TheLoyale

Ha! Yeah. a 15 y.o old timing will withstand countless redline shifts in summer, but one day in winter all you want to do is go to the gas station, and the fricken thing blows (Not a true story, just an exaggeration obviously)

I wonder, for the past few days, its been taking a little longer to engage into reverse then before. Could this be a sign of a clogging valve? And now it has clogged most of the way only allowing a very slight grab? Dunno if I should waste the time running Trans-Tune in it then changing out the ATF, I need a slightly better confirmation that this is a more serious issue then just a clogged valve.

Does it make you want to come out of the closest? I'll look up the trans (I mean pants) in my Haynes and see what I see as far as Solenoids go. This kinda blows, Why couldn't it do this last month when it was nice out?

WTF is with that? Was Subaru trying to use more letters from alphabet?

Is there such a thing as a "Duty-B" or was it just a typo for Duty-C? Yeah, I'm going to check this stuff out tomorrow (When its not 9* out) Hahaha! This cannot be serious, All forward gears work flawlessly and so does the Toque Converter Lockup, so I'm a little puzzled. I have zero slippage, and Reversed worked strong when it "did" work. The Sh*t worked just fine two nights ago :-p Time for 5spd, or a FJ60! :cool:

Interesting. http://www.ultimatesubaru.org/forum/showthread.php?t=117652

Heres a new one for ya, 4EAT, engages into Drive, shifts through all gears and TC lock up just fine, but reverse does not work. Feels like it wants to engage, but only revvs. ATF looks and smells fine, no odd sounds, drives fine, just does not engage reverse, WTF? Going to check things out tomorrow, any ideas?

I've had the idea of running some of these, maybe swap out the H3 bulbs in my offroad lights for High-Power led versions. http://www.superbrightleds.com/cgi-bin/store/index.cgi?action=DispPage&Page2Disp=%2Fdrl.html

You consider me a friend on here? But for the past 2 years you have been breakin' my balls over the EA82 being nothing but a trailer queen. Might be, but the point is, I still have a very clean and well done, problem free EA82 which will last me into my golden years. That, is the only thing that counts.

I agree with this, I really don't care either. To each their own. There are pros and cons to every vehicle, why? Because its man made. And I also don't see anything wrong with the 20R or 22R platforms, solid made vehicles in my mind. I give props to the Figure skating reference

Close-mindedness is a flaw that can not be remedied.

The only problem I see with your comment is "Wrangler" Jeep is just a name as is Harley-Davdison. They are unreliable, incapable garbage. The rear problem with Jeep is all the hype over then, but when you look at what you get, its not worth the money. No LSD or Locking Diff standard, Very little suspension travel (Which is why they flip over on the rocks) Short and light weight, another issue. I'm a strong believer that Subaru can out wheel a Jeep on-road or off-road, we've all seen it. But until you have driven a Landcruiser or 4-Runner, you can not base its drivability off any other SUV name. Now, back to Subarus, I personally would drive an EA82 over a Legacy in a blizzard.

4" Lift on a true Outback (meaning, True outbacks have the longer struts, longer steering shaft, and Crossmember spacers) Adding an extra 4" on top of that, and you will need to drop the Front and Rear Crossmembers down more, Longer Steering shaft (Steering column to Steering box) You might need longer soft lines from the brake caliper to the hard line junction on the inner wheel well. And when dropping the front crossmember/motor, you might need to drop or extend the pitch bar for the bellhousing, also might need longer Radiator hoses, alter the intake box somehow with a longer intake tube... The center Driveshaft will not need to be lengthened, unless you are going to change wheel base and go total custom wheeling rig.

I'm actually having the idea of getting out of this car come summer time, and into an '80s FJ60 4spd. I'm becoming more fond of these old Landcruisers then I am of the Legacy, and for those of you who said Subarus dominate the snow and how the FJ80 would be lumberson in it. Well, you are sorely mistaken. The truck does not slide at tall (Unlike the Legacy) I guess when you have 6,000lbs to your advantage, there isn't much room for sliding. Once you drive an old LC in the snow, you will also find out that Subarus aren't as great as you once thought (they are still great machines) but a full frame solid axle multi-link Landcruiser is much nicer in A LOT of ways.

Porsche 924 Kawasaki KZ1000 (Ooo! They needed these on CHiPs) CLK goes flying

Since there is a thread going in the Old gen and New gen section for Subarus, I figured there should be a thread devoted to any and all vehicles (Cars, Trucks, Vans, Bikes, Planes) that we like, doesn't matter what it is, if you like it, post it. I'll start with a few I like: Porsche CTR-2 '92 Toyota FJ80 '85 Toyota FJ60 (1985 Paris-Dakar Raid Truck) '09 FJ200 '70 Opel Commodore '72 Chrysler Charger E49 (Aussie) NSU Ro80 '01 Ram 2500 Ext. Cab Bentley Continental GT '80 Mercedes W123 Mitsubishi Delcia Spacegear Peugeot 405 Dakar Raid Vehicle Peugeot 405 Rally Vehicle '97 Mercedes ML320 Rover 2000

I found a Honda Pilot rear wiper arm on ebay for $15. Gonna stick this on the Legacy for an upgrade!

'92 Loyale

Looking at getting 25mm or 30mm Slee spacers for the front to level it out. I also need to find a way to bend the top spring perch back down to level, so I don't have a sag to the front left.

White first gen sedan alert and Silver second gen wagon alert!

I now have a genuine license plate from Japan on the front (Looks great)

Haha cool. I have the badges for the sides!

What do you mean your wagon is dead? I thought those dudes where gonna fix it?

'91-'92 FJ80 with the 3F-E and A440 trans is kinda what you'd want. Doesn't have the locking diffs, but the 4.0 is way better than the DOHC 4.5 1FZ-FE, as they tend to have HG issues, and use a timing chain. The 3F-E have Timing gears (Like a EA81) Bullet proof I would checkout ih8mud.com and read up about them, pros/cons, what to expect, what to look for ect... -Tom

'84 Hilux? Oh wow nice! 22R? My mom dad an '88 22RE 5spd (Nice lift) Brent, I don't think it'll tuck up under there to good, it might though. Need an ARB bumper/swing arm!