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Bragging up subaru's
Posted: Thu Feb 24, 2011 4:25 pm
by rtcb65
I would say, the pictures speaks for it self....

Posted: Thu Feb 24, 2011 4:30 pm
by yarney
Your right there Rick.
It's funny tho i see more of them on trailers and tow trucks than on the road:rolleyes:
Jan
Posted: Thu Feb 24, 2011 4:38 pm
by Alex
range rover....nuff said!
alex
pics
Posted: Thu Feb 24, 2011 4:39 pm
by poprock1
Put the disability sticker on the rover!:twisted:
Posted: Thu Feb 24, 2011 4:44 pm
by Alex
how about this?
wanky towing daves rex?
or this? wanky towing daves cruiser?
yes dave towed wanky heaps as well though :P
Posted: Thu Feb 24, 2011 4:53 pm
by D3V1L
lol alex, thats a new record with how quick those pics have come up hahaha
and im glad that u made that comment down the bottom
davo
Posted: Thu Feb 24, 2011 6:26 pm
by El_Freddo
D3V1L wrote:lol alex, thats a new record with how quick those pics have come up hahaha
and im glad that u made that comment down the bottom

I was starting to see a common theme emerge there!
I'd love to tow stuff like that with Ruby Scoo, but sadly I must say that I just don't have the balls to do it - that's what the wife's VT with "new" heavy duty tow bar is for
Cheers
Bennie
Posted: Thu Feb 24, 2011 7:08 pm
by Matt
The real Questions is WTF is a range rover doing in your yard!! :P JKS
Posted: Thu Feb 24, 2011 7:14 pm
by rtcb65
Matt wrote:The real Questions is WTF is a range rover doing in your yard!! :P JKS
It's Steve's new toy. Members name on here is last celtic warrior.
In the over all , it not to bad, but it not a subie though.
Posted: Thu Feb 24, 2011 7:52 pm
by RSR 555
rtcb65 wrote:I would say, the pictures speaks for it self....

Hey Rick.. better hang on to that trailer.. I'm sure you're going to need it a lot.. and Steve will owe you big time
Alex wrote:
yes dave towed wanky heaps as well though :P
Bhahahahahahahaha.. Love it Alex but you don't need to suck up with that last comment.
Posted: Fri Feb 25, 2011 5:42 am
by 1111giles
Believe it or not that there Wank Rover would be worth somthing over here !
Why? - god knows but they are !
Old 4 speed 2 door may manage 10 - 12 mpg ! I once had one for 2 months tops - got shut as it nearly bankrupt me to run
Hope the poor guy who owns it has deep (gas/petrol) pockets ! or is planning a diesel or LPG conversion.
Posted: Sat Feb 26, 2011 6:53 pm
by last celtic warrior
She hasn't been started in 5 years, has fuel so stale it actually smells rotten, waiting on plug leads to arrive so jimmied some Subaru ones end to end with a bit of fencing wire jumpering one to the coil, wound her over and guess what...
One sweet motor indeed. Not running on all 8 reliably yet, as the leads and fuel are sh!te and the carbies have been dry for 5 years and need seals... But not a sound can be heard inside the motor. I can't remember ever seeing a motor so smooth and quiet. Carby overhaul tomorrow, plug leads next week and some fresh fuel and she should be almost like new.
Oh, and after running, the oil is still a deep honey colour and perfectly clear, and the coolant is still so clean you could drink it, if it wasn't full of glycol. Volt gauge says alternator is charging perfectly, oil pressure gauge reports full pressure, temp is perfect (thermostat opened on cue too), even the tacho works as it should.
So far I'm pretty damned happy...
nice size rubber your running on that subie
Posted: Sat Feb 26, 2011 7:42 pm
by 87rxturbo
Alex wrote:how about this?
wanky towing daves rex?
or this? wanky towing daves cruiser?
yes dave towed wanky heaps as well though :P
Hey Alex ,what size rubber you got stuffed under those subie guards,looks like you got some 15 inch rims,i assume you have a 6 stud conversion hey? Require much in the way of mods to stop the rubbing factor?
Posted: Sat Feb 26, 2011 8:49 pm
by Subyroo
last celtic warrior wrote:She hasn't been started in 5 years, has fuel so stale it actually smells rotten, waiting on plug leads to arrive so jimmied some Subaru ones end to end with a bit of fencing wire jumpering one to the coil, wound her over and guess what...
One sweet motor indeed. Not running on all 8 reliably yet, as the leads and fuel are sh!te and the carbies have been dry for 5 years and need seals... But not a sound can be heard inside the motor. I can't remember ever seeing a motor so smooth and quiet. Carby overhaul tomorrow, plug leads next week and some fresh fuel and she should be almost like new.
Oh, and after running, the oil is still a deep honey colour and perfectly clear, and the coolant is still so clean you could drink it, if it wasn't full of glycol. Volt gauge says alternator is charging perfectly, oil pressure gauge reports full pressure, temp is perfect (thermostat opened on cue too), even the tacho works as it should.
So far I'm pretty damned happy...
Now you just need the diff and gearbox to work in harmony and your away!

Posted: Sun Feb 27, 2011 12:13 am
by steptoe
what , is he flogging its lightweight V8 to shove in a Subie or sumptin'?
Posted: Sun Feb 27, 2011 11:16 am
by last celtic warrior
Nope, motor is staying in the "Strange Rover". After inspecting underneath, looks like the only thing that isn't up to scratch is the front drive shaft boot. Fixed the window winders yesterday, and locks should be working this arvo (with new billet aluminium ball joints as the plastic ones had crumbled and disconnected the key lock from the main unit). Even have a vintage Sparkright Voyager trip computer that I will mount on the dash (digital system made in England in the 70's). Going to keep it a classic, and in nice condition. My father even gave me a vintage carby matching unit last night so I can balance the twin Stromberg SU carbies and lean them out a bit...
Posted: Mon Feb 28, 2011 11:18 am
by El_Freddo
87rxturbo wrote:Hey Alex ,what size rubber you got stuffed under those subie guards,looks like you got some 15 inch rims,i assume you have a 6 stud conversion hey? Require much in the way of mods to stop the rubbing factor?
The chrome rims had 29 inch tyres fitted to them, I'm pretty sure they're a 15 inch rim from a yota surf or something of the like. 3inch kit and EJ turbo from an RS halfcut. If you do a search on the forum you should be able to dig up the build thread
Cheers
Bennie
Posted: Mon Feb 28, 2011 2:42 pm
by RSR 555
El_Freddo wrote:The chrome rims had 29 inch tyres fitted to them, I'm pretty sure they're a 15 inch rim from a yota surf or something of the like. 3inch kit and EJ turbo from an RS halfcut. If you do a search on the forum you should be able to dig up the build thread
Cheers
Bennie
Nissan Terrano/Pathfinder but kinda the same.. they have a very good offset and yeah, Alex's thread has lots of stuff about the any changes that car went through.
Posted: Mon Feb 28, 2011 3:31 pm
by Alex
terrano rims yes. Pathfinder rims are the same, but not chrome
fitting the 29s was one of the best mods i did. Wouldnt do it if you didnt have a big of grunt to push them though.
In soft sand she was a powerhouse, those tyres made A MASSIVE difference.
alex
Posted: Sun Mar 06, 2011 6:19 pm
by dibs
pulled a patrolllllll outa mud and turned round and drove straight through were it got boged and on street tyres .
now there a sticker on the back nisan recovery vehicle attach here.
but i been beged to a dazzzzzzz lol