m4ff3w
UltraDork
12/25/13 9:53 p.m.
I'd been toying with the idea of getting a Chevy Sprint, Suzuki Swift, or Geo Metro to slap on a IHI RB51 from the Bitrouble.
I came across the following ad on CL:
I traded the following firearms for it:
Jimenez JA-Nine - 9mm pistol
Marlin 60 - .22 rifle
Ruber 10/22 - .22 rifle
I only had about $180 in cash in them all.
I like it, along with the price you paid for it!
What sort of plans are you bouncing around at this point?
(beyond a healthy helping of boost that is)
m4ff3w
UltraDork
12/25/13 10:33 p.m.
This was her the morning after I brought her home.
She had 3 different size wheels - 12" on the front, 13" on rear passenger side, and space saver spare on the rear drivers side.
Vigo traded me a new 13" tire on a Sentra steelie he had for my space saver spare and $20.
Vigo and I went to PnP and picked up some items:
3 - 13" Steelies w/really good tires.
Rear seat bottom
Hatch Trim
Cam for turn signals
Turn signal housing/lens
I now have matching tires per axle with good tread all the way around.
The plan is to get ~120hp, stiffen the suspension a bit, and have a blast while getting decent mpgs.
I had to modify the front hubs to get a smaller center bore to fit the Saturn wheel on the front.
The Hyundai wheels on the back required me to remove the dust caps over the wheel bearings. So I used some aluminium foil to keep the wheel bearings clean, you can make out the shiney aluminium in the current picture below.
Here she is today:
I just remember the commercials with the guy in a straight jacket.
Vigo
UberDork
12/26/13 12:00 a.m.
You left out the missing dash piece and the factory clock we found at the jyard.
I still think we should go to the trouble and actually make this thing look good. All it needs is a little sanding, a wax job, and a coat of spray-bomb on the steelies. And of course tint for when it starts getting hot again in ... 3 months.
m4ff3w
UltraDork
1/5/14 9:58 a.m.
We got back in town on Friday, so yesterday I had a chance to fix some of the minor issues with Justine. The non-functional horn was just a fuse and the turn singal issue was just a missing bulb.
The exhaust leak at the cat-exhaust pipe flange was just a borked gasket. There aren't many parts for the Justy at the FLAPs so I picked up some Ultra Copper RTV - hopefully that will hold until my box of parts from Rock Auto comes in.
Speaking of Rock Auto, I ordered:
- Radiator & cap
- Thermostat & gasket
- Exhaust Gasket
The radiator doesn't look long for the world and there isn't currently a thermostat. Heat would be nice, the 1.2l 3cyl doesn't generate much w/out a thermostat.
m4ff3w
UltraDork
1/7/14 8:07 a.m.
Justine is now legal to drive in the State of Texas - don't tell anyone I've been driving her for a few days. The inspection guy didn't believe me that she was a Subaru at first, when he went to verify my insurance.
m4ff3w
UltraDork
1/7/14 11:03 a.m.
I knew it wasn't long for this world.
Must be that cold Texas air! Or maybe it is actually cold there now??
calibrated cardboard, nice move sir.
m4ff3w
UltraDork
1/7/14 12:58 p.m.
It was 16.7 this morning. I think that qualifies as cold.
m4ff3w
UltraDork
1/7/14 9:28 p.m.
Rescued Justine, though she'd been tagged already.
m4ff3w
UltraDork
1/9/14 10:23 p.m.
Kenny_McCormic wrote:
Is this one 4WD?
Nope.
Radiator came in today, gaskets and thermostat should be here tomorrow.
m4ff3w
UltraDork
1/11/14 12:17 p.m.
Thermostat & radiator are in. Time to put some miles on her before the turbo goes on.
Has to be weird filling a little crapbox economy car up with premium to flush all of the old gas out before the turbo swap.
Always liked these little Subarus (because I like Subarus in general, even if this one shares no other aspects with its siblings other than a perverse sense of humour). The local shop had one that they were constantly trying to jam an early STI drivetrain into but I don't think they ever finished. Wonder if they still have it?
m4ff3w
UltraDork
2/4/14 9:18 a.m.
Averaging just shy of 33mpg.
My sister had a 4WD Justy (white) back in the day. I always thought it was cool, if not fast.
m4ff3w
UltraDork
2/4/14 9:12 p.m.
I'm really surprised by how non-slow the fwd Justy is, or at least feels.
The_Jed
SuperDork
2/5/14 10:54 a.m.
I believe the politically correct term is "peppy".
saruken
New Reader
2/6/14 9:23 p.m.
Saw this for sale the other day; it's relisted now: http://www.ebay.com/itm/281260964878?ssPageName=STRK:MEWAX:IT&_trksid=p3984.m1423.l2649
These things are pretty sweet. Definitely going to watch your build (: