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Post by vincentvega » Wed Sep 17, 2008 3:15 pm

it looks a better car than the blue one? why not start with it?
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brumbyrunner wrote:And just to clarify the real 4WD thing, Subarus are an unreal 4WD.

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Post by Captain Obvious » Wed Sep 17, 2008 5:26 pm

vincentvega wrote:it looks a better car than the blue one? why not start with it?

blue one is a targa top danger...
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Post by vincentvega » Wed Sep 17, 2008 5:27 pm

good point ;)
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brumbyrunner wrote:And just to clarify the real 4WD thing, Subarus are an unreal 4WD.

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Post by L-Raiser » Wed Sep 17, 2008 5:49 pm

Captain Obvious wrote:blue one is a targa top danger...
WHy not just chop the top off both cars n swap em over...? :P
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Post by Bumpty » Wed Sep 17, 2008 10:11 pm

^That isn't actually that silly to say in a thread of the Suby Boys...

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Post by chridk » Thu Sep 18, 2008 5:41 pm

Haha, The blue brumby has revealed its secrets (rust) already and it belongs to me, the red one belongs to the boys and ive simply bought some panels off it.

The subie boys will be putting the rest of the red one to good use im sure.

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Post by rtcb65 » Thu Sep 18, 2008 5:45 pm

Steve is down for his 2 days a week with us. Straight to wheeling his magic. Removed the panal from the brumby we got . There are going to be a few left overs if anyone is interested, like the roll bar , Which has now be sold , but there is a set of 13 " subaru wheels and a ea 82 engine.

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Then taped the few little dents out but missed one which i only just noticed and then trimmed it to go in the project brumby. Tomorrow it should be welded in.


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Post by chridk » Thu Sep 18, 2008 6:38 pm

Its becoming a red rocket, panel by panel. LOL.

Does anyone have an Gen 1 RS lib bonnet scoop they want to get rid of for this project.

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Post by Ben » Thu Sep 18, 2008 7:51 pm

I'll have a look see, I had one kicking around for a few years there might still be in the shed somewhere...

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Post by brumbyrunner » Thu Sep 18, 2008 10:50 pm

rtcb65 wrote:There are going to be a few left overs if anyone is interested, like the roll bar.
Got any pics of this rollbar?
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Post by subybrumby » Thu Sep 18, 2008 11:08 pm

Is there anything these guys can't do. ???

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Post by rtcb65 » Fri Sep 19, 2008 6:25 am

brumbyrunner wrote:Got any pics of this rollbar?
Have a look in the pic of the red brumby with half its butt gone.
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Post by rtcb65 » Fri Sep 19, 2008 6:03 pm

Where do i start about today,,,, Steve decided that the inner area need replacing as well . So off it came from the red brumby. While steve did his stuff , ross and myself stripped the red brumby.

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And then off it came off the project brumby. But with alot off the strength being removed. Bracing is required.


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By the end off the day , ya wouldnt know so much was removed.

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And steve wheeling his magic.


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Post by last celtic warrior » Fri Sep 19, 2008 8:27 pm

While I had the panels stripped down I reshaped the corner of the floor, the inner guard and the inner valance. The edge of the floor and the whole seam where it joins the other panels was still pushed in about 1/4 inch from the previous accident damage, so I had to harpoon it a couple dozen times with a crow bar (full sized) aimed right in the fold, then knock the floor back up and ease out it's wrinkles.

With all individual panels back to how they were originally pressed in the factory, welding it all back together was a breeze and I actually enjoyed it. There's more cutting, peeling and reshaping to do at the rear yet, so there'll be photos of that as it happens.

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Post by brumbyrunner » Sat Sep 20, 2008 7:33 am

You guys rock.
How about creating something really tricky like a 6 wheel Brumby or a dual cab?
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Post by last celtic warrior » Sat Sep 20, 2008 8:50 am

Yeah Stuart, but this is simply repairing a vehicle to original strength and form, in accordance with the owner's wishes.

My car is a bit different to how it was built by Subaru, although you can see much from the outside... The Brumby that Dibs gave me is going to be a bit of a showcase for what we can do, as it's destined to become a king-cab with about 6 or 7 inch stretch in the body and the load wall shifted back with the top of a wagon tailgate grafted in to make room for a full back seat. It'll have about the same room inside as the Leone sedan but retain most of the tray area as well. There will be a few Toyota bits, as it's going on top of a Hilux chassis and axles that I have sitting around, but the rig will still be Subie powered (albeit doubled up).

What I want to create is a "tough truck" that is versatile and fully usable on a daily basis.
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Post by Jludcke86 » Tue Sep 23, 2008 5:44 pm

All right, Dad (roscoruby) has gone away for a working holiday, to replenish the shed of things that they are going to need to finish this car off.
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Post by Subafury » Tue Sep 23, 2008 7:53 pm

looking good as always boys
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Post by last celtic warrior » Thu Sep 25, 2008 10:31 pm

This is how to treat a Subie... (just kidding, before you send someone after me)

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Post by chridk » Fri Sep 26, 2008 5:36 pm

Two words, Chop chop.

Nice work Steve, I hope you only vent your anger on the red one and not the targa. HAHA

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