New members - Read first post & say G'day

[Rockwall]

Robert here, just joined thank you. I have owned 4 subis over the years, from the 1600 when they first came out to a couple of L wagons and a Brumby (how I wish I could have that back). Looking at getting another one after a long break. Still fancy the dual range, old habits die hard I guess.

[Bosco15]

G'day Robert, from Newcastle, NSW.
Pretty new here, myself.
Lots of good information and help.
I picked up my Brumby recently, as a "Too good to pass up" type purchase.
Keeping an eye on the market, it seems that Brumbies are becoming more sought after of late.
There are a few good examples on the market, atm, but price reflects their owners passion.
The odd bargain popping up every now and again.
Good luck with your search.

[Brumby_driver]

Hi everyone! I’m doing a 5speed conversion with my brumby just looking for information in putting the clutch together I sat the l series friction plate in the my series flywheel and put the l pressure plate on that it all looks like it fits?

[El_Freddo]

G’day Brumby driver,

It will all fit but it won’t have the same clamping force as the L series setup because the step in the MY flywheel is deeper than the L series.

I can’t remember the details off hand as to how much you need to shave the MY flywheel down to have the same step as the L series. But if you have the L series flywheel you can measure that to get your answer.

All the best with it. I’ve read good things about the 5 speed swap but never got around to it!

Cheers

Bennie

[subienoobie]

Hello All,
Owen from the mid north coast NSW. Second Subaru (2008 liberty wagon, 2.5lt) was perfect when I lived in the city. Now it’s too low but I want to keep it and lift it.
Not after more suspension travel as such, just some more clearance for the dirt roads and paddocks that I encounter more often now. Maybe some bigger tyres to soften out the bumps too.

Unfortunately as the name suggests I’m a noob. I’ve never modified a car in my life, excited to start!

Will look around and post in appropriate threads.

First subie was a old boxy sports wagon I drove across the states in 90s’ took it into some wild country, loved it.

[peterb2548]

Greetings all. Returning to the Subaru fold. Had a 2003 Forester from around 2010 to 2014 and have just place on order an Outback Sport. Hopefully the wait won't be too bad. First time in over 40 years of driving I have had to wait more than a couple of days for a car.

Cheers all

Peter

[El_Freddo]

Welcome Peter!

New car, noice. I hope they don’t keep you waiting in anticipation - and when you do get it I hope there are no bugs to iron out.

You’ll have to be our pioneer on this latest model for others out there

Cheers

Bennie

[CraigF]

Hey All, Craig from Melbourne's West here.

Just bought myself another brumby after quite a few years out of the fold. She's still interstate at present, but plans are forming...... (think tweaked restoration)

Looking forward to tapping into the knowledge base that exists here.

Cheers

[Ronnie17]

gday all, Aaron from Melbourne.

New to the Wrx owners circle with a 2011 WRX. no not an STi
i originally joined the group to get ideas on how to upgrape the stock wrx to an sti version and if i should.
That was thwarted pretty quick when i read some older posts and their responses and the possible price tag on such a that.

im sure there will be a couple questions on the best options to possible after market items in the future.

that is if i still have a license as ive gone from a Hyundai accent to a WRX... Just a small difference in speed and acceleration there..

cheers

A A ron

[El_Freddo]

G’day Craig & A A ron!

Good to hear you’ve got your selves in a Subaru you’re happy with!

A A ron, I can understand the licence thing. It’ll be awareness and a bit of discipline that will keep your licence as demerit points!

Cheers

Bennie

[diymansa]

Gday, Phil from SA here. Had a brz for a few years, loved it, gave it up when marriage came along. Now I've just bought a well used 2005 outback h6 with 250000 on the clock. Wanted to share some discoveries and solutions I've come up with.
The rear end (load levelling shocks) was really letting the team down so after some online research I approached my local mech who I thought could change it out for standard shocks and new springs. He said it couldn't be done but I found another mech who said it could and did it with locally sourced new parts. What a difference! Like a new car to drive. The rear just sits nicely a bit higher than the front.
Also had a win with the auto not shifting out of first and second until revving its ...ts off. Found a split in the airbox behind the engine, quick fix with silicone has made a huge difference! Will probably help the economy too.
Thirdly, it came with ridiculous 9inch spots on the front and an led light bar so I sold the spots with part of the wiring and then tried to rewire the bar. Found out that the lights are neg switched. Eventually got it working by running the relay inputs (both pos and neg) from both wires on the high beam globe (to make it legal). Hope these things can be helpful to someone . Phil.

