(Intro)
(music)
-(Marty) What are we doing, Myles? -(tools clattering)
-(Myles) We're -(phone ringing)
making the inside of that car,
go to the inside of that car.
-We've had very limited time to do this in, too. -We've done it in 2 hours.
Hence the no filming: because, we've only got this car for literally 2 hours,
before it's about to be stripped
and the shell thrown out.
But,
Bill at On Boost said,
'if you can get it out in 2 hours, you can have it.' So, it's been an absolute marathon.
But, we've got some bits here:
that are gonna go in.
Myles has put the whole back section in.
We got some mad new chairs:
front driver's seats,
-(door opens) -passenger seats.
Which are awesome. Needs: everything needs a good clean, but dude,
-(door closes) -Yeah.
-It's looking like a car again. -It's mad.
Alright.
-Back to the garage: stick it all in. -Yep.
(car approaching)
(engine idling)
(engine shuts off)
-(Moog) Yeah, dude! That's awesome! -How good is it man?!
That was so much work.
-So much work. -(door closes)
Get your new wheels, Martin.
-Yeah? -Yeah.
Let's show the people.
-So these: -Oh, dude: look at you go.
-These. -Hold on a second, man.
These are super
super-rare, 5000. For want of a better word. Um, perfect off-set,
(tyre squeaks)
Work Meister S1 3-piece wheels.
Um,
Yeah: these don: these don't come up everyday. And these popped up and I said, this:
this, jus: like, I love these. These look awesome.
-But -They're a little bi: they're mad. Like, super functional,
but they're a little Plain Jane for what
-SuperGramps is now. -Do you know they g:
they: they belong on, like, a race-car.
They would look, like, mad. Or, as like: you know, that kind of
that more racer look. This is,
'Hello, I'm a big, tough street-car wagon.'
'I got a bit of dish.' Which is
-also hard to do... -A big tough street-car wagon?
Yeah. And, like, they've got a bit of dish which is hard to do on Subarus.
5x100 (that's the stud pattern, for those not in the know)
-(slaps the centre) -Painted the centres in a special, custom 'Squid Juice 2'
this is called.
So, this is the same as the colour of the car, but it's actually got 4 times as much black in it.
Um: and every bolt individually painted and prepped.
The, um, wheels have been reconditioned and straightened and everything.
Like, these are about the same age as the car, so.
For people who are into wheels, that's like 'period correctness.'
Um,
And some people really care about that stuff, don't they? Making sure the wheels come from the same era
-as their actual car. -Yeah.
Like, some people are really, really into that.
Yeah, I mean: this is not a race-car. This is supposed to be something that, you know, you drive everyday,
has heaps of power and also looks awesome. So,
I'm pretty excited about putting these on. But, before they go on,
I've got a set of brand new brakes to go on as well, off a, um: off a newer Liberty than this
which is the biggest ones you can
-get, that will fit with these wheels on this particular car. -Yep.
And some HEL braided brake lines.
(slaps tyre)
And then
it's ready to drive 'round.
Shall we,
have a look in the boot, Martin?
Nah.
-Nah, I don't do that. -Can I have a look in the boot?
(chuckles) You,
-You can if you want. -I'm going to have a look in the boot, Martin.
Alright.
Nah, it's
I swear the car's read: it's good to go.
Yeah, man. SUPER finished.
-No: -SUPER ready to go.
It's: it's good to go.
-(rattles) -I've: this is: I'm just gonna use my boot handle.
-Um -Oh, is this (cackles)
Yeah.
-There we go. -(squeaks)
(trim rattles)
-Oh, wow. -So,
all that:
all that,
still has to go onto the car. So, Myles gave me a hand putting
-some of the, um, -(tapping)
interior back in, but there's still
-What a legend! Thanks Myles. -quite a bit missing.
-Yep: total legend. -Oh, that looks awesome!
That's the wing.
-Gotta put a brake light back in it. -That is the ball-bag!
Yeah, that looks mad.
-(tailgate closes) -And that will go,
bam: back on there.
-And it'll start to: start to really look like a finished car. -Dude, that looks good.
Yeah.
And these?
Yep: roof-racks.
Gotta, um: we've gotta fix some of the clips on them. They're really hard to get off without breaking.
But, we managed to get another set of those,
um, off a wrecked car. And, they'll go back on as well.
And then, man: we gotta, like
see what it looks like!
Yeah.
How long to you reckon it'll take to put everything on? Like:
An entire day.
-Yeah? -Yep.
(music)
"First, jack up your car. Then remove your wheels and store them for the next time you're hitting the track."
"We're putting in new front rotors and brake pads."
"It's a good idea to check the shape of them, before you start attempting jam them into the caliper on the car."
"We're also going to give our low kilometre calipers a coat of paint while they're off."
Next up, I'm going to change the factory brake lines to HEL braided brakes lines.
These are the same ones we used on our MX-5. There's a whole video on how to install these things.
-Uh, this kit is slightly different to the last one -(lines and tools clatter)
But it is a 6 line kit. So, often: with most cars, you'd only need four. You've got:
Front, back, left, right.
Uh, this one, also: because of the way
the suspension works, has two little extra ones, that go from the body and down into the sub-frame.
-So, we're gonna install all six of these, -(lines clatter)
and we'll have brand-new brake lines.
"We're replacing the factory lines, as they are over 400000kms old."
"Make sure you get good quality braided lines if you're gonna do this."
"And invest in a flare-nut spanner to make this job super easy."
-How's it going man? -Good mate!
I've got two brake lines to go on,
and then I have to throw some brake pads in it.
-Yeah. -And then,
-wheels on, drop it down. -Full JDM spec, Martin.
-Yeah, well, it is actually. -With your wheels.
Well, it is, legitimately, proper, JDM.
Um, which is cool. Not that I really,
care if it's JDM specifically. But, it will suit the car nicely: the off-set is perfect.
Um, the width of the tyres is perfect. There'll be no rubbing but it'll sit nice and low and over the guards.
-Should be mad. -So close man.
Yeah, I know. And then, I gotta put like:
see this stuff? There's like: just, little things: like those mouldings have to get painted separately.
-Yep. -So they were painted afterwards.
And they have to get put back in and glued on.
The wing, the rear garnish. And then it. Is. Done.
You've put so much work into it man. You should be proud.
I'm getting: I'm getting that really exciting feeling now. Cos, like:
-I just want -It is getting really close, isn't it?
I want to put all together and then wash it and dry it and then
put it out in the sun and get some mad shots of it. It's gonna be good.
"There's only a few small things left to do to finish the car."
"The calipers are on, so the pistons can be wound back and new pads installed."
"The wheels fit perfectly over the brakes. And, with them bolted in place, the freshly painted custom wheel caps"
"can be snapped into them."
"We're reversing the mesh on the JDM grille, from the front to the back, for a 'not stock' look."
"With the tailgate garnished and wing snapped in place, we're done."
('All in Your Mind' - Moog)
"After a brief, but curable incident of owning a Polo, I got myself back into a Subaru Liberty."
"We called this one 'Gramps.' It was ugly, but fast and practical. And I loved it. Which makes sense."
"Practical, but fast wagons have been a choice of mine since I got my license."
"Some kids have pictures of supercars on their walls. For me, it was one of these."
"Which I finally got after a few false starts and an engine swap."
"They called them a wolf in sheep's clothing. A car that could do everything."
"That's just as at home towing a boat down the coast, as it is on the drag strip or lapping Hondas at a race track."
"Even though I'd owned a number of these type of cars, none had ever stuck."
"This was going to be the car that changed all that."
"It'd be built exactly how I wanted. Painted to look brand-new and ready for anything."
"This all-wheel-drive machine would be ready for rain, snow, dirt and anything else we could throw at it."
"But it wasn't to be."
"With the help of some of my closest mates, we came up with a new plan."
"A plan to create my dream car."
"One that had been out of reach, up until now."
"It wouldn't be something you could buy from a brochure."
"It would take the collective expertise of a lot of people."
"It would be something that could only be built with a heap of time, skill and effort."
"Along the way, we'd learned, bolted, laughed at dump chooks, welded, cut, oiled, exploded and tuned,"
"until the wheels were turning and making power."
"A lot has been put into this project. But, everytime I get in SuperGramps and take it for a drive, it's giving back."
"Modifying cars is about expression. About being inspired to make a car a certain way to improve your life"
"learn and grow while you're doing it."
"So while this may not look like a typical car you'd see on a poster,"
"to me, it's a perfect, understated and stupidly fast supercar."
(Outro)