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Post by yobhgareb » Sun Jul 15, 2012 9:27 am

Hi, I bought an 1987 l series 4wd 1.8 gl wagon a few months back and have been loving it since. The reason I bought it was for a nostalgia trip, as my dad had a 2 back in the 80's, although they were 1.6 dl. It had only 42k miles when I took ownership, which has gone up to 44k miles now.
The car is in great condition , except for the back arches, which I will get sorted soon.I have fitted some freshly painted pickup rims, and thats about it.
Here are some pics before I changed the wheels.
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Post by TOONGA » Sun Jul 15, 2012 10:38 am

Welcome to the board, when does the lift kit 14' wheels and EJ22 motor go in :) thats a very new looking L series you have there.

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Post by purp » Sun Jul 15, 2012 11:29 am

Wow, 42k miles! I know Ireland is small, but that thing is barely run in!

Pickup rims?

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Post by purp » Sun Jul 15, 2012 11:30 am

PS. I always wanted my own jumping castle.

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Post by yobhgareb » Sun Jul 15, 2012 6:45 pm

purp wrote:PS. I always wanted my own jumping castle.
Lol, you can have a go on ours if your ever over here.

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Post by yobhgareb » Sun Jul 15, 2012 6:56 pm

TOONGA wrote:Welcome to the board, when does the lift kit 14' wheels and EJ22 motor go in :) thats a very new looking L series you have there.

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Thanks, would love the lift kit, wheels and motor, but they would not be that easy got here for this car. They have all rotted away due to the climate and salt on the roads in winter, I havent seen another in years.
I love what you guys do with the old subarus, very cool.

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Post by steptoe » Sun Jul 15, 2012 7:19 pm

It is the 73 to 78 models that have disappeared from everyday sight here - gees, imagine not seeing an L Series about !! Not seen those static straps for a long time, never dual set up - one for each kid ??

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Post by yobhgareb » Sun Jul 15, 2012 7:33 pm

steptoe wrote:It is the 73 to 78 models that have disappeared from everyday sight here - gees, imagine not seeing an L Series about !! Not seen those static straps for a long time, never dual set up - one for each kid ??
Old subarus are extinct here! There would have been loads about when they were new, but they couldnt stick the climate. Even early legacys, which followed the l series are gone. My car was one owner and garaged , thats the only reason its still about.
The static straps, had them in the garage, so I put them on. The kids love them;)

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Post by scoobymine » Wed Jul 18, 2012 6:27 pm

I think the guy that invented static straps became a multi millionaire and then disappeared to some tropical island. we used to see hundreds in the 70's, i think they were a placibo accessory.

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Post by Silverbullet » Wed Jul 18, 2012 7:22 pm

Great to see an old Subie in such a place! Driving around England the earliest Subaru I ever saw was a Gen 2 Legacy and it was rough, that salty grit is not kind to bodywork :(

Nice find, look after it please :)
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Post by yobhgareb » Fri Jul 20, 2012 10:15 am

scoobymine wrote:I think the guy that invented static straps became a multi millionaire and then disappeared to some tropical island. we used to see hundreds in the 70's, i think they were a placibo accessory.
That was me!!!

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Post by yobhgareb » Fri Jul 20, 2012 10:19 am

Silverbullet wrote:Great to see an old Subie in such a place! Driving around England the earliest Subaru I ever saw was a Gen 2 Legacy and it was rough, that salty grit is not kind to bodywork :(

Nice find, look after it please :)
Hi, the salt is horrible, and new car are not undersealed here, which does not help. I intend to give the subaru an easy life, so rest easy. Thanks.

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Post by El_Freddo » Fri Jul 20, 2012 1:32 pm

yobhgareb wrote:That was me!!!
Well I must say that you've got a very twisted view on what a tropical island is!

Welcome to the forum none the less. Plenty of L series info to find ;)

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