Hey all! Well I'm not really super new I've been browsing around and stuff for a while...what a cool website! Anyway, I'm from Washington State, 19, I've been drivin and workin on subies since I was about 14 or so. Right now I'm driving an 88 DL that I picked up for $200 without an engine.

 

 

 

 

 

I then had a "dumb sh** attack" and proceeded to wreck this car into a tree on the side of an icy driveway at about 20mph. I didn't take any pics of it wrecked but this is the body parts donor car. (91 loyale)

 

 

This is one of the bolted-together pieces of the unibody. (hope to do some welding soon) This was actually a pretty fun project....I did head gaskets, seals, and timing belts on the engine while refabricating the body.

 

 

And this is my 82 GL, all gutted for a 5spd swap and rebuilt engine I'm working on:

 

 

Edited December 17, 201015 yr by nickolai

Welcome aboard! Sounds like we have about the same history except I bought my first Subaru when I was 12 Nice 82! I love my 82 wagon I think it's probably my favorite car I have ever owned!

-SB

Thanks. Wow that's neat we got real similar history! Got to agree on the 82 being my favorite car also. Those rust lines make it kind of ugly I think, but hey, its just an excuse to paint it. I think it would look sick being a deep, bright, metallic blue, with chrome trim, and maybe some white along the body lines. I'll have to play around on photoshop and see what looks best.

That would look cool! I actually planed on doing a paint scheme similar to that on my gl (2wd :-\ )wagon! Here's my 82 after a ton of work I hope to get a five speed in it this winter after I finish my ej swap in my brat!

 

Wow that is a nice looking wagon! How many miles? Is that a custom bumper?

Yeah I made the bumpers both front and rear out of tubing! I think it has 170k on it now, I don't drive it in the winter here because of the salt used. It was originally from Wyoming, moved to New Hampshire, and now is a Vermont car!

Also thanks for the compliments!

-SB