Ruby Scoo’s epic build, ten years and counting...

YouTube · Post by **El_Freddo** » Mon Apr 30, 2012 9:52 pm

taza wrote:Far out how much lift do you have in the rear of that? Looks like its 6" or so!!

3 inch blocks, Honda civic front springs and 27 inch tyres. Total all up of about 5 or 6 inches. This is also without the rear bar that's quite heavy with a full jerry can and the spare tyre. That'll bring it down about an inch I reckon. Still looks awesome though!

taza wrote:Looking good though but she does need a good wash and polish

I think if I polish her the paint might fall off, it's going to be the car wash for me - auto non-touch of course

Alex wrote:Awesome Bennie. Good to see its rolling along

Yeah it's going to be an exciting week this week!

And I knew I forgot to share something in my last post. I "lashed out" on some extended brake lines and went with a braided set. I got an extra 3 inches to match the lift kit where needed. The rear really only needed 2 at the most but it still fits well. I'll have to get photos of the fitted result later, but here they are with the old flexible lines:

From left to right: Front brake lines, rear disc flexible lines and the rear body to swing arm lines (extra three inches that should be max 2. 1.5 would have probably been ideal!)

With these lines and new discs on the front end I'd imagine that my braking will me much more responsive again over the old lines and discs. I'm looking forward to see what the difference is.

Cheers

Bennie

YouTube · Post by **El_Freddo** » Wed May 02, 2012 4:35 pm

SHE'S ALIVE!!!

Now to get my battery back, it was "borrowed" by dad... Brakes will hopefully be bled tonight, they're pretty important! A tiny bit of wiring needs to be tidied up, rear bar swapped for a stock one so I can drive R.S. and still work on the bar in the shed; driver's seat needs to be installed and the coolant level checked again.

I'm stoked though!

Cheers

Bennie

thunder039 · Post by **thunder039** » Wed May 02, 2012 6:34 pm

El_Freddo wrote:SHE'S ALIVE!!!

Now to get my battery back, it was "borrowed" by dad... Brakes will hopefully be bled tonight, they're pretty important! A tiny bit of wiring needs to be tidied up, rear bar swapped for a stock one so I can drive R.S. and still work on the bar in the shed; driver's seat needs to be installed and the coolant level checked again.

I'm stoked though!

Cheers

Bennie

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Venom · Post by **Venom** » Thu May 03, 2012 7:31 am

Awesome mate! I bet you can't to get in for a drive.

Tweety · Post by **Tweety** » Thu May 03, 2012 7:33 pm

if you're anything like me you wont sleep tonight.

and thanks for the advice on my tappets mate!!!

taza · Post by **taza** » Thu May 03, 2012 8:30 pm

Is she back up and running mate???

Is your new AWD gearbox in?

YouTube · Post by **El_Freddo** » Thu May 03, 2012 9:21 pm

thunder039 wrote:like

Understatement!!

Venom wrote:Awesome mate! I bet you can't [wait] to get in for a drive.

Lucky for me that happened today!

Tweety wrote:if you're anything like me you wont sleep tonight.

Sure won't! I'll be thinking of exactly how I want to do this rear bar - I've really only got this weekend to get it sorted, otherwise it'll be next year before it's back on and sorted...

Tweety wrote:and thanks for the advice on my tappets mate!!!

Any time mate!

taza wrote:Is she back up and running mate???

Yeah she is!

taza wrote:Is your new AWD gearbox in?

Nah it'll probably be another month - I've just ordered the LSD today, waiting to hear back from the guy so I can pay them. Speaking of pay... Frog...

I'll get on it

So here she was last night having her brakes bled - thanks for the pedal pushing without a driver's seat dad!

The new brake lines: Front:

Rear:

I've also replaced the flexible hose between the rear caliper and solid line on the swing arm with the same stuff but with the standard length.

Due to not having the rear bar on at the moment the spare tyre is in the rear boot area - held in by a bolt that's using a factory captive nut in the floor:

^ Fits very nicely.

In the driveway after a trip into town then a bit of a poke around in the forest out back of the property. I didn't have a go at any of the tracks due to being solo without recovery gear - good forward planning on my part!

The rear end is so high up without the rear bar, lucky for me it's not bouncing all over the road. Can't wait to get the bar work done and back on - it's weird looking without it!

And one lame poser shot - I should have framed this one better, but anyway, I'm stoked!

Cheers

Bennie

thunder039 · Post by **thunder039** » Fri May 04, 2012 4:12 pm

good to see that its back up and running. will be good to have on the tracks and snow seeming winter is right around the corner

YouTube · Post by **El_Freddo** » Sat May 05, 2012 12:41 am

thunder039 wrote:will be good to have on the tracks and snow seeming winter is right around the corner

I hope to get up to the snow, I'm going to really miss being a part of the season! Kez and I have decided not to head up there this year in the hope that I'll secure full time teaching somewhere - or be able to fill my time with C.R. teaching.

