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subaru360nut

Welcome to The Club! I had a 360 van for 40+ years, drove it every day. It never let me down. I also had a '59 Microbus back in the '60s. 1200 CC, 36 hp. Twelve of us, all adults, were riding in it on the Garden State Pkwy at 60 mph. I thought to myself - 12 people, 36 hp. That's 3 hp apiece. If we ...

subaru360nut

If you are over about 5' 10" hold out for a van.
You can tip the front seat back with longer
extensions on the sides for more headroom if
you are tall. Pickup cannot be altered in this
way as the seat already contacts the back
wall of the cab

Ed

subaru360nut

Welcome to The Club! In 1993 we tried to start an "Honor Roll" of Subaru dealers who still had Subaru 360s, 360 parts, and especially those who had a 360 in the showroom for historical purposes on the 25th anniversary of the first 360s being imported by SOA. We found none at the time! But ...

subaru360nut

I sent you an e-mail

Ed

subaru360nut

Welcome to The Club! 95% of your questions are
already answered in the BOOK OF REPRINTS which
you can download free online - 600+ pages, indexed!

Ed

subaru360nut

Hi, welcome to The Club.

Yes, I still recondition oil pumps and carbs for members.

PM me for my e-mail address, I would PM you but still
have to figure out how to initiate one. I am REALLY
bad at computers.

clue - it's my handle (old CBers term) on this site
followed by @aol.com

Ed

subaru360nut

Scott - I think you can still get the BOR on a CD
at cost from Brian if that would work better for you.

I use my printed version all the time and I printed
hundreds of them for members before 2009, but I
don't have any spares left and the copier I had died
a few years ago.

Ed

subaru360nut

Scott - welcome to The Club! If you can get one back on the road you will have a lot of fun driving it! Get the BOOK OF REPRINTS free online, it will answer 95% of your questions on repair and maintenance among other things. See the Roster for names with *PARTS* in their listings, there are a lot of...

subaru360nut

Welcome to The Club!
Other than Southern Cal. and Pacific NW
you are in one of the best parts of the
country for being able to interact with other
very active and knowledgeable members.

Ed

subaru360nut

Thanks! I have no spares of this item and
could definitely use it!

Ed

subaru360nut

Phil - the mistake was taking the oil pump apart. If you took out the "guide" bolt from the bottom do not try to reinstall it unless you are sure it is aligned (no ridge showing in the hole) or you can strip it and I have no spares of this part. But I still rebuild oil pumps and carbs so i...

subaru360nut

What all those guys said

Ed

subaru360nut

Welcome to The Club, Max!
I hope you have your 360 longer than I did.
I bought my first one in Feb. 1975 and sold it
40 years and 2 months later, drove it every day
in between. It never failed me!

Ed

subaru360nut

Welcome to The Club! Were many of these
imported to Puerto Rico? If you have the
VIN I would like to add it to the master list
of 360s still currently owned, it will be
K111L+ 4 or 5 digits, you can e-mail it
to me at your convenience.

Ed Parsil in Tucson AZ

subaru360nut

The truck I had from 1983-1996 was
tricked out as a fire truck, you can find
it in the member's 360s section, it did
not have decals on the doors so that
one in the photo is not it unless it was
"redecorated" by the current owner in NH.

And I have NEVER left the club

Ed

subaru360nut

Welcome to The Club from Tucson AZ where today
it is rainy, in the low 40s, with a hard freeze
expected for the next 4 nights!

Ed

subaru360nut

Read P. 50-52 in BOOK OF REPRINTS
which tells how to test and adjust your
oil pump.

If it does not turn easily (ALWAYS TURN
COUNTERCLOCKWISE) by hand
see P. 350 which tells how to recondition
it. If you have any question about this
process or want me to do it please
E-MAIL ME.

Ed

subaru360nut

Steve - see P. 360 in BOOK OF REPRINTS
for a source of new brake flex lines.

It's not just cracks on the outside that make
these risky to use but plugging inside due
to decades of contaminated brake fluid.

If you can blow thru them with compressed
air you can tell if they are restricted inside.

Ed

subaru360nut

Welcome to The Club! The last 360s were made in early 1970 but many dealers who had them left over until 1971 licensed them as 1971s. Original radios were comparatively rare, see P. 192 in BOOK OF REPRINTS Do not argue with your DMV about this, they hate to be wrong about anything. If the shifter ha...

subaru360nut

Mike - welcome to The Club! I used 145x10 radials on my 360s for more than 40 years, along with the 350/400x 10 tubes with 90 degree valves that you already found (Honda scooter) It is possible to convert your autoclutch to 4-speed but you will need the complete transaxle, including crankshaft and c...

subaru360nut

Welcome to The Club!

If you have the old speedo cable save the ends, everything else can
be replaced with generic parts.

Ed

subaru360nut

Welcome to The Club! If you have an "iffy' oil pump see P. 350 in BOOK OF REPRINTS and if you are not sure about doing it yourself I still do these for members. If your oil pump is broken or totally missing I have one good unit ready to go. Please E-MAIL ME if I can help and use large (18) font...

subaru360nut

Welcome to The Club! I think Chris White has the van you want, I have known him for decades and seen pix of the van. I drove one like it for more than 40 years. It never let me down. I only sold it because I was getting too old to do the preventive maintenance that any vintage car needs to keep it r...

subaru360nut

145X10

WELCOME TO THE CLUB JODY

We are all here to help. If your carburetor
or oil pump needs rebuilding I still do that,
or you can do it yourself, instructions in
the BOOK OF REPRINTS, available for free
download.

