Venom: H6 Gen2 Liberty GX

YouTube · Post by **El_Freddo** » Sun Aug 08, 2010 10:10 pm

Being an STi box I'm sure it has some form of front LSD. Would be an advantage offroad to a certain point.

How much were those plugs worth??? I know my wallet takes a bitch slapping all the time but that's for other reasons!

And don't knock the olympus camera! Awesome piece of kit in my opinion...

Cheers

Bennie

Venom · Post by **Venom** » Fri Aug 20, 2010 1:41 pm

Rear clutch pack LSD centre in the mail.

Venom · Post by **Venom** » Fri Aug 20, 2010 1:44 pm

El_Freddo wrote:Being an STi box I'm sure it has some form of front LSD. Would be an advantage offroad to a certain point.

How much were those plugs worth??? I know my wallet takes a bitch slapping all the time but that's for other reasons!

And don't knock the olympus camera! Awesome piece of kit in my opinion...

Cheers

Bennie

Bennie platinum plugs were $28 each x 6.

Olympus camera takes good quality pictures. But as i said unlike every other brand that uses universal USB cords and memory cards Olympus have their own unique one which doesn't integrate with anything else. E.g the card reader on my laptop, spare USB cables, etc which makes it a pain. Freebie Sony camera on the other hand that i found at the beach is basically all generic accessories.

Cheers,
Rhys

YouTube · Post by **El_Freddo** » Fri Aug 20, 2010 7:16 pm

Venom wrote:Rear clutch pack LSD centre in the mail.

NICE! From the dude we talked about last weekend??

Should make for a great all rounder with LSD's front and rear

Fair enough on the Olympus. I do have an SD card adaptor somewhere that fits them into the regular SD slot... Just got to find it. I might have to upgrade my mini SD card to an 8 gig one. 4 gig just isn't cutting it these days!

Have fun pulling your rear diff out! Its a bitch in a liberty!!

Cheers

Bennie

Venom · Post by **Venom** » Tue Aug 24, 2010 12:38 pm

Okay so a little overzealous on the picture taking but the car is away for a week having some minor front end damage repaired and i got a little exited by the mail today.

Scored from RSLC forums, apparently suits pre-99 WRX driveshafts.

Cheers,
Rhys

BTW I like Lego

pezimm · Post by **pezimm** » Tue Aug 24, 2010 6:37 pm

I love all the Lego on the background!!

Good find and I'll be interested to hear your impressions on the LSD, since mine hasn't got one...

Cheers,
Pedro.

AlpineRaven · Post by **AlpineRaven** » Tue Aug 24, 2010 9:25 pm

hehe Good find mate, I have one exactly the same only done 35,000kms straight from Japan, that diff is VLSD. not CLSD. Lovely Lego in background.. i miss lego days!
Cheers
AP

Venom · Post by **Venom** » Wed Aug 25, 2010 11:56 am

AlpineRaven wrote:hehe Good find mate, I have one exactly the same only done 35,000kms straight from Japan, that diff is VLSD. not CLSD. Lovely Lego in background.. i miss lego days!
Cheers
AP

I was under the impression i was buying a plated LSD, i assumed that meant clutch pack, as clutch = plate. Took some more pictures to confirm. Looks like the clutch plates i have seen on the internet, although apparently the VLSD has some too?

Grooved plates stacked on top of eachother, compressed together with a concave washer thing that i'm holding in my hand.

Also i could have a VLSD already in the rear? Shouldn't these behave as an open diff untill the liquid is heated sufficiently to engage the mechanisms inside? Thats what i just read on USMB anyway. So could this mean when its cold that both rear wheels turn in opposite directions? Not fussed if this is the case since i won't have to machine the diff housing to fit my latest purchase.

Cheers,
Rhys

Venom · Post by **Venom** » Wed Sep 15, 2010 3:55 pm

New ride to sit next to the Lib. 174,000 kms. AC and power steering.

Was on Gumtree Melb. $1200 with RWC and 6 months rego. I have been on the search for a cheap ride, as my girlfriend gets nervous about driving my Lib in case she damages it. Enter perfect excuse to buy a classic Suby. No window rust front or back! Spots of rust on the roof and in the roof gutters, a little under one of the rear side window trims. Runs like a pig, definitely needs some tuning TLC to get it purring.

Gannon · Post by **Gannon** » Wed Sep 15, 2010 7:28 pm

Yep that is definitely a plated diff or CLSD

The viscous centre diff looks identical because the outside case is the same as the clutch type unit.

The viscous centre cannot be dis-assembled like the clutch one can

AlpineRaven · Post by **AlpineRaven** » Wed Sep 15, 2010 10:19 pm

Very original find!!! What are the plans for that MY?
Cheers
AP

subaruby · Post by **subaruby** » Wed Sep 15, 2010 10:26 pm

Nice ride with 14's as well, though not so sure about the hub caps, are they square?

What's with this comment

.....as my girlfriend gets nervous about driving my Lib in case she damages it

Does she know where you drive it?

YouTube · Post by **El_Freddo** » Thu Sep 16, 2010 1:29 pm

Suparoo wrote:Yep that is definitely a plated diff or CLSD

The viscous centre diff looks identical because the outside case is the same as the clutch type unit.

The viscous centre cannot be dis-assembled like the clutch one can

That's great news for you Rhys. Make sure you "shim" the springs that clamp the plates for extra pressure on the plates = a tighter LSD

You do this by adding the same number of washers of a certain thickness to the springs - that's what I've read on quite a few forums while looking into Hilux diffs... Don't ask why...

Venom wrote:New ride to sit next to the Lib. 174,000 kms. AC and power steering.

