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I remember that one - wished I had the money at the time. GD

Take your cam to anyone that does cam regrinds, and tell them what you want. Generally they grind either for HP, or torque. So depending on what you want. If your are going off-road, then torque is what you want. Weber makes a snorkel kit for the DGEV, so that's no problem at all. And yes - MANY people have added fording gear to their cars. What do you mean "unprotected"? It's under the hood...... besides - they work fine, don't worry about it. I doubt you would see much from a cold-air intake on the EA81. the Weber will give you more than you think. GD

He can't do the XT6 swap, because he's got an EA81 car.... GD

Yes - please use the search engine - we have covered this in detail many, many times. And for further questions regarding your hatch - please note that anytime you about for aftermarket parts and performace stuff, the answer will basically be no. If you want to do anything to that car, you will have to do it yourself, as there's nothing availible to you. The exception to this is lift kits - there is someone that makes lift kits for yours (if you convert to 4WD), and there's also a few guys who will do custom fabbing for bumpers, roof racks, ect. I didn't gather that you wanted to off-road it heavily tho. For rally, it's fine the way it is really - just put in the EA81 engine, and the 4WD, and you can have a lot of fun with it. GD

I agree - the justy's are sweet - I want one to rally. GD

That's spendy for a 195. Call around to local tire places.... GD

Listen to Mudrat - he can lift it 6" or more if you want, his prices are very reasonable, and his lifts are very well tested around these parts. There's quite a few people running around with Mudrat lifts in their soobs. GD

Then you want to drop in an EA81 with a cam regrind, and the EA71 pistons. That will get you more than enough power for rally. You can swap in 4WD pretty easy, but you will need a LOT of parts to do it (I've personally done this), and without a lift, the tranny will be VERY tight, and you will have to beat the tunnel back with a sledge to get it not to rub. The parts you need for 4WD are as follows: 4WD gas tank 4WD rear torsion bar and trailing arms. Rear diff / diff hanger / diff hanger brackets Rear axles Rear drum brake assembly, and axle ends Driveline Transmission 4WD Rear exhaust heat shield (there's a cutout for the diff hanger bracket) Complete exhaust (at least from the Y pipe back) 4WD front struts 4WD front sway bar 4WD shifter, and shifter mount (welded in, but the welds can be drilled out) 4WD interior console's and boots (and their mounting brackets on the floorpan) All the nuts and bolts for all these parts It's best to buy a beat up parts car, and then sell that car as a 2WD using your old parts (that's what I did anyway). I sold the car I bought for this for the same price I paid for it, so I got all my parts for free. If I had to do it over, I would have just bought a 4WD to begin with. It's too much work to do this conversion, only to have the tranny not really fit. I lifted my wagon tho, so I don't have that problem, but it was still too much work. I know that now - hell, I could have bought a nice 4WD hatch for what I paid for my 2WD. You just have to know the right people. GD

Regrind your cam, drop in the EA71 pistons, and if you are really adventurous, you could shave your heads, but you must be careful of valve geometry. With the 1600 pistons, the cam, the weber, and a better exhuast, you can get 100 - 110 HP easy. GD

Yes - when I got my turbo wagon (83), it had a donut spare. And my 84 DL parts car had one too. So did Flomasters Brat - it was all nasty and rusted. I imagine many people put full size tires in there cause you can, and it sucks driving on donuts. Also - when you go to buy new tires, very often some of your old tires are good enough to be a spare, and getting an extra wheel for $20 at the tire place.... you get the idea. It's a sales pitch on the part of the tire store. Why not do it? It's cheap and you already have the tire. Makes good sense really. GD

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