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Don't get me started on what the media and policy makers believe about older cars! I wish you'd post this on an Oz forum, I'd be keen to see what others have to say. If you can't use, or dot want to return to Ausubi (need an old internet explorer version or modzilla Firefox to access atm) you could try out Subyclub.com - they're mainly into EJs but do love a good brumby build thread and being educated about EAs Cheers Bennie

I just glued a UHT milk lid to my door and that sorted my door switch Cheers Bennie

XT as in vortex? Can be done. Just depends on how low you're willing to go below the "E". I once drove from Radelaide to Woodend in Vic (about 740km) "on one tank" with a NA MPFI EA82 in Ruby Scoo. Before other mods the EJ did the same but with much better power delivery Cheers Bennie

This is common knowledge. Do some research as to how people go about this mod - it can be done to look very factory Or drop the SOHC EJ22T in for no chassis mods. Cheers Bennie

Still a baby! Cheers Bennie

It's a piece of piss Jono. Mine's been running without issue other than the usual servicing requirements for 8 years - it's been well abused beyond what any EA could take in that time! Worth the effort but I do believe in factory management. Steve, what I don't understand is how it's running factory management and not running right. Something must have been missed - different timing marks on the cam wheel for the cam angle sensor for the turbo variant? Sounds like something's not running right - like an injector isn't healthy, or the TPS isn't dialed in properly. Could be many things :/ Personally I think aftermarket management will only over complicate things. Cheers Bennie

I hope there's a positive update on this soon! Cheers Bennie

Welcome Gillies, interesting project! Where exactly do you hale from? I'm keen for some pics too (we love pics!). Cheers Bennie

Give these a go Jono: Same as timeserts but are available in Australia and in different sizes, I grabbed this image for "display purposes" We've used them on a few things but I can't remember the specifics. I believe they spread the load with the larger diametre insert. Cheers Bennie

Don't get rid of it! Rear end - shove a set of 80's civic/prelude front end springs on the rear shocks. Job done You'll probably find the rear springs are on their way out with age and that you're hitting rough tracks harder with the prowess of the EJ Cheers Bennie

Interesting. I don't have an issue with either the L series or the MY wiper motors... Cheers Bennie

Did the patch link work for you? I like your style don't ring it every gear change and it should be right for some time to come Add a second injector that activates with boost to keep the AFRs happy if need be... Cheers Bennie

DL is the non tacho L series model. The GL (touring wagon) is the one that came with the tacho. If you're super keen you can wire in the touring wagon's instrument cluster but it's a bit of work! Or do what I did and swap in a complete MPFI touring wagon loom All L series are combo lights in Australia. Only the MY/brumby models came with the quad lights except for Guyph's L series in WA that sports a set of American quad lights that he imported A lot of parts are interchangeable between the L series but be aware of the series one models - interior instrument/dashboard controls are different. The series two is better Cheers Bennie

L series with the ea82. Don't stress if you break a cam belt as they're a non interference engine. Clean up the guts of the old belt and slap in a new set, properly align the cams and you'll be off once again. I hope you don't have the lifter tick. That drove me nuts! An EJ22 is a good remedy for this. Cheers Bennie

Sh!te mate sorry to hear that. Hope you're fast on the way to a full recovery. I've had a look around and found the thread I was thinking about - http://www.ultimatesubaru.org/forum/topic/149898-project-scubaroo-picture-heavy/?hl=turbo&do=findComment&comment=1256770 Need to see pics? Drop in here and get what you need here Hope that gives you some ideas. Cheers Bennie

G'day Jono (long time!) Do a search on this forum - I remember reading of a build thread where the guy dropped a turbo on the side of his SPFI converted EA81. I reckon his images won't be available unless you have the patch to get around the image issue. It should be a good little runner so long as the rings/compression holds up! Cheers Bennie

WRX engine, Turbo crossmember WRX wiring loom to run engine. That's probably the very basic requirements. The wiring will be the big issue. Cheers Bennie

Check the crank timing gear - specifically look at the timing marks for the ECU's crank angle sensor to reference. If these are different you'll have to swap the timing gears over. Does the EJ18 run a cam sensor off the LH bank? From memory the early EJ18's don't have a cam sensor, and I reckon one of those connections looks like a cam angle sensor wire (they're quite long!). Cheers Bennie