Was on Gumtree Melb. $1200 with RWC and 6 months rego. I have been on the search for a cheap ride, as my girlfriend gets nervous about driving my Lib in case she damages it. Enter perfect excuse to buy a classic Suby. No window rust front or back! Spots of rust on the roof and in the roof gutters, a little under one of the rear side window trims. Runs like a pig, definitely needs some tuning TLC to get it purring.

In reference to the bold:

subaruby wrote:Does she know where you drive it?

Classic! I don't know what she's scared of, its not like she's done any damage to it - everyone else seems to be good enough at that so far

As for the MY, looks like a great purchase! When's the EJ and 5 speed box coming?? A "little" EJ20 would go sweet in there - or an EJ20G so she'd have some sort of chance keeping up with you in the Lib

Yeah, that'd be the way to go... Not that I'm planting a seed or anything

Then a 2 or 3 inch kit, some larger rims and you'll both be set!

Cheers

Bennie

Venom · Post by **Venom** » Sat Sep 18, 2010 10:34 am

Will have to make a new thread for the My i think!

El_Freddo wrote:That's great news for you Rhys. Make sure you "shim" the springs that clamp the plates for extra pressure on the plates = a tighter LSD You do this by adding the same number of washers of a certain thickness to the springs - that's what I've read on quite a few forums while looking into Hilux diffs... Don't ask why...

Classic! I don't know what she's scared of, its not like she's done any damage to it - everyone else seems to be good enough at that so far

As for the MY, looks like a great purchase! When's the EJ and 5 speed box coming?? A "little" EJ20 would go sweet in there - or an EJ20G so she'd have some sort of chance keeping up with you in the Lib Yeah, that'd be the way to go... Not that I'm planting a seed or anything

Then a 2 or 3 inch kit, some larger rims and you'll both be set!

Cheers

Bennie

LSD shim might be on the cards. Will start with it as is and see what it is like.

MY will will keep the EA81, just want something cheap and simple unlike the H6. Every bloody H6 part costs $400. Re: gearbox Bennie just waitng for you do to a 5 speed conversion on Sunnie so i can follow your DIY

I will have an L series 5 speed as a result of building the box for the H6.

subaruby wrote:Nice ride with 14's as well, though not so sure about the hub caps, are they square?

What's with this comment

Does she know where you drive it?

Hub cabs are round, just look funny with the dirt around the wheel nuts. They actually look really good except they have a big "T" in the middle.

She does know what i do to it, she's not fussed what i do because its my car

She just feels bad when she doe stuff like covering the car in a cloud of clutch smoke trying to do a hill start

She wants her own car to do that sort of thing to! I'm not gonig to complain its a good excuse for a second Subie.

I've actually been eyeing up your MY subaruby i think the wagons are one of the best looking cars Subaru have made. I am a biased wagon man though.

AlpineRaven wrote:Very original find!!! What are the plans for that MY?
Cheers
AP

Girlfriend is talking about taking it off road so she can join us on our trips. So i guess a 2" lift, maybe with no strut tops but 2" extended strut inserts. I think that will do it!

Suparoo wrote:Yep that is definitely a plated diff or CLSD

The viscous centre diff looks identical because the outside case is the same as the clutch type unit.

The viscous centre cannot be dis-assembled like the clutch one can

Thanks for clearing that up mate, i was getting a bit worried!

Cheers,

Rhys

Venom · Post by **Venom** » Wed Nov 03, 2010 9:00 am

So i've had an annoying knock in the front end ever since i first took the car off-road nearly a year ago now. Finally took it to a suspension shop the other week and they pointed and pried at a few bushes that were doing sweet FA.

So i made a few whiteline purchases

Also bought front and rear swaybar links. Fronts links went in, still waiting on buying an Outback swaybar to fit the rears.

So much play in this...

Cactus.

I stopped taking pictures because it started pissing down and i had to get everything finished so i could move the car. I live behind a shop so i can only work on my vehicle in the carpark when the owner isn't at work. PIA.

The anti-lift/caster kit actually improved the turning circle because they moved the tyres away from were they were fouling inside the wheel well. Interestingly it also stopped my vehicle pulling left at the slightest hint of road camber. So anyone with that annoying pull left should consider checking these bushes.

Alignment to come after I need to replace the steering rack boots. Will post a comparison of before/after the antilift caster kit.

Cheers,
Rhys

vincentvega · Post by **vincentvega** » Wed Nov 03, 2010 5:14 pm

did you release the control arm bushes when the new taller suspension went in? Thats most likely why they are torn

Venom · Post by **Venom** » Wed Nov 03, 2010 10:58 pm

vincentvega wrote:did you release the control arm bushes when the new taller suspension went in? Thats most likely why they are torn

No i didn't even think of it, makes sense now that you've mentioned it.

vincentvega · Post by **vincentvega** » Thu Nov 04, 2010 8:33 am

always a good idea to back off the nut on these, install new suspension, then nip the nut up with the car on the ground.

Venom · Post by **Venom** » Sun Jun 12, 2011 11:44 am

I bought a full 99 WRX brake set from Rexnet a couple of days ago which included new front rotors and pads. So yesterday the front 277mm rotors + 2pots were swapped out for 297mm rotors and 4 pots, and the rears have been upgraded from solid to vented rotors. The one man bleed-o-matic brake kit I bought like 6 months ago worked a treat. Rear sway bar is also back in (was taken out many moons ago when i put the lift in) with whiteline end links.

I can't find a camera, but hopefully i can put some pics up soon. 4 pots fit behind the outback wheels with about a bee's proverbial clearance.

Venom · Post by **Venom** » Sun Jun 12, 2011 12:24 pm

Here's a vid of the H6 at the Alpine National Park on our trip with the Subaru 4WD club of Vic. My car was the only one to get up this particular climb in 1 go (including a Landcruiser) and i didn't even have low range

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_BjATWBh ... r_embedded