carfreak85 Posted March 9, 2020 Share Posted March 9, 2020 I'm pretty sure they are M11. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Probz Posted March 22, 2020 Author Share Posted March 22, 2020 (edited) Gaskets arrived so i got the engine back together and in the car. I finally decided to do the 6 lug swap. The original wheels with 13 inch dry rotted tires would not hold air anymore. Wheels came from Toyota Land Cruiser, they are 15inch and 8 inch wide. Finding the center to drill was pain to get accurate so i got 15mm washers with the 5mm insides so the 5mm drill bit fit exactly center. Wheels fit and look cool, but the front fenders need some trimming. Tires are 195/70/R15 and they are kinda "stretched" for 8 inch wheels, but they were the only tires i had laying around. Also crappy quality video of engine running for the first time after getting it back together. Edited March 22, 2020 by Probz Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Probz Posted April 19, 2020 Author Share Posted April 19, 2020 Small update, ordered cheapest steering wheel from Ebay and made adapter for it using original steering wheel mount. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Probz Posted May 9, 2020 Author Share Posted May 9, 2020 So today this happened: Gonna be hard to find new rear control arms... We do not have any old subarus in our country. I might know where one loyale is but its cross country. Thinking of welding custom control arms that withstand the abuse. But first ill try to locate that other loyale i know and maybe score some control arms from that car and make them stronger. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Probz Posted June 2, 2020 Author Share Posted June 2, 2020 No luck with rear control arm. I can build whole new custom rear end but the problem is with cv axle. I can not find rear cv axle or cv joints ANYWHERE? Can someone link me where can i find replacement rear axle? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Probz Posted July 8, 2020 Author Share Posted July 8, 2020 Finally managed to score these bad boys: Control arms are in worse condition than the ones i got on my car, but since one of mine is bent and broken off i can use one of these, patch it up and make it stronger. Also i am super happy about rear axles. Now i even got a one spare one. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Probz Posted July 23, 2020 Author Share Posted July 23, 2020 Car is back together, runs like a top. 12 degrees ignition advance, pulling decent vacuum, not so stable but still works good. Installed accuspark rev limiter Video of a short rip down the field, lost power steering pulley. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Probz Posted January 31, 2021 Author Share Posted January 31, 2021 (edited) https://youtu.be/M9rRhDmOnN4 Edited January 31, 2021 by Probz Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Probz Posted February 25, 2021 Author Share Posted February 25, 2021 Been having no grip on snow with these tires, tried out snow chains for the first time of my life. Having amazing grip on roads, not so much in snowy fields. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Probz Posted March 27, 2021 Author Share Posted March 27, 2021 Its the end of an era! Broke the rear end again, can't be breaking any more axles they are hard enough to find. I guess ill be ditching the body in summer, taking the drivedrain and building tube chassis. I could build a custom rear end but frame is so rotten there is nowhere to weld, and ditching the weight of a body and building a buggy type frame has been always a dream of mine. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
el_freddo Posted March 28, 2021 Share Posted March 28, 2021 When one door closes... Sounds like a good plan and some fun to be had! Cheers Bennie Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Probz Posted April 21, 2021 Author Share Posted April 21, 2021 Cut the car to pieces, kept the drivedrain. Made a little tribute video to my good times with my Subaru: Won't be any more updates in this thread, it can be closed! My plan is to use the drivedrain and build a tube chassis car, i will be making new thread once ive made some progress. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ionstorm66 Posted April 22, 2021 Share Posted April 22, 2021 What was breaking in the rear end? The control arms? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Probz Posted April 22, 2021 Author Share Posted April 22, 2021 (edited) 10 hours ago, Ionstorm66 said: What was breaking in the rear end? The control arms? First time broke the rear end bar on the left side where control arms fasten and left wheel was all tilted, welded it up. Second time broke right control arm and the wheel broke off and also broke the rightaxle. Got new control arm and reinforced it with steel bars. Last time broke the rear end bar on the right side and right wheel was heavily tiled. Edited April 22, 2021 by Probz Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ionstorm66 Posted April 22, 2021 Share Posted April 22, 2021 3 hours ago, Probz said: First time broke the rear end bar on the left side where control arms fasten and left wheel was all tilted, welded it up. Second time broke right control arm and the wheel broke off and also broke the rightaxle. Got new control arm and reinforced it with steel bars. Last time broke the rear end bar on the right side and right wheel was heavily tiled. Damn, think it was all rust? I haven't managed to bend anything control arm related, just over extend some clapped out bushings. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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