ivans imports

99-01 legacy / impreza

Check thrust bearings for play

The heads warp from center out mostly on middle were ex is they were trying to prevent this. The ex part of head gets hotter and more likely to come loose

Found out this cool swap was able to use Ea 81 head studs in my 1.2 justy fit perfect and was way better to line up gasket and head. Was room for the 17 mm nuts and I think it will help prevent headgasket failure on turbo justy. Also at same time opened up chamber in head to drop ratio. Works good no more ping at 7 psi

Fit 35's onto the buggy gives me 17.5 inch's ground clearance and tires are 34 inch's apart

head gaskets

One small note we remove the soiliniod and valves from awd and run direct line press to it give me locked awd replace all of it with one small tube.

I use a tiny bit of vasoline or light grease allows it to come off without tearing

Check main engine ground on intake and power supply on bottom side of under hood fuse box also cam senser

whoops on newer on old one is just above heater coolant valve

3 inch from blower motor

conti belt junk to hard of rubber oem or gates

+1 4eat love that trans for offroader

people always call my buggy a side by side drives me nuts[ it's a Subaru people ] anyway get one made want to see it I think the justy running gear's are the lightest

Change the blower resistor is next to fan held in with 2 screws and has 4 wire plugin

I used 98 outback struts all the way round had to also use the rear trailing arm front holding bracket. The rear strut mount holes had to be sloted slightly gave me a good 2 inch. I also added ej22turbo front x member / engine and a high low 5 speed just for fun and twin Ebrakes on for each side

I live a cell phone free life so no ability to post pic's matt did put one of the 80 brat with 16's on this thread

head gaskets

Headgasket's have 4 booked next week all same rads do not go bad often but headgaskets do every day

The trick to the rails is the have to be together when you put the middle shaft thru then can put 2nd shaft in then snaprings and pin a bit of sticky grease will keep ball's / detents in place

Install a 1/4 inch washer between the reverse idler and case on front side of gear will prevent reverse kickout

I have a 77 wagon with only 22000 kms for parts will look at the dr rubbers

had this on forester other day a new sender unit fixed it

all summer driving brat around no problems gets looks like crazy loving the 16's

Check wire harness at bottom side of fuse box for corroded wires