Skip to content
View in the app

A better way to browse. Learn more.

Ultimate Subaru Message Board

A full-screen app on your home screen with push notifications, badges and more.

To install this app on iOS and iPadOS
  1. Tap the Share icon in Safari
  2. Scroll the menu and tap Add to Home Screen.
  3. Tap Add in the top-right corner.
To install this app on Android
  1. Tap the 3-dot menu (⋮) in the top-right corner of the browser.
  2. Tap Add to Home screen or Install app.
  3. Confirm by tapping Install.

My '83 GL: The Ski Wagon

Featured Replies

  • Author

Very cool James, if you do pick up the whole car, or just parts, I will be going to Tom Redmonds place some weekend in July, So if the fenders or anything like that is good, I could possibly pick them up by then!

 

:drunk:

  • Replies 1.8k
  • Views 279.4k
  • Created
  • Last Reply

Top Posters In This Topic

Most Popular Posts

  • AdventureSubaru
    AdventureSubaru

    Part one of the journey was completed just over a week ago. My brother and I took the car to it's "drop point" where it will be picked up by the new owner soon enough.   I hadn't seen the car in jus

  • Mechanical_misfit
    Mechanical_misfit

    sorry for the delay!      

  • I swapped the DS front fender last night. The original was totally rotted off on the bottom and something was misaligned. It caught on the door every time I tried to get in or out.     It's sti

Posted Images

  • Author

Headlight buckets.

 

Before:

Headlightbk001.jpg

 

Headlightbk002.jpg

 

Headlightbk003.jpg

 

After:

Headlightbk004.jpg

 

Assembled:

Headlightbk006.jpg

 

Headlightbk007.jpg

 

I do need to get 4 matching headlights though, these are just temp.

  • Author

Has anyone ran Crystal clear headlights on their GL? I'd like to see a picture if so.

  • Author

I also need one of those white clips that Angle adjusting screw threads into. I broke one.

 

Does any auto store carry these in stock? Or do I really need to drive 20miles and get one from the junkyard?

  • Author

Went out in the garage tonight and started bending up some new Fuel lines, turned out pretty good (Using an old school bender, not one of the fancy new ones)

 

Hopefully I'll remember where which ones go where, One line seems to have a check valve on it or something. I'll take some pictures tomorrow.

New adjusting screw and plastic nut can be found in the "Help" section of your parts store. The 3/8ths square are the ones you want, need 4 packs to do all the lights.

 

The valve in the fuel/vent lines is the 2-way vent for the tank.

It has to be installed correctly for it to work.

Look in the files I sent you, you'll find it.

  • Author

Tom, good man. Will do. I will also check out the Help section.

 

Cheers!

 

PS: I got the Rockers today! Very complete wow.

Tom, good man. Will do. I will also check out the Help section.

 

Cheers!

 

PS: I got the Rockers today! Very complete wow.

 

Been a while since you have seen something that solid, Tom?? hehe

 

 

yeah, the help section of any parts store should have the headlight adjusters, i have replaced a few over the years, always found what i needed there.

  • Author

Indeed. The help ones where a little big and would not clip into the hole and press flush, but I ground them down and it fit perfect and worked. Headlights are not reassembled.

 

I also got the fuel tank up today, I used Stainless bolts, washers and lock washers. Thread pitch is 1.25.

2012_0417AB.jpg

 

2012_0417AD.jpg

 

I need to route some lines, and add the overflow line, I forgot to put it on. So the tank must come down a little. I also need to remove the filler neck, clean it up and then reinstall with stainless.

2012_0417AE.jpg

 

New bent lines:

2012_0417AH.jpg

 

2012_0417AG.jpg

 

2012_0417AI.jpg

 

Bought a new bender at Harbor Freight, this one is pretty nice and easy to use. $5.

2012_0417AK.jpg

 

2nd headlight assembled.

2012_0417AJ.jpg

 

Oh look! I got the rockers today...

2012_0417AL.jpg

 

2012_0417AM.jpg

 

2012_0417AO.jpg

 

2012_0417AP.jpg

 

2012_0417AQ.jpg

 

This car might be running before the weekend.

  • Author

I am also going to install KYB Gas-A-Just in the rear. Anyone else running these Dampers? Pros/Cons? Like/Don't like? Let me have it :)

I have KYB gr2's in the rear of my 4x4 and they seem to be great, the kyb gas-a-just I have in the rear of my fwd are a bit stiff on rough road surfaces, but I like them over all.

  • Author
I have KYB gr2's in the rear of my 4x4 and they seem to be great, the kyb gas-a-just I have in the rear of my fwd are a bit stiff on rough road surfaces, but I like them over all.

 

Good to know, I plan on adding some weight to the rear of this wagon once I make my own Steel bumper w/ Swing outs. So a stiffer shock shouldn't hurt for the mean time.

 

GR-2s are great! I had them with Forester springs on my Legacy, it handled like a flippin' track car!

Lookin' good buddy, doing a first class job as usual. Hope to cruise out there in my '58 Belvedere as soon as I fix the brake lights so I can check out your progress first hand.

You're really doing some work on that thing Tom. Looking good.

  • Author

I'm not looking into getting a portal media blaster, I think this will be a better way to clean rusted parts and prep them for recoat.

  • Author

Subruise is rep'ing the Subaru Alliance out in Washington! Right on.

 

His '91 Loyale:

12041995004.jpg

ive gotta make some more decals, then whitey will be reppin (along w a 2door 2.5rs and Sams buckled lego, that is IF, they contribute).

 

 

 

 

 

RV

  • Author

I think I cleared ACE out of Metric Stainless Bolts and Washers lol... I actually still need 3 or 4 more M8 Stainless washers to mount up my Fuel pump. I grabbed a hand full of the wrong size today (They are for M6)

:horse:

  • Author

Rob, let me know how much you'd want for a set of those, I need some for the Ski Wagon! :burnout:

assuming youre talkin to me. and assuming you mean decals, no charge. some just fell off the vynil cutter this afternoon. oh, before i forget: when you put''subaru alliance'' in the blue on the bottom of the door you shouldnt cut the words out of the blue and have the cars paint be the words. put on your blue vynil, then put ''subaru alliance'' in white on top. make sense? easier visually. this way its waaaay easier to position.

  • Author

Yes, you. Yes, Decals ;) Haha. Wow, cool. You are the man!

 

Good idea about the blue vinyl, although it's going to be hard to get them made up to fit. Hmmm...? I dunno, guess I'll worry about that after I repaint the car lol!

 

I also need to re-edit that photo and use the correct font style, I was on a Mac and had limited options with the photo editor.

Please sign in to comment

You will be able to leave a comment after signing in

Sign In Now

Account

Navigation

Search

Search

Configure browser push notifications

Chrome (Android)
  1. Tap the lock icon next to the address bar.
  2. Tap Permissions → Notifications.
  3. Adjust your preference.
Chrome (Desktop)
  1. Click the padlock icon in the address bar.
  2. Select Site settings.
  3. Find Notifications and adjust your preference.