92 Subaru Leone Wagon

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Nico Leone

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well I have owned it for all most a year now, I been slowly working on it and getting it ready for my next project DD car.



1992 Subaru Loyale AWD Wagon 110,000kms all Original... 2400lbs.. Ver : Canada
this is when I first got it



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its not in bad shape but the original owner never really took care of it body wise, so once I took the mud guards off there was holes starting on the panels.


so it was time to restore this nice clean wagon and make it into a super sport wagon.


I gutted it and did a massive washing in the summer


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sand blast powder coated will be done on allot of things


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the inside is nice and clean all original again

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all the body work done with new metal even the front fenders since I couldn't find new... I ordered some fenders from the wreckers in Las Vegas California to be sure there was no rust


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all most done now, new OEM Subaru hood painted and roof.. glass is going in this week and I cant wait to drive it again



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well its back home all painted restored and new glass new hood and the repair to the lower section... crappy I have to daily drive it in the Canada winter with all this salt on the roads !.. ill oil spray it like crazy before and after I put the car back together.






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well its all back together now and ready for some winter driving, it will be time to strip down the donor car for the swap.


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I found a sweet set of old school aftermarket wheels... 13x5.5 4x140 ET41 ROCKETS


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ready for 6 feet of snow... DUNLOP Winter Maxx 175/70R13

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so I found some sweet RECARO LS-VF in blue cloth, decided to get them since they match the interior of my loyale very well.

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also managed to find a nice set of ENKEI Rally Compe wheels from japan for the Leone cars, made in 89. not a bad size also 14x6 4x140 et38, ill make them my summer wheels after sandblasting & powder coat to refresh them back up.

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so since I have lots of time waiting for my japanese seat bases to come in, I decided to strip the seats down wash the covers and i called up recaro usa for some new padding for the bottoms...

also these seats have some type of fire proof stuff on them the grey padding on all the foam.. once you peel it all off you get a better depth in bolsters comfort.. also got the lower seat fabric stitched up better common problem with these seats is the fabric splits and you have a hole..

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suspension came in from KYB, new shocks should freshen the ride back up

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and since I'm sticking with my 4x140 bolt pattern and oem knuckles, got my brakes sand blasted and powder coated red, also go my brake lines made up in SS braided lines. new rotors and pads are on the way along with new seals so I can rebuild everything and add TURBO disc brakes on the rear..

funny thing is one front STi brembo calliper has the same amount of pistons as all four of my brake combined haha :D

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oem front brakes rebuilt with all oem Subaru stuff new bolts here and there and the rear control arms with some poly bushings for better handling.. now I can add the xt6 20mm sway bar I got to match the front 20mm..


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and my summer rims have arrived, sand blasting and new paint job should make them look sweet again..

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rims are done and ready for summer in STi gold..

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got a front spoiler out of California for the wagon to give it some looks, cant wait to lower it now.

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well I just love recaro... new foam still can be ordered from recaro for these seats

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after installation of the fresh washed fabric ready to go in the wagon..

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I think its a perfect match, these seats feel right at home in the wagon.

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JDM seat rails still made for these Leone models..
Juran racing from japan, best part is you buy the base and the sliders come with the base welded all up ready to go

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http://www.tanida-web.co.jp/


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well the new year has lots of snow days in it which the Loyale slices through like a hot knife !.. two feet of snow BLIZZARD cant stop this little wagon.

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lots of parts came in and its all most time to do a proper brake & suspension job on this wagon

oem subaru bolts, brake rotors F&R, rear disc hubs, whiteline 20mm non turbo sway bar, brake pads, rebuild kits spares.

I was going to get slotted rotors but they messed up the order and I cant wait that long to swap this stuff.. the leone wagon needs some love after the snow has stop falling.

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Sick! My dad had one of those and kept it for 13 years! These cars were tanks! Unkillable and they were the uncontested masters of snow.
 
should send this to subaru canada be like do you remember when you didn't make shitty cars? Pepperidge Farm remembers
 
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