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11-08-2007, 04:23 AM
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Don't do this Mod
I made the mistake of heading off last week with out puting the plastic covers inside the guard and as a result I fill the aircleaner with mud and water the photo is taken after I got most of the mud out. As you can see its not a great place to break down but I used a water container cut up to keep the water from getting into the engine again. I am totally amazed that the engine survived and shows no damage even though I had to remove every thing before the throttle body to get rid of the water & mud. There were rock stuck in the MAF unit as the air cleaner broke in half from the suction of the engine when it blocked. Here are some of the photos.
Tony
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1995 - SVX 700,000 K Mine, DMS Struts to lift car 2in. Tyres Wrangler Silent Armor 235/70R16, PBR Radiator. 6 speed with DCCD and R180 rer diff, Heavy duty top strut mounts front and rear. Speedo correction box fitted. New stero (gave up on the old one). Back seat removed and 2 spare tyres fitted for desert driving. ECUTune SC sitting in the box for the next SVX. 1992 - SVX 255 K Wife (Want to stay Married so not allowed to fit SC) 1992 - SVX Pearl with black roof race car roll cauge etc ready to race. Ex Tasman Targa car. 1995 - SVX Green low k mint condiation. 1995 - SVX Rally car, ex Matts car. Now to be used on track. 1992 - SVX red & Black being converted to Mid Engine. 1995 - SVX Red 143,000 bit rough. Owned 5 others Subaru back to a 1974 1400 GSR. 
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11-08-2007, 07:11 AM
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....he IS desert runner...
Good thing you didnt do any damage man....hard to find a parts car that carries svx parts 9in the niddle of the desert)
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#4
11-08-2007, 07:59 AM
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hmm, never took the SVX for an off road vehical... too low slung for me to go off my driveway...
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#5
11-08-2007, 08:01 AM
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I just don't understand why some one would do that to their SVX.
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#6
11-08-2007, 08:25 AM
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 Can you say solar-powered Dremel? .
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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 My NEW locker..I...My Email..I..Wikipedia/SVX . .
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#7
11-08-2007, 08:41 AM
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that sucks...
but that pic with the SVX in the middle of nowhere with huge tires is sorta badass. I sucked up some water once, I let it run a for a bit before turning it off. bu never mud
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#9
11-08-2007, 10:50 AM
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lol
because his untold acres are in the australian desert instead of washington That svx will probably be alive long after many of the salted road driving Northern USA SVX's have dissolved Quote:
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#10
11-08-2007, 10:54 AM
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I WISH I could offroad my svx like that. The closest Ive come to that is driving mine in a nature reserve
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R.I.P Cool Signature. You're gone but not forgotten. I mean, sure, I kindof don't remember some of the finer details..but I remember you were funny, and at one point you said spaghetti in Dutch....but definantly not forgotten
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#12
11-08-2007, 12:19 PM
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Guy the reason I drive the SVX in the desert is simple. I want to go out to the desert and take photos and enjoy the pleasure of driving the car fast like a rally car. Now I could be like every one else and take a big Toyota or Nissan and drive around like a retired pensener but it would take for ever to get from A to B. Last trip I covered 5,500 k in 5 days and was stop with the problem for nearly 1 day.
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1995 - SVX 700,000 K Mine, DMS Struts to lift car 2in. Tyres Wrangler Silent Armor 235/70R16, PBR Radiator. 6 speed with DCCD and R180 rer diff, Heavy duty top strut mounts front and rear. Speedo correction box fitted. New stero (gave up on the old one). Back seat removed and 2 spare tyres fitted for desert driving. ECUTune SC sitting in the box for the next SVX. 1992 - SVX 255 K Wife (Want to stay Married so not allowed to fit SC) 1992 - SVX Pearl with black roof race car roll cauge etc ready to race. Ex Tasman Targa car. 1995 - SVX Green low k mint condiation. 1995 - SVX Rally car, ex Matts car. Now to be used on track. 1992 - SVX red & Black being converted to Mid Engine. 1995 - SVX Red 143,000 bit rough. Owned 5 others Subaru back to a 1974 1400 GSR.
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11-08-2007, 12:42 PM
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Next year when it cools down I plan to drive accross the Simpson Desert. I went part of the way it as you can see from the photos. The current problem with the car is it needs limited front diff and 50:50 rear front drive other wise when you stop hard with braks you can get stuck. The second photo shows how you go if you are moving.
The Simpson Desert is one of the largest sand desert in the world and has the longest dunes in the world. They can be up to 40m high. The other thing I should tell you is just about every time I stop for fuel people come up to me and want to look and talk about the car. Most of the time they make comments like "Only Subaru could build a car like that that can standard the punishment out here".
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1995 - SVX 700,000 K Mine, DMS Struts to lift car 2in. Tyres Wrangler Silent Armor 235/70R16, PBR Radiator. 6 speed with DCCD and R180 rer diff, Heavy duty top strut mounts front and rear. Speedo correction box fitted. New stero (gave up on the old one). Back seat removed and 2 spare tyres fitted for desert driving. ECUTune SC sitting in the box for the next SVX. 1992 - SVX 255 K Wife (Want to stay Married so not allowed to fit SC) 1992 - SVX Pearl with black roof race car roll cauge etc ready to race. Ex Tasman Targa car. 1995 - SVX Green low k mint condiation. 1995 - SVX Rally car, ex Matts car. Now to be used on track. 1992 - SVX red & Black being converted to Mid Engine. 1995 - SVX Red 143,000 bit rough. Owned 5 others Subaru back to a 1974 1400 GSR.
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#14
11-08-2007, 01:07 PM
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I envy you being able to do that anytime you want  ... all the power to you 
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