I personally love my trailer. Its been down a number of nasty places the Subaru has up here in the northeast. We stayed at a campground (not camping if theres a plug!) in RI the other weekend so figured I would do a video walkthrough after a number of people have asked.
So. FINALLY all done and took it out
The lock and roll hitch is a godsend. im going to put one on my motorcycle trailer. The lack of noise alone makes it worth the investment. its SILENT.
It pulled amazingly. Setup was quick, even with the foxwing i was at around 30 minutes from park to...
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majority of my stickers are either representative of what i have/sponsors, or are associated with someone who did a sticker swap and is a small business
Love all the amazon affiliate stuff goin gon in here
I personally like the LeD lights i put in my hatch
Light Comparison by Grant Wilson, on Flickr
Light Comparison by Grant Wilson, on Flickr
2015 Outback by Grant Wilson, on Flickr
2015 Outback by Grant Wilson, on Flickr
So much fun to be had!
Trying out some new tires
Atturo Trail Blade XT came out in a 235-65-17, so i figured lets do it!
http://www.atturo.com/moto/trailbladext
SO i have made the first irreversible modification to the subaru
I had issues with the tire carrier moving fore and aft in relation to the car, and it annoyed the **** out of me. So I decided to beef it up a bit
I used 1/4 plate, with 2x2 1/4 wall tube and some 1/8 strips for bolt tabs
The main...
So. swingout is done MINUS the water can holder. just need 3 bolts to mount the wheel and its all done. I still need to figure out what im going to do about a water carrier. Anyone wanna contribute a two can idea?
After VT ill have it powdercoated. ill just spraypaint it for that...
working on the tire carrier. this will be the bar with all the stuff mounted to it
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Untitled by Grant Wilson, on Flickr
Untitled by Grant Wilson, on Flickr
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and then the main support bar nestled into the bumper support...
so after i tacod a trailing arm, i ordered a new one. 40.00 with bushing
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not gonna ****ing taco again is it...
Light Comparison by Grant Wilson, on Flickr
ambient with trunk closed
Light Comparison by Grant Wilson, on Flickr...
I put a good bit of thought into it. Given the places i normally tend to go, there is no increased wear and tear as it isnt all that rough. What you saw, is like i said worst case. The exhaust actually just got pushed vertically and the exhaust hanger ended up above the body side hanger in...
Taking Care of some Pretty finishing work before i get it powdercoated.
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welding every single edge of the expanded steel, then wire wheel, then flapper wheel. Since im powdercoating, should flow in well.
The devil is in...
Subaru Outback by Grant Wilson, on Flickr
Subaru Outback by Grant Wilson, on Flickr
Subaru Outback by Grant Wilson, on Flickr
Subaru Outback by Grant Wilson, on Flickr
Subaru Outback by Grant Wilson, on Flickr
so new stuff. roof rack and bumper. need to get a few things for the rack, brackets...
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by Grant Wilson, on Flickr
drawers are done
they are just high enough to fit the harbor freight ammo boxes for stuff like stakes and batteries and such
the black part with the drawers closed, actually finishes covering the spare tire well and allows access...
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