That would be amazing! It would be insane to strip the car down to nothing except the shell and have it dipped. I agree, rust would be indeed a thing of the past, given it was never driving in salty conditions ever again (Which I don't intend to ever again anyhow)

That would be amazing! It would be insane to strip the car down to nothing except the shell and have it dipped. I agree, rust would be indeed a thing of the past, given it was never driving in salty conditions ever again (Which I don't intend to ever again anyhow)

I mean if you really wanted to go for it, strip it down, prep it for por15, take pics before of everywhere, apply por15 and a airtight layer of paint (rustoleum), and take pics after, then send them to por15. If the chassis ever rusts again, they give you the money to replace it.

 

DO NOT use the Rust-olium truck bed liner spray, in time it just flakes off.

 

Is that what you used in the engine compartment of the Ski Wagon? In some spots that stuff is peeling off in sheets.

No, I just used some black engine enamel. I didn't really prep the engine bay, I just shot it with paint while the motor was out to make it look a little better. I was planning on using black bed liner and make it all nice so it would last.

Try raptor liner . I just sprayed the whole inside of my wagon and goona do the outside dark forest green . The raptor liner goes on very easy and is very very strong

I'll have to look into that! Thank you.

Installed HPS Silicone goodies, Mishimoto Stainless T-Bolt clamps, Oh, and I cut a huge hole in the floor pan!

HPS 4-ply Silicone Heater hoses (Waiting on Clamps) 

 

Elongated Pitch Stopper.

 

All new PCV hoses and Clamps.

 

Need two 3" T-bolt clamps to finish the intake boot.

 

2.5" Mishimoto T-bolt clamp.

 

 

Doors removed to cut the rocker out, so far I only removed the lower portion of the rocker, not sure if I will go anymore or not.

 

 

I removed a section just under the B-pillar and re-layered it, ground it down to blend it in, once everything is done in this area, a little body filler will make it unnoticeable.

 

 

The underside 2nd layer.

 

And that was the extent of todays fun!

Edited April 16, 201510 yr by TheLoyale

Did you already get your replacement doors and stuff?

Nope... Still waiting on it :/

Just part of the rear disk swap goodness! Picked up Caliper brackets, and Hub plates today. Another member is sending me the backing plates. I just gotta acquire Slotted rear rotors, and reman genuine Calipers. Just ordered new Slide pins and will also need to get new Slide pin boots and some Wagner Thermo-Quiet pads!

 

I blasted the Caliper brackets and then painted them with Truckbed liner.

 

 

 

 

Also, here is the difference between the front and rear hub plates.

 

This is a Front EA82 23 spline hub plate.

 

 

These are the rear disk hub plates. As you can see the The hole is much smaller nor does it have a raised center. This is the reason these plates are rear specific.

 

 

 

Also snagged this Blackish '85-'86 Grill. I have no plans for it, other than cleaning it up and hanging it on the wall!

 

Dear Thomas,

 

... and reman genuine Calipers ...

 

If you lived closer, I would give to you the almost New rear Calipers I Have.

 

I don't have any use for them, because I'm using another set of Calipers,+

 

in order to have Rear Parkin' Brake.

 

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About this Early EA82's Style grille:

 

...Also snagged this Blackish '85-'86 Grill. I have no plans for it, other than cleaning it up and hanging it on the wall!

 

 

That will never fit on your SafariWagon, there is a Complete explanation, here:

 

~► http://www.ultimatesubaru.org/forum/topic/147834-really-getting-desperate-for-an-85-86-grille/

 

In that thread you can see Photos of the one I have,

 

and also you'll notice that such grille has a high value nowadays,

 

among the early EA82's Owners, because it became scarce.

 

Kind Regards.

I like the grille.

No worries on the Calipers JesZek, it would probably cost about the same to ship yours to the U.S as it would to buy a set of eBay ($105) either way, no worries

 

Yeah these grilles are pretty cool, reminds me of the Turbo EA81 grills (Honey comb style) I have no intention of putting this on my car, I have the RX/3-Door grill on mine. This will probably just be a relic that'll hang around my home in nice condition

I want a white rx grille for mine. I had someone who sent me a pm and told me they had one and I never heard back.

I had another RX grill, it was red. But I sent that to Bennie in Aus a few years ago. I'm actually working on a custom Loyale grill, once I get done with it I think it may look cool. I'm not gonna run it, but may put it up for sale once completed. I need to buy some styrene and plasti-weld though.

Re-drilled the Rear Hub plates tonight! Turned out good (Thankfully I didn't mess up a unicorn part) Tomorrow I will grind the backs down and weld in some studs, some blast them and hit them with some truckbed liner and she'll be ready to rock 6-lug rear discs (As soon as the other parts come in)

 

 

So we'll do a poll. What color should I paint the new Calipers? I was thinking that grayish blue (Blay) color I did on the Skiwagon, seemed to turn out good, but open to other color options!

 

Post it up!

Edited April 25, 201510 yr by TheLoyale

Dear Thomas,

 

I usually paint brake Calipers in Same Colour as the Car's Body or Something Similar.

 

So in my "BumbleBeast" the four calipers are painted in same Yellow than the Body...

 

 

 

But in the "KiaStein" I used the yellow caliper paint leftovers, to paint the four Calipers.

 

 

Kind Regards.

I knew you were going to refer to Yellow !  

 

Not sure what color the car is going to be yet, changes are it's going to be some Desert color.

Somehow, for your Red SafariWagon, I Believe that Red Calipers are the best bet,

 

...in my own Humble opinion.

 

Kind Regards.

... Not sure what color the car is going to be yet, changes are it's going to be some Desert color.

 

But if you paint the Whole Wagon to a Desert Colour, some kind of Camo,

 

I believe Green will fit nicely that style...

 

Kind Regards.

Food for thought indeed bud! Thank you

 

Finished up the plates today, Studs in and welded! Just gotta clean them up and paint them.

 

Great work Thomas. Finally found my password for this site to reply

Bryan

Where do you guys get studs? I'm hopefully about to do something 6 lug, and the stud price and the fact that I can't swap to my 13s if I get autoX tires are the main things keeping me from it. But mainly the studs, where I'm able to find them ($35 for 4), I cant afford that at all right now

I managed to have extra, just enough infact! O'reillys doesn't stock the studs with the right flange/head, its too small as is the shank. They have lots of 12x1.25mm lug studs, but nothing like the Subaru ones (I used to work there) If I still did I could call Dorman and find out the part number for the correct ones.