My RS wagon

[Geach]

It all began 4 years ago when I found the car in Victor Harbour. It was totally stock and had just had a new radiator and Legacy motor put in it. It had not been treated particularly well by its previous owners so I set about righting the wrongs... and there were many.

http://i69.photobucket.com/albums/i65/RST092/P1010591.jpg

http://i69.photobucket.com/albums/i65/RST092/P1010605.jpg

http://i69.photobucket.com/albums/i65/RST092/P1010595.jpg

http://i69.photobucket.com/albums/i65/RST092/P1010589.jpg

http://i69.photobucket.com/albums/i65/RST092/P1010607.jpg

Mods:
Lots.

[hendo]

Needs a wing....

[Geach]

patience my pretty, patience.... as in a week :D

[el capitan]

I love your wagon mate makes me jelous, but gives me inspiration, no dont go for a wing everyone has them now, soon i will be the only one without a wing.

[dja]

thats a tight ride mate

[vaccine]

do you have a pearl in that geach?

[mitch]

nice arctic white weapon confucius, I am with hendo! Needs a wing :)

How's the hilux treating ya?

[Johnno]

Geach, your car makes me want a wagon... or even just a respray! Top marks, it is unrecognisable as the RS I test drove in it's former life!

[SUBERB]

Love everything about the wagon geach! Nice work!

[XXXR]

nice!

nice front grill too :)

[smoov]

Man, I love how the wheels work for this car.

Top notch! This car has come a long way (especially since you upgraded it from you EA82T wagon)!

ahhh. the old BYB days....

[Geach]

LOL! my L is still in adelaide and afaik the new owner loves it.

the RS will have a 'wagon wing' and new front bumper skin by the end of the week. the current skin got mangled with the old FMIC pipe setup.

see hendo's car for an old pic of my car, pre 17's, paint, coilovers and inverted fmic.

[Geach]

old pic added for comparison - pre paint, coilovers, rims and cooler inversion. scary.

[Mickey]

Looks tops Geach!

[mitch]

'custom' 4.11 gear box


what's so custom about it geachy?

[Marv]

Tough call between this an Tim (RST73D) for who's got the nicest wags in RSLC...

Geach, I absolutely love the paint, colour-coding and am even liking the wheels now...

[SHEPPO3930]

i like the carpet :)

the car has come along way from what i've seen, you've done a top job.

[Geach]

well - the gearbox case is the original - inside it has MY01 WRX 1st/2nd (30k old when they were installed), MY99 WRX 3rd/4th (new), GT foz 5th (0.738) with NA lib 4.11 diffs. the 1:1 gears were probably from the foz too.

custom enough for yah?

oh and the reverse idler has been machined down to fit because late gears in early cases don't line up properly due to wider gears/twin syncros.

can't forget the 'custom' :D plates [RST 092] - all for $71, thanks Transport SA.

[mitch]

very custom :wink:

[Geach]

i've got the wing and new front bar in the back of the ute now - they're all painted up and ready to go. new pics to follow soon.

[Geach]

edited

[Jaz]

I believe it should be mandatory for all white wagons to have their skirts painted white... you hearin me Deef?

Hawt.

Where's the mudflaps Mr McGeachy? Didn't like the look with the new colour coding?

[mitch]

fluoro diffuser for indicators?

[Geach]

fluoro diffuser for indicators?+ side cutters + sand paper + superglue + hendo (and his mum).

mud flaps were a bit fugged and the paint shop guy didn't think the paint would stick too well. they were in a box with my reo bolts.... seem to have disappeared when i moved house...?

the line looks cleaner without them i reckon.

[Mickey]

Looks awesome!

Now for a front lip to finish her off ;)

[Geach]

you find one and i'll buy it. seriously.

the mould has been purchased by someone in sydney now i think??

[likenother]

Geach your Wagon turned out nice man i'am glad my pic's of my wagon helped you with all your debating about getting your side skirts colour coded and i see it payed off nicely might have to copy you on your clear indicators they great

[rs guy]

i think the wing finished it off perfectly :D :tu

[Az]

needs more turbo

[Geach]

needs more turbomach 3 ftw

[Jarrod|crzyrs|]

you find one and i'll buy it. seriously.

the mould has been purchased by someone in sydney now i think??

i thought someone over in perth still had one.

