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hey all..after screwing around with other ideas..ie: wrx's and all that ive decided that i much prefer offroad vehicles..and decided to go back to an offroader

what i wanted was something reliable and very comfortable onroad..which has a bit of offroad capabilities..ie: fishing..camping and most casual offroading weekends...

so i looked and huffed around and finally decided to get a generation 2...not just a liberyt but an outback...as i havnt seen any other ppl on here with outbacks so a couple of weeks ago i put a deposit down on this little beauty and i finally pick her up within a day or two so im excited

fist on the way is raised springs all round and big tyres, then a 3" lift kit is in order.

it will have a stereo and bullbar and all that jizz jazz.. but ill go through that crap as i do it.... here is a couple of pics.

its auto, 2.5, dual sunroofs, basically its top of range without leather.....caus im not a fan of leather in a offroader...little impractical in my opinion..


*** UPDATE*****

Interior

Momo GTB Steering wheel with airbag
Alpine In dash flush mount DVD touch screen with Bluetooth and GPS
Hertz Splits Front stage
Hertz 2 way coaxials Rear Stage
Hertz 12" Subwoofer
Alpine 1000w RMS Class D monoblock
Alpine 4 Channel 1200w RMS
TOM TOM GPS for road maps
Boot Mount Battery (1200 CCA Gel cell Battery)

Mechanical

Stock EJ25 engine with plenty of kms and SIN 20 engine oil
K&N Panel filter with cold air intake
4Sp Auto with Redline Gear oil and Switched Centre diff
Very large Front mounted Transmission oil cooler
2.25" Exhaust with sports muffler
Soon to have Viscus LSD in the rear
Red stuff brake pads and soon to have x driller and slotted rotors

Soon to have engine conversion with a little more umph
Soon to have dual range manual

Suspension

2" Body lift with solid blocks
3" Strut top blocks in the front
4.5" strut top blocks in the rear
50mm Raised king springs
Removed rear sway bar
Upgraded front sway bar
Upgraded bushes throuout

Exterior

White on silver awesome paint job complete with dents and dings haha
Stock 15" alloys
28" Kumho All terrain tyres
Bullbar with shiny bits
Underbody bash plate...soon to be upgraded with a big one
Roof bars with rod holders
Spot lights with big assed globes
Hid headlight conversion
Custom stickers hahah
Spare wheel carrier on the rear ( now a swing type)
custom plates


cheers
dave

the day i bought her



how it looks today

Looks smick as mate. treat it with love

very nice choice dave , looks good .


Mike.

looks even betta in the flesh

dual sunroofs set her off

alex

Sweet ride dude. Kittys Gorge here we come.

Dave

hahahHAHAHAH...ill keep comments reserved

dave

Go the Gen 2 looks pristine so don't scratch it , I'm not biased or anything but ...........

nice choice mate very nice

Nice choice,dual sunroofs see you at the mardi gras LOL.

stamp_licker wrote:Nice choice,dual sunroofs see you at the mardi gras LOL.

BAWAHAHAH! call the fire brigade for the burn!

alex

ok guys update

finished stereo install..its big and sounds awesome

raised king springs have been ordered
tyres have been chosen and waiting for lift
lift kit is still "attempting" to be ordered as none of the lift kit makers want to respond to any of my emails or calls

took her for a test in some sand and what not today and doesnt hesitate at all..loves it down to the last bit..looking foreward to seeing what she can do on a more involved trip

cheers
dave

yes she goes sweet in the sand. ALOT better than expected actually. shes a nice ride

alex

looks a lot better atm with my brumby rims and big 4x4 tyres but it is a very nice lookin car

yeh... big tyres look sexy in those wheel arches


dave

90brumby wrote:looks a lot better atm with my brumby rims and big 4x4 tyres but it is a very nice lookin car

pics!

nice ride, any real reason for going the gen2 over a gen3? or just the price?

to me a gen 3 is still too good to destroy as an offroader

plus the prices are still a little rich for my limited funds


dave

Very sexy car... I'd love a gen2 outback!
I think you should give it a paint job

D3V1L wrote:to me a gen 3 is still too good to destroy as an offroader

plus the prices are still a little rich for my limited funds


dave

ah yeah, thats fair emough:).
should look great lifted:D

here is some pictures of it today in action!!!! VERY sexy car...

the auto handles the sand well..HOWEVER!!!! on exiting the beach...a long stretch of reasonably boggy sand up a long gradual steepish hill defeat the first attempt:(...the auto just stopped and the wheels would not turn...so off went the aircon and out got 4 other ppl and she cruised over with ease....didnt think few ppl would realy make that much of a difference but i guess i was wrong . needs a transmission cooler caus she smelt a little after that flog up the hill but it happens
oh well...still a happy man...lifted springs shortly and lift kit as soon as somebody replies to my messages

my baby has been taken on her first fishing trip and it was a great success!!!

dave

Did you get a rear lsd ? most do not have one fitted .My H6 did not have one fitted I have not seen one from stock with a lsd

Dave the bigest oil cooler you can get comes off a ford , ford wreckers sell them for around $20.00 just make sure you flush the unit out first