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Age-related problems with seals and low kms mainly. Latest problem is coolant leaking out of the water pump and major cold start issues pertaining to (I think) vacuum leaks that are going on in the carby.

What year Liberty can the booster come from and how hard are they to find? Thanks.

Hi all, I've done some forum searching and come across people fitting Liberty brake boosters and master cylinders to their Brumby cars to improve braking. I already have rear discs which means that my car no longer locks up the front discs under heavy braking and actually maintains grip with the roa...

Hahaha I thought that little comment would stir a certain few people :p I managed not to overheat it - I pulled over straight away, inspected the aftermath and locked up and called a cab. Normally I would have been able to limp it home as I have an oversize battery, but not with headlights on. My Br...

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So the alternator belt decided to snap at 1:30am this morning and damage the power steering belt while it was at it...car got abandoned on the north side of Brisbane. Currently driving a VW Golf GTD which is VERY nice indeed...hmmm...

I'm sitting on a bit of a treasure trove here...not for much longer...

That's an old pic, the engine is in pieces at the moment. I'm swimming in twin carbs and manifolds, one of which was fully rebuilt and never put on a car, so maybe we might not have to rebuild those twin carbs. Or maybe the person who's rebuilding my engine won't let me do that...lol.

Silverbullet wrote:Another one! Lucky you, we need to have a race one day

Yes indeed!

Brumby Kid wrote:What type of dual carb is that?

Maybe I am missing the essence of your question here, but they are the Hitachi twin carbs that came with the EA81S engine (that they are sitting on).

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The reason we made the decision to upgrade the whole brake system was because previously it wasn't close to satisfactory, maybe it is because I am used to driving modified cars that I upgrade the brakes in but our brumby was dangerous in traffic and just in general. This deserves its own topic and ...

John French Subaru @ Woolloongabba.

I was hoping to have that engine out before it hit 60 000km. I wonder how much a low km EA81 like that would go for these days?

In certain circles, yes

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I am auctioning on eBay four unused sportswagon wheels, as-new in boxes. They have the retaining rings but NO CENTRE CAPS.

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Make sure you DO sort out the issue or you WILL end up with a head gasket issue!! Now that you know you have a problem you can't even trust your temperature gauge - so who knows how much it's overheating at all?

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