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If you're doing the heat and crank route, this is what I'd also do. After getting the 02 sensor nice and hot (almost cherry red would be ideal), take the heat away and spray some PB Blaster on the sensor itself to help cool it down faster then the bung. This causes the 20+ years of corrosion to break apart due to the 02 sensor shrinking when cooled and then it'll start to turn more and more. The heat gun won't get it near hot enough to get it to do that unfortunatly. Propane torch or a small rose bud tip on a oxy-acetylene would be best.

You might want to have the alternator tested first before throwing a fuel pump into it. Gen 1s have the fuel pump tied into the alternator/external VR system so if either one of those is bad, then the fuel pump wont kick on unless its cranking. Then it'll run for a few seconds until the bowl on the carb empties, sputter and die.

You might want to see about getting an EJ rear subframe and modify the body to accept it if you're not worried about fabrication. Look into a '03 and up WRX rear subframe since the diff bushings are much better designed. Then you can make custom lower control arms for the rear to make the stance any size you want. It would be a lot of work and probably require the bed getting chopped up and a custom "subframe" made welded to the unibody that the EJ subframe can bolt up to. If you need alignment specs, let me know, I have access to them all, plus any sort of aftermarket alignment pieces you might be interested in:banana:

My last EA82T build (there have been a couple), I was running an SPFI shortblock with rebuilt gen 2 turbo heads, OEM head gaskets with new headbolts, Delta 260 cams, spyder intake, WRX TMIC, TD04 turbo, Samco intercooler hoses, AEM cold air intake, Megan Racing 3" bellmouth downpipe, Nissan 280ZX turbo injectors at 388psi on the fuel pressure. Did awesome until I gave it too much (12psi on the TD04 with really no fuel management) and blew the rings on two cylinders. Decided on this to do it right and go with a turbo'd EJ instead. So, more on the 3-doors. All 3-doors I believe have the rear wiper. My '87 GL has it, I've seen it on all the other ones I've seen throughout 5 states. Like Tex, if you do some searching under my board name, you'll come up with a lot on EA82Ts. I also have lots of pics of my old RX build and the new one at that. Congrats and welcome to the EA82 3-door club!

yeah but thats the pits of owning a 23 year old car:-\ Welcome to the club:rolleyes:

you need the specs for the alignment. I just happen to have then RIGHT here, go figure! Rear camber (-0.5 - +0.5) Rear toe (-0.33 - +0.33)

Gloyale has it. Wearing on the outside edges on the older Subies is from the toe being excessivly pointed in. Since we have positive camber on our car in stock form, it will wear the tires much faster with it being toed in. My advice, get an alignment done like, now. You can help it with using a tape measure but it will keep wearing them on the outside edges unless its set to where it needs to be.

My dad's a mailman! But he sits at the post office at the desk helping people, not delivering:-p Yup awesomness is what I want to achieve but there is always a fine line on the "mental" side from time to time:lol:

So I've been thinking again which can be bad in some cases but talking to a buddy of mine, he thought it'd be cool to make my car RHD using parts from the EJ front cut that I'm going to be getting (one of these days when money grows on trees again). So can anyone tell me how the EJ steering column compares to an EA82 column as far as length and how the universal joint in the column connects to the steering rack? I'm not too worried about the hole in the firewall and such since I know I'd have to modify the firewall on my car to match the donor car. Its just a wild idea that probabl will never happen but its just something I've been pondering for the past couple days in the back of my mind.

My current car http://www.cardomain.com/ride/2965335 My old RX http://www.cardomain.com/ride/2270073

The one you sold to me years ago? I know, I looked for it but never could find it....

Pull the bearings out and check to see if there's any discoloration or marks on them. If there is, replace but if not, repack and try it again. Basically a bearing pack is labor but the bearing replacement is kinda expensive. Did it on my RX and the bearing retailed at like $120:eek:

I'll make sure I have a day I have off to come down and hang out with Rob and his boys. I'll just make it while you're here though, lol:lol:

Ding ding ding. This is the key. EA81T power steering pump bracket with the EA82 pump on it. The bracket difference between the EA81T and the EA82 is the fact that the pump has to stick out to clear the timing belts where as, the EA81 has none.