[mitch]

i thought someone over in perth still had one.

that would be spikey :wink:

[Geach]

correct.
according to RS20T he buying the moulds from spikey
FIIK whats going on.

[Geach]

watch this space.
i had an 'accident' on ebay.... :D

[markmcrs]

I'm sorry Geach, I'm hopeless at keeping secrets.

This is his latest 'accident' from Ebay;

http://www.theuteshed.com.au/Embedded%20files/products/Body%20access/bonnet%20scoop%20hornet.jpg

[dja]

Oh no. . . .

[Jaz]

I'm sorry geachy, but I don't think he'll (http://cgi.ebay.com.au/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&ih=016&sspagename=STRK%3AMEWA%3AIT&viewitem=&item=260101812975&rd=1&rd=1) fit in the wags... would look f'n wierd pulling up at the lights with it in the drivers seat though...!

[Geach]

I'm sorry Geach, I'm hopeless at keeping secrets.

This is his latest 'accident' from Ebay;

http://www.theuteshed.com.au/Embedded%20files/products/Body%20access/bonnet%20scoop%20hornet.jpg
bastard

sheesh

[Xmetal]

Beautiful. Just Beautiful.

[gradg]

This is waht i was talking about as far as your wagon went as an example Geach. So tidy.

The colour is something else, love it. Im a huge fan....

[Geach]

couple of new pics added up the top ^^^

[Hodgey]

Very nice Geachy. Good to see you out on the track there mate. How hard did you have the coilovers set up? There is still a bit of body roll there ey, I'd hate to see how much there would be with my car lol

[Geach]

There is still a bit of body roll there ey, um i guess?
they were set at maximum attack. you realise coilovers aren't going to completely eliminate body roll by themselves - nor would you expect or want them to. as i understand it that's what swaybars/braces/etc are for. i have a h/d adj rear s/b with h/d links, the front s/b is OEM and all the bushes are shagged. its on the to do list. i'm going to buy h/d links and replace the body to s/b bushes and see how it feels.

[rslibertylx]

nice mate looks gr8

[Geach]

i've updated the pics ^^ after the recent addition of brembo's, wagon wing, a brand new bumper skin, new RS guard decals and grill mesh (w00t).

[Hodgey]

Looking very nice geachy. Love the brembo's!

How was the hill climb yesterday?

[Geach]

small update:
the wagon is now packing a LinkG3 and 440's - running about 20-21psi through the midrange. needs more though. an EJ22 build beckons - got heads, block and rods at the moment. aiming to have the long motor ready in the new year.
Also added whiteline extra heavy duty alloy front and rear swaybar links. replaced the front sway/chassis bushes too. tightened up the handling at speed, nose sits flatter through corners. very happy with them

[SUBERB]

http://i69.photobucket.com/albums/i65/RST092/Paintedfitted2.jpg

Wheel weights would look better on the inside! But thats me being picky! :P

I couldn't fault anything else mate! Very Tidy Ride!

[Geach]

i know i know.... :P

there were 2 rims with wheel weights on the outside.... then i mashed tyre as a result of a spin at the hillclimb... now there is one :D.
a mate next door to our office is a mechanic, he has a balancer...

[Geach]

a new addition....

http://i69.photobucket.com/albums/i65/RST092/RIMG0009-1.jpg

[Comper100]

Nice work man, that looks the shiz.....

[Jaz]

Nice!

45 deg angle shot Geach?

[rs guy]

finishes off the wags perfectly :tu

[Hodgey]

Geach, looks tops mate.

Need an angled shot as Jaz mentioned though.

[Geach]

like this one?
wasn't overly happy with it, might take some others when i've finished messing around with the skin.

http://i69.photobucket.com/albums/i65/RST092/RIMG0010-1.jpg

[Jaz]

It'll look the shizzle once its colour matched! (if it isn't already?). Car looks cream in that pic - didn't think the respray was that dark! I guess its the sunset as well.


You need headlight covers too IMO :)

Makes em look one piece - headlight and indamacator, so cleaner!

