MorganM

I had to use the BFH and a big chizel to get mine out and back in. Pretty tight fit! Didn't replace, or even notice, an O ring there. No lifter ticking here !_!

1988 SPFI 2 WIN!!!1111:drunk:

Thats what the vehicle you towed the buggy with is for Tube buggies go places your wagon can't Don't get me wrong here tho; I LOVE wagons. My '88 GL wagon is prolly the coolest car I've owned yet IMHO. Yes... even more cool than the custom hotrod I had but I'm crazy like that LOL

Might unbolt from outside the cabin in the fender well? Just a guess.

It's all guesses untill you tear it down. I love tearing down blown up motors and finding out what happend. Hope you find a new core to work with soon!

Straight from the FSM to GravelRX's finger tips. This is how I did mine and it worked great!

How big are you going? Shouldnt need brake lines extended untill over 4" of lift. I had custom softlines done up at a brake shop / warehouse. The fittings are a common metric size so they had plenty on hand. The softline was about $20 / foot. About another $10 / line in hardware. Hardlines I buy at Fleet Farm. They have the correct size fittings and diameter hardlines in stock. As for sizing up what you need I just went in with an old male and female fitting from hardline to softline. Then just made sure what I was buying screwed in properly. Should be pretty easy to nab some from a junkyard

I put mine on the drive shaft tunnel. So I can quickly reach right back behind my e-brake and BAM I got a fire extinguisher. Anyone who plans on going to an ORV park or attending any offroad events must have one, it must be secured and easily obtainable for tech inspection.

Wal-Mart Liberator All Terrains. 235/75 R15 (28.9"x8.5") set of 4. $215 dismount, mount, balance, disposal of old tires. Great little tires and I'm happy. McBrat is correct though; he saw first hand how they fill up quick. They also clear out easy though if you can get some wheel spin up. I've taken them up some pretty seriouse terrain and they worked great. Wear on the highway is acceptable. They are built for a pickup truck so I'm barely working them

Coordinating things through Brett can be a pain. He's tough to get ahold of and responses are few and far between. I can tell you however he will stick to his word and you will get your lift kit. I would hold off on sending any money untill you do get ahold of him. This way he has a heads up on what you want, he can let you know what is turn around time will be, and you guys can work out the details. The lift kits are WELL WORTH THE WAIT!

Usualy by a third party if you want to maintain any control over it's spreading and multiplication!

Pretty clean car and welcome to the USMB. I like those mirrors

yeah thats one mean buggy! and OMG its ran off a FOUR CYLINDER with TIMING BELT and HYDROLIC LIFTERS :-p Someday I hope to build a real buggy. Not really for rock crawling just for more seriouse offroading. So expensive tho! Just tires, rims and bead locks are out of my budget

The big question to me: Is this your daily driver? I'm not an advocate for modifying your daily driver. Many people do it and I used to but it's simply not worth the headaches and stress IMHO. Now by modifications I"m talking things that actually effect engine performance or other driving characteristics. Striclty cosmetic mods; well sure that's not going to keep you from work on Monday If Bucky is just a great toy like my Subaru then I say GO FOR IT !_!

That wont necesarily get all the air out of a master cylinder if it went dry or air got up in the wrong places. I've tried it like described above several times and it simply didn't get all the air out. That's why I suggested bench bleeding it. How to bench bleed the master cylinder: Go to parts store and buy a short segement of the proper metric fitting hardline. Cut it in half so you now have 2 segements with a screw-in fitting at the end of each one. Slip over some rubber line on the end you cut and put on a clamp if it's not tight enough. Pop the cap off your resivour and make sure its full. Completly undo the hardlines from the master cylinder and move them slightly to the side. Screw in your new custom bleeder lines you just made and run the rubber hose end up into the resivour. Now get in the cabin and pump that pedal! All the way to the floor. If you used clear rubber line you can watch the air bubbles come and go. Eventually they will all be gone and youll be pumping pure fluid. If you didnt use clear line just pump it like 30 times It's really more easy than it sounds by description. Now it's possible to introduce air into the lines since you undid them from the MC. Simply bleed them in the normal cross directional pattern at the brake cylinders and you should be good to go! I HIGHLY recomend using Speed Bleeders for this part as they are the TRUE one man bleeding kit

Glad to have you aboard. The GL-10 is pretty tricked out and I think you'll love it when you get her rolling. My '88 GL wagon was my first 5speed also. Learned to drive it the day I bought it so it's pretty darn easy. The thing that really got me going quick was the fact that the previouse owner said "GET IN and lets GO!". So a few verbal commands later we were tearing off down the street! It's really easy once you are moving and I think you'll love it when you get the hang of it.

Wish I could have been there. I posted I couldnt make it there on MNSubaru.com. Had family bidness to attend :-\

My 88 GL wagon is the same way. I never noticed really untill I put big tires on and it was egagurated more. Havent noticed any odd wearing on my treads. Dunno that it's really anything to worry about cuz I sure aint :-p It's not your wheel bearings. Prolly worn out bushings if anything.

My KIA Rio breaks a 100 easily and often (dont tell my wife! )

Just say the words man and we can whip up some custom bumpers for those lights

Unbolt everything and put blocks between them when you bolt it all back up! :-p

What Subarutex had done was exactly the same thought I had about 'fixing' that issue. I don't play around on rocks and such hard surfaces so I havent bent mine yet. I did notice right away while putting them in that would be an issue. Putting in those little skids there should really help. Make sure they are tough enough to withstand you slaming them into rock!

Yeah I avoided that whole situation by just bringing in my rims with old tires on it. Then just don't answer any questions about what they are going on. Also don't bable on about how they are going on your Subaru or they might turn down service! As Brushbasher said it can be a liabilty thing and its just company policy... welcome to PC USA :-p

LOL good old Wal-Mart... I'm running the $50 Liberator All Terrains from Wal-Mart right now :cool: Hopefully I can afford some mud terrains for next year!

Only 225/70 R14? Dang man they look like my 235/75 R15 on film there! As for climbing with big tires... it works fine. I climb VERY steap stuff with 235/75 R15s and those are just about 29" tall. Once you are in 4lo its all good.