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Post by bluesteel » Tue Oct 03, 2006 8:28 am

just put up some more pics

heres the Touring wagon i just sold
this is how it looked when i got it
this is how it looked when i was finished

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started work pulling the monsterwagon apart and moving everything into a brumby
dismantling 1
dismantling 2

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Post by Fatz » Tue Oct 03, 2006 8:38 am

love your work john..
excellent..
that t wagz with the 17"s are bling.. sexy.. might have to do that with mine..
cant wait to see the brumby.
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Post by Tigger » Tue Oct 03, 2006 9:38 am

Looking great Bluesteel...

The Brumby's is going to look awesome!!! :)
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Post by vincentvega » Tue Oct 03, 2006 10:15 am

how did you go about bolting those 17's to the L

looks awesome.
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Post by BRUMBERTY » Tue Oct 03, 2006 10:57 am

Bravo Johnny,

The wagon looked fantastic with the white 17's..
I hope he keeps it on the correct side of the fences.

Brumby

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Brumby

Brumby

Brumby

I am very happy you made that decision.
See you on the Coast.

Matt
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EJ22 Dual range AWD lifted, widened and much happier now thanks very much.

1991 L Series wagon, white and perfectly normal apart from the ticking, no I think that is normal.

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Post by timmo » Tue Oct 03, 2006 12:07 pm

Yeah howd you get those wheels to fit. They look sensational. I can only dream
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Post by Fatz » Tue Oct 03, 2006 12:24 pm

4-5 stud adaptor kit he bought of chriSTIan ages ago..
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Post by subelover » Tue Oct 03, 2006 12:56 pm

hi john good work howd u go puttin the wagon back on the ground?? ive had trouble b4...lol ( like falling off the jack!) cant wait to see the brumby goin m8... go and stir matt up a bit aye..cheers BEN
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Post by subelover » Tue Oct 03, 2006 12:58 pm

hi all, had fun puttin the 5 stud adaptors on the touring wagon...had lotsa mods to do to clear the caliper and pad...bit of grindin but all nicely done and very professional..( nice work jonny) btw we all know that its johns old turboed touring wagon??with the 17's on...anywyay cheers BEN
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Post by Subafury » Tue Oct 03, 2006 2:25 pm

looks good hey.
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Post by BlackMale » Tue Oct 03, 2006 3:06 pm

Love ya work buddy (PM sent)
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Post by bluesteel » Tue Oct 03, 2006 3:12 pm

yeah like everyone said that beat me to it...

hub adapters

4x140 studs on one side, 5x100 studs on the other side

bolt one side to the hub and the other side to the wheel

also spaces the wheels out by about 20mm or so

cheers ;)
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Post by bluesteel » Tue Oct 03, 2006 3:33 pm

http://www.truckn-store.com/product_list.asp?id=1377

thers a place in the us that make them, but you could probably get them machined up locally for cheaper
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Post by Fatz » Tue Oct 03, 2006 4:29 pm

*wonders if anyone is aus sells them??*
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Post by timmo » Tue Oct 03, 2006 5:23 pm

bluesteel wrote:yeah like everyone said that beat me to it...

hub adapters

4x140 studs on one side, 5x100 studs on the other side

bolt one side to the hub and the other side to the wheel

also spaces the wheels out by about 20mm or so

cheers ;)
Oh yeah sounds good.
Did ya have to modify the guards much so they dont scrub?
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Post by Captain Obvious » Tue Oct 03, 2006 5:37 pm

and the ford shirt is a very good choice of shirt to work on subis with , bout all its good for lol

cant wait to so the monster brumby!!!
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Post by bluesteel » Tue Oct 03, 2006 10:31 pm

the wheels actually sit a tiny bit further in than the 14" sunnies
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Post by Subaruba... » Wed Oct 04, 2006 9:19 am

Hey Johny mate thats one unreal L-series you've pumped out, i think you should go into into buisness! haha why dont you put all the monstor stuff into tha wrx... ohh geez that would just be over the top....
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Post by BRUMBERTY » Wed Oct 04, 2006 11:28 am

[quote="Subaruba..."] i think you should go into into buisness! QUOTE]

Book me in for a week!
1989 Subaru WonderBrumby II
EJ22 Dual range AWD lifted, widened and much happier now thanks very much.

1991 L Series wagon, white and perfectly normal apart from the ticking, no I think that is normal.

Jet boat..webbered EA81 with a hybrid tin dish welded and glued to it.
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Post by bluesteel » Thu Nov 22, 2007 8:52 am

i took some poser pics of the brumby last night and noticed theres not much info in here about the brumby...

heres the run down

SCRUMBY
85 brumby
EJ22
L series 5 speed
LSD Rear
4" lift kit
L series front suspension
KYB's and Heavy Duty Kings
Custom Radius Rods
6 Stud Hubs
15" Navara offset Sunnies
30" Pirelli Mud's
Pedders Pump Up rear shocks on custom top bracket
Stupidly Cut and Shut Guards
60mm flexi flares
Bucket Seats

and now for the poser pics

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