Turbone's Brat has very similar rear end damage to it. Nice score though. Cheap Brats are always fun. I traded a '87 Justy for mine which is sitting in Wyoming currently:rolleyes:

I'll just make sure I don't go visit Austin anymore:lol:

I'm only going like 2" at most to give me some more fender room for wider tires. Gotta fit something bigger when the Brembos go on:-p

No crap son... So I figure this finally gives me an excuse to go widebody on it. I imagined doing the same thing after I did my widebody conversion and it made me wanna cry.

Nice yeah next time I'm down there, I'll make sure to swing by. I'm pretty sure I know where your shop is since I used to drive north of town on 99 a lot.

Unfortunatly Chris, there are many different ways to do EA82T builds, 5-lug conversions and so on. What makes then different is what parts people use but everyone goes off of the same basic list of part or modifications to do it. This is why there is no "one page" for it but numerous posts from people who "want" to do it. If you see most of my 5-lug tip responses, I always direct them into the USRM where I wrote (with Tex's help) the 5-lug conversion list. That is the basis for most of the converted Subarus on this board. Now there are different renditions to the 5-lug conversion that people have discovered like different EJ parts to use and so on but thats why I think we need to add it to the one already made, not try and start another 5-lug conversion thread. Also if we can keep it the same mostly between the few other old School Subaru boards, it will then help promote new discoveries with what can be done with the conversion. I'm all about promoting uniquness but when I get at least one PM a week asking about 5-lug conversion help and what works, I tell them to search the Retrofit forum and I hate telling people to do that. So Gary, if you want to get together on this, I'd be happy to help out and help get something together for everyone here and on the XT board.

The Potenzas wouldn't be too bad but they're not that good of tire to begin with, then add a couple years of them sitting around before I put them on and the rubber isn't as soft as they used to be. Well pics finally:rolleyes:

Ok so EVERYONE is on the same page, my car is technically NOT an RX BUT it is minus the EA82T. The whole drivetrain is from my old '89 RX so it has the RX gearbox, rear LSD, complete 5-lug conversion with XT6 swaybar up front and RX swaybar in the rear. Springs are the ebay Impreza coilovers and they are way stiffer then stock but I do have blown front struts (I <3 bounching:rolleyes: ). I also have WRX rims with the *eek* Potenza RE92s which I also factored being part of my problem. Tex, all I remember about the corner is the fact that is was sharp, with the guardrail on the left hand side of the road (outside of the corner). Matt and Art both know where it is:-\

Car isn't too bad, easily fixable (and thanks to homie hookups for possible bodyshop usage!) so I'm not too worried about it, just pissed at myself for havin it do that. Guess now is a great time to put my XT6 swaybar in the rear (which I've been waaaay to lazy to install). Tex, I was coming down N Castle Way and it was the 90 degree right hand turn like 30 seconds from Austin's house. I was hanging out with Austin, Art and Matt:-p

= my RX into a guardrail. :-\ So last night, leaving Austin's house, I was coming down a pretty twisty road in my RX. Going like 15mph cause it was real wet, dark, and I didn't know the road at all. Comin up to a right hand 90 degree turn (recommended speed was 15mph BTW), I was on the brakes, downshifted into second and my driver side front tire hit the center double yellow lines. Well the brake locked up and it decided to head right for the guardrail. Bumped the rail with the corner of my bumper on the driver side, took out the corner light, put a small dent in the fender and then the back whipped right into it so there's a crease running from above the LR tire to under the tailight (also busted the bottom of the tailight too). Then to top it all off, right after the rail ended (since I only slid like 5 feet along it) there was a huge ditch that I plummeted into. Got out of it thankfully to a driveway being 3 feet away from the front of my car but I also smoked my clutch quite a bit. Argh, time for widebody now I guess. Pics to come on my day off:dead:

I guess I'll pipe in here. Firstly Gary, there is a pretty exstensive list in the USRM http://www.ultimatesubaru.org/forum/showthread.php?t=50400 I think we should modify it when we need to but use the same information between here and the XT board to help keep everyone on the same page. Since the XT4 and the EA82 cars do not differ in the drivetrain portion, then it is safe to say that the information will work with either/or. If you need more information and other discoveries I've found/made, let me know and we can continue to work on this. I know there are people (like Numbchux) that have discovered suspension upgrades fo the cars but lets keep it strictly to a 5-lug conversion.