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Think I have drill that day :-\ GD

Blue light is NOT better for visibility, and White is also not optimal. The Sun is more yellow, and your eyes were designed to see in that light. Study's have been done to this effect..... the blue and purple lights just look cool, nothing more. GD

NO car on the planet? I find that hard to believe - I mean I like SVX's too, but that's crazy talk. I'll take a '77 Lotus Esprit Turbo (White of course) over one...... or a Lancia Stratos.... I could come up with a dozen more I'm sure. All of which are sure to turn more heads than an SVX. GD

If you don't know about carbs...... install a Weber. Redline Weber sells a kit for your engine - kit number K730. I could help you install it if you like - much better low end torque, and way easier to tune. GD

.........:madder: You are a bad man. Please sell it to me BEFORE hitting trees. I have a thing for Gen 1's and would be saddened to see antother needlessly destroyed. It's not like they make them still ya know..... Seriously - I will buy it. Might have to make payments to you, but I'm well known on the board for paying on time. GD

Smack em..... just do it carefully. They are a press fit, and should be installed with a press.... but people have done it without. Not me - I usually get a good one from the JY, and toss it on. If'n I was to do it tho, I think that probably I would take it to a machine shop. It's hard enough getting the axle out and back in to have to bother with the bearings too. Make sure you pack em with grease very well, as they are difficult to repack later.... GD

79 Brat in Portland eh?? Just sell it to me, and your troubles will be over Black smoke..... could it be blue? White would be too rich, or burning coolant..... blue is oil. Black.... well - really dirty oil I'm thinking you have bigger probs than the carb. One easy solution would be to install a Weber - no more carb troubles then. GD

Actually - it sounds like maybe a bad front wheel bearing. These can make awful noises - something like someone trying to drown a cat...... Could be an axle too - the on gas / off gas nature of it sounds suspicously like an axle. Really there is no one answer - it could be none of these. You'll just have to rip it apart and find out. GD

She's right on the Ford PS whine - they make an awful racket. And they don't seem to have a problem with it. Seen em do that for 200k and not die. GD

With only 110 HP, even if you modified the engine quite a bit, the problem is that with 28" tires, your gearing won't be right - I'm afraid it will never be fast. Maybe if you drop in an EJ engine. She means acceleration right? That's a tall order with 28" tires man. GD

Matt's not THAT bad guys - he's got a bad rap because a couple people find him annoying - and everyone else just jumped on the bandwagon. I personally don't think he's that bad, just needs to work on the social skills a bit. I've met him on several occasions, and besides the whole Volvo thing, and a few odd personality flaws, I think he likes Subaru as much as any of us. He's young, as are most of the people in this thread (not you corky ), and he'll learn over time. Getting along with everyone is a *skill* - it has to be learned. I'm a pretty blunt guy, and that has put me in a few awkward situations in my life. I try to avoid that now if possible, and keep negative comments to myself if I can help it. It's a learning process, and it just takes some people longer than others. Oh - and welcome to the board Patti - your alight in my book - any woman that can put up with us Subaru nuts can't be that bad. And don't be so hard on Matt - be constructive, and help him learn what he's doing wrong. Either that, or beat him about the head and shoulders with a wrench. GD

The carter fuel pumps are good - summit racing has em for like $59 As for an oil pump - I don't see any need for a high volume pump. And there's only one on that page that's $109 - same part number for both turbo and non turbo. You would do better to get a new SOA oil pump and gaskets, and an oil cooler. Keeping the oil cool will keep it denser and give you greater pressure. The stock oil pumps are fine if the block is in good shape, and the seals on the pump are good. GD

The car I got all my 4WD parts from is still a daily driver for my good friend that I sold it too - has about 320,000 on it's EA81, and no sign of stopping. It's got lots of power too - runs better than my Brat that only has 129,000 GD

3rd gear syncro is dying - the only real fix is to rebuild the tranny, or to put in another. You can try Redline gear oil - it may help a little, but I wouldn't put any ATF in there - that's just asking for trouble. The lube is not the cause of your problem, syncro wear is the problem. GD

Oh yeah - I can smoke my 28" MT's in 2WD from 1st gear. I even got a chirp going into 2nd the other day..... GD

I buy loose quarts of Redline for $8 ($7.99 actually) a quart here at a place called discount import parts. Not cheap, but better than $12, and I don't have to buy a case to get that price..... No tax here either GD

