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[allpaw4]

Take it for a drive along a rough road - it will settle much faster. But yes, certainly needs some more low. Looks great in comparison to how you got it though!

[Liberty]

More low, and definitely fix that license plate. It was the first thing I saw in that photo.

[Usas]

Little update, 

 

Front plate finally centred;

 

 

Also got my stickers in the mail

 

 

That's about all, does anyone have any tips on fixing peeling clear coat? I've got some vinyl to cover it up after I sand it down. Anything to try before I do this? 

 

[Usas]

Vinyl warped the boot after sanding and priming it. Took a fair bit of time to put on, involving decent amount of ing around with heat gun. Went with the wrap because if I want to paint it later on it's easily removable. Also changed my mind about getting a wing from a 4wd model, prefer the wingless look  

Might keep it de-badged but that could change soon just need some double sided tape.

 

 

Really doubt i'll make it to HVC this year, still stuck on my L's... Next year there will be no missing out. I've got to replace brakes all round, then have a look the the bearings as the car seems to be pulling to the side every now and again, could just be me not used the wider tyres.

 

 

[Liberty]

Not a fan of the vinyl, but it's better than having screwed up original paint. If the car is pulling to one side then all you require is a wheel alignment.

[weaslebee88]

With mine, I used a fine grit sand paper and sanded it back by hand then used a good quality clear coat spray can. Worked a treat on my gen 1's front bar

[Cracktastic]

Your progress is looking good.

[Usas]

Been pretty quite lately and haven't done much either. Dad bought a heater core off ebay but it ended up being completely different from the original one....

So instead of buying another one we went to the wreckers and stripped one out of another gen 1. Was much quicker to remove this one because we already has done it to my car.

 

It was a good chance to properly clean the car and check for anything broken.

 

The old core left quite a mess afterwards.Looks like a rubber connection just got too old and perished, so once the car warmed up the coolant escaped. 

 

 

Got it all back together, tested it and everything seemed to work properly. Also scraped off the old glue that was on the windscreen vents  

 

 

Next up is regassing the air con and checking if the compressor is working. After that (if nothing's wrong with the ac) it might be time for a new exhaust and getting the emblems back on 

[Barbbachello]

Nice work. Starting to look very tidy. Keep it up

[Samwise]

Nice work. How hard was pulling apart the dash?

[Hypnotic]

Looking good mate.

[CRUISN]

Looks exceptionally tidy for a Gen1. 

 

Out of any job Ive done on a Subaru, this rates as one of the more annoying. Just a lot of work to get to it.

[Usas]

Thanks guys

 

Nice work. How hard was pulling apart the dash?

It wasn't really hard it just involved lots of tagging, photo's and remembering how stuff went

[Usas]

Another small update.

Stock rims have gone back onto the car until i get my p's and also get new tires on the front ones. Could possibly be getting a cannon off bosskong so will need to take another trip down to the wreckers.

I've gotten all but one of the badges back on; the problem with the centre badge is cutting out the tape. It's got so many small  holes and shapes i cant get the scalpel in to cut it.

 

 

 

Also on the lookout for a rear bumper and possibly some king springs just to bring it down about 3-4cm. Can't go much lower because of all the mountain speed bumps around manly.

[cameron]

this was at hvc yea? good to see you out looked tidy for a gen1

[Usas]

this was at hvc yea? good to see you out looked tidy for a gen1

Thanks, yeah that was me. Was at the first meetup at berowra but had to leave as everyone moved off, had other stuff on.. 

[Usas]

Got a cannon off Bosskong today and installed it as soon as I could.
All when well except for a little rubbing on the bottom of the bumper but when i get a new one the problem should be fixed.
 

 

 
Now for the good bit. Didn't want to rev it too much as the motor was cold, will get a better one later in the week. Love the sound so far can't wait to hear it while driving.

[Robert]

That cannon polished up well!

(I sold it to boss a while ago)

[cameron]

man thats going to drone like a mofo

[Jimbo]

Ahhh... good ol' Gen1 wet fart sound. Takes me back!

Looking tidy man, keep up the good work. Interior is very clean..