Author Topic: 1986 Subaru Leone STi TURBO (Read 28566 times)

YvanF · « **Reply #125 on:** August 07, 2014, 10:13:03 am »

uckfaying love this thing.

goldrush · « **Reply #126 on:** August 07, 2014, 06:24:00 pm »

Great thread, keep up the good work!

nico · « **Reply #127 on:** August 28, 2014, 02:00:46 am »

Quote from: goldrush on August 07, 2014, 06:24:00 pm

Great thread, keep up the good work!

thank you glad you like the hole project that never ends lol.. lets just hope its all ok now and i can enjoy it.

Quote from: YvanF on August 07, 2014, 10:13:03 am

uckfaying love this thing.

lol thank you cheers...

car is back up and running, oil cooler and brz rad are working very well with the new set up. its time to get it out on the track before winter comes.

F1Eng · « **Reply #128 on:** August 28, 2014, 10:41:52 am »

This car is absolutely sick. Great work! I love the look you've created with it, very clean. Thanks for sharing it with us westerners

nico · « **Reply #129 on:** February 16, 2015, 09:11:13 pm »

Quote from: F1Eng on August 28, 2014, 10:41:52 am

This car is absolutely sick. Great work! I love the look you've created with it, very clean. Thanks for sharing it with us westerners

thank you glad you liked what i did with it, it should get more exciting now... i want to make some aero stuff under side to help it more stream line...

so decided to improve the handling of the car a bit better and I noticed the 2015 uses rear spherical bearings. I had a machine shop shave them down each side 1.5mm and made a spacer to take up the slack for pressing them in my lower suspension mount in the rear of my coil overs

locally I found a nice set of ES-Tarmac ENKEI wheels 5x100 16x8 et45 14lbs wheels, super light weight compared to my braid wheels

started to build the spare motor, Ej22T stock crank, 10mm oil pump, ACL bearings, Carrillo Rods, Wiseco pistons, cometic head gaskets, ARP Custom Age 625+, V9 STi heads, killer b pick up, and allot of new factory case bolts and plugs gaskets

wrxsti15 · « **Reply #130 on:** February 17, 2015, 10:43:28 am »

I would like to see this car in WRB...

Amazing project... Now I want to buy project car and start spending money...

nico · « **Reply #131 on:** February 18, 2015, 05:30:52 pm »

Quote from: wrxsti15 on February 17, 2015, 10:43:28 am

I would like to see this car in WRB...

Amazing project... Now I want to buy project car and start spending money...

lol no more paint work for me white is ok in my books hehehe.... they can get expensive these toys...

so this is what else I'm working on at the moment along with the lower pillow ball bushing for my coil overs, I decided to get a one piece unit made so I can get rid of the rubber spacers and all that mess..

this is a prototype unit to test on the car then i can get them made up once it fits ok.

black is 80s strut mount, green is coil over mount.. needs a bit more work to be perfect fit

also found the rear garnish in japan for my car, maybe ill put it on. to many holes to drill in a clean car.

nico · « **Reply #132 on:** March 08, 2015, 11:31:43 pm »

subaru 80's old meets subaru 2012 new moulded into one...
cnc billet aluminium & anodized black, now I can add a pillow ball at the top mount like the front..

next project is cnc billet aluminium front control arms with pillow ball and 1' longer so I can get some larger cv axles to with stand the abuse I am about to put down. cv axles will be new age subaru length.

nico · « **Reply #133 on:** March 25, 2015, 07:59:13 pm »

so this is my rear top hats bolted up with spherical bearings.. the lower cups also have 2015 STi spherical bearings made buy subaru which I needed to make a spacer.

I decide to get serious with my coil-overs to make this car handle like a top notch missile and I got the GR STi Ohlins road & track set.. I have to do two mod's to make them fit perfect which is the lower rear bushing mount will be made new with a STi spherical bearing and drill the front top plates to early subaru size like leone/gc8. my reactions from just holding the ohlins is how light weight they are WOW half the weight of my hsd..

like to thank jake @ ohlins usa for hooking me up with the extend clickers also !.. there on the way.

seat safety switch · « **Reply #134 on:** March 26, 2015, 08:52:04 pm »

Wow, that is some sexy looking suspension.

chico_kj_23 · « **Reply #135 on:** March 27, 2015, 08:40:03 am »

^^^This

That's some high caliber suspension bling. This car is just way too awesome

Rad_Racer · « **Reply #136 on:** March 27, 2015, 12:59:10 pm »

I can totally understand if you're trying to keep it looking as factory as possible, but IMHO that suspension will be seriously underutilized unless a roll cage is installed to stiffen up the chassis. Those old cars can be wet noodles under load.

Wish I had the time and money to take on a project like this. Looks amazing!

nico · « **Reply #137 on:** March 31, 2015, 11:02:31 pm »

Quote from: seat safety switch on March 26, 2015, 08:52:04 pm

Wow, that is some sexy looking suspension.

pretty nice stuff just from holding and taking them apart i can say that much for sure, well worth it.

Quote from: chico_kj_23 on March 27, 2015, 08:40:03 am

^^^This

That's some high caliber suspension bling. This car is just way too awesome

super light weight for sure rears feel like there made of plastic lol..

