El Toro

I recently scored a warn winch for practicaly nothing! the one prob it has is the hex shaft was rounded due to abuse. once i get the shaft replaced it will work just fine, so my ? is has any one had this same experiance replaceing a shaft on a warn winch and if so was it easy...hard....or just get a new one? thanks for takin a look. EL TORO

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Silly escort...trails are for subes

Thanks for all the input guys. this is the last post from me for i have put the lights in! i put them a little high to get a good angle for night driving. with any luck i will hit the trails soon and get some action shots. till then.

Go to PetsMart or Petco, there is a product called Petastic dander and odor remover, spray it everywhere and the natural enzymes kills the odor by killing organic matter thats in the material. Trust me! My wife runs a pet food store!EL TORO

ed i know yer slamed right now w/ your imp ( glad its back in good shape!) but us members should still take a swing at ed's idea. anyone else in? tue + wed work for me.EL TORO

well i put your input to action! i painted the latch pillar black and you were right! looks way better. tonight i hope to fab a bracket to hold some fog lamps..........let me know how any of yal made a bracket to hold lights.....looks like i dont have mutch to ancor to. El TORO

you might want to try this guy he has great feedback and prices are reasonable. http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&rd=1,1&item=8010078881&sspagename=STRK%3AMEWA%3AIT EL TORO

thanks for the feed back, you right the grill is not for everyone. i have found that its 50/50 if people like mesh or not. opening the hood is quite easy though, since its a large hole mesh i stick one digit in a hook shape and turn. i know what you mean about the paint but i have been lucky so far.

so this is the low down on the assem! first i took a sheet of mesh and made sure it fit without covering the lights. triming was done with a heavy duty pair of linemen dikes. then i backed off the bolts that hold the radiator and bent and pryed 2 sections down to fit under bolts.after that was in place i eyeballed the point where it would turn to go down to the bumper. then used a "special tool"( curb and body weight ) to bend it to the right angle. triming the lower part took time. i cut off one inch then another until it rested on the lip of the bumper. after cuting away a hole for the latch the progect was done. access to the lach is still easy but now i kinda miss the old star emblem....maby ill get it on there it some how.

damn thief!!! I should have copyrighted the idea. ha ha! I like the more industrial look of mine though. state surplus. he he. hopefully ill have some pics tomarrow of how i mounted it. it was so simple even my lame but could do it! about the neon....thats a cool idea, i was thinking a strip of led's red in color that go back and forth, kinda like knight rider! that might be chezzey though:rolleyes: the 100w lights might be more practical for the puget sound area.maby i should do both! let me hear if yal think i should paint it or leave it be.

thats not a bad idea on the light! the 2 i have on there now are to low anyhow and one is buster because of trail damage so that might work out. keep the input goin:)

thanks ill do that next time (im still a nub..doh)

today i had some free time and decided to fab up a new grill. im not sure if it will keep my car any cooler or give me any more protection from trail junk, but thats the great thing about fabrication. fab then fix fab then fix till ya get it right. let me know what ya think. i might paint it black or put the old star logo on im not quite sure. any how would not mind some opinions. thiS is the old....................... http://www.ultimatesubaru.org/forum/attachment.php?attachmentid=3126&stc=1 and this is the new http://www.ultimatesubaru.org/forum/attachment.php?attachmentid=3128&stc=1 http://www.ultimatesubaru.org/forum/attachment.php?attachmentid=3127&stc=1 by the way how do i post this as a pick and not a link? EL TORO

how did you go about pumping on a line. bike pump or something?

my heatercore, on ocasion will gurgule when i push on the gas. is this a common thing with the ea82 or is it a indicator of bad things to come? any info would be helpfull. thanks EL TORO

thanks everyone for your help! like northguy said subie guys are so giveing w/ knowledge and resorces its unbaliveable! no wonder sub off road is growing as fast as it is! im gona take zap up on his offer so im calling of the search. thanks again for all your help! EL TORO

ya these rims need the special nuts for the alloy the ones that look like mushrooms. mtnman38 brought one over and its a perfect fit...damn....let me know if any of yal have a set layin around that ya want to sell. EL TORO

i did a search at schmucks but only found the acorn style nut

what shold i ask for nut wise,like how can i explain it to them.

i scored on some pug 14 alloys the other day($90 w/ new 185/75/14 m+s on them) but the guy no longer had the pug nuts. im sure you can see where this is going. will the stock sub nuts work to bolt these suckers on and still be SAFE. or do i have to make a trip to tacoma screw. i did a search but did not find what i was looking for. the pic is stock from the wheel page but its the right one. EL TORO

yup that was it the bulbs had to be brushed off they were realy worn looking but still functional. im thinking of replaceing them with those new l.e.d bulbs....any one used l.e.d bulbs before?

i dont have a trailer hitch set up but i do have a 3rd break light. but why only sometimes does it do this and not all the time. maby its gunck in the socket ill clean them out tonight and see what happens

for one reason or another my stop light will come on when breaking for just a sec then go out. now this does not happen every time i break just once in awhile like every 3 weeks or so. i understand that this is to let you know you have a tail light out but all my bulbs are in working order. is this a bad groun or somethig? hobe you experianced subie guys can help. EL TORO!!

if some sort of calender was set up i could probably make a few dates. i live in kitsap co and there is a couple of us out here that would love to go. i just need to know in advance...have to set up a "dr appt" if you catch my drift. therapy ya thats it therapy! EL TORO