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Post by Alex » Mon May 07, 2012 8:44 am

Far out I miss that...

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my07 Outback
my13 Hyundai i45(shhhh)
my02 Gen3 Liberty limited ed.

previously
L-series wagon, LSD, EJ20turbo, 29in tyres, 'wanky wagon'
2000 gen3 outback, lifted, otherwise stock.

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Post by Gannon » Mon May 07, 2012 4:36 pm

Yeah I know it was a quick video, but I just wanted to see if my wheel alignment worked and couldnt help bringing on the boost.

Speaking of, it appears that it was pulling between 8 and 12psi, but factory boost pressure is 11psi. My boost line restrictor might be too small 0.9mm and not letting enough bleed air out.

But other things take priority. My PS tank is leaking somehow so that will have to be fixed as will the reverse lights and my radiator fans
Current rides: 2016 Mitsubishi Triton GLS & 2004 Forester X
Ongoing Project/Toy: 1987 RX Turbo EA82T, Speeduino ECU, Coil-pack ignition, 440cc Injectors, KONI adjustale front struts, Hybrid L Series/ Liberty AWD 5sp
Past rides: 92 L series turbo converted wagon, 83 Leone GL Sedan, 2004 Liberty GT Sedan & 2001 Outback
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Post by Gannon » Fri May 25, 2012 6:39 pm

Snagged myself an L series digital radio for $15
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Interestingly, it has a 13pin din socket in the rear the exact same as the Clarion in my Outback does that is used an an aux input and allows me to hook up an MP3 player and play through the speakers
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I just need some speakers for the doors now
Current rides: 2016 Mitsubishi Triton GLS & 2004 Forester X
Ongoing Project/Toy: 1987 RX Turbo EA82T, Speeduino ECU, Coil-pack ignition, 440cc Injectors, KONI adjustale front struts, Hybrid L Series/ Liberty AWD 5sp
Past rides: 92 L series turbo converted wagon, 83 Leone GL Sedan, 2004 Liberty GT Sedan & 2001 Outback
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Post by El_Freddo » Sat May 26, 2012 12:38 am

Gannon wrote:Snagged myself an L series digital radio for $15
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Oooh! Nice find mate!

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Post by Venom » Sat May 26, 2012 7:04 am

Cool radio, haven't seen one of those.
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Post by steptoe » Sat May 26, 2012 10:44 am

I wanna see ya spats !

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Post by Tweety » Sat May 26, 2012 12:23 pm

Steptoe.....lol

If this family was real you'd be the uncle fester of ausubaru....
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Post by El_Freddo » Sat May 26, 2012 1:33 pm

Venom wrote:Cool radio, haven't seen one of those.
Time to start hunting?? :twisted:

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Post by Gannon » Sat May 26, 2012 5:37 pm

steptoe wrote:I wanna see ya spats !
I'm heading out tomorrow to fit the spats, the radio and take some better measurements of the height. I might even pick up some WRX front struts and whack in the front
Current rides: 2016 Mitsubishi Triton GLS & 2004 Forester X
Ongoing Project/Toy: 1987 RX Turbo EA82T, Speeduino ECU, Coil-pack ignition, 440cc Injectors, KONI adjustale front struts, Hybrid L Series/ Liberty AWD 5sp
Past rides: 92 L series turbo converted wagon, 83 Leone GL Sedan, 2004 Liberty GT Sedan & 2001 Outback
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Post by Gannon » Mon May 23, 2016 8:24 pm

So my car is taking a different direction, going back to an EA82T but with a Wolf3D ECU.
Im keeping the AWD lib gearbox but might put the internals into an L series case
********* kit Im unsure yet. I'd like to use the L series koni adjustable struts and 14" "rally hart" alloys, but on the other hand, lib brakes are bigger and a have a larger selection of wheels

Decisions decisions decisions
Current rides: 2016 Mitsubishi Triton GLS & 2004 Forester X
Ongoing Project/Toy: 1987 RX Turbo EA82T, Speeduino ECU, Coil-pack ignition, 440cc Injectors, KONI adjustale front struts, Hybrid L Series/ Liberty AWD 5sp
Past rides: 92 L series turbo converted wagon, 83 Leone GL Sedan, 2004 Liberty GT Sedan & 2001 Outback
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Post by Bantum » Tue May 24, 2016 5:19 am

Wow bit of a thread jump, what happened in the 4 or so years since last posting ?

Cheers, Bantum ...

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Post by Gannon » Tue May 24, 2016 7:30 am

Bantum wrote:Wow bit of a thread jump, what happened in the 4 or so years since last posting ?
3 Kids, bought another house.

