January 9, 201016 yr I am thinking about turning my RX into a replica of the East African Safari Rally car. I am looking for Photos and any other info about this car.
January 10, 201016 yr Author OK i'm compiling photos of the factory rally cars of the 80s and I have a few photos of the Kenwood RX I think I'll turn my RX into a replica.
January 11, 201016 yr Author I would really like photos of the engine bay and interior because everything I've seen there is no roll cage I might just sell my coil over set and go with standard 4wd suspension with a slight re-valve.
January 11, 201016 yr I would really like photos of the engine bay and interior because everything I've seen there is no roll cage I might just sell my coil over set and go with standard 4wd suspension with a slight re-valve. Sweet!!! Do that..but keep the gold enkeis If you do end up selling the coil overs and such let me know. I may be interested. Im looking for better handling.
January 14, 201016 yr When you replicate this, we want pics!!! The rally guys over here during the 80s (RX turbo won the Australian Rally Chapionship for 4 years straight:banana:), did nothing to the stock suspension, just wound them up.
January 14, 201016 yr Author I'll see if I can pull it off at the sandblast rally. I am going to spectate not race so probably not going to happen.
January 15, 201016 yr Did they run the stock EA82T? Wish there was videos of the old Subaru rally cars in action. -Tom
January 15, 201016 yr Author They did run the EA82t but in a highly modified form. I have no idea how they kept them together.
January 15, 201016 yr They did run the EA82t but in a highly modified form. I have no idea how they kept them together. I figured they might have some sort of performance aditions done to them, they held up cause they are not daliy drivers, your not putting 1000x's of miles on them and depending on them for such a long time, hell after each season, they could do a total tear-down, replace everything, maybe even a new shortblock. Still very cool! Jump over any crests yet? LOL!!
January 15, 201016 yr Tear down each year? The factory teams would be putting a fresh (rebuilt) motor after each event. Even the privateers over here usually had a spare complete motor ready, and the top teams would certainly have been checking them. Group A regs I think would have allowed some work to the engine, decking the block and those rings that press into the head & block around the cylinder bore (can't remember their name). This would've helped with the head gasket issues.
January 15, 201016 yr Author the reported power on the rally engines was between 175 and 190hp. No hood scoop means either an air/water intercooler or no intercooler. If they got those numbers without an intercooler I want to know how.
January 15, 201016 yr No intercoolers. Not allowed under Group A rules. Why is that number so hard to believe? My 2.0L turbo Toyota 4 cylinder (3S-GTE) produces 280hp (191kW) standard from the factory. Admittedly it is intercooled & twin cam. Some XT engine variants had larger valves, and I've seen one of these with an aftermarket ECU produce 140hp straight from an importer. Some judious mods, properly hand built engine, non-factory ECU, larger turbo, the right fuel with higher octane and 190hp would be easily gained.
January 15, 201016 yr No intercoolers. Not allowed under Group A rules. Why is that number so hard to believe? My 2.0L turbo Toyota 4 cylinder (3S-GTE) produces 280hp (191kW) standard from the factory. Admittedly it is intercooled & twin cam. Some XT engine variants had larger valves, and I've seen one of these with an aftermarket ECU produce 140hp straight from an importer. Some judious mods, properly hand built engine, non-factory ECU, larger turbo, the right fuel with higher octane and 190hp would be easily gained. Yup some where about 190hp. I was talking to a guy that used to own possums old 1985 RX Sedan rally car. He told me it produced close to 190hp. Told we alot of info about it but couldnt remember every thing now... But for the whole time this guy raced it he never had nething go wrong with it. I think he didf have one prob with blowing a tire or turbo wasnt boosting right once.
January 16, 201016 yr Author I would love to see some documentation on the rally cars it will make building a replica much easier
January 17, 201016 yr I cant for the life of me remember where I saw it, but somewhere I saw instructions for all the pieces that needed to be reinforced on the RX to be a Subaru sponsored rally car, and pics of the reinforcement peices and where they get welded to the car. It was interesting, it was like a complete how-to to build a factory RX rally car, shame I cant remember where it was..... -Bill
January 17, 201016 yr I cant for the life of me remember where I saw it, but somewhere I saw instructions for all the pieces that needed to be reinforced on the RX to be a Subaru sponsored rally car, and pics of the reinforcement peices and where they get welded to the car. It was interesting, it was like a complete how-to to build a factory RX rally car, shame I cant remember where it was..... -Bill Ive got some copys of that info some where too.. Its very hard to read what they scanned. I would like to get my hands on a RX sedan to build a repilca off possums group A Car ( I think it was group A ) he been with the Subaru Rally team since 82 or 83.
January 17, 201016 yr Reinforcing: The first obvious one is between the strut towers & the firewall. Those seams come apart.
January 22, 201016 yr I will hunt around for the site but if it cant be found I have the pages on my comp to post up later, theres 18 or so detailing engine trans and chasis mods. It was on an aussie or kiwi site. I am also interested in see'n more pictures of rally prepared leones as that is the direction my car is quickly headed. I start my cage next week so I am particularly interested in those Sam
January 22, 201016 yr Hey Kiwi Subbie, My local Subaru mechanic is none other than Snow Mooney, Possum's rally mechanic during his first couple of seasons with the Subarus. I'm not sure if he was around during the 84/85 season where Possum got the works drive but I could ask him for some info if you like. I'm pretty sure he worked with Possum from 81-84ish
January 22, 201016 yr http://www.faberit.com.au/rxrally/Pics/RX_Docs/index.html found this on usmb, unfortunately its not loading for me. Sam
January 22, 201016 yr Hey Kiwi Subbie, My local Subaru mechanic is none other than Snow Mooney, Possum's rally mechanic during his first couple of seasons with the Subarus. I'm not sure if he was around during the 84/85 season where Possum got the works drive but I could ask him for some info if you like. I'm pretty sure he worked with Possum from 81-84ish That would be awesum to get that info dude In Christchurch we also got one of possums old mechanics. I think he worked with him in the latter years. He has his old 555 legacy wagon, 1 wrx rally car and the truck. Good guy to have work on your subbie
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