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Calebz! Glad to see you are still here. I remember you helping me out by phone when I blew the boot in the 86 GL on the cross-country trip. Tune up: Any recommendation on the best plug gaps to run? Should I leave the timing at factory spec? I need to get the ea81 manual, most of what I have is ea82 stuff. I have an excel hot coil left over from the 86. That should work on this one too right? Thanks.

Thanks, will def check the CV boots, I lost one on a cross country trip a couple of years back, had to go find a split-boot repair kit in TX. Will also check the CCV to the valve covers. Battery is toast, getting new one this weekend. Anything else?

After going a couple of years without an older Ru, I'm back with an 84 GL D/R Wagon. Purchased it from a friend who builds Porsche race cars in San Dimas, (he had it since 86), took me a year to convince him to let it go, (with the help of his wife). Real good shape, no rust, CA car, needs the usual cosmetic stuff but not bad. 275k on original engine, rebuilt carb about 2 yrs ago, mostly sitting since then. Engine still has great compression, runs very quiet, feels amazingly strong considering mileage. I'm excited! This will be my desert camping/ratpatrol car, as was the 86 Coupe, which I miss badly. OK, it's been a looooooong time since I had my 83 GL, and I don't remember too much about the ea81 quirks. Here's the advice I am looking for: 1. The car has been mostly sitting for a year and a half. I will immediately change out fluids. What else should I immediately do? Fuel filter? Carb cleaner? What fluids do you recommend for ea81's these days? (I do like to use the Marvelous Mystery Oil as additive for tank, tranny and block.) 2. SMOG: I will register the car in a few days, need to pass CA smog. The car passed last time no problems, but still I worry about it. Any pre-smog advice? 3. Preventive stuff and things to check on: I don't see any real leaks or obvious problems, but will give it a once-over to check wheel bearings, hoses, vacuum lines, brakes, etc. Any advice for particular problems to look for and check? What should the oil pressure read at idle and at cruise? 4. Anything else? Thanks guys. Can't wait to get started on the new desertrunner.

I was trying to lookup what the hp is....no luck yet.

If nobody here wants it, I may just try to make a deal on it. He's in my neck of the woods. It's the LAST thing I need right now, though!

Hey, all. I have not been on here much in quite a while, (my son now owns my GL Turbo Coupe) but I saw this thing for sale today, and thought for sure one of you on here would want it to play with...something Subaru you don't see every day: http://www.sellatonce.com/cgi-bin/auction/item.pl?item=26396 Looks to be an old golf cart motor, probably not in great shape, but a fun little project. Subaru go-kart anyone? Mods, if there is a better place for this post, pls move it. I no longer see the marketplace area.

I have not been on here for a long while; been sitting at a hospital in VA for a month with a needy 3 year old boy who developed pneumonia. Anyway I just got back, (he's recovering and will be ok), and felt this strong compulsion to check the board for the first time in a....long time. I'm just south of LA, and I have wheel bearings. I'd have driven up there in a flash to give them to you. I'm sorry I missed this. I hope everything worked out alright. I wish I could have helped.

Oh. I get it now. Just out of curiosity, what exactly are the differences between them?

CalebZ: Have you tried these guys yet for an ECU? They are not so great on price, but they tend to have anything you could need. http://www.subaruworld.com/ Marnix: Did you do the 9.5 min lap with the EA71 car, or the older red Turbo car? Either way, good driving.

Thanks for the new Vids, Marnix....nice. Tell us more about the white car in the Leone video. What model year is it? Turbo? That one is different from the Red Leone in the older Nurb vids. What ever happened to that one? Just curious.

....because he's listed on one of the Nurburgring lap time boards as having done a 9 min 30 sec lap in a Leone stated at roughly 130hp. That's some pretty respectable driving for a low hp not so light car with soft suspension. I think his first posted times were around 11 min, so he must have gotten in a lot of practice since the first time out. Or it could have been raining that day. It's a tough tough track when it's wet! C'mon Marnix, I wanna hear some Leone tales from the ring!

I finally got them to go thru as zip files. There are 2 vids, each in a sep email. Let me know if they play ok. Enjoy.

One of our email accounts is not letting the file transfer. Strange, cause it's only 3mb. I'm gonna try thru my yahoo acct now.....

I cant send it thru the board email mech. Pls send me your reg email address and I'll do it right away. twilder3@cox.net

I got it from Marnix' old site, it's an incar. I think there were more including out-car, but I cannot find the site anymore. Hopefully he'll come on and tell us where we can find 'em. Meantime, I'll try to email you the one I have, or if someone wants to host it (USMB gallery?) let me know where to email it.

No need to pull the axle, or the joint off. Put an oil pan or old towel under the joint area, and spray away with the degreaser. Be thorough. The cleanliness of the joint is the most important thing. Using a soft toothbrush in there helps too. Do not use a compressed air hose...it can damage the wheel bearings by blowing out their grease. One other thing: The metal clamp rings for the boots are a little finicky. I found that using one fat zip tie is much easier, and you get a more snug closure of the boots. Dont use the skinny zip ties unless you double them up.

Available from PEP Boys or your local chain. It is slit down one side for easy install, then you close the slit with screw fasteners. I had to repair a front boot during a trip recently, and this kit made it a ton easier than having to pull the axle. The Quikboot will last a long time, it's well made. Just inspect it every now and then. I recommend cleaning the joint itself very very thoroughly with carb cleaner or gunk, letting it dry overnight, then repacking the joint and installing the boot the next day. Good luck. Oh, make sure you get the right size boot; there are many. Have him look up the right part number for your car. 4wd/turbo is a bigger boot than non-turbo, etc.

Is this the same Marnix who had those cool pics and vids of an ea82 Leone on the Nurburgring a while back? Hey, welcome back. I was trying to find you for a while to get some more of those pics (for the collection) if you have any. Please email anything you may have.....my email is in my profile. Oh, and I was trying to find a way to get a european Leone badge from the rear of the car, from ea81 or 82. Any idea how to get such a thing?

Good luck.

If the GC8 strut tops are the same as on GDA/B, (and I'm not sure they are, but I think so), the orientation of the 3-bolt pattern is not the same as on the EA's. It looks like it could be redrilled to work with the GC/GD tops, though. The other potential problem is that the opening in the strut tower top is a bit smaller in the EA, but a dremmel could possibly solve that one, too. Removing the lip around the hole would prolly be enough, but that lip adds strength to the tower top, and it may not be a good thing to remove it. Even if all this could be done.....the camber plates for Impreza are pretty pricey, unless you are lucky enough to find some used. You can almost get an engine or tranny for what a new set costs. I think that's what Will was trying to get around by fabbing some up. Here is a pic of a Cusco camber plate for Impreza. I think this is the same one Will is using for a guide:cusco camber plates

I like the 72 hr plan. I'd pay $20 for that. Lemme find your "how to" post....

Lol, maybe even higher. If you are into oldschool scoobs of any kind though, including ea's, q/m times dont really matter much, do they?

There are some short promo vids on this page for a Canadian Justy rally Car, of the "Justy 'n Time" team. More still shots than action footage, but cool stuff if you like Justys. I think this car was a division winner in Quebec, or maybe even Nationally, in the P1 class. http://membres.lycos.fr/justyntime/

You'll figure it out. I know how bad you want it. I have confidence in you.

Doh. I get it now.....