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Next up, I'm adding lighting and charging to the interior trim on the liftgate. This was something that I'd wanted to do to the fleet cars when I worked at a big Home Inspection firm, the extra lighting inside the liftgate for grabbing or putting away tools or getting changed into boiler suits...

Major progress recently, and almost no photos to back it up! After deciding that 1" of lift wasn't enough for my purposes, I'd decided to add in an extra 2" lift kit with subframe drop brackets from ADF as well and extended travel front axles from NAPA. While we had it apart, I replaced the...

My most recent mod: I've roughed in some jerrycan holders for a JK using L-tracks and rivnuts. They still need some adjustment, and I want at least two through-bolts per track that goes through all layers of sheet metal and are braced with washers and locknuts. The proof of concept definitely...

I'd also scored a cheapie tailgate tent that hangs off the liftgate. I'll take my daughters to the beach on my weekends and we'll just pop the tent up and chill in the back. It's really fun. The tent didn't ship with guywires or pegs, so that's why it looks so deflated here.

I also built a custom radio panel for my homebrew sound system.

I've been tinkering constantly, but I'm horrible at documenting my work so I thought that I'd just dump a bunch of updates on this thing. I got tired of the fake burl wood interior so I pulled the panels, scuffed them, and short them with Rust Oleum Hammertone finish. The cutout is for a...

Thanks. All of my end links are hashed, so I might just toss 'em and try it, but keep the sway bars on in case I want them back on.

Those King springs are a game changer. I'm currently running them with a 1" spacer lift. My DR swaybar link keeps ejecting nuts, so I think that when I overhaul my suspension this month, I'll probably just chuck the sway bars altogether. How do you like it with the Kings and now sway bars? How...

Running a bit late, the kids delayed me a bit.

I'll be there, and I'm kinda hoping that it's raining because I love geology. I may or may not have my chaos goblins with me.

It mounts up in the little coin tray in the fuse box door in the dash. It's a really clever design, even if it's too narrow for our generation outback.

That sounds badass! I love that it came around full circle!

Here is the USB and audio in on the driver's dash panel. My luddite sound system. And a combo USB audio in port on the dash. I'm going to relocate it into my next iteration of the dash panel, and use the hole as a pass-through for my indoor/outdoor thermometer and 24-hour clock in a cheap...

Alright, for one switch panel, I'm using this guy from Etsy. I had to trim it down on the sides with a Dremel to make it fit, but it will run my ditch lights and spots.

Nice! I'd love to have an older square-body 'Burb with the drop-down tailgate and roll-down rear window. My childhood best friend who got me into Scouting and arguably ended up shaping my whole life, his dad had a badass old Suburban. I'd love to have that look and the solid axles, but with...

Yeah, I'll go get a few shots in a little bit. Most of the work is half-done or done "enough" so I can get to work the next day or get the girls to swim lessons later in the day. I hate it, but it's life right now.

-I did new front bearings. Twice. -Replaced one axle that I blew up. -Upgraded the front brakes with slotted and drilled rotors and new parts store calipers and pads - new TREs - Modded the headlamps with LED projector pods and integrated fogs - A homebrew luddite sound system - Interior...

Since moving on from my beloved Toyota T-100 pickup, I've been slowly building up a 2004 BH Outback as the ultimate exploration dadwagon. He arrived with the name "Simon the Squeaking Subaru" and it's staying. I won't go into detail, but I've upgraded the brakes, suspension, lighting, tires and...

Thank you! It'll be slow going, this build, but I'm excited to share wherever this goes. I'm definitely enjoying the fact that Simon has good manners on and off-road and I'm kinda mad at myself for sleeping on Outbacks for so long.

Funny you should mention that, I'm developing a character for D&D who is a Paladin with great Paladin skills and traits; but he wants to be a rogue so he has to use roguelike skills and tools, and he's really bad at them. Just waiting for that inevitable conversation: "you should just slay the...