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Post by TOONGA » Tue Apr 12, 2011 7:12 pm

looking good there, as for the vehicle sorry but it was the only way to find out how much rust he was selling. :)

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Post by RSR 555 » Tue Apr 12, 2011 7:18 pm

TOONGA wrote:looking good there, as for the vehicle sorry but it was the only way to find out how much rust he was selling. :)

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Well he was kinda correct.. there was no rust where there was metal.. he just forgot to mention how much metal it didn't have :rolleyes:
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Post by Alex » Wed Apr 13, 2011 9:49 am

i might swing past tomorrow after i take the patrol past the window shop.

ps. damn you and your red manifold!
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Post by El_Freddo » Wed Apr 13, 2011 7:51 pm

Alex wrote:ps. damn you and your red manifold!
Hmmm... I think someone is itching! :twisted: I bloody hope so!!

Nice looking power-plant there paul! And thanks for the call the other day, helped us out quite a bit ;)

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Post by RSR 555 » Thu Apr 14, 2011 1:50 am

Alex wrote:i might swing past tomorrow after i take the patrol past the window shop.

ps. damn you and your red manifold!
:mrgreen: and going to be lovin it morz when she's hootin along zee beach bro
El_Freddo wrote:Hmmm... I think someone is itching! :twisted: I bloody hope so!!

Nice looking power-plant there paul! And thanks for the call the other day, helped us out quite a bit ;)

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Thanks Bennie.. no probs mate.. Help out where ever I can. If you can't find that bearing set details, just flick me a SMS and I'll dig it up for ya :)
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Post by RSR 555 » Thu Apr 14, 2011 10:06 pm

Todays efforts thanks to Laurence (uCb) and Micheal (not a member)

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During...
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And a pic of the gearbox in and connected :mrgreen:
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Post by El_Freddo » Thu Apr 14, 2011 11:33 pm

Damn! I was after "before/during/after" not "before/during/and a pic of the gearbox in and connected"!!

Looks good though - mainly due to knowing whats in that gearbox, otherwise it pretty much looks like any other L series gearbox!

Top effort too!

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Post by Alex » Fri Apr 15, 2011 2:17 pm

sorry i didnt make it....work ended up getting busy...was getting abit agro yesterday haha.

looks good bud
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Post by Chrus » Fri Apr 15, 2011 4:52 pm

motor is in, apart from steering knuckle "adjustment" it looks choice ;)

lov'n the red manifold :P

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Post by El_Freddo » Fri Apr 15, 2011 7:47 pm

Paul, looks like you need a photographer over there as there really aren't enough pics in here. Tell you what, flick me your CCard details and I'll be on the next flight to perth - I'll text you the time to pick me up :twisted:

Failing the CC details, you'll just have to put your project on hold until I manage to get over there in Ruby Scoo, earliest I could be there will be October :rolleyes:

Think about it and let me know ;)

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Post by RSR 555 » Fri Apr 15, 2011 7:58 pm

El_Freddo wrote:Damn! I was after "before/during/after" not "before/during/and a pic of the gearbox in and connected"!!

Looks good though - mainly due to knowing whats in that gearbox, otherwise it pretty much looks like any other L series gearbox!

Top effort too!

Cheers

Bennie
Sorry for getting you excited Bennie but we had a busy day that ended with us changing out the NA crossmember for the Turbo one :)
Alex wrote:sorry i didnt make it....work ended up getting busy...was getting abit agro yesterday haha.

looks good bud
No probs.. we had to drink your share of CC and Dry :)
Chrus wrote:motor is in, apart from steering knuckle "adjustment" it looks choice

lov'n the red manifold :P
Thanks heaps for your help today Chrus and great to catch up with you after so long. Hope we can do that dinner night before you leave?

