January 3, 201214 yr Ok, so they arent identical, but they have a good pedigree. 2 seats for red, 1 seat for.. whatever the devil color the other is. Mirrors were inside. 75k on the one, 185k on the red. Gen 1 needs completely rewired but has only surface rust and is roughly 99% complete. Gen 2 has the intake manifold off and has a fair amount of bondo afoot but nothing too bad. 1 is 4 speed, 2 is automatic. Lot of work ahead and a paint job in the works for both, though I have yet to decide on a color. Thinking redo the red as red, and the gen 1 as white with blue Brat stripe. Photos courtesy of a windmill I was working on
January 3, 201214 yr Take care of those wheels on the front of the first gen. They are harder to come by than most Subaru wheels. If you find two more... Some examples of awesome:
January 3, 201214 yr Author Lol.. to be honest I found them a tad ugly, wanting to go with painting the lawnmower blade ones white along with the roll/push bars, although I am tempted to do those in bedliner as well. The gentleman I bought the gen 1 from had another one with the matching rims. The poor thing had carpet sit in it for a good 20 years so the entire bed, tailgate, and back of the cab are rusted completely through. Real shame too, original paint back there was a beautiful shade of blue, exterior had faded to a decent blackish color. He said the engine ran with some carb cleaner or starter fluid, but otherwise there really wasnt much to save. Kind of wish I had gotten it for the wiring harness at least, the "wiring" in mine is rediculous, what little of it is attached to anything. Was a rediculous amount of work getting the gen 1 home, but so help me shes going to be beautiful when done. Wife and I loaded her into a moving vehicle and unloaded by ourselves. It doesnt run. And has 4 flat tires. Let it be said that while it worked, it was a terrible idea, one I highly recommend not doing.
January 6, 201214 yr Author More for the current generation, but the Subie gods blessed the family once more.. Wife turned up a 2001 VDC Outback for a good price, just pulled it into the driveway. Hopefully have pictures up tomorrow.
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