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When I was 13 my father gave me my first car, a 1986 GL 4x4 Hatch. I learned how to drive in the fields surrounding our house and it was a blast. Since then I've had several Subaru's over the years, mainly picking them up for winter beaters and selling them in the spring. I've had camaros, bmws, vws, and other great cars but I always come back to my GL with a smile. Sure it's underpowered and doesn't handle well but it makes me happy! Everytime I blast threw an obstical (be it a foot of snow, a stream or a mud pond) and hear that little boxer growl for more. I decided to find one without rust, one that could be restored to like new condition. This was not an easy task when "cash for clunkers" came alone and killed all the decent shells. But I managed to find this 89 hatch and I drove it on and off for a few years till it hit around 330K then I decided it needed some love. Originally this car came from washington state. It was on craigslist for $500 so I called the seller who turned out to be a retired policewoman. I asked her if she would be willing to drive it to the nearist frieght pickup for an extra $100 and she agreed. (risky I know, but I need my subaru fix desperately) I was mainly looking for a rust free shell and the pictures she sent me looked great. I didn't care much about the miles considering that at the time I had my own personal subaru scrap yard. $440, a week, and a train ride later my rust free 89 arrived in watertown new york. The car looked like it had been in a barn for a long time it had a layer of dust on it so thick I gave it some personal graffitti. Did I pay too much at the time? probably, but good luck finding single owner rust free hatch on the east coast. So here you have my build thread, a brief catch up to how the car is today.
