belacane Posted June 14, 2015 Share Posted June 14, 2015 I have officially retired my '02 WRX and am finding sheltered storage for her and my '86 brat while I focus on being a mom for the first time... and being in momma-bear-nesting-mode just purchased a 2015 Crosstrek in dark grey metallic for a DD that isn't going to need repairs and what not left and right for quite some time. It's been a good day 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
comatosellama Posted June 14, 2015 Share Posted June 14, 2015 I have officially retired my '02 WRX and am finding sheltered storage for her and my '86 brat while I focus on being a mom for the first time... and being in momma-bear-nesting-mode just purchased a 2015 Crosstrek in dark grey metallic for a DD that isn't going to need repairs and what not left and right for quite some time. It's been a good day Pics? Never seen a DGM xv... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Loyale 2.7 Turbo Posted June 14, 2015 Share Posted June 14, 2015 ... I focus on being a mom for the first time... Congratulations! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jono Posted June 16, 2015 Share Posted June 16, 2015 well, I started to replace my original equipment accelerator cable with one I got from between a rock and a hard place, without naming source directly . The square hole in the firewall is, well, if a 12mm drill bit fits perfect, hole must be 12mm x 12mm. The plastic lump was made by someone using half inch as the rough guide at about 13mm x12mm. Just not gonna fit until a file got to work. The ends crimped onto cable was also crude, the excess material stressed out from the pressing, well, remained as a lump so not to fit the round hole of the acc pedal, so been down there with a file. Already ground the carb end on the grinder, but thought other end fitted my sample hole OK. I am expecting my other US spares soon, will grind them both to fit as soon as they arrive from thier little vacation plot on the Tsunami coast. LHD cables are about 100mm longer than RHD, little extra appreciated, so too the price difference from Aus genuine to US aftermarket 6:1 price ratio Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jono Posted June 16, 2015 Share Posted June 16, 2015 (edited) I have officially retired my '02 WRX and am finding sheltered storage for her and my '86 brat while I focus on being a mom for the first time... and being in momma-bear-nesting-mode just purchased a 2015 Crosstrek in dark grey metallic for a DD that isn't going to need repairs and what not left and right for quite some time. It's been a good day or if it does need repairs will be dealer done for a warranty period. Edited June 16, 2015 by jono 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bratman18 Posted June 16, 2015 Share Posted June 16, 2015 Got a few things swapped over from my old Forester, to my new rust free Forester. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mudduck Posted June 17, 2015 Share Posted June 17, 2015 Finally got a couple more 6 lug wheels drilled out so I now have a spare tire again. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
angerthis Posted June 18, 2015 Share Posted June 18, 2015 in the past 4 months I've done quite a bit of work to my 1986 Subaru rx 4 door sedan what I have done first is an EJ22 swap and just finished yesterday my 2 inch SJR lift Can't wait to show it off at the next WCSS hope to see most of you there Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Loyale 2.7 Turbo Posted June 18, 2015 Share Posted June 18, 2015 ... an EJ22 swap and just finished yesterday my 2 inch SJR lift ... Your Subie looks Fantastic! Lifted RX + EJ22 Swap = Awesomeness. Do you plan to paint it or do any mod to the body? Kind Regards. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
angerthis Posted June 18, 2015 Share Posted June 18, 2015 Your Subie looks Fantastic! Lifted RX + EJ22 Swap = Awesomeness. Do you plan to paint it or do any mod to the body? Kind Regards. yeah I plan to repaint it at some point thinking about just keeping it the factory silver and the decals on the side of the door that says 4WD turbo RX I plan to change it to say 4WD EJ2.2 RX as for body mods probably nothing other than possibly a custom bumper that looks factory but will have a winch init 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
comatosellama Posted June 18, 2015 Share Posted June 18, 2015 Got the Brats exhaust done. $200 for some booger welds!! And of course now I need to redo my water pump, just as I thought I was done Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
comatosellama Posted June 18, 2015 Share Posted June 18, 2015 Then again they quoted 750 for wheel bearings... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aba4430 Posted June 20, 2015 Share Posted June 20, 2015 I finally got the Herculiner brush on bed liner done on the 87 Brat yesterday. Surface scratches and very minor rust was sanded down and the entire bed was treated with Corroseal rust converter, allowed to dry completely (I let it rest for two days, but one at least day is recommended), and then two coats (@4 hours between coats) of Herculiner was applied. I took the SS trim and rear window vertical bars out; all panels in the bed were removed, treated and coated with two coats, then re-installed. I still need to finish the vertical bars, one of them has some surface rust. The decision on whether to cover the rear window surround areas was a challenge, but I decided it would be better to just do the whole surface. Satisfied overall; will see how long it lasts. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
l75eya Posted June 21, 2015 Share Posted June 21, 2015 Looks great! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aba4430 Posted June 21, 2015 Share Posted June 21, 2015 Thanks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jonas Posted June 21, 2015 Share Posted June 21, 2015 I did mine last summer. Pleasantly surprised how good it still looks. I didn't do the window wall, but after seeing yours............ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
comatosellama Posted June 23, 2015 Share Posted June 23, 2015 Put it out. A wire shorted and caught on fire, along the top of the firewall. As luck would have it, I just put a fire extinguisher in the car hours before. Very glad I caught it before it caught any gas on fire. Now to wash out the dust . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1 Lucky Texan Posted June 23, 2015 Share Posted June 23, 2015 whoa! glad you caught it in time! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
comatosellama Posted June 23, 2015 Share Posted June 23, 2015 whoa! glad you caught it in time! Same, all I could think about was the water separator catching on fire. However, now my horn and temp gauge work, so there's that. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
987687 Posted June 23, 2015 Share Posted June 23, 2015 Replaced all the struts on my forester. The fronts went pretty well, and the rears went ok, too. Except that I have drum brakes and when I touched the brake lines they disintegrated... Fortunately I keep a roll of brake line and flare nuts so I replaced those. Then while bleeding I noticed the line further up weeping, fixed that.... Stupid cars. By some miracle I managed in getting flare nuts AND bleeder screws loose on both sides. All that stuff looks like it was dredged up from the Titanic, so I was pleasantly surprised. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
belacane Posted June 28, 2015 Share Posted June 28, 2015 Pics? Never seen a DGM xv... It's being delivered on July 9th. I'll definitely post pics 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tyeira1987 Posted July 1, 2015 Share Posted July 1, 2015 What did I do to my Subie, you ask? Well, let's see... 1) Paid $300 to drive it home, plus made it legal. 2) Proudly became a new Subaru owner. 3) Found this cool forum to show it off on. 4) Snapped these pics of her. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wagonist Posted July 1, 2015 Share Posted July 1, 2015 Can you show me more pics of how the rear side seatbelts are attached? In particular, the strap holding them up so the belt goes over the shoulder. The cars here have that pivot on the C pillar, which usually means that the belt isn't actually touching the shoulder... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tyeira1987 Posted July 2, 2015 Share Posted July 2, 2015 Can you show me more pics of how the rear side seatbelts are attached? In particular, the strap holding them up so the belt goes over the shoulder. The cars here have that pivot on the C pillar, which usually means that the belt isn't actually touching the shoulder... Here you are for reference: They are mounted rearward of the C-Pillar about 1/4 length of the rear quarter glass panel, on a seatbelt mount. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wagonist Posted July 2, 2015 Share Posted July 2, 2015 Thanks. I wonder if they could be fitted to a car that had my style of belt? Looks the same setup as the Legacy wagon. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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