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pssht, just a flesh wound! Claim some sick days to get more time to work on the wagon. But really, I hope you're doing well...

If nothing else your engine will be nice and clean inside now...

Seems odd that you'd smell oil on the exhaust at such high speeds... Do you smell it still with the a/c fan turned off? Odor Description Antifreeze/coolant : Sweet odor Electrical short : Acrid Emissions : Sulfur, rotten eggs Gasoline : Gasoline vapors Oil : Heavy odor, usually accompanied by smoke ...

Thought I'd just let you guys know that 215/55r16 tyres on the 16x7 rs rims rub in the rear on a gen 2 liberty wagon.... The tyres are literally 1mm from the strut and when the pressure in them goes below 36 pound.... well. A handy tyre pressure indicator I guess, but I might get some spacers :-/

People who coast along in the right lane doing 10 under piss me off or those who decide to pull into the right lane to overtake as I'm approaching them from behind at 20k's over whatever dumbass speed they happen to be doing (which doesn't change as they go about their overtaking maneuver). And peop...

I'm interested. I thought 'they' had all this sorted when 'they' returned to timing chains instead of belts!! I think I recall some engines have a 'timing chain is stretched' sensor ??? Is it a rude question to ask the price of the completed job or is it a bit embarassing ? Its definately not just ...

scoobymine wrote:Ring Liam at Bunbury Subaru. If there's a part, he'll get it and post it to you.

He's a very cluey guy, definately worth the extra couple of bucks to get exactly what you need.

It was $40 per rim to sand blast then another $40 each to powdercoat. I had been quoted $190 per rim at a different place, so it definitely pays to shop around.


I'll get a full car shot when its out of my driveway

Could be cv's, hard to tell without actually hearing/seeing the car. Probably worthwhile having someone help you pinpoint it from outside the car before you start throwing money at it. You can do just the problem side if you want, but it's not the worst idea to do everything in pairs.

Tyres should be on tomorrow. I've gone for a 215/55r16, hopefully they'll clear alright. Can't wait to get them on the car (still need to find some paint for the center caps and am still waiting on a new set of black lug nuts)!

Rims are back from the powdercoaters. I went for a charcoal, they're not too shabby looking

4WD Box?

Air suspension (struts not bags) was an option from 90-94 afaik, they usually crap out and get swapped for standard struts.

NEW WHEELS! A near flawless set of four for a sweet $50... yes one of them is black, but theyll be sand blasted and powder coated before the new rubber goes on.

Yeah, they were getting a little rattley. Hydraulic lifters can get blocked or fail but at the end of the day they do the same job. Theres a little more to it when you're looking at high performance applications but for street its not too big a deal.

Engine is back in and purring like a kitten. The front end is nice and tight, it feels great. Lash adjustment definately made a huge difference, its super quiet now. Im very happy with the results it was well worth the effort!

Oh well, I got fed up looking for answers and just squeezed the damn things in. They seem to travel alright but I still don't like them. I'll just get some oem ones when these crap out i think.

Merry christmas and all that. Ive been doing some work over the holidays and I've reached the point of replacing my front front lower control arm bushes and don't really like how theyre sitting in the retainer. I'm down south at the moment and most places here have proven to be useless. They just do...

Timing belt i paid to get done a while back... what a nightmare... fans fell off and onto the block, crank pulley flew off in the middle of nowhere, a selection of busted clips and now leaky cam seals... hence why im training to be a mechanic, apparently it can't he that hard. Quick query about the ...

some more *sorry for the shitty camera phone quality*