Getting it registered in its current setup is too much of a hurdle at the moment, so standard engine is the easiest way to get it on the road
Current rides: 2016 Mitsubishi Triton GLS & 2004 Forester X
Ongoing Project/Toy: 1987 RX Turbo EA82T, Speeduino ECU, Coil-pack ignition, 440cc Injectors, KONI adjustale front struts, Hybrid L Series/ Liberty AWD 5sp
Past rides: 92 L series turbo converted wagon, 83 Leone GL Sedan, 2004 Liberty GT Sedan & 2001 Outback
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Post by dfoyl » Tue May 24, 2016 12:18 pm

Gannon, good to see you back here. My Brumby is back up and running, thanks again for your help with the wiring hurdles.

If you make the call to go 5-stud, I am working on rear hubs that are superior to the Cr0ssbr3d option. Also have a rebuilt (new seals, painted and ready to install) set of WRX front calipers spare at the moment.
1989 Brumby - Shiny new red paint, stroked EJ20 phase 2 SOHC with Darton sleeves bored to EJ22, Wiseco high-compression pistons, Delta 2000 grind cams , EJ/XT6 5 stud with WRX 4/2 pots, 5-speed, 86 GTS seats and so much more.
Contact me for reproduction XT6 hubs...and EA82 rear discs.

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Post by wagonist » Fri Jun 03, 2016 2:12 pm

Interested to see how you with the wolf. I've got to do some serious searching to solve the check engine light issue on mine, so might ditch the factory wiring. But it's going to be a pain with the 4eat behind it...
I was originally trying to keep "original" period mods with the exception of lib rs water-air intercooler, but have decided to go ej brakes.
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JDM GTII Touring wagon
88 RX Turbo Full-time 4wd touring wagon project - 97 Toyota Caldina GTT (turbo 4wd WRX eater:twisted:) - Hyundai Excel Rally Car:confused::???:
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93 Legacy GT wagon - 85 RX Turbo Full time 4wd Touring Wagon - 85 GL AWD sedan
96 Toyota Caldina wagon

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Post by Gannon » Sun Aug 12, 2018 11:13 am

Little update

No longer running the Wolf3d because it requires a hardware serial port, which none of my computers
have, and a add on USB serial adapter was only sorta working.

So Ive gone to Speeduino, which runs same software as Megasquirt but is designed around the
Arduino Mega controller.
It has 4 high impedance injector outputs, 4 coil outputs plus boost, idle, fuel pump and fan
relay outputs.

Speeduino ECU with EJ20G ecu header

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Now because it wont drive low impedance injectors, I had to source hi impedance injectors
from an series 2 RX7. I just have to lathe off a bit of that nipple so 8mm fuel hose will slip
over the end.
440cc RX7 injector

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I found a neat place to mount the Ford/Mazda coil pack, right on top of the EA82 optical dizzy.
Coilpack will be run in wasted spark configuration from 2 of the ECU's coil outputs

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24+1 optical wheel inside EA82 optical distributor. Much easier for the ECU to decode than
the standard 360+4+6+8+12 or whatever it is

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While its easy to work on, I ditched the VF2 for a TD04L
Kinda wondering if I should build a set of proper header pipes like these
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VF2 beside the TD04

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Intake and intercooler plumbing almost done

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I know it sounds backwards, but I've pulled out the Liberty front brakes and gone
back to L series discs and hubs so I can run these wheels to keep it as original as I can.

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Im not sure if Im happy with my decision yet.
If I could find some EJ wheels like these I may go back (havent got around to swapping the rears yet)

Thats all for now
Current rides: 2016 Mitsubishi Triton GLS & 2004 Forester X
Ongoing Project/Toy: 1987 RX Turbo EA82T, Speeduino ECU, Coil-pack ignition, 440cc Injectors, KONI adjustale front struts, Hybrid L Series/ Liberty AWD 5sp
Past rides: 92 L series turbo converted wagon, 83 Leone GL Sedan, 2004 Liberty GT Sedan & 2001 Outback
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Post by El_Freddo » Sun Aug 12, 2018 10:21 pm

Hey Gannon,

Some Gen1 libertys came out with a 14 inch rim in the same style as the above L series units. I think they were from the ski fx "models" - for the want of a better term. But I could be wrong there.

If you happen to find a good brake upgrade that keeps the 140x4 PCD I'm all ears ;)

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Post by RSR 555 » Sat Aug 25, 2018 8:55 am

Nice work and love the new optical disc. Did you make this yourself?

I'd definitely make your own set of headers up but I'd do some research on sizes and lengths to make sure you don't affect the required back pressures.
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Post by Gannon » Sun Aug 26, 2018 8:08 am

Nah bought the disc. designed for Nissans with aftermarket ecus that cant decode their factory disc
Current rides: 2016 Mitsubishi Triton GLS & 2004 Forester X
Ongoing Project/Toy: 1987 RX Turbo EA82T, Speeduino ECU, Coil-pack ignition, 440cc Injectors, KONI adjustale front struts, Hybrid L Series/ Liberty AWD 5sp
Past rides: 92 L series turbo converted wagon, 83 Leone GL Sedan, 2004 Liberty GT Sedan & 2001 Outback
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