MilesFox

you can go ahead and run straight pipe from the downpipe flange and back. that will open things up. then you can make yout own downpipe, keep the flanges in stock location for interchangeability

try fabbing up a legacy rear disc/drum to an xt6 backing plate.

keep an eye out for my mods page. it will explain ea81 to ea82 swaps, and vice versa same with transmissions too. all my stuff so far is based on what i have done with soobs myself all this knowledge comes from the fact i had spare parts to play with. but round up all my projects, all the parts were from the cars in my stable. just mixed around between them, no spares between projects very frugal with my combinations

mayne they just stuck open. since you got the heads on, try to tap or wiggle them free. spray parts cleaner and penetrating lube on the valve stemsthem. once the engine runs, the oil flow and operation will free them up i have seen them stuck open. tapped them and the freed up, but head were off when i did so did the motor/heads sit for a while? with the intake off?

what if the lower control arm is twisted, or maybe there is some adjustment in the strut brace rod. all of my soobs seem to pull no matter what i do lower control arms look as if they will bend easily in the inside end, i had to straighten one out before from hitting a curb my wagon pulls to the right avter the outer end of the axle came apart and wedged up in the brake caliper

on the glf with te ea82, i used an ea82 power steering lines to adapt the two with the ea81 in the sedan and DL, i used the ea82 water pump, and power steering pump. in order to do like this, i had to make a custom alternator pulley. but an AC-less alternator would have worked, if i had one. the ea82 water pump will match the radiator hose. use the ea82 water pipe off the top of the motor so it fits the ea82 heater hose. use this if you are using the brat motors existing belt system the ea82 water pump, ps pump, and alternator belts will be in line. but it will be slightly offset from the crank pulley, but it will still work. but it may wear the belt prematurely. both of mine got junked when i was away. i never driven them. its a crying shame, because the sedan only needed the rocker nuts torques, and the dl needed the timing set correctly. but they both ran and had the belt system i just described the ea82 ac pump bracket will also swap over, as i had in both of mine

cables from different soobs will all fit physically, although length is an issue between models one from an ea82 turbo SHOULD fit, having very similar throttle dimensions, and the ea81t has similar components of the ea82t any length will work if you can relocate/fab a mount for the cable

you can put the tranny together with the ea81 the same as the 5spd conversion. but you will have to use the ea82 flywheel, and the timing marks are different. but if you leave the distributor alone, that wont matter. dont forget to grind the bellhousing on the motor for the flywheel. use the ea81 flywheel bolts the ea82 carb manifold will bolt up to the ea81 motor. but the egr will be in the way of the distributor. either make a block-off plate for the egr, or do this: mark the distributor position and take it out. take off the distributor mount off and install it upside down so it faces the other way. put the distributor in 180 deg backward, but keep the rotor alignment the same. install your plug wires 180 off on the cap, so they are correct with the rotor that will be the only MAJOR issue or you can just leave the brat carb/intake with the brat motor the pitch bar mount on the ea82 motor will swap to the ea81 ea81 motor mounts will fit in the ea82 car connect the dist wires to the coil like normal(you will have to lengthen the wires, or move the coil to the other side of the car you can leave all the spfi wiring connected to the coil, and leave all the spfi wiring hanging around, just tuck it out of the way the tachometer will still work normally. for oil pressure and water temp, you will have to find the right pin on the spfi harness and tie into that, or simply go with mechanical gauges one of those triple gauge sets from wal-mart will fit nicely on top of the steering column, for example

i have done the ea81 swap into an 86 sedan with a 5spd, and have done it to an spfi sedan with automatic what year is the car, what trans, and is the car the motor is going to carb, or spfi? i believe chef tim has done the swap also

you can use standard 5/5 heater hose for pcv routings

well it depens on cost or how much work you want to do suppose if there is a pair of complete ea82 struts with ea82 control arms, for cheap or already available, i would say its woth the time on a serious projact and also having ea82 front suspensin will give you bigger brakes and suspension travel it will also afford the option of using XT6 suspension on an ea81 body, and with the rx tranny

