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Made a homemade version, of sorts. There's an 1/0GA going from the battery to the chassis, then lots of 10GAs going from various points to the chassis (tranny, each head, the alt housing, a few other points). It's not quite the same as a typical grounding kit, but it's the same idea. Results? Inconclusive, but it can't hurt (and the wire was free!).

How on earth did I miss this thread? Happy belated birthday, Austin!

Another vote for Xtravisions. I run them in all 8 of my forward facing lights. They're a nice yellow-white and very intense, making them great for rainy conditions.

I good cutting board is pretty strong, but I'd still prefer to have some metal under there to protect the vital stuff. Maybe put cutting board on the surface of the metal to help it slide easier?

^ an excellent resource. However, since every tire is a little different (not all 205/65/14s are the exact same height, for example), I've just resorted to figuring out the difference myself. (New tire diameter / stock tire diameter) * indicated speed = actual speed So, my stock tires are 22.65" and the new ones are 24.5". 24.5 / 22.65 = 1.0816, an 8.16% difference. So, at 60 indicated MPH, I'm really going 64.9. When I go to 27" tires (27 / 22.65 = 1.1921 = 19.21% difference), 60 indicated will be 71.5 MPH. You can do the math with either diameter, radius, or circumference, the results are the same.

If no one is able to loan you one, Aurora Rents on 175th and Aurora has nice big engine hoists for rent, and they're cheap. Nice thing is, they collapse and will fit easily in the back of a Subaru.

It's relatively easy, in that most of the parts will bolt right up. I believe MorganM has done the conversion on his wagon. Sedan is similar. As far as cost, it just depends on how cheap you can get the parts. A junkyard transmission can be as cheap as $75, or you can do like me and have one cleaned and resealed and pay quite a bit more.

Free Subaru? I know exactly what you should do with it! Lift, D/R tranny, 4WD conversion, Swampers.

I use 185/70/14 Yokohama Guardex K2 F720s on my rig and I love them. The snow traction is incredible, and the give the rig a nice little lift.

Ooooh that's lame .... what kind of crap is taking out half an article for an imaginary sport?

You do realize, of course, that everyone who is asking for pictures is merely interested in your new creation and would like to see for themselves what it looks like. To take another individual's interest in your project as an insult is grossly misreading the situation. With the exception of Brumby Boy, who is obviously playing around, everyone in this thread has complimented your work, as well as asking for photographs of your accomplishment. Perhaps rather than yell at the people who are interested in your rig, you should reread the thread and attempt to glean out the intent of each post, rather than to simply hot-headedly react based on a bad mood and the initial impression from a glance across an individuals post. [/rant]

Hiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiii Jamie! Hopefully I can find a copy on a newsstand today.

Fifth.

Schucks and Autozone can get them, but they usually carry the Pyramid model, which I find quite unattractive. Go to your local stereo shop (Magnolia A/V is my recommendation, or Stereo Warehouse on 145th and Aurora) and get one, preferably a Metra or Best Kits. They should have it in stock. Speaker size in the EA82 varies based on year (IIRC), but 6.5" seems to be the most common. EDIT - oh, hey, since you're in Seattle, if you need a hand installing anything, I'd love to help. I spent quite a long time installing stereos professionally .

That would be Jamie Thomas, known as "Subie Gal" in the community. I'm proud to say I get to crew for her at races. She just took the overall win at the Treeline Rally in West Covina last weekend.

Suburb Service! ACK! NO! RUN AWAY! Trust me, look around the boards and see what people think about Suburb Service. Smart Service is the place to go, for sure.

Justys kick rump roast, I'd totally drive one! Anyhow, what you're talking about has been done a number of times in the VW community. A certain purple Corrado comes to mind, with a rear-engine VR6 turning the back axles. It, however, is still transverse mounted, since they just used the existing transmission/halfshalf setup to power the back instead of the front.

[sadness] Well, this kinda sucks, looks like I can't make it to the show. Jamie/Subiegal is running at a rally down in L.A., and since I'm on her service crew, she needs me down there. The wagon isn't ready anyway, so I guess I'll just have to go to WCSS8 :-\ ... [/sadness]

Ha! I knew you'd come back! Looks great!

Like Tim said, you need a dash kit for your car. Metra makes an excellent one (also rebadged under Best Kits and a couple other brand names), and you can get it at just about any stereo shop under the sun. Here's what it looks like:

It's tempting. And yes, it's the same thing as a catch can.

Mine is just filled up with coarse steel wool to catch the vapors. Soon enough, hopefully, I'll have the time to redesign it slightly to help direct the vapors through the filter media more. Although the catch can is indeed catching a lot of the oil vapor, I've noticed a bit in the exit tube.

Very nice RS - that color is wonderful!

The third pipe in the middle shows how full the can is. It's totally unnecessary, but it looks kinda neat.

Took the wagon through a semi-deep (2' or so) mud hole on Saturday, and now the interior is just downright disgusting. I got most of the mud out, but I can see why a lot of you guys don't use carpeting. For those of you who have no carpeting, how do you hide all the wiring that normally hides underneath? Anybody Rhino-lined their floors for better grip?