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I've seen the odd flipped intake on TradeMe, there was one in Invers a while back they wanted $30 bucks for - it was a hacked and rewelded oem STi V4 one, was pretty tidily done I thought. If you do this you'll have to relocate the alternator and you may or may not lose either power steering or aircon, depending on where you can fit the alternator. BRZs have a front-facing intake plenum. The other problem with flipping the intake is that welding is required, you can't just rotate it 180 on the manifolds due to the offset pistons... It would be pretty sweet and unusual to have an underbonnet spare on an EJ swap! If you can't fit the spare underbonnet, apparently there is a captive nut under the boot carpet (left corner about a foot out from the seat) that you can use to hold the spare down with the correct bolt. I'd be keen to see this beast in person one day! I'm presuming you're going to get it certed and everything?

Sounds like a plan. Have you looked into JDM, AUDM, NZDM etc suspension then, if the USDM Outback is just a stickered Legacy? Would give you additional clearance to the spring perch as the proper Outback struts have a longer body.

To me, your Outback almost looks like it has Legacy suspension in it - either that or it's collapsed badly! With Outback suspension, the hub should be almost in line with the rockers.

Those Enkeis are the EXACT same wheels that were on my friend's mum's JDM Touring Wagon! I love the design, they are my favourite EA82 wheels by far, and will look awesome freshly powdercoated! Good find and I can't wait to see them fitted, pity I can't see them in the flesh as they look even better then. Blast from the past much.

It won't fit, end of story. To get a bigger hood scoop, buy one, cut a hole and mount it. You could try a GD STi scoop, this may or may not fit the stock hole, I don't know, bu they are bigger than the standard OB scoop. You could also get an aftermarket JDM one for your generation Legacy Outback off eBay or something.

Don't complain about the 2.2. Here in NZ they sold a carbed EJ18 Legacy... Or a 1.6 injected Impreza with a 4eat... Now they are slow!

Well, I now have a dedicated set of 215/65r16 Bridgestone Dueler 697 A/T light truck tyres! They're pretty hardcore compared to my road tyres. I've driven these tyres about 30km offroad on my dad's pathfinder and was most impressed compared to the old roadies, so when a set of 4 BRAND NEW came up in Mosgiel (about 15km out of town) I jumped. Was remarkably good luck considering I had a set of +48 offset 16" steels lying around... Anyway, the bloke from the tyre shop was selling them on behalf of a mate who'd gone to 15" muddies on his Suzuki. I'd seen them for $298NZ each, which is a bit rich for my blood (Scots ancestry ). I waited, and they came down to $150NZ each. I managed to bludge the guy into giving me free fitting and balancing too, and had a bit of a chat to him about his Subaru blue Anglia (beautifully restored and tuned, lowered etc) while he fitted the last tyre up (I got there a bit early). So I got a set of Duelers for $600NZ! That'll keep me in tyres for a while, with my near new Kumho KH18 roadies as well. I can now also put chains on all 4 wheels for really boggy terrain. Although they barely squeak past the front strut base with a bit of light touching, but that's not an issue as I only have one pair of chains that fit anyway! I only fitted the wheels to the right side for pics. I tell you what, I can see why you guys say TYRES as the first mod... So stoked to get it offroad!!! Finally. Pics: Clearance at front of rear guards is good. Stacks of room at the rear strut perch, was a little worried chains wouldn't fit but they clear easily. This is where I had clearance issues with the WRX wheels and road tyres for chain fitment. They were too close to the shaft of the strut. There's plenty enough clearance here now and even more at the front. Pic has been rotated 90 by my host? I thought the chains might rub on this plastic ridge behind the front wheels but clearance is fine. This is the only point the chains rubbed, just on the bottom of the spring perch - but it's not major, just barely touching really. Not too worried as I only really have chains for one of those days at the skifield where they make you put them on, so I'll just throw them on the back end (which is where you want them, to stop the arse sliding out going downhill!). Another rotated one... Split personality You can see the bashplate is higher on one side than the other - did that last Thursday when going for a day tramp in the Silverpeaks, let's just say there was VERY deep pothole that I hit... I'm glad I had the plate, and that I didn't crack an alloy! Alignment seems fine too, weirdly.

Fitting WRX suspension would be very difficult and require a lot of custom work. What would be easier is modifying the crossmember and chassis rails to take the turbo EJ, and then fab a custom gearbox Xmember. As for brakes and wheels, you'd want to do something like Nico has done with his sedan - like coilovers, with an XT6 5-stud swap and 4-pot front/ 2-pot rear JDM STi calipers. These fit under some 16" wheels, which suit the older cars in size - 17" is a bit big for a 2nd gen. So you'd still have a WRX drivetrain, rear diff gearbox brakes etc, but without the fiddly custom suspension work. Wouldn't handle as well though. Also, if you did fit the WRX suspension you'd need some hardcore flares...

