Popular Post ProZac Posted June 13, 2020 Popular Post Share Posted June 13, 2020 My truck will need to come off the road sometime soon for the engine swap and body tidy up, before it starts rusting into oblivion. Another daily is needed. Was on the hunt for something reliable and family orientated with good resale on the other side on the truck can resume daily duties.... Somehow I veered hard left and bought this instead. Hadn't been driven in 4 years, and only started occasionally. Bit of malarky with the battery, some fresh fuel and it started up just fine though. Idles nice and smooth with far less lifter tick than expected. I'm sure that'll change once its driven a bit more (for the worse, lol). The valve-stem seals / turbo seals are SHOT. Its a smoke generator on decel. It's got an FMIC, skank whistle, manual trans, evo bembos and is allowing me to live out my mid 2000's bogan dreams again. Are the diesels and lumbo runs still a thing? I'm going to need to buy a baseball cap. It's pretty decently optioned, has AYC and the moonroof sunroof too, so that's nice. I know nothing about the trim levels / models and such, but I'll be researching with glee infront of the fire this evening I'm sure! Ahead is a day of cleaning, detailing, and 'getting to know you' :-). 22 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Willdat? Posted June 13, 2020 Share Posted June 13, 2020 Wow, such Gran Turismo 2, I used this for the wagon cup, until I figured you could use an R32 GTR. I think you'd be surprised with how much of it's value it holds, surely I cant be the only other piner. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ProZac Posted June 13, 2020 Author Share Posted June 13, 2020 I got a really good deal on it TBH, I could probably sell the front brakes for what I paid for the whole thing, way too good of a deal to turn down, that's for sure. 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chris r Posted June 13, 2020 Share Posted June 13, 2020 I'm also a piner of these. Semi irrelevant sharn My only experience was when I wasn't the tools this guy came in for a quote for something and raged that we were too expensive so gave it a bog bootful and was sideways out of the driveway and boosted down the road 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ProZac Posted June 13, 2020 Author Share Posted June 13, 2020 I can imagine getting any work done on one would be expensive, labor costs on pulling bits off to get access to what you need to fix would be extreme, she's TOIGHT in there. I dont think I'll be engaging in any sideways shenanigans.... Stuffing a diff or gearbox would be pretty annoying! I think much of the running gear is the same as an EVO, so not glass-fragile, but not bulletproof for sure. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigfoot Posted June 14, 2020 Share Posted June 14, 2020 Just wait until the rear turbo gives up lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kws Posted June 14, 2020 Share Posted June 14, 2020 Argh, I had the Galant VR4 in this shape. Top spec (manual, recaros, mechanical diff) and mint inside and out but holy hell did it smoke on decel. Replaced both turbos with good used ones and still smoked like a train. Ended up selling it as is, and I see the rego has since lapsed on the car so i guess the next owner never sorted it either. Great cars to drive but that smoking sucks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ProZac Posted June 14, 2020 Author Share Posted June 14, 2020 Yeap, this thing smoke screens pretty good on decel too. I reckon it'll be the valve stem seals. It came with a spare set, as all mitsies should ;-). 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ProZac Posted June 14, 2020 Author Share Posted June 14, 2020 This is going to become a familiar site I'm sure. Scored a retractable parcel shade cover, noice. 8 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ajg193 Posted June 14, 2020 Share Posted June 14, 2020 Four years of rotting, damn near every seal will probably let go in pretty short order Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ProZac Posted June 14, 2020 Author Share Posted June 14, 2020 You are quite possibly the most negative person I've ever met, Anton. 5 1 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kyteler Posted June 14, 2020 Share Posted June 14, 2020 You don't see these things around fuck all nowadays, they were a staple for so long. Factory "shark nose" 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ajg193 Posted June 14, 2020 Share Posted June 14, 2020 Just now, ProZac said: You are quite possibly the most negative person I've ever met, Anton. Only because you don't drive a Toyota Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GuyWithAviators Posted June 14, 2020 Share Posted June 14, 2020 Just now, kyteler said: You don't see these things around fuck all nowadays, they were a staple for so long. Factory "shark nose" I really like the front end of these. / the styling altogether. Following this project with interest. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xsinclairx Posted June 14, 2020 Share Posted June 14, 2020 I’m a huge fan of these as well. Keen to see the engine progress. Sure as hell glad I’m not the one working on it! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yoeddynz Posted June 15, 2020 Share Posted June 15, 2020 Yeah I like these. Nice selection sir. One of the better modern wagons out there imo. I'd also like an original low mileage mint first gen subaru legacy turbo wagon (or sedan) like what used to be everywhere, popular at skifields. Saw a minter black sedan in Nelson the other day. Noice! I can't remember the last time i had seen one. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Positive Ape Posted June 15, 2020 Share Posted June 15, 2020 ditto. Someone on here sold a first gen wagon a while back. $2000 or similar. Shoulda, woulda, coulda etc still lots of 2nd gen ones around, but that twin turbo debacle puts me off. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
piazzanoob Posted June 15, 2020 Share Posted June 15, 2020 these are cool cars. having done a engine rebuild on a 4 cylinder one years ago then driving it i was blown away how nice of a car it was to drive. definitely don't think it was a bad buy by all means maybe just the daily part. how many ks on this bad boy? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ProZac Posted June 15, 2020 Author Share Posted June 15, 2020 Yeah, it certainly feels nice and solid on the road, reminds me a lot of the audi a6 diesel I had for a year or so, certainly very different to my truck. 180k on the odo, which I'm sure is accurate :-). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ProZac Posted June 16, 2020 Author Share Posted June 16, 2020 Alas the little lady is sick today, so am home with her. Took the opportunity to snap a couple more pics. I spent about three hours cleaning it on Sunday, and I'm not even 10% of the way there, hah. Booked in for a warrent on Friday. Probably less of a warrent, more of a plan of what to sort. I've replaced the blown bulbs and everything seems to be working. I'll have a diddle with the drivers side seatbelt as its pretty slow to retract and hard to buckle. I'm hoping the low, the exhaust and the wheels wont cause me any issues. The place I'm taking it to purports to be a mitsy / evo specialist, so hopefully they'll like it. Once the other half is home to take over care of wee miss I'll shoot into pick-a-part and get a couple of things. Needs windscreen squirters. One of the trims that goes up the side of the windscreen and over the roof flew off on the motorway, so will see if there is a tidy pair of those there, and if its possible to get them off without fucking them too badly... Need to pull the tape 'eyelids' off the headlights too, but I think I'll just get another set, give them a polish and chuck them in. It's _weird_ having a car you can just buy parts for easily. The interior is pretty nice really. Would have had the tan leather from factory, but has had black carpets put in which I quite like. When the manual was put in it the cluster was swapped aswell, so it's a pretty seamless conversion, no sign that it was an auto basically. The headunit is super dated and wont talk to my phone, so I'll replace that at some stage. I've been wanting to play with a double din android based one, so will likely head that route. Apparently its a thing to swap to evo flywheels and clutches in these? I wonder if its just a parts availability thing. Its got a heavy duty evo clutch in it apparently, and it certainly feels like it on your leg. Getting the muscle memory in place to drive it smoothly and efficiently is taking a bit of time, as the turbo's respond so quickly you're in boost before you know it. I suppose that's a good thing though. They're tiny TD03's... With some larger internals fitted to them I bet they would go really well. Not going down that path though! The FMIC kit looks pretty decent really. Nice welding on the BOV flange. I suspect the BOV causes a couple of issues though, venting to atmosphere on an air flow metered car is a bit of a no-no. Fun Fun. 8 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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