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Ive never driven a stock EA81... Only an EA71 with a Hitachi carb... When I swapped to an EA81 and put a Weber 32/36 DGEV on it... I was shocked at how much get up and go it had.. I think youll mostly find that getting a Weber will be your best bet as tuning those Hitachis is a lot of work for little results.

Im jealous. Better be lots of pics to make me even more jealous... If you guys do another one, and Ned isnt injured, Ill take him along with ya guys...

the one on the oregon coast should still be available, Im thinking hes interested in it... Though we chatted for a bit (he knows my dad, so small world huh) and he really likes TheLoyale's SafariWagon (his Loyale) so if he doesnt snatch the oregon coast one up, he will probably look for a red one. EDIT: Refreshed the ad, and it was deleted bummer. Looked like a great scoob, but I will keep looking The first one was pretty sweet though. Id take it, but I already have a carbed model so Id just throw a Weber on it, lift it and have an offroad rig

True more problems, repairs, tickets, etc lol. And true again, it will come by at the right time. I kept getting crappy Subarus for too much money, and GD was helping me through them, but eventually said to just buy Ned, my current car, because he had no problems.

If Ned wasnt injured (tie-rods and wheel bearings) I would have put more effort into it, but it would have been tie-rods, wheel bearings, 2 front tires, alignment, gas + food etc I will try for next year though I NEED more Subaru meets lol.

Well HELLO SUBARU http://oregoncoast.craigslist.org/cto/2418011533.html This fit your needs?

Too bad this isnt an 88 or 89. I like it, but not for $2500 http://salem.craigslist.org/cto/2397096286.html

Oops, didnt see the previous post. Yea, 1500 for a car that is a mystery "run or not" is never good. And its an EA82T - turbo = more problems. Its also most likely a push-button 4X4. I would skip on it though, unless its pristine inside and out and could just take an engine swap, and even then I might give them 1/2 that.

Im assuming you wanna avoid the GL-10 since its push-button and an EA82T right?

Yea, I wouldnt be surprised if it was "slammed" by cutting the springs. I am keeping an eye out, since I get on Craigslist about 20x a day lol.

+1 Ive done this with GDs recommendation on my engine swap - EA71 to EA81 and we painted the oil pan Chevy Orange to see any leaks... Just saw that car yesterday and was looking it over, still not a drop of oil on that pan, guy says he hasnt lost a drop in 3 oil changes (9k miles)

No Loyales are push-button. I think thats part of the "luxury" because if I recall, all the GL-10s are push-button. I could be wrong, but all of them I have seen are push-button, my 92 Loyale was, my friends 86 GL-10 was etc. My 86 GL is a D/R though and I love it Yupp, not too far away, in the Hillsboro/Beaverton area. That red 89 GL thats "slammed" doesnt seem slammed but thats the only 88-89 GL Ive seen.

Yup D/R is Dual Range. Ill keep my eye out for an 88+ GL/Loyale with 5 Speed D/R, Im on craigslist constantly and I have a few peeps that see my old car all the time. Never hurts to ask... If you see a cherry looking one that isnt for sale, inquire about it... Thats how we got my old Loyale... My dad saw a guy go into the store and was looking at his Subaru, had 91k on it and my dad waited, then talked to the guy about it, saying he wanted one and could spend 1500 said "if I ever wanna sell it" and took my dads number. Guy sold it to him a day later for 1300. This was back in 2003 so the economy wasnt as crappy, but hey, you never know.

You gonna go for Push Button 4WD or D/R 4WD or just 2WD?

The EJ22 swap doesnt *SOUND* too difficult, I have never done it. There are quite a few write-ups on them, but it does get expensive if you dont do the work yourself. Thats another option. Get a high mileage cheap one, drop in a semi high mileage motor and rebuild the other one... Im sure you could get info on rebuilding the EA82s in Oregon, someone is bound to do it. Although you will hear that the EJ swap is a better bang for your buck

Wouldnt go dealer though. Its used, usually means no warranty and plus, they have to make their money somehow.

EA82s are great cars, a lot of people use them for offroading. My car has "low miles" - Ned has 172,444.4 (awesome huh) miles and hes a 1986 GL Sedan. Thats an average of less than 7k per year... Most people average about 10k+ per year. These motors are known for 200k+ miles. Hell, my Dads 85 DL that he passed onto me had 454k when he gave it to me and I sold it running and driving for $800 with 456k and a cracked windshield... Finding one with "low miles" as in <100k isnt going to be easy, but Im sure it does happen. If I were in your position though, I would look for one with ~ 150k-175k miles and just run it like you want to, if something breaks, fix it, do maintenance (I change my oil just about every 2300 miles so I know I keep up on mine) and youll probably see 250k out of it, and then if the engine blows, shucks buy another EA82 with ~ 170k miles, reseal it and drop it in. There is currently one on the motor that has 170k miles, needs complete reseal, 100 bucks. Not too shabby... OR Buy a high mileage subaru for cheap. Swap in an EJ22, have tons of power and a bulletproof motor. I believe theres a few members on here with over 300-350k on their EJ22s.

Might want to post in the New Generation forum...

Where are you located exactly? I believe GD was selling one and said he'd make them for people, would be worth asking him... The other thing is to ask someone near you to either let you use their grinder/belt sander or see if they will grind it down for you...

I know that ^ Thats why I posted the other link for some more information on the frankenmotor.. GD has some good posts in there. I wish it was that easy Even EJ25 to Frankenmotor isnt easy... let alone Ned to Frankenmotor (EA82-Frankenmotor)

http://www.ultimatesubaru.org/forum/showthread.php?t=118814&highlight=frankenmotor

I would suggest (like the others) you just replace your alternator. Dont rebuild the current one, and if you plan to run subs and an amp, it will destroy the alternator at night, or even during the day time if you run with headlights on. Therefore I would go with the Nissan Maxima alternator swap - GD has the write-up, let me see if I can find it... Here is Rick's (GeneralDisorder) write-up on the Nissan alternator (90 amp) http://www.ultimatesubaru.org/forum/showthread.php?t=100559 You can contact Rick as well to get anything covered that he hasnt mentioned, but it seems pretty straight forward...

Put EJ22 heads on it when you do the headgaskets Frankenmotors pop out about 180hp I believe. And all you have to do is swap the heads

There are many write-ups on the EJ swap too. Many that are VERY indepth. Ill see if I cant find a write-up for you... write-up: http://www.numbchuxconversions.com/Files/EA2EJ.pdf I pulled this from here: http://www.ultimatesubaru.org/forum/showthread.php?t=120746 My friend failed at going from EA82T-EJ22, basically wasted peoples time, but hope this write-up helps Best of luck and keep us updated.

Youll need the EJ-EA adapter plate, I believe its SJR that makes them... Username:Scott In Bellingham http://www.ultimatesubaru.org/forum/member.php?u=9463 I would start there.