I joined and paid my $8 and subie gal made me a member... but I can only create new threads, I can't reply in existing ones

and darn, I figured the domes were rare. maybe I could make some out of something else.

hey I can't post anywhere else on the site yet... anyone know what's up with that? also, anyone know where to get the domes that go over the headlights? I saw them in some images that came up in google... they were out of a japanese magazine article about the 360. couldn't read a word of it but the ...

some italian guy came up to me at a rest stop in PA and said

"fiat?"

and when I said "nope, subaru" he looked really disappointed.

aside from that, about 90% of the people who passed us on the freeway stared/pointed/laughed

hey tom - sorry for my lack of manners! I had been up since the day before... zzz.

can't wait to get started on this thing. everyone who has seen it said it's cool as hell and they've never seen something so awesome.

yeah I figured newly-made VW parts are easier to come by and are of similar style... it'll be under the carpet anyway. also, anyone know where to get a vector format of the old logo? the "subaru" and "s u b a r u 3 6 0" text... I emailed subaru's print design department but no re...

I'll let you guys know what I need. I'm not going to go for 100% original, so I may be able to get by with replacing some things with parts for other cars (like the door straps - the ones from a VW bus are similar and a LOT easier to find, the mirrors are somewhat useless - I'd prefer different ones...

not sure of the year, it's anywhere between 68 and 70 -- more likely 69 or 70 got it from Tom in eastern PA (I think he's on here) we ended up squeezing it onto a 5'x9' utility trailer for the 500 mile trip back to Columbus, Ohio. when we got back, I realized I didn't have suitable wood for ramps......