This 85 came from Hawaii with its original owners. They used it as a daily rig, and beach cruiser. They moved to California and after a bit, this ride became mine. When I saw her on Craigslist for sale I knew I had to have her. She had been well taken care of, only things wrong when I bought it was front oil seals, tie rods, and few other things that needed service.
This car runs great, but has lost power over the years from old age. Its scheduled for the an overhaul her soon. I paid $1100 for her and drove 300 miles to get her. Best investment yet . Moved from Cali, She now drives around in Idaho.

Edited October 5, 20169 yr by ClassySoob

Using the ol' soob as a hunting buggy

Edited November 8, 20169 yr by ClassySoob

Calmasters! Nice wagon!

Nice ride! Any major rust from being a beach runner? Any major mods planned?

Actually it has very little rust. And here soon I plan to overhaul her and put a lift on her. Along with a custom bumper, winch and LEDs.

Tomorrow 1-4-17 the soob is going into the shop to start tearing down the engine and begin the overhaul process. This will be my First time rebuilding a boxer engine.

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Have fun! Boxer engines look like coffee tables when the intake is off and the motor is on an engine stand.

 

If you ever go for different rims, keep me in mind with those! ????

I'll keep that in mind.

Engine got pulled today.

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Coffee table!

Coffee table!

 

With cup holders.

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Bit of a head gasket leak

Didn't have a pin puller, so I had to split the block as much as I could, then disconnected the piston from the crank.

How many miles were on the wagon before you pulled the motor?    I didn't realize you could split the block to remove the rod caps ... how much room did you have, and how hard was it?

It had 203,000. And I had about four inches, and I had to angle it right to get the bolts of the connecting rods. It was pretty easy.