[Rob]

That is SEXY!!!!
love the white lips and skirts...
also gives it the effect of being lower than it really is too... me rikey!!
(could use a bit of tyre shine though!! :D :D)

[Geach]

from humble beginnings....

http://i69.photobucket.com/albums/i65/RST092/RIMG0054.jpg

taken 31/12/04

[sti_02]

Well Done on such a Great Looking Car.
Good work and Good Taste.
I like the fact it's not overdone :tu :tu :tu

[gradg]

Hands down best white wagon.

Will always be a big fan of this RS wagon Geach, its really a credit to you mate.

All we need to arrange is a photoshoot with your's and Jake's.

My lord, i would live for that.

Again, credit to you mate, job-in-process VERY well done.

[SUBERB]

from humble beginnings....

http://i69.photobucket.com/albums/i65/RST092/RIMG0054.jpg

taken 31/12/04


I hate pics of cars taken on grass......

:)

Looking good mate!

[bosc0]

I hate pics of cars taken on grass......

:)



hahahahahhahahahahahahhaah, so close to being owned :P

Paint them rims bleck Geach. Do it! Or wrap them in carbon fiber contact :D

[smoov]

Bloody gorgeous wagon there Geach.

I love the colour, and exactly what you've done with it.

Tremendous effort there, with an impeccable attention to detail.

Top Knotch!!

[Geach]

thanks for the feedback!

lol at the grass. put that one up just for you :P

black rims.... i don't think it'd look right on a rim with round edge spokes that intergrate smootly into to rim, if you know what i mean? black on squared off spokes/rims looks better to me.

i'm thinking TE37/Advan RG time attack stylz.... might have to wait until after i get back from europe though.

i've long held the belief that the best looking car/rim combo's have rims that are a big contrast to the body colour - eg nathan's charcoal with white TE37's. HAWT!!!!! or the blue evo VI in SPEED with white Advan's.

just my opinion though.

[bosc0]

like dis? but cooler...

http://www.caradvice.com.au/wp-content/uploads/2006/07/FPVTyphoon2006-3.jpg

big contrast bleck rims, on whiiiit car :) Hodgeeeeee's looks aiiiight tiger!

[Marv]

I think Geach means that he needs more cowbell... i mean lip. His rims need more lip to carry off bleck.

DiscoStu's "Time Attack" MY01s set a good example :wink:

[sti_02]

The Combo, as it stands now is... PERFECT!!!!!!
Hence all the great feedback...
I really like those rims, that rim color works really well with the Gen 4 paintjob. :tu :tu :tu
If you ever get bored and feel like changing anything, have a look at all the archives pics of White Wagons.
No other combo comes close to looking as good as RST-092

[bosc0]

whats it like looking out of Geach's mouth with your shoulders sitting on his butt cheeks?

FPV rims got no lip much. Meh Marv... :)

I'm with ya in re: to the TE37's... there would be smoo on plenty of k'boards.

[Marv]

Geach knows where there is a set of bleck TE37s. Been featured in SPEED before, too :wink:

[sti_02]

Jake?

I like white cars, always have. Especially that one.
I'll give credit where it's due.
So much so that I wouldn't have got an RS unless it was a white wagon.
I am bias towards white.

[sti_02]

Geach knows where there is a set of bleck TE37s. Been featured in SPEED before, too :wink:


What do TE37's look like?

[Marv]

Don't wanna whore Geach's thread, but here is a pic of an RS with TE37s. Nath has them on his car, too, but in white.

http://img255.imageshack.us/img255/2235/photo001ge9.jpg

http://saisokuimpreza.fc2web.com/F&H/BCBDBEBL_17_1/photo001.JPG

[Geach]

Geach knows where there is a set of bleck TE37s. Been featured in SPEED before, too :wink:WIN. where do i sign?


whats it like looking out of Geach's mouth with his butt cheeks sitting on your shoulders? fixed

[Hodgey]

Thanks for the shot geach, it looks shmicko.

However, is your car sitting higher than it used to? It could just be the angle of the shot taken, but I could've sworn your tyres were about 10mm up into the guard, or at least level with it.

[Geach]

However, is your car sitting higher than it used to? It could just be the angle of the shot taken, but I could've sworn your tyres were about 10mm up into the guard, or at least level with it. well spotted - its up 12.5mm (~half inch) to be precise. lifted for the hillclimb + less popo attention.

looks better dropped like the photo's in my first post.

