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Re: OT's 'New York' POLO repairs.
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Originally Posted by subi-crosser
We grabbed onto it Saturday with all the POWER that my shakey old rollback could muster.
I applied enough force to tear a Chevy in HALF, but the SVX stayed bent!
I got "creative" and put a 'snatch-block' into play. This gives 2 times the power, but 1/2 the speed/distance. This resulted in the damage near the drivers door being stretched to about 1/2 what it was. (it was hit in the LR corner)
I have ripped the front end off of a Chrysler Newport with this rig!
The SVX is one TOUGH cookie!!
We managed to pull it far enough that the new parts will fit and the car will be 'whole' again! (DANG!!! These are HARD cars!!!)
This is the TOUGHEST car that I have EVER had to 'stretch'!
If I would have put THAT amount of 'pressure' on something built in the last 30 years in America, it would have been 3 feet LONGER than it was when it was BUILT!!
No pics yet, but the 'Red-Green' SVX will be posted soon!!
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And while we're waiting for Jerry to do his magic, I'll tell you how it got here.
OT and I drove his pickup up to NY state to get it from Zman (a 700 mile round trip). Hooked up a flat tow dolly to the SVX, started the engine, put it in neutral and towed it all the way back to WV. One of the windiest conditions we have encountered ,with winds at about 45mph, gusting to 60 the whole time.
No issues with the car at all during the trip back. She basically idled all the way home, got back about 4AM.
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Subaru Ambassador
1996 Polo Green LSi #216 ..138,100 miles. ..SOLD
JFICX8659TH100216.....Date of Manufacture: November 16, 1995.....
Fuji Heavy Industries..Ōta North Plant....Ōta City,. Gunma Prefecture, Japan
In-Service Date: January 2, 1997
"The Pristine Green Polo Machine”
First Polo Green on the Network
First Clear front turn signals, JDM Alcyone hood emblem, rear panel, and BOXER engine cover on the Network (US) (2000)
First 5000K HID factory fog lights (2007)
First SVX JDM BBS wheels on a USDM SVX (2013)
HID lighting (5000K) for headlight and H3 fog lights, PIAA SuperExtreme 120W high beams, rebuilt EG33 longblock, Cometic head gaskets, Phase II flexplate, AMR aluminum radiator with custom silicone hoses, 160A high-output alternator in aluminum-ceramic coated case, new design alternator wiring upgrade v.4, rare factory headlight protectors, refinished JDM BBS mesh aluminum wheels and custom, polished billet aluminum new hex center caps, LED grille mod, R1 Concepts high-carbon cryo slotted rotors, Akebono ceramic pads, Goodridge S/S braided brake lines, Smallcar Stage 1 shift kit, ThermalTech aluminum/ceramic-coated valve covers, Energy Suspension urethane front & rear swaybar bushings, Bontrager22 rear swaybar with QS Components Chromoly Teflon/Kevlar endlinks, "$15.00/5 minute" suspension mod. Hella Supertone horns, Custom stainless steel exhaust system with 2" headpipes, Magnaflow cats, AeroTurbine AR25 resonator /AWD "Bullet" muffler.
R.I.P. 2010 Subaru Outback Limited 2.5 CVT...338,000 miles. Totaled by a 1,300 lb. COW March 4, 2016 
2014 Hyundai Avante Limited ...178,000 miles. Actually quieter and smoother than the Outback 
2007 Mazda Miata MX-5 PRHT...102,000 miles.
Plenty of parts, service and windshields. 
4th Registered Network member —2/21/2001
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Last edited by svxcess; 03-14-2011 at 07:12 PM.
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