so what i have on usmb you can use right off? if you have any pics that would be good for the write ups, i would like to use them i can work the pics into my write ups. i can send the updated versions to subaru junkie, so if you link to them off usmb they will automatically update it looks like we are all getting on a roll with our websites. and all that we create will make the usmb.net more valuable! come on now!, we will be the FIRST AND FOREMOST source for subaru information on the net!!! i am going thru the member list and pulling members website links for my links page. since i am doing this, i will share the page if you want to use it. i personally dont care if anyone uses my content in any way they like. as long it works for us all! if anything just let me know what you want to use that i created, so i can keep track.

ok, then the doj swap i mentioned will fit on a 23 spline turbo acle(from 3eat turbos) so then he will have to either shorten a 25spline ea82 turbo axle, or have the ea82 front suspension conversion

who drew it? cani use ot form my ART GALLERY? i can link to it from where its at

as long as it vents the crank case. blowby gasses will cause acids and sludge to form in the oil over time you will need to route at least one valve cover to the pcv valve (on the ontake)

you should be able to swap a doj onto a TURBO ea81 axle, if the axle diameter and race are the same size i can fit a 25spline doj onto a 2wd axle, but it has a lot of play. it works for a get me by, but i dont recommed running with it other than that, swapping rx tranny is the same as 5spd. but you will have to figure out the diff lock system I am assuming the RX has 23 splines in the rear you can also do the ea82 front lower control arm if you want to use ea82 axles, like in my trashwagon5 and rguyver's hatch

it runs to the air cleaner to keep emissions from escaping into the air. having it to the air cleaner helps to suck it out of the crank case, but not all that necessary

is your images bitmap (.bmp) files? later versions of MS paint will let you save a bitmap file as JPG(jpeg) which is smaller in file size let me know where you post your pics and i will link them to my site!(if you want me to)

i got my service write ups http://www.warpthree.com/milesfox/subaru/service/SubaruService.htm some of it is on usmb, will be a usmb version of the html code. junkie is working on the ones i sent him, but i will make versions for all of my stuff for usmb i am woroking on a mods page that will be milesfox/service/mods/SubarMods.htm but its not up yet may main index is mirrored at http://milesfox.usmb.net i will put a link to your site on my links page!!!

subiegal gave me the link to her pics and i will be adding them to /wcss5.htm today http://milesfox.usmb.net will get you to the index page

i have created a page to link the pics. I will be using Q-man's list to name the cars. if anyone sees a car they can identify, post the name, model, and year. I emailed Jamie SubieGal to see if she still has the pics from the show that used to be on her website. i would like to host them with these pics that edrach took. if anyone else has pics from the wcss5 show, they would be appreciated. post them here or email them to milesfox@warpthree.com

check out this clossary page http://www.warpthree.com/milesfox/subaru/service/Glossary.htm each term explains what it came with, this will make good info for mix and match...

here is a page of commonly used terms by the message board. http://www.warpthree.com/milesfox/subaru/service/Glossary.htm if anyone can think of any to add to the list, post them here i will also need pictures that are related to the material post them here or email them to milesfox@warpthree.com

dont forget to swap over the airbox on the carb fuel system: replace the rear filter and pump with the spfi pump Replace the filter under the hood with the canister fuel injection type filter.. the line from the filter will connect to the bottom nipple on the spfi throttle body. the return line will go to the top nipple on the throttle body. the vent line from the top of the carb fuel filter will go to a vac steel line that sticks up at a 45 drg angle on the back of the manifold. this line goes to the charcoal canister ststem. leave the canister connected to the motor when you swap my 2 cants... trashwagon5 has the canister fuel filter under the hood, but with a carb

read this explaining the differences http://www.warpthree.com/milesfox/subaru/service/Rear%20Disc.htm