Ah - I see. Yes, for crawling the 5 speed D/R is good. GD

I'm just saying that without a frame-up restoration of the car, the problems it will have cannot be fixed all at once. Sure - I won't have to do the Clutch for a while now in my wagon, but if I bought a newer car I probably wouldn't have had to do it at all. These things crop up over a period of time, and that can be frustrating to someone that doesn't work on the car themselves. GD

General rule is if your not mechanically inclined, go with the newest car with the fewest miles you can find for the price you want to pay. EA81's are great - they live a long time, but unfortunately, these cars are getting old, and old cars are not generally reliable. Mine give me little hints to this effect all the time. In the last month alone, I've done this to my wagon: Clutch Power Steering ilder Power Steering belt And this to my Brat: Exhaust leak - not fixed yet Bad Air Suction Valve - replaced Plugged off both Air Suction Valves Thermostat and gasket Alternator Belt Battery This is JUST the last month, and it's like this EVERY month. And I've got 2 cars that I split the mileage between fairly well. It's not that they aren't reliable, it's that they've been on the road for 20+ years. And the Alt on the Brat is going out. Now these are not cars with lots of miles - the wagon has 158k, and the Brat only has 128k. They are old, and just like old people, they require constant attention. EA82's are not going to be much better really - and they have the timing belt breakage every 60k or so. My vote is for a Legacy or an Impreza as well - they are newer, and you won't have to mess with them nearly as much. Also - your chances of finding a mechanic that can work on your car are greatly improved. Our old EA81's and EA82's are virtually unkown to the dealership, and getting to be a rarity on the road even. GD

My Weber runs fine - and I'll bet you $1000 that it starts and drives off quicker than your hitachi. But that's not the reason we use them - we use them because they flow better, and in the quest for moster low-end torque, you need that extra fuel and air - no way to get it with the hitachi. Also - it radically simplify's the emmisions systems (there are none), and allows easier mounting of things like snorkels, and manual choke's ect. Also - when it comes time to have it rebuilt, any shop around town can do it for $50. They really are a superior carb, and the reason you hear people trying to work out the bugs is because more and more people are switching all the time. There's always someone who has *just* completed the swap, and is having trouble getting his setup just right. Once you have them dialed in, they are AWSOME. Much better than the Hitachi. And when you start modifying things like the cam, and decking the heads, etc etc - you run into a wall with the Hitachi - it can't keep up with the demands of the engine, and becomes a real bottleneck. The Weber has no problem with engines up to 3.0L in size, and thus can be jetted correctly for a high performance EA81 to realize it's full potential. In this arena, there is no comparison because the Hitachi simply cannot keep up. Oh - and the sound they make is just too cool. GD

The front drivers side is like a 2.5"x3.5" - there's no direct replacement availible. The passenger side front is like a 3"x4.5" or some stupid thing - nothing for that either. Also - you can't use the factory wireing because it's common ground, so you'll have to rewire anyway. Might as well replace those crappy speaks with something else while your at it. I got some speakers that were close in size, and just MADE them fit - lots of work with a dremel - they are in, but it was a pain in the rump roast (talking about my Brat here). On my wagon, I just disconnected them, and put the tweeters on the A pillar, and the mids in the forward section of the door. Problem with the door speakers is they are really shallow, and anything you get that will fit in there is going to be deeper, so you'll have to space them out. The factory location is REALLY bad as it projects the sound right into the seats :-\ I built custom boxes and mounted them further forward after removing the map pockets. It's a pain to wire in decent stereos into these cars, but it can be done. Had my car ripped up for days doing this.... GD

Yep - it's been done. Quite a number of examples out there actually. I've seen pics of Gen 1 and 2 Brats with EJ swaps. Mudrat79 has an EJ engine in the beast..... There's also people with EA82's, EA82T's, and ER27's in Gen 2 Brat's. GD

Really depends on who you talk to. Some sites I've seen say 5 to 7 psi, and others say 2 to 3 psi. The stock carb fuel pump is not supposed to put out more than 2 psi acording to the FSM that Qman was reading when we looked it up. GD

It's not your speed selector - it's the resistor block. Grab one from a JY that isn't burned out. GD

You talking EA81 or EA82? It would be more work to try and fab something with the manifold than it would be to aquire a set of MPFI heads. GD