markjw Posted October 11, 2007 Share Posted October 11, 2007 I went to Yakima to buy this today and came home empty handed. Six hour drive. It was all going real well until about four minutes into the test drive. I'm accelerating down a slight hill and she just dies. I mean like the coil wire fell off. I coast to a stop,try to crank for a bit and get out start walking back. (bad idea going on a test drive without the owner)I ask a guy in his front yard if I can use his phone to call my cell that i left in my truck,anyway he gives me a ride back owner says she ran out of gas I say I dont think so we go tow it back....crank crank crank...starting fluid crank some more. a gallon of lawn mower gas into the tank, crank crank crank. pull the dis. cap crank crank rotor isnt turning. Broken timing belt. He gets really pissed ,slams the hood and I'm loosing interest in the whole deal. The reason I'm telling you all this is because the last thing he said as I told hime I was going to pass is "I'm going to part it out" Five allied rims with 90% 29" swampers, looks like allied bumpers front and rear, allied lift, allied front skid plate, weber with a snorkel and the roof rack. I really wanted to make an offer on some parts but like I said he was really pissed at me for some reason so, I left...He was a nice guy up until that point and I checked my email a mon ago and he actually apologised for the situation. Some one needs to buy thes parts...He was asking $1200 for the whole mess. I was going to give it to him. But, I didnt. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
markjw Posted October 11, 2007 Author Share Posted October 11, 2007 I'm not bad mouthing the guy but he thought they were Kubota tractor wheels...He's no subaru guy. He got it in a trade..I see he put the add back up. Maybe I should have put this post in the CL/Ebay section. http://yakima.craigslist.org/car/445620528.html Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheSubaruJunkie Posted October 11, 2007 Share Posted October 11, 2007 Timing belts are simple. I would offer him $900 cash and spend $40 on a ebay timing kit (i think thats what i paid for one). Dont let that thing get parted. -Brian Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
markjw Posted October 11, 2007 Author Share Posted October 11, 2007 I had the same thought..But, he was pissed at me for the timing belt thing. The car has other issues. I'm not sure if hashing it out here is appropriate while he has it for sale. Maybe it is. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
markjw Posted October 11, 2007 Author Share Posted October 11, 2007 I'm curios who owned this wagon before this fellow got it in a trade. It has USMB stickers on it. Someone here knows something. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
markjw Posted October 11, 2007 Author Share Posted October 11, 2007 He wants $100 for five allied wheels. (when I first got there) I asked him if he intended to de-mount the rubber in order to sell the wheels seperate. He said yes 'cause he can use the swampers on his YJ. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Durania Posted October 11, 2007 Share Posted October 11, 2007 In TN that would get you a big ticket, does WA have a different law? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
markjw Posted October 11, 2007 Author Share Posted October 11, 2007 You mean the lift? I see um going down the road looking like that often. I think our cops are subaru guys. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Durania Posted October 11, 2007 Share Posted October 11, 2007 Sorry, I am talking about the big Yakima rack on the hood. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
markjw Posted October 11, 2007 Author Share Posted October 11, 2007 Thats just there for the pic. When I saw it today it was where it's suppose to be. Yea, that would raise some eyebrows around here,too. especilly if it had some gear in it... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
75subie Posted October 11, 2007 Share Posted October 11, 2007 that's the old allied wagon, i think it was their experimental car. heres a pic before it got painted. its been sold on ebay at least once, i think it fetched over $3k. http://www.ultimatesubaru.org/photos/showphoto.php?photo=8677&size=big&cat=500&perpage=12&sort=1&ppuser=10906 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
daeron Posted October 11, 2007 Share Posted October 11, 2007 thats a DAMN nice rig!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
markjw Posted October 11, 2007 Author Share Posted October 11, 2007 That is without a doubt the same wagon. The air horn is still there. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
subaruguru Posted October 11, 2007 Share Posted October 11, 2007 yeah its sad to see some guy want to part out such a nice peace of work. art if you will.:-\ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
markjw Posted October 11, 2007 Author Share Posted October 11, 2007 yeah its sad to see some guy want to part out such a nice peace of work. art if you will.:-\ Your only a few miles away. Run over there and offer him $20 for the 32/36 DGEV. Get that front bumper too. I'm tellin ya. He wants it gone. What ever you do,DON'T take it for a test drive. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
beataru Posted October 12, 2007 Share Posted October 12, 2007 That thing is rad!!!! OH and about the timing kits, Gates makes a good kit for it!!! if only they made some of their racing series kits for it.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
123c Posted October 12, 2007 Share Posted October 12, 2007 It was for sale here in Wenatchee for a while, I think the asking price was near $4000... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pyro926 Posted November 19, 2007 Share Posted November 19, 2007 It has found a new home.......and will be loved! I saw this Beast of a Subaru on craig's list and couldn't resist. I am new to the lifted Subarus but always wanted one. Had a 79 brat years back but couldn't bring my self to putting that much money into it. Now I have one and I think I'm gonna love it. I am sure I will be asking many questions of the many great soob gurus on this site. Thanks in advance..... ~G Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Durania Posted November 19, 2007 Share Posted November 19, 2007 Glad somebody got it. Congrats and welcome to the USMB. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
beataru Posted November 19, 2007 Share Posted November 19, 2007 Nice, snorkle FTW, Welcome to the oossmb as I call it, That thing looks in near perfect condition, well from the outside at least. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pyro926 Posted November 19, 2007 Share Posted November 19, 2007 Nice, snorkle FTW, Welcome to the oossmb as I call it, That thing looks in near perfect condition, well from the outside at least. Body seems good, but it has some definite issues. Heater is stuck on defrost and not very warm, it pulls to the side when I accelerate, and it sound like half of the bolts on the car are missing because it rattles so bad. The tube going to the snorkel (from the carb out the fender) was cut, just kind of shoved in there. But it starts right up and is drive-able. Interior is not too bad. Overall I'm quite pleased. Im glad he put those stickers on there so i found this site. It's cool to get a little of the history of the car. Thanks again. ~G Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
woundedbrat Posted November 19, 2007 Share Posted November 19, 2007 what happened to the tires&rims that were on it in the original pictures those were bad a$$ and would look awesome on my brat tat tat. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TeamCF Posted November 20, 2007 Share Posted November 20, 2007 Very nice. Glad someone got it whole. Guess he still decided to keep the swampers for his YJ. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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