Ok. I am going to try and do what Mark (CRUISIN) has done and start a project thread.

My names Julian i am 20 and i own a 1997 green gen 2 Subaru Liberty RX sedan.



I bought it off a guy who had it for 2 months who bought it off AL at AM AUTO. Yes you all know about AL, he is a master of the STI engine into libertys. I am lucky enough to have him as my great mechanic and greatful that he did some awesome work to my car before i got it in my hands.

Here are the details:

Engine conversion carried out by am auto. Most parts out of a Ver 4 STi. Still using the standard rx gearbox

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-Legacy GTB block (same 205kw sti spec anyway)
-STi manifold
-STi Heads
-STi crank shaft
-STi crank bearings, big end bearing
-Forged STi pistons
-3 inch exhaust to Xforce Varex canon muffler  (volume control for stealth)
-Custom FMIC
-Custom cold air intake
-TD05 turbo (16g small off 95-98 wrx) (bigger than standard td04)
-K&N Pod filter
-Apexi Boost gauge
-HD Daiken clutch
-Walbro 550hp in tank fuel pump
-Wrx ecu with a mines flash tune
-GFB Boost controller running at 14psi
-Suspension setup is stock apart from some dodgy springs that makes it a little lower.
-16" Gen 3 RX wheels

When i got it.

This car is unique in every way. It has full leather seats/door cards front and back (miles tells me the first owner got it as a factory option). It has a STi badge on the front, i have tinted the windows to 18% all round and purchased some plates 25IOW (too slow). The dash is modified with a blue backlight display which looks wicked at night, it has an Apexi boost gauge, JVC doubledin 7 inch DVD player (fits perfect between the wood grain) and i am treated to a STi 5 speed short shifter.





A lot of work has been done to this car when it was with AMAUTO. Most of the parts are upgraded to the STi standard or better.

The RX model is a great car. It has the standard MOMO wheel, leather trim, climate control, cruise control, power windows etc etc. But what makes my car so great is that it has a Xforce Varex canon that can make your car completely silent. Around town you can hear it coming from blocks away, but with the exhaust closed it is silent as an excel. It is great for highway driving and keeps police attention to a minimum.

for a 1997 still considered nice

When i bought it, i was very happy with the power. I had some cash at the time and AM gave it some more goodness and ditched the sti tmic replaced with a fully custom FMIC with in guard CAI (not running bov just very loud flutters). There fabrication work is great i highly recommend it.

How it came in my hands

am goodness with photoshop

So there it is. I will be adding more pictures and detailed progress as i go. I hope you can get the same amount of pleasure in reading this as i do reading about other peoples libertys (cough cough CRUISIN)

Future modifications include a Haltech E8 and a map sensor, 440cc yellow top sti injectors, take it to Matthew Spry @ PITS tuning and my goal is 200awkw. hopefully i can get there, i might have to crank up the boost to 20psi which i am not scared about because it has forgies . I might have to upgrade my turbo because i think it is a TD05 16g small (AL will have to clarify that one) which comes off the 97 wrx's they are a little bigger than the TD04's but still very small. I am also after some coilovers. I have done my research and AekOne might have found me some through Jason @ all things subaru. I am very pedantic and want to tidy up my paintwork but i think it is probably not worth the money, i just have to try and keep it shmick. It is my daily and is NOT stored in the garage which is annoying (mums 97 falcon gets treated lol) and i might hold off on shaving the boot to cover the small holes where the spoiler use to exist.

as you can see i need coilovers

If i was to spend more money on it i would be upgrading the gearbox, brakes, turbo. but i think i will just save for a 2008 Gen4 Liberty tuned by STi

I went to willowbank test n tune and did the quarter mile for the first time  a couple of months ago and ran a time of 13.7. I think that is pretty good for a heavy daily.





http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rT0qpgya0Ck 14.3

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hB7F1Ui6puU 13.8

Ok im Out. enjoy.

hmmmm





ahhh Subaru's