What have you done to your SVX (or other Subaru) today?

[irox]

Nice SVX! I feel the gold wheels on Teal give it slight Lotus (Green/Yellow) feel.


Noting that the (original) Lotus Esprit and SVX share the same designer.

Cheers!
Ian.

[RedLionSVX]

So you bought the SVX “by accident”?

Cmon! Let’s hear the backstory ! 🙂😀 That is a beautiful car BTW.

[STeeL25T]

I accidentally looked to see if an SVX was for sale, and there was, so I bought it

[wdb]

Originally Posted by STeeL25T

I accidentally looked to see if an SVX was for sale, and there was, so I bought it

I did the same thing, a few years back!

[Crazy_pilot]

Put my Spec.B up for sale

We bought a truck and don't have room for all the cars. My new DD is a 2010 Pontiac G5

[immortal_suby]

Put a new battery in and discovered the brake lines are leaking somewhere in front of the right rear tire.

[SoCoNoHa]

Originally Posted by immortal_suby

...discovered the brake lines are leaking somewhere in front of the right rear tire.

That's the primary reason I parked mine ...damn like almost 2 years ago. Whilst doing maintenance on my Impreza coupe recently, the rear brake lines disintegrated in the very same spot.
It's right where the lines that run the length of the chassis inside transition to the exterior, as you said, right before the rear wheel. Kind of a pain in the ass spot, as it's not actually the shorter rear lines but the long mid lines. I got a brake flaring kit and started practicing, it's not too difficult and will probly save me a fortune to be able to patch my own lines.

Edit: damn I gotta check my 97 LGT...

[Crazy_pilot]

Originally Posted by SoCoNoHa

That's the primary reason I parked mine ...damn like almost 2 years ago. Whilst doing maintenance on my Impreza coupe recently, the rear brake lines disintegrated in the very same spot.
It's right where the lines that run the length of the chassis inside transition to the exterior, as you said, right before the rear wheel. Kind of a pain in the ass spot, as it's not actually the shorter rear lines but the long mid lines. I got a brake flaring kit and started practicing, it's not too difficult and will probly save me a fortune to be able to patch my own lines.

Edit: damn I gotta check my 97 LGT...

Use copper-nickel for your new lines. Much easier to bend and flare than steel.

[SoCoNoHa]

Originally Posted by Crazy_pilot

Use copper-nickel for your new lines. Much easier to bend and flare than steel.

Thanks for the heads up!

[immortal_suby]

Not finding these part numbers for it, from a 2014 thread....
Brake Line Repair for SVX rear;

Two brake lines PAJ-351 (R+L)-----------------$18.00
Brake line PAJ-320----------------------------------$6.00
Brake line PAJ-312----------------------------------$6.00
Two brass unions BLU9C--------------------------$9.00
One can truck bed liner to protect brake lines--$11.00
Special clips to hold lines to body-----------------$4.00
Valvoline Synthetic fluid---------------------------$7.00
Parts--------------------------------------------------$61.00
Rear fitting goes to the RR wheel,
Front fitting goes to the LR wheel.

[ZoraSVX]

Originally Posted by Crazy_pilot

Put my Spec.B up for sale

We bought a truck and don't have room for all the cars. My new DD is a 2010 Pontiac G5

That's sad... Spec B is at the top of my list of favorite sport sedans.

[jes]

gave it to my daughters... too many cars in the driveway...

[SacSVX]

Some of you might have seen my facebook svx nation post. But my car failed to start after being driven just a few weeks prior. I was in the middle of moving to a new place and wanted to set everything up at my new house before bringing my SVX over. Well. I had my previous place all cleaned and up was about to drive the SVX over and lol it didnt start.

Long story short, it turned out to be a faulty connector above the fuel pump. unplugged connector, cleaned, plugged back in, and runs.

SOooo yea, that's what I've done lately

[SVX_MY_BABY]

Ready for winter. Another application of Rust Check and winter tires are mounted.

[jkp]

Changed the rear differential oil , in hopes the binding will stop. Regardless of whether this cures the problem, it sure needed it . The drain plug magnet was fully encrusted, the oil very dark and loaded with metallic sparkles. I can`t believe how much the previous owner neglected this car. Now I have to assume the front diff is just as bad, if not worse, but harder to get to, without a lift.