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Hi. Im dropping a factory carb ej18 from a legacy into the old l series at the minute, which will be finished soon if all goes well. My ea82 carb model made 84 bhp when new, but for the life of me, I cant find any power figures for a carb ej18 anywhere. Everything I come accross seems to be for fuel injected engines. Can anyone help?

Nice radiator here for the ej swap I think- Its from an early renault 5 turbo. The core measures 535mm x 288mm x 50mm.

Yes, the shocks where used, but in good working order. The boge springs are nice and firm , and required no cutting to get on. They where listed for manual transmission accord with 1.8 or 2.0 engine. The stock subaru items would very occasionally bottom out with tokico shocks, I can say this is now eliminated with accord springs.

swapped the rear subaru coils out for the new boge accord springs. Below is the car with tokico landcruiser front shocks and subaru springs in the rear. And now with tokico shocks and boge accord springs. And a pic showing the old subaru spring on tokico v's new accord spring on tokico shock. There is a slight lift from the new springs compared to subaru ones.

Haven't took any pics yet, but im swapping the subaru springs out for some brand new honda accord Boge springs I got for a good price on ebay. The car sits about 2 inches higher, with the subaru springs and tokico shocks, but you can still feel the springs spongy. I will take a few pics before I change them out. The new Boge accord coils are same diameter as subaru items, 1cm taller, and 3 extra coils.

I picked up this ej18 carburettor engine today from an old subaru dealership. Hope to get in into my L series within the next few weeks. Some pics -

Thanks Jesek. landcruiser shocks are the business

I came across some front springs from an ae92 corolla gti 1991 in my garage today. They are the same width and have the same amount of coils, and the top and bottom are the same as the subaru springs. Even the guage of metal used is the same (pity it wasnt thicker) The extended length of the springs is 330mm. Bearing in mind these are from the gti (or maybe fx in your area) which was equipped with the 1.6 4age toyota engine, they should be firmer than standard. They could be used as a direct replacement, but I want a bit of a lift and firmer springs. This leads me to ask you guys the length of a 4wd ea82 spring before fitting? presumably if its shorter than 330mm then I could be on a winner

I will look for you tomorrow. They are from a landcruiser j90 known as a colorado or prado in different parts of the planet . Year around 2000.

Thanks guys. I got the diff out handily enough and didnt touch suspension. The tough bit was putting new one in again on your own lying on your back under the car! (Well I am telling a lie , my dad, 73 held the inspection lamp) I have updated my post in members car. Thanks for the help

Finally got my lsd fitted on Wednesday. It's from a subaru xt turbo which had 3.7 ratio. I had to grind the inside of my 3.9 case to get the lsd in there, definitely wasnt going in otherwise. You can see in the pics where the 3.7 case is already modified to get the lsd in, and the 3.9 has four humps that need ground off The unit I got is in great condition thankfully. I suppose they cant really come to much harm behind a lite little 130 bhp car! The extra grip is definitely noticable with the car in 4wd Next is stronger springs for the front and back.

I scored some excellent condition tokico landcruiser colorado shocks in a 4x4 dismantlers for the rear of the l series. Got them in last Saturday , and I think they are just great! they are running with stock subaru springs, but have given the rear end a nice lift and a firmer feel. A simple and very worth while upgrade.

Hi. I am going to do the lsd swap tomorrow. I have to change the lsd unit from a 3.7 casing into my 3.9 casing first which is going to take up some of my time. preferably I would like to get the job done in one day , which is why I'm asking you great guys for any tricks to get the rear diff out efficiently? I have had a look around, but cant see anything really 'l' series specific. Any help is greatly appreciated!

We never got fuel injection l series in the UK unfortunately.

thanks for that. im getting the guy to count the splines for me on either end . Are auto axles shorter or anything?

Hi. I can buy a new front unit for an l series from a guy, genuine subaru! thats doj, axle and cv complete. my car is 5 speed dr transmission. the part number of the axle im looking at is 23221ga941. anyone know which l series it would fit? thanks.

I just want to get it done as cost effective as possible. external pump is the way to go!

Hi guys, I have bought a 2.0 liberty as an engine donor for my l series, which is the ea82 carb motor. To save a lot of hassle, could I put the liberty fuel tank under my l series ? I ask as I know there are guys on here who know the undersides of both cars like the back of their hands! any help would be great

will try anything to keep the old rig going lol!!! I have a 1.6 ea71 l series parts car { don't think you guys got the l series with that engine} with only 34k miles. must pull an axle from it to see if its the same.

I dismantled and cleaned the clicking axle, and gave it new grease and boots. then,swapped them over sides, and its working a real treat.

If you wish not to have an "inferior" axle, which I fully understand.. Pick up an OEM from a dealer. It will cost an arm and a leg. -Though, once the axle-eating power of your Subaru is realized - picking up an inferior Chinese/Argentinan axle starts to make sense. So will i buy an oem or inferior chinese/ argentinan axle? Im confused now lol. Swapped them over and it seems to have done the trick.

Hi . I had a clicking front axle on my 1986 l series wagon, so today I pulled it out and gave it good clean an new grease. there's still a slight cluck when turning but nowhere near as bad. The axles only have 50k miles on them, and dont want to change them to inferior aftermarket items. (previous owner ran with bust boot for a while) what im contemplating doing is swapping the axles over to their opposite sides , this being the first time either axle has ran in the new direction. has anyone ever tried this with good effect?

no. never seen another. I got this one in england.

This is my 1986 ea82 l series wagon, 42K miles when I got her. I recently gave the body work a tidy up,{with the help of my bro in law} with new rear arches and a general clean up. At the minute, im stripping the power steering of a 1991 ea71 saloon l series parts car I have for my wagon. This will be a great improvement , and leave it easier for the wife to drive too ! The back shocks need replacing, and a set of 4runner fronts will go in soon. Also have an xt lsd in the garage for her which will go in straight after the power steering. Cant wait to feel the difference with these two upgrades.

thanks for the help