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subaru.freak Casual Dubber

45 posts · joined Mar 2005 ·

#323755
Hi all.

This would be my first post on this board, soon as I get broadband working again (next week) I'll fix my avatar and signature up.

I'm an early-model Subaru fanatic, I've built up several to date and have been active in Subaru online communities since the 90s.

My reason for joining the VW forum is my girlfriend has a VW fetish and has requested that I buy her a Beetle. I don't mind, having such a love of all things Subaru I've always viewed Volks drivers as distant cousins. But I guess I'd better find out a bit about the little 'wagens before I get in too deep!

Looking forward to getting to know you all better.

Midlife crisis Nartispuddlejumper, Bureau of Toxicity

2,282 posts · joined May 2003 ·

#323764
Welcome aboard have fun and we may even bring you over from the darkside.

Marc
If you can't laugh at yourself you can't laugh at anyone else! Because life is to short not to LAUGH

subaru.freak Casual Dubber

45 posts · joined Mar 2005 ·

#323804
Well I went for a spin in a Passat the other day, I was most impressed...

Here's one of my current Subarus, a 1987 GL 4WD sedan. 5" lift, EJ20 conversion, blah blah blah...



If the pic doesn't work try the old right click then "show picture".

[Edited on 22/3/2005 by subaru.freak]

warb gimme some butter im on a roll.....

1,983 posts · joined May 2003 ·

#323809
haha. mad, buy her a baja...

subaru.freak Casual Dubber

45 posts · joined Mar 2005 ·

#323819
The thought has crossed my mind . . . or as she puts it "one of those bugs sorta high up at the rear with sorta no back on them".

BTW, some of the photos on here are super inspirational.

Fossil Son of Jim - Creator of Good

2,649 posts · joined May 2004 ·

#324189
Welocme aboard for the ride - But Subaru's and VW's distant cousins - VW created the flat four boxer adn Subaru refined it.
Hey I got a scooby doo also and love bit but not as much as my Bay Kombi which rocks:bounce
Let me out, When I call my name
IGOR is ALIVE !!!! 😎

squizy Thinking about another dub...maybe

4,082 posts · joined Dec 2002 ·

#324201
Hey welcome. You'll find a few people on here that have EJ20T conversions.

Fossil Son of Jim - Creator of Good

2,649 posts · joined May 2004 ·

#324884
nest best thing in a VW if the donk dies is a Subaru engine
Let me out, When I call my name
IGOR is ALIVE !!!! 😎

subaru.freak Casual Dubber

45 posts · joined Mar 2005 ·

#324960
Hmmm... a Baja with a 200KW EJ20 eh...

BTW, hate to be a pain and all, but there's no such motor as an EJ20T. The factory designation is either EJ20G or EJ20D for the turbo motors, depending on wheather it's an open or closed deck block, but no T! You still won't see it stamped on the block!

squizy Thinking about another dub...maybe

4,082 posts · joined Dec 2002 ·

#324994
Well there you go. That'll teach me for copying what others write....:P

barls Administrator Causer of Chaos and Mayhem

9,473 posts · joined Jun 2004 ·

#324996
subaru.freak wrote:Hmmm... a Baja with a 200KW EJ20 eh...
hate to be a bigger pain you may have trouble getting a baja like that registered in nsw because of the ADRs
“We all pay for life with death, so everything in between should be free.” Bill Hicks
the chaos project - click me

subaru.freak Casual Dubber

45 posts · joined Mar 2005 ·

#325000
Unless you're an engineer 😉

barls Administrator Causer of Chaos and Mayhem

9,473 posts · joined Jun 2004 ·

#325002
ok then it may get thru
“We all pay for life with death, so everything in between should be free.” Bill Hicks
the chaos project - click me

Bizarre Moderator The artist formerly known as blue74l

12,785 posts · joined Aug 2002 ·

#325328
you should go and have a look at this site

http://www.offroadvw.net/bajawes/

Wes has a KL ZE V6 in his baja. It is a Mazda / Ford Probe V6

Also Buggy Brad now owns Custom Off Road - one of our sponsors.
One of their specialties is putting Sube motors in Kombi's, buggies and Baja's
Futue te ipsum!!!

