1986 Subaru Leone RX TURBO STi

[nico leone]

my brake lines all made up this is the rear it has 2 sections that i got made.



front brake lines done


and the diff fluid is ready to be add


support for the front lip, oem subaru



put them on

[nico leone]

Franz crazy at work on my wiring, this is only half the paper work on my stuff.




and the pin porn for the wiring he is doing for my hole car !



r180 read for service !


my brand new Bosch 044, these fittings are from the UK for the ford cosworth ! who would have guessed the Leone had the same set up !!


my hsd front camber plates came in ! thank you JRP for letting me do what i had to do to get my suspension all sorted out !!.

[nico leone]

the front is a bit to low, which will come up after corner balance and aliment get worked out. i wouldnt want the honda crowd thinking i want to race lol.

i didnt want to add this but i need a bigger opening or else i could not use 2nd 4th 6th or R gear !.. so STi plate with boot, just waiting for the bolts to come in now.





AWIC pipes and other bits which is moving along nice and smooth. couple back order stuff which is killing me ! summer is all most done.

[nico leone]

clutch line made fluid and bled, ready to go



this picture is just crazy all in its self !!! it makes me not even want to drive this car and put it away for another 26years !!!!

Franz Diebold wiring Diebold Autosport ! its just so beautiful i am speechless !! thank you Franz.

[nico leone]

shifter plate is all done bolts in.


my LC1 is ready to auto tune and get me going till Franz comes and really dials it in


and the diff is mounted in ready to go


the bracket my father made extra strong so the diff dont end up down the street LOL


my brake lines all made up this is the rear it has 2 sections that i got made.



front brake lines done


and the diff fluid is ready to be add

[nico leone]

well water box is in, its so well made its crazy to put it in there but it must.

gave Donny the inch and boom he makes it up fast quick and pressure tested.

Dad's Custom Intercooler Tanks

[nico leone]

well Franz has come and gone and it was a busy time while he was here. i had a couple problems that i need to fix to make it work right. so i could not get my dyno time


My grocery list !




1... i need to cut vents in the hood because this subaru intake temps are way to hot ! :firedevil:


2... i need to make a safety strap on the drive shaft, also add a little better support on the rear diff so it does not end up on the tarmac !


3.... move my water coolers in a better place



what we have now is a 17psi road tune that to be honest is just crazy to even go to 25psi how fast this car is right now. i am kind of glad i didn't get all the power at once its a tricky car to drive that's for sure.

once i fix the problems then 25psi dyno tune will be done, ill push for the end of the season but no promise its getting late and the car needs to be put away soon.


Franz pictures

[nico leone]

so in order to lower my intake temps with out cutting my hood i sacrificed my a/c system .

by getting rid of the a/c system i gained just about 20 degrees off the 60 degree iat temp, out side temp is 20 degree.

i just could not cut the hood with out trying the last step, a massive awic cooler (26x7x2). if this does not cool my intake then i am busting the saw out and going to town on the stock hood or the brand new OEM one i have laying around that i picked up for this problem.



so as of now car runs good at 17psi i am a drifter out of control with awd lol. my gas tank sprung a leak do to the vent line sensor not working should have un plugged it like i did for my legacy ! instead it split it self down the side of the tank like a pop can.

a new OEM subaru one is on its way so i can put more then 10bucks in the car and make my way to see Franz and get it tuned on the dyno by the end of this fall weather.










so i went to Washington D.C to visit Franz and he did a little work on the car and he took me to see the crazy city which is just amazing to see and i cant wait to go back for part 2 of the city !!

Abraham Lincoln says hello

[nico leone]

Franz's one of a billion cool tool's he owns !


my leone getting all its numbers crunched to perfection !


little vid




franz made me a new shorter pipe from scratch in a matter of minutes, and he gave me the fancy clamps to hold it right. we also put in oil temp, oil pressure, fuel pressure sensors to watch whats going and everything is good !



so much went down this week here is some extra pics from the dyno session, the guys at IMA Motorsports know there Porsche's it was Porsche heaven, i was sourounded buy flat six's with huge turbos making stupid power every where i looked such nice people at IMA Motorsports !

all these porsche made me think why am i messing with this four bangger when subaru made the best six which is a ej22 with a extra 2 lol.

