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Max, a pleasure to meet you out in Hillsboro. You're a fine competitor and a class act. You certainly know how to handle your car and it's a screamer. Sorry we couldn't spend more time with you but I can understand the need to get back on the road heading home to the Denver area. Safe trip home. I hope you signed up for the Subaru contingency stuff.

Next time I'm at the Smokey Point PAP yard (or any time someone local is there) check out the wrecked, white, '97 Impreza wagon. Pull down the head liner and see how the crossbars are mounted. No worries about trashing the car since it's already been pretty well stripped. I've got an extra set of roof mounted stuff and I can take a look at that when I get home later this week.

Regional rallycross in Hillsboro, OR Results posted at http://www.oregonrally.com/files/RX_6_22_2008_Regional.pdf

Western National Championship is over. USMB members scored well. JRach, 1st in M4 and overall. LegacyMax from Colorado, 2nd in M4. Alaena, 2nd in SA. cfwdfw, 3rd in PA Yours truly bridesmaid again 4th in PA. Final results posted at http://www.oregonrally.com/files/RX_6_22_2008_National.pdf

First day's results are posted here: http://www.oregonrally.com/files/June_2008_National.pdf Lots to talk about; some good news:) and some bad news.

Ditto for me too; Craig, maybe I can follow you?

I'm dancing as fast as I can!

That actually sounds like fun.

I agree with grossgary's suggestions: okay to drill out, re-tap, and replace bolt and okay to find a good used rack and install. A new, steering rack from Subaru is somewhere around $650 (I recently priced one for my '97 Impreza). There are two rebuild kits for the rack, both under $35 (discounted from a dealer). I got a known good rack and had it rebuilt and installed with new mounting bushings for under $150.

Interesting, I checked your pics and your kit is different from mine. Mine had the same metal gasket, large o-ring, TWO small o-rings, AND an oil seal. As I said earlier, no bearing. Apparently, different pumps have different innards although the pump portion with the vanes looks identical unless the size is different.

Interesting that Fuji would use differenent bearings for essentially the same job. I had to go out to the car and check the parts I pulled out of the pump (addiction means not being able to throw anything away:rolleyes: ). I mis-reported the bearing number. I should have reported a 6203L8 manufactured by NTN. I'm sorry for my error but I know I put the right one in. I repair lab equipment for a living and we happened to have 6203's in stock. Sealed on both sides and I'm sure what we use is high quality since they are used in electric motors that spin up to 20,000 rpm. It's also possible that someone rebuilt my pump before I did. I'll try to be more accurate in reporting next time.

There are places with a view of the Columbia River, but to see the ocean you'd have to go west a few miles further. We plan to camp at Nehalem Bay for a week following WCSS10 but that's about 45 minutes west and south of Astoria. A number of places with an ocean view between fairgrounds and Nehalem Bay. I'm sure the Astoria Chamber of Commerce would be glad to let you know what's in the vicinity. Get your reservations now, because the Oregon shore fills up quickly.

Thanks Zap, I thought it was just me. Glad to see one of the young bucks having trouble with the site too.

I just rebuilt the P/S pump on my EJ22 Impreza. I don't know if it's the same or not, but I would bet the innards are. Rebuild kit (List price around $35) from Subaru came without the bearing (???) but the original bearing was okay but I figured I'd replace it anyway since you have to press it off to replace the main oil seal. Bearing number was 6302. Only problem I had was when the impeller separated from the rest and the little vanes all fell out:eek: . But it all went together again (curved part of the vanes is OUT). And be warned, it is a messy job since you can't get all the ATF out no matter how much you try.

Zap, looks like www.scca.com; this from Paul Eklund: Remember at National Qualifier events, there is no limit to the number of runs and none get dropped for scoring. Hopefully we can get 8 on Sat and another 4 on Sunday... Also, there is CONTINGENCY MONEY available from VW, SUBARU, and TEAM DYNAMICS Doesn't look like you need to pre-register for the RALLYCROSS, but you do need to pre-register for CONTINGENCIES (see form on scca.com) and of course be a full SCCA member... Good luck finding it; I always have trouble navigating around the SCCA website.

Take it from this junkyard dog...not sure whether they changed this with the '94, but the earlier Justys you had to lift the engine a little to get the alternator out to replace it!

Sorry to butt in here, but I read carfreak's comment about the VR being obsolete. I work on lab equipment that is sometimes more than 25+ years old. If there's any identification numbers on the VR post them up and I might be able to find a source that has old stuff like that still in stock. One of the best is www.findchips.com/avail which queries 20 common databases for the part you're searching for. I hope this helps. Corrected findchips link. Sorry.

They are brown, not beige but they would likely go with your interior.

Thanks, big Daddy! Best wishes back at you!

Link to the pics comes up "page cannot be displayed". Is it just me or is the link broken? Car looks unbelievable! Great buy. Best of luck with it.

I stopped by today but didn't run for personal reasons. A nice turn-out and pleasant weather. About time PRG got lucky. Someone post info please.

Yes there was; when I saw it last week the disks were there and the rear diff was gone; another LSD I missed.

Went up to Smokey Point today. Nothing new but I was looking for some parts. Found a Legacy wagon (white) in Row G2 with two XT6 alloy wheels inside the car. If anyone is looking for them, they're there for the taking. Found a Legacy wagon in Row H2 with brown LEATHER seats. I've never seen anything like that and if I still had a Legacy and it was a brown interior I would own them now. They seemed to be in excellent condition. I forgot the row number but there was an XT4 with rear disks of the FWD variety if anyone needs those. Sorry Sparkster, CRS got me today and I forgot to grab the door handle for your car. I'll try not to forget it next time I'm there.

Russ, best of luck with it. If you need some help with the A/C I could lend a hand. I'll look out for some non-air suspension parts for you; what else will fit the XT6?

Have you replaced the fuel filter on the car? No, not the one that looks like a fuel filter in the engine compartment, but the one right after the fuel pump (yes, under the car). Normally, this causes fuel starvation, but I've had one case where it caused erratic running as the fuel pump tried to overcome the flow restriction.