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Hey all,

Have a planned EJ20 turbo to brumby conversion...

Today i bought a 97 wrx with 150,000km for $1900.

But i think i like it too much and might fix it up and register it.

Poor brumby.... Now im confused. heheh

Keep it and fix it up

buy an early ej22 liberty motor (good working one) and do what I did with my brumby

TOONGA

Should be able to get insurance for $1900 as well.
Might help with your decision.

Depending on how much damage and what it costs to fix verses what the car is worth at the end of the repairs.

Got any pics?

you think it's fun now ? wait till that engine is in your Brumby ! :p:p

oh yeah, pics or it didn't happen

A couple of pics attached.

I've always wanted a wrx and if this ends up being pretty nice ill get it registered.
Then i can do the big stereo in it and do a few mods to the engine.

The brumby might have to wait for an ej22 etc as suggested.

A bit of tiding up & some new fenders & it should be sweet as bro ...

yeah shouldn't need much at all. Got a few panel beaters at work i can utilise

Put it back on the road it would be a waste otherwise.

TOONGA

Did similar in 2006 , bought two jaffa inspired L series 4WD turbo sedans to go EA82T Brumby. One sedan had to go, but the other, done 100,000km in it so far, just might never go in the Brumby !

There's clearly something else wrong with this car.. no insurance company would write it off for just a guard. Sorry not trying to be negative but just curious why it was only $1900.

Have you started it and driven it yet?

+ 1 for checking the cars history with previous owner/s, as it might have been stolen & thrashed, hence going so cheap ...

Ciao, Bantum ...

Well i took a bit of a gamble. lets hope it pays off.

Picking the car up monday. Worst case scenario, i'll have a whole cars worth of parts to sell to try and recoup my money.

Best scenario, i get a nice cheap wrx...

We shall see

Looks like both front guards, the drivers door looks damaged, rear drivers quarter panel appears to be dented, passenger door drivers side looks damaged, the rear skirt on the drivers side looks like it has come loose and the boot looks a little crooked.

someone nudged something in this and sideswiped something as well.

A panel beater would charge the highest possible prices for an insurance quote.

would take very little to get it back on the road again assuming the motor and gearbox are ok.

TOONGA

Yep, as long as it starts. I'll be a happy man. The body is just a bit of time and a new paint job. Can't Wait!!

Fingers crossed for you

You'd be surprised what some write offs have wrong! Saw a Rangie that needed a pull against something immoveable to pull its face out and zip all else before it was rebirthed legally. Repairable write offs almost became a thing of the past to reregister now east coast jlast 18 months, becoming parts supply but when no more repairable write offs, not the demand for parts for repairs, downward spiral.....seen some abominable repairs bodywise to classy breeds that must be for vision impaired buyers

Well im lucky as it was obviously "written off" by the insurance company. But the actual car hasnt been written off. Not even marked as a repairable write off. Just a car being sold without plates. So hopefully all goes well.

steptoe wrote:You'd be surprised what some write offs have wrong! Saw a Rangie that needed a pull against something immoveable to pull its face out and zip all else before it was rebirthed legally. Repairable write offs almost became a thing of the past to reregister now east coast jlast 18 months, becoming parts supply but when no more repairable write offs, not the demand for parts for repairs, downward spiral.....seen some abominable repairs bodywise to classy breeds that must be for vision impaired buyers

Yeah you're right there,
I know someone who's Aurion with 28000km got written off cos his wife put a hole in the sump on a car park gutter. They managed to buyit off the insurance company for $3000 at my suggestion. I put a new sump on it & they are still driving it. There payout was $18000 minus the 3 grand to buy it back. I took a punt & it paid off for them.
Guess the insurance figured the engine would be cactus.

cheers for the pics, hope it all works out for you mate