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Alphius
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Location: Grand Mound

1984 Chevrolet Camaro Z/28

PostPosted: Wed May 07, 2014 6:48 pm    Post subject: Scooby Truck Reply with quote

Time for the next chapter in a series I like to call "Why Did You Buy That Car You Idiot?" alternately titled "Adventures in Broken Subaru Land".
I've always wanted one of these but couldn't stomach the inflated prices. Long story short, a friend of mine blew his up and offered it to me for a price I couldn't pass up. So here we are...

Day 1, dirty and abused.


I waste no time at all and dig into the good stuff.


Original clutch at 216k miles means everything was really messed up. Disk was down to the rivets, throwout bearing and pilot bearing were really bad.


Now we get into the good stuff. Why is my intake manifold full of oil?


Oh. That might do it. Fun tidbit: It still ran. I had to jump it with two batteries but it fired up and moved under its own power.




Couple days later I scored a 120k mile craigslist engine and put it together with resurfaced heads, STI headgaskets, all new seals, new clutch, all new timing components and a good cleaning.


It runs! And it's clean! I'm happy with this outcome.


Proof that it moves under its own power. I've been driving it to work all week.

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aaron_sK
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Joined: 23 Jan 2006
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Location: Back in beautiful Tacompton

1987 Chevrolet Camaro IROC-Z

PostPosted: Wed May 07, 2014 7:10 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

The Subaru Baja is the ugliest vehicle since the Aston Martin Lagonda.
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Schultzy89GTA
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Joined: 08 Jan 2004
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Location: Gresham, OR

1989 Pontiac GTA

PostPosted: Wed May 07, 2014 7:32 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Sweet! It may not be real pretty but I always thought they were kinda cool : shrug :

Looks like a pretty good score.

-Schultzy
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chevymad
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Joined: 11 Jan 2004
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1987 Pontiac Formula

PostPosted: Wed May 07, 2014 7:43 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

That 2 tone is something else...

Aaron must be the youngest grumpy old man ever. Although in this our tastes are similar.

Funny thing though.. first thing I thought of was Aaron's thread asking about what kind of sporty economical truck he could get... Razz
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Alphius
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Location: Grand Mound

1984 Chevrolet Camaro Z/28

PostPosted: Wed May 07, 2014 7:51 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

In my mind it's one of those things that's so terrible that it wraps back around to awesome. Very Happy I've always wanted one not because I think they look good but simply because it's one of those things that should not have existed and therefore is pretty unique and pretty cool.

I don't really care for the look either but for the price I couldn't say no. The cheapest one I've seen lately was around $8000 with some up to $13,000; even after the engine swap I have well below $4k into this one.

It is definitely a love it or hate it sort of vehicle. There's not a lot of people who like them but the ones who do, really really like them.

Way less useful than a Subaru wagon. The cargo space is laughable at best.


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chevymad
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PostPosted: Wed May 07, 2014 7:57 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

I guess I wouldnt mind it too bad if it wasn't for the gray "wings" in the back. Heck.. 10 years i might like it.. Kinda like the Brat.
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aaron_sK
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1987 Chevrolet Camaro IROC-Z

PostPosted: Wed May 07, 2014 9:12 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

If you stop and think about it the Brat and the Baja share the same Chevy inspiration. The Brat was a tiny El Camino and the Baja was a tiny Avalanche.

Personally I like the Brat. It's hilariously cute.

...but the rear seats are the most dangerous thing since the full-convert Blazer.
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Quasi-Traction
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Joined: 24 Oct 2005
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1986 Chevrolet Camaro Berlinetta

PostPosted: Fri May 09, 2014 4:22 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

how many Subies does this make for you now, Gabe?
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Alphius
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1984 Chevrolet Camaro Z/28

PostPosted: Fri May 09, 2014 6:43 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

I have 3 right now. 03 Baja and 99 Legacy for me, 02 Outback Limited for my wife. All of them are manual transmission. Smile

I have owned 13 different Subarus in the last 5 years or so, which is exactly half of the 26 cars I've owned in that same period. None of them have been FWD. Very Happy

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Alphius
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1984 Chevrolet Camaro Z/28

PostPosted: Sat May 10, 2014 7:20 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

Still doing good. This is probably the best running Subaru I own. I won't have the 99 Legacy this winter so I might keep this one at least as long as next spring.


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RSFreak
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Joined: 23 Jan 2004
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1989 Chevrolet Camaro RS

PostPosted: Mon May 12, 2014 6:36 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Damn! That is one blown up piston! Shocked
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Alphius
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1984 Chevrolet Camaro Z/28

PostPosted: Mon May 19, 2014 7:56 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

OK, I swear this is the last time I'll post the Baja up. If I decide to sell it these are the pictures I'm going to use. It cleaned up pretty nice.

Album: http://imgur.com/a/xOux5

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PostPosted: Mon May 19, 2014 8:53 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

CascadeCrew - Regional Jeep and Subaru forum
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chevymad
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PostPosted: Mon May 19, 2014 9:04 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

You forgot Miata... It appears we be growing up.
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83Z28BlackBetty
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PostPosted: Mon May 19, 2014 11:45 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

chevymad wrote:
You forgot Miata... It appears we be growing up.

Laughing what can i say.
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PostPosted: Tue May 20, 2014 7:41 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

chevymad wrote:
You forgot Miata... It appears we be growing up.


Never! Laughing
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