aekOne's 1998 Gen 2 Subaru Liberty Heritage - Australia

[aekOne]

Hey Guys, New member here from Sydney Australia. I drive a 1998 Gen 2 Subaru Liberty Heritage (not sure what the US equivalent is?!?). I’ve owned it since 2006 and since then it’s gone though many transformations

Anyway I hope to learn a bit from this site and also hope to lend any useful knowledge that I have as well.

I look forward to browsing more of the site.

Cheers

Aek

List of current mods:

Just re-edited this to clean the post up a bit...

MODS:

Engine/Performance: 210kw at wheels // 565 ft/lbs

EJ205
IHI VF22
FMIC
V4 Sti Headers
3” X-Force Dump and centre pipe
Prodrive Stage 2 Muffler
EMS ECU
EMS Coil Ignitors
STI Forged Rods
CP Forged Pistons
ARP Head Studs
ACL Bearings
Cometic Race Gaskets
Grimmspeed Phenolic Spacers
Turbosmart Fuel Pressure Regulator
Turbosmart eBoost Street Boost Controller
Greddy/Trust Turbo Timer
Greddy/Trust Type RS BOV
Bosch Fuel Pump
ARC Oil cooler
STI 1.3 Bar Radiator Caps
Carbon Fiber Cam Belt Cover
Hioctane Racing Airbox
Apexi POD Filter

Drivetrain:

MY03 WRX 5 Speed Box
Exedy Clutch
Extreme Lightened Flywheel

Suspension/Handling

MD Coilovers
Cusco Front Strut Brace with Brake Cylinder Stopper
Prodrive Rear Strut Brace
Prodrive Lower Chassis H-Brace
White Line Front and Rear Heavy Duty Sway Bars inc Links

Brakes

MY99 STI 4 Pot front and 2 Pot rear Brakes
DBA T2 Slotted Rotors
Kartboy Dogbones
Galfer FDRX1088 Brake Pads

Exterior

Rays/Volk Racing SE37 17” x 7.5” Matte Black
Project Mu Wheel Nuts
Ganador Aero Mirrors
Hippo Sleek Front Grill
Hippo Sleek Front Bar
Talon Rear Spoiler
JDM Projector Headlights
Clear Side Repeaters
20% Tints

Interior

Defi Boost, Oil Pressure and Water Temp Gauges
GC8 STI seats.
STI Pedals
Prodrive Shift Knob

Enjoy

[aekOne]

hi guys, so a bit of an update on my front bar search. i ended up finding a jdm hipposleek bar at a wreckers out here that i picked up for a song. it needed a fair bit of work to get it up to scratch but in the end scrubbed up pretty nicely. its a little more aggressive than i'd anticipated but i think i can dig it.

also did some stuff under the hood, changed headers and up-pipe, new dump, VF22 (replaced the eBay spec TD05 i had which was garbage), added twin catch cans and custom airbox, new stereo and Defi gauges and a bunch of tidy up things. still got a lot more work in the engine bay to get it where i want it but starting to make progress now.

It's off for a tune tomorrow so fingers crossed it goes well!

[aekOne]

so tune is done. Spent almost 8hrs with Adam from JEM today running over the entire car. theres lots to tidy up still but overall shes in good shape and ready to cruise.

Ended up making 210kw at 20psi on what Adam calls "safe to thrash all day" tune. He reckons if i wanted to push it to the limit we could probably get almost 230kw but the turbo would have well and truly been on the ragged edge of efficiency. It drives amazingly so i'm really happy with the result.

[peugoby]

Nice numbers. I dig that Hipposleek front bar. Your car is beautiful and must be a riot to drive.

[aekOne]

thanks mate

we had our annual SubyClub HVC cruise this weekend so had a great chance to stretch her legs and see what she can do. Handled and drove beautifully so really happy with the car now!



ps: on the HVC15 cruise we had 320 Subaru's which was really cool

[aekOne]

a few more pics from the weekend

[Dead91silvia]

Now that front bumper looks sexy! Your car is looking shape. Keep it up!

As for the USDM one, I'm not a fan at all. Even the base model Legacy in 98-99 got the same as the GT. I do find it a steep over the early one, but the Outback is more my style then the GT one. That being said, I absolutely love my JDM Limited! Most aggressive factory OEM bumper made for a Legacy. But as has been said, the grass is always greener.

[aekOne]

thanks man, its grown on me a lot and am really happy with it now.

as you say mate, i was really only after one of the USDM bars as it was something different but i think i've found different now anyway

every second gen out here has the GTB or Limited bar so always on the look out for something different from the rest!

[Barbbachello]

AS IF YOU FOUND THE HIPPOSLEEK BAR AT A WRECKER

Dem white gen 2s tho

[aekOne]

haha yeah well the bar found me (i actually pelicaned it from someone else)!

and another from HVC15 last weekend.. (sorry for blocking your car. would have been a pretty sweet pic without me ruining it :facepalm: )

[Barbbachello]

haha yeah well the bar found me (i actually pelicaned it from someone else)!

and another from HVC15 last weekend.. (sorry for blocking your car. would have been a pretty sweet pic without me ruining it :facepalm: )

Dont even worry. Still a sweet photo

[r3v_v3ng3]

565 ft/lbs of TORUE!!! Good lord.... amazing car

[aekOne]

So.. after a few years gathering spiders and leaves in the carpark at work, i finally fixed up a few things that need fixing and have her registered again. its all above board this time too with it registered as a turbo with the engine swap and manual conversion. an unmarked police car pulled me over literally on the way home from having it registered and apart from a comment about it being a bit loud send me on my way after a alcohol breathe test. happy days!

[Barbbachello]

Unicorn is still goals

[aekOne]

shes going good. better than ever actually too!

[aekOne]