[nico leone]

franz baby


LOL my mamma's car hahahha


le mans


i need to make this stand or buy one like this, need like 10 of them lol

[nico leone]

so i got my STi coupler in


and i am building the air oil separator system witch i can put in soon once my plastic fittings come in

mann hummel provent 200 and i welded a nipple for the drain back on my stock dip stick tube. you need a one way valve and i got high temp o rings for the provent 200 lid.

the hose is a bmw 1990 325 6 hose witch has a step in it the same size as the provent 200.






well my jdm rally book has come in and i think vinyl wrap is coming lol



the first rally cars


My LEONE !!


look at the bolt pattern 4 at first next year 5x100 lol... need to vinyl wrap it haha


my car was the lightest subaru ever made 900kg

[nico leone]

My OLD baby !!!





so my us-plastic stuff has come in and its time to put in my provent 200 & got a little reservoir for the AWIC set up and it works perfect.




Stage 1 7670 S200SX 1.00AR, next year for fun Stage 2 S300SX 400whp



well i found the most rarest part in japan for my car ! with the help of Yoshifumi @ japan dream direct.. Japan Auto Direct [JAD] Japanese car & motorcycle BOOK & DVD store .





The Leone Turbo OEM Subaru window visor !!

[nico leone]

these puppies are made out metal not like the 90's plastic type one's, these one's hold there shape even in wind tunnel testing.

they slice the wind like a ninja sword, and cut rain water in half lol





also got some new track wheels for summer, tire i have not picked yet.

[nico leone]

well i am getting ready for next spring and i really need seats for this car the factory seats do not hold you in at all ... ill put them in plastic in storage away so no worries lol.

so two choices

RECARO blue vintage $2500.00







OR

RECARO LS in blue $1200.00

[nico leone]

his RECARO $350.00 seat there is only 1 which has the same colour !!! FFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFuuuuckkkkkk









LEONE inside

[nico leone]

well i just got my extra recaro seat in, looks amazing. ill get it steamed cleaned to refresh it.






and also picked up a set of jetta mkII recaro to restore for next year




so i found another recaro seat which this one has the head rest i want. now i just need to find one more seat to match the head rest.




also found a spare set of track wheels for my leone, VOLK RAY's STi GC8. i'm going to paint a set of these some funky bright colour.




and still cant find fabric for my recaro jetta mk2 seats yet

[nico leone]

so i got one of my set of STi TE37 VOLK sand blasted ready to get painted a colour that i have not picked yet, i'm thinking a nice glossy jet black but will see soon.






also some oem subaru parts have come in, new XT6 front control arms. i have to problem's that i need fixing with these. 1 is the bushing end rubs in my subframe arm, 2 i dont have camber in the front.







ill be adding something like these to the arms so i gain in both aspects




also i have ordered another rear diff support mount, which i will be adding a new bushing in the middle to help with the flexing in the rear R180 diff. if your driving behind my car, as i shift in a gear ! you can see the diff flex, which all most looks like its going to fall out lol.

[nico leone]

so my rims got done ready to roll again, thanks to NVauto for installing the tire's again . So the other gold set i have will be face sanded and re painted gold.



one more thing that i need to add to them which is in the mail on its way.




so i found another set of JDM Subaru FHI 4 pot 2 pot, i had them sand blasted and now powder coated red. i got new oem seals to rebuild them & some GODSPEED Brakes stainless steel pistons to rebuild them with, also need to paint the letter's on the calipers white and find a sticker for the rear. ill most likely sell the other gray set that are on the leone or use them for the next build that's going on all ready




also got some nice STi Magnesium Valve Rocker Cover Set coming in, very excited for these all ways wanted them.




also its all most time to order my new turbo the S300SX FMW so i can make my goal of 400whp on a dyno dynamics dyno.

[nico leone]

so i just hand painted one subaru decal on the 4 pot, came out all right i think. now i need to find the stickers for the rear 2 pot some where.


looks ok with the black GC8 volks i did in black.



WOW fastest shipping in the world took place ! my GODSPEED BRAKES stainless steel brake caliper pistons got here i just placed the order like on Tuesday and there from the UK !!

time for me to get to work

[nico leone]

think i found my 17" wheels ?????? by my calculator calculations it looks like they will fit. that means i have to get a set of STi Brembos up front.

if they don't fit guess ill have to put them for sale

S202 STi RAY'S VOLK FORGED 5x100 17x7.5JJ ET 53



SUBARU TECNICA INTERNATIONAL STi



FORGED MADE IN JAPAN