As a direct result, my dad decided he wanted to take my sexy Brumby (can't blame him)
Anyways, I refused to give it to him unless he got me another car. Lo and behold, Subibaja rocks up with his RX Turbo (EJ22 conversion) and so after a look/drive, we took it. No doubt some of you have already seen it in his thread.
For the princely sum of $1100, we got an '85 RX Turbo with a late 90's EJ22 conversion, already had the stock dual range 5sp and LSD, lifted 2" with 27"/8.5" Nankang AT's on it. As well as an '85 Leone in "working" order for parts (kind of).
Now, it does have a bit of rust here and there, and things need doing, it still needs a few things for roadworthy, but I'm getting there.
Today I:
Tore the interior all out and started detailing (found 65 cents, WEEW!)
Replaced both of the front engine mounts as they were both pretty shagged, was rumbling and rocking something fierce
Degreased the engine bay and cleaned out the air filter and had a general clean up
Tomorrow morning before work, should be:
Finishing interior
Changing all fluids and filters
Checking all the brake pads
Repacking the rear passenger CV, sounding very dry and metallic, can hear the scratching/squealing
And in the next few weeks I should be:
Cutting/sanding back rust (few patches) and bogging/respraying
Changing fuel pump
Swapping out cracked windscreen
Reattaching and possibly replacing internal heater gear
Fairly big list, but it's not too bad, keen to get it all going.
Engine conversion and all the hard stuff's already done so I'm not complaining
More pictures for those who are interested.
Will keep you all updated.
Cheers,
Tom.
PS. I'm not giving up work on Emma (le Brumby), I do want to get it in perfect order for the old man so there will still be updates there too
