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Agreed - and I don't think he'll be happy with an EA81 either. Just too difficult for him to "rice". But then - we don't use them for that do we? If you want to "rice" it, put an EJ22T in there. Course - you wouldn't have to do any mods to that engine really, as it's got all the power you need for that little hatch. Would get you in a lot of trouble man. GD

NEGATIVE - the justy engine (which came as a 1.0L and a 1.2L depending on US / Japanese models), is a Fuji engine. It is similar only in that it has three cylinders. The justy motor is a SOHC with 3 valves per cylinder making it a 9 valve engine. The Geo motor (Suzuki swift, Chevy sprint - same thing), was a 1.0L SOHC with (I think) 2 valves per cylinder, and they never made a 1.2L version. They had a 1.3L Geo, but that was a 4 cylinder, and comletely different. It will not bolt up, they are completely different. Oh - and there was a turbo justy for a couple years I think..... Subaru took a 1.0L justy, and got 125 HP from it. It still hold the record (which it set in '87) for the 1.0L class at bonneville.... GD

You can get one from a junk yard, or get one from the dealer for about $17, and change the guts out with yours..... GD

most (not all) subaru engines with timing belts are still non-interferance...... the EA82 is one of them. GD

It's a 2WD - that explains the chrome bumper - mine had that. If you take a look at my image gallery, you will see. They did a lot of wierd things. It could still be that you are correct, and the 2 square style went out after 84. I don't know, but I thought that was a standard DL thing. Your probably right, just a year off is all. GD

Damn! Damn! Damn! Why don't I have my car and tires yet??????? AAAHHHHHHH! I get the car back Monday........ by the next weekend I should have the money for tires...... I'll be ready before the christmas tree runs! GD

Here is one from the 84 brochure in the image gallery..... http://usmb.net/gallery/album77/1984_i GD

Yeah man - get it as cheap as you can - maybe offer him payments like you were saying. Let him keep the car till you have payed for it completely. Oh - and have $100 cash to sweeten the deal for him - $100 cash, you keep the car, and I'll pay you the rest within the month. He won't be able to say no.... GD

That's exactly what I thought when I saw it - if it isn't, then it sure is awful close to what a bushman looks like. I'm with Jerry on this one till we discover otherwise - Bushman without the hoops. GD

They have no idea what your doing, or how much fun you will have. I did one of these (EA81, but still....) all by myself, and I still had fun doing it. I had to have help putting the rear end in, and putting in the tranny's, but only because I was using jack stands and didn't have a proper lift, or a jack with a large flat surface on it. If I had a proper lift, and a transmission jack, I could have done everything myself with no problem at all. GD

Even if it were made in 83 - lots of 84 models would have been. The car year always starts before the actual year does, and in order to get them here for that, they would have had to produce them a month before that date to ship them and all. 83 manufacture date just means it was made in 83, not that's it's an 83 model. Also - the previous owner to me bought it brand new, and had the original WA state title stating that it was an 84. Now - maybe the dealership ripped them off and sold them an 83 as an 84, but I find that unlikely, and I can't imagine the title people would have screwed that one up. It just doesn't make sense for the title to be wrong - especially since this was the original title.... GD

I would have to check on the door tag - it was titled as an 84 though. I don't have the car anymore, but it will be here in my driveway tommarow for an axle job, so I'll take a look then. GD

2 square - there's pics in the gallery.... GD

I had an 84 DL 4WD wagon with 2 headlights. GD

White sticker? Mine is gold - weird. Your engine was probably replaced at some point with a newer one. To my knowledge a 4 speed manual from 84 should be solid lifters. But the hydro lifters (on the EA81's anyway) seem to be better (slightly more HP), and I've never heard of one ticking like the EA82's. GD

Yeah - everything you have talked about has been done. It's VERY expensive because unlike the honda's, Subaru's are not popular with that crowd. The Aircraft guys have gotten around 200 HP from the EA81 with no trouble at all, but the parts are expensive since they have not been mass produced. Beleive me, it would be cheaper and easier to drop an EJ22T into your car, than to try and get 180 HP from an EA81. The EJ22T's are readily availible, tested, and proven to last a long time producing the HP you desire. The conversion has been done, and you would end up with a 5 speed AWD car that would smoke just about anything (except new Subaru's, hehe). Get a wrecked turbo legacy as a donor, and forget about the EA81 if you want power. Also - if you did by some method get 200 HP from an EA81, you would blow the tranny in now time, and the clutch couldn't handle anywhere near that. The tranny weakness cannot be overcome, and you would have to switch to an EJ tranny - which won't bolt to the EA81 anyway, so your back to the EJ22T again.... I thought that the DL's didn't have the four light setup? Maybe it's a 2WD trim thing.... GD

huh - I guess if the EA81 can have them, then there's really no reason the EA71 can't - thanks for the heads up Mick! GD

That car came from the factory with an EA81 - no doubt about it. If you have an EA71, then the car has been mucked with by someone. It's got 4 headlights - smells like a GL to me. GD

The EA81 is the biggest motor you can swap without changing the tranny too. If you want to go all out, get a donor legacy with the EJ22, and swap in the whole drivetrain. This is no small task tho, as you have to make big changes to the halfshafts and do up all the wiring etc. Not easy, but it has been done. The EJ22 is something like 160 HP. No - no RWD Subaru's. You could just disconnect the front axles and make one tho. Why? 4WD and AWD are better. GD

Yeah - I don't think EA71's ever had hydro lifters. EA81's didn't even have them till 83 - then they were only in Turbo's, and 84 in Turbo's and Automatics. 85+ all had them, but I don't think the EA71's ever got them - at least to my knowledge. GD

It's not a GL if it has has the EA71 - or it's not an EA71. Unless someone swapped it in. It would have to be a DL model, or possibly even a STD model to have that motor. But like I said - someone could have put it in. If it's a GL, then it originally had a EA81. Yes - put in a good used EA81, put the EA71's pistons in it, and a good cam, and get a weber for it. Then your talking 100 - 110 HP or so. The EA71 isn't without performance potential, but the cost of a used EA81 is so cheap, there's no reason no to do it. GD

You can get the adaptors for about $28 - $30 online, and the short filter cost me $10 from Discount Import Parts in Portland.... GD

I did a 2WD to 4WD swap on an EA81, and I say just DO it. Put both cars on jack stands next to each other, and start pulling parts. You'll see how it should be when you start taking it apart. You should have basically all you need between the two cars in order to complete the swap. GD

It's a pushrod engine, and thus has no need of belts to rotate the cam, since the cam is located right next to the crank. GD

There were several (three or more I think?) types of AC used in the EA81 cars. Does your water pump belt just go from the crank to the water pump and alternator? If so, then just go with a non-AC water pump. I don't think there's any difference anyway, but just to be sure, go with what your car was from the factory - non-AC. I have had pretty good luck with junk yard water pumps, and they are really cheap if you hit the right yard. Since the pump is soooo easy to replace, I don't feel real bad about using a used one. If it were hard to get to, I would install a new Subaru brand part. GD