subyrally

holy crap, how did i miss this? happy belated b-day ed.

going to have the cookout wednesday afternoon. most likely around 4pm.

awww, isnt it purdy.

yeah, this is kinda a spur of the moment type thing, the frederick cook out will be later in the summer, i guess ill have to make the end of summer the official time for the frederick cookout. thanks for your concern man. i should be fine, i just hope it isnt lymphoma, not that im worried about surviving a form of cancer but i just cant imagine myself hairless. that would just be odd.

yup thats right, i have to go to the hospital next tuesday for a biopsy of a large chunk the docs found in my chest. i am thinking that after all is said and done, whether it turns out good or bad, i need to have a cookout. i think if anything, just having friends come out will go along way towards recovery and such. what do you all think? i think that we could have a bit of fun. maybe watch some movies or something after that. who knows, i just like to have fun.

disregard this post, i got the engine out and back in, im still having issues with the car though.

nifty, i think ill try that with my impreza once i start working agian.

hey will, couldnt you get a steering cooler to help the heat issue? i have seen em in a few different cars, i think that some nissans come with em. i think. now that i posted and then reread your post, i see that youve already though of that.

ive run fuzion tires, thay are ok, but for a few $ more per tire, id reccomend nitto nt450's they are probably the best tires ove run on either of my cars. i have em on my impreza nad my rx and they get great traction in everything from the dry, to gravel\dirt, to mud, rain and even snow. i love em, i really do.

nice. i think mine is meant to be a knock off of that one, but all i know is that its an ebay special.

nifty. what down pipe is that you are using? looks like it was extended in the same spot as mine.

does anyone in or around frederick maryland have an engine hoist i could barrow for a day or two?? i need to pull an engine and cant do it without a hoist. unfortunatly, i cant afford to buy one, i cant even afford to rent one right now. but i can break out the grill and burn up some eats. if anyone is willing to help out, please let me know, id like to try to get this car done as soon as i can. thanks in advance

hmmm, interesting, cant wait to see how well it all works out.

awyeah, thats the spot. that makes me happy. :banana:

acording to subaru, at least when i asked, there is no actual gasket for the oil pan. you can buy em aftermarket all day, but i think they used rtv sealant. at least from what a dealer out here and a couple shops told me. eh, always double check if you can.

nah, it was just the regular wrx scoop with a lot of bondo. i should know, its rusting peacefully in my shed:lol:

i have a hood with the 04 wrx hood scoop on it, but the hood is rusted to hell and i got bored with some spray paint so it looks like bad.i had it on the car for all of about a day or so, lol.

if i remember correctly, its pidly. like 185 or 158, or some patheric combination of those numbers. then again i might be wrong,just search around, there is a huge thread about the injuectos and their sizing and flow rates.

sweetness, i really cant wait to see it done. you gotta bring it down this way some time when its finished. i have many cookouts here in frederck md. you are always welcome to swing by. i look for any excuse to break out hte grill.

that is definatly one of the more interesting projects ive seen lately. i cant wait to see how it turns out. looks like it willbe a fun ride when its done, all i ask is that you put a large turbo in that thing and make it a runner. i know it can be done, ive seen some crazy merkurs out there.

i know that some stores do carry some cheap products, but for a store to tell you that they wont give you any money back for a defective product, that is just wrong and plain horrid customer service. at the store i used to work for, if some one ever brought back a defective part, it would be replaced with no questions asked, as long as it had documentation and there wasnt user error involved. i would suggest that you get in touch with their corperate office and file a complaint as well as put in a request for compinsation, talk to their customer relations people, they should point you in the right direction. good luck man, hope it all goes well.

hey gary, have you tried a chemical flush? prestone makes a product called zerex, or something like that. but they have three products, there are two cleaners, on is a quick flush and the other one is the heavy duty anti scaling cooling cleaner. then the third item is the system protector. it helps prevent scale build up and keeps the rest of the cooling systm in good shape longer. id try a normal flush first then go in after with the heavyduty cleaner, thenwhen you get it all together, add the protectant. its good stuff.

thanks will, that just reinforces my wanting to get a real lsd for my car when i get it back to life.

get an old school sedan or coupe, like the late 80's gl, dl, rx, loyale, ect. for $5000 you can get the car and do a wrx engine swap and five lug conversion. they out handle imprezas and seem to just be more fun all in all. i personally have more fun when my 86 rx uis running than i usually do in my 2000 impreza rs. then again, the rx is also turbo, so that only makes it a lot more fun.

havent played with phantom grips yet, how well do they work? how well do they hold up? and would it be worth it to go with that or just get an actual lsd?