Rally's MY04 Forrie- Poverty Pack special

Purchased second hand. Rear diff and instrument cluster replaced under warranty. First change was to fit CB UHF GME radio. Car has externally mounted windscreen aerial bracket. Just purchased set of new KYB shock absorbers- the originals have had it- will install when they arrive. Next step is to replace standard steel rims with MY99 WRX rims. Then sump guard and driving lights.
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I am considering more of a low range, probably out of an SF. Anyone got one laying about you don't want?
 
Haha maybe mate, it sure is adequate with the SF low range and EJ25. I thought about swapping to L-Series low range but so far haven't found the need to as I don't even need to ride the clutch..

God I'd love to see your Forester in action first hand!
 
So would I- that is why I am going away for the upcoming long weekend. I managed to have straightened one of the rear lateral arms that was bent, and replace another that was more badly bent. The worry now is that we cannot remove the driveshaft on the passenger side from the rear diff. We got around that issue, but for now that driveshaft is staying where it is. I'm not that impressed with how easily the arms bend- might look at what bits are available for rally cars and see if they can fit the Forester. When are you coming over to the east coast?
 
I have converted the car back to standard suspension and road tyres till the long weekend. So today I went up the mountains, only to find every motorcyclist in the country going the same way. Obviously don't have Buckley's of staying with them on the straights, but geez I had fun in the corners. Despite all the crap I had in the boot, I could hold my own with them through the corners. The bloke on the bike was REALLY leaning over, but he could not gain on me at all. And I know there is no way he could go up that rocky track my car had no problems with early this year. Great car the Forrie!
 
Picked up the camper trailer today. What a bloody nightmare. I thought all the instructions were in a plastic sleeve which had other information on it. But that was no help, so I was flying blind. I rang them up and said I had nothing to help me and there were numerous different poles with various numbers on them. They e-mailed me a single sheet which was akin to a parts explosion, and was not for my tent. So we tried this and that and as I was going through some repair patches when I found the instructions, hidden away as they were. But the drawing was mirror image, and it was then that we realised that a number of poles had the wrong number on them. Another pole was missing a critical hole, and that really held us up because that was the easiest one to get to and would be the one we would use to determine how the others went. There was also a small hole which will need to be addressed as well.

After about 5 hours the tent was more or less up- no thanks to the ridiculous instructions. Why they could not e-mail what I eventually found I do not know. Now that it is up, it looks pretty good and I will re-mark the poles to make it far easier next time to erect. Thankfully, a mate has a property where I can do all this and leave it and they will the "running in" of the tent. It was exhausting and we were all pretty stuffed at the end of it.
 
What a nightmare :yell:

Hopefully with the new numbering that you've done (which you shouldn't of had to do) it will be easier next time :)

Regards
Mr Turbo
 
The bloke on the bike was REALLY leaning over, but he could not gain on me at all. And I know there is no way he could go up that rocky track my car had no problems with early this year. Great car the Forrie!

Good stuff!:lildevil:

Pity you had problems withyour new trailer. Hopefully now you'll have the bugs sorted out :iconwink:
 
Sorry to hear your trailer gave you dramas Rally. On the upside, you are having a trial run..... Our second effort of putting up a mammoth tent in the rain was a similar nightmare. I had about 10 people offering me their umbrella (ever tried to hammer your pegs in one hand holding the umbrella?)..when we got really stuck we looked for the destructions in the car where they had been put to stay dry. The dog ate them. For the second consecutive camping trip in a row the "kitchen" part of our tent flooded. I put the whole thing in the bin when we packed up to come home I was so disgusted.

Camping is a strange thing. All those little details are are sent to test your survival skills, and your kit will evolve into an awesome home away from home. Hope your trips are all happy Rally :ebiggrin:

Best regards,
 
How hard can it be to number the tent poles correctly and have decent instructions? At work, we made up installation instructions for a complete lightning protection system. We sent it off to a grazier in the Kimberly, and he installed it without dramas because we assumed being a grazier he would have no experience in such matters. From the photos he sent us, he did an outstanding installtion and he thanked us for making it so easy for him. It would, you imagine, be easier to provide instructions to erect a tent.
 
Haven't had much luck with my suspension of late. No sooner do I replace one bent arm and straighten another, and when I go to get a wheel alignment I discover another problem. A lateral arms's bush is seized to the camber bolt, so I can't adjust the toe. The good news is that I picked up a replacement arm with almost new looking bushes and a complete SF dual range gearbox with a noisy 2nd gear for $130. The low range out of that will find a new home in my car as soon as we can be bothered pulling the gearbox out. Bit by bit the old Forrrie is getting better with age.
 
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The good news is that I picked up a replacement arm with almost new looking bushes and a complete SF dual range gearbox with a noisy 2nd gear for $130.
You've got to be happy with that deal :)

Regards
Mr Turbo
 
Yeah, definitely.
 
I wish I had installed the new low range before this weekend. I went down to Bendethra and the hills there are really steep, and they have irrigation humps which you have to slow down for. With the trailer on, the things just ran out of revs and I had to get towed up a number of hills by a turbo V8 diesel Toyota.

I had to explain tp the group it was not a question of tyre pressures or that I had road tyres on. The car did not have the gearing or grunt to tow the trailer up the hill. Simple as that. But, we then came to the creek crossings. One had a particularly steep, rutted exit. I took one look at that and said there was no way my car would get up that with the trailer on. A Pajero was struggling without a trailer. It took about 4 goes to get up. What chance did I have! Well, I'd give it a go and wherever I stopped they could tow me out. So In I went, and half way across I floored it. The embankment looked impossibly steep considering the weight of the trailer. I hit the bank, and the car slipped sideways but I kept my foot into it and bugger me we made it up. The amazing things was that there were a lot of people watching all of us do this, and everyone it seemed cheered as got up. None of us could believe we got up- especially with the trailer on and with road tyres! Over the CB people were almost in shock. We pulled over further up the track to wait for our group, and others not with our group gave us a big cheer as they went past, and when looking for a campsite cheered us again. It was incredible. No one- including me, thought we had even a remote chance of doing that. I tell you, those diffs are a bloody ripper and as long as you can get enough power to them they will do the rest. No wucking furries. Driving up another track without the trailer on, I saw another Pajero spinning it's wheels. On the same line, not a trace of wheelspin in the Forrie. Now I really need to install that new low range.
 
Very cool story Rally!
I'm starting to think that these Foresters have a bit of will power in their heart when it comes to getting through the spots that they're not expected to manage well.
 
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