[Hodgey]

well spotted - its up 12.5mm (~half inch) to be precise. lifted for the hillclimb + less popo attention.

looks better dropped like the photo's in my first post.

Fcuk I'm good hahaha

Yeh mate, it does look better being dropped like in the first pick. Don't you have a hill climb this weekend? Got PPG's yet (LOL)

[kezza]

nice choice of rims, they set it apart from the rexie rims, and its clean as, good on ya

[Geach]

Got PPG's yet (LOL):D
and i've dropped down a 1/2 inch again.

[Geach]

Got PPG's yet (LOL)yup :)

i discovered today that work has been withholding more tax than necessary... over and above that required for my HECS debt too, should = nice tax return = maybe new input shaft

will know by the end of next week.

EDIT: just discovered they didn't **** up. well, not substantially anyway.

[SHEPPO3930]

i've always liked this wagon. with the new mods (re: gearbox, 2.2, etc) i think i'm going to like it even more.

keep up the good work geachy!

[bosc0]

you two should hook up :P

[Geach]

how she looks now... :(

http://i69.photobucket.com/albums/i65/RST092/02072008004.jpg

it'll be sitting in the shed less motor and gearbag until i return from europe.

good news though: i dropped the disassembled front half of the box @ S&J last weekend and it'll be back together with a new PPG helical syncro input shaft by the time i get home. need to come up with a centre diff too *cough* import monster *cough*

you see i kinda wanna go in the state hillclimb champs again in october.... :)

[Geach]

update:

just finished fitting the PPG helical syncro 1-4 box i bought from bazza, i have just had the input shaft replaced along with the 2nd driven gear. also packing a MY01 RSK helical front LSD. clutch is a 6 puck with 2800lb pressure plate.

:)

[SHEPPO3930]

i look foward to it's completion Geach!

as mentioned previously, i love white wagons!

[Comper100]

Looks better now dude don't it!!

Loved ur work on the barbie too :wink:

[Geach]

my B4 rims are off to a new home, whilst i'm waiting for my new rims i borrowed a set of 17's from billsy. they don't look too bad either. tyres are are fug load better than the POS i've been rolling on too.

http://i69.photobucket.com/albums/i65/RST092/P1010400.jpg

[Billsy]

Lookin the shizzle ma'nizzle!

[rs guy]

Id keep those rims they look very nice

[sti_02]

who was the lucky fugger that picked up your old rims?
What rims are you planning on getting?

[ballistix]

Wheels look good. The white skirts make the whole car look much nicer.

[Geach]

who was the lucky fugger that picked up your old rims?this time for the cheap seats.... (http://www.rslibertyclub.org/forums/showthread.php?t=79133)



new rims will be here in a week :)
getting 17" teddy bear rims. yew


Id keep those rims they look very niceyou haven't seen the new ones yet!

[sti_02]

lol
looks like another white wagon will be getting the same wheels when I find some.
Keep up the great work on your car Geach.
You should head over and tackle the Haunted Hills Hillclimb track some time btw

[4ce_full]

looks tits geachy, love this wagon.
Whens the new engine goin in?

[dtrally]

Those borrowed Billsy rims look hot! What are they called? can you still get them?

[Geach]

Those borrowed Billsy rims look hot! What are they called? can you still get them?not sure mate. i *think* they're a bridgestone rim? billsy?

[Marv]

Get Mark to call me re picking up the new wagon wheels (aka "Ronal Bears")

Still haven't sanded them back either :rolleyes: been busy and have a lot on ATM. :rolleyes:

[Billsy]

Those borrowed Billsy rims look hot! What are they called? can you still get them?

doug, they came from japan attatched to a gen3 GTB. Brand BSA (i think) and hendo did some research and found they are a JDM item not sold out of japan or something like that.

they are going to get some new treads and live under my GTB once i get them back from geachy.

