1986 SUBARU LEONE STi TURBO

4 years I waited for one of these to show up used, this was made from cusco before it was a household name in the Subaru world and I have the original pamphlet with cusco head office address on it lol


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the seat I should have purchased from the beginning


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My 1992 Subaru Loyale has seen better days the Canadian winters has eaten the body away so ill be stripping it down and using what I need to build my 1988


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NVAUTO wiring harness built from the JDM wiring for my car.. AVSC JDM NBR WRX open source OBD2 ECU... stock on stock on stock !!

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NVauto JDM WRX NB-R V7 V8 V9 STi wiring harness all complete ready to be added in the mighty LEONE SUPER Wagon !

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so here is my new ECU in place and super clean job from my buddy Nam at NVauto
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well here it is ready to get sent for paint and now we are all caught up with the build thread on the wagon.


insert EJ22T ( forged built bottom end ) EJ207 STi V8 big port heads, Turbo ?? maybe ( twin scroll / single scroll ) rotated & 6MT six speed STi R180 diff.
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OPBX said:
holly molly!! It is clean!
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yeah it sat at Subaru for so many years and the original owner was a fanatic with it till he passed away at old age and the neighbour got the car for sentimental value, he sent it to Subaru and they rebuilt the motor then the air ride suspension broke and there was no parts to fix it. I offered to convert and fix the car so he can drive it again but he didn't want to spend anymore money on it and new I was going to take good care of it �� lol... when I am done I promised him to bring it by so he can drive it again, lets hope he can drive manual & 280hp increase LOL
 
many parts have come in for the motor now its time to dig a ej22t block out and build it while I wait for paint work.

Wossner Made in Germany forged 22B pistons and connecting rods, STD size pistons means no messing around with my ej22t block & machine shop ��.... I should have just built all my ej22T this way :rolleyes:


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ACL racing STD size bearings not race version, STi spec-c oil cooler adapter, proper water pump with single port and old school timing belt tensioner from the ej22t aka the motorsports racing tensioner.


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aurora asm-10T military aviation spec front control arm spherical bearings, this will all me to run longer aka normal Subaru length CV axles and also camber. I won't need to modify the front crossmember to except XT6 front control arms.


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lots of mess ��*♂️


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ADDCO 22M front and rear sway bar set up for the wagon


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Battery tray removed so I can slide them spark plugs in in seconds & front mount intercooler holes cut before paint work


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hydraulic clutch slave holes drilled



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BRZ koyo radiator fits like a glove


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time to assemble the wagon engine, the the spare motor for the sedan or the wagon lol*

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what its going to look like*

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can't have a new motor with out a good transmission, so I took apart my spare STi 6mt to change some synchros so its smooth like butter.

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all primed up and ready for the single stage white paint job to match my sedan
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here is the pistons I made and got wrinkle red powder coated my valve covers
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so after trying to rebuild my steering rack it seems that seals are impossible to source so !
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The old school Subaru guys are going to find this one interesting !

1986-93 GL-10 TURBO engine Crossmember
1991-04 New age Subaru Steering rack

what we have here is a option that I can take advantage of

18:0 GL-10 steering ratio
15:1 STI 2004 steering ratio ( my new rack is on the way ��✌️)

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today was exciting !. A 2004 Subaru STi Steering rack showed up, its time to install this into my old school 80s subaru engine cross member

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so here is the issue, the lines need to be a little bit longer and then you move the bracket over to where the fancy factory sticker is.

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take the bracket off and move the lines out the way, so there we have it, it fits right in the spot.

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also we have to make it look original that's how I roll, sometimes lol !!
with the same bracket I cut out the U shape a little more, this way I can bolt it up like stock. then I flipped the bracket around so I can put the bolt on the top, this makes it easier to install.
you have to bend the lines into place for a little length which you can do by hand.

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Ps: you have to enlarge the holes on the crossmember beforehand, and then cut the pocket out on the opposing side so the lines can stick out

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what I gained from doing this

18:0 GL-10 Steering ratio to a impressive 15:1 04 STi Ratio, that's 4 ratios quicker. id say that's more impressive then everyone only upgrading from 15:0 to 13:0 (3 ratios )
 
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