subaru.freak Casual Dubber

45 posts · joined Mar 2005 ·

#325411
Bajawes is familiar to me, yes. I've also bandied it around my Subaru communities, my collegues there have been most impressed.

h fractals - an ever changing lifestyle

7,671 posts · joined Feb 2005 ·

#325489
welcome.. subi freak
dont be shy i too have a subi and have had a few of em..
natural progression from air flat fours yeah.
but cant bare to part with my oval.. so have both! 😉
fractal geometry; the inner most limits of mind altering abuse

Fantasy http://seventhchronicle.com

Z = Z2 + C1/r = 1/0 = infinity

Barrels www.barrelman.com.au

VW Workshop - aircooledgarage.com.au
allcooled.com.au

Anthiron The Baja Rejuvenation Begins

4,936 posts · joined Oct 2003 ·

#325494
nice subie man:bounce baja for sure. heres a pic of mine

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62/60 model bug eye baja bug, (Full Build in Progress)
1974 Chevrolet Luv
1970 MK2 Ford Cortina GT
1979 Yamaha RX125 Two Stroke tracker project.
2004 Harley Davidson Sportster XL Custom

Anthiron The Baja Rejuvenation Begins

4,936 posts · joined Oct 2003 ·

#325497
oh and my dads l series wagon:bounce
62/60 model bug eye baja bug, (Full Build in Progress)
1974 Chevrolet Luv
1970 MK2 Ford Cortina GT
1979 Yamaha RX125 Two Stroke tracker project.
2004 Harley Davidson Sportster XL Custom

Oasis Going alone...

1,806 posts · joined Jul 2003 ·

#325509
I'm going to buy a forester. i love em, and it will start every time, which is something I'll have to get used to...:bounce
"Tell him 'We've already got one'"

subaru.freak Casual Dubber

45 posts · joined Mar 2005 ·

#325527
I like it, I like it . . . the L's looking a little left out though.

How do you go with legalities on things like tires and lifts on the Bajas? I also noticed that your headlights aren't headlights at all, what is it that you're using there?

mscabrio Cabriolet Queen

2,308 posts · joined Jan 2004 ·

#325630
Oasis wrote:I'm going to buy a forester. i love em, and it will start every time, which is something I'll have to get used to...:bounce


My other car is an XT forrester. Best thing you will ever buy (apart from a VW ..... of course!!!!)
🤘

mscabrio Cabriolet Queen

2,308 posts · joined Jan 2004 ·

#325631
welcome to the forum!

A lot of people on here also own Subi's
🤘

Dasdubber DAS Resto Haus

5,746 posts · joined Aug 2002 ·

#326786
Yes, welcome aboard!

I love my new Liberty 2.5 wagon, can't believe how well it handles in standard form! I will have to check out the suby forums to get some ideas for mods/upgrades down the track!

By the way, what are some of the better suby forums?

[Edited on 29-3-2005 by Dasdubber]
www.dasrestoparts.com.au

Octa veedub recluse

406 posts · joined Mar 2005 ·

#326806
Yeah, I got a Liberty RX wagon as well. I love the handling, but curse at the fact that my wife demanded an auto... I would've loved a manual.
'We teach best what we most need to learn'

VW no more... sigh.... well, at least it's a cousin

subaru.freak Casual Dubber

45 posts · joined Mar 2005 ·

#326892
As far as 4 cylander autos go, the Libby is definately one of the better ones.

The best Subaru forum for older Subarus is by far www.ausubaru.com, but we do newer Subies too (the administrator has a 98 Liberty Twin Turbo, there's quite a few lifted late-model Libby wagons and we've many WRX owners too).

Of course there's www.ultimatesubaru.net which is American (but don't hold that against them!) and has a MASSIVE international following.

You should also look into the MRT rally forums, those guys are the gurus at late-model performance.

Thanks for the welcome guys, you're really a friendly bunch.

72TWINCAB Fahrvergnugen

978 posts · joined Feb 2003 ·

#326904
Well welcome to the forum... Won't be long until your a VW fanatic like the rest of us.

It's good to see your girlfriends got good taste in cars.