TheSubaruJunkie

If the VIN does work, im gonna start looking in the windshield of all the Subarus i see Then im gonna get keys cut for em. -Brian p.s. only joking, thats probably why they hide the code on the lock assembly.

Unless you installed one... there is no sway bar. EA81s didnt come with them. The tires look great tho, i bet they were great in the snow! -Brian

I was sitting at a red light, waiting to turn left. Next to me, to the right, was a Corvette waiting to turn as well. I figured i'd beat him off the line and then i can tell everyone "ha ha, i smoked a Corvette in my 1983 Subaru Wagon". Well, i already had the steering wheel cranked to the left, and I dumped the clutch at 3 grand.... needless to say, the corvette smoked me. -Brian

Got one but shipping would kill you. PM me if your really interested. -Brian

SUUUUUURE! Welcome back.... they all come back. -Brian

I was wondering this myself. Only Hatch's i can find in this area are 2WD, which doesnt bother me since I have a complete 4WD parts car, including 3" lift. Only part of the 4WD conversion I dont have is a 4WD Hatch tank, but with the 3" lift I wasnt sure if it mattered. Would be sweet if you could pull this off! -Brian

I like that paint you have, sucks about the rust. Im spoiled living in California... not a spec of rust on it. Where did you get that scoop? -Brian

Wierd cause i had to re-download the .pdf after i lost it in a format. Worked fine for me. I also downloaded it at work so I can print some stuff... worked there too. -Brian

Wouldnt pay $650 for it even if he hadnt dropped it from 10'. -Brian

Uhm... thats JUST a turbo. No "pipes". You will need a new exhaust. You'll need the EA82T Up Pipe and then a Down Pipe. You'll also need the passenger side head with the oil lines for the turbo, and you'll need the coolant lines as well. You can get away with using your stock pistons, but you wont be running much boost. Oh, and the engine crossmember from a EA82T will also need to be used. Dont forget about your air intake, and the piping required from the turbo to the intake manifold. Oh... and if your going to do all this with the stock pistons, i'd highly recommend installing an intercooler as well. -Brian

Cause theres no need to pull the tranny, that would add a bunch more time to the job. I goto Napa for most my parts. -Brian

No, your wrong caleb. Your car has to run to be loud Sorry Russ, i have no room to talk -Brian

Ive never heard that before about CV's. Often times I find myself replacing one a couple times, while the other remains good the entire time. If the oil in the crank case is the same color, then i would suspect the head gaskets. Its not hard to pull your engine, just remove the radator.. then find the 4 bolts that hold your engine to the transmission. Remove those, then unbolt the engine mounts from the crossmember. Use a hoist or 2 friends and pull the engine (try for a hoist 1st). Head gaskets arent that hard to do once the engine is out. You'll want to get new intake manifold gaskets and maybe new exhaust gaskets along the head gaskets. Oil pan gasket is a good idea since your down there anyhow. -Brian

is it carburated? SPFI or MPFI? If its SPFI then it wont take much to isntall the turbo. If its a carbed EA82 i wouldnt waste the time. -Brian

Yeah Jeremy... my goal is to have the RX dialed in before the 1st so I can make it. I'd like to take the wagon, so I'll be leaving the RX at Jibs and swapping there. -Brian

Yeah i would check the PCV system 1st. Also, drain the oil and see if the crankcase has frothy or milky oil in it. If its just under the air cleaner it could be a mixture of oil blowby and condensation. A compression test would be the final verdict. -Brian

Two engines were offered in 1987. The EA81 and the EA82. take a look at the front of your engine and you'll see one of those 2 codes stamped into it. Let us know what it is if you want more help. -Brian

When i had the engine in the air and bolted the mounts on, i test fit both to make sure I couldnt put the left mount on the right side by mistake. And you cant... they are made so they fit on the correct side. However, they can be installed backwards and look right :-\ Instead of removing the motor from the transmission and pulling it out... i just used the hoist and lifted it as high as i could... then spent about 90 minutes removing the engine mount and re-installing it. It was a pain in the rump roast... but its all over with now. -Brian

I guess it helps if you have the mounts on correctly. D'OH! Had the drivers side mount on backwards. Fixed! Motors in. -Brian

ok i'll go try that. The tranny's mounts are attatched to the tranny crossmember. i cant get to the passenger side tranny mount cause the stupid downpipe is in my way. I may have to disconnect that from the motor to get to the tranny mounts. -Brian

Ok Ken... i dont see any upper trans mounts anywhere. I loosened all the main mounting points down below, and felt around best I could... but nothing up top. Seems like its pivoting on something back there though, but i cant see anything or feel anything. The valve cover keeps hitting the master cylinder when i rock the engine, cant get the mount any closer to the hole though. And now my back is killing me. -Brian

got it. -Brian

STUPID ENGINE! Got the passenger side mount to go right into the hole in the XMember.... but the drivers side of the engine wont move back far enough. Ive been dickin with this thing for the past 2 hours. It seems like the Valve Cover on the drivers side is hitting the master cylinder and not allowing the engine to move back far enough... so i moved the block over to clear the master cylinder but I cant seem to get the block to move back. Its like an inch off, and no matter what i do the damn thing wont line up. Anyone have any trix up their sleeves? -Brian

Grease isnt going to harm anything. -Brian

I did... how do you think it got as clean as it is now??? Im out of time, the rest of the time i have is devoted to getting this thing running again. Im not out to win any awards, or else I'd be like Brad painting everything blue and yellow... just to watch it blow up and get all my pretty paint covered in oil all over again. -Brian