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Welcome Carl! Cheers Bennie

Front seats - there’s a button on one of the base plates the head rest slides into. Press on this and pull the head rest out. Rear seats (wagon) - same mechanism, but it could be on the underside of the back of the seat in the cargo/luggage area - I can’t remember exactly though. I hope this helps! Cheers Bennie

It could be the actuator diaphragm that’s leaking. To me, this is the harder part to get. Permanent 4wd use won’t be nice on engine and gearbox mounts, drive shafts, tyres and the body overall. You will accelerate wear on all of these items. Cheers Bennie

Both solenoids have the little atmospheric hat on one end. The other end goes to the diaphragm actuator. Then there’s a vacuum in hose line too. Cheers Bennie

Geez mate, not good! Glad to hear you walked away from it. Make sure you get yourself checked out for any neck or back injuries that haven’t surfaced yet. All the best and I hope they catch the mongrel(s)! Cheers Bennie

Dunno that you can get them new. But the single range part time L’s use the same setup. They could be a good source of parts. The other option is to retro fit a set of vacuum actuators from a Pajero Montero/Shogun/Pajero Gen 3 to 4. The front diff actuators on these use a very similar set of vacuum solenoids that could be made to work the way you need them to. Like this: https://www.ebay.com.au/itm/MR430381-MB937731-Vacuum-Switch-Solenoid-Valve-FOR-Mitsubishi-Pajero-L200-L300/143290382011?fits=Model%3APajero&_trkparms=ispr%3D1&hash=item215cc5b6bb:g:svcAAOSw7QVc~1Lj if you can’t find it, eBay search Pajero vacuum and you should find something very similar to what’s on your strut tower. Cheers Bennie

This part fell into the bell housing area on my sister’s Gen3. Dunno how that happened. I found the shaved down remains when I had the engine pulled for HGs... Cheers Bennie

Yep. One access port behind the flywheel is held in with some countersunk Phillips head bolts. The best way to get these out is with an impact driver. Cheers Bennie

Hey Jeszek, I haven’t read this thread before now. Awesome story with the car. Same head gasket?? Like ccrinc, it was sad to read you were about to embark on a real milestone drive with your father but then he unexpectedly passed away. While you may feel empty and sad that he’s not there, remember all the good times you shared together with him and as a family travelling around in the car. We have a kind of similar story in terms of age of ownership of a vehicle - it’s a 1929 Chevrolet six cylinder tourer. Dad built it with his brother in their late teens. It’s been registered ever since and would be on 50 years of continual registration since the late 60’s or the early 70’s. We’re currently looking for a head gasket solution for it... As for your fuse box issue, do you have a solution yet? Got any pics of the fuse panel with some dimensions? Cheers Bennie

I like your style @turboguzzi Cheers Bennie

EA81 turbo fuel tank will certainly have the internal baffles. Your ingredients for your build have been done time and time again (MY body, EJ22, EA82 5speed box). The trick in your build will be choosing a lift and tyre size that isn’t too tall (tyres mainly), then doing the wiring right as Numbchux mentioned. Cheers Bennie

Same windscreen as the ‘84 GL. Can you get the one you found shipped? We can still get them new in Australia. O’Briens glass replaced mine last year. If the one is through a glass company, see if they can ship it and fit it! Cheers Bennie

If you have a tin plate you might be able to do it. If you have the cast alloy plate, you’ll need the countersunk screws to make it all work with flywheel clearances etc. Cheers Bennie

Nah he’s still building it between work and uni if he hasn’t graduated already from what I know. The body work is a master piece in the flesh. Photos just don’t do it justice! Cheers Bennie

Silverbullet has it done ages ago. Scroll down to the pic of the twins on the engine with the dirty alternator and you’ll see his trigger wheel on the crank pulley and the sensor mounted off the old dizzy hole using a plate. https://ausubaru.com.au/viewtopic.php?f=68&t=25427&start=165 there might be details of this setup earlier in the thread that I may have missed. Cheers Bennie

So it was a fuse issue? They’re the best ones to have when they’re not reoccurring on a regular basis! Cheers Bennie

Probably a bearing issue. Does it ever slip out of gear when crushing? Is there a gear that’s hard to get into? Was the oil dirty looking? And how much came out roughly? Loads of oil can remain in the gearbox after it’s drained. My guess is that it’s an upper shaft bearing. The wa-wa-wa noise you’re hearing could be the bearing rotating or a particular gear rotating. I’m guessing it changes with revs too. This to me points to a bearing issue for sure. That piece you found looks to be cast. The only things I can think that are cast inside the gearbox is the front diff (open), lower shaft rear bearing plate, the gear selector shaft, selector fork shafts and possibly the centre diff. Still, I can’t pin point exactly where it came from. Replacement box is probably best for least amount of downtime on the vehicle. Splitting the box has the most educational value And don’t worry, if you can work on everything motorcycle, you’ll be right with the “big” (but small by comparison to other) gearboxes! Cheers Bennie

So how many car spaces did you have before you realised you needed to stop? Cheers Bennie

Wasted?? WASTED?! Say what?? You mean you made a great decision to read all of this thread! Kudos to you, it’s pretty huge now! As for the Loyale - you’ll like the stitch welding! It really stiffens up the body of the vehicle nicely. You can also do the rally mods with the floor plates and the triangulation from the A pillar across to the strut tower inside the front guards. Have fun! Start another thread for us to “waste” more time reading about Cheers Bennie

Google EJ22. Best performance part for these vehicles! Best of luck finding those parts. By the time you’ve found and paid for them you could have an EJ22 conversion done easy! It’s the best way to deal with NLA parts - upgrade to a newer engine Cheers Bennie

Well you know how to even that out! Cheers Bennie

Waaaa-hhhaaaatttt??? That’s crazy!

Airbox to the side or airbox centred on top of the engine? If centred on top of the engine, it’s a carb. If on the RHS of the vehicle it’s EFI. Single port or multi port it doesn’t really matter. Cheers Bennie

Congrats mate! Now drive like an oldie with five car spaces between you and the car in front Cheers Bennie

Now you have adjustable cam timing! Cheers Bennie