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so my tailgate was getting rusty, the subaru emblem has seen better days, and there was overspray on the badges... so i desided to get rid of all of that stuff!

 

and here is the result... (trim, handle, hinges, ect ect still need to be put on but the work is done)

 

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like my new shoes?:-p

 

what do people think about the gate?:)

 

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That thing looks brand new! Did you paint it? And does the rest of your Brat look that good?

 

unfortunatly no it doesn't all look that good...:rolleyes:

 

however i got some repro fiberglass fenders and i'm working on the little bits around the car... the car was yellow... i don't like that colour, so it's gonna be flat black primer until i can afford a real paint job...:)

 

it's work in progress...:cool:

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unfortunatly no it doesn't all look that good...:rolleyes:

 

however i got some repro fiberglass fenders and i'm working on the little bits around the car... the car was yellow... i don't like that colour, so it's gonna be flat black primer until i can afford a real paint job...:)

 

it's work in progress...:cool:

 

 

Did you pay that high price from the guy on eBay? (fiberglass fender)

He's got a few,and a slight deal on the one or two that are damaged.Just curious,becuase I was hoping he'd not sell any for a long while and drop his price.

 

Someone on this board knows the guy as I recall.

 

I actually have one side in fiberglass too,but can't seem to bite the bullet and buy the other from this guy on eBay....not when I paid like $15 for the one I have.:-\

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http://search.stores.ebay.com/Showcars-Bodyparts_Subaru_W0QQfciZQ2d1QQfclZ4QQfsnZShowcarsQ20BodypartsQQfsooZ1QQfsopZ1QQfsubZ4QQftsZ2QQsaselZ130762852QQsofpZ0

 

His Store only shows the high priced '73-79 fenders....with a steel repro that you can score for $20 on a good day.:eek: His price = $149.....:-\

 

Not a fan of this guy,sorry.He should have lowered his prices two years ago.

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I'm likin the talegate.

Eventually you should try and get some subaru badges of that era to put on there somewhere.

 

i was actually trying to get away from that... i don't want it to look like a tailgate from 79... i wanted to update the look... hence the shaved subaru badge... if i'm going to use badges at all i am going to use new ones...

 

plus it'll be kinda funny since pretty much nobody is going to know what it is without the badges on the back...:rolleyes:

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Wow Looks Great!:banana: I going the same way, NEW style Badges.

 

Is the big subaru logo glued on? Or small holes? Because I want to get rid of mine as well. I want to go with the lettering from a 2002 WRX.

 

Thanks.

 

the 'BRAT' and '4WD' logos are glued on but the brat one is indented... i filled it... the 'SUBARU' logo is actually bolted on... look under it where the plate lights are... the whole badge is indented and with it off it looks horrible... i welded in a plate and fiberglassed over it to make it smooth... this is pretty much the only way to do it... that plate overhangs just like the old one so i can still have plate lights...:)

 

i'm probably gonna get rid of the stockers and use LED's...

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the 'BRAT' and '4WD' logos are glued on but the brat one is indented... i filled it... the 'SUBARU' logo is actually bolted on... look under it where the plate lights are... the whole badge is indented and with it off it looks horrible... i welded in a plate and fiberglassed over it to make it smooth... this is pretty much the only way to do it... that plate overhangs just like the old one so i can still have plate lights...:)

 

i'm probably gonna get rid of the stockers and use LED's...

Very cool, I was looking at mine today and thought some welding was involved. It looks 1000% better than stock. I figure it a very worthy mod.

 

-Daniel

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