Non Brumby Subaru utes

wagonist · Post by **wagonist** » Wed Jun 21, 2006 10:18 pm

After visiting Qld on the weekend & seeing the efforts being made up there to do some different stuff.

I've always wanted to built an L series ute, what I reckon Subaru should've done to replace (continue) the brumby.

But I'm thinking about some different ones.
I saw a pic of a Gen II Legacy ute in the UK.

Has anyone seen any others?

steptoe · Post by **steptoe** » Wed Jun 21, 2006 11:05 pm

I've often thought the early Foresters would make a good candidate given their lines and tail light resemblance to Brumby Gen II

wagonist · Post by **wagonist** » Wed Jun 21, 2006 11:22 pm

oh yeah, if anyone happens to come across a wagon/hatch/whatever Subaru wants to call it, at a wreckers which is damaged at the upper rear & may be a candidate for a conversion like this, please let me know.

I think Gen I Lib wagon & L tourer are out due to the roofline, & I'm not the greatest fan of the Gen II wagon. The WRX wagon would be good, but the taillights would have to be massacred due to their intrusion into the tailgate space.
A Gen III Lib would be sweet though.

Anyone got a pic or link to the Forester ute in NT?

stinky · Post by **stinky** » Thu Jun 22, 2006 8:31 am

There's photos of a Forester Ute that some smash repair mob built using a forester that had been written off with flood damage. It looks really cool.

tim_81coupe · Post by **tim_81coupe** » Thu Jun 22, 2006 9:24 am

USMB member Phizinza made a photochop of a Forester ute, as well as one of a WRX ute.

LTurbo · Post by **LTurbo** » Thu Jun 22, 2006 10:23 am

These are the guys that made it http://www.htautos.co.uk/8.html . There are some preety good pics there of how they did stuff during the build if you need ideas.

wagonist · Post by **wagonist** » Thu Jun 22, 2006 11:44 am

Not bad.
Not sure about the stainless in the back.
The tailgate doesn't open either, though it'd be much easier to stiffen up the back end that way.
I think starting with the sedan was wrong too as it looks too short.

I still would have it though.

Willie · Post by **Willie** » Thu Jun 22, 2006 12:59 pm

There is a Forester ute getting around up here in Darwin. Only seen it once - a series 1 model in dark green. The cab looked very short.

If I see at again and I have the digi camera with me, I'll take a photo.

Cheers,

Soobeit · Post by **Soobeit** » Thu Jun 22, 2006 10:24 pm

Willie, I live in darwin and have seen this ute once or twice before too, Isnt it owned by the Subaru dealer? I like it but I think my 92 rumby looks better. personal preference I supose.

Soobeit · Post by **Soobeit** » Thu Jun 22, 2006 10:25 pm

where do you live and what do you do up here willie?

MUDRAT · Post by **MUDRAT** » Thu Jun 22, 2006 10:29 pm

There is also a silver Forester ute that lives in Palmerston.

You just can't go past the Brumby's dimensions eh? The B piller is what makes it.

Willie · Post by **Willie** » Fri Jun 23, 2006 10:38 am

Soobeit wrote:where do you live and what do you do up here willie?

It sounds like I work for the same company as you

I'll send you a pm and let you know where I'm at.

MUDRAT, I haven't seen a silver one around Palmerston. I live out that way, so I'll keep my eye out for it.

Cheers,

Subafury · Post by **Subafury** » Wed Jul 05, 2006 11:38 pm

i think i found that forester ute u guys were talking about..

(i cant take credit for the work)

tim_81coupe · Post by **tim_81coupe** » Thu Jul 06, 2006 12:05 am

No, you've found Phizinza's photochop I mentioned above. On the same site he has his STi ute photochop.

I remember reading about the genuine article in the paper a few years back.... could've even been before I built my coupe - 2002?

wagonist · Post by **wagonist** » Thu Jul 06, 2006 12:08 am

Yeah, I think the genuine forester ute that was done is a dual cab.

Post by **Bantum** » Sat Aug 02, 2014 1:10 am

Found this just now :

More info to be found here : http://www.audizine.com/forum/showthrea ... -Truck-PT2

How cool is that ...

Add : Just realised I might have put this in the wrong thread, sorry for the Hi-jack / thread bump ...

Ciao, Bantum ...

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