Scott in Bellingham Posted May 29, 2008 Share Posted May 29, 2008 remember this modification from this into this well what if we did that with the subaru, cut the front and rear off a wagon and add a fiber glass nose and tail, it would be lighter and have better aproach and departure angles Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A DOG Posted May 29, 2008 Share Posted May 29, 2008 You always got some crazy idea in your head for modifications. But it would be sweet!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scott in Bellingham Posted May 29, 2008 Author Share Posted May 29, 2008 You always got some crazy idea in your head for modifications. But it would be sweet!!! my day Job is working at a company that builds Jetted Bathtubs, Ive built many fiberglass molds from drawings, it Just takes time which I dont have much of SJR I still have this car it could be the pattern, I just need a few guys with nothing else to do to do the work Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheYeti Posted May 29, 2008 Share Posted May 29, 2008 I always wanted a baja bug back in my teens. Still do kind of... A baja wagon would be pretty nifty too Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pooparu Posted May 29, 2008 Share Posted May 29, 2008 How about a baja hatch? What kind of work do you need done? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scott in Bellingham Posted May 29, 2008 Author Share Posted May 29, 2008 How about a baja hatch? What kind of work do you need done? chop off car, build up with wood and bondo, pop off a mold and start making parts Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spiffy Posted May 29, 2008 Share Posted May 29, 2008 How about a baja hatch? I agree... no sense in chopping off the back of wagon since that defeats the purpose of it being a wagon... but the biggest roadblock to the front end is the radiator mounting being too low... would need to relocate it, or get a shorter one... it's just not as easy as it is on a vw where everything is just bolted to the floor pan... --Spiffy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
3eyedwagon Posted May 29, 2008 Share Posted May 29, 2008 chop off car, build up with wood and bondo, pop off a mold and start making parts Structural integrity? To do it right, the reinforcements would pretty much negate your weight savings. You'd mostly be gaining approach angle if you moved the radiator, but even that is limited to a few inches by the front of the motor. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pooparu Posted May 29, 2008 Share Posted May 29, 2008 chop off car, build up with wood and bondo, pop off a mold and start making parts I might be willing to make a trip or two up to help out. It sounds like fun. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
presslab Posted May 30, 2008 Share Posted May 30, 2008 my day Job is working at a company that builds Jetted Bathtubs, Ive built many fiberglass molds from drawings, it Just takes time which I dont have much of SJR I still have this car it could be the pattern, I just need a few guys with nothing else to do to do the work I used to have a baja bug, it was sweet!! My friend had an old one too, it was so rusted you had to make sure you didn't get your feet between the pan and the body when it opened up on wheel articulation. Hey what are those wheels off of? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andy FitzGibbon Posted May 30, 2008 Share Posted May 30, 2008 Maybe you could do a fiberglass Rolls-Royce front end, like they used to do for Volkswagens... Andy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scott in Bellingham Posted May 30, 2008 Author Share Posted May 30, 2008 I used to have a baja bug, it was sweet!! My friend had an old one too, it was so rusted you had to make sure you didn't get your feet between the pan and the body when it opened up on wheel articulation. Hey what are those wheels off of? Toyota pickup wheels something like this?? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scott in Bellingham Posted May 30, 2008 Author Share Posted May 30, 2008 maybe this Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
audio_file Posted May 30, 2008 Share Posted May 30, 2008 shouldn't the "SJR" be PURPLE scott? looks kinda like a lifted justy . . . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
newsoobdude Posted May 30, 2008 Share Posted May 30, 2008 How about some fender flares that bolt on for everyone who has wider rims. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rooinater Posted May 31, 2008 Share Posted May 31, 2008 Toyota pickup wheels something like this?? that'd be sweet! the longer wheelbase of a wagon, with useable approach angles! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phizinza Posted May 31, 2008 Share Posted May 31, 2008 When I photochop bobbed my Brat a while ago I made all the measurements and took as much as I could off the front that would acutally work in the rear. It was 6". With a custom bumper that would really make a Subaru better offroad. Oh cause you'd need the rad mounted in the rear. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TeamCF Posted June 7, 2008 Share Posted June 7, 2008 you'd need the rad mounted in the rear. Couldn't it be mounted flat above the engine with vents in the hood? (maybe a rubber gasket between it and the hood, and the fan blowing down) I run a full size spare so it does not fit under the hood of my GL anymore. I did some measurements and my radiator would fit easy flat above the engine where the old space saver spare was. Just a thought. Could keep possible leaks due to long hoses at bay. Real problem would be filling/checking the coolant. Have to rig some kind of hinge so you could stand it up for that. And hoses that would allow that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phizinza Posted June 8, 2008 Share Posted June 8, 2008 Couldn't it be mounted flat above the engine with vents in the hood? (maybe a rubber gasket between it and the hood, and the fan blowing down)If you run 6 or more inches of body lift, yes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TeamCF Posted June 8, 2008 Share Posted June 8, 2008 If you run 6 or more inches of body lift, yes. When I measured it, it would fit behind the aircleaner, at aircleaner level, in the spot the spare tire used to go. No lift needed. The real problem is rigging some kind of long flexable hoses so you can flip the rad up for filling and checking. But fitting it there is no problem. But mine is an EA81. The Roo in question is an EA82. Not been under the hood of those much but is there less room? Maybe when I do my engine swap I'll do a real test fit (i.e. just stick it in the spot) before putting the rad back in. and put up some pics. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scott in Bellingham Posted July 9, 2008 Author Share Posted July 9, 2008 Toyota pickup wheels something like this?? I would like to do this, I know what needs to be done and how to make the fiber glass mold and parts, I just need someone near by that I could hire to do this Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scott in Bellingham Posted July 9, 2008 Author Share Posted July 9, 2008 I might be willing to make a trip or two up to help out. It sounds like fun. are you serious ?? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scott in Bellingham Posted July 9, 2008 Author Share Posted July 9, 2008 Im thinkin a 1 piece rear section that atatches at the red line, so chop off the back of the car, silicone and bolt the new section on , a couple guys at this for a week could be making parts off the finished mold Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reveeen Posted July 9, 2008 Share Posted July 9, 2008 Scott: Do you have a "porta-spot"? http://www.amh.ca/anglais/ You would scribe two lines, either side of the "chunk" you want gone, cut the piece out, then weld the chunks together. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scott in Bellingham Posted July 9, 2008 Author Share Posted July 9, 2008 Scott: Do you have a "porta-spot"? http://www.amh.ca/anglais/ You would scribe two lines, either side of the "chunk" you want gone, cut the piece out, then weld the chunks together. I can do the cut and weld thing no problem, I would like to redo the rear bottom portion for more clearance and also offer the finished fiberglass part to others thanks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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