if stripped most of the panels of the car and removed the radiotor supports it seems the rail on the left hand side is bent out but the right hand side rail is staight but there might be more damage i wont be certain till i pull out the motor this w/e also the motor actually kicks over so looks like it wont need replacing:) would love a ej20t from a rexy tho

also if anyone can help me locate a half cut for a gen 3 liberty ill need it to complete the repairs

Blak_b4: give him a break.

At least he is fixing the car himself un-like most of the people on this forum!

Mate, good luck with your task.

You will be happy when you have finished it all.

I will send you a PM with a wreaker that has heaps of Gen 3 stuff, and I am sure will be able to help you out with parts.

Oh and welcome to Ozliberty

-Mickey

Welcome mate - i hope u can get that fixed - rough cost of repairs?

Well good on you for trying thats for sure. Wish my first car was a Liberty, even one I had to bend back in to shape...

Victorian P platers have power to weight restrictions don't you? In which case I'm guessing a rexy conversion would be out of the question surely.

Ante wrote:

its a 1999 model gen 3,
what parts would u have on offer?
ive heard these a few issues fitting 2001+ gen 3 parts on my 99 model gen 3 can someone please explain this to me?

Bonnet, grille and headlights are different between RevA-C (pre MY02) and RevD (MY02 and after) so are not interchangeable.  If you want a turbo bonnet, you'll have to check your local import wreckers.

There was also a slight wiring change difference between the 2 groupings as well, so if you're thinking of doing a B4 conversion down the track, you'll need a preMY02 cut or you'll run into all sorts of wiring problems, just like Dal-118 and another SA bloke are having at the moment.

Another option is to go single from the outset, in which case I'd read Al (JKS-25 or similar) threads  on here and RSLC (RSLibertyClub.org) as Al splices the WRX engine loom into the Lib body loom and get's it all working; if fyou ever see how this goes together, you'll realise why people pay Al to do it for them; read an absolute nightmare.

Anyway welcome again and I think I speak for us all in saying we want progress pics of the repair work.

Any other questions, search and if that fails don't be affraid to sing out.

Cheers
Darryl

Hey guys i have some progress pics up,
ive just managed to strip the whole thing down and begining to take the motor out tomorow so i can start working through those dreaded spotwelds!








rails are a tad bent lol

alot of patience n work needed but im enjoying every minute that im working on it.

Are you scrapping everything back to the fire wall minus the rails (obviously)?
Or are the inner guards non replaceable?

If the later is the case, have fun with the hammer and dolly , i dont envy you at all

If you replacing the rad support, maybe a RevD support might fit?

Allowing you to use the face lifted head lights and bumper, which IMO looks much better.
Also, are there any plans for mods? I.e suspension.