Sarge

Not to sound like a moron... but, what is an Imp seat?

Also got hit in the rear by a civic and it dented my fuel tank. the sending unit is also shot. Anyone know if there are any plastic tanks that will fit on a Hatch or if I should just build a fuel cell ?

anyone know if there are any companies out there that produce roll cages for older gens. or if I am better off building one? I'm not looking for someone to fab a cage, I can do that. I am looking for a production cage.

I bought my first subaru (84 GL 4wd Hatch) when I was 15. I paid $40 for it and then had to fugure out what to do with it cuz I didn't even have a license yet. It wasn't road worthy but I didn't care. I paid the guy, he gave me the title, and I drove it about 2 miles to my mom's house. After inspecting it and realizing It was far beyond repair, we dubbed it the Blue Bomb and drove it to the farm where it lived happily for about 2 years. The hood was left off of it during a rain storm and that was the end. We laid her to rest with around 350,000 miles on her. We still use her for parts when applicable. When I got my 95 Saab turbo in 2003 and couldn't afford to keep it runnin I returned to my roots and gave $225 for the 85 GL I now use for a daily driver... not that it stops me from tearin' it up off road or doin some crazy mods. My mom wasn't thrilled about me buying it until I showed her my plans for it and she realized how dependable they are.

Have you been playing with anything under the hood? I had my carb off cleaning it and when I replaced it, the car wouldn't idle. it would idle high for a bit then die. I had a vacuum line disconnected. Mine would also run as long as I was accelerating or pedalling the accelerator.

I replaced my plugs and wires less than a year ago. I didn't use Platinums either, I do know better than to do that. I replaced my coil with an Accel Super Stock two days ago. I have a Hitachi carb too, I do know that.

How do I go about that? I know a little about these things but I am far from a certified mechanic.

I have an extremely bad flat spot in my acceleration when I am taking off. I know this is not just my car but many old Roos. I also know there is someone out there that knows how to fix this prob. Any info would be appreciated.

I stripped a front hub in my hatch about a year ago and had to drive 10 miles home in 4-hi. Those things handle awesome in RWD. If I didn't love my 4wd so much I would have converted the thing.

Thanks for the correction. I guess I'll take that back and get some other spare parts. Our Pull-a-Part doesn't do refunds but they will give store credit.

I was reading the EA performance page linked from the offroad subaru page. Under the sub-heading, it says that the 2wd ditributors have a different advance curve and provide full advance sooner. Therefore gaining power on the bottom end. I am curious to know your opinion on this tech tip. I'm kind of annoyed that I went out and got one that turned out to be the wrong thing when even the right one won't change anything.

Thanks. So, should the 2wd distributor look just like the one that is already in my car? Is there anyother way to distinguish between the 2wd disty and the 4wd disty besides which car you pull them from?

I swapped out the ignition coil on my 85/86 GL Hatch and everything worked fine. I then went to a Pull-a-Part and got a 2wd distributor (I read this would have a more advanced firing curb) and I'm not sure how to install it or even if I got the right one. HELP! how do I know if I got the right distributor?