em all done to the anal tenth of a millimetre and can be downloaded once you send me $25 (only accept paypal) and I'll forward a link to the subaruxt forum where they can be found

wagonist · Post by **wagonist** » Fri May 02, 2014 12:13 pm

I'd wanna see some samples first.
I got sent a link to a page of someone in the US who'd done some up.
But, hadn't done the "RX", nor "full-time 4wd" part
And made the "4" in 4wd look like an "A" by not doing it correctly.

nico leone · Post by **nico leone** » Wed May 14, 2014 3:24 pm

wagonist wrote:Have you put these stickers on the car yet?
If not, can I ask you to scan them full size & email to me.
You can't get them from Subaru any more & I want to reproduce them
I want to do "fulltime 4WD TURBO RX" for mine, but could do a few combinations.

i cant put them on, my factory TURBO sticker is like 2 inch bigger and will make the 4wd part look to small..

I can order these in canada still there might be more..

I cant sell these ones I'm using them for my next build the Leone wagon.

how do you want me to scan them ?

lots and lots of work went down so far, for the front I changed the rubbing in the pockets of the control arms which alone made the car feel amazing... I stripped everything out and under coated it all along with wrapping my exhaust well worth it all even though its a pain.

all the sand blasted powder coated stuff was add along with the upgraded bushings and oem subaru bolts.

the only thing missing now is the front GR sti knuckle bearings, the sti sealed bearings are being made into 5x100 from 5x114 thanks to my good friend that owns a machine shop

super rare no longer made front bumper clips got made from a 3D printer collage kid which made them so good there better then the real ones.. he used some hard plastic and chemical to harden the clips so they last long.

looks amazing now with the second trim on the top of the bumper very happy now.

with all the new bushings repaired shocks & fixed cross member, it feels amazing drives like its on rails ! point and shoot now feel ! ... I still need a corner balance & alignment done so it will only get much better.

straight from japan !! this is the holy grail of part numbers for my car. with this book and part numbers all I can say is WOW WOW..... there is a boat all read in bound from japan to canada with my new parts on it like the JDM skirt kit, the jdm air dam along with much much more things for this car and my other build the Leone Wagon.

wagonist · Post by **wagonist** » Wed May 14, 2014 5:55 pm

The "Turbo" or "RX Turbo" are supposed to be bigger than the "4wd" part.

If you can find out if they have "RX TURBO fulltime 4WD" stickers, that would be awesome.
Both the sides, rear & front.

I can PM you an email address.
Is the backing sheet clear for the stickers? If so, can you lay it over a grid?

I've traced one off a car here now, so it's not so important any more.

FujiFan · Post by **FujiFan** » Wed May 14, 2014 11:28 pm

Wow!!!

If you have spared any expense nico, I cant see where. That Leone is looking so hot right now

I may have to move to Ontario

YouTube · Post by **El_Freddo** » Fri May 16, 2014 7:54 pm

nico leone wrote:

WOW! I wish the underside of my L looked that good... But I guess the underside of your L hasn't seen the sort of things mine has

I was also thinking - if you have a frame to hold the rear diff in tight you'll find the drive train even more responsive! A mate of mine made one with some old L series swing arms (I believe) and a bash plate. The arms bolted to the bash plate, the bash plate bolted to the diff and the other end of the swing arms mounted to some tight rubbers mounded on the K frame beside the current swing arms, they were the old mounting points of the original donor K frame.

I hope that makes sense. He reckoned it eliminated all torque twist of the rear diff...

Cheers

Bennie

nico leone · Post by **nico leone** » Wed Aug 06, 2014 3:28 pm

aeroquip hose fittings and line for the jdm Spec-C oil cooler

got my arp studs in the xt6 hubs

June 1... and then the virgin Leone meets a guard rail while saving my driving license & insurance hike

time to rebuild with all new factory oem parts that are getting hard to find For REAL !

cut the front rad support off not it will be bolt on for that quick release motor swaps lol

got around to adding the BRZ koyo rad OEM subaru rad support new

test fit and drilling holes for bolt on action

nico leone · Post by **nico leone** » Wed Aug 06, 2014 3:29 pm

jdm Spec-C cooler ready ! Franz welded my AN fittings for me

powder coated and bolted up all stainless steel bolts where all the spot welds where with oil cooler

everything lines up and my spare bumper beam sand blasted and powder coated also

brz filler neck and radiator cap fits nice

and some jdm Leone goods, the fogs with power flip the covers on there own lol pretty slick 80s subaru stuff

strip down ready for the paint job

nico leone · Post by **nico leone** » Wed Aug 06, 2014 3:30 pm

single stage white BASF Glasurit single stage paint like the factory did

$o $hiny and new !.. wow was my factory paint so dull

more brand new everything from the dealership oem, shiny paint needs new stickers and symbols

home sweet home ready for me to put her back together again

all most done

nico leone · Post by **nico leone** » Wed Aug 06, 2014 3:31 pm

jdm 3D corner lights sick

jdm SUPER light weight head lights with H4 bulb's

jdm lights dont blind on coming traffic these are also used in europe so beam pattern is straight on a wall with no cut lines pretty cool

black stuff all back on door moldings mud flaps and lower air spoiler..

lost two moldings for front fender, new ones on the way

new oem turbo stickers and jdm Leone tail lights

had to add 4WD in my TURBO lol.. started life as FWD now its a real subaru

all updated and still got small things to add again, trim parts around the windows and front bumper cover.

FujiFan · Post by **FujiFan** » Wed Aug 06, 2014 6:42 pm

Drooool

Sorry to read bout Leone meeting with guard rail, but in light of it all you've done a fantastic job! The bolt up rad support is a good idea.
One bad turn leads into a good turn

I want your Leone sedan!!

J.

Gannon · Post by **Gannon** » Thu Aug 07, 2014 6:36 pm

Imagine if the designers/engineers of the Leone could see this car now?

Post by **TOONGA** » Thu Aug 07, 2014 8:37 pm

Noooooooooooooooo what a pity

but she looks great now and that BRZ radiator fits in well.

looks very retro with the white rims as well

Well done

TOONGA

YouTube · Post by **El_Freddo** » Fri Aug 08, 2014 11:31 pm

A bad situation made good - with a lot of work!

Your attention to detail is fantastic!

Cheers

Bennie

nico leone · Post by **nico leone** » Thu Aug 28, 2014 6:18 pm

FujiFan wrote:Drooool

Sorry to read bout Leone meeting with guard rail, but in light of it all you've done a fantastic job! The bolt up rad support is a good idea.
One bad turn leads into a good turn

I want your Leone sedan!!

J.

ya sucks but it came out better for sure got to add more stuff in a simple way, easy to take the motor out for sure now..

Gannon wrote:Imagine if the designers/engineers of the Leone could see this car now?

lol I don't know what they would think... hope they don't think i'm nuts for doing all this work to it.. id bet they kick some butt in the 80s rally scene with my set up lol..

TOONGA wrote:Noooooooooooooooo what a pity

but she looks great now and that BRZ radiator fits in well.

looks very retro with the white rims as well

Well done

TOONGA

yaaaaa

I'm happy the motor is cool now with all the add stuff its running great.

it all fit perfect like how I wanted it in the first place with out the damage done but it pushed me to do it more I guess..

El_Freddo wrote:A bad situation made good - with a lot of work!

Your attention to detail is fantastic!

Cheers

Bennie

yep it pushed me to do more for sure, i'm happy its all better now just have to keep it this way for a long time..

car is back up and running, oil cooler and brz rad are working very well with the new set up. its time to get it out on the track before winter comes.