4 years I waited for one of these to show up used, this was made from cusco before it was a household name in the Subaru world and I have the original pamphlet with cusco head office address on it lol

 

the seat I should have purchased from the beginning

 

1988 Subaru Leone GLX Turbo wagon all original (120,000kms 74564 miles)

 

My 1992 Subaru Loyale has seen better days the Canadian winters has eaten the body away so ill be stripping it down and using what I need to build my 1988


























NVAUTO wiring harness built from the JDM wiring for my car.. AVSC JDM NBR WRX open source OBD2 ECU... stock on stock on stock !!












NVauto JDM WRX NB-R V7 V8 V9 STi wiring harness all complete ready to be added in the mighty LEONE SUPER Wagon !












so here is my new ECU in place and super clean job from my buddy Nam at NVauto

 

Collecting parts for the wagon build and stripping it down for paint and motor work coming soon

 

i like the new project

 

thank you, its going to be a copy of the sedan once done 😁

 

well here it is ready to get sent for paint and now we are all caught up with the build thread on the wagon.







insert EJ22T ( forged built bottom end ) EJ207 STi V8 big port heads, Turbo ?? maybe ( twin scroll / single scroll ) rotated & 6MT six speed STi R180 diff.

 

Awesome! Cant wait to see the wagon version.

 

why take out all the sound deadening material? for weight?

 

thank you, try to copy the sedan but ill tone the motor down for there wagon


weight, my sedan never came with it that's why its so light weight
















many parts have come in for the motor now its time to dig a ej22t block out and build it while I wait for paint work.

Wossner Made in Germany forged 22B pistons and connecting rods, STD size pistons means no messing around with my ej22t block & machine shop ��.... I should have just built all my ej22T this way





ACL racing STD size bearings not race version, STi spec-c oil cooler adapter, proper water pump with single port and old school timing belt tensioner from the ej22t aka the motorsports racing tensioner.




aurora asm-10T military aviation spec front control arm spherical bearings, this will all me to run longer aka normal Subaru length CV axles and also camber. I won't need to modify the front crossmember to except XT6 front control arms.




lots of mess ��*♂️

 

ADDCO 22M front and rear sway bar set up for the wagon








Battery tray removed so I can slide them spark plugs in in seconds & front mount intercooler holes cut before paint work






hydraulic clutch slave holes drilled








BRZ koyo radiator fits like a glove

 

I've been out of the Subaru game for sometime, but I have always been impressed with your projects. Bravo.

 

thank you very much 🙏 😊, this is the last one for sure I'm tired of building lol.








so since quarantine I've been busy in the shop.



picked up a Full Race twin scroll headers to match's my sedan set up





Borge Warner EFR 7163 takes care of the turbo with internal gated & bov







some 4 pot / 2 pot action to match the sedan set up, also got stainless steel pistons made up front and rear for thermal and rust prevention









got a personal specific torque plate made for my EJ22T blocks, proper thickness of the head was used so it match torque strengthens









torque plate results, yes it makes a difference for sure









time to assemble the wagon engine, the the spare motor for the sedan or the wagon lol













what its going to look like







can't have a new motor with out a good transmission, so I took apart my spare STi 6mt to change some synchros so its smooth like butter.

 

all primed up and ready for the single stage white paint job to match my sedan







here is the pistons I made and got wrinkle red powder coated my valve covers



so after trying to rebuild my steering rack it seems that seals are impossible to source so !



The old school Subaru guys are going to find this one interesting !

1986-93 GL-10 TURBO engine Crossmember
1991-04 New age Subaru Steering rack

what we have here is a option that I can take advantage of

18:0 GL-10 steering ratio
15:1 STI 2004 steering ratio ( my new rack is on the way 😁✌️)