Subaru Brumby WRX Conversion

[@thewayibuiltit6083]

Is back from Dyno now drives really well. Will make another video showing the rear brake and 5 stud conversion.

[@justinbates55]

man its been six months show us alreADY.

[@PieYeeter]

We need an update please

[@chrissayers6492]

Could you give us a update?im currently wrx sti swapping my brat (in the states) hard finding good videos of these things

[@danielpahutan4094]

This video is a treasure man. More of these ea engine subarus need to be kept alive. Would love to see that update on the 5 lug conversion.

[@394pjo]

Great build mate. Looking forward to seeing your Brumby in the next instalment of Mad Max.

[@exup250]

awesome, thanks for sharing. Might do it myself one day, so look forward to any more updates and details.

[@redoz9768]

Great build mate, thanks for sharing

[@oscarp9336]

Wow.. great job! You are a master at meshing things up. Enjoy your creation.

[@Lost10mm.]

So cool, i found a few rare gl wagons. Really makes me want to consider this on one of them, I have 3 of them.

[@ukupunkrock3981]

Great job, the car looks fast and sounds great!!

[@chrisrutherford3862]

Nice mate, Was always told the overhead cam motor would not fit the chassis rails Were theirs a will theirs away!!!

[@thewayibuiltit6083]

Not a single but of modification the the frame to make it Fit.Car just passed engineering last week.

[@kirzick]

update please love this build

[@steveo5174]

The Leone and the Liberty are two different cars. The Forester engine has different cams, turbo and ECU when compared to a comparable year WRX.

[@thewayibuiltit6083]

I changed the turbo from a WRX is running Haltech ECU

[@thewayibuiltit6083]

And not sure what you mean by they are 2 different cars? I used the shaft for the CV from a 2WD Leonie and CV cups/ends are from a liberty.

[@simonrook5743]

@@thewayibuiltit6083That they have the same spline pattern on the driveshafts doesn’t mean the y are the same cars. You won’t get the same power from the Forester engine as the WRX due to the different cams. Does give better low end torque though.

[@jordanrundle8899]

Fantastic build mate, did the suspension take much fiddling around? What about the 5 lug? Wanting to change wheels and drop my brumby a bit but unsure on difficulty cheers

[@thewayibuiltit6083]

No changes to suspension just basic lathe work to make the backing plate sit Center Ed and machining and drilling of the drum to make it the same stud pattern of the 5 stud disc. Will be doing another video on how I did it also with rear handbrake

[@nonyabusiness1939]

Well done mate👍 Hit me up when you get sick of it and I'll buy it off you.

[@thewayibuiltit6083]

Not sure if I’d sell it and wouldn’t even know how much it’s worth

[@thewayibuiltit6083]

New video coming soon!

[@danielwelsh5162]

Hey mate by chance you know what hilux and barina hoses ya used, cant seem to find the correct ones 😅

[@danielwelsh5162]

But great build tho mate, came across it due to having my own now 👍

[@snaked1984]

F@ck yes! Just talking about doing this with my girlfriend

[@brockphilpott8740]

hey mate i love it it looks awsome hey,im on the goldcoast and ive just brought my self a brumby,they really are a great car hey,dont suppose you know where i could find a few bits and pieces for a ea81?im chasing a intake manifold so i can do a supercharger conversion,pretty cool cars these days mate they just need more horse power haha

[@redoz9768]

probably cheaper to chuck in a later model engine, than to supercharge the EA81 which will still be crap even with some boost.

[@monkeymachine62]

would you be willling to do this again ?

[@thewayibuiltit6083]

Yea really isn’t too hard to do.

[@55BDN]

sick ute bro..are you in the outback?

[@thewayibuiltit6083]

No Sunshine Coast QLD

[@Rossco121]

Question. Was it hard? Was it worth it?

[@thewayibuiltit6083]

Had challenges. But enjoy working on the Brumby, so I’d say it’s definitely worth it.

[@jensenmchale1151]

How much did it cost in total?

[@thewayibuiltit6083]

$5500 including haltech and tune

[@bruce_willos8613]

Sounds like a good deal. For $5500 where did you get this done? I'm in brissy

[@kentdaily7107]

VW bus rims fit

[@vl639]

Why didn’t you just run a 255 fuel pump with a return? Surge tank with a return w/ another fuel pump is kind of a waste of time and money.

[@thewayibuiltit6083]

Can’t use the normal pick up below quarter of a tank when cornering or parked on hill. Original carby motor uses the bowl of the carby as its surge tank. Also this tank and pump was $100 of eBay.

[@melvinthemechanic]

Could you mount the new engine to the old gearbox?

[@thewayibuiltit6083]

With an adaptor plate I guess. But standard box wouldn’t handle the power