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Post by d_generate » Sat Oct 30, 2010 2:05 am

Looks great mate, it's amazing how those wheels look better on the cars they weren't designed to go on, or maybe it's just the dark blue:-D
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Post by rtcb65 » Sat Oct 30, 2010 9:57 am

d_generate wrote:Looks great mate, it's amazing how those wheels look better on the cars they weren't designed to go on, or maybe it's just the dark blue:-D
The wheels do , dont they, or it could be the wheels and the blue.LOL
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Post by AlpineRaven » Sun Oct 31, 2010 8:43 pm

Love the paint job.. Good Luck!
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Subarus that I have/had:
1995 Liberty "Rallye" - 5MT AWD, LSD - *written off 25/8/06 in towing accident.
1996 Liberty Wagon - SkiFX AWD 5MT D/R, Lifted.. Outback Sway Bar, 1.59:1 Low Gearing see thread: 1.59:1 in EJ Box Page
Sold at 385,000kms in July 2011.
2007 Liberty BP Wagon, 2.5i automatic
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Post by AlpineRaven » Sun Oct 31, 2010 8:44 pm

Oh how is the gearbox going?
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Subarus that I have/had:
1995 Liberty "Rallye" - 5MT AWD, LSD - *written off 25/8/06 in towing accident.
1996 Liberty Wagon - SkiFX AWD 5MT D/R, Lifted.. Outback Sway Bar, 1.59:1 Low Gearing see thread: 1.59:1 in EJ Box Page
Sold at 385,000kms in July 2011.
2007 Liberty BP Wagon, 2.5i automatic
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Post by AndrewT » Sun Oct 31, 2010 10:04 pm

Great job on the paint. Agreed with the comments on the wheels - these are my favorite OEM Subaru wheel. I was so heartbroken having to take mine off my Legacy (didn't clear the 4pot calipers I upgraded to).

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Post by rtcb65 » Mon Nov 01, 2010 4:42 pm

T'subaru wrote:Nice ride Rick, I like your color choices and quality of work.
oh yea, roofline envy:mrgreen:
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Thanks Mark. I like the colour, but the quality isn't perfect up close.
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Post by rtcb65 » Mon Nov 01, 2010 4:46 pm

AlpineRaven wrote:Love the paint job.. Good Luck!
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Thanks AP.
AlpineRaven wrote:Oh how is the gearbox going?
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The gear box is going great so far. Alittle whine in low range and little stiff in the changes. I think the stiffness is due to not having a outback/forester shifter. Shifter not set low enough.
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Post by rtcb65 » Mon Nov 01, 2010 4:51 pm

AndrewT wrote:Great job on the paint. Agreed with the comments on the wheels - these are my favorite OEM Subaru wheel. I was so heartbroken having to take mine off my Legacy (didn't clear the 4pot calipers I upgraded to).
Thanks Andrew, Like i said a couple of post back, the paint job not perfect up close. I need to sand the clear more. It was only a quick job to make it look better for the roadworthy and make it my colour. LOL.

The wheels are my fav of all the subaru wheels also.

Now has Gt forester seat backs in the car. There is a reason for only the backs used. Will explain when pic goes up.
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Post by RSR 555 » Mon Nov 01, 2010 7:02 pm

Time to update the avatar Rick :p
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Post by rtcb65 » Mon Nov 01, 2010 7:18 pm

RSR 555 wrote:Time to update the avatar Rick :p
It is to.Thanks for reminding me. Now to find a nice clear pic of it blue.

I think it might be time to update the signature pic as well.
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Post by RSR 555 » Tue Nov 02, 2010 9:44 am

rtcb65 wrote:It is to.Thanks for reminding me. Now to find a nice clear pic of it blue.

I think it might be time to update the signature pic as well.
Cool.. that looks better :p

You'll need to get all the blue suby boys back to get the updated sig :mrgreen:
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Post by riksta » Tue Nov 02, 2010 7:19 pm

looks great Rick, must have missed the pic's go up of it all done and on the road. love that blue, well done Rick.
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Post by rtcb65 » Wed Nov 03, 2010 7:32 am

riksta wrote:looks great Rick, must have missed the pic's go up of it all done and on the road. love that blue, well done Rick.
Thanks Rik.
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Post by rtcb65 » Thu Nov 04, 2010 6:42 pm

As said earlier on, a couple of posts back. I have put GT forester seat backs on the Gen 2 base. There is a reason. To make the forester seats fit the M.Y. fast, the tracks were basically, messed up. So not able to reuse. So we thought , lets see if the forester backs, fit the gen 2 seat. They did, so in they went. Now to , in the future, trim the seat backs to suit the car.

I have said in passing , on this tread, i have a liberty shift set in the out back. It don't work real well, as expected. Until now. Steve made a few adjustments and BINGO. Working.

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Post by El_Freddo » Sun Nov 07, 2010 4:40 pm

Nice!

I'd love a set of those forester seats in my L!

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Post by rtcb65 » Sun Nov 07, 2010 9:43 pm

El_Freddo wrote:Nice!

I'd love a set of those forester seats in my L!

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He Bennie,

I like them. They are one of the nicest seats i have sat in. Even over long distance , i don't get the strain in the back from sitting for a long time. Now in saying that, i haven't had alot of experience across a large range of cars , so i can only speak from personal experience.
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Post by ScubyRoo » Sun Nov 07, 2010 9:49 pm

rtcb65 wrote:He Bennie,

I like them. They are one of the nicest seats i have sat in. Even over long distance , i don't get the strain in the back from sitting for a long time. Now in saying that, i haven't had alot of experience across a large range of cars , so i can only speak from personal experience.
How do they go in terms of keeping you in tight when the road gets bendy? I tend to slide around a bit in my outback seats...
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Post by rtcb65 » Mon Nov 08, 2010 8:59 am

ScubyRoo wrote:How do they go in terms of keeping you in tight when the road gets bendy? I tend to slide around a bit in my outback seats...
They do very well for me. Then again, i fill out the seat to the edge, middle age spread. LOL. When i had them in the M.Y. they worked well in the bush. Kept me contained well , so i could concentrate on where i was going, instead of trying to stay in my seat.
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Post by vincentvega » Mon Nov 08, 2010 10:57 am

I have the same drivers seat in my lib. I have done a heap of long trips in it and they are much more comfortable than the stock liberty seat.

The armrest is also great for long trips
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Post by rtcb65 » Fri Dec 17, 2010 1:17 pm

I'm back on the road. I put a turbo impreza box in and changed diff ratio's to suit 4:11.
But i changed my mind. Went for the same as i had . Dual range 3:9 ratio. I think i would have missed the D/R.
Many thanks to Jeff for all the help in finding the items.
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