What did you do to improve your soobie today

Cliff R · Post by **Cliff R** » Sat May 04, 2013 11:21 am

The nice new headlight covers I ordered for the 82 MY touring wagon finally came in.
These actually clip on, unlike the original set which screwed on.
Much nicer.

Davidov · Post by **Davidov** » Sat May 04, 2013 3:38 pm

Not today but last weekend got the JDM WRX conversion runninh and nearly done in my Outback.

Ironing the last few issues out this weekend and over the coming weeks and should be ready for the pits soon.

steptoe · Post by **steptoe** » Sat May 04, 2013 6:37 pm

Ordered some 7101xxxx I think, plastic body clips for the tailgate chrome moulding screw securing doodadsand two corner plastic plugs for next along on the body. Think the corner plugs bit over two bucks each, the tailgate plugs are same as rest of along the side trim, less than 2 bucks each. On order .

555Ron · Post by **555Ron** » Sat May 04, 2013 7:50 pm

steptoe wrote:Ordered some 7101xxxx I think, plastic body clips for the tailgate chrome moulding screw securing doodadsand two corner plastic plugs for next along on the body. Think the corner plugs bit over two bucks each, the tailgate plugs are same as rest of along the side trim, less than 2 bucks each. On order .

From Frog? For a Brumby? The chrome strip on my tailgate isn't attached... I need to find someone that knows the part numbers.

Subyroo · Post by **Subyroo** » Sat May 04, 2013 10:21 pm

I had the front end links replaced on Thursday whilst the 225,000km Service was being done.

Wooster · Post by **Wooster** » Mon May 06, 2013 12:49 pm

Front stabilizer bushes for the brumby- done

purp · Post by **purp** » Mon May 06, 2013 7:21 pm

Did an oil change on the 'L' on Sunday. Not sure how many km's it had done (not too many) but would have been well overdue time wise (car has barely been used the last few years).

Since then though, the "Brakefluid" light on the dash has come on randomly a couple of times? I don't ever recall this light coming in in the ten years I've owned the car... So, what does it tell me? Is it just a level sensor? I'll have a look in the light of day tomorrow and see, but am curious to know what ya'll have to say about it.

steptoe · Post by **steptoe** » Mon May 06, 2013 7:26 pm

Likely level is low, so too maybe pads, if so, new pads install pushes fluid back up, might extinguish light without a top up.

purp · Post by **purp** » Mon May 06, 2013 7:30 pm

That's pretty much what I was thinking. Thanks.

NachaLuva · Post by **NachaLuva** » Mon May 06, 2013 11:09 pm

Odd for the light to come on after you did the oil change...no chance a connector was knocked?

purp · Post by **purp** » Tue May 07, 2013 6:36 am

Well, I didn't really mess around, so I don't *think* I could have knocked anything... But the thought certainly crossed my mind... But it is still dark in Canberra right now, so I haven't checked yet...

Cliff R · Post by **Cliff R** » Wed May 08, 2013 2:49 pm

The MY wagon made it through rego for its 31st year.

60766244 · Post by **60766244** » Wed May 08, 2013 3:14 pm

Cliff R wrote:The MY wagon made it through rego for its 31st year.

Classed as a classic yet? What's the threshold there?!

Concrats anyway!

Also: I started bogging my ute tray today. Nearly 3L of it has been applied so far. Then it will be a quick sand and then the raptorliner eventually!

Cliff R · Post by **Cliff R** » Wed May 08, 2013 3:32 pm

Over 20 years old and NRMA will insure as a Classic.
I took this type of insurance out last year when I found out about it.
Now all I need is to work out how to get cheaper rego.

Wooster · Post by **Wooster** » Thu May 09, 2013 3:46 pm

Classic vehicle Club rego, however it will severely restrict time on the road
Normally only for
Repairs, test drives within X K’s of the home base and official club outings only

NachaLuva · Post by **NachaLuva** » Thu May 09, 2013 7:05 pm

Ordered new Superpro control arm rear bushes with caster corection from Bursons today, they said will arrive tommorow

Control Arm Rear Bush (Castor)- SuperPro

Cliff R wrote:The MY wagon made it through rego for its 31st year.

Woohoo

Silverbullet · Post by **Silverbullet** » Sat May 18, 2013 5:07 pm

Today on the ute I did an oil and filter change and also put in a new battery, old one was making me worried some cold mornings this week.

And on the old bullet I finished repairing the inner skin on the rear wheel arch, only the outer skin to do and that rust is busted.

steptoe · Post by **steptoe** » Sat May 18, 2013 6:13 pm

broke my Vortex screen trying to cut it out, scored the disc brake rear end to ponder its next step, continued stripping bits and pieces off the wreck

60766244 · Post by **60766244** » Sat May 18, 2013 7:13 pm

Yesterday/Today/Tomorrow - Applied Upol Raptorliner to the ute bed. Looks good right now, wonder how it will hold up!

Mushroom · Post by **Mushroom** » Sat May 18, 2013 9:30 pm

Went to the wreckers and found some missing parts, bought a swag of new fluids and managed only to flush the coolant and do an oil change.

Hopefully power steering, automatic and diff fluids will be changed in the next week