Ed Parsil in Tucson AZ

subaru360nut

Jeff - welcome to The Club! I drove a 360 van almost every day for 40+ years and it never let me down. You will have lots of fun when you get it on the road! 5 years ago I could still have done the work on yours, now at 81 I can still get down and get under but can't get up again! Ed Parsil in Tucso...

subaru360nut

Welcome to The Club!
If you are near Norwich there is a
great car museum there. All sizes
and if you are lucky the O-WE-GO
(made in Owego NY) will be on display,
looks like the inspiration for the Messerscmitt

Ed Parsil in Tucson AZ

subaru360nut

Welcome to The Club!
Hope you get to drive your van every day
for 40+ years like I did!
Get the BOOK OF REPRINTS, item on this
website tells how to download it free.
It will answer 95+% of all your Subaru 360
questions.

Ed

subaru360nut

Welcome to The Club!
We are here to help, that's why we formed the Club.
First, if you don't have the Book of Reprints, this
Website will tell you how to download it free and it
will answer 95+% of all your restoration questions.

Get in touch with some of the other members near
you also,

Ed

subaru360nut

Bob - welcome to The Club!
If you haven't got the Book of Reprints yet
this Website tells how to get it free and it
will answer 95+% of all your questions about
your Favorite Vehicle

We are all here to help get - and .keep each others'
360s on the road

Ed

subaru360nut

Cyrus - Welcome to The Club.

Last I heard a member in MA had one for
sale, E-MAIL me and use large (18) font
please, if you would like more on this one
and want to ship one that far.

Ed

subaru360nut

Joe - welcome to The Club! We are all in it
to keep 360s on the road and running on
BOTH cylinders.

Get to know the members who are near you,
check the ROSTER

Ed

subaru360nut

I have the '65 parts book (in Japanese)
that shows the convertible top assy

It's on P. 49 of BOR or I can probably make
a scan with higher resolution and e-mail it
if someone wants it - also 2 pix of convertible
on P. 71 BOR

Ed

subaru360nut

The ragtop assembly (frame, linkage, latches, mounts, hardware, top and rubber extrusion) look to be good simple design, all we need is a car to take a few measurements. So far I can't find a car with the top up to see how much they down sized the rear window. Bottom line this a very doable project...

subaru360nut

Tom - welcome to The Club!
We exist to help one another
keep our 360s on the road and
running on BOTH cylinders.

Ed

subaru360nut

Welcome to The Club!

You have the ideal setup -
when you wonder if a part is misbehaving on
one car you can borrow the good part from the
other car and see if that is what you need to
replace on the first one

Ed

subaru360nut

straps over the front trailing arms and rear axles or rear trailing arms do not tie down the rear crossmember as too much stress can bend it! The trailer I built to haul 360s had 2 9" channels spaced to fit the wheels and angle irons bolted in the channels in front of the front tires and behind...

subaru360nut

I read your other thread first, the PEANUT is
one of the 2 Mort Smit created.

Puller is only needed for rear drums.
Several alternatives in BOOK OF REPRINTS
indexed BRAKE SYSTEM/DRUM REMOVAL (rear)

Ed

subaru360nut

Very cool and unique!
Mort Smit used sedan front
and pickup rear to make 360s
about that length that would go in
the luggage compartment of a
Greyhound Bus or similar motor home.
I drove one in Las Vegas back in 1986
and it was loads of fun!

Ed

subaru360nut

Welcome to The Club!
You definitely need the BOOK OF REPRINTS,
keep trying.
Once you get it on the road and out in the
West Texas wind, the dust will not collect as
fast

Ed Parsil in dusty Tucson AZ

subaru360nut

Welcome to The Club! Your 360 looks good considering what it has been through! Since the engine turns over you are well on the way to getting it on the road. Remove both spark plugs, put about a teaspoon full of 2-stroke oil down each hole, and turn the engine over by hand several times. Then replac...

subaru360nut

Quite a fleet there!

Welcome, all of you!

Ed

subaru360nut

Welcome!

A member here in Tucson has a RHD 360 sedan
that he brought home from Okinawa at
least 35 years ago.

Ed

subaru360nut

In Tucson 2nd weekend this April, see
MEETS AND EVENTS category for full details.

Ed

subaru360nut

Were you at the Unique Little Car Show in Pomona
last spring?

Ed

subaru360nut

Welcome to The Club! When we lived in NJ I would go to the NY Auto Show every year, that's where I saw my first Subaru 360 and also first Tempo Matador (a van) and also a Commer van, of the 3 it seems more Subaru 360s actually were sold here and I have had my 360 van since Feb. 1975 and drive it eve...

subaru360nut

Welcome to The Club, we are here to help

Ed Parsil in Tucson AZ

subaru360nut

Welcome to The Club. James Bond!

It's about time you got something more ecomomiacal
than the Aston Martin.

Our reason for being is to help one another keep out
360s on the road and running on BOTH cylinders.

Ed Parsil in Tucson AZ

subaru360nut

Just catching up on what I missed since we went to Tacoma.
Last category I went to was e-bay/craigslist and there were
about 30 I had not seen yet. About 25 of those the listings
had expired.

Would it save space on the website to delete any posting
that has expired?

Ed

subaru360nut

Welcome to The Club! Get the Book of Reprints if you don't already have it. Free download for Club members. Before you work on ANYTHING mechanical, brakes, power unit, etc, look in the INDEX for that system and read the articles about it. Avoid making mistakes that others have already made with thei...

subaru360nut

Outside or inside door handles????

E-mail me.

Ed Parsil, Tucson AZ, see Roster for e-mail address.

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