The Beast I Drive Posted February 27, 2010 Share Posted February 27, 2010 Picked this up from Portland yesterday Its in really good shape, and it runs and drives now. Something is loose in the shifter, but i will fix that later. The CL seller thought it had a bad clutch, but it turned out to be a stripped out front hub, so I spent 15 minutes swapping that out and drove it off the trailer Runs pretty good, the radiator was empty, so I filled it, no water in the oil, so hopefully no blown HG, didnt see any bubbles in the coolant either. So far no serious rust to speak of, just some cosmetic stuff on the front fenders and around the rear hatch window. I havent looked under the car yet, or under the carpet though, but Ii doubt it has any rust down there either. That passenger front wheel is a Jackman too The only real dents I noticed are the rear driver side door, and there is some damage on the rear passenger quarterpanel, but nothing serious at all The interior is kinda trashed, but I love the stock tan colors, and the back seat is still halfway decent. Dash is toast, and the driver side inner door handle is busted. The engine is the stock single-port dry-sleeve 1400, and it runs great! No real rust at all on the package tray/bulkhead, just some surface rust, easily remedied. Overall it seems to be a pretty nice car. I picked it up specifically so I can borrow the engine/trans to put in my 72 tailgate wagon so I can get it inspected and titled, so I can begin working on it. Once the Tailgate wagon is legal, I will put everything back in the 76 and fix some of the broken parts with parts from my 76 4wd wagon. My tailgate wagon, just for effect -Bill Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kiwi subbie Posted February 27, 2010 Share Posted February 27, 2010 Nice score Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stealth Posted February 28, 2010 Share Posted February 28, 2010 looking good., Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ecky Posted February 28, 2010 Share Posted February 28, 2010 I miss my '77 wagon. Very nice. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bendecker Posted March 2, 2010 Share Posted March 2, 2010 Great score! I'm assuming the pics are from your farm and subie collection...? Vintage subarus are really hard to find in Southern California and your stock is really impressive. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
subaholic79 Posted March 23, 2010 Share Posted March 23, 2010 holy crap that red lifted wagon by your white tailgate wagon is my old car from when i lived in ellensburg wow! lifted that way back when i didnt have a clue but it did good! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
subaholic79 Posted March 23, 2010 Share Posted March 23, 2010 and any way to buy that back ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
subaholic79 Posted March 23, 2010 Share Posted March 23, 2010 here is a nice pic of it before the lift right after i buffed it out , still got the wheels traded the girl in on a new one god that car went through hell from water over the doors to 3 feet in the air to half gallon of scotch in 2 feet of snow good memorys wouldnt mind getting it back Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Beast I Drive Posted March 23, 2010 Author Share Posted March 23, 2010 Wait, the lifted 76 I got from Robbie used to be yours??? You wouldnt happen to still have the title for that, would you? I was planning on parting it cuz I couldnt get the title, but if its got a title, I can resurect that thing and make it better than before... It has some rust issues, and the whole lift will be replaced, but I'd rather keep it on the road than scrap it -Bill Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
subaholic79 Posted March 23, 2010 Share Posted March 23, 2010 i sold it in about 2003-4 to a guy that just moved up from texas to ellensburg and he loved it till the base gasket on the carb blew and he never fixed it and it and he moved around ellensburg for awhile. looking at the pics its 100% for sure the same car so if for some reason he never put it in his name i could help with a title. if not i still might have the sellers report with his name and address. dont part it! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Beast I Drive Posted March 23, 2010 Author Share Posted March 23, 2010 If the title is still in your name, and you can get a new title for it, I will fix it up and sell it back to you for a fair price if you are interested, and Im sure you will be happy with the mods I do Dont worry, it's not going anywhere any time soon, and its definitely safe here -Bill Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
subaholic79 Posted March 24, 2010 Share Posted March 24, 2010 well get me a plate # and vin and ill check it out thanks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
subaruguru Posted April 15, 2010 Share Posted April 15, 2010 lol weird im robbie by the way i got the car then the guy i got it from (land lord) i think he was a duche anywho lost conection with him and then it went to bills. Rob Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
subaholic79 Posted April 20, 2010 Share Posted April 20, 2010 yeah not sure how many people owned it after me most likely the guy i sold it to was to dumb to fix it and moved away leaving it at a rental he stoped driving it cause the carb base gasket blew and would not rev above idle and it sat for years :-\ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
subaruguru Posted April 24, 2010 Share Posted April 24, 2010 well i guess in a way i rescued it the slum loard was gonna call the wreckers it almost couldnt go to a better place. Rob. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
subaholic79 Posted April 26, 2010 Share Posted April 26, 2010 well good to hear any idea if its still in my name Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
subaholic79 Posted December 3, 2011 Share Posted December 3, 2011 is it for sale yet Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Beast I Drive Posted December 3, 2011 Author Share Posted December 3, 2011 Well, I sold the 2wd a while back, havent really done anything with the 4wd, but its probably just going to be a parts car for my 72 split-gate wagon and one of my brats... -Bill Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tailgatewagon Posted December 28, 2011 Share Posted December 28, 2011 FWI on that 72 wagon Danny in TN (has all the nos stuff on ebay all the time) anyb)way he has NOS upper and lower tailgates if you need them. i hadnt seen your wagon before welcome to club..(tailgatewagon club) the only other 72 wagon i saw went to the crusher before i could save it but it was white just like yours.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Beast I Drive Posted December 28, 2011 Author Share Posted December 28, 2011 If I can get those tailgates from him for a decent price (mainly need the upper gate, mine has some rust) and maybe a set of bumpers that would be sweet, mine arent in the best shape, but I think they could be salvaged if it comes to that. Thanks! -Bill Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
leone Posted December 31, 2011 Share Posted December 31, 2011 (edited) I've been looking for '72-73 front bumper brackets for some time now (and a few other things for my '73 Wagon). Any chance you have contact for that guy Danny in TN? Thanks! Edited December 31, 2011 by leone Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
moosens Posted December 31, 2011 Share Posted December 31, 2011 I've been looking for '72-73 front bumper brackets for some time now (and a few other things for my '73 Wagon). Any chance you have contact for that guy Danny in TN? Thanks! Danny Williams - "drivesubies" on here. dwilliams5053 at charter . net I might have them too but buried. I'll try to get my hands on them too but work with Danny for sure. Don't wait on me right now. I don't have my old FPM's handy , so can you send me a pic of one to match up? PM or moosens at yahoo Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tailgatewagon Posted January 3, 2012 Share Posted January 3, 2012 ive got a set ill be pulling this week if you need some Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
leone Posted January 3, 2012 Share Posted January 3, 2012 Thanks for the info Paul. I'll get in touch with Danny about the brackets. I know you're buried these days. I'm the same way... Sure would be nice to have 30 hours days and the energy of a 20-year-old again! Danny Williams - "drivesubies" on here. dwilliams5053 at charter . net I might have them too but buried. I'll try to get my hands on them too but work with Danny for sure. Don't wait on me right now. I don't have my old FPM's handy , so can you send me a pic of one to match up? PM or moosens at yahoo Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
leone Posted January 3, 2012 Share Posted January 3, 2012 Hey thanks Subyguy! Let me know when you're ready and I'd love to make a deal on those. I had someone munch my bumper years ago, and finally found an NOS '73 bumper in Colorado Springs. But no luck with brackets all this time. My existing ones are pretty bad...could straighten left, but right one is torn apart. Someday I hope to get caught up with sorting and organizing, I'm hoping to post some of my excess stuff to maybe help out with parts on the board. ive got a set ill be pulling this week if you need some Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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