What did you do to improve your soobie today

jims · Post by **jims** » Mon May 27, 2013 2:04 pm

Installed a second hand CB radio today. With a bit of massaging it fits nicely into where the ash tray used to be. Also hooked up the external speaker wire to the speaker that sits in the passengers side of the dash. Just need to make a hanger for the hand mic and its done.

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...and of course my picture is upside down

Brumbyowner · Post by **Brumbyowner** » Mon May 27, 2013 2:15 pm

I have just replaced the ignition on the steering column with one I bought on ebay. Just as a word of caution, the one I bought has a stalk that is at a slightly different angle to the old one and sits differently. Now my indicators wont cancel!!! Dont know what is worse, dicky ignition or indicators that dont stop.

NachaLuva · Post by **NachaLuva** » Sun Jun 09, 2013 3:15 pm

Finally finished modifying my cargo barrier & installed it

With back down:

With back up:

Man it took ages & was very fiddly, but pretty happy with how it turned out

PS: note my "lucky horseshoe" at the top, found on the beach at Robe

jims · Post by **jims** » Sun Jun 09, 2013 3:18 pm

Great Job! Love how neat it looks

YouTube · Post by **El_Freddo** » Sun Jun 09, 2013 7:43 pm

Awesome work Nachaluva! Does the door fold right up against the top section of the cage above it?

Cheers

Bennie

NachaLuva · Post by **NachaLuva** » Sun Jun 09, 2013 8:37 pm

Thanks guys

El_Freddo wrote:Does the door fold right up against the top section of the cage above it?

No, it folds up against the roof. I measured it so the hinge point was as high as possible, ruling out folding it up against the top section. That would be a maximum of a bit less than half, this way its more like 2/3 is hinged

Jens · Post by **Jens** » Tue Jun 11, 2013 9:47 am

Hey, your lucky horse shoe is upside down. It should be up the other way to hold the luck in.

NachaLuva · Post by **NachaLuva** » Tue Jun 11, 2013 6:52 pm

Jens wrote:Hey, your lucky horse shoe is upside down. It should be up the other way to hold the luck in.

Haha yeah oops!...its now right way up & holding the luck in

YouTube · Post by **El_Freddo** » Tue Jun 11, 2013 7:22 pm

Jens wrote:Hey, your lucky horse shoe is upside down. It should be up the other way to hold the luck in.

Bloody good eyes there Jens!

Nachaluva: Thought about another hinge in the middle of the current door flap would allow you to fold it up against the top of the cage - this would allow those odd shaped things to be transported without the door getting in the way

Just a thought, I'm not sure you're super keen on pulling it out again, cutting, welding and painting it then replacing it back in the vehicle...

Cheers

Bennie

Mushroom · Post by **Mushroom** » Wed Jun 12, 2013 9:29 pm

I got 4 new hancooks and a wheel alignment

drives so much better now

Still have the front diff oil to change with some royal purple fluid but need to find a nice day to do that

purp · Post by **purp** » Sat Jun 15, 2013 10:51 pm

Bought a cargo barrier for the forester off eBay... $0.99!

Also discovered a loose bolt on the 'L'...

NachaLuva · Post by **NachaLuva** » Sun Jun 16, 2013 2:46 pm

purp wrote:Bought a cargo barrier for the forester off eBay... $0.99!

What a great score!

Also discovered a loose bolt on the 'L'...

Holy Crap!

purp · Post by **purp** » Sun Jun 16, 2013 4:54 pm

I had just loaded my 17 month old into the child seat in the left rear when my best mate said "that doesn't look real good...."

I said something similar to NachaLuva...

It is all good now though. The thread was perfect, so I am assuming it had only just started coming out. New nut and my trailing link is once again doing whatever it is a trailing link does.

purp · Post by **purp** » Sun Jun 16, 2013 5:00 pm

I had just loaded my 17 month old into the child seat in the left rear when my best mate said "that doesn't look real good...."

I said something similar to NachaLuva...

It is all good now though. The thread was perfect, so I am assuming it had only just started coming out. New nut and my trailing link is once again doing whatever it is a trailing link does.

YouTube · Post by **El_Freddo** » Tue Jun 18, 2013 9:42 pm

purp wrote:Also discovered a loose bolt on the 'L'...

Shit mate, I'm not sure you know how lucky you are! If that bolt dropped out there goes your rear wheel, then your control of the vehicle very shortly after the bolt goes!

Glad it was sorted before you went for a drive with your 17 month old!

Cheers

Bennie

LanaB · Post by **LanaB** » Sat Jun 22, 2013 9:35 pm

upgraded High and Low beams to Xtreme Vision +100 globes. What a B**** of a job on my 2011 Outback. Has to be the most ridiculous design ever. Happy with result though.

Tweety · Post by **Tweety** » Sun Jun 23, 2013 10:27 am

LanaB, vehicle designers never think about the mechanic or owner wanting to work on the machine.

Some of the worse cars to ever work on were the Morris minis and 1500's. And that was before all the computer/pollution stuff. Ask anyone who has changed a lower radiator hose or exhaust manifold flange gasket. The exhaust is wedged between the block and the firewall, the lower radiator hose you ahve to have 30mm hands.

Met a guy on the side of the road in Footscray once. He had a Jaguar V12 convertible. He had a water leak. I wanted to help (no mobile phones them days) and asked him to raise the bonnet. I took one look then told him to close it again and went to a phone box to ring for help lol....

NachaLuva · Post by **NachaLuva** » Sun Jun 23, 2013 10:44 pm

Lana, glad you're happy with the result, standard Subie lights do need a helping hand, at least with the older models

My improvement was a small one, new LED interior light after the old one progressively lost half its LEDs. This one is a 48 smd LED...nice & bright again

http://www.ebay.com.au/itm/230758798929 ... 1497.l2649

Only cost $2.63 incl postage

subaruby · Post by **subaruby** » Mon Jun 24, 2013 8:02 pm

Fitted some "wetseat" set covers.

http://www.thewetseat.com/

They are a universal fit for seats with airbags, with an added panel at the back of the seat. This is because the kids love to put their dirty shoes on the back of the front seats. Very well made and fit very well for a "universal" seat cover. will see how they go but thumbs up

YouTube · Post by **El_Freddo** » Mon Jun 24, 2013 8:11 pm

They look good too Subaruby!

Hope they perform as well as they look!

Cheers

Bennie

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