Sweet82

It's 12 degrees down here right now. I hope you have some place warm to mess with the wagon. Good Luck, Glenn 82 SubaruHummer 01 Forester

Maybe I'm wrong... But, I change my oil when it's dirty I don't change it because the oil companys tell me I need to. Oil takes quite a bit to have a viscosity breakdown. If you have reached that point you have much more serious problems to worry about. I have been known to change my oil once a year in my old (still running strong after 22 years) Subie. Of course I may have only driven 5k during that year... I end up adding a quart every now and then to top it off and delute the dirt I think the oil change recommendations are promoted by the oil companys and manufactures for their own reasons. Why change clean oil? Glenn 82 SubaruHummer 01 Forester

When I did it, I pulled the car not the motor It took me 20 minutes to pull the motor, tranny, wheels tires, struts...out of my old EA-81. I left everything as a unit and removed the car! I simply cut the front of the car off and pulled the motor out the front When I installed it in the buggy I just placed the motor etc... on blocks and set the car down on top of the motor assembly. It was quick and easy for me? Glenn, 82 SubaruHummer 01 Forester

Lookin Good It has a nice finished look to it! Glenn 82 SubaruHummer 01 Forester

I can't get it to come up I think it's my browser...

Great pics! Great Subie! I love those fender flares too! The pic with the water draining out of the foot wells is "Priceless" Love it! Glenn 82 SubaruHummer 01 Forester

Killer, That's what I was looking for! Having had no A/C in the past, I had no idea about the fan. ....Now to find me a fan....... Thanks, Glenn 82 SubaruHummer 01 Forester

I had no rust on the body but major rust on the underside, holes in my floorboards 8" each side That is what made me deem the car unsafe and change it into the SubaruHummer! However having dismatled the car and cut up the frame... I was impressed how solid the frame rails were even though the rockers, kick panels and floorboard were shot. Knowing what I know now, I'd modify a rusty Sub for off-road purposes with out a question. ....For a daily driver hard to say... Glenn 82 SubaruHummer 01 Forester

I think I'm seeing double Next those animals will start talking to me and telling me to do things. It's happening to me again!!!! :-\ or it could be this was just posted twice:rolleyes:

What about a Junkyard engine, an old EA-81, 82 can't cost that much? Unless it was real sweet I doubt you could sell it for Big $$$. Old Subies are kind of a niche market. My two cents! Glenn 82 SubaruHummer 01 Forester

Another long shot, Check your lug nuts!

Sko, I'd like to place an order for a free EA-81 in Utah with real good parts and lots of coins in between the seats Thanks for all your help! Glenn 82 SubaruHummer 01 Forester

And how did the Harbor Freight Tube bender work? I was looking at one of those too, when I was building the Buggy. Inquiring minds want to know! Glenn, 82 SubaruHummer 01 Forester

My old GL had them in the grill in front of the windshield. We used to turn them sideways and plug one off. The end result would be you have a squirter that will shoot from the fast lane over the middle lane and get the car in the slow lane wet Ok, it's juvenile but I was in high school back then so it was OK!

I was looking at putting a second radiator fan in the buggy and I noticed that if I used a second "stock" fan, I'd be hitting the front crank pulley with the fan housing Is there room for a second fan in a stock EA-81 setup? or must you move something or mount it differently than a stock type mount? I thought I mounted the radiator the same distance away from the motor in the Buggy as the stock Hatch setup? Any dual fan folks run into this? Glenn 82 SubaruHummer--wants dual fans 01 Forester--has dual fans

I prefer the older EA81's... Not that GL or DL is a good name but...Loyale? It just sounds cheezy!!! If they would have kept the D/R I'd probably think more of them and just ignored the name. I never cared for the early 90's styling that Subaru came out with... Quack, Quack, Quack... Glenn 82 SubaruHummer 01 Forester--<Stupid name and no D/R! And kinda queer looking too?

Whoops! LSD is a Limited Slip Differential. They are geared at 3.7. The D/R trannys are geared at a 3.9 so you have to change the gears to make the 3.9 LSD for the D/R tranny. Some say the LSD is good some say the welded diff is the way to go:confused: The diff you choose would probably depend on your intended use. Forgot to put that in the last post

Welcome to the Board. Your in the right place! "Rooinator", (Jason) had a 1600 with big tires and a lift. He did ok in that configuration--although his year has the D/R tranny--and that was probably the only thing that saved him... http://www.angelfire.com/80s/rooinater/index.html Good luck, Glenn 82 SubaruHummer 01 Forester

I like it... I believe Caboobaru is going to do the same basic thing to his 78 Brat. Do it! Glenn, 82 SubaruHummer 01 Forester

It seems like a toss up between Calebz and Qman at this point That wasn't very nice Glenn 82 SubaruHummer 01 Forester

You should be very proud! A fine looking couple they are! That XT appears to be in mint shape? I love the paint on the wagon Lookin good! Glenn, 82 SubaruHummer 01 Forester

After I had been driving mine for about 15 years, my mother and sister both bought Subies a, wagon and sedan, I don't know what they sold to get them. But I was told it was because my car just kept going, and going...(still going at 22yrs). My neighbor bought a 01 Outback for his wife after I bought my Forester. He sold a Suburban for the Outback. Yes, I talked him into it... Same neighbor got a Forester for his mother in-law to keep her safe in the winter. He did this on his own. A guy at work sold his F-250 for an outback sedan, and yes I'm responsible... All of the above still have their Subies! Glenn 82 SubaruHummer 01 Forester

I'm sure I have some sort of grounding issure although I thought I kept the harness in good shape. I guess I missed something. It would be nice to know if I smashed my brake lines while out playing...... What if I ran a new wire to the dash and by-pass the old wire? does the old wire go to anything important other than the idiot light? Thanks, Glenn 82 SubaruHummer 01 Forester

A couple thoughts... Typically gas gauge floats in the tank are slightly off the bottom of the tank. So even when the float is no longer floating on gas, there is still gas in the tank. I put a new sending unit in one of my cars and bent the float "up" a little so even when the gauge says I'm out, I'll still have some on the bottom of the tank. The other thought is that tanks are not symetric on the top and bottom. The bottom of the tank may have contours in it to make it fit over the diff or other things on the under side of the vehicle. The result of this is that you get an accurate gauge reading on the top half of the tank and... you may get what appears to be poor mileage on the bottom half of the tank? Just a thought, Glenn 82 SubaruHummer 01 Forester

A few years ago we got a Forester as a Loaner car from a rental company. Of course I felt obligated to "put it through the paces". I had it up in the mountains on a switch back road. I was going UP hill, around a corner, on loose gravel, floored! from a full stop. I could not get the wheels to break loose Now I own a Forester Glenn 82 SubaruHummer 01 Forester