RSR L.Series Offroader

Post by **TOONGA** » Sun Nov 28, 2010 9:29 am

3 weeks time you will be back just in time for Christmas

then you can play

TOONGA

RSR 555 · Post by **RSR 555** » Sun Nov 28, 2010 10:54 am

Yep.. and there will be some 4WDing and fishing too up at the S bend caravan park

Post by **TOONGA** » Sun Nov 28, 2010 3:47 pm

never stayed at the caravan park but while I lived in Geraldton I got to surf Flat Rocks, Lucys and a place North of Flat Rocks on the beach

hope you get some good fishing in

TOONGA

RSR 555 · Post by **RSR 555** » Mon Nov 29, 2010 5:29 am

TOONGA wrote:never stayed at the caravan park but while I lived in Geraldton I got to surf Flat Rocks, Lucys and a place North of Flat Rocks on the beach

hope you get some good fishing in

TOONGA

Yes.. Gero.. spent the mid to late 80s there.. place has changed now

I'm hoping this new year will be a good fishing year

RSR 555 · Post by **RSR 555** » Sun Jan 09, 2011 6:00 pm

El_Freddo wrote:Sick Paul!

The only two things I could suggest to "change" with your build:

1) Go a touring wagon - I can see why you'd want to use this unit though.

2) Build the gearbox with a better ratio on the diff. Can be done, I've got a 4.11 ring and pinion shaft for a locking centre diff AWD L series gearbox. Cut and shut. From what I can gather you take two EJ pinion shafts, one being the 4.11 pinion gear, cut the 4.11 to add to the other shaft. Weld, strengthen, x-ray for cracks if you want, then build into the gearbox. Also look at the L series NA low range

I wish I had some body building and spray painting skills/tools - I too have a little project that would move faster if I knew how to do these things myself...

All the best with it, I can't wait to see what you've got when its done - stoked that you've gone down the L series route

Cheers

Bennie

Ok Bennie.. I have taken your advise and sourced myself what I consider to be a good starting base to the RSR L Offroader.. not as rust free as the white one but this girl (The Beast - Thanks Renee) is an 89 model with the EFI EA82 and with the grey interior that I wanted

I have got her booked in to go over the pits tomoz and crossing fingers and toes, she goes over first time.. I'm pretty happy with her

guyph_01 · Post by **guyph_01** » Sun Jan 09, 2011 7:06 pm

Hehe, I've got a twin:p

Can't wait till we both finish our cars:)

D3V1L · Post by **D3V1L** » Sun Jan 09, 2011 11:12 pm

your unreal paul....

heh

dave

Post by **TOONGA** » Sun Jan 09, 2011 11:15 pm

D3V1L wrote:your unreal paul....

heh

dave

we could call him Carmelda

nice rig I hope it gets over the pits ok

TOONGA

RSR 555 · Post by **RSR 555** » Mon Jan 10, 2011 2:10 am

guyph_01 wrote:Hehe, I've got a twin:p

Can't wait till we both finish our cars:)

Hehe.. I know.. it's going to be scary when we both are out on the beach or dunes

D3V1L wrote:your unreal paul....

heh

dave

I know

TOONGA wrote:we could call him Carmelda

nice rig I hope it gets over the pits ok

TOONGA

I'm not French but thanks for the kind wishes

T'subaru · Post by **T'subaru** » Mon Jan 10, 2011 12:01 pm

nice wagon

RSR 555 · Post by **RSR 555** » Mon Jan 10, 2011 12:16 pm

T'subaru wrote:nice wagon

Thanks Mark

It does need a grey gear knob with the 4WD switch in it

RSR 555 · Post by **RSR 555** » Mon Jan 10, 2011 12:20 pm

Well today was the big day at the lic centre.. got the beast all tidy and clean and took her over at 8am this morning.. only thing the inspector said was go and lower the back end and it's all done.. so I asked him if I could quickly pop over to the workshop and take out the "Heavy Duty" rear springs (trying not to bring attention to the 3" rear strut tops

and he agreed.. so long story short.. it's all passed and lic'd

:mrgreen::mrgreen:

Post by **TOONGA** » Mon Jan 10, 2011 12:25 pm

well done and I take it the 3 inch rear strut tops went back in once you got back to the workshop

so will this one get the 2 litre turbo or the 2.5 NA?

TOONGA

RSR 555 · Post by **RSR 555** » Mon Jan 10, 2011 12:36 pm

TOONGA wrote:well done and I take it the 3 inch rear strut tops went back in once you got back to the workshop

so will this one get the 2 litre turbo or the 2.5 NA?

TOONGA

Yep.. straight back in

EJ20 Turbo.. the one with the red manifold

T'subaru · Post by **T'subaru** » Mon Jan 10, 2011 1:18 pm

RSR 555 wrote:Thanks Mark It does need a grey gear knob with the 4WD switch in it

okie, ill have a look see

d_generate · Post by **d_generate** » Mon Jan 10, 2011 3:59 pm

Looks great, almost as perty as the white one, not sure if they are hub caps or mags but they look quite nice, shame they weren't 15" X 6"

guyph_01 · Post by **guyph_01** » Mon Jan 10, 2011 4:41 pm

Great news, Did it have a full 3" or 2" kit with rear 3" rear strut tops?

When are you starting the engine etc conversion?
Whats the first step?

RSR 555 · Post by **RSR 555** » Tue Jan 11, 2011 1:46 am

T'subaru wrote:okie, ill have a look see

Cheers Mark

d_generate wrote:Looks great, almost as perty as the white one, not sure if they are hub caps or mags but they look quite nice, shame they weren't 15" X 6"

They are mags 14 x 6 and I was a bit worried they wouldn't pass the pits as they stick out ever so slightly.

guyph_01 wrote:Great news, Did it have a full 3" or 2" kit with rear 3" rear strut tops?

When are you starting the engine etc conversion?
Whats the first step?

It's a 2" kit all round except the front and rear struts which are 3"

Engine swap will be after the gearbox is built and not sure what you mean by the first step?

d_generate · Post by **d_generate** » Tue Jan 11, 2011 4:19 am

14 X 6 should take some pretty good tyres, kind of wish I'd gone 15 instead of 16 as there is a much better choice of tyres but I like the GT rims too much lol.

YouTube · Post by **El_Freddo** » Tue Jan 11, 2011 11:29 am

RSR 555 wrote::

Drools!

Wish I'd found a touring wagon THAT neat! Bonus that you got the lift with it too!

Looks like it'll be a great unit once you put it all together. Its killing me not being able to build up my project L - and that someone else is about to beat me to what I thought was going to be a pretty original setup! But don't let that hold you back

How quickly will this build move along now?

Cheers

Bennie