FJason80

down the hill as in Carson City/Reno or Sac?

i was trying to save money. My PS CV is gone. I have a perfectly fine 2.5rs front end laying around and figured it was worth a try. Is it pointless?

is this possible?

I found a FSM for the suby online, but it seems to be missing that section. How difficult is it to fix this? Do I have to open up the transmission, or is this fix more accessible. I would love to be able to fix this myself, if possible.

Yeah the clutch works, it engages and the car rolls freely. Can someone explain the shift fork to me?

I'm actually away at college now, but I'll ask my buddy to take a look. Hopefully it just needs a clutch job. thanks.

Well it starts and runs and drives fine in first. My buddy was driving it and he was just shifting into 2nd from 1st and nothing happened. It wasn't a harsh shift either. All the sudden the shift nob just came free and the car was stuck in first. I removed the rubber boot and the linkage is all there. It looks good under the car as well. I am afraid to go into the transmission but i think that might be the problem. If anyone can help it'd be greatly appreciated.

I can push in the clutch and the car will roll freely. I haven't tried rev matching to shift it. The shift nob moves freely between gears, but its like its not even connected to the tranny.

I have an 88GL 3 door, with an 88 EA82T out of a RX. It just got stuck in 1st gear and won't come out. The shifter linkage as far as I can tell is intact all the way into the tranny. Can anyone help?

Yep, just did some more research. Thanks.

The stock 88 GL uses a 4-100 bolt pattern correct? So would Toyota MR2 15" 4-100 rims with 195/50R-15 tires fit? Its a GL 3 door btw.

Thanks man! Yeah I know the PicknPull in Sparks, its HUGE. I'll check it out next time I'm home.

My mistake, this is the 1988 3 door GL, with a swapped engine (EA82T) from an 88' RX Thanks for the help, i'll check those out! Glad it's so cheap too!

First off an introduction. I have typically owned Land Cruisers, which are extremely easy to work on. My brother (twin actually) has a GC 2.5RS that is fairly modded. Hes got me hooked on Subarus, but I've always found the older ones cooler. I am a NOOB when it comes to turbos, I've only worked on NA vehicles. I just bought this suby for 400 bucks. It's got a swapped RX engine in it from the same year. A lot of ghetto mods have been done to the engine, including a Volvo intercooler. The thing hauls rump roast. I didn't even know Subaru made part time 4wd cars. Its got a dual transfer case too. I love it. Its got some problems though. I'm pretty sure the power steering pump is dead. Its leaking all over. Also I don't think the alternator is working. It needs to be jumped but after that it runs. Anyone know why it would be idling at around 1700 RPMs? I plan to turn this thing into a rallycross machine. I love it! Pics: Ill post some engine bay pics in a couple weeks when I'm back in Truckee! (i go to school in Santa Cruz)