Looks good man. I can't imagine how weird it is to you when we post pictures of our left hand drive EA81's.

I don't even notice these days. Its like my mind flips the images automatically.

i admire your handywork mate, looking like a good one, cant wait to see the finished result!

 

i know what you mean bout the whole left hand drive thing, im the same now!

An update, there is more but I'm in the middle of burning dinner.

Just a small taster of what else has happened.

I didnt realize that subarus came with afterburners

Looking good man.

Due to toe issues with the rear torsion bar I had to work on it.

 

Had huge toe out on the right wheel and toe in on the left. Also pretty bad positive camber.

, some welding and drilling fixed that.

 

Now a little toe in on both and only a tad positive camber.

Sweet lookin ride man!

-Bill

Due to front fender running I had to do something. I started on making 50mm strut lift blocks for the front. The idea was to stop the struts going to far up that they hit the fender. When I went to try them they wouldn't fit, as in I couldn't get the knuckle low enough to get the strut back in. The driveshaft was over extending the DOJ, the steering had bottomed out the joint, and the rubber on the radius rod refused to move. This got me worried that there would be too much down travel because it would rip all the parts apart, mainly worried about the driveshaft (them being $44 S/H or $110 new).

 

So I measured the travel of the std 2WD shockers I have, 135mm, then I figured out the gap between the tyre and fender and the down travel I get. That being 40mm gap and 60mm down travel, so I needed to take 35mm off the fenders.

So off it comes...

 

This is the standard fender getting its first trim a while back (this picture was posted on a previous page).

 

This is the next trimming that I calculated I needed if I got 4WD shockers and taller springs. But this would still be a problem because the travel would still go as high as the 2wd shock it would just sit higher to when on flat. You can see a line on the fender that follows on from the cut on the left there. Thats where I cut it off.

 

And this is our final trim.

 

It now lightly rubs on the battery tray/jack holder part of the inner guard when turned. But Roger says only by 5mm or so, nothing to worry about.

It also lightly rubs on the front of the rear tyres, needs a bit of hammering but won't be noticeable.

 

It needs some rubber flares, I'll get them soon.

 

Sitting pretty

 

And what she's made for

I wish we has those bumpers w/o the little platic blocks like you guys do. I want an Australian car! I like that sedan, the 27's look right at home on it.

-Bill

Rubber flaring and mud flaps now on.

 

looking good man.