Hi there, my name is Pete, I am from the SouthWest corner of Western Australia, and this is my 1991 BC6 Liberty I purchased from a 1 owner who had her licence taken off her.
It started life as a stock as a rock FWD, 4 speed automatic EJ22. Even had the original 91 made spare tyre still sitting in the boot, with all the lines still on it ! It's a Bermuda blue, blue velour interior, blue trims.
It had the factory rust on the front wheel arches. I cut it all out, replaced the metal with all pieces from another car, rustproofed and reprimed all inside before I welded the new panels in.
next up, I took the motor and gearbox out. I pulled all the covers off the motor, and done every seal I could think of. Rear and front crank, cams, covers, all the o rings etc. This is what the inside of the motor looked like. Replaced the bearings, timing belt, thermostat, all the little hoses I could get to as well, basically if it was rubber or bearing'd it got replaced.
With a good look at the motors condition and happy that it looked pretty good, I started on with the 2nd most critical part of the build. Giving it 5psi via a TD04Hl. Stainless UEL headers, braided oil feed, modified some vacuum breather hoses from an EJ20T intake manifold and tapped the sump for the oil return.
I made all the intercooler piping with 2.5" mild steel, and a 500x175x65mm intercooler, and made a new intake pipe with bungs for the 2 catch can setup.
Next off, I put it in the back of the shed for awhile, to conjure up a plan to make it AWD, which would've been around November last year. At new years, a perfect donor car popped up. I was stoked.
and the next day later.
This car had everything but seats and motor in it, which was perfect for me. I gutted the car, took everything, pedalboxes the lot. And then it flew away.
Again I put it on the backburner as I changed jobs, and then I started to hit the car hard. I pulled the trailing rear section out, fuel tank out, and then started to question myself to whether what will fit. After a play, the GD fuel tank and complete GD rear cradle was bolted into the car. This stage I got excited and started to order some other parts.
While the motor was out, I bolted up the 5 speed manual box to the EJ22, and started to have a gander at the wiring and seeing what was needed to remove. Printed out complete diagrams and spent a few nights researching to find out what needed to be bridged etc.
Also pulled the auto pedals out, and crossed my fingers, the GD pedalbox and all the hydraulics bolted straight into the BC chassis. Was so happy.
Next up, chased around on a few local Subaru groups, and found an RS liberty tailshaft. I had to swap the rear yoke over as the RS yoke is smaller then the GD yoke.
Pulled the GD tank back out, put in a Walbro 255lph pump, replaced all the hoses on top. Tomei FPR in the engine bay, will upgrade the injectors later on when i put a new ECU in it. currently still looking at a Haltech, trying to make sure it'll be usable for the spare GD EJ205 I have sitting waiting to be rebuilt later on.
I replaced all the brakes, lines, backing plates with the GD 2 pots front and rear, replaced the master cylinder and slave as well, then when eyeballing the driveline one day, I noticed the rear subframe was sitting out further then the front frame. The GD was 80mm wider then the BC6. I fitted the GD front aluminium lower control arms, GD swaybar links, GD front hubs, GD axles.
Also fabbed up 3" downpipe, 3" exhaust to a single hooker muffler, wired in an AEM wideband.
So mods so far ( from top of my head )
GD 5 speed box
GD complete rear cradle
GD pedal box + all hydraulics for clutch and brakes.
GD Fuel tank and all accs.
GD F + R brakes and all lines.
GD Front axles, lower control arms, swaybar links, hubs.
TD04L from an 05 wrx.
FMIC and 2.5" piping
3" exhaust
Stainless UEL headers.
Walbro 255l/h pump
Tomei Rising rate FPR
Clutch Industries single mass clutch kit for a 2.5RS.
AEM wideband
Saas 52mm boost gauge.
Saas twin catch cans.
Momo Tuner wheel + boss kit ( stamped 3/94 ! )
GD WRX 17x7 wheels.
