Dr. RX Posted September 18, 2004 Share Posted September 18, 2004 Well, I have started a search for a new Subaru holy grail, here is a picture. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheMeatWagon Posted September 18, 2004 Share Posted September 18, 2004 holy crap... what is that? year? i love the big scoops on the sides. sweeeeet Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NV Zeno Posted September 18, 2004 Share Posted September 18, 2004 Now that's kewl. My guess is it's of mid-to-late 60's vintage. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
All_talk Posted September 18, 2004 Share Posted September 18, 2004 Wow, very cool... me too, me too. Gary Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dazed Dreamer Posted September 18, 2004 Share Posted September 18, 2004 I love it thats all I can say words cannot express it enough Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DerFahrer Posted September 18, 2004 Share Posted September 18, 2004 A Subaru I had absolutely NO idea existed Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Turbone Posted September 18, 2004 Share Posted September 18, 2004 Hey Corky (I thought I would be the first to ask) Are you going to drop an EJ in it? I'm sorry, I just couldnt resist :cool: Must be the drugs :-p Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bratsco1 Posted September 18, 2004 Share Posted September 18, 2004 Hey Corky let me get my weed eater out .I think I might have one out backhehe..........Pat Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
moosens Posted September 18, 2004 Share Posted September 18, 2004 Yikes!!!!!!! Damn near fell out of my chair. Onward Christian soldier....onward!!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flowmastered87GL Posted September 18, 2004 Share Posted September 18, 2004 from the 360's in the back I am guessing its like a limited run 360 sports car / convertible or something... maybe its like a 700 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CIS Subaru Posted September 18, 2004 Share Posted September 18, 2004 Wow!! So many questions. I wonder if it's just a concept car that never went into production? I wonder if the doors open at the front or back? (kinda looks like they might be hinged at the front) I'd be willing to bet that it's got the same little 360cc 2cyl engine in it! Very cool! Where do you find this stuff? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr. RX Posted September 18, 2004 Author Share Posted September 18, 2004 Hey Corky (I thought I would be the first to ask)Are you going to drop an EJ in it? I'm sorry, I just couldnt resist :cool: Must be the drugs :-p The answer is NO!!!!!!, but it will be painted Rally Blue. Found some more info, this is a MS Word document, so you'll probably need MS Word to open it. http://corkysrocks.net/Subaru Sports.doc . It's in Japanese, I wish I could read it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
naru Posted September 18, 2004 Share Posted September 18, 2004 The answer is NO!!!!!!, but it will be painted Rally Blue. Found some more info, this is a MS Word document, so you'll probably need MS Word to open it. http://corkysrocks.net/Subaru Sports.doc . It's in Japanese, I wish I could read it. english http://www.geocities.com/MotorCity/Lane/1803/maniae.htm http://homepage.mac.com/digii3/360Specialties/Personal26.html 1/43 scale resin model http://sekidohf.hp.infoseek.co.jp/collection/image1/sports01.JPG RQ-1 A holier grail? and other neat stuff http://www.geocities.co.jp/Hollywood-Kouen/4091/ten/tmotore.htm Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sparkster58 Posted September 18, 2004 Share Posted September 18, 2004 What the Hell.........................look at that overbite will ya lol i like it.....sparkster Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr. RX Posted September 18, 2004 Author Share Posted September 18, 2004 Looks like I need to make another trip to Japan and find the car, someone over there must know where it is. I'll bet if I ask his wife, she'll give it to me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Turbone Posted September 18, 2004 Share Posted September 18, 2004 Is the car a one off or concept? Could your buddy from the U get you some info on it? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr. RX Posted September 19, 2004 Author Share Posted September 19, 2004 Is the car a one off or concept? Could your buddy from the U get you some info on it?First, it appears that there were two of these made, but it appears only one is still around. Second, who you talking to?? Whos's buddy in the U??? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Turbone Posted September 19, 2004 Share Posted September 19, 2004 The one I was refering to was your friend(?) at WWU (I think it was from there, the one that had the Turbo Hatch). I thought he had some connections in Japan. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
subarubrat Posted September 19, 2004 Share Posted September 19, 2004 I am thinking GSXR 1100 engine/tranny with top of the line Mini suspension and rubber. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bushbasher Posted September 19, 2004 Share Posted September 19, 2004 Hey Dr. RX, why not make one yourself from pics and use a 360 chassis? It's a fairly simple body, a learning experience in fiberglass, if it's something you've never done before. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr. RX Posted September 19, 2004 Author Share Posted September 19, 2004 The one I was refering to was your friend(?) at WWU (I think it was from there, the one that had the Turbo Hatch). I thought he had some connections in Japan.Well, just saying friend at U didn't tell me much, which U?? I have friends at the UofW, WSU, WWU, UCLA, and several other U's. If you are refering to Dr. Seal, I believe he has retired, but I do have his phone number. I'm not sure if the car in question is in Subaru's hands, it seems like it is in a private parties hands, not someone at Subaru, so I'm not sure his connection would help. So let's see, there are how many millions of people in Japan? And only one of them owns the car, gee talking about a needle in a hay stack. Someone from Subaru must know who the car was sold to since is was a prototype, so that is where I would start. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr. RX Posted September 19, 2004 Author Share Posted September 19, 2004 Hey Dr. RX, why not make one yourself from pics and use a 360 chassis? It's a fairly simple body, a learning experience in fiberglass, if it's something you've never done before.Well first I'd have to find a 360 that the body wasn't worth restoring and the running gear was good. Then I wouldn't do it in fiberglass, it would probably be aluminum or steel. I once worked (parttime in the summer) at MarLin Ski boats (later renamed to Skegin (sp?) Boats), I have many hours of experience of prepping molds for fiberglassing, laying the glass and spreading the epoxy. To do it right I'd first have to create a mold, and that is not an easy task. It would be much easier to create it out of sheet metal. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bushbasher Posted September 19, 2004 Share Posted September 19, 2004 Yeah, my dad bought an early 60's tvr grantura once that had been rolled. So he collected as many photos and measurements as he could of the original car and built a new body to sit around the original tubular frame. He added some improvements along the way like a race-modded capri v6 and jaguar suspension. He said it was fun but he'd never do it again. The shed he did it in had to be taken down by a hazmat team before he could sell the house Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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