guess i better represent - build thread
Posted: Thu Nov 13, 2008 9:45 pmGday all, thought i'd represent all the B4 owners out there, even though there isnt many on this site.
This thread had sprouted from pure boredom... at work, nightshift, IT have 99% of websites blocked, by chance this has slipped through the net so its the only forum i have access too. So i thought i'd shower you all in my writing about my gen 3 B4 build/repair project.
so i bought it from an insurance wholesaler mob about 18months back, wasnt a planned purchase, spotted it in the quokka (local classifieds newspaper) on a thursday morning at work, quick call to mrs to see if she liked them, called the sales yard, arranged a viewing that evening, paid deposit and picked up on the friday.
first month spent ripping it to bits, had taken a knock on the front passenger side, buggered the bumper, fender, headlight, bonnet, chassis rail bent and smashed LH timing cover, shattered exhuast pulley and belt slipped off, both airbags deployed. Rest of the car was in tip top shape apart from a scratched rear bumper.
got started on collecting bits, got lucky on ebay for the airbags etc etc, ended up buying new headlight, bonnet, fender and bumper direct from subaru for a small fortune.
got hold of a half cut from a local wreckers, in my haste i bought a 99 gen 3 model, which i later discovered has slightly different headlight surrounds and the version 2 headlights arent an easy fit.
Didnt realise this till after i'd unpicked/cut/grafted the front corner in, run into dramas squaring it up and getting all the panels to line up and sit correctly.
kind of gave up and it sat round for a good 12months and i never touched it.
bought and sold a couple of other subi's in that time, but now im subaru'less apart from the B4 so i've found some motiviation in the past couple of weeks, currently doing my best to track down a version 2 bare front cut, im slowly calling my way round australia not having much luck.
once i have my new front cut, ill be replacing both rails to the firewall and complete front, basically only leaving the original strut towers.
This is my first attempt at something like this and im damn determined to do it right. I cant post pics up at the moment as im at work, but keep your eyes peeled on this thread in the near future for a few pics of what i've done and where im up to...
after all, someones gotta post somethnig in here
Jay
This thread had sprouted from pure boredom... at work, nightshift, IT have 99% of websites blocked, by chance this has slipped through the net so its the only forum i have access too. So i thought i'd shower you all in my writing about my gen 3 B4 build/repair project.
so i bought it from an insurance wholesaler mob about 18months back, wasnt a planned purchase, spotted it in the quokka (local classifieds newspaper) on a thursday morning at work, quick call to mrs to see if she liked them, called the sales yard, arranged a viewing that evening, paid deposit and picked up on the friday.
first month spent ripping it to bits, had taken a knock on the front passenger side, buggered the bumper, fender, headlight, bonnet, chassis rail bent and smashed LH timing cover, shattered exhuast pulley and belt slipped off, both airbags deployed. Rest of the car was in tip top shape apart from a scratched rear bumper.
got started on collecting bits, got lucky on ebay for the airbags etc etc, ended up buying new headlight, bonnet, fender and bumper direct from subaru for a small fortune.
got hold of a half cut from a local wreckers, in my haste i bought a 99 gen 3 model, which i later discovered has slightly different headlight surrounds and the version 2 headlights arent an easy fit.
Didnt realise this till after i'd unpicked/cut/grafted the front corner in, run into dramas squaring it up and getting all the panels to line up and sit correctly.
kind of gave up and it sat round for a good 12months and i never touched it.
bought and sold a couple of other subi's in that time, but now im subaru'less apart from the B4 so i've found some motiviation in the past couple of weeks, currently doing my best to track down a version 2 bare front cut, im slowly calling my way round australia not having much luck.
once i have my new front cut, ill be replacing both rails to the firewall and complete front, basically only leaving the original strut towers.
This is my first attempt at something like this and im damn determined to do it right. I cant post pics up at the moment as im at work, but keep your eyes peeled on this thread in the near future for a few pics of what i've done and where im up to...
after all, someones gotta post somethnig in here
Jay