Pity it's not a proper 'Touring Wagon' per se... Makes me want my old tourer back, but that was beyond my ability to restore. I love the JDM wagons, one of my friend's mums used to have a JDM wagon EXACTLY the same as the one in that brochure. Same two-tone colour, turbo stickers etc. Only difference was theirs was the 87-89 model (mirrors not on doors) and it had white 14" 8-spokes, kinda like minilites but a bit different. I love how skinny those snow tyres are, they look great although would make the handling a bit dodgy when you EJ it.

Sweet WRX, I had a Nur Spec on my Foz, was a great-sounding exhaust but I had to take it off as the noise resonated around the wagon body something awful... Just about gave you bleeding ears full-throttle up a hill.

80W (or 75W-90) gearbox oil, the 'transfer case' is on the input shaft and is not really a transfer case (if you're referring to the dual-range gearset). If you mean the FWD-4WD tranfer case, this is at the rear of the gearbox and again is oiled with the gearsets. Cheers.

Sweet ride! If the radiator does need replacing, don't the BRZ ones fit almost exactly? Or is the XT6 radiator a different shape?

Saw this parked about a block from my place when going for a walk. The picture is crap, but it's a royal blue top/khaki bottom Leone Touring Wagon, with 'Escape' badging. I'm wondering, is this some kind of limited edition JDM Leone, or has it been painted up later in life to look like an Outback? I suspect it's the latter, as the paint is in really good nick and looks like a different type to that which Subaru used on the Leone (ie durable). And yes, that's a geniune JDM Honda City Turbo. Mad wee cars.

You could probably get one from any wrecker with an STi in stock, it's just a standard STi spoiler off a GD chassis by the look of it. Or try Ebay etc. Also, any news about this car? It's a pretty unique look, the sedan with the RX kit and the STi spoiler and I liked it a lot.

Link to the thread? Cheers.

5W-30 seems to be correct, it's one of the recommended oils for my 2002 Foz. Mine also makes that slight tapping on startup but it disappears when warm. Only 208000km though.

Can confirm 87-88 was green, my old turbo wagon had one. After that they went orange before ditching them. That's 228000km, not miles.

What I did was get a 1/2 inch square drive 2 foot breaker and try to jack the car up off it. That worked brilliantly, came undone immediately. Doing it back up I just gave it a good yank. Been 6 months and hasn't leaked yet.

Also, since the EA82 is a non-interference engine it really doesn't matter if the timing belts snap from lack of maintenance...

I run 75W 90 in my 2003 SG Forester diff. It's an R160, same diff as the one in your loyale so it should be fine. 80w is the recommended for the Foz too, but it says 75W can also be used. The average of 75 and 90 is pretty close to 80, anyway. It'll be more efficient when it's hot at any rate with the 75W 90.

As above, and I'm going to add that the main reason why people chuck the EJ22 block in is to prevent relapses of the blown HGs with the twin-cam EJ25D. The EJ251 in your Foz is single-cam and if you replace the crap OEM HG with a multi-layer steel gasket, as used in the turbo cars (Ithink the part number ends in 64) they become very difficult to blow again. Unless there's something actually wrong with the shortblock I'd just keep it 2.5L and do the HGs. Cheers.

I don't mind if this gets hijacked, my original question has been more than answered already.

Yeah the name IDF Weber seems familiar. I'm pretty sure that was what Possum was using. They do look a bit like two carbs in one. I'm no expert on carbs though. Comparing pictures, the carbs on the car look like the IDF pic you posted. Glad I got that sorted, it's been bugging me for a while now. *edit - just realised the listing for the car is still up! http://www.trademe.co.nz/Browse/Listing.aspx?id=693950113 Text: Extremely Rare. 1983 Group A Subaru RX Coupe. Twin Webber Carbs, 4 Port head Model. Close Ratio Gear Box. LSD. Adjustable factory suspension. Extensive History, 1986 & 87 International rallies. Lots of hillclimb class records. All the running gear from original rally car now a road going RX coupe which has not been used in Motor Sport. Sister car to Possum's Original Subaru Rally car.

Over on AUSUBARU.com we were discussing the JDM RX 2nd-gen Leones and we got onto the topic of Possum Bourne's old rally car(s). http://www.ausubaru.com/forum/showthread.php?t=25420 Anyway, I found these pics of the engine used in his 1983 Subaru, and was wondering if it's a dual or quad-carb setup? I remember reading in his autobiography that he used a quad-carb setup on his early EA81S RXs, the same engine used by the Safari factory team. It looks like there could be four carbs, or at least a separate barrel for each cylinder. Cheers.

From looking at pictures of outbacks and legacies, I agree that the boot door seems to be the same. On 2nd gen Leone touring/low-roof wagons, the bootlids were also interchangeable. However on 3rd gen Leone toruing/low-roof wagons, the bootlids were different. Just a thought.