TheSubaruJunkie

Do you have to sleep sitting up in that thing??? Sheesh, you got more room to lay down in the Legacy than that goofy tent on the top of it. -Brian

There are a handful of people on the board who have taken their EA82T block and swapped it with a N/A block for higher compression. You wont want to run more than stock boost (6psi sounds right). Im planning this build, got the block in the garage... just waiting to get my heads back from the machinist. -Brian

Dave this isnt the actual flyer Please dont attempt to print off any of these. They are just demo's, kinda brainstorming idea's here. Im working on a couple other ideas, just finding the right clipart has been tough. Should be able to come up with something soon. -Brian

Looks like the race is on Russ!! Soobscript, im not 100% sure what the CR is. If you ask WJM you get one answer, you ask Caleb you get another answer. I do know, they are not turbo pistons. The turbo pistons are dished to allow the lower compression. Phiz, i will be running the turbo... yes I wont be running alot of boost. I was thinking of modifying my wastegate to actually run LESS boost than stock, then having a dual stage MBC to make more boost if/when i really want or need it. We'll see what happens, i have to get it running again first. -Brian

That is the deal of the century right there! I have a real WRX scoop and Im stuck with modifying it or finding the one you have there. Maybe I'll have to start looking in the audi's at the Junkyards too -Brian

Went out and put the engine on the engine stand. I used some orange hand cleaner and one of these scrub pads i bought... and cleaned the surface of the pistons pretty good. You can see the piston on the left, and the one on the right I had already scrubbed: Instead of clogging the forum with all the images, you can goto the gallery and view them all. http://gallery.usmb.net/album46 -Brian

Hows this dave? Here are a couple other's i came up with Still gotta fit a subaru emblem in there somewhere. -Brian

Dave, while looking for new fonts last night I couldnt find the subaru one. I know i have it hosted on one of my websites somewhere... I will find it and come up with some examples of how it would look. ANd for everyone out there... im partial colorblind. So if something doesnt look quite right let me know -Brian

I just formatted my hard drive and installed a new version of windows... meaning I had to reinstall Photoshop. Last night I collected a few new fonts and today found some time to tinker with a couple ideas. Trying to come up with something that'd look good on a tshirt or mug, here's the 1st thing I came up with. Definatly nothing final. Doesnt even have a subie logo or stars yet. -Brian

HOLY JESUS! Welcome Back GD! -Brian

Yes, had a complete N/A Spyder setup. I was kinda harsh on it while removing it, so some of the hoses and wiring maybe damaged... but everything else was there. Injecters are no good now either :-p There was a storm rolling in, and I was just eager to get the block out of the car and get home with it. Me and my buddy managed to pull everything off the block and have it out in less than 2 hours with just handtools. I was thinking of heading back and stashing the intake somewhere safe, and the front struts as well. It was a 2WD XT -Brian

http://www.nasioc.com bud. -Brian

No EJ for me until i get another Legacy or an impreza Will. And, i left the heads behind, why would i want some junkyard heads when im spending all this money to have my RX heads rebuilt?? Dave and Jibs... we'll definatly get together once the RX is running. Hopefully there will still be some snow in the mountains and we can do some boarding/skiing. -Brian

Today I went and checked out a different junkyard, still in search of a useable engine block. This yard isnt a Pick-n-pull, its mire privately operated. They sort their cars by Domestic, Import & Trucks, but thats about it. I found 4 Subaru's there, and one was an XT I didnt see there before (saw the other 3 on my last visit a while back) At 1st glance, I thought the XT would be turbo. Since it had a hood scoop, and little rubber boots behind each of the doors. But when I lifted the hood, I saw a N/A MPFI Setup, no turbo. When I pulled the heads and rotated the crank a couple times I was conviced it was up to the job. Unbolted it and me and my buddy lifted the shortblock out of the XT into our wheelbarrow and went off. Was able to keep the flywheel, pulleys, oil pump & water pump on and the guy behind the counter only charged me $85 for a shortblock. The body had 150k on it, but i dont believe this is the original engine. Pistons verify the engine itself is N/A, but it has the PCV in the back of the block that all N/A XT's had. Either or, all 4 pistons looked to be in very good condition with little buildup on them, and none of the piston sleeves had any huge gouges in em According to the machinist I hired to work on my heads, they should be completed by Tuesday or Wednesday and I will be able to pick them up this weekend. Tomorrow I plan on removing the Saab 900 Intercooler i have in the engine bay. I got a new pnumatic die grinder and I think its time to shave some excess metal from the spare tire area and mount up a hood scoop. Pictures and more details as they become available -Brian

Good looking car. Which andrew are we talking about? -Brian

Is it snowing up there yet? -Brian

Yeah Jibs... any word?? -Brian

I'll add my mirror as well I suppose. http://www.usmb.net/HTKYSA.PDF -Brian

I lost track of how many posts i got -Brian

Thats no subaru. Neither is the rock crawler with a STi engine. They are just Subaru engines in a buggy. Its like calling aircraft that uses a EA81 a subaru, which it clearly is not. Jibs has the right idea! -Brian

We could, but i REALLY need to get my car running. My parents need thier jeep back. I cant really make plans for recreation when there's so much work to be done Dave, its not the snow. Its the idiots who cant drive in it. Plus, this jeep isnt the greatest snow vehicle there is. Its like driving on ice skates... VERY TOP HEAVY ice skates. -Brian

Well, weather forcast is calling for a Winter Storm Warning this weekend Starting tomorrow through monday. Im gonna have to call off this trip. JB, forgot about john. If he does come through, let me know. I hear there's a real good junkyard there in chico, we should try to check it out. -Brian

I REALLY Gotta get an engine block for my RX. Or maybe another Subaru. Im thinking its been a long time since i've visited the Carson City Junkyard. Whos up for some fun! -Brian

I'll see what comes out before I boot up my copy of PhotoShop. -Brian

With the EJ18 and the EA82 tranny, sounds like that justy is more subaru now, than it was when it rolled out of the factory -Brian