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very nice......seems to me a popular design.allows just the right amount of eyeball when needed.good job.don't forget to paint so you don;t ahve to put them down from the "rust".cheers, brian

yeah, the gussets on the bottom were on the menu anyhow.just had not decided how to cut them yet.:cool: if you look closely i had to add a spacer for more meat to be attached to the base of the post.the jury was still out on how to attach them properly. on to figuring the frame under it now. that is this week if i do not have to work.cheers, brian

ok.so not exactly the suspension you were wanting.... but , none the less.suspension it is. here ya go nope , nothin under there!removed the rear today.she is only hanging on the gear in these pics.the jackstands are there for safety reasons.(obviously.) the rig yo....... front shot....sorry about the mess.:cool: my helper today.now thats how you do it right. cheers,brian

goin on a shakedown tomorrow? tell us whats up.........gotta plan on that tranny or not...

originally i was on that track as well. progress has been slow this week as i have gotten a little work back.as we speak i am out to the garage for more wood lovin..... then off to the monster truck show with my daughter....have you guys seen her? sorry ,random pic of my fiuture through my brood. cheers, brian

until a rock works its way up and bends the exhaust just hard enough to yank an exhaust stud out . and then you helicoil it and think it is good.until the motor heats up the fissure crack you created and all of your oil comes pouring out on your way to work.and you have to switch motors because the head is screwed! only happened to me once.but , just sayin.i put a full skidplate on after that.cheers, brian:lol:

just out of curiosity.....why do you not have anything covering the exhaust?thats a nono.cheers, brian

nice chrome wagons mate.....looks sweet.cheers, brian

uhh, kyb's are a very good dependable shock. i have used them on wagons and brats.have beat the piss out of them and have never had any problems.alot of the factory placed shocks were actually kyb.the upgraded version is designated as the"gr2".i would go with those. cheers, brian

at least your actually workin on the car. i'm still *#@*woodworking to be able to work on the car!:-p looks good.are you gonna take it through the firewall?thought you said about takin it into the cabin?? anyways, if that is the case,there is that big rubber plug on the passenger side of the engine bay.i ran my battery cables through it when i relocated them,it is agood spot.it comes out inbetween the dash and engine bay.pretty much over the passngers feet really.looking good bro. i wish i lived on the west side sometimes.cheers, brian

ok,so i got one of the hoists built finally.cut some gussets today.and mounted the top beams.sorry , i promise i will get to some actual excitement soon. just trying to show progress.cheers, brian in all its glory,(remember,i am a concrete finisher,if you have something to say about my carpentry....keep it to yourself) ok. thanks for lookin!

uh,no.well you see officer.......... kinda thing.it was a dedicated offroad rig by that point.

RFLMAO.........ahhh man.........

ok, so did not get as far as i thought.baccaruda had a noise in his drivetrain to take care of.geez.....some poeple. anyways.....enjoy the wood working pics the woodworking station the blocks all cut up for the bottom pieces.and getting sceerewd....... somebody stole my windshield!!!! the master plan hahah:rolleyes: starting to take shape....... finished product...... hoisting materials. well, it was the shortest long day .did not get started until about noon 30.so by 6 baccaruda and i had the main posts whipped into shape. tomorrow i will appropriate some more wood from the recycling dumpster and cut some gussets for the top mounts and main posts. i am a little behind on buying actual parts for the rig because of this little side project.but will be back on track soon.cheers, brian

good find....anytime i had any sagging or problems .i just replaced the whole damn thing. good job man.thanks for the pics.

who do you think steered him in that direction?:cool: should be.i'll get you some measurements this week.cheers,brian

read this for all info on alts. you could ever want.cheers, brian the search function is awesome:grin: http://www.ultimatesubaru.org/forum/showthread.php?t=24227&highlight=alternator

check your shocks?it probably is the torsion bar, but i have bent a shock and had it act like that.cheers, brian

ummm.... no not exactly.the bed ,makes the brat. the only years i have seen with them are 82-83. of course you could just be thankful you are one of the lucky ones to own a brat at all. cheers, brian

well, i have the garage cleared out.tomorrow we start building the hoist.i'll take some pics.won't be lifting it off of the ground yet.still have to acquire the block and tackle i want.but we'll get her built anyhow. pickedd up some 1 ton straps with looped ends.these will not only help with the holding of the body,but in recovery situations later on.twas a good excuse to buy some recoverry gear. anyways,pics and such tomorrow.cheers, brian

i love it.some people do not see the need for entertainment like that.some would even call it immature. i call it "stress relief":lol:

i'll trade those tires for the 5spd d/r if the axle does the trick. let me know.cheers, brian

i'll be using cross over.any toyota wisdom you can pass on ,i'll take.i will posting some pics on marlin as sson as i get the hoist built this weekend.cheers, brian

these bushings are set in.they are not replaceable as far as the local subaru dealership states.i've tried before.i just went to the yard and got a different one that looked good. get ahold of jamie at genuinesubaruparts.com.she could tell you for sure.cheers, brian

ok,so i went and got some more 6 ton jackstands.and afterwards realized that i will need a more permanent solution for hoisting the frame.not like i did not know that,but was putting it off.so tomorrow i will be off to the caster store! what do you think?330 pounds per corner good enough as far as weight limits.thats per caster.rigid frame built from 4x4 and 4x6.some 2x8 and whatever i can dig out of the dumpster from work tomorrow. cheers, brian