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Thanks Gouda, I’ve got a 3 inch lift. Square tubing with crush tubing that the bolts pass through. Other than ripping a captive nut after an unintended jump at speed, I’ve not had any issues with the lift The snorkel is from a Mitsubishi Pajero NG NH NK model. It was filled with sand and the two elbows heated gently to allow it to be pushed into to position to match the angle of the A pillar. The top elbow was given the same treatment to make the snorkel head sit on a more natural angle. Then all the plumbing into the mpfi airbox was sorted. The roof rack is ancient. I’m looking at upgrading to a newer unit and selling the old one to a rat rod enthusiast. Loads of things you can do with these vehicles! You just have to use your imagination Cheers Bennie

What lift and how do you go off-road without low range - or are you running an auto? Looks mean mate! Cheers Bennie

Epic build! Do you have a tube bender for the sliders and tube chassis? Fromthe rust in those pics I can see why you need a tube chassis! I’m looking forward to the next instalment Cheers Bennie

Looks good mate. I love your shopping trolley roof basket! You’ll love the EJ and dual range. It’ll actually be able to go off-road Cheers Bennie

Mine’s on 528k km at the moment, it’s done some pretty serious off-roading and doesn’t have many original parts on her anymore except the doors, glass and back seat... She’s a beast though Cheers Bennie

I’ve done this prior to our last trip: Worked a treat and made packing/retrieving gear soooo much easier compared to the old setup. It’s also lighter There’s a kitchen cabinet that slides in under the left shelf - it will end up on a set of slides so you can use it from the back of the vehicle or remove it and use it on a bench/table etc. Our setup is pretty much sorted now. I’m very happy with it. Cheers Bennie

No, I think it’s been modified for aviation use. The EA81 bell housing looks very similar to the EA82 bell housing Cheers Bennie

Try your vin at partsouq.com You might manage to find the part numbers you’re after through this website. Cheers Bennie

Welcome to the forum! Nice L I love mine!! Keep the rust out of it and she’ll be apples for a long time to come Cheers Bennie

You guys are such downers! Looking more closely at the lhs head near the intake mounting area I’m reckoning this is an EA81S engine. Cheers Bennie

I think you need to identify what the noise from the engine is - if it’s a shot tensioner then replace it! The valve knock is really valve knock? It doesn’t sound like the engine is as dead as others seem to make out. If you’re going to do suspension work replace the struts with forester units as these will provide some lift. Someone will know what springs to run. Lift blocks can be added later. There are a few mobs that do lift over your way to choose from. Otherwise Subi Lift Oz over here can ship internationally All the best with it! Cheers Bennie

Maybe, but theoretically it can be done. I’m still wondering why you’d want to reduce displacement... Cheers Bennie

Why would you want to drop to a smaller engine? You could put the ej22 block between the ej25 heads. No need for wiring stuff then. Cheers Bennie

With an EJ swap the L's AWD box is worth the effort, especially since they came with the dual range that can easily be swapped to the better L's low of 1.59:1. the AWD with the EJ makes a huge difference in traction in the wet! Even in general for that matter. if dual range isn't needed, shove an EJ AWD box in. The conversion is same same but different to the EA 5spd box. The rear discs are a neat upgrade over the drums. That said if your rear drums are serviced and working well, you may not notice much of a difference in performance. Discs seem to require less maintenance. Cheers Bennie

Welcome Rich. Bugger about the rod knock. Insure you'll find some answers here as to options to get this sorted Cheers Bennie

Nice L mate! Carb or efi? That'll help with diagnostics etc. I love my L - but I'm partial to the wagons And geez, going from looking at an '04 sti to the ol' L is a HUGE change in direction to say the least! Cheers Bennie

The steering column is sitting properly as it should? Same year crossmember used from an outback? I'm 99% sure all EJ racks are the same dimensions etc. being an outback, the steering extension/joint between rack and column should have a block looking section in it. The liberty/legacy unit doesn't have this block section. The only other thing I can think of is that the joint has been pushed on to the rack shaft too far, leaving little to grip on the column's shaft. Cheers Bennie

Oil pump leak is most likely the crank shaft seal - which means pulling the cam belt. It's a good time to replace the cam shaft seals too. dealer is probably quoting that obsurd price in the hope of a sale on anew vehicle. Cheers Bennie

All good mate. Im looking forward to more pics of this engine if available... Cheers Bennie

Sounds like you need to look further abroad for spare parts. I don't have trouble getting ball joints, tie rods, suspension bushes etc. I can't comment on the oil pumps as I run an EJ22 in my L. A very worth while conversion for the L in my opinion. GD will say go the legacy on that front too. Best of luck with your hunt for a good unit I love my L and I hope you do too after buying another one Cheers Bennie

If you were in Oz the EJ AWD boxes are good parts sources for everything except the pinion shaft, rear housing and the locking centre diff. If it's a 4 door RX I'd be checking to see if the box is actually the AWD or PT4wd. They're easily advertised incorrectly! If it's a two door RX it'll most likely be the AWD locking box. Personally I'd be keeping this one as we didn't get them over here ;( The spline count is 25 and the stub is larger than the standard 23 spline unit of the brat and base model loyales... You can make a suitable brat shaft - or swap the diff stubs with the 23 spline units from another PT4wd box. The real issue here is that you need to open up two gearboxes to achieve this. Cheers Bennie

Has the lower Uni joint mount slipped down the shaft? Was the steering extension replaced with the engine crossmember? If so, try using your old unit. If the engine crossmember came from a legacy the steering extension is shorter than that of the Outback's. This could be the difference. Cheers Bennie

Never seen them unless you're talking about the aftermarket RAM heads for light aircraft applications. Every other factory EA81 I've seen has single intake ports, including the turbo variants. Got a pic of this limited run dual intake port EA81 you speak of? Cheers Bennie

It's good for flying with Jono! i hunk it's got a flat torque curve - an important feature of an aircraft engine as far as I know. Cheers Bennie

The rear discs will swap straight on. the AWD box (with the locking centre diff) will require some mods for it to fit in - do a search on here for a how to guide. It's basically the same as the PT4wd dual range box swap. That RX - not an RXII coupe is it? If so the coupe might be worth hanging on to if it's any good The EJ22 wil be a good swap, but still hang on to the EA81T to swap back in later Or send it my way Cheers Bennie