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I drove Ruby Scoo from the busy road of our last rental to the new, much quieter location that has off street parking for her Once we're settled in and things are unboxed/in order there will be some Subaru work coming up on the brumby and Ruby Scoo. Cheers Bennie

Wouldn’t matter. They’d still look small. I’m not sure if it’s those “dress” trims that make them look smaller. I’m having difficulty trying to work out if the premiers are 14 inch rims or just 13s. Either way, it’s the premiers for my vote (again!). It’s kind of like asking: black 8 spoke sunnies: or white 5 spoke scorpions: For me it’s a no brainer... Cheers Bennie

I second this. Permier is more Vortex, 8 spoke sunnies is more L series Cheers Bennie

So someone else removed the dash for you?? Cheers Bennie

There is only one world - Brat wins out either way, with an EJ the world is better Cheers Bennie

And it’s not simply a job where the stub axle pulls out, it’s held in by a circlip on the inner side of the spider gear, requiring a gearbox split to sort it out. I’ve never heard of one of these breaking! Rear one yes (hollow for retainer bolt), but not a front one. Cheers Bennie

I can vouch for this. It’s the same for the EA81 from memory too (it’s been about ten years since I pulled an EA81 heater core. I’ll be doing another dash swap in the next month or so). Cheers Bennie

Welcome to the forum! Awesome to see another L being saved. I’m guessing the green L isn’t as good as the blue one - both are touring wagons so they don’t have the same trim spec as such. Personally I prefer the series two which is what the green one is. I’m looking forward to more of your build pics Cheers Bennie

Have you checked the cam belt timing at both cams? The LHS one is the most important as it has the cam angle sensor. If this is out it may cause timing issues that could lead to a detonation issue that could possibly throw a code. I do the “battery dance” for 30 mins to clear the codes. On cold start up, there’s no knocking in the bottom end? Cheers Bennie

Also check the rear door/boot lid seal. If these are damaged they can suck in the exhaust smells. It’s most likely the rust issue as mentioned. Cheers Bennie

What was wrong with the original master cylinder? That’s a weird fix, I hope it’s done the trick though! Cheers Bennie

That’s awesome and a blast from the past! Ruby Scoo is still kicking, there’s some new pics around the forum of her doing her thing. She’s no where near the tidyness of your touring wagon! I say she’s “good from afar, but far from good” which is mostly true. Not bad for over 500k km and the amount of off-roading she’s done in the time I’ve had her. Is Gertie carb fed or MPFI? As for gaskets etc, have you checked out partsouq.com? They’re pretty good for genuine parts. I don’t play much with the EAs anymore. I think the last set of head gaskets I did on the EA81 in my brumby were felpro or torquepro - it was a few years ago now so I’m a bit hazy as to what I used Cheers Bennie

It could be a number of things: - this would throw a CEL usually - the idle air control valve. It could be faulty or have a poor seal, allowing air to bleed past the seal when it’s not needed. - ignition coil pack could be breaking down under heat stress. If the 2000 has an igniter like the earlier models this could also be an issue. - fuel pump could certainly be the issue. I’d probably start here if you don’t know the history of the pump. But that said, my sister’s 2000 Liberty has over 400k km and we don’t know the history of the pump on that one. If you can swap ignition coil packs with a mate to test that it’s the issue go that way. Same for the igniter (again, if your car has one). Cheers Bennie

I’d be checking the cam belt alignment. Sounds like the cams could be out a few teeth... Cheers Bennie

Electric hand brake equipped? Scary issue!! Cheers Bennie

That is one clean L series! Sparkyboy, those are hubcaps and generally the touring wagon is NA. The GT is the turbo variant, that’s a JDM model that might be found in NZ with their import policies. Kiwi GL: love that colour, although I’m a biased with my DL L series being the same if not a little lighter in colour. I’d go a touring wagon but it’d interfere with my flat roof rack setup I run with offroad - plus I’ve got all the touring wagon features in my L except the carpet floor. Kms are like age - just a number! Enjoy the L Cheers Bennie

Two door wagon? Or he’s got a two door and a wagon? The wagon is so much better for offroad trips - more space for gear, can sleep in them if you want. Cheers Bennie

Pics or it never happened!! Welcome to the forum! What years DL/GL are you talking about? I’ve got an ‘88 DL L series and a ‘91 GL targa brumby. Cheers Bennie

I use a block of wood held against the stub axle, nut on the thread end, then use a BFH to hammer the sucker out. If you deform the end of the stub axle in the process, use an angle grinder to gently shave away the buldge until the nut comes off. Then pull the stub axle through the last part of the bearing. To get the bearing casing out, (if original it’ll be a three piece) I use a solid 50mm towball to hammer it out - place the round part of the tow ball on the bearing case, use the other side to hammer against. I use this method to tap the new bearing case (usually a one piece) back in, going gently until it’s snugly home. I’ve not had any issues undoing this. Just make sure your towball doesn’t have crap on it or any pitting. All the best with it! Cheers Bennie

I’m just short of six two and I’m all good with the Integra seats Cheers Bennie

If anyone is interested in reading an epic build thread of a drift BRZ then hit the link. It’s currently still being build - and it’s being done by a bloke in his shed with his own skills. I don’t think he’s specifically in the auto industry as such. http://www.subyclub.com/topic/12659-joels-brz/ He’s got the build on other sites too, but I thought I’d be a good link to drop in the BRZ forum Cheers Bennie

Welcome to the forum! Throw up some pics when you get a chance, we love pics around here!! Cheers Bennie

Drive gears. Final ratio (diff) should be the same at 4.111:1. Cheers Bennie

I used a set of Integra DA9 seats. A bracket needed to be made up to support the back angle adjustment. A few new holes under the seat to reduce the rail width, then bolt the factory rails on and the seats in the brumby. These give me a nice “hug” while driving. I’ll have to get a pic as I don’t have one in my collection Cheers Bennie

Switches will swap. They’re all in the same location with the same thread type/size. So use the ‘07 trans as the parts box to make the ‘04 trans as compatible with the vehicle it’s going into. The ratios might be slightly different but since you’ve not got the EJ25 the 5th ratio should be the same and very little difference will be felt in any ratio changes. What’s gone wrong with the ‘07 box? Cheers Bennie