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Well after further inspection I found the button inside the distributor cap had stuck. I flicked it a few times and the engine started right up. Needless to say I got a new cap and rotor. It seems to be running fine now. Thanks for the info. The distributor I pulled out was loose or wobbled.

Hi! My names Ivy and I figured I should start a build page for my GL this way I can keep track of everything at the same time sharing it with all of you!! So a quick background on the car..I originally bought this car for $150 dollars out of Truckee CA, the guy I bought it from was building up a 2 door wagon and this was his daily driver while he built that. When I bought it the brakes made a horrible noise, the volt gauge didn’t work, the shifter has insane slop, no rear wiper, and that’s all I can remember right now. It was 100% stock and needed(still does) a lot of little things to make it all good again. It runs and drives, but like I said needs work.

It's been quiet for a couple of days, so I thought I'd break the silence with a report of what kind of idiot I can be. Now that the holidays are over, everyone's back to work and school, and I can get some quiet time to crank up the stereo and get things done, I'm bolting up the heads on this EJ25D rebuild so maybe I can get the mill back in the car during the Chinook this week. Body count on this timing failure was three slightly bent exhaust valves, otherwise things look good. Having done the left head, I mounted up the right last night just before bed, and first thing this morning torqued it up. For anyone who hasn't done it, it's a procedure, and I still find some Zen focus in it, something I discovered a five or six years ago when I did my first head gasket job on this car, just after I bought it (my first Subaru). I'm normally very task-to-completion driven, but in the middle of torquing one of these heads for the first time, I found I wasn't thinking the way I usually do, rather, I was really enjoying the process. Quite a memorable moment for me. Anyway, in half an hour or so it was all torqued, so I went to the exhaust cam next, since I'm always nervous about falling lifters. But when I put it in place and reached for the cap... its markings were wrong - they were for the intake. So I looked at the cam - intake too. Confusing... I know where I put them just before bolting up the head... there are the exhaust parts.... oh... I'd put the head on upside-down. It's truly amazing, the big things you can miss when you're focusing on little details. We're all used to trying to be the smartest and most helpful we can, but I doubt I'm the only one who has these moments (and I have a few more, some pretty hilarious). Feel free to share.

Once upon a time I was a younger man and made an honest mistake that cost the company more than my monthly pay. A crusty old shop foreman swept it under the rug for me and kept me from getting fired. I try to return the favor. It would depend on the tech of course. If they made a regular habit of fastener abuse or hammer & chisel apprentice work they would be pushing their toolbox down the sidewalk. GD

So it goes sometimes. You caught it! Sweet.

Sounds like oil slipping past the rings after shutdown. To mimic the lean to the RHS you could park on that level space then drive up on to a brick that’s placed under each wheel on the LHS. Then leave it over night/a few hours etc. Cheers Bennie

This was the other day I drove it up a mountain we have here called Peavine. I flexed her out a little sadly the tire got so stuck in the front fender. I have big plans for this car I should be buying some goodies for it here soon and I’ll keep y’all updated!!!

Fast forward 3 years from that first picture and this is the day I bought her back. I had sold the car for about a year because at the time I really needed money but I sold it to a guy that let me buy it back which I’m forever grateful. I was the one that put the roof rack and tint on, he did the lug conversion along with quite a bit else I’ll go over.

This is the day I first bought the GL. Bought it with 375K miles on it. Unsure if the the original motor or trans all I know. Is it is a 4 speed dual range and an EA81.

Are you sure you’re in neutral when you try to select the next gear? Have you found reverse yet? It makes a very different sound to the forward gears. Don’t try to aniticipate what gear you’re in, get a feel for the movements the box allows you get into then work it out from there. You need to rotate the input shaft when you’re in a gear. Do it for each gear. If there’s any resistance that’s not a constant there’s potentially an issue with the gearbox. As mentioned, removing the drain plug and inspecting the oil, or at the very least getting your finger in to feel around for an metal around the drain hole is also an important assessment to do too. I hope that helps. Cheers Bennie

Definitely makes life easier to have the 5 speed shifter and linkages. The 4 speed 4WD range selector could be modified to work easily enough, you have to cut and lengthen this one anyway if you want to keep it looking factory. A short length of round bar with one end flattened out and drilled so you could get the pin in at the gearbox end and then weld the other end at the appropriate spot to the 4 speed linkage. Jobs done. Cheers, Al

Push and Pull the shift rod straight, with no rotation through it's positions. This will be 3 and 4th, with neutral between. Set the rod to the middle detent, neutral. Now you should be able to rotate the shaft a very small amount. It will not rotate off the 3,4 shaft unless it's in neutral. Use a screwdriver or long skinny bolt through the rods hole if you need the leverage to ratate it. After rotating left at the neutral position, push in on the shaft. one click, this should find 1st gear. Puling back, while keeping the slight rotational pressure, should click you back though neutral and into 2nd. one click forward back to neutral, then rotate all the way right, and click forward once for 5th. and back 2 clicks for reverse. Check the 4wd rod too. Puled all the way back is 2wd pushed forward one click gets you to 4wd hi. One more click should get 4wd low (you will see the rod along the right side of trans move when low engages)

Here’s the 95 impreza. Lifted on a kit built by yours truly on 30 x9.50’s eg33 5sp ej dual range and rear lsd just a fun toy of mine.

Have you looked into a title service? While you *can* swap vin's, you will still have the stamped vin on the firewall. I have not had to use a title service, but from what I have read, they title/register the car in a state that has low requirements for older cars, then you simply transfer the registration from state A to your state. Maybe a couple hundred and your legit. Oh, I think tachs were standard on GL trim. Mark