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Nice to see the low range improvements/upgrades about to be put to the test: my favorite of all your upgrades is a proper low range. Keep up the great work. K

Should have been black, yep ;). Front end looks like it can handle a smash from an amateur driver! Nice work. K

Naaah. Love the videos. K

Sweeeet! K

Oh no, timing belt failure! Otherwise, this topic needs to be changed to 'Long travel first gen IS faster and more reliable off-road'. That car is a beast! Great to see you guys, thanks for coming out to the Ozarks. K

Nice to see a rear bumper on yours and a rear strut tower bracing on B's that continues to come apart due to rust and wreck. Thanks for taking the time to edit and post these Mr P Todd! K

Wow man, what a trip!!! K

Strut swapping for fun/research, you guys are nuts! Yeah, I'm used to no A/C in my old Toyota with a little heater core foot burn in the summer time. I'm not sure what all is going on with your high lifts, but I always spray a little lube on mine and work it up and down before I head out. They like to stick and not function properly after they sit for a bit. K

Weather looks like it was still nice and cool up there. The random, dumped mound of potatoes is super bizarre! I think I've only seen one leech in person. Lighter weight vehicles are more fun to drive. Sounds like the rig you built will work well for you in the long run. Congrats, after all that hard work and seeing it thru. K

Given the intense customization that went in to this car, it sounds like a very successful first trip out, congrats! It's been a long process. Nice too see the Impreza finally huckin' some dust! K

Sick!!! Awesome progress! Raspy? Exhaust must be perfect then, leave it. Didn't you go stand alone to avoid electrical issues? But congrats on finding the issue. Looks like you are really close to having a driver. With trimmed bumper covers and a set of rally wheels, and you'd have yourself a cover car. Ha! K

Ehhhhh... Really incredible build. Patiently executed and well thought out. And it's so clean and rust-free! Hopefully you get the cam sensors figured out soon. K

It runs!! Nice progress. Hope to see it on the trails this year! K

Nice progress on the green Impreza, I look forward to seeing it finished. Thanks for documenting the death of that legendary first gen. Man, that car really took a beating. Save some of that blinker fluid for the new one! K

Bummer about the low range, that helical gear looks roached! Get that thing sorted; I want one that can handle even more thrust force and a similar driving style. Whenever you get to disassembling and rebuilding it, I am curious to find out if there are any additional parts with excessive wear, or if it is just that one gear. I think it's time to focus on the first gen, right? You should be proud of the years of use and abuse you got out of the black Outback. Gorgeous up there. K