ZAV (Zombie Avoidance Vehicle) acquired!

Regular is $4.19 'round these parts. I too am waiting for an awesome deal on a truck due to gas prices.

Nice Subie! Sounds like a great rallyX/winterbeater.

In reply to NGTD:

I'd like to see some more detailed pics if possible, please. My grill is already a little messed up, so I've got no problems chopping it up a little.

The bumper on my Outback is metal with a thick plastic liner of some sort (see the pictures). I drilled through both and through-bolted it. The aluminum bar that my lights mount to can then be bolted to the mounts so that I can put it on and take it off.

Here is what it looks like. Note that it doesn't stick out beyond bumper and create a hazard.

With the grille out:

From below - to see the fender washers:

From the front:

Modified grille:

Hope this helps.

BTW get a set of 15" Legacy turbo rims. I think they are pretty strong and can be had cheap.

They also came on early Outbacks. Here is mine in all of its 400K kms (250K miles) glory.

BTW you guys need to stop whining - gas here is $1.39 a litre which adds up to about $5.28 a U.S Gallon.

carguy123 wrote: Now I finally know what ZAV stands for. All this time I'd thought there was some sort of Communist era vehicle that everyone was comparing vehicles to and calling them ZAVs

You're thinking of the ZAZ. Soviet-era crapcans.

Putin still owns one, for nostalgic reasons, I guess..

aussiesmg wrote:

RossD wrote: Maybe I am a little more proactive but ZAV for me stands for Zombie Assault Vehicle. Nice Boobaro, neads more B.F. Goodies All-terrains

When I suggested Zombie Attack Vehicle, I was advised the above, it was Osterkraut who is alleged to have coined the phrase.

You rang?

Yepper, just the same old argument..

Questioning it makes you a racist.

bwaaahaaaaha

In reply to NGTD:

Thanks for the extra pics - I'll probably set mine up in a similar way.

Lizard - the Brighton was Subaru's budget model, so if you see a legacy from that era without the roof rack, thats probably what it is.

In reply to eastsidemav:

No problem - I get so many good ideas from this site, I am glad to give one back!