[HTi]Johnson

I've rebuilt every lifter, replaced the oil pump and seals. Ran seafoam, Marvel's Mystery oil, ATF, every grade of oil, many different brands of oil, and every oil filter I could find....still have the tick. I'm going to replace the block and tear into the old one and see if I can find an occlusion somewhere.

I agree. www.sjrlift.com is a great source for a very good looking lift. I don't think he provides extended brake lines and steering linkage. Those are pretty much the only things you'll need including the lift.

That's ok, it's a Honduh.

Very easy. Especially on ea82s. You'll need flywheel, clutch kit, pedal assembly, clutch cable, driveline, 3.9 rear diff, speedometer cable and maybe front axles. I don't think you'll ned front axles because I've done the same exact swap that you are looking into and didn't need to replace axles. You'd be glad you replaced it.

Was it a recovered stolen vehicle before you got to it with a "new ignition switch"? That's crazy that they interchage that far back. As for the fan going on and off...maybe it was a coincidence? I also say replace the ignition switch and see if the problems still occur.

+1. If it is an ea82, just 4 14mm(head) bolts that hold the bumper on.

Or your car could be like my RX. No matter what I do...MMO, SeaFoam, Risolone, or ATF...nothing makes it go away. I even took all the lifters apart and cleaned them. And replaced the oil pump too. I use Subaru oil filters. Full Synthetic, Synthetic blend, conventional oil. Mobil 1, Castrol, Penzoil, and Wal-Mart's super tech even. 10w-30, 20w-50, straight 30w are all things I've tried. So I hope I'm not a downer. I'm going to replace the engine and then take the ticking one completely apart and investigate. I think overheating had something to do with my ticking issue. I know the prior owner overheated it.

Awesome!

I use to make those units and sell them. I have one sitting around that I was going to put in my RX, harness is all ready to go and everything. I kinda got sidetracked... I'm going to try it again, soon.

You could get a MAF adapter for a later years Nissan and it bolts to the intake of an EA82...turbo. The SPFI make be different. I did that and put a cone filter on it. What ever you do, make sure that the MAF is supported from bouncing around...it'll destroy the element.

If you just put the engine in you'll be fine. If your putting the engine in the car with a standard transmission, just use the intake and sensors from that car...as for the most part the engines are the same.

Have you checked the procedure? Here's a good write up. http://ultimatesubaru.org/forum/showthread.php?t=50768

Back when I first started wheeling my Subarus, I never broke anything. But I have been lately...it's probably the fact that I know that I have a tow home with one of my friend's trucks and trailer. I do agree that not breaking anything is the goal and having to not worry about something breaking is great. But, sometimes stuff breaks and that's something that you need to think about and drive accordingly to. And, believe me, I don't have the money or time to keep replacing things. As for solid axles...I have an idea that might be able to fix that. Question: How much of an angle will a rear CV shaft work...if the angle was constant, not going more or less of an angle? I had an idea of completely housing the diff, axles, and spindles as one unit and having them pivoting on one point...with attachments to the torsion bar too.

Exactly. I love the looks on people's faces when they see, what they think is, a station wagon mobbin' down trails or across the sand dunes. Yes, you could go the route of a Toyota or something that was more meant to be offroaded, it may be fun. But not as much of a challenge. They have a bigger aftermarket support than our old Subarus do, so it makes modding your Subaru more a personal thing since you usually have to make the pieces yourself. The sense of accomplishment must be higher with a Subaru.

...have to split the block to get the cam out of an Ea81? Or is Haynes Manual lying to me again (which I hope it is)!?

...like this? I'm just working in the E.R. Lobby today, we're REALLY SLOW (dare I say that). Just pondering.

So, I'm bored out in my shop. I want to know what you guys would like to see on your Subarus. You know, custom things like light bars or maybe something you though up and just don't have the means to materialize it. PM me your ideas or post them here.

I believe that if you don't break something when you go out wheeling, you're not having fun. I blew up a welded rear diff last time I was out. I haven't taken it apart to see what went wrong. I also think that if you break something, it's just an excuse to make it stronger. In theory, once you replace everything that breaks with a stronger piece, nothing will break. But, finding out when the breaking stops is the hard part. I do understand the anger it brings to break something offroad, especially when it happens right in the beginning of your trip. But that's the challenge. The engineers didn't think that someone was going to get the great idea of lifting one of their wagons they designed. This may just be my view, but I always look at things and wonder how to make it better and breaking it is an easy way of doing this. Good day all, Justin.

I know the bumpers themselves are wider, as for the mounting points, I can't remember.

You have a PM mcBrat.

Private message sent.

Hello all. I'm going to be putting a 5speed in my RX and just want to know what all do I need from the donor car to make the diff lock switch work? Is there a way to make it work without chasing the wiring harness under the seats and behind the dash? Thanks for your input. -Justin.

Just great, another project for me to put on my list.

Well, too bad I live in Eugene. Take some pics and we can asses the material needed. I kinda feel like a road trip. I know how to weld, I used to get paid to do it at an iron shop... I may be willing to help out.

:eek:Why? I hope it wasn't just to fix the body. Because it should be easy to do with everything in, only a few pieces removed. Good luck though, do you have a welder?