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Dude, your OB gets newer as time goes instead of older. What's up with that? :biggrin:
Looks great tho
 

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^^ Thanks! It works pretty well for me! Easy to install or remove when I need to. :smile: The white has grown on me a lot since I first got it. It's hard to take pictures of sometimes though, since it tends to wash out in direct sunlight. Overcast days are my friend when it comes to taking pictures.
Yeah. My OBW is white on white, but I prefer to shoot on overcast days anyways since I am no fan of HDR.

Wished the Forester we found was white too instead of Green... but oh well.

Might be headed to Home Depot tomorrow to make the light bars and your skid plate for both cars. :woohoo:

This thread might have just saved me a few hundred bucks! Thanks.
 

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Bobby, where'd your post go? I smelled one around here somewhere.

No supercharger this year... maybe next summer. :biggrin: This summer I'm just focused on getting the rebuilt short block in.

Dude, your OB gets newer as time goes instead of older. What's up with that? :biggrin:
Looks great tho
:lol: Thanks Elmy!

Yeah. My OBW is white on white, but I prefer to shoot on overcast days anyways since I am no fan of HDR.

Wished the Forester we found was white too instead of Green... but oh well.

Might be headed to Home Depot tomorrow to make the light bars and your skid plate for both cars. :woohoo:

This thread might have just saved me a few hundred bucks! Thanks.
Awesome! I loved the white BP generation Outbacks. Really nice looking cars... especially in the snow.

Hope your DIY mods go well! It's 95% trial and error, but once you get done, the end result is incredibly satisfying!
 

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Bobby, where'd your post go? I smelled one around here somewhere.
Do you mean this one? I saw you'd posted a reply to another post with "^^", so I didn't want to mess up the continuity of your thread by posting in between, so I deleted it. I was going to repost it later on, but got side tracked. :huh:

Are we talking the Supercharger MOD? :wink::wink:

Bobby...

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No supercharger this year... maybe next summer. :biggrin: This summer I'm just focused on getting the rebuilt short block in.
I was just kidding... :wink:

Bobby...

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Yep, that was the one! :wink:

There is one little project on its way though. Not sure when I'll get it done, but I've got the stuff coming..............


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*suspense*

:lol:
 

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^^ That's one way to up the "view count"! :wink:

I'm sure with the engine overhaul, you'll gain some ponies! :cool:

Bobby...

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Yesterday I did my annual spring cleaning (basically, putting the car up on jackstands, powerwashing the undercarriage, and re-undercoating whatever needs it).

Snapped some pics... They in the order: Before, Clean, Undercoated.













Also... a hint to that mysterious project? :lol:

 

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^ Enjoyed the irony. :wink:

Yeah, we have a crummy old 2000 PSI gas pressure washer. I think it probably only makes 1000psi now... little Tecumseh engine has about had it. It does okay though!
 

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^^ I wonder if Jackie @ Annapolis Subie can hook me up.... hrmmm... :biggrin:

Saggy butt fix?? :D
Saggy nose fix. :wink:

Curious... is that tiny wire in the back your rear sway bar? :confused:

Bobby...
You would be correct, sadly. Believe it or not, this bar is actually BIGGER than the ones they put on the standard Legacy wagons. I do think a RalliTEK rear sway is in my future, even though I do offroad some. Most of it is light, and not really articulation oriented anyway. It's quite interesting how different the rear suspension setup is from our Forester. I think the new Foresters and Imprezas have this setup now too. Has to ride smoother, I know my car, even with the super stiff overload springs in the back, rides smoother than our stock '05 SG.
 

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^^ I didn't think your OB was saggy on the front? :confused:

As to the sway bar. I forgot you're into off roading. The stock sway bars would give the articulation you'd need for muddding! :wink:

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^^ I didn't think your OB was saggy on the front? :confused:

As to the sway bar. I forgot you're into off roading. The stock sway bars would give the articulation you'd need for muddding! :wink:

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It's not saggy, per say, but it's not level with the back. The H6 front springs just didn't lift it enough. So there's about an inch difference. Some pics show it more than others.

http://i187.photobucket.com/albums/x159/737LUVR/BattleWagon/Subbie4.jpg
 

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Subtle is good. :wink: Does that spacer require longer strut tower bolts? Will it balance you out, will it still have a forward rake? :confused:

Bobby...
It should be fully balanced... it's almost exactly an inch different. I could add some washers to space the back up some and make it slightly raked if I wanted, but we'll see. :smile: The leveling should also improve my approach angles a bit, since right now the long OB nose sticks down. Wish I could find a deal on a used Mudrat OBW bumper. That would be just evil, painted like my lightbar, and with the openings welded shut (think SubaExtreme style?). :evilatyou: Just an idea I thought of a long time ago. You can put this idea after the S/C one in the file cabinet of 'Zach's really odd things to do with an Outback'.

http://www.oregonoffroadsubaruclub.org/images/Bumperpics/Outback_Baja_Together7.jpeg

I've been watching how the rear springs react to different loads, and really they don't compress much until you get 300lbs or so into the trunk. The most I've carried is about 700lbs, and it was enough to almost make the car ride level, but not quite (as for the rear swaybar with that load... I thought it disappeared). I think the springs were rated for 1200lbs.
 
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