Flowmastered87GL

I am 80% sure I can come... still need to get the time off approved. May end up getting there saturday afternoon. Depends on how freight is supposed to be then.

That is the definite advantage of this place... there are plenty of gentle dirt roads to cruise around on if you dont feel like muddin' or crawling over gnarly rocks or narrow trails. A dirt forest service road is as dirty as the baja is going to get still.

also, pull the outer covers and make sure the new belts havnt jumped or broken. Its a free thing to check and doesnt take long.

half the time when I tear open a clutch housing those little clips are missing or broken. The car drove more or less fine before. However.... its worth the few bucks to get 2 new ones at the dealer before putting it all back together. Dont try and make one out of a paperclip... just spend the money

kinda sad that you arent making your lifts anymore... they were really nice (not knocking the other guys who make em though) Its like one of the things to do to a subaru before you die. - Install a PK lift - Own a brat - Change head gaskets on EA82T (or EJ25) and so on...

i have had a u joint go out in the driveshaft to the rear diff... not fun... it vibrated somewhat like what you said.

I'll give you $400 for it (think about it... double your money for nothing!) Sweet find though

looks like it only has the single range tranny though :-\ (those who had em new back in the day knows SOME stompers had a high and a low setting) Still always fun to find these

For those that dont wheel (I know the baja wont see any "trails") There is still stuff to do. Like was said earlier, most people are open to having passengers, if you dont ride along with someone else there are plenty of dirt roads to explore at low speeds in stock rigs, or just socialization / cooking / eating / drinking at the campsite, or once it gets dark joining the 6 star club I am sure I would have fun if I spent 2 days there and never even saw a trail (as long as there were people floating around to talk to endlessly about subarus)

My opinion, keep it west of the mountains. Somewhere north of vancouver, but south of say Mt Vernon (ya I know thats like a 220 mile stretch)

the main things I would be concerned with is if the service is up to date (60 and 90k services) It WILL likely need a major tuneup at 120K which is close. Also rust... just how bad is it (not an issue on my side of the country, but we rarely use salt)

My GL had something somewhat similar to this happen. This is what it was for me: I went to start the car one day. Once it started the horn sounded and wouldnt stop. I had to pull the headlights to find the problem. The wiring to the horns had rubbed through and was touching the body metal and grounding to it. So it had chafed for the last 230k or so (at the time) and starting it that day was enough to finally tear through. I cut out the bad section, spliced in fresh wire and insulated the connections.

I would agree... $50 (plus or minus $50) is generally the going rate around here (so free if you get lucky to 100 maybe if you paid a bit too much)

Sure, sitting on the tailgate of my Baja downing beers

Tell us more info and I am sure any one of 100 of us would come and buy the temptation out from under you

once you move them, just leave em that way til the light comes on again (if ever) then switch it back at that point. I dont think that the light on these was ever actually tied to the valve... i have heard many times that it was just tied to the mileage.

Looks sweet... from the early pics I was afraid the front axle was going to be too far forward.... but it looks perfect

I used krylon gloss black on both my GL and my legacy. Sand the parts (be it wiper arms which you remove first) or pillars and trim which you just mask off, prime them, then paint them with a couple of light smooth coats.

if the car is still drivable and you think you could nurse it down to portland. Try calling Richie at Superior Import Repair here in portland. I dont know what he charges for a head gasket off the top of my head, but a friend of mine had her outback done there and it was less than that. www.fixmysuby.com is their website (contact info there) He goes by Richierich on the board. (Richie is the owners name) They are more about making customers happy than bending people over like a dealership will try to do.

so like another HPSS PS thats me on the far right of the back row in the picture above. No comment about the person next to me....

i'm sure you could make it ok for under $1000, but that particular car is probably not worth it. yes the mileage is low, but it still probably could use timing belts and a water pump just due to age. plus it has some rust and needs the body work. and its a DL and auto... dont get me started on how bad the 3 speed autos are

welcome wow you are out there... I deliver freight in oregon and washington and had never heard of your town. Its a long drive to pullman area :-\ PS very creative street names in your town

Given how much you drive... wait for the diesel crazy good MPG and a 6 speed manual cant be wrong

When I broke em on my brat I think I just pulled the heads and had a machine shop extract them.... put in new head gaskets while I was at it... 1 less thing to blow later on a 20 year old engine :-\

sounds so good... gives me chills \ I want one (as iits what I wish my GL had always been)