Subemarine back with a vengeance
Posted: Tue Mar 16, 2010 2:20 am
Long time readers may recall this little episode from the middle of last year. Since then she's had lots of problems, lots of work - including two engines - and is now finally starting to come good again, so I thought it's time for a "my car" thread.
Some history:
It's a povo pack 1993 L Series that began its career with the Tassie Hydroelectric Authority, before being bought by a family who drove it here, half killed it, parked it for a while then sold it to me.
I first swapped out the carbied poo motor for an EJ18, which had been in gx_rex's Impreza. That's the engine that drowned, so it's block now serves as a paperweight but its heads should soon power a certain Brumby around here. In went an EJ22, running unhappily on the EJ18 electronics and ancillaries. That motor turned out to be quite unhealthy, so I got another EJ22, which had powered Subafury's wagon and I think Matatak's MY before that, had the heads reconditioned, and dropped that in.
Along the way it's also gained HD springs, ex-Wanky Wagon 14s and big tyres then little tyres, seats from one of Andrew's parts Libs, power steering and some panels from an L that I wrecked, roobar from another wreck, a modified two-row copper MY radiator, a custom rear bar and various other little toys. Latest mods are a 2.5" exhaust and a snorkel, which still needs a few tweaks.
Still on the to-do list are getting the EJ22 electronics in so she'll run properly (underway), some mods to the fuel system to stop surging and cavitation, then maybe a stereo (I've never had one in it) and air con.
When I got it:
Now:
Dane.
Some history:
It's a povo pack 1993 L Series that began its career with the Tassie Hydroelectric Authority, before being bought by a family who drove it here, half killed it, parked it for a while then sold it to me.
I first swapped out the carbied poo motor for an EJ18, which had been in gx_rex's Impreza. That's the engine that drowned, so it's block now serves as a paperweight but its heads should soon power a certain Brumby around here. In went an EJ22, running unhappily on the EJ18 electronics and ancillaries. That motor turned out to be quite unhealthy, so I got another EJ22, which had powered Subafury's wagon and I think Matatak's MY before that, had the heads reconditioned, and dropped that in.
Along the way it's also gained HD springs, ex-Wanky Wagon 14s and big tyres then little tyres, seats from one of Andrew's parts Libs, power steering and some panels from an L that I wrecked, roobar from another wreck, a modified two-row copper MY radiator, a custom rear bar and various other little toys. Latest mods are a 2.5" exhaust and a snorkel, which still needs a few tweaks.
Still on the to-do list are getting the EJ22 electronics in so she'll run properly (underway), some mods to the fuel system to stop surging and cavitation, then maybe a stereo (I've never had one in it) and air con.
When I got it:
Now:
Dane.
