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Don't want to but looks like I have to sell :( Genuine AUDM 1993 Gen 1 Series 2 RS Liberty wagon in 222 Dark Grey Metallic (Charcoal) 296,000kms - engine has usual tappet noise as it is still running RS heads. Doesn't blow smoke or use oil though. Just had engine oil change and timing belt done. 4.4...

4/2 pot calipers added

Just trying to clear out some excess bits : RS Gearbox and matching 3.54 VLSD rear diff. Came out of my RS with just under 300,000kms but it shifted smoothly with no synchro problems. Diff has been dissasembled and early WRX VLSD centre inserted. Diff has not been put back together - all bolts are j...

Yeah I've got KBS AquaKlean and RustBuster (or whatever they call it) - its just for inside my chassis rails though. I haven't used it yet so I can't comment on it - though they do say one of them (can't remember which) leaves a zinc phosphate coating which is exactly what you want to prevent rust a...

Yeah etch primer is not necessary - it too uses phosphoric acid and can ruin the paint.

2 Pak epoxy primer over bare untreated metal is the way to go.

If you can mechanically clean the rust then that is the best option. Primers stick best to nice scuffed bare metal. The only time I would use rust converters is in spots you can't get in to clean with a wire brush etc. Which there should'nt be too many of those spots on a car where you want nice shi...

But seriously -

HAPPY NEW YEAR

Thanks for all your help this year Paul. See u in a few weeks ..............

Happy 2014 to all. Hope you had a great night and saw the new year in. We (family and I) had a fantastic time down on the Rocko foreshore with Tristan (90brumby) and his family. Thanks heaps for coming along Tristan. Hope this new year brings bigger and brighter things to you all :cool: Cheers, Pau...

RSR 555 wrote: I know of a really cheap 2000 model Outback at the moment

Its a 1999 model - I know that because it is mine.

Paul has it down in Perth to sell it on my behalf.

Just need a stiffer rear bar or softer front bar. Which i may be able to help with

I am slightly negotiable on price too.

Yeah after all that i believe the fuel consumption is pretty much the same - will come down to driving style and type of roads/traffic.

A Forester will use slightly more fuel as its a little heavier & higher. Really ? Doubt that the Forester being based on an Impreza is heavier than an Outback - Outback is much bigger therefore heavier I would have thought. And didn't think the Forester would be any higher in standard form ? Must a...

Oops yep its a Viscous coupling :( Quote from MRT website : According to MRT rally ace Brett Middleton, the 20kg/m VC makes a major difference to the WRX's on-road performance. However, note that moving to the 20kg/m VC without any other swaybar or suspension mods will cause the car to "understeer l...

I believe one of them uses a startling amount of fuel. haha both of them !! AWD system is the culprit for excessive fuel use in all Subies. Although being slightly lighter and smaller the Forester should use less than an Outback. I get about 8km/l from my 1999 model Outback around town and 10km/l o...

Suits all Liberty / Impreza 5speed boxes. Its a clutch pack LSD with 20kg of clamping force which means it doesnt slip except under extreme load differences between front and rear wheels. Under normal driving it is basically a locked centre.

Hi Guys - looking at a set of rims and tyres on Gumtree in Lidcombe. Advertiser says 70% tread but doesn't know how to measure the actual tread depth. Is there anyone near the area who could go and check them oout for me and maybe drop them to freight depot in Villawood if they are any good ? Cheers...

And back up for grabs - first in best dressed.

All Liberty and Imprezas up to at least 2007 are 5x100 - except 2004 onwards STi's which are 5x114.3

Not sure about after 2007 but think they are staill 5x100 ??

All Liberty and Imprezas are 5x100 - except 2004 onwards STi's which are 5x114.3

Thanks guys but unfortunately they have ended the auction early