rat fink

I just checked most of the fuses I could find. I haven't found a bad one yet.

Wow, this has certainly been a labor of love. I'm blown away.

I was jump starting our EJ22 Legacy a few weeks ago since it has been in storage for a while, when I mistakenly connected reversed the jumper cables attaching them to the battery. The car made an audible pop, and I pulled them off immediately, but it was too late. No amount charging seemed to bring it up speed. Later, I took the battery back to Autozone to have it tested. They gave it a clean bill of health. When I went to install it in the car, it still didn't start, but the door buzzer now worked. So, I tried a few other batteries that tested good and they didn't work. I tried jumping, too (the right way this time), but no success. Now, the electrical seems to be half dead. Here's what I checked: - power door locks (works) - door buzzer (works) - power windows (doesn't work) - power mirrors (doesn't work) - air/blower (doesn't work) - all exterior lights (doesn't work) - radio (doesn't work) - instrument panel (doesn't work) - starter (doesn't work) I'm thinking it might be some fuse(s) (still checking on that), but do any other ideas come to mind? There's no obvious damage that I have found yet. Thank you for your help.

I'm in love with that 73 DL!

Not bad. Are those wheels the stock ones?

Is that a Mercury Sable? That's it, I'm hauling that Taurus wagon to the junkyard first thing next week!

This is terrible! I'm so sorry for you loss.

I had long drawn out thoughtful reply that seems to have gotten deleted so here is a synopsis in no particular order: - BMW E30 (80's) 3 series cars - 79-93 Ford Mustang - Volvo 200/700 series - Toyota Celica/Supra - Nissan 240SX/300ZX - Mazda RX-7 (80's or 90's FD)

Wow, this project is incredible! I have the same basic plan for my 78 BRAT. I wonder what kind of compatibility differences there are trying to do it with a gen 1?

I had tuirn downs on my Camaro for a while. We kept getting light headed at stoplights, so I started running them whenever the opportunity presented itself. Those were the days!

What about the EA71 head studs?

Sweet.

The car looks hot, although I am hoping that it's not fated to be a off road vehicle after all that.

Here's a good candidate:

...but not for any other reason.

That's a nice build! I love it someone does the neccessary modifications to make an engine more efficient rather than writing it off because it's not the most powerful engine of the the line. Being a swap junkie I wouldn't know anything about that, but it's nice all the same.

This is my towing rig. I'm pretty fond of it.

My truck is still registered in Reno. It only costs $30 there as opposed to $290 in Cali.

To help build some momentum, I will post my dead stock BRAT: Can anybody top it?

I hope that barn is the "garage"!

No, there's two of us, but truthfully I like where it is, I just want less sprung weight and stiffer suspension.

I'd be careful, cops here go extra hard on out of state plates. In boring towns cops will pick a random car and tail it for a few miles until they either se something amiss or you get so nervous that you make a mistake. The more squemish you are, the more likely you will have multiple citations. They ask you questions to trick you into admitting that you have been there for a while which carries some stiff penalties.

Going off this thread: http://www.ultimatesubaru.org/forum/showthread.php?t=93323 I think it would be cool to see what people have done with their EA71 style cars. Pre EA71 cars are also allowed. So let's see 'em!

Ah, I wish still lived in Reno/Sparks just for this. I moved back to So Cal at the beginning of this year. :-\

Picked up mine today for $200. It's a 78.