DinoBite

MY 00 RS did this, and my 02 wrx does it now. Is it bad? It goes away after a minute or two, and it only occasionally occurs.

thats a good thing, be glad you have nice short gearing. They took it away from the wrx and I miss it. I like the economy of the wrx 5th gear but I wish I had gears 1-4 that my RS had. imprezas have clutch shudder. all of em. at some time or another, it happens. it should go away when the clutch has warmed up but if it doesnt then you are reaching the end of your clutch's service life. that is to say, you could keep using the clutch for a while but it will shudder. exedy makes the best clutch. its expensive. you can get an sti clutch for less, I think, if you have an enterprising local dealer. its made by exedy, actually, but it's cheaper than the exedy brand aftermarket clutch, or so I've heard.

i have read that household bleach does better than most motor oils in some of those unscientific tests you guys were talking about. I'd elaborate but that's all I can recall at the moment. Just pointing out how one can be decieved.

thems all good ideas! I would like a beater to drive about town to work and such. AND since its chopped I can carry around my beater honda elite80 scooter in the back.

well you can be sure it was not done by that company in germany. I am currently in Fresno, ca. The car is not in that great of shape. It is being stored uncovered, and it did just rain a few hours ago. I'm going to repaint and recarpet and I'm sure I can clean up the rest. I don't think rust is a big problem around here, but it's not exactly a sealed up car. I also found a fellow on sound domian who says he wants to chop his justy, so I am wondering what justy owners know about this. When you see more than one pickup conversion of a rare(ish) old car there must be some kind of pattern. There must be people on here who know a bit about why/how this is done. Thats my guess. I think 50 dollars is great, if only for the educational experience. Even if I never get it running!

hey everyone, i'm new. I like subarus very much and I owned a 2000 rs and now own a 02 wrx. I've been on i club and nasioc for a long time but I only just found this forum while researching the justy. I was jogging about in my neighborhood the other day when I sighted what I thought was a brat being stored behind a stained glass shop. I got closer and I realized that it was actually an 88 justy with a chopped roof. The rear seat is out, and theres no hatch. The roof ends behind the heads of the two front seats. It is a 4wd manual trans. I haven't talked to the owner yet but I talked to another guy who said the owner was probably never gonna do anything with it. So I'm thinking I'd love to fix this thing up. I read about the geo motor swap. Sounds promising. I could only find this regarding chopping the top off of a justy: http://www.subaru-club.com/subitech/justy/subarujusty1.htm Some german company that sells convertible kits. I think I'd need a rollbar to get some rigidity back. Given the car probably does not run and the state it's in I'm gussing I should pay no more than 300 dollars for it. Is this right? Any tidbits of advice or encouragement would be welcome. Thanks!