Looking for opinions

rtcb65 · Post by **rtcb65** » Wed Feb 24, 2010 8:40 pm

Cam wrote:Here's some more food for though

http://htautos.co.uk/8.html

I dont think that any of the later model subaru faces would suit the front of a brumby, but i'm keen to be proven wrong.

EDIT:

That is the car that gave me the idea in the first place. I think that doing one like this is abit / very big bit beyond us. That is why i thought if it looked ok, we might try the impreza nose on a brumby. But going by the reactions , it don't look like it will happen.

YouTube · Post by **El_Freddo** » Wed Feb 24, 2010 8:49 pm

rtcb65 wrote:That is the car that gave me the idea in the first place. I think that doing one like this is abit / very big bit beyond us. That is why i thought if it looked ok, we might try the impreza nose on a brumby. But going by the reactions , it don't look like it will happen.

I'd love to see you guys have a go at something like this. It looks awesome! But I reckon you'd need a tail gate. A ute isn't right without a tailgate in my book...

Cheers

Bennie

subybrumby · Post by **subybrumby** » Wed Feb 24, 2010 9:53 pm

Slightly off topic, but it beats me why subaru just didn't bring out a WRX ute and be done with it. There must be a big market out there because utes are just so popular. Not everyone wants 4 seats????

brumbyrunner · Post by **brumbyrunner** » Wed Feb 24, 2010 10:02 pm

rtcb65 wrote:That is the car that gave me the idea in the first place. I think that doing one like this is abit / very big bit beyond us. That is why i thought if it looked ok, we might try the impreza nose on a brumby. But going by the reactions , it don't look like it will happen.

Bullshit Rik. You guys could handle a job like that if you put your minds to it. You hand beat replacement rust panels remember?

Why not try a first gen Lib wagon and do a chop job on that? You can pick them up for peanuts now and being slightly bigger would make a very handy ute. Tell 'em it's a Brumby with some late model replacement panels.

rtcb65 · Post by **rtcb65** » Wed Feb 24, 2010 11:12 pm

brumbyrunner wrote:
Why not try a first gen Lib wagon and do a chop job on that? You can pick them up for peanuts now and being slightly bigger would make a very handy ute.

Now that is food for thought. I might just look into that. I might see what the other two think. .

Post by **TOONGA** » Thu Feb 25, 2010 7:50 am

if any one in Australia can do this I believe it would be the subie boys your attention to detail would embarass alot of panel beaters and the work that I have seen come out of their shops

3 realistic choices 1991 liberty, early forester or an impreza wagon

the liberty would make the best work horse and the other 2 would make awsome show cars

there are 118 photos on that site and every picture is worth a 1000 words

so there is a masters paper on that site

and your team already has a doctorate in rebuilding

TOONGA

Venom · Post by **Venom** » Thu Feb 25, 2010 8:56 am

+1 for Gen1 wagon converted into a ute. Impressa front on the brumby seems a bit of an odd match.

AndrewT · Post by **AndrewT** » Thu Feb 25, 2010 9:09 am

A photochop of somebody's proposed project I think.

RSR 555 · Post by **RSR 555** » Thu Feb 25, 2010 10:18 am

Here's another vote for a Gen1 Lib

I remember a photo in the Sunday Times of a guy who'd put a Commodore Ute rear section on a Gen2 Lib. Looked mor like someone had just stuck the Lib nose on a Commodore ute

T'subaru · Post by **T'subaru** » Thu Feb 25, 2010 10:34 am

I like where this is going, this is a build I would really like to see.

Brumby Boy · Post by **Brumby Boy** » Thu Feb 25, 2010 4:47 pm

I'm still favouring the forester...

Post by **TOONGA** » Thu Feb 25, 2010 5:22 pm

that picture of the forester by Phizinza is known quite well now

if subaru ever return to the utility the forester would definitely make a nice ute

TOONGA

AlpineRaven · Post by **AlpineRaven** » Thu Feb 25, 2010 7:25 pm

TOONGA wrote:that picture of the forester by Phizinza is known quite well now

if subaru ever return to the utility the forester would definitely make a nice ute

TOONGA

Agreed, if there was one i wouldve gotten one by now...
Cheers
AP

rtcb65 · Post by **rtcb65** » Thu Feb 25, 2010 7:57 pm

Anyone got a forester to donate

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Dane · Post by **Dane** » Fri Feb 26, 2010 5:57 pm

I don't know, I think the WRX ute looks more faithful to the Brumby memory. Something to compete against Holden and Ford utes?

WRX looks AUS

Forester looks USDM

ScubyRoo · Post by **ScubyRoo** » Fri Feb 26, 2010 6:15 pm

I vote a gen 1 chop like shown above... but with a turbo conversion

Gen 1 lib ute with wrx conversion? YES PLEASE!

It'd be a mad work horse, the tray would be massive!

The forry would be more 'brumby' like with a shorter tray, just the shorter and stockier look than the lib.

I reckon if you go a lib make it low street rider, it'd look sick! For the foz go high offroader!