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By all means try to keep the body style on the road if it’s within your means. Good luck with it. If it has a carburetor that isn’t in need of replacement then you’ve got a reliable runner in most cases.

Not worth the agony. Consider stepping up and getting a reliable 2.2 and the five lug , larger brakes and wheels to go with it.

You’re worrying too much about it. Just check them and good luck with the ride back. If you can cover them with insurance that might help. That’s my theory. Same with your bringing tools. You’re doing it for insurance. The couple of bucks for insurance won’t mean much but A- you’re covered if crap goes really wrong and B- it seems to me once you pay for insurance the bad apples in the organization see that and just pass it along knowing there may be an investigation. Have fun !

Tyler , this particular forum is generally for the 70’s cars and gen one brat thru 81 You might get lucky here but I’d also post where the 80’s folks can see if you didn’t already. Nuc , another member here has one on eBay , or just did. It’s the four spoke wheel which is from a GL but will swap direct for the DL two spoke. I can’t recall Tommy’s eBay name at the moment.

Just saying if I were you I’d pull the engine and get all the gaskets and seals you can while some still exist. Do it right. You have no idea what really happened and it’s just safe and smart. After that look to the EJ22 - once the 1800 reaches it point of no return. Good luck and enjoy it ! Best year to have.

Have your dealer look at the west coast supply house. Not sure where you are but here in CT that’s what I had my local dealer parts guru good guy do for me. God luck.

One on the way , I can just sense it.

Let’s read the theory behind this one. As for shifter bushings , I sold what might be my only set to someone not too long ago on eBay. I can’t recall who at the moment but discussion was that they should be copied. FYI you folks should be aware that there is also a seat bushing at the end of the lever where it meets the transmission. And also the seal should be replaced. This info is for the single range on demand 4WD Good luck with it.

Oh man it’ll be some hack effort but I’ll see how soon I can devote such time. Right now I’m trying to sell parts off and a million other things too.

Ok that’s out of the way so it’s story time kids. Can’t do this today with a contemporary Subaru. We were working a job across the Sound here and needed to take the ferry boat. It’s about a half hour trip. As soon as we exited our vehicles the rest of the gang went up to the lounge and generally left me alone there with all the vehicles. One guy came back to check on me. I had a FWD 1986 or was it 85? GL fivespeed - the legend ! Not kidding. That right rear wheel bearing got swapped out , hand packing the new one and was lowering the car back down as the ferry slowed to dock. I got applauded ! The guy maintaining the paddock watched most of it. You could see his face , not that I looked up much during the work , but as time went on he showed extreme relief!! “Man I’m glad you got dat dun” Mine was one of the cars at the rear so I would have blocked a lot of people. thanks for reading. Best audience ever ! Be well.

Inspiration !! Very cool ! I see myself doing a variation. Thanks for the insight and hope you appreciate the flattery when I do my own. Oh big ideas !!! Lol

Got a second vehicle to operate while you put this one on stands ? Probably easy for me to say gather all the parts because I can easily come up with them and others may not. But my opinion is that if you search , really search and devote appropriate time you will come up with the parts you need. Assuming you don’t need to replace the calipers and rotors. Although even those are still out there if you .....really search. To me given the age of these vehicles a thorough exchange brake components and lines are top priority. Do it all now before parts are gone for good. Re-seal / overhaul kits can be found for the calipers and drum cylinders. Lines can be made. Some 80’s front flexible lines can be worked as I recall. And yes there are master cylinders too. It’s your baby. Just do it all and be proud of it. Anything short and you’re just waiting for the next episode. Just my opinion. Good luck.

All I wanted was a Pepsi , mom !!! Lol

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Great story! yes , get it going. Plenty of advice will pour forth from our wonderful group here. Naturally you’re dropping the fuel tank and blowing out the lines , reverse polarity to the pump and flush it , all that cool stuff. Start hunting more of those valve/rocker cover gaskets, you’re going to need those for sure. NOS getting harder to find. Hoping to see the progress. Good luck !

As I’m doing this , like most of the way done I’m realizing I’m totally hijacking your thread. Very sorry. That’s the one I have out and actually keep in a box ready to make it get going. It’s by no means perfect but was fairly low miles. It’s still had the decal from shipping !!! That’s like as rare of a decal as I’ve seen. Anyways , one guy is going back n forth but seems committed. I do have at least one more. Gotta fly talk soon.

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Blow it out from front to tank.But not into the tank , right ? Put a strainer on it. And whatever GD told you.

Casual observance from a long time Parts monger. Subaru got more strict with retention and purge of stock. Ordering dealers to destroy or damage parts before going into a dumpster. That was all in line with the 80’s boom and them no longer needing mom n pop shops who got their foothold for them. At that point it became way more corporate controlled, at least directed. Plenty of guys back doored some parts into their person possessions, but not nearly enough to generate a healthy New Old Stock base like we enjoy , somewhat , with our 1970’s stock. No where near the number of 80’s genuine stock out there comparatively per vehicles like the 70’s. And going forward it pretty much bites. I wish I had spent even more time at my local dealer when they were purging early 90’s Legacy/Impreza Parts. I was lucky enough to be let into the 30 yarder to sift out whatever I could on at least one occasion. But that’s about where it ends for scoring early 90’s parts cheap or better. Story over for now. Enjoy ! And good luck.

Good job! I miss those days of rippin a 70’s subaru apart.

Thanks for the education. I seem to recall some knucklehead doing that with the low FWD.