Video uploading...

Cheers

Bennie

YouTube · Post by **El_Freddo** » Sat May 05, 2012 1:23 am

El_Freddo wrote:Video uploading...

Complete!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pF3BJHq-4nw

Cheers

Bennie

thunder039 · Post by **thunder039** » Sat May 05, 2012 9:56 am

El_Freddo wrote:I hope to get up to the snow, I'm going to really miss being a part of the season! Kez and I have decided not to head up there this year in the hope that I'll secure full time teaching somewhere - or be able to fill my time with C.R. teaching.

Video uploading...

Cheers

Bennie

so far have one hotham trip booked, then usually head up past licola to the snow up there, good fun!

YouTube · Post by **El_Freddo** » Thu May 10, 2012 9:42 pm

YEAH SHE'S BACK!!!

This morning at Hotham:

Mt Feathertop and the Razorback Ridgeline, Mt Buffalo in the distance on the left:

Mt Buffalo in the background:

Typical tourist shot, couldn't help myself this time around:

Looking south behind Chalet Hotham; one day there will be a chalet built here - prob in the next 5 years!

Last night's drive up:

Start time and altitude out the front of the Harrietville pub:

And at the highest point of the Alpine Road, just north of the peak of Mt Hotham:

(^ a pretty good time considering I wasn't really pushing it and the fog encountered, at some points I was only following the lines on the road - local knowledge is good for that sometimes!)

And the very mild fog I encountered after leaving the tree line, stock high beams only in this image:

^ Tacho still not working, it's on my to do list! And this fog is a mild night - when I say fog I should mention it's actually fast moving clouds... I've driven up here when you can't see a foot past the front bar of the car. Good times!

Will be back up there next week, looking forward to it!

Cheers

Bennie

taza · Post by **taza** » Thu May 10, 2012 10:03 pm

4WD engaged onroad ??

thunder039 · Post by **thunder039** » Fri May 11, 2012 9:40 am

it must take you a while bennie to drive to hotham from cobaw?

YouTube · Post by **El_Freddo** » Fri May 11, 2012 12:16 pm

taza wrote:4WD engaged onroad ??

Usually up here yes, but when it's winter and there's the chance of snow/ice on the road. 4wd and AWD up there are a god send - no need to fit chains 90% of the time, and with the subaru L's 4wd "on the fly" it's super convenient!

So to answer your question, that drive I didn't have it engaged, but the dash light is dimly lit due to the lift kit putting pressure on the 4wd lever, this then wore out the notch or the pin on the end of the switch. I've since cut, repositioned and welded the upright to the lever so it's sitting in the factory position - but it's pretty sloppy after 50k km of pressure wearing every link in the system a little bit

thunder039 wrote:it must take you a while bennie to drive to hotham from cobaw?

About 4 hours door to door - winter a little longer mainly due to the tourist who can't drive in an alpine environment! I really love driving in the snow, white road with a different "dull" noise about it!

Cheers

Bennie

thunder039 · Post by **thunder039** » Fri May 11, 2012 12:19 pm

is it bitumen all the way to hotham?

YouTube · Post by **El_Freddo** » Fri May 11, 2012 12:22 pm

thunder039 wrote:is it bitumen all the way to hotham?

Certainly is! The Great Alpine Road really is a highway during the warmer months - semi's, low loaders etc all travel this road to cut time travelling from Eastern Vic to Central/Western Vic and vice versa.

If you check it out on youtube you'll find plenty of videos of motoring enthusiasts who have made videos of their trips up there, usually flogging it up from Harrietville - that's the real "mountain climb" feel.

Cheers

Bennie

thunder039 · Post by **thunder039** » Fri May 11, 2012 12:29 pm

ok good to know never been there i usually head up to baw baw if i ski (closer for me) or to tamborotha saddle the road that continues past licola which is dirt most of the way to the snow. gets very slushy in winter have had the brumby bogged once wasnt fun...

YouTube · Post by **El_Freddo** » Mon May 14, 2012 4:50 pm

After overheating the EJ at idle last night by knocking the thermo fan switch when I was working under the dashboard I've gone out and got a rocket or missile switch so that it won't happen again. It's simple, cheap and effective.

It also allows me to still select "off" and "on" when the cover is open; auto being the position the switch is in when the spring loaded cover is closed:

Off position with cover open:

On position with the cover open:

As soon as that cover is closed the switch is forced back to the Auto position which will ensure the fans come on unless there's another issue in the system.

So far there's no sign of HG leaks. This should hopefully keep for another 100k km - wishful thinking, but I can't afford to be fixing HG's at the moment

Cheers

Bennie

AshR · Post by **AshR** » Mon May 14, 2012 5:05 pm

Hey Man, didn't notice before, but what PC computer you running in the middle of the dash?