Brumby tray project

Cam · Post by **Cam** » Fri Aug 22, 2008 1:35 pm

brumbyrunner wrote: What's the motor and drivetrain?

wrx driveline is what his profile says...

brumbyrunner · Post by **brumbyrunner** » Fri Aug 22, 2008 2:38 pm

Yes Cam but that could mean a whole range of engines.
Maybe he has a Version VIII JDM WRX STI Spec C with a DCCD 6 speed lurking under that early model WRX scoop. He already has a 5 stud conversion and some nice WRX seats.

brm81t · Post by **brm81t** » Fri Aug 22, 2008 4:46 pm

give me a half hour or so and i will up load more photos have had it on the road for three years now had to go through a few memory cards to find them.

brm81t · Post by **brm81t** » Fri Aug 22, 2008 5:27 pm

http://s499.photobucket.com/albums/rr360/brumbywrx/

Here are some more photos.

Its a but rough around the edges but it was built to be driven not polished. sort of a sleeper too thats why I kept it at the standard height.

stamp_licker · Post by **stamp_licker** » Fri Aug 22, 2008 5:47 pm

brm81t wrote:http://s499.photobucket.com/albums/rr360/brumbywrx/

Here are some more photos.

Its a but rough around the edges but it was built to be driven not polished. sort of a sleeper too thats why I kept it at the standard height.

Mate there's some brilliant engineering on the rear end.Did you do this?
Could you maybe add this brumby to the members area with details on the mods .Well done

brm81t · Post by **brm81t** » Fri Aug 22, 2008 6:16 pm

This was all done in my oldies shed very much a backyard job. it all started when i got my first subaru and discovered the drive line layout and thought i wonder if a wrx is simalar a quick search on google and i found this site. once i knew it could be done then the search for the right car + half cut it was surposed to be buy $5000 brumby in good nick do the conversion and that was it end up finding $650 heap and thought mabey could spend a bit on a spray job and some nice seats then i bought the half cut home with complete rear diff disc to disc and thought why not go that bit further and convert the rear to strut so i could utlise the brakes as well. in the end about 15 months of work but a lot of fun.

subybrumby · Post by **subybrumby** » Fri Aug 22, 2008 6:52 pm

Is the rear track wider than the front, or is it just how it looks in the photo?
Nice job though, well done!!!!!.

brm81t · Post by **brm81t** » Fri Aug 22, 2008 6:58 pm

yeah it is i want to try and put l siries frount lower arms on when i get time this should bring it out not to match the back but it wont be as noticeable.

lovey80 · Post by **lovey80** » Mon Sep 01, 2008 5:10 am

Very nice car mate. Am envious! would love a pic of where the fixed part of the cover meets the rear fire wall/window if you could?

Cheers Chris

brm81t · Post by **brm81t** » Mon Sep 01, 2008 9:54 am

just uploaded some more pics of hard cover and mounting point.

here is the link

http://www.ausubaru.com/coppermine/thum ... p?album=94

lovey80 · Post by **lovey80** » Tue Sep 02, 2008 12:01 am

Thanks mate good work!

Cheers

Chris

masaloi · Post by **masaloi** » Fri Sep 18, 2009 10:00 am

Brownster wrote: I am also organising to get a custom fibreglass lid to be made. It will be lightweight and custom fit for the Brumby utes.... I have access and do alot of fibreglassing so once the mould made I would be happy to price up some lids for some members.

OK that was back in 2007 I believe...what's happened since then..do you have anything to offer or advice???

SUBIIE · Post by **SUBIIE** » Mon Sep 21, 2009 7:29 pm

would be great to know as i think there are a few of us with brmbies that we would like to show up a bit.

A fibergalss tonneau for my 08 rodeo cost $600 so surely we can get one made up for this much?

ChPLAT · Post by **ChPLAT** » Tue Jun 15, 2010 12:07 am

Started this a week ago and just remembered this thread. I found a cheap Triton tonneau and started hacking away. Probably will be awhile til I get a mould and everything done but should look good in the end.

Bit short and was too wide so I've been cutting on the blue lines. Next up is the stretch.

spike · Post by **spike** » Tue Jun 15, 2010 10:33 am

are you planning to keep it flat??
or follow the lines up the abck of the cab??

ChPLAT · Post by **ChPLAT** » Tue Jun 15, 2010 12:59 pm

It will be flat and mount off the stock bar halfway up the window.

Possibly spaced back slightly so I can have a large enough area for a decent hinge, drainage and to cover my spare..

Subiegirl · Post by **Subiegirl** » Tue Jun 22, 2010 3:27 pm

Hi all

Have been doing alot of research into hardtops, and came across something interesting. Has anyone tried to mod a proton jumbuck hardtop to fit a brumby?

Proton Tray approx 1640mm long and 1390mm wide
Brumby Tray approx 1630mm long and 1350mm wide

^^ these measurements aren't exact, but the proton hardtop seems the closest fit and possibly the easiest to modify to fit??

Anywho food for thought.

cheers

Post by **yarney** » Tue Jun 22, 2010 5:21 pm

INEEDABEER wrote:That guy in Toowoomba has got a nice ckeckerplate one.Can't think of his username right now.

subybrumby your thinking of

Jan

spike · Post by **spike** » Tue Jun 22, 2010 8:35 pm

Subiegirl wrote: Proton Tray approx 1640mm long and 1390mm wide
Brumby Tray approx 1630mm long and 1350mm wide

cheers

very intersting but that width is whats going to be really difficult
i have a new idea forming for a ute project but im gonna keep it a bit seret atm

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