[Geach]

they are going to get some new treads and live under my GTB once i get them back from geachy.sooooooo does that mean i can flick that high quality rubber on to my new rims when they show? :) :P

[Billsy]

only if i get to see some helis :D

[Geach]

only if i get to see some helis :D :D maybe :D

[sti_02]

what rubber you going for?
I need some good tyres for road/track too

[Billsy]

what rubber you going for?
I need some good tyres for road/track too
im either going to put on my semislicks or a set of federal 595 street tyres ive got on some other rims. not sure yet

[Geach]

picked up a set of 17x7" TE37's the other day. gave them a quick coat of primer then satin black and put them on see how they look. i'm very happy with the result.

there are more photo's in my first post.

http://i69.photobucket.com/albums/i65/RST092/P1010591.jpg


if i decide to keep it like this i'll pull them off and do a proper job - ie rub them right back etc


here's a pic of my daily/work car - freshly washed.
2007 Hilux SR TD Extra Cab
Mods :P:
235/70 16" Cooper S/T's.
Carkit
Steel tray
HD tow bar

Yew!

http://i69.photobucket.com/albums/i65/RST092/P1010579.jpg

[SUBERB]

Looks schmick geachy! Definately give them the proper treatment and whack em back on! Thumbs up here!

HAWT wagon!

[sti_02]

needs red wheels nuts....maybe

[90legacy]

Looking hot as ever!

[gradg]

Geachy you can do no wrong with this thing.

Once again, cleanest, finest example of a white RS wagon, if not of all on here.

Always been a fan mate, still love it.

[sti_02]

Geachy you can do no wrong with this thing.

Once again, cleanest, finest example of a white RS wagon, if not of all on here.

Always been a fan mate, still love it.
Gee a certain Victorian with a Black wag will hate this post :P

[Marv]

Those wheels look rank. Who in their right mind would buy TE37s? :rolleyes: :td

[CRUISN]

White wagon with some quality dark wheels.......

WINNER!

Wagon looks the goods. :D

[Jim]

finally! they look evil as, looks good mate, i bet your pretty chuffed with those :D

[gradg]

Gee a certain Victorian with a Black wag will hate this post :P

I did say white.....

When they are of a standard like Geach's here and Jake's, it's a bit harsh to call one and not the other. But this isn't Jake's thread, i'll pop over to his and tell him the same thing, but say black, lol.

Still, love them both.

What ever happened to the RSLC calendar idea? I'd love to see Jake and Geach make an appearance.

[Geach]

What ever happened to the RSLC calendar idea? I'd love to see Jake and Geach make an appearance.i'll bring my blue steel :P :D

i've got an idea....
bosco: steal nathan's white TE37's.... :tu

darren, stop stirring shiz.... :)

[GX-LIBERTY-GX]

loving it mate looks so tuff

[smoov]

Geach,

loving the wheels mate. They look tops!

Agreed with the man of Gee. Awesome wagon :)

[gradg]

i'll bring my blue steel :P :D

i've got an idea....
bosco: steal nathan's white TE37's.... :tu

darren, stop stirring shiz.... :)

I meant your cars, not you two together in tight leather and studs.... or anything like that.... just the cars. okay? nothing else. cars.

[timmo]

Looks great mate,rims set it right off. :tu

[bosc0]

i'll bring my blue steel :P :D

i've got an idea....
bosco: steal nathan's white TE37's.... :tu

darren, stop stirring shiz.... :)

what like, ebony and ivory? i like that idea. Maybe when we have twin CD2.2's under the bonnets?
The best thing about those rims on your car is the fact that there looks to be a bee's dick in clearance between the rim and rotor (diam).... = tuff.
I think it would be cool if you could stretch the rims like in Need For Speed and make them 19's... i would then proceed to dry orgasm.

[Hodgey]

I'm going to step out on a limb here and say that as hot as the new rims look, I liked the old B4 rims better. But that is my personal opinion.

As for brake clearance however, I agree with Jake, in that minimal brake clearance looks tuff as!

How far off is the 2.2 to being completed Geachy?

[Geach]

I'm going to step out on a limb here and say that as hot as the new rims look, I liked the old B4 rims better. But that is my personal opinion.you quite clearly prefer the company of men :P

the motor will be finished in the new year. mark's picking it up for me shortly, then its just a case of strapping some GTB heads on it along with the essentials like oil and water pumps, as well as a belt or two. i've got a sump lying around here along with some ARP headstuds.

so really there's not a lot holding me back from getting a long motor together. i just need to decide how much further i want to take it and that comes down to how much coin i feel like throwing at it!