[perko12]

<t>Hi all, new member Geoff here from Ipswich. Owned an MY03 Forester 2.5XS since 2005, no plans to upgrade because I like this one so much. Currently sitting on 299302km but still runs smooth as it always has.<br/>
Couple of quick questions for owners of similar cars:<br/>
Fuel consumption? Around town I get about 10L/100km, 8.5 on a long highway trip, and between 10.5 and 11.5 when towing a 4m pop-top caravan, depending on hills and headwinds. Be interested to know what others get when towing.<br/>
Bash plate? Don't do any off-roading but sometimes like to explore back roads or get into more isolated national parks. Front plastic undertray is still intact but would like to replace with something a little more substantial just in case. Handy with a welder but would consider after-market unit if not too expensive.<br/>
Cruise Control? Mine lets the speed drop to about 5k's below the set speed then accelarates to about 5k's above the set speed before settling down, but once you get a few hills it seems to revert to the slow down/speed up/slow down pattern. I usually flick it off if going up a hill otherwise it continues to accelerate going down the other side until it hits the 5k over mark. Any way of adjusting the response profile?<br/>
Mine has the self-levelling rear struts, replaced them about 12 months ago, would not consider anything else despite the $$$, magic when towing the van.</t>
That's all for now.

[El_Freddo]

Welcome perko!

That is good fuel economy to me! Manual or auto?

Look into Subaextreme for a bash plate. And the cruise thing seem odd.

Start a new thread in the foz section for your model and we’ll discuss more there. I keep an eye on new threads so should find it shortly after you post it

Cheers

Bennie

[perko12]

Hi Bennie thanks for the welcome. Mine's a manual but I'm also a gentle driver so always looking for economy when travelling, particularly with fuel prices the way they are.
Just came back from a 5500km round trip to Normanton via Mt Isa and back via Hughenden. Usually cruise around 90 in 5th with the van on but happy to drop to 4th at 80 or even 70 up hills, have to laugh when overtaken by v8 cruisers/patrols towing huge vans pushing 110 against a headwind, catch up at the next roadhouse where they're forking out $200 plus to refuel and i'm just topping up.
Will check out Subaextreme for a bash plate.
Checked out the cruise control online, seems like my model has it as an add-on not integrated with the ecu so probably not easy to modify but I'll ask around.
Am I able to add photos to posts?

[Big Kev]

G'day. Retired fart, not so old. Mech Eng, motorsport for 30 years, pilot in past lives. Living in Canberra unfortunately.

Current project is getting a sohc EJ20 to run on an LT8s set up for an early WRX.

Cheers,

Kevin

[El_Freddo]

G’day Kevin!

Dunno what an LV8 is, so I’m not entirely sure what you’re up to there but you have me intrigued.

“Living in Canberra unfortunately” - Get out of Canberra!

Cheers

Bennie

[Ivoros]

Hi, Ivor here, 64 from Western Australia. Retired motor mechanic. Own a 2010 Tribeca.

Cheers

[eagerex]

Hi one & all

I'm a recent addition to the world of Subaru. Like so many, it came to pass that a Subaru was the right car at the right price at the right time.

A few months back I was lucky enough to encounter a well-cared for, one owner 2010 Exiga. We had been car shopping that day in Elderslie & found a couple of maybes, and this one was parked on the side of the road just outside Camden. It ticked most of our boxes, being a wagon with good loadspace, auto (for Her Indoors), and having a towbar. Regularly serviced all its life, only slightly neg point having 257K on clock. A few minor bugs to sort out (which I'll expand on in other threads), it joins a stable of 2003 Ford Futura sedan (modified), 1964 Toyota Crown sedan, 1970 Valiant Safari wagon (neither running at present) and 1928 Sunbeam 20.9 Weymann sedan.

I look forward to taking part in the forum.

[El_Freddo]

G’day Ivor, apologies for missing your intro post! Retired mechanic you say, I bet you saw some massive changes in vehicles across your career!

How do you find the Tribeca? We looked at that model, couldn’t bring ourselves to even look at the series one versions! The series 2 was generally out of our price range plus it wouldn’t do offroading work the way I wanted it to. We ended up going with a Gen3 Pajero. Solid platform with a proven track record. It goes well offroad too!

Eagerex,

Nice pick up on the Exiga! When I saw one of them for the first time I thought that was the new wagon look and seriously thought Subaru had lost the plot!
That must be a massive cargo space in the back with that raised looking roof section!
Don’t stress about the kms. It’s not even worn in yet… if it was looked after mechanically it’ll look after you well

Cheers

Bennie

[eagerex]

The Exiga seems to be something of an oddity. Though it was sold here in Oz as a "Liberty" Exiga, it doesn't remotely resemble any Liberty (like an Outback does for example).

From observing the other Subies around me here in the Illawarra, it seems to be more of a Forester in all but name. A Forester with a bigger cargo space and a faux Liberty front clip.

The engine has EJ25 on it (2.5l, yes?); I'm hoping it might be worth adding some extractors to, and/or a sport exhaust system.

After years of driving conventional autos, the Lineartronic CVT still seems a tad weird, but it & I are coming to terms.