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never "back", just lurking (re: seafair) http://www.subaruxt.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=9684 spent most of the time on board the "northwestern" crabbin boat from "the deadliest catch" . . . pretty coo . . . how was the bachelor party??

sorry, had to come outta retirement for this one . . . how 'bout the "tres joto's del norte"?!! inside joke folks, move along. chris

1st time i've read thru the thread that thing looks great!! can't wait to see it at the show . . . great work with the swap, hows da powa?? chris

u know i'll be rollin' dirrrrty wit' my homies (croniez, )

this is just a quick question . . . is it automatic? (gear selector position can prevent any cranking- give it a good bump into P) do manuals have a safety switch that's similar (won't allow starter to engage unless clutch is in or car is in N??) chris

1) you NEED to p/u another one like i need another case of "the crabs" 2) USMB needs to add a "15 - 63" option on the "how many soobs do you own" thread - JUST FOR JEFF 3) i think it's time to open the "J.P. Used Subaru Superstore and Autoparts Warehouse" . . . i tell-yhew-whut . . . chris

ROFL so many "situations" start with that exact line . . .

looks really good jeff! that seems like a better daily driver than the wagon . . . fits you more

happy bday rob!!

i used quarters, how mickey mouse is that?! no leaks so far, but . . . i wish i had a welder good job connie! chris

" . . . 'wanted, passenger parking light, passenger fender, front bumper, color matched hood' . . . aw screw it - 'FOR SALE, 1987 subaru wagon, minor body damage, freshley painted hood . . . best offer . . .'" scott, have you been sneaking around jeffs house while he's asleep again?? chris

Big thanks to Mike (MPtyza) on the XT board for tracking down some tangible and exciting info on my 1990 XT6. He tracked down a service bulletin regarding the cybrid steering on XT6's (the "blue wire" recall no doubt) that lists the V.I.N.'s of the cars involved. As it turns out, there were only 9 XT6's brought into the US as Model Year 1990 products. So, even more rare than was originally thought. But here's the really cool part . . . THERE WAS ONLY ONE AWD. It's the one parked in my garage. :cool: The Service Campaign Bulletin number is WZM-48. Here's the chart showing the VIN's: Thought I'd share, not only am I very excited, but this is also good documentation regarding exactly how many 1990's there are out there. chris

what a beautiful car . . . great find!

hey rob, i was thinking about bringing down the 1990 XT6 :cool: , but if you have something you want brought down (like a 4sale hatch or something) i'll volunteer . . . i owe you a few besides, i don't think the XT6 will be "show worthy" (at least to my standards) by then . . . chris

1) a guess? 10k. between engine work, that massive turbo kit, computers, trans/diff work, brakeing upgrades . . . at retail prices of course. 2) about 3 seconds longer than it took to do that 800hp pull 3) cut the h/p in HALF so that the car is reliable, and i'll take two!! 4) depends on the computer programming they have, they probably have a "dyno pull" setting, a "1/4 mile" setting, and a DD (read: WAY de-tuned) setting. water sprayers are easy enough to install, just in front of the intercooler to achieve a similar effect for the real world . . . chris p.s. good to see they were using proper hearing protection

hey jeff, i've got that FSM if you need anything, i can email you whatever section you need. chris

, no that won't be necessary. your explination was quite good enough, thank you! chris

ROFL just out of curiosity gary, why not use a castrol high mileage? like you said, don't want to make this thread end up "at the podiatrist" just wonderin'? thanks chris

happy b-day todd!! another year of gravestones, none with your name on them and many more to come!! chris

well, i don't think they'll fit on the impreza . . . chris

these tales are what makes a subaru owner, a subaru owner

simple wheel bearing test . . . jack up the suspicious wheel with the parking brake on (to immobilize that front wheel) and give the wheel/tire assembly a good rough shake. side to side and top to bottom. i suppose you could even do this with the car on the ground. what you are looking for is any play in the wheel. since the brake is on, and the other front wheel is on the ground, you should get no movement from the wheel. if it wiggles, thats a sign of bearing play/wear. usually a bad wheel bearing is accompanied by a grinding noise and feeling in the steering wheel as well. chris

bingo! not just an interesting read, its the research proven fact about high performance tires and their larger resistance to rolling, causing a drop of up to 20% in fuel economy. chris

air tools aren't needed (agreed, they would be nice . . . ), one eye and i completely removed his brat's engine and transmission and then reinstalled the whole she-bang (after an unfotunate trans-eating mudding incident) in about 4 hours, and it only took that long because he was stuck with me as an assistant no air tools, lotsa mud in the way, but he was back out mudding before the end of the day head gaskets ARE easy, its just a step by step, follow the FSM process. (and if you get good gaskets, you don't need to go back in there and re-torque) lets go connie, git 'er dun!! chris

sounds like you're havin' a tough time connie . . . sorry (rock goin' down the one-way road, LB bein' a bit more fun than you'd planned). i'm there too. the weather finally gets better here in seattle for the summer, and i'm really bummed about not havin my G35 anymore, missin' those fun summer drives and shows. back-in-black's stuck in the garage on stands because i don't have the $ to grab the cams i want before i can put the heads back on . . . so its just me and my soobiewagon, which just isn't cutting the cheddar as a "cool guy" summer car. :-\ for what it's worth, once LB is done, you are going to forget about all the days like this and just enjoy the heck out of that car, because it'll be practically new!! chris