The Scooby

i would port the intake, smooth the sharp areas and such, then port and polish the exhaust, you want to keep intake rough so taht it keeps up turblance so the air/fuel mixture stays constant. then smooth out the complete combustion chamber, post a picture of the chamber it self and i will edit the areas and show you where the work should be done. Shean

see thats the problem, i want it to be a street queen, then get a brat for off roading, but then i cant do both because my girlfriend will need a car to drive, and she would get the wagon, and i would be with the brat, so im just gonna get a FTAWD tranny and put it in, then LSD, and with my new springs, shocks/struts, pug 15's and tires i should be good. Shean

it was the 86 GL wagon, i would clarify when the tires break loose when shifting that is called spinning them, all i know is when i hit 3rd they broke loose, i have 4 people to concur that they herd then spin into second, and third.

check out what i found, some nice aftermarket sway bars from ADDCO, they are 1" and 7/8" rubber or urathane bushings, i have to call for pricing though. http://www.addco.net/products/subaru.shtml Shean

alright thanks for clearing that all up, so i think so i am not tenpted i will just take out the 4wd d/r shifter itself, until i get my new tires, im going to get some kumo 711's, in 205/55/15, then get some XT6 sway bars, ajustable coilover springs, and some KYB shocks/struts and i will be good for now. until i upgrade the motor to a 6cyl.

i want the rear end if it is a LSD, rear disk braks if it has them, what color is the interior? i will also take the carb/intake., maybe the tranny too. Thanks, Shean

well, i was driving along to work, heading to 520 to redmond, and for soem reason my car looses power, then i see the tach is at 0rpm, so i down shift and try to go, nothing, no power at all, then she just dies. so i jump out, no sholder mind you, and quickly swap the coil. try again, nothing. so i coast it backwards, against traffic under a over pass to get some shade to do my magic. so i pop off the dizzy cap and tap over then engine, its not moving so i know its timing belts. well they only have like 2k at the most on them, so i get pissed and cuss up a storm at napa for about 10 minutes until a state trooper comes by, and makes me push my car forward, back into the sun mind you, so i am farther off the side of the road. so anyways, i finally get ahold of my dad to bring new timing belts. ends up my driver tentioner's bearing locked up, cage broke, and froze, so then i had my brother, who came with my dad, stay with my car and we came home. 1 hour later i was back with new tentioner's driver/passenger, so i pop them on, timing everything, get it running, by now its like 8pm, it died at 3:45pm. i get her going and there is a nasty ticking, ends up its got no balls at all and seems to be running on only 2cyl's. so i drive 10 miles to southcenter mall, and take off the junk again, retime the driver belt and vwa-la, fixed, well the whole time at the mall a security gaurd is talking with us while im working, he leaves. i take it for a drive to make sure shes not nutered anymore, sur enough spinning them into 3rd, well i come back and pull back to my dads truck, security comes back and proceds to "write me a ticket", ends up he is just goofin with me, tells me not to do it again or he will kick me off the property. so i get home now 11:15pm, car running great, and tired as hell. Good Night, Shean PS, was anyone driving south bound on 405 at about 4pm in a black brat with t-tops, if so i saw ya lookin

ok, i got a set of pug 15" alloy's with some 205/50/15's on 2, and i have another 2 tires but they are 205/55/15. this is for my 86 carbed d/r 5sp wagon. if i put the tires with the 55series sidewall on the back and the 50's up front and kept it out of 4wd will i be ok to drive for a while until i get al new 205/50/15's and my main question, if i HAVE to, i mean last resort, put it into 4wd, will it imeditly toast my tranny, or will it take a little while or would it do nothing because the small differance? Thanks, Shean

that i know of it should. i dunno why it wouldn't. just keep mine in mind, or if you know anyone who might be intrested, im trying to get some more room to get another car. Thanks, Shean

well if you cant get that, i got a 87 GL wagon, EA82 4wd, auto, runs and drives great, in great shape, only a tad bit of rust ont he passenger rear fender. cosmic blue w/ mint blue interior asking $1,000 obo. Shean

i saw a first gen wagon just like that but red today when i was driving my 86 red wagon to work today, older lady crusing along at about 70mph. pretty good shape. gave her a thumbs up and she looked at me as if im crazy, well she got that right...

