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OH and pick up a mig welder and make my own custom exhaust

So I have an 86 XT DL currently without motor. Stupidly clean car, zero rust. super nice. then I have an 89 XT GL 32k miles nice car but the more i look the more rust i find in different places, really fustrating. so my thoughts: while the motor is out of the 86 ill clean the engine bay and make it really nice, then take the perfect running EA82 n/a with spyder intake, swap it into the 86, in the mean time pick up a new clutch and get the flywheel lightened, then swap in the rear end from the 89 and leave the fwd 5 speed in the 86 untill i can find a 5spd 3.70 geared trans. go through and swap the best of both until I get one perfect car. like show room condition. You know I don't know what it is about the 86 but I could never part with the thing, it's like one of the family. my mechanical child:lol: soo whatcha think? I know the general answer will be EJ it, well i don't have the funds nor the resources for it. so i'd much rather keep the ea for just a fun car. a DD

AW DUDE! I HAVE FREAKING EJ18 ON MY BACK PORCH!! yea ive got a pulley for you. just tell me were to go. 5B and 295 is San Jose area which is where my gf works

yea i had a monte carlo that came from up north which after a while i stole the motor trans and rearend and junked the rest.

Man I feel bad for you northern guys. i have no patience for rust or things of the sort

from me for free. what pulley? EDIT: im an idiot. crank pulley. would a xt pulley work? it uses a grooved belt. im off tomorrow and the next day. ill try to find something

JACKSONVILLE!? I live there. btw how much rain are you hitting? its been like a non stop rain fest here. make sure to watch out for a blue xt with some gold enkies! lol

I personaly thought the paint comment was hilarious. I would of painted the valve covers yellow, then cam housing black then heads yellow and block black. and you would of had a bumble bee. or a hornet. then you could put decals that say HORNET and noone would get it. lol or perhaps that's a stupid idea. either way. good job on the build, looks good

well this might be on the back burner for a few years, starting full time college to get some credits to make up for my Good Enough Diploma and join the USMC. Semper Fi:grin:

WOW I am a complete idiot, I've wanted to touch up my wiper on my XT but never did because i didnt want to remove it. never thought of putting newspaper behind it. sometime I fail to see simple logic:banghead: AND SubaruJawn, sooo you take time to put some chrome letters on your grill but not to fix that HUUUUGE gap on the bumper? i realize it hit a deer? you said? but some zip ties will fix that right up:grin:

AH, that's the post i knew i wanted to comment on but forgot. yea i didnt figure that would last. wasnt that like exhaust tubing or similar?

what the hell happened?

such a downer GD, he never said he wanted to build a fast rally car:lol: but yea, sounds like either a tampered with rx or you meant XT and if you meant XT, it's a terrible platform and will take it away for you at no cost. lol i'd start sourcing XT6 hubs and what not for a 5 lug conversion and start saving/researching a EJ22 swap if your serious best of luck!

new pads all the way around on the 89, and i looked at the 86 set my ej22 computer in the glove box and walked away, lol i think that thing will be sitting there till it gets a little cooler outside

indeed. the 3.8 is a good motor but in a FWD application they are a pain to change the plugs! so still taking ideas. digging a 13b idea. but still not certain.

did you have the 3.8 turbo motor. cause those are sweet.

i could do a modified 4.3 gm motor, it would be shorter and easier to work with. turbine MIIIIGHT be overkill. lol

H1 V8 pricing 2.8 liter V8, approximately 400 hp. Engine is inclusive of hardware as described below.... $27,700:eek::eek::eek:

now this is just beyond cool. i thought about a motorcycle engine for a minute, but i just dont think it would have the torque to get the car moving. take a 1000cc inline 4 cocked sidewise with those 4 carbs ooohhh, it would look so cool.

AHHH new thought. I used to work for a guy that specialized in old VW engines. he offered me a oversized, dual carb, crazy motor. (and still owes me a paint job) im not sure of the HP numbers you can acheive from one of those motors but i think it would be cool.

i just see so many EJ convertions and EA rebuilds. i just want to be like "F you ive got a V8!" lol. kinda like a novelty car i suppose. who knows what ill do. i sure don't. all i know is i have a rust free 86 XT DL waiting for something.

dammit. so what else is there?

well the steering now has a manual rack, being a DL. so i image turning will be a PITA.

there will definatly not be a subaru trans in there. if the rear end wont take it ill tub the rear and go with a ford 9" i know there is more to it than dropping a motor and going. i was thinking subframe connectors, and as much bracing as possible. i can weld. should be fun. and realisticly i can find a motor and trans for cheaper than i can find one good subaru engine, and more than likely have it shipped to me. again im just throwing around the idea.

hmmmm....... eleven eh? I remember the first time i rode a street bike i pegged the trottle, looked down and saw 13,000 rpms and i was like:eek: