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Well I'm at 112k now. The EJ I got to drop in has new headgaskets installed, gotta reassemble the engine now. Put my old front bumper from my 87 GL (damn I miss that car) on today. Much nicer look. Also installed the fender liners the previous owner removed, put on the skid plate from my old 87, rebalanced and rotated the tires. Gotta get my old 87s instrument cluster up to 112k with a drill and then I'll be swapping that in so I have oil pressure and amp gauges. Can't wait to get that EJ in.

Have fun! Boxer engines look like coffee tables when the intake is off and the motor is on an engine stand. If you ever go for different rims, keep me in mind with those! ????

Got some stuff I've been procrastinating with done on the tin can finally. Put the 87 GL bumper on Tuesday replace the stock (faded, scarred) Loyale bumper. Glad they interchange. Last bolt had to start spinning the (no longer) captive nut so I had to weld it back in place. It's done though. Also threw on the skid plate from the GL onto him, reinstalled the inner fender liners the PO had removed, and rebalanced and rotated the tires! Now all that's left is to swap out the Loyale cluster for the one from the GL with the oil and amp gauges. Gotta match the odometer first though. Then finally get that EJ in there. Put the heads back in that today, too!

Will, you should post this in the historic forums, more ea81 in there.

That is beautiful. I love how they predict the trans temp light coming on. It's not an "if" the light comes on, it's "when" lol. Back on track though, now that we have that all sorted out, details and such, just seeing if the wheels spin when it's in the air isn't the best way to tell if it's working or not. Does this car have a diff lock?

And it's gone. Oh well. Never did give it a tune up or even changed it's oil. Good car. Sad to see it go.

DL had spfi motor? Either way is your only problem bad fuel economy?

Are we absolutely positive this is a 4eat transmission we're talking about? Those were fairly rare transmissions to have in these cars. Can we get a pic of your gear shift?

I wonder if there's anyway you can bolt on a carb intake and carburetor just to drive it home..

Gator grip brake lines repair.

Look up Gator grips.

This is interesting. You guys we bored on NYE huh! Haha. Honestly though, this is very intriguing to follow. Wish I could help but I'm enjoying the thread!

Needs more tomato sauce.

DEFINITELY clean the terminals, battery posts, make sure they're good and tight. I'd throw a battery charger or jump pack on while trying again as well.

Straight from owners manual: Capacity:fwd 6.0 quarts Dex 2 AWD 6.4 quarts Dex 2 Refill after drain: add 2 quarts, check and fill accordingly.

Ok, number one, leave the car off, wheels in the air (tires still on), no emergency brake, car in neutral. Grab a tire, give it a spin. If you can't turn the wheel, you have a problem. If you can, good. Next; Sit in front of one wheel, grab it with both hands, one at 3 o clock, one at 9 o clock. Now push with one hand as you pull with the other, gently. Do that Back and forth (alternating push/pull hands). Do this in a fashion that you're not using enough force to actually make the wheel turn, but do it firmly. There should be no rocking, no play. Do the same thing again but with your hands at 6 and 12o clock. (Be mindful for the brief time your fingers are underneath that tire though) Once again there should be no play.

When did it last run? Do you know?

I should rephrase that. The auto isn't great. It's just... Not problematic really lol

If I were you, I think my first project would be trying to convert it to a 5 speed. The auto is great but shifting is fun.

They're pretty capable in the snow even in 2wd due to the weight of the motor being directly over the drive wheels. 4wd swap is pretty straightforward, but a little involved. That's got a 3 speed auto. Don't be concerned about it revving up to about 3,800rpms at 65-70mph. These things can rev to the moon and back and I've personally logged over 30,000 miles on the automatic. Most of them highway miles. I try to keep it right at 4k rpms but I've cruised for a bit with it spinning at close to 5k. These engines are bulletproof.

I know what everybody says is the right way to do it and I'm not saying I disagree, but; I slapped in a maxima alt four years ago and did nothing else. Running fogs and 1000 watt amp, I've yet to burn out a fusible link or anything else for that matter...

Pretty sure the 4 or the 5 refers to auto or manual trans. So, so long as you're not getting parts pertaining to the trans, it doesn't matter which one they put.

Alright man, it's been just about a year now. How many pictures are you taking!?

My boss has basically snap on everything. I have garbage tools because I'm just starting out. To be honest though, the only snap on tools of his that I do really like are the wrenches. The open ended wrenches serrated precision grip are unreal. Personally, I'm leaning towards MAC Tools to start building up a quality set with.

I use a DeWalt impact every day at work. When somebody else has the DeWalt,i use the snap on. Then, after the snap on fails to get the job done, I go get the DeWalt. So yeah, go DeWalt.