What do you do when your kid decides to move the arctic circle to pursue his passion? Well, if you are like me, you build a car suitable for the conditions. Meaning extreme cold extreme environment and everything else in the extremes regarding the weather so to say.
Suitable Car To The Arctic Circle
We searched first for a suitable car to modify and build. He wanted to get an older Subaru Forester or Outback. Finally we found a decent Outback, with a standard transmission and the modifications began.
Step one: Applied heavy undercoating everywhere to lock out moisture as these cars are prone to rust. We added a charge port to the front for the block heater, a battery warmer and additionally a extreme cold weather approved CTEK battery tender.
Lightweight Synthetic Transmission Fluid
Then we replaced all the fluids with lightweight synthetic gear, transmission fluid, synthetic power steering fluid, new spark plugs and all the filters. Also replaced the serpentine belt, the engine coolant adjusted to -50 C.
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Synthetic Motor Oil
Performed an oil change on the engine too, with lightweight 0/20 w synthetic motor oil. New wipers approved for cold weather by Bosch. Then we cut the battery tray and squeezed in the largest possible battery in there. The battery replaced a 560 CCA to an 850 CCA AGM battery with a blanket battery warmer to prevent a no start condition in -40 Celsius or below.
Yokohama Winter Tires
Replaced all the light bulbs with Sylvania LED lights for maximum lumens at nighttime driving. Installed a set of Yokohama ig52 winter tires to cope with snow and icy road conditions. Checked serviced the brakes with a brake fluid flush to prevent brake fluid icing.
He is a pilot and stationed in Pickle Lake Ontario, which is literally the farthest place you can drive to North in Ontario on all season roads. The distance from Techmax Auto Repair Inc. is 2300 kilometers, to the northwest.
The airport website states it: Pickle Lake is “WHERE ALL ROADS BEGIN”.
He had to make this move to accumulate the required hours of flight time required by most airlines or the like.
Unusual times require an unusual approach. I think his ride will perform exceptionally well in the coming years in the arctic circle.
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