subaruguru Posted June 16, 2009 Share Posted June 16, 2009 (edited) so here is what it might look like with a flat back window and back wall stack bull bars the whole bit oh and train horns just tossing it around in my head. no photoshop but paintshop skills are proving well i like it i been drawing heres what my mind came up with Edited June 23, 2009 by subaruguru Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheSubaruJunkie Posted June 16, 2009 Share Posted June 16, 2009 do it! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Beast I Drive Posted June 16, 2009 Share Posted June 16, 2009 Dude, you already did this, remember??? Remember how well THAT one turned out :lol: -Bill Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
subaruguru Posted June 16, 2009 Author Share Posted June 16, 2009 wow that was a way more positive respons than i thought i would get. im liking it more and more i have someone in mind that would be doing the sheet metal work oyu know who you are the fenders look great Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
subaruguru Posted June 16, 2009 Author Share Posted June 16, 2009 yeah but this time i would be paying you to do the welding so it didnt look like swiss cheez wire feed is better for that then an industrial stick welder hahaha. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Beast I Drive Posted June 16, 2009 Share Posted June 16, 2009 I like the way you think... This time Gonna start with a wagon again or a coupe? We could chop up the remains of the RX to get an idea of what you want... -Bill Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheSubaruJunkie Posted June 16, 2009 Share Posted June 16, 2009 You'll have better results starting off with the coupe. Its 2door already and will look propper. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bheinen74 Posted June 16, 2009 Share Posted June 16, 2009 I like the way you think... This time Gonna start with a wagon again or a coupe? We could chop up the remains of the RX to get an idea of what you want... -Bill I think the coupe will work better, no back door issues I figured someone would want to get my parts Brat to weld onto their car. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
subaruguru Posted June 16, 2009 Author Share Posted June 16, 2009 oh if i do it im doing it to the coupe no welding extra doors shut,rear is already boxed in,way les metle to remove and the bigger doors ads to the comfort factor it would be just like a real UTE but cutting your RX corps would help Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Beast I Drive Posted June 16, 2009 Share Posted June 16, 2009 I know a coupe is a better starting point, but I dont know if he wants to chop up his daily driver just yet, I havent seen any coupes for sale around here lately, but wagons are plentifull, I have like 5 parts wagons and a coiple have clean titles, so thats why I was wondering... -Bill Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Beast I Drive Posted June 16, 2009 Share Posted June 16, 2009 oh if i do it im doing it to the coupe no welding extra doors shut,rear is already boxed in,way les metle to remove and the bigger doors ads to the comfort factor it would be just like a real UTE but cutting your RX corps would help Right on, I have no problem cutting that RX up, hell I could paint it up and make yard art outta it -Bill Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
subaruguru Posted June 16, 2009 Author Share Posted June 16, 2009 haha hell yeah i figure there wouldent be much to do after mesuring it a jillion times cut then weld a back wall in maby some 1/8th inch sheet metel leave it solid untell i get a gaskit for the glass i have the side windows would be cheap (flat glass usualy is) oh yeah wow i have to much time to think. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Beast I Drive Posted June 16, 2009 Share Posted June 16, 2009 You shoulda kept that Brat backwall I traded you, this would have been perfect for it... We will get it all figured out when you get over here, plenty of stuff to play with -Bill Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
subaruguru Posted June 16, 2009 Author Share Posted June 16, 2009 haha im gonna be drawing for the next few houres now haha Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Dude Abides Posted June 17, 2009 Share Posted June 17, 2009 I can barely keep mine in one piece and you guys are choppin them up. Unreal. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
subaruguru Posted June 21, 2009 Author Share Posted June 21, 2009 not shure i want to cut my coupe up i meen its the straightest one ive seen here in yakima or kittitas county i think ill start looking for another one and build it from the ground up like i did my curent one. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Twitch de la Brat Posted June 22, 2009 Share Posted June 22, 2009 You should sooo do an XT. There are so many around here getting junked it isn't even funny! I could buy one for $600 and bring it down to you or have Bill come get it. Its an XT6 and needs new HG's. if you do, if you don't. Twitch Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tmonkey51 Posted June 22, 2009 Share Posted June 22, 2009 OK, I've fantasized extensively about this. Get like a ''87 wagon, and the same year brat wrecked with a good roof, preferably with t tops. Cut the roof off the brat just as close to the t tops as possible and at the bottom of the rear quarters. Cut the roof off the wagon right about where the post between the front and rear windows, including the whole back end of the car to strait up from the top of the rear wheel wells. Graft the brat roof on at that spot thus creating t tops over the rear seats and graft the bottoms of the quarters on wear ever they come together probably losing the back doors but leaving a window.. Take a Toyota truck bed(I like the '77 with the old school latches on the tailgate) and cut it vertical at the wheel well strait across the bed. Also cut off the front corners of the truck bed and weld them on to the now stubby bed. Just enough of the corners to make the transition to the subaru body from the toyota at the top of the rear wheel well. You have to make the brat roof fit so that the back glass fits good with the back seats of the wagon or make a removable panel or just leave it open and war wagon the thing. The brat roof gives the roof a place to end in the back with trim. The front of the now bobbed truck bed should go right up to the rear bottom of the rear seats so that when you put the seats down there would be almost a full truck bed. Put some diamond plate on the back of the rear seats for those gravel loads. Weld it all together good to preserve the structure. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
subaruguru Posted June 23, 2009 Author Share Posted June 23, 2009 eh thats more work than i want to do thanks for the suggestion Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bheinen74 Posted June 23, 2009 Share Posted June 23, 2009 I would be willing to chop my parts Brat in half and sell the rear portion to someone to do this the right way. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Twitch de la Brat Posted June 23, 2009 Share Posted June 23, 2009 I say its a tossup between these two. I think the XT6 ute would be the most unique, plus the 5 lug bolt pattern will allot for bigger wheels and tires. The Imp would be cool and require the least amount of mechanical customizing, but the amount of body work to make it look right would be a pain. Twitch Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tmonkey51 Posted June 23, 2009 Share Posted June 23, 2009 The problem being that wherever you cut the roof has to be trimmed out some kind of way. Easy to cut, hard to make look decent. Plus, How do you make a tailgate? And, the structure of the unibody must be preserved. If the work is too much, having no real plan is way more work you can bet. I just really like the idea of having t tops over the back seats. I'm kinda hoping that somebody who can photoshop can put the pieces together. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Beast I Drive Posted June 23, 2009 Share Posted June 23, 2009 With me and Robbie doin the work, the structural integrity of the body will be retained. We went over a few ideas while I picked up some parts from him the other day, and there wont be a tailgate per say, too much work and he wont really need it anyway. The plan is so far to start with a Gen 3 coupe, which will also be the easiest to modify to make this work. The C-pillars are going to get moved forward and modified to be straighter, and the Hatch will be cut out below the glass and used to make the bed sides and the lip over the tail lights. We talked about what to do with the back wall/C-pillars, he wants them straight vertical with quarter windows, but I am more partial to the Brat look, so that brought to mind the '80s El-Caminos, which have the little quarter windows, vertical back wall, and angled C-pillars. Nothing is set in stone yet, just tossing around Ideas. He needs to find a donor car to cut up, he dont want to do it to his daily driver... Prolly gonna use whats left of my RX to try out some styling ideas as far as the C-pillars and quarter windows go... -Bill Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xoomer Posted June 23, 2009 Share Posted June 23, 2009 I have photo shop... if you want send me some images and some of your Ideas and I will give it a shot... xoomfarr at comcast.net Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
frogstar7055 Posted June 24, 2009 Share Posted June 24, 2009 How about this? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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