Got this sorted yet? Sounds odd but if you haven't added in a new larger fuel return line you'll get all sorts of odd things happening. I ran a second carb fuel "in" line as my return. Had to bend it up a bit to get it in but it's worked a treat for the best part of 10 years. This mimics the standard MPFI size return line. Don't use the carb fuel return line, it's very very small for an EFI return line! Voltage would seem like your biggest problem - what is the fuel pump wired from? I've used the factory EJ wiring to do the job Cheers Bennie

Try this: https://forums.nasioc.com/forums/showthread.php?t=2338561 I happened to stumble across this earlier today while looking for other info. Personally I think he's butchered a great example of these old subis but I guess you have more over there than what we have over here... Cheers Bennie

Make up a flat adaptor plate that screws into the holes for the gen 2 boot, with the new boot's mounting holes in the plate. I've not done this but this is the way I'd do it. Use some sealant under the plate to help keep the dust out Cheers Bennie

Sorry mate, if that's the case why all the arguing? I love my L series too. I've now owned it for about 14 years and have put on just over 200,000km with lots of hard offroading. When I first got it I had to rebuild the engine. I was stoked with it. Then the radiator gave up and killed that engine. I dropped another one in but it was never the same. Now I've got an EJ22 and AWD. I'll never look back at the EA82. If I ever did another L series I'd seriously consider dropping an EA81 in it's place. I did just under 100k km on the two EA82 engines and have thus far done about 120k km on the same EJ22. It's copped lots of abuse from offroading including a session where I got the coolant up to 120*C for several minutes at high revs through soft sand. Later I froze the block due to incorrect coolant for alpine living :/ It kept going for many years after this without issue. If you've ever spent any time working on these engines you'll know all their flaws. I recommend not taking them to the mechanic as you'll spend more time on labour due to poor engine design. EG: cam boxes. If you don't know what they are, google them, or better yet, buy a workshop manual and have a go at pulling them. Not matter what you do they'll always leak after a few 1000km/miles. The EA82 was born due to the overhead cam marketing of the 80's. The EA81 was in development for fuel injection for the L series and I dare say that the EJ series engine was already in it's infancy in some form or another. Now I'm not saying that it's impossible to keep your L series running in it's stock form, but if you're wanting to do this, you really need to learn how to look after it yourself to keep the cost down. You'll also need to know where to get parts from and exactly what parts you'll need - many parts places will get MY and L series parts mixed up, sometimes you might even get a liberty part. I've had tie rod ends, ball joints and brake pads from a liberty at different times, and drive shafts from an MY don't fit either. You will need to know your parts and at times be patient with getting the right parts in. I'm going to find it hard to give up my L series, I'm not done with her yet either, but I've got space and the resources to keep her going - and if I can't get a part anymore I'll try and swap it for something EJ All the best with it. No need to argue about a good boat anchor, they do go ok for what they are when they're not busy leaking oil or doing the "lifter tick of death" - another reason why I got rid of my EA82! Cheers Bennie

My mate in WA (Western Australia, also known as "Wait Awhile" as just about everything comes from the east) would wet his pants over this. He's got one of the known 4 in the country and needs body sections to sort out rust on his one. The hatches are pretty cool Cheers Bennie

Yep, you've got to cut a slot into the tube that goes over the selector shaft from the gearbox. This allows the nut and bolt combo to clamp onto the shaft, further reducing any slop. Also best to replace the bush at the base of the gear lever as I believe this is the initial cause of the wear in that collar and pin setup. Has worked a treat for me on two brumbys so far Cheers Bennie

I love my L too! Funnily enough it started off pretty much the same as what yours looks like in the pic above - hubcaps and all! After a long time with the vehicle and working on it you could say it's "slightly modified" I've made a rear cargo storage area for mine by mounting some captive nuts inside the chassis rails. This fits my 42 litre Engel fridge, camp stove, food, tools, recovery gear and camp furniture etc. Heaps of stuff you can do with the back of these, especially if you don't need your back seat - you have the potential to make an awesome storage/sleeping setup for one in there with a full length bed by tilting the front seat forward. Cheers Bennie