Quote from: Rad_Racer on March 27, 2015, 12:59:10 pm

I can totally understand if you're trying to keep it looking as factory as possible, but IMHO that suspension will be seriously underutilized unless a roll cage is installed to stiffen up the chassis. Those old cars can be wet noodles under load.

Wish I had the time and money to take on a project like this. Looks amazing!

my car feels great on the track just like my built up GC8 or BC5 legacy did and they didnt have a cage.. the rear on my leone is actually more rigid then a impreza. no tube for the spare tire all flat and no shock mounts on the top deck its a one piece of metal with no holes cut out for the mounts.. like the new cars have..

the front will benefit from the upgrades after I take care of the suspension up grade I am doing.. ill box the top mount and make a H brace like the impreza has..

a cage would be cool to have, maybe one day ill take the plunge and make it full on crazy lol..

so here they are, my very own aluminium control arms like the big boy STi have. now the little Leone can be up to STi spec !
But the little Leone has 1up on the STi with the 2015 STi oem pillow ball bushing in its place

25mm longer so now I can run oem cv axles from a STi or those 800hp ones..

nico · « **Reply #138 on:** April 12, 2015, 08:18:34 am »

ohlins custom made for the Leone STi.. lower mount was machined new to be used with the oem 2015 STi pillow ball bushing.

nico · « **Reply #139 on:** April 19, 2015, 05:12:23 pm »

so since I was making stuff I made pillow ball bushing inserts for my arms in the rear to give it that razor sharp handling...

cusco design

Porsche 911 has all most same design look rear arms and they also upgrade with pillow ball

nico · « **Reply #140 on:** May 19, 2015, 10:42:30 pm »

new control arms on, ohlins on, pillow ball heim joint the hole car.... feels great now just need alignment..

was testing it on the track and she handles like a dream... only thing missing was a race seat to hold me.

2015 Sparco Grid.. so light weight from there old line up of seats.

STi axles now

more pictures and videos of my Leone on Insta-gram

https://instagram.com/pinocchio_ok/

diamondedge · « **Reply #141 on:** May 20, 2015, 12:51:19 pm »

I just came. Great fabrication work. So. Much. Jizz.

Corner weighting next?

nico · « **Reply #142 on:** July 10, 2015, 02:19:39 pm »

Quote from: diamondedge on May 20, 2015, 12:51:19 pm

I just came. Great fabrication work. So. Much. Jizz.

Corner weighting next?

thank you... yep corner balance was done and from my math skills on the set up like the ohlins paper it only need on side lifted 15mm up... its pretty balanced now and feels great on the track...

so since I was on the track and all most lost a motor to a faulty oil pressure sensor leaking I decided to get some proper equipment to finish the system off and new sensors.

Radium fuel rails and Bosch FPR adapter to keep it nice and simple and in series on my spare Spec-c V8 STi intake manifold.

I can build the proper lines now then swap them on to my Leone

also finally finished my new front bumper... JDM/USDM mixed with Canada top trim and impact beam.. fully mutt now lol.

all done no more accidents please !!!... next to my favourite year Subaru 2015 got to get one of these

nico · « **Reply #143 on:** July 18, 2015, 10:39:53 pm »

these are my new fuel and oil pressure sensors KAsensors and from just installing the oil pressure wow highly accurate

like to thank Franz @ Dieboldautosport for hooking me up with these bad boys !

nico · « **Reply #144 on:** February 17, 2016, 05:08:04 pm »

I guess I should update this build thread since new parts are being piled up for my Subaru Leone RX TURBO STi, as of now its in storage for winter but was building the Subaru Leone TURBO WRX NB-R Wagon version which can be found here --> http://forums.nasioc.com/forums/showthread.php?t=2687011

or insta gram https://www.instagram.com/big_bad_wolf_xo/

so I just ordered these EJ22T oil jets brand new from the dealership which if I remember right they couldn't be sold at the dealership which is a myth !.. also got the JDM STi quick steering sticker for my Leone.

out of japan I finally found one of these rare STi 6mt Short shifters which was a task and has the serial number right on it from STi factory.

nico · « **Reply #145 on:** February 18, 2016, 04:28:24 pm »

another cool part from japan R180 STi finned rear diff cover, helps cool the rear diff fluid.

nico · « **Reply #146 on:** April 04, 2016, 07:58:09 pm »

so new season and new SUPER Rare rims for that 90s style square look, these a hard to find even pictures of them !

JDM 16x8 5x100 ET35 Tecnomagnesio ..MAGNESIUM..

aluminium caps with snap rings wow !

Made In Italy

off to the walnut blasting and ready for the gold paint job !

newyorkreload · « **Reply #147 on:** April 04, 2016, 08:42:54 pm »

Is there a web site you go to to find all these neat JDM bits or do you just know people?

Stehle · « **Reply #148 on:** April 04, 2016, 09:04:18 pm »

This thing is so awesome.

seat safety switch · « **Reply #149 on:** April 04, 2016, 09:26:43 pm »

Those wheels are amazeballs.