Tin Soldier Posted June 4, 2005 Share Posted June 4, 2005 I bought this car off a board member because I wanted a good solid base to start my offroad project from. I chose this one because it has 5spd d/r and spfi. It had been good to the previous owner and was in my price range. It had the typical Subaru rust as they all do. One hole let water all over the back floor and so I had to take the carpet out. I paid a kid from my church to do all the body work and painting, and rear bumper. Overall I am pleased with how it turned out for how little I spent. I did a major interior swap, XT6 front seats, grey rear split (it was blue to start), grey door panels and cargo area, steering wheel swap, shifter swap, new pedals, and of course sound system. I did some wheel bearings and swapped the wheels for Mazda truck wheels. I plan convert it to rear discs brakes and a 4inch PK lift. I should be getting a new front bumper next week (I will post pics when it's on) and I hope to get a Mudrat79 custom roof rack at some point. So without further ado.... Here is how it looked the day I brought it home and yanked the broken hub caps, (they didn't like the drive up from WV). This is how it looks now. I have RX struts in the front and Honda springs in the rear to lift if up about in inch in the front and 2 in the back. The rear springs make a ruffer ride but are nice for hauling and towing stuff. (no I don't have a problem with axle strain) and here is a shot of the rear bumper. I like it, but it has a slight design flaw that I have to get fixed next week when I pick up the front bumper. I will probably go with a set of Swampers when the lift is done or some Coopers. I like both and this is a daily driver so I need a tire that can hold up to road use and still be good offroad. So whaddaya all think? Improved? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
erik litchy Posted June 4, 2005 Share Posted June 4, 2005 personally l like white better. i dont like the stickers in back either. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
soobmater Posted June 4, 2005 Share Posted June 4, 2005 i think it looks better... i love the plates lol of course it will look a whole lot better when you get that 4inch lift on it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
peskyjiggler Posted June 4, 2005 Share Posted June 4, 2005 What size tires/wheels did you use? Looks nice!! cheers Pesky Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tin Soldier Posted June 4, 2005 Author Share Posted June 4, 2005 Those are currently 14" wheels from a mazda pickup redrilled, with douglas 215/75R14's (I think thats the size) I generally go by the 26.5 that the tire calc told me What size tires/wheels did you use? Looks nice!! cheers Pesky Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
calebz Posted June 4, 2005 Share Posted June 4, 2005 Looks great. One thing that may help is putting some of the little plastic guard thingies on the bottom rear corners of the back doors.. you know.. the ones that GL-10s came with.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phaedras Posted June 4, 2005 Share Posted June 4, 2005 Personally, I think that is one clean lookin' paintjob. Nice. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CHIM Posted June 4, 2005 Share Posted June 4, 2005 that thing looks sweet!, There is one sticker i noticed "GPS", Geocaching rocks! My wife and i do alot of geocaching, In central oregon i get some odd looks when im in very remote places geocaching in a soob:grin: ! Subaru should be the official Geocaching vehicle. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheSubaruJunkie Posted June 4, 2005 Share Posted June 4, 2005 Does that bumper sticker say "your computer sucks"? I LOVE IT!!! I WANT ONE!! The wagon looks much better grey. The kid from church did a really good job. -Brian Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Qman Posted June 4, 2005 Share Posted June 4, 2005 Looks good. Stick with the stickers! :-p Design flaw? Does the tailgate rub on the bumper when you open it? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
baccaruda Posted June 4, 2005 Share Posted June 4, 2005 looks sharp! you should give that kid some USMB business. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
critical_max Posted June 4, 2005 Share Posted June 4, 2005 very nice. like the stealth color. Also, it is my personal opinion that EA82 wagons were made as sticker stands, among their other 1001 uses. I will post a picture of my buddy's wagon someday. We calculated at one point that the stickers were worth twice as much as the wagon itself. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snakebaby Posted June 4, 2005 Share Posted June 4, 2005 I have RX struts in the front and Honda springs in the rear to lift if up about in inch in the front and 2 in the back. I hate to continue to show my ignorance, but are those Mazda RX7 shocks that you used? Or is the RX standing for something else? Is there any particular Honda springs you used? Tim I've already figured out one answer- the shocks are out of a Sub RX. I"m sorry I'm such an idiot. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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