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The heater will not be an option, it will be standard equipment! I don't plan on rock crawling. The area where I trail ride has a few stream crossings. At times the water can be 24-36 inches deep. I figured if I could go a little larger on the tires I might not get my butt wet. I plan to completely enclose the body from the dash area down. What size winch do you have on the rear of Summer? Could you also give me a little info on the wheels that you used for your ATV tires. Do you think you get the best performance from the ATv tires or do you think that 27 Super Swampers would work just as well. Mike

Thanks for all the information. My evil plans are to build one of the buggy plans from Rhino. I haven't decided on which one at this point. How do I know if I'm lloking at an E81 or E82 motor when its in the car? I live on an Island in alaska and parts may be hard to come by.

Thanks for the replies. I am going to order my plans next week. Did you find the plans to be very useful? I'm new to the Subaru way of life and I just want to ensure that I know what I'm getting into before I start. How does Summer climb with the ATV tires and what transmission do you run?

Has anyone out there built one of the buggies from Rhino Buggies?

I am in the process of building a Subaru powered off road buggy. It sounds like and E81 with the dual range transmission is what I should be looking for. What year model wagons had an E81 with the D/r?