86BRATMAN

I might have some extras laying around. I'll scrounge through all the stuff and see.

It will so long as it is not the big one piece console like in some auto cars. I have a radio console from a 2wd hatch in my 4wd hatch.

Correction. Those are 97-99 2.5GT wheels. The 96 2.5GT had the same wheels as the LSi's.

There are a few decent looking 14" alloys floating about on subaru cars. Keep your eyes pealed. Also check on the price of the tires before devoting yourself to a wheel size. I doubt there would be a subastancial difference.

At the very least you will have to change out engine crossmember. Not to mention the wipers will still be setup for LHD. Then the dash and related wiring, heating ducts and so on. There is probably more, but this is just off the top of my head.

I think I'm the only one who noticed.

You should install them how this one is oriented in the picture. They are designed to move the strut in towards the engine bay to keep decent camber when installed. You may have to hammer on the body some to keep the strut from hitting. But \ / camber will be present if installed wrong. As long as you install them correct your camber will resemble | |.

Thats actually the highest mileage WRX I've heard about. I would be very cautious of the transmission, these cars are known for having issues with them. It will probably have to be replaced soon. But as far as motors go, I've seen testimonies of the ej22t going for over 250k with not problems. I don't think the ej20t would have much less expectancy with proper maintainence as any other motor

I had a friend pass away almost two years ago in a similar incedent. No alcohol involved. Just inexperiance and ego. 04 STi, 21 yr old driver who had preiviously only owned trucks. Got the car he had been wanting for a while, and immediately he had people wanting to race him. One night a newer mach 1 with another young(16) driver kept bugging the hell out of him. Jason finally told him to get lost. But after he did, jason got mad and went to chase him down. Police estimated speed of 130+mph in a 55 zone. He ran off the road and flipped countless times up a 50 foot rocky bank, and was ejected. He was wearing his belt, the back of the seat snapped and through him out the back window of the car.

No springs on an ea81 car. A minor torsion bar reclocking lowered it. And 20 years and then lowering blew out the shocks. Thanks carfreak, I was thinking they should be shorter. From what I can tell the car sits at slightly lower than 2wd height in the back now.

It came out of an 86 std hatch. I forgot about the difference in them. Might have to address that at a later date. I changed the title so as not to mislead/misinform anyone.

The lights on the shifter went out in mom's legacy before. My dad said he "fixed" them by hitting the console. I'm guessing maybe you should look for a short, or bad bulb.

Ok, well I've blown out the stock 4wd shocks. They were original anyways best I can tell. My main concern is with the loweredness I've got going on now, are the 2wd shocks any shorter than 4wd?

That number is now programmed into my cell, I'll give jason a ring tomorrow on lunch.

There are a series of clips inside the doors. Pull the door panels, and pull away the plastic, look inside and you should be able to see them. This is how they've been attached on the ones I've been around. Some might have nuts on them, I've seen a few ea82 cars with that style.

Where do you guys usually get the timing belt idlers from, This is for an ej22t.

I couldn't tell you exactly where they were originally. Most likely in the glove box. I use to keep mine stuffed into the passenger side door pocket on my white brat.

For all the people wanting to swap a full ej drivetrain into the ea81 body. There are a few minor issues with making the things work. The part I am addressing today is the clutch cable. We cannot use our stock cable on an ej22 transmission because of its length and the way it attaches to the transmission and clutch fork. It is pretty easy to make the ej cable fit our ea81 box. There are just a few things that must be modified. The first is where the cable attaches to the box. There is a spacer that won't allow the cable to be clipped into place. It has to go, I used a sturdy flat head screw driver and a small hammer to break loose the tack welds and pry the spacer off. Before After This is the part I removed, you won't be needing it anymore. After this the cable will fit the box, just make sure to keep it lined up to the center of the opening, because otherwise it may put more restisance on pedal effort or cause premature wear of the cable. I used my trusty screwdriver as a spacer while I tapped the clip into place. Now for making the cable end fit the pedal. Stock ea81 cables are held in by a pin similar to the brake pedal to the booster assembly. Ej cables have the pin made into the cable itself and slide into a slot in the pedal. I thought about drilling out the pin on the ej cable and using the stock ea81 style pin. But this would require subsequent modification whenever a clutch cable is replaced. I decided to slot the ea81 pedal to accept the ej cable's built in pin. Before After I started to use the hacksaw but with a bad blade it wouldn't make a dent in the pedal, so I fired up my dying grinder and slotted it that way. At this point we are ready to install the pedal to the box and the cable to the pedal. I tapped the end of the pedal to where it would hold the cable securely with my small hammer. The end result is a stock pedal box that will accept any off the shelf ej clutch cables.

If anybody has covered this I haven't found it, so here goes. I've been dragging my heals lately with the EJ conversion. Mainly because the brat is not road worthy and I've been waiting for another car, and well I've got it. So I figured since there was at least one other board member expressing interest in a full ej driveline in an ea81 body I'd address one of the issues I had procrastinated on. The ea81 clutch cable is too short for one and does not fit the ej transmission correctly. I had previously toyed with an ej pedal on the ea81 box with no success, the pedal was entirely too close to the brake pedal and I did not want to fool with cutting and welding. Earlier today I started comparing my ej pedal box to the ea81 box since I had spares laying about. And I realized that with minimal effort the ea81 clutch cable part of the box could be made to accept an ej cable. First I took off the clutch pedal for ease of modification. The ej pedal is slotted at the top and the cable just slides down into it, as you can see the ea81 is not that way, it is held on with a pin much like the brake pedal is. The ej cable has the pin made into it. I had thought about drilling out the attatched pin on the ej cable and utilizing the original ea81 pin style. The reason I did not is for the simple fact of making it easier down the road when the time comes to replace the cable. So I fired up my old trusty(not so much) grinder with a metal cutoff wheel and took about a minute to slot the to of the ea81 pedal. Before After With this out of the way, I went to fit the cable into the box, and found that there is a spacer tack weled to the box where the cable is clipped in. It would not allow proper fitment. I figured that it would be more difficult that it was to remove this spacer. I used a small hammer and straight edge screw driver to pry loose the welds. Before After This thing won't be needed again. After that just simply slide the cable through and use the clip from either the ej or ea to hold the cable in place. Now the hole is slightly larger than the cable, so make sure to keep it lined up fairly close to center to keep from causing any extra wear or tension on the cable. Now you can put the pedal back on the box. And install the cable to it. I left the slot slightly tight on the top of the pedal, and had to pry it open just a bit. When I got the cable back onto it, I simply used my small hammer and tapped it closed to insure a good snug fit. The end result is a stock geomerty pedal box, that will allow the use of off the shelf ej clutch cables.

You're very welcome. Thats what we are here for.

So, I did a mapquest. 6.15 hours from here. I'm there next year...

On day two you'll be within a quick drive of me for a few hours. PM sent.

How long did the trip take you, one way?

Looks like a bunch of nice cars there. I like the black ea81 sedan, very clean looking car. Too bad there isn't something like this closer to me.

They've got her's for 46 and some change shipped to my door. Looks like she's not going to have to stare at the ces for much longer, lol.