Midas
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Subaru Justy?Midas
@midas
Club Retro Rides Member 14
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Aug 11, 2010 20:28:11 GMT
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Anyone else running a Mk1 Justy? I've had one for about 6 months now and I'm pretty impressed with it. Well made, if a little tinny and the 4WD system is excellent off road.
Getting parts can be a bit of a nightmare if you don't want to give Subaru loads of cash so if anyone knows of reasonably priced UK sources I'd be interested to hear about them.
Rich
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Aug 11, 2010 21:28:25 GMT
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Brilliant little cars ;D ive had 3 in total and loved them all.... Very thin on the ground now tho.... Put some pics up! ;D Try USMB Ultimate Subaru Message Board I have the same problem gettin bits for my GLF and subaru don't want to know....... Seems the states and oz is the place to go, ebay.com and ebay.com.au or befriend someone on the above forum like ive done ;D
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1984 Subaru GLF Hatch 1983 Skoda 120LE Super estelle 1977 Subaru DL Wagon 1978 Datsun 120Y Coupe 1995 Skoda favorit estate
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Aug 11, 2010 21:31:19 GMT
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My dad runs a 1988 Justy van, he bought it new and loves it. A bit rare now I'm guessing. Don't tell him, but I did 4WD drifting in the snow one year..........
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Peugeot 307sw - Suzuki SV650S - MX5.
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Aug 11, 2010 21:31:53 GMT
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body parts are a nightmare to find, everything else can be found through breakers ok. subaru sumos can yield parts, local motorfactors always seemed to have stuff next day cheap enough. i had a cvt i wish i'd never sold. they do like to blow their exhaust boxes out on over run.
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Aug 11, 2010 21:39:20 GMT
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Scariest car I have been a passenger in ever. But, to be fair, my ladies sister was driving, and she is a TERRIFYING driver.
She ruined that poor car but the one time I drive it (knackered clutch and all) I thought it was a hell of a lot of fun.
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Last Edit: Aug 11, 2010 21:41:15 GMT by jontanner
Porsche 924 - gone Citroen Saxo VTR - not very retro but I loved it - now gone... MK4 Golf GTi 1.8T - gone but hardly remembered... Mini Cooper S R53 - gone BMW 125d Coupe - gone (mostly sideways)
Ford Focus RS Mk1 - hello low MPGs and "wanna race me" at every set of lights... 1973 BMW 2002 - Twin 40's, 284 Cam, Revolutions, E21 Recaros + more Porsche Cayman 987 3.4S - here and due to cost me more money than I have
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Midas
Part of things
Posts: 505
Club RR Member Number: 14
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Subaru Justy?Midas
@midas
Club Retro Rides Member 14
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Aug 11, 2010 21:52:57 GMT
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I'll do some pics at some point. My car has a genuine 41k on the clock, it was a little old lady car until the previous owner got hold of it and thrashed it for a couple of years. It's now on 14" Micra rims, the last owner chucked the original, rare as poor quality wobbly children's play pony muck 13" rims when he couldn't find any tyres.. So far I've welded up both front ARB mounts, had the carpets out and removed the 1" of mud from under the carpets which had come in through the rubber bungs that had been pushed up by the force of landing in the aforementioned mud, the tank has been off and opened up so that I could replace the fuel feed pipe which had cracked. All the cadmium plating on the bolts was still there after 21 years and the inside of the tank was like new. After welding it back up (long process, I'm not suicidal) the tank was coated internally with POR15 tank sealer. I've just picked up it's MOT and now I'm looking forward to a snowy winter, the Midas isn't much fun in the snow.
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Midas
Part of things
Posts: 505
Club RR Member Number: 14
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Subaru Justy?Midas
@midas
Club Retro Rides Member 14
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Aug 11, 2010 21:55:03 GMT
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Scariest car I have been a passenger in ever. But, to be fair, my ladies sister was driving, and she is a TERRIFYING driver. She ruined that poor car but the one time I drive it (knackered clutch and all) I thought it was a hell of a lot of fun. I must admit, the handling can be a little stressful if you try to throw it around. As long as you bear in mind it's ground clearance it's ok though.
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