Finally arrived...and I'm very happy

[dynomatt]

Well, after much time spent anxiously watching the TNT Vehicle Logistics Track'n'Trace website, a shiny maroon SVX arrived in my driveway today.

For those not up on the story, it's a 95 model that I got from the Pickles Damaged Vehicles auction. I bought this from Adelaide, site unseen, which is a leap of faith, and I've been a bit nervous wondering what the extent of the damage is.

However, the damage doesn't appear* to be as bad as I thought. The short version is I'll need the following parts to make it road worthy.

1 RHF Strut, complete with strut top
2 rear lateral links
1 Front outer CV Boot.
Wheels and tyres

The long version is it's obviously driven over something nasty and that was sufficient to write the car off on economic grounds.

If I can lay my hands on these bits, I should be able to get it registered ASAP and get out and drive the thing!

*Ready to be corrected after a better inspection.

[dynomatt]

I should add...the above was a loaded post.

If you have any of the following, I'd be interested to hear from you.

1 RHF strut with strut top
2xRear Lateral links

2 Wheels and tyres - or 4 wheels and tyres.

PM please.

Thanks,
Matt

[oab_au]

Looks good Matt, the rear damage does not look too bad. How much damage is there on the front suspension?

Harvey.

[dynomatt]

Harvey,

Front "appears" limited to a bent strut and a destroyed strut top. Control arm looks OK...

I've let my fingers do the walking today and I'm hoping I can secure some of the bits...might even take it for a drive by this weekend?

This is a picture of the strut top. You can see that the paint around the top has lifted, so it's taken a fair old whack.

[oab_au]

Originally Posted by dynomatt

Harvey,

Front "appears" limited to a bent strut and a destroyed strut top. Control arm looks OK...

I've let my fingers do the walking today and I'm hoping I can secure some of the bits...might even take it for a drive by this weekend?

This is a picture of the strut top. You can see that the paint around the top has lifted, so it's taken a fair old whack.

That strut top looks like it has been pulled down, rather than pushed up. As long as the mount points are ok, it should be an easy fix.

Harvey.

[-JJ-]

wow looks a lot better than i expected too

1 RHF Strut, complete with strut top
2 rear lateral links
1 Front outer CV Boot.
Wheels and tyres

Which two wheels do you need, RH F or R, LH F or R ???
I sent an email away for your strut and links

As for the cv boot i had Subaru replace mine, i just gave them the drive shaft and had both boots done for around $200

both boots are $46.95 genuine, add the clamps and hub nut and labour = $200

[dynomatt]

Are the wheels right and left? Are they marked on them somewhere? I hadn't noticed.

I've found a front cut with the rear end pretty cheap...so I might just grab that.

Matt

[-JJ-]

Yes the wheels are directional, they should "spin forward"

Ok I can get you:

RHF strut - $280

4 lateral Links as a kit - $160

Shipping $60 to my door all customs cleared and paper work done and will be here next week if needed. (in melbourne) they will need to be shipped from there to you! or my frineds are comin up in a week or so they could bring it with them and i could sent them from NSW, might be cheaper.

Anyways the choice is yours, let me know what you wanna do! you need to get the best value you can!

[dynomatt]

So from the photo..are tehy spinning forward or backward?

Thanks also for checknig those prices. I'll let you know.

Matt

[Dessertrunner]

JJ car you get a new windscreen for a SVX at a resonable price?
Tony

[dynomatt]

Post mortem:

I managed to get the parts I needed today (thanks anyway JJ) and have fitted them all tonight.

The photos attached show what was wrong in a bit more detail.

The arms show the straight spare, the left rear and the right rear...in increasingly bent order!!

The strut tube in the middle photo is pretty disturbing...again, I can only stress that it "seems" like there isn't any other damage.

The third shows the strut top that destroyed itself, next to a spare.

Once I get some wheels and tyres for it I should have it registered...might even get that done by the end of the week, all going well.

I haven't priced mags and tyres for ages...like probably 10 years or so, and my they've come down. I was looking at some Skyline GTT 17" wheels for about $350 for the four...had tyres, but they were stuffed. So I then went to a tyre shop to enquire about tyres...$120 each fitted?? 235/45/17...admittedly, they won't be top shelf, but they'll be round, have tread and hold air...better than what I've got now. The guy then said he had brand new 17x8 mags starting from $100 each? That meant I could have had a set of four mags and tyres fitted for $880??? I'm sure it used to be thousands of dollars??

[-JJ-]

Originally Posted by dynomatt

So from the photo..are tehy spinning forward or backward?
Thanks also for checknig those prices. I'll let you know.
Matt

In The photo they are spinning forward they are on correctly, on my rims the left hand side has an "L" marked on the outside surface of the mag!

No probs on the prices, hope you got everything you need, looks like a BIG POTHOLE from those photos lol

Dessertrunnner, i have sent a query for you

[-JJ-]

Originally Posted by Dessertrunner

JJ car you get a new windscreen for a SVX at a resonable price?
Tony

The reply i recived was:

Jake, no chance, try national glass

sorry mate not much help on that one

[Dessertrunner]

Thanks JJ appricate you trying looks like I will have to pay for orginal. Matt I can't beleive the damage that has been done to the front strut if it all goes back in line after puting in the new parts I will be amazed. I have bent rims on rocks etc but never done that kind of damage. Given you experiance with other Subaru's it will be interesting to see how you like the SVX.
Tony

[dynomatt]

Here's the latest...with the Skyine wheels and all repairs done.

And yes, I should take the auction stickers and writing off the glass and mirror...just don't have anything immediately to hand to do that.

I reckon the wheels come up alright frankly!

Matt