The RX Turbo run about.

jimmyb · Post by **jimmyb** » Mon Feb 19, 2007 10:25 am

Well bought this last week. Been good, few little teathing problems, had issues after degreasing the engine, wouldnt start jus wet coil. Was also running rough, pod filter pipe loose.

Got windscreen guy out today, took old screen out, lotsa rust around frame, going to clean it up, rust convertor + bog + primer should see a windscreen in later in the week.

Still need to work out why there is not horn working in the car.

Aside from that should be good for a road worthy by end of the week.

Future plans include cutting out all the surface rust from around the rear guards, inside the boot and various other small areas. 2 extra bonnet vents. Then a respray in white again.

Will be trying to find some bling bling flares from something like a Sprinter to cover the wheels a bit better also.

Will post more pics etc as I go.

Fang · Post by **Fang** » Mon Feb 19, 2007 10:26 am

And then you will be joining us for the next trip to Springfield?

jimmyb · Post by **jimmyb** » Mon Feb 19, 2007 10:29 am

Haha prob not hey, got my Jeeps for doing that

Only offroad my last Soob did was Yandina one year.

Wilbur · Post by **Wilbur** » Mon Feb 19, 2007 11:47 am

Ah, it is the same jimmyb. Still got the monster of an XJ ?

jimmyb · Post by **jimmyb** » Mon Feb 19, 2007 1:12 pm

Haha yeah thats me, nah not any more, the big red one got pulled off the road by DOT after being in 4wdmonthly a couple of years back. Got another one though, jus a tourer that gets pushed a little to hard.

This little RX is for the wife to commute in as she is getting sick of driving the HK Prem even though she loves the 350 chev in it.

Big Red XJ now parted out and sold - Was locked, geared, Custom 8.5" lift, 35x13.5" MT Claws

Big Black CJ7 also got parted out and sold - Fully custom, 351, 42x14.5" Iroks, D44 and 9" both locked, hydro steer etc etc

Mild Silver XJ tourer parked outside - RE 4.5" lift, unlocked, 32x9.5" Jungle Trekkas

waggaclint · Post by **waggaclint** » Mon Feb 19, 2007 7:02 pm

those look pretty serious hey cool...

AndrewT · Post by **AndrewT** » Mon Feb 19, 2007 7:22 pm

bah, nothing the RX can't do in those photos.....

Post by **Captain Obvious** » Mon Feb 19, 2007 7:30 pm

hey jimmy that is my old rx the one that had the red front and yandina, the reason y the horn isnt working is coz there isnt one, i always ran air horns so i didnt worry about it anything else you want to know just pm me

bryan

jimmyb · Post by **jimmyb** » Mon Feb 19, 2007 8:41 pm

Yeah horn is all good, pulled RH headlight out, horn is there and wire jus not connected, all go now.

Cut rust outta bottom of LHR quarter window, RHR guard, and a bit from the boot. Should be right for screen to go in Wednesday.

Thanks for heads up Bryan, will prob query you if I find anything I cant find answers to.

jimmyb · Post by **jimmyb** » Mon Feb 19, 2007 8:54 pm

Jus found these btw......

http://cgi.ebay.com.au/Subaru-LEONE-RX- ... otohosting

Tigger · Post by **Tigger** » Tue Feb 20, 2007 11:54 am

Good to see that Strawberries went to a good home

Wilbur · Post by **Wilbur** » Tue Feb 20, 2007 4:15 pm

jimmyb wrote:

Big Red XJ now parted out and sold - Was locked, geared, Custom 8.5" lift, 35x13.5" MT Claws

That's the one I was talking about. So was it you who got dumped on by a fellow forumite ?

vincentvega · Post by **vincentvega** » Tue Feb 20, 2007 4:31 pm

yeah tell us a story - why did it get booted off the streets? looks like an unreal rig

jimmyb · Post by **jimmyb** » Tue Feb 20, 2007 5:50 pm

Ok, The Jeep was a continual build project for about 4 years, I competed in it in Qld Shortcourse Champs which no longer exist and some expo stuff at LCMP. The vehicle was featured in 4wdMonthly well before they used to hide number plates. Anyways after it appeared got letter from DOT saying they would like to see it at Pineapple st.

Being a honest fellow, I took it, but before I took it put smaller wheels on her, destickered it etc etc so it didnt look quite so wild.

Anyways get there, and ended up getting 3 pages of defects. Some were normal things like ....

- Handbrake not holding rear wheels enough, front left wheel bearing needing replacing, couple of oil leaks but nothing major.

Then they stung me on the fab work etc. As I run Ausjeep I imported a Longarm kit from Claytons for the front, which replaces the cross member and upper and lower arms, absolute bomb system, anyways nick me on.....

- Long Arms
- Extended rear shackles
- no rear seats
- no blue slip for 8 pt cage
- coil spacers
- leaf blocks
- missing quarter window

**** there was heaps more but forgot, anyways they made me get it tilt trayed home. Once home put her up on blocks, made some phone calls and had everything sold on her within 2 hrs and then stripped it.

Couple more pics

jimmyb · Post by **jimmyb** » Tue Feb 20, 2007 5:54 pm

BTW that fellow forumite, that was only end of last year, and no not me, this happened to me about 2 yrs ago.

stamp_licker · Post by **stamp_licker** » Tue Feb 20, 2007 6:02 pm

Hve you got any pics of the rear bar with the tyre carrier on the red jeep?Just took a peek at Ausjeep ,pretty cool.

jimmyb · Post by **jimmyb** » Tue Feb 20, 2007 6:44 pm

Was a prototype from a mob in Melb, luckily I kept it and used in on my current rig, is the only carrier in existance as mob went bust.

Outback bloke · Post by **Outback bloke** » Tue Feb 20, 2007 7:24 pm

Those stickers are made by a member of our forums. Subaman is his user name.

jimmyb · Post by **jimmyb** » Tue Feb 20, 2007 8:31 pm

Kewl will have to pick some up.

Jack · Post by **Jack** » Tue Feb 20, 2007 9:55 pm

I'd love to see a modified off-roader jointly built by BYB and Ausjeep. It'd be an interesting fusion of Subaru and Jeep parts.