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1988 subaru turbo GL, EJ22 and 4" lift, plus 6lug swap build!


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^i hope so!!

 

Got all the brake work done she's Rowling pretty good!

 

Although the clutch pedle is stuff and dosnt return fast like it should... Any ideas?

 

Going to finish up the exahst soon I hope and get it through deq =)

 

sounds like you just need to figure out a few quirks and its ready to go:headbang: we got the loyale going after it sat 4 years just need to figure out some stuff on it and its ready to sell because it already passed deq(its going to get a dual range in it if the tranny doesn't starting shifting better).

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sounds like you just need to figure out a few quirks and its ready to go:headbang: we got the loyale going after it sat 4 years just need to figure out some stuff on it and its ready to sell because it already passed deq(its going to get a dual range in it if the tranny doesn't starting shifting better).

 

Nice dude!! I saw atleast 4 the day before last a upullit in boring, most had around 200k but still felt good, prolly going to grab on soon my push button isn't working so I have to put it in 4x by hand. Haha.

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Nice dude!! I saw atleast 4 the day before last a upullit in boring, most had around 200k but still felt good, prolly going to grab on soon my push button isn't working so I have to put it in 4x by hand. Haha.

we already pulled one just debating on whether to put in. we pulled the one in boring with 175k:grin:it was the blue wagon. most of the subarus in there have 200k to over 300k

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we already pulled one just debating on whether to put in. we pulled the one in boring with 175k:grin:it was the blue wagon. most of the subarus in there have 200k to over 300k

 

Ahhhhg! That was you!! That was the one I was looking for but noticed it was gon! Haha! Oh yeah well over 200k :) there a nice 98 ej22 in there with 76k did you see that? I couldn't find it someone prolly yanked it... Haha

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Ahhhhg! That was you!! That was the one I was looking for but noticed it was gon! Haha! Oh yeah well over 200k :) there a nice 98 ej22 in there with 76k did you see that? I couldn't find it someone prolly yanked it... Haha

 

didn't look for a ej but maybe a senior project in the future:brow:last weekend went in looked at the list on the clipboard of what came in and it said a 96 came in. but didn't go in because they didn't get anything older in like brats, loyales, gls, and dls.

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Mfp*****..... Err..... Ah.... The water pump started leaking antifreeze the other day..... Just got to it today..... I was wrenching up to loosen the t belt tensioner... Pop... Hand sliped hit it on something and disnt relize it until I had almost had it off.. A tare in my glove and a little blood..... Yeah... I sliced the back of my hand open pretty good and deep 1/8" from a good size vain...

Gah... One more set back...

 

I have no clue when it's going to be done now.....

Fix

Water pump leak

Exahst

Extend the shifter 3"

Seal wire wall under fender....

 

And start working on my 69 chev pickup for my wedding in the summer...

 

Life can really get to ya..... Not enough time nor money haha.....

 

-Pat

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or hands so you can work on things when you get injured. did you get stitches or is it not quite that bad?

 

Well it's bad and I'm cheap and don't like sewing haha... Little super glue, and duck tape haha. It's about 1" long and I think I saw my tendon.. Haha... Only saw it open as I pulled my glove off...

 

And for sure, I wishi had some hands on stand by! :)

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Well had some time today after class to get back to her, got a new water pump gasket in, timed and back togeather. Drove it in the yard for a second, then heard a pissing noice.... I blew another power stearing line.. This one was a 3/8 400psi that the guy at napa said would work... Gah... Back to the drawing board! But she coming along, atleast I didn't hurt my self this time. Haha. *knock on wood*

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well after a long long long amout of time not working on her.. i finnaly got back to it! i finished the power stearing line last week, i used the upper EJ hose and the lower elbo and made a sleave to weld them togeather worked great! AAAND i lowered the shifter linkage! i used a peice of 1.25" knureld stressproof and threaded it to 8x1.25 to screw on to the exsisting bolt. i can make more if any one wants one?? prolly 5-10$?

now i think i might want to exsted the shifter rod. but ill take it for a drive before i do that.

 

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only have one more large thing to do, figure out the exhaust.. i could go with an all new system.. but that to spendy for me.. lol.

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well it sure has been a little while sincie ive updated my build. here i am so far. Got married moved into a nice house that has a garage! so no more working in the woods haha.

 

Finished my 6 lug drill, 

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Got a cold air intake hooked up! Thanks DREW! haha

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started my D/R swap go by 3.7 single range! 

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this is me and my buddy (box of pop corn) dropping the single range out haha. 

 

out with the old in with the new!
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lets hope i dont bend this rear diff drop..

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Mounted come gages in the little cubby by the shifter, only have the oil PSI hooked up did see much of a need for the other ones.

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Oh and i finished the exhaust! with a lot of cutting and welding haha this should work for a while until i have Steven make me a new set up. No pix yet though

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You're a clever guy - those Chinese gauges are crap.

 

If it was me I would have made a 'T' fitting to go in the block for idiot light switch & mechanical gauge tap. Mount a panel with a 270* sweep oil pres gauge & an idiot light in place of the clock.

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Cant beat free though, and the oil psi seems to be pretty accurate. Of course i will prolly upgrade down the line. I plan to make an alluminum plate for that stop and mount my gages for reals with some light switches for the rack i want on it 

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well long time no post!

 

my axles wouldnt go into the hub so i for some new bearings for the front! man that was an easy job haha!

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i fabed up a bullitproof set of 4" rear brackets! turns out the ones i had on there were 3"!!! and putting these on was causing the tire to go into the fender to much so i also dropped the control arm bar 2" which makes the tire sit perfect in there! 10420221_10203435453626039_3792060086116

 

before 2" rear control arms bar drop, the shock is at a bad angle and its really close to the bump stop.

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After 2" C bar drop

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Fully flexed out

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i got my D/R linkage hooked up and exstented so itd fit better and beable to go in an out of d/r haha.

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as far as the tranny above, my buddy blew his up so he needed it back haha.. so i got another one from my buddy ED for helping him with his remodel. BUT.... just a few min ago i was just getting to put some new oem subaru tranny oil in her and decided to drop what was left in there.... bam..... shes done... and i didnt even get to drive her with a D/R....

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its prolly a good thing ive had to do so much to this rig.. one thing after another... atleast i know when shes "done" shes be done... and make someone a good rig.... haha......

 

but my next thing is putting a ring from an EJ front diff in because it would see that itd be stronger. Lets see how this works... OR build an AWD D/R driff lock like pooperoo... haha

 

PRWA

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but my next thing is putting a ring from an EJ front diff in because it would see that itd be stronger. Lets see how this works... OR build an AWD D/R driff lock like pooperoo... haha

 you must keep a matched set of ring and pinion gears.  Must use a set from a PT box.  AWD EJ pinion will not work.

 

the EJ ones are not any stronger than the EA. they are identical type ring and pinion gear only the length and diameter of the pinion shaft changed EA to EJ.

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Yeah I found that out after reading up on it. One reason why I just put another ea dual range back in. This one has 180k but was owned by an older guy so she should hold up for much longer. Actually your build a while back is what I read, along with others though. Sad that didn't work for long. I'm tempted to build what Pooparoo has in his brat. That would be a beast!

 

Need to get my lathe so I can mod and build an unstoppable ej/ea tranny ;) lots of time and work but would be worth it in the long run. Haha.

 

Prwa

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