my ej20t 1984 1800 wagon

slipps · Post by **slipps** » Wed Jul 25, 2007 9:21 pm

so i finally picked up my ej20t 84 wagon, never ownd a subaru , nor do i know much about them but i am willing to learn.
it runs a ej20t on 11psi ,water to air, gearbox , vented brakes , and diffs centers from a 1991 liberty rs , also 16 inch wrx wheels ,surge tank, and a microtech ltx8.
bit of rust but nothing unfixable.

my plans are get the body fixed up ,shave most of the badges, upgrade the turbo, fix any mech problems, bring the interior back to full stock , slamm it , and drive it.

i paid 4000 for it, is this a resonable price?

i'll be putting up photos as soon as i can.

ill be asking some tech questions real soon.

by the way i posted some question before stating this was a 1987 wagon, disregard them.

cheers.

TW83 · Post by **TW83** » Wed Jul 25, 2007 11:28 pm

slipps wrote:
it runs a ej20t on 11psi ,water to air, gearbox, vented brakes....

Running a gearbox hey? Not many cars have those, thats insane.

Just kidding sounds great, $4000 is a steal. Sort of wish I had just gone bought an already converted one. So much cheaper.

Pictures please.

90brumby · Post by **90brumby** » Wed Jul 25, 2007 11:37 pm

welcome mate yer 4 k is a great price dependin on the condition of corse but sounds good

were bout r u???

n yer pics please

slipps · Post by **slipps** » Wed Jul 25, 2007 11:47 pm

im on the far north coast nsw, byron bay.
the engine seems fine , bit of clunck in the rear wen i depress and release clutch fast , body is good , had a respray bout 12 months ago , but rust is showing its ugly head again. oh and its got power windows.
also i ment the rs liberty gearbox ,haha.

what is a good rear end diff setup for these, im looking for something strong?

cheers

AndrewT · Post by **AndrewT** » Thu Jul 26, 2007 11:53 am

Hi sounds like a great little sleeper!

I'd say best bet would be to get an RS turbo or WRX diff in there as they are designed for the power as standard.
Theres a few ways to do this....custom shafts with EJ inners or modify the snap-ring groove to fit the EJ stub axel assemblys in etc.

Chris_Rogers · Post by **Chris_Rogers** » Fri Jul 27, 2007 9:13 pm

its not a yellow one is it- was one a few yrs back that matched your description had nsw plates EEJ-20T on it.

slipps · Post by **slipps** » Fri Jul 27, 2007 11:28 pm

na its white. has been for ever.
cheers

highroller · Post by **highroller** » Tue Aug 07, 2007 3:05 pm

got any pics mate?

slipps · Post by **slipps** » Sun Sep 02, 2007 5:49 pm

pics are finally here ,

slipps · Post by **slipps** » Sun Sep 02, 2007 5:50 pm

really want it lowered in the rear , i have wound down that bolt as much as possible , but i need more , any ideas?

Subafury · Post by **Subafury** » Sun Sep 02, 2007 6:26 pm

looks very nice mate- very clean. i reckon u got a bargain for 4k

timmo · Post by **timmo** » Sun Sep 02, 2007 6:49 pm

hell yeah agreed

Chris_Rogers · Post by **Chris_Rogers** » Sun Sep 02, 2007 7:29 pm

looks good. what has been done with the rear end? (IE 5 stud swap) XT6 or machined legacy hubs?

Post by **Alex** » Sun Sep 02, 2007 8:10 pm

one word.....PORN..

that is severely sexy, 4grand WOW!

alex

slipps · Post by **slipps** » Sun Sep 02, 2007 11:47 pm

not really to sure about the rear end , as i said im just getting into subi , it has the 5 stud conversion , with the liberty rs brake/calliper upgrade.
thats bout all i know.

cheers guys.

stamp_licker · Post by **stamp_licker** » Mon Sep 03, 2007 5:56 pm

Looks good.I got to see this car in the flesh some time ago up here.

Farmsci · Post by **Farmsci** » Tue Sep 04, 2007 9:26 pm

that is wicked! would sure surprise more than a few people!

vidler · Post by **vidler** » Tue Sep 04, 2007 9:33 pm

do i recall seeing this car on ebay a while back??? either way, awesome price and even better ride.

slipps · Post by **slipps** » Tue Sep 04, 2007 11:01 pm

yeah a couple of guys said that to me about ebay , to my knowledge it was on there but didnt sell.

yeah it defintely surprise a couple of people when changing gears , it gets some weird looks aswell.

i would like to meet some of you subi enthusiast one day, pick your brains , is there any meets ever up my way / gold coast/ brisbane?

cheers boys

slipps · Post by **slipps** » Wed Oct 10, 2007 12:27 am

ok so i thought i give a little up date , i have had problems with the peddle box and the clutch not getting enough throw , but all fixed now as i have a new peddle box in there and very well done custom job done. clutch gets lots of throw. also i have installed a cd player and boost gauge. rear diff mount was worn so ive had it replaced. (clucking has gone!) overall service was done oil change , rad flush , sparkies. new pod filter was put on and is breathing very happy.
also sourced some newish interior parts that made bring it back to life a bit.

car is running better than ever and what im most amzed about was the fuel consumption i got over the week , 442 kms out of a 43ltr petrol tank ,of course it was on 98 octane. but i was extremley amazed , some highway driving some city. go ej20t power.