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my diesel is practically free because I burn used engine oil in by diesel as a fuel.It passes though a centrifuge so its cleaned... I hope I wont have to many problems with it offroad... in thoery I could use 8 forward gears to motivate it,if I- separt hi/lo from 4wd. and if I can row though both sticks...

You combine a Free 2 cylinder non turbo diesel rated at 16 HP and a free 4wd subaru wagon that weighs 2000 LBS... I dunno but Im gonna try.see if I can make a really cool offroad rig.especially because I have a set of 26" tractor tires that will fit the subaru... supposidly a 23 hp diesel will make a geo metro go 65 mph.Certainly not fast,but it will move it..So I wonder how 16 hp will do?If nothing eles I suppose I could turbo the little sucker... the idea is that my diesel truck is virtually free to drive and a 4x4 toy is not because it runs on gas...but what if it ran on diesel.... Smiley hey then it really will be a little tractor...

dielectric grease maybe?

I probally would find a way to jam the thing in "power" fulltime... I have a 74 colt station wagon.I almost regret turning it into a demolition derby car,but it had no title and a few other issues...

so basically is damn near 60*

just wondering, Anyone happen to know the degree from horizontal that a stock EA81 or EA82 will flop onto its side or roof? I was thinking about just pulling my offroad toy so it flops on its side just to see when it goes past that point.Although admittedly the stock carb will flood out long before you roll.Although the sudden stopping or bucking may just roll you anyway...

scott, do you have any pics of the dovetail under the hood?I might do that on my next 4x4 toy..

scott did dovetailing the front of your wagon help any?

Why that much lift for only 33" tires?You can fit 33" tires with only an 8" lift. Put some 40"s or 44"s.just have the axles regeared to 5.13:1 or something...

im confused?We are talking about old subarus.I thought old subarus had a self oiling underside from all of the oil leaks?

I dont have a parts car other than the EA82.Everything that wouldnt swap over would have to be bought at pull and save.in the worse case senario it would cost me 117 bucks for everything...

I was thinking of buying an 83 GL wagon. Its got the DR and 4 speed.For $40. the bad thing?Its missing a bunch of parts.Stuff like most of the windows,one rear tail light, right rear drum brake,right front brake assembly,and practially everything except the strut on the left front.oh yea its also missing a distributor,a radiator,and possibly the starter may need to be replaced.the starter is sitting on top of the engine for no particular reason..so i have no idea if it works. it would turn into a offroad toy.Most likly trailered to places.maybe even turn it into a buggy.. So do you think 40 bucks is a good price when it needs so much stuff? Also what is needed to bolt a EA82 carby distributor on the EA81?I ask because I have one... also there is a fwd ea82 wagon right next to it.I could probally get both for 80 bucks.Is there anything I could use off the EA82 other than the radiator?could the front suspension bolt on?

Those cars are way to clean to have swampers.Go and get those beasts muddy then come back and post pics.

The suspension isnt the problem,its the axles

I know the struts are the limiting factor on a legacy but I have a set of 26" tractor tires from my old subaru...I am wondering if those will fit..assuming a spare set of stock wheels

I am thinking of buying a 1990 legacy L AWD.How well do you think it would do with the rear diff welded up?or would the AWD and welded diff not play well with each other... also can 26" tires fit without cutting the body?

how would the legacy deal with a welded rear diff by chance?

I am considering buying a 1990 subaru legacy L AWD.it has 150K and is a manual.How does the AWD engage?Ive heard of a duty switch for the autos.Is there such a thing for the manuals or do they not need it?so how is the power transfered front to rear?

I put a listing in craigslist for a set of subaru wagon wheels with some tires mounted to those.an elderly gentleman responded to the tires.it seems while he was there he was also eying my justy.he offered $125 for it even with its blown motor.I was kinda taken offgaurd because I was going to fix it.But I endned up selling the tires and the justy.managed to get $150 in cash that I otherwise wouldnt have.although Im kinda missing the justy right now even though it had a blown engine....

nope.justies up to 93 believe are 100% subaru.

but then it isnt a subaru justy. its a samuri with a justy body kit.

yea I suppose your right.I would miss the go cart like handling.Maybe I can find a brat or hatch...or even a legacy...

the justy is transverse yes but the driveline for the rear wheels is in the same orentation as any other RWD/4WD driveline...

Me and my buddy sam were talking about a ford fiestiva that I saw that was painted urban camo and had a couple of CB antenna's on it.I said it was a pitty that it wont really go offroad well because its only FWD. Then I was like I wonder if I could do that to my justy RS 4wd..My buddy sam was like you could but then your tire size would be limited because I wont have the gearing or the power to spin em.A couple minutes later the answer poped into my head "transfer case lift". so what if my justy suddenly found it had a rollcage to connect the suspension points together?Then what if it found itself 7 or 8" higher with a sammy or nissan Tcase under the thing...and then 27" or better mud tires... I think it would be a monster justy,but what about the axles?any way to beef those up?

auto = 3.7 manual =3.9 definatly want to make sure those are the same,or at the very least dont engage 4x4 unless you are in mud.