The Current Redneck Stable

Currently I have a redneck worthy lineup of one working auto, and two in need of some love.

My current working vehicle is a 1997 Subaru Outback. It is equipped with the 2.5l flat four and five speed manual transmission. Beyond the usual Fuji Heavy Industries equipment it has aftermarket fog lamp replacements, a second set of Hella fog lamps (non-functional at the moment), two antennas beyond the AM/FM, and several always on 12v outlets through the cabin and on the grill – I still haven’t figured out what that one is for. These modifications were apparently made because the last two owners were avid rally racers and both ran and aided in events with this car.

The 1986 Chevrolet K20 is a project vehicle for me. I picked it up last summer equipeed with headers, dual flowmasters, front and rear 10-bolt corporate axles, and a bunch of loose wires. From that point I drove it until the 350 V8 blew… something… through the oil pan on a road trip at the end of the summer. What better time to learn about engine swaps, especially when I already had a 6.2L GM V8 that I got cheap off of Ebay. Sadly this project is still in progress as I had little time while I was in school. Now that I am at a full time job with summer classes basically at an end, I will be getting back to it, with all of the gory details outlined on here.

A 1982 Honda Nighthawk rounds out my current lineup of rides. I bought it for $300 for the sole purpose of learning how to ride. It accomplished as much and promptly died. This currently is in need of a carb rebuild, engine tune up, and very likely a whole lot more since I intelligently did not cover it over the past Northeastern winter. I have to now decide whether I want to fix up this bike that I really do not care for or just sell it and pick up the dual-sport that I actually want.