carfreak85

Yeah, it would be nice to be able to set a deadline for finishing projects, etc.

A few guys I went to high school with had Gen 1 'runners and they swore by them. I think they all still have them, actually. Congrats on the purchase, that looks like one helluva rig right out of the box, best part is, someone else did all the work! Have fun with it!

One could just get new seals from Subaru and refurbish the pump to be installed.

+1, I really like running around in RWD, except for the soft, squishy rear diff mounting bushings, I need to fill them with urethane.

Read this completely and then perform the mods and take lots of pictures. http://www.faberit.com.au/rxrally/Pics/RX_Docs/index.html

ATF and PS fluid are both hydraulic fluids, so it shouldn't matter.

You might be able to get one of the EA82 brackets they make and mod them to fit your car, but I don't see any on their list that would bolt in. Ask them if Sparco seats mount to their brackets without mods. I've got one but like you, don't trust my fabrication skills, or those of my friends for that matter, to keep me safe in the accident I'll inevitably get into.

Third that. M10x1.25 BUT, if you have EGR ports on the bottom of your engine, you need a 60mm long stud. The regularly stocked length at my local dealership was WAY too short.

Wow, that looks a lot like my hatch, minus the EJ and all the powder coated bits. Keep up the good work and take as many pictures as you can!

Momo's was discontinued a LONG time ago. If you bid on those ebay ones, you will probably be contacted by the seller later saying they don't have the correct part. I thought the Grant one was still available, but never liked their steering wheels. If those are both dead, I think you're SOL.

+1.

So my girlfriend's car has been throwing the same code for a couple weeks now. Scanned and cleared the codes and the only one there was the coolant temp circuit. Should I just replace the CTS or could this be a more sinister problem?

I'll say it for a third time in two days. Drilled/slotted rotors are FOR SHOW ONLY! The whole reason they were invented was to allow the gas created from heat reacting with binders in the friction material that built up as old school racing brake pads (years and years and years and years and years ago) could have a place to escape without the gas being trapped between the pad and rotor, decreasing brake performance. We no longer have this out-gassing problem with any brake pads, so the whole reason these slots/drills were invented is pointless. Except that they look cool. Secondly, Subaru might not have designed a 90/10 F/R brake proportioning valve, but you can bet it was close. Weight transfer shifts a ton of weight up front (If you really want to know I can give you the method for calculating this weight transfer to apply to your own cars). This means less traction for the rear tires and consequently, less need for rear brake power. Sorry, I just woke up and don't quite remember all that I was going to say. I took a class on chassis/suspension/brake design last quarter. I'll go check my notes and get back to you guys on what the brake balance probably is later today.

Just a couple thoughts about brakes on old Subarus... Stay away from drilled/slotted rotors, I can't say it enough. Your wish list should look something like this: Rear: -Rear disc conversion -new BLANK brembo rotors (or whatever you want to spend $ on) -Quality pads. NOT Raysbestos or that type of common pad (Try Hawk or Axxis) -Rebuild your calipers Front: -Rear disc conversion -new BLANK brembo rotors (or whatever you want to spend $ on) -Quality pads. NOT Raysbestos or that type of common pad (Try Hawk or Axxis) -Rebuild your calipers Then go spend the money on 3 bottles of Motul RBF600 brake fluid. It has a dry boiling point of over 600*F. Valvoline is a good, cheap substitute, but its DBP is closer to 500*F. Finally, I just watched a show on SPEED where a 2009 WRX stopped from 60MPH in 118 feet or so. An article I recently read on a 1975 Subaru 4WD wagon listed its 60MPH stopping distance at 120 ft... With stock four-wheel DRUM brakes. Chew on that for a while. GD, I'm also gonna have to disagree with you about the importance of brakes on a 90hp car. With brakes as small as ours are, we need as much heat sink capacity as possible, so anything you can do can and will help... Except for those pointless drilled/slotted rotors.

It is the opinion of several industry leading specialists that with modern brake pad composition, drilled/slotted rotors are not necessacry for out-gassing, a byproduct of pad construction in the past. The loss of mass hurts the rotor's ability to act as a heat sink. But, Porsche and other manufacturers have slotted and/or drilled rotors, you may think. Pure fashion. They would be better off with sold rotors too, but people like the look. Find yourself some Hawk performance pads for the front, rear disc conversion for the rear, some high quality rotors, good brake fluid and call it good.

Any Enkei or Jackman center caps?

Alright, so I was getting sick of my uber high front spring rate (RX springs, factory 4WD struts, factory anti-roll bar) so I removed it yesterday. I must say that the combination of no roll-bar and RX springs is great! It still feels stiff will little body roll, but much less harsh and jarring then when it had the bar too. I'm happy!

Seriously cool!

1980 BRAT 1600 w/ Weber and glasspack 4 speed SR 4WD more than 120,000 A couple more pics here: http://community.webshots.com/album/64303792ZJcFUD?vhost=community&start=24

The PO of my BRAT did something similar and I am none too happy with the results. +1 for having a real shop spray on REAL bedliner.

Derburger, your XT looks great! Blue with gold, I like it!

Good looking out. What is going on there? We should be seeing them cross at 5252 RPM.

Sounds like a potent package, keep up the good work!

Everything is pic worthy! I think the specs for my header were in that other post.

Love those EA81Ts! I can give you some tips on re-dyeing/coating those bumper skins. Mine were practically white when I got my wagon.