Here's those pics you took

Bit hard to see but the steering knuckle is down there somewhere...
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Engine in with modified engine stay...
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Rocker cover and front end clearance (without Rad)
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Post by FujiFan » Fri Apr 15, 2011 10:07 pm

Awesome work Paul. I am definatley living on the wrong side of the continent (sigh). Beyond inspirational, love your work!

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Post by 1111giles » Sat Apr 16, 2011 3:25 am

WOW ! You have been busy mate !
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Post by Gannon » Sat Apr 16, 2011 6:29 am

I see the lower radiator support panel has not been modified, What radiator are you gonna put in there?
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Post by Chrus » Sat Apr 16, 2011 10:20 am

Suparoo wrote:I see the lower radiator support panel has not been modified, What radiator are you gonna put in there?
A really friggn skinny one i reckon! :mrgreen:

Was great fun Paul - dont mind helping out - just hope to get a few more visits in before I piss of to the land of imported JDM goodness ;)

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Post by Alex » Sat Apr 16, 2011 6:20 pm

Suparoo wrote:I see the lower radiator support panel has not been modified, What radiator are you gonna put in there?
took the words out my mouth,,,
my07 Outback
my13 Hyundai i45(shhhh)
my02 Gen3 Liberty limited ed.

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Post by T'subaru » Mon Apr 18, 2011 12:36 am

Looks like a mock up install to me :). What did you end up with between crank pulley and core support? Im also curious about what radiator your going with. I picked up a new rad for gen 1 leg/lib turbo cars.
Looks great so far !!
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Post by RSR 555 » Mon Apr 18, 2011 4:40 pm

FujiFan wrote:Awesome work Paul. I am definatley living on the wrong side of the continent (sigh). Beyond inspirational, love your work!
Thanks Jay.. maybe one day I'll return to my home town of Brissy but for now the weather isn't too bad over here :)
1111giles wrote:WOW ! You have been busy mate !
Yeah Giles tell me about it ( sad ) Did get a chance to get away last weekend and had a ball. I only got bogged once :)
Suparoo wrote:I see the lower radiator support panel has not been modified, What radiator are you gonna put in there?
Chrus wrote:A really friggn skinny one i reckon! :mrgreen:
Alex wrote:took the words out my mouth,,,
Nothing special.. just a modified L.Series one :mrgreen:
Chrus wrote:Was great fun Paul - dont mind helping out - just hope to get a few more visits in before I piss of to the land of imported JDM goodness ;)
You betcha.. don't forget we still have tightass tuesday pizzas and yes I wish I could join you over there but remember you're going to have lots of headaches.. trying to decide which you should drive to work today.. but this might help ya, Monday = 2dr Type R, Tuesday = RSK B4 Leg, Wednesday = S204 Imp, Thursday = 04 STi Foz.. and so many more ( I so wish I could be there now )
T'subaru wrote:Looks like a mock up install to me :). What did you end up with between crank pulley and core support? Im also curious about what radiator your going with. I picked up a new rad for gen 1 leg/lib turbo cars.
Looks great so far !!
Thanks Mark, yes it's kinda a mockup fitting but don't really want to come out again :( I've just sat the rad in place and found that the fans are close but not as bad as I thought. I'll fit 2x aftermarket fans ( once someone returns the other one :twisted: ) and take some pics.
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Post by Chrus » Thu Apr 21, 2011 2:52 pm

RSR 555 wrote:You betcha.. don't forget we still have tightass tuesday pizzas and yes I wish I could join you over there but remember you're going to have lots of headaches.. trying to decide which you should drive to work today.. but this might help ya, Monday = 2dr Type R, Tuesday = RSK B4 Leg, Wednesday = S204 Imp, Thursday = 04 STi Foz.. and so many more ( I so wish I could be there now )
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Post by TOONGA » Thu Apr 21, 2011 4:38 pm

RSR 555 wrote: ( once someone returns the other one :twisted: )
next time Im up it will be in the car (still) as will the degreaser

otherwise you can grab it either on the way too or on the way back from Yallingup

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