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Yeah it’s been a while since I’ve visited - like I said! I didn’t realise it was 2021 that I last posted though

That’s almost six months before we moved house to our current location. Geez… not a lot of Subaru offroading done in that time admittedly.

Cheers

Bennie

Well ol’ Basil is doing some weird stuff. Still plugging along with 506,000 km on the clock now. First weird thing was: he didn’t start after sitting for four or five days - flat battery. No worries, a jump start sorted that out and he drive like normal to work and started like normal after work. Ne...

I haven’t been on Offroadsubarus in a very long time! I should drop in and see what’s going on. I wonder if Beigewagon is still rocking his L series…

Cheers

Bennie

If you’re chasing OEM valves partsouq.com would be your best bet. I use them all the time and would use them more if I had more money and time for projects. Valves being OEM isn’t so important - no one will know unless you tell them, and even then, who cares? Going for another set of heads might be ...

Got new heater hoses - for a Gen3. No listings for a Gen1 anymore! I can confirm they’re a direct fit without the intercooler fitted. I’ll update once that’s fitted.  Part numbers are: Mackay CH5319 & CH5320.  I also realised that I have a spare TPS from the intake manifold that came with this engin...

That’s awesome. I need to prep Ruby Scoo to get her back into it again.

Any pics or is there a video coming?

Cheers

Bennie

Ah bummer about the P plate deal. No bueno. Good news is: good things come to those that wait. Well you know, the ones that are smart about it. I see you made it to the RS Facebook group. You’ll get a lot of differing opinions on there! Looks like there are some block options popping up too in that ...

That rust is nuts! What did they do, drop the car in a river? I hope not! I’ve not seen that amount of water in so many cylinders for a blown head gasket. I think there’s more to it than just a head gasket. 160,000km or not, that block will need a lot of work to get it going again. I reckon you’ll f...

Whoa you move quick! And the trans came out too! Now you can work the penetrene into the engine and hope to free it up. It has to happen at some point, can’t split the block without removing at least one bank worth of pistons… other option is the bin for the block… keep the oil pump and oil warmer/c...

Brisbane! Close enough but that’s an insult so I won’t say that… And I’m pissed Subinats isn’t happening this year! It was my trifecta year too. Spewing. I’m surprised they haven’t moved it interstate for one year. From memory that’s what they used to do - Sydney MSP then Phillip Island etc. Cheers ...

Ah man! I just found out I missed a number of updates on this thread - all of them after the twin turbo aids diagram (which is impressive in itself)… Man that’s a find! Cool pic of it when you picked it up. The torque converter can stay with the transmission. Access the flex plate bolts through the ...

Whenever I pull up beside one at the lights or are beside one on the highway, I always wind down my window and tag along for that boxer rumble. I do those things too if I’m not in the Gen3 Liberty that sounds awesome - I reckon it puts many WRXs to shame with its UEL extractors and STi Genome rear ...

Yeah as soon as they said a flat spin jump my first thought was it’ll rotate with the first leading side going down. I kind of thought that would just be basic physics. Long winded video for a short moment of intrigue turned “tragedy” - the huckster seemed to come off ok considering the impact. I al...

G’day Dan, Ah yes, I forgot about the twins :-x The Gen1 GT was basically a JDM auto RS turbo… In that case, subyclub.com have an awesome array of info that’s basically the holy bible of twin turbo links. I just hope they still work - http://www.subyclub.com/topic/1548-subaru-information-links-and-f...

Nice score Stingrae! The chrome handle on the rear tailgate always gets me - it’s so JDM! Be ready for the possibility of corrosion on the bore if it wasn’t run often to blow out any moisture build up. The RS Liberty forum might have some info on the Gen2 GT. It’s basically the same as the RS turbo ...

Ooh that looks exciting! I can highly recommend a trip to the Nullarbor or practically anywhere in Central Australia for THE BEST star gazing you’ll ever come across. You’ll want to time your visit with a no moon phase for maximum enjoyment. It’s nearly ten years since I was out there passing throug...

Mobile data. We don’t have too many options for internet in our little town. The data connection works ok-ish, some times it’s sketchy, sometimes it’s strong. The worst is when trucks drive past and our connection decides to drop out or become inactive. The nearest tower for our service is about 7km...

Mint trip Sam! I could finally appreciate your trip properly since my dodgy internet decided to load the images. Interesting place it seems. Cool that your wagon was there almost four decades ago! I like your theory on the post trip blues! When I got back from the boy’s weekend in the high country (...

The air dam is designed to draw air under the vehicle which creates a low pressure system in the engine bay, this results in more air being drawn through the radiator. I’m unsure as to what speeds this is most efficient but it must do something. Manufacturers have put them on vehicles for a very lon...

Looks like you’re missing the big plastic air ram that goes under the engine. A bash plate would be the best option I reckon. And that exhaust manifold looks nasty :-x And those little spat things in front of the wheel look like they’re on the wrong way, I would think they deflected air outwards, no...