[Geach]

look what i found on the bedroom floor.... :)

http://i69.photobucket.com/albums/i65/RST092/P1010615.jpg

[dja]

OK, thats furkn sexy

[rs guy]

your car looks Fl_lCKING awesome.
I think this is one of the best examples of an rs wags on here

[Geach]

its her 4th birthday today. picked it up christmas eve 04. getting a new motor for its birthday.... :)

[Nathan|RST|]

The wheels look good Richard.

Are you going to put the stickers back on them?

[Geach]

well, for the first time since i've owned it my AC holds gas and is working well... in summer too :P haven't really worried about it before now because i drive it on weekends.

in the last 12 months its had a new evaporator (out of a wreck), new O rings all round and new TX valve. had some small issue with the compressor not turning on - turned out i needed a digital input enabled in the Link.

nath, i didn't have stickers with the wheels, hadn't really thought about it... where would you get them?

[kezza]

rims look ***en sik :D .. the subaru centre cap looks good aswell, really well done mate, lots of goodies in all the right places.. got any interior, engine pics you wana share with us??
cheers
kieran

[Geach]

dusty engine bay. removed a few more of the unnecessary RS sensors and brackets.
http://i69.photobucket.com/albums/i65/RST092/P1010651.jpg

[90legacy]

Custom made FMIC kit Geach? I'm thinking of going down the front mount route soon and want to use a gen2 airbox and I have ABS like yourself...

The wags looks good as ever!

Cheers

PS you list legacy taillights in the spec, but the RH light still has the red bottom section a la Aus-Spec :wink:

[Geach]

Custom made FMIC kit Geach? I'm thinking of going down the front mount route soon and want to use a gen2 airbox and I have ABS like yourself...

The wags looks good as ever!

Cheers

PS you list legacy taillights in the spec, but the RH light still has the red bottom section a la Aus-Spec :wink:yes, FMIC is custom. *might* be getting some kits made up....

btw, the photo's were taken before i fitted the leggy lights :wink:

[90legacy]

Sounds good, mental note made.

Ha I thought there may have been some sort of trickery going on there. I'm sure they make it look that much more even in the ar5e. Everyone seems to clear the orange bits, but I'm still not convinced that they look too bad.

Keep up the good work anyway, one of these days my car will be clean enough to be able to have its own club rides section.

[Horace]

.....................Needs a wing :)

It's got wings you just can't see them................ :tu
They seem to come out proportinally with the depressing of the accelerator!!

[Geach]

I took the dash out on wednesday night, started out chasing an issue with the aircon related to the Link, then found a few more jobs. I replaced the crash pad with a much much better one I purchased last year.

new
http://i69.photobucket.com/albums/i65/RST092/P1010767.jpg

old
http://i69.photobucket.com/albums/i65/RST092/P1010770.jpg

no more dash mat for me. :)

I also rewired/shortened my stereo loom and put in a relay to prevent the link turning on my fans with accessories.

[Rallyeee]

My Haltech does that too, do you know why they're wired like that?

[Geach]

My Haltech does that too, do you know why they're wired like that?no, i don't understand it at all. Link tried to get around it in the adaptalink board by cutting a track, but it didn't work.

i guess it grounds the fan signal wire through the ECU regardless of the ignition position and power is supplied to the fans from the word go?

Al's idea to use a relay to cut the fan signal wire until the ignition is on worked perfectly.

[Geach]

now with a forged 2.2L.
:)

[foomanchoo]

Love the black rims and great wagon!

[Geach]

when i was building the motor billsy welded up a new crossover and up pipe for me. we used the original flanges for the cross over and i had new ones made up using a CNC for the up pipe.

cross over is 1.75" and the up pipe is 2". i heat rapped them both and ported the legacy collectors to match the heads.

http://i69.photobucket.com/albums/i65/RST092/P1020298.jpg

[YBHVE4]

very nice mate.

where did you get the front lip, rear spoiler and clear side indicators from??

[steve83]

very nice car :wink: so sexy Geach :tu

[GX-LIBERTY-GX]

i herd she was up for sale ??

[Geach]

i herd she was up for sale ??you heard correctly.