hey when you go in, look for a mica red wagon with a CB antenna, big ugly crome exhaust tip, and a raised hood, thats my wagon, if you go in today.

exactally, i just dropped off my 86 wagon with them to put in a new clutch and a few other things, their number is 206-242-0835 ive known brian for many years, he is a very good guy, he knows it stuff.

dunno, they arent open on weekends, so im going to take it up tomarrow morning and see how much. might as well have them put in my cam seals and a new water pump while they are at it. i just dont have the time to. Shean

it was slipping before this happened, and if i ajusted it lets say monday, by wednesday i would have to reajust it, when i first got it you could shift into second spinning the tires, now it just slips alittle, and no sticks/rocks in the linkage... oh well i say get drunk tonight then take it to brians tomarrow and have the kevlar clutch put in and a complete tune up, i got the money, might as well have the work garuntied. ya know... Later, Shean

yep i did ajust the cable last night, no change, then when i got home i checked the linkage, its fine also. so i dunno, ill check the mount today, but it looked fine last night also. im just going to take it up to Brian's Subaru up here in Burien monday morning, have a new clutch put in anyways since this one slips, and have them check everything else. Shean

thats why i hate most people that work at auto parts stores, they done know crap, just tell him you need 2 belts, one is 39 inches long the other i think it was 47inches, or just take in your old belts, they arent that hard to take off, just drive there and take them off and take them inside for them to mesure. good luck, Shean

ok so a bad clutch is causing it to not let me shift into the lower gears meaning 2,4,r, wouldnt taht make it so i cant shift into any at all?? oh well looks as if im going to have to put in a new clutch and cable.

ya sitting witht he motor off i can go through all the gears no problem, then if i start it up i can hardly shift into 1,3,5, but 2,4 is hard and i almost have to force it, and there is absolutly no way into reverse, it just wont allow me, all it does is grind, even when it is ideling and i try to gently push it in, no dice. this sucks, Shean looks as if im not only rebuilding the engine but also putting in a new tranny after i get my brat.

well tonight on the way home i stoped at my usual place i hit the mud puttles and then the ditch that i go through, well i go through the dirch, then put it in 4LO and hit the mud, shift into second and pull out. i go to put it into reverse after commign to a stop to get through the mud again and it wont go in reverse, just grinding. i then decide to leave, ends up all the lower gears meaning, 2, 4, and Reverse wont work, i can go through 1, 3, 5th no problems, but i cant get it into the others while driving or stopped. but when its not running sitting still i can shift easily like i was able to before through all the gears. i have to go to work tomarrow so can someone give me some hints to what i have to do to fix this. Thanks, Shean

well im leaving the motor stock other then the EA82 intake and weber, its about a 20 minute drive from my apartment to school, driving every other day, then to work which is close by, i can deal with that gas milage. i was thinking of 27's like i stated, and with the 5sp d/r i should get better gas milage. this will hopefully all be done before i move to arizona in july 30th. so i got what, 3 months...

you've got too much time on yor hands, why dont you come over and help me put a lift in my brat im gettin. j/k looks sweet though

ok this is what i have so far, any sugestions?? 1. redrill hubs for 6lug wheels 2. install 4inch lift 3. install 27's on 6lug rims 4. install twin electric fans 5. custom bumpers/roll bar w/lights 6. custom exhaust (1.5 from heads to glasspacks to side exit) 7. install EA82 intake w/ weber 8. 4sp d/r to 5sp d/r swap what else can you think of, this is going to mainly be a daily driver, but when i get time in arizona i will be hitting the dunes, also what tires do you reccomend for desert/street that last A LONG TIME, i wont have much cash to spare, so any ideas?? Thanks, Shean

ya i got timing set, she runs great actually which surprised the crap out of me, it just has that cronic lifter tapping. but now to transfer the title, then i hope to have her gone. Shean

so i guess no one knows how to properly set timing, oh well i figured it uot my self, now i just have to get a heater hose and im set. oh that and transfer the car into my name. then she can be sold. Shean