TheSubaruJunkie

Where was your 500 mile road trip to? -Brian

I would say sell it. You got it for free, and if its as good as you say then it should get you enough cash off ebay for a lightly used TD04, and alittle extra for a new downpipe or somethin -Brian

I'd have to say EA81 as well. Ive owned quite a few of them and they have all been low maitenance, and last forever. My 1st car was a EA71 which after a while refused to hold oil. Rear main seal was broken, and I was in highschool. Drove it with no oil for a few days until I sold it. But ive owned 1 EA82 and 1 EJ22T, and now i have a EA82T as my daily driver. While these engines are still long lasting and relativly low maitenance, they definatly arent as bullet proof or reliable as any EA81. -Brian

Those tires look nice. -Brian

I like large pictures But i also have a 21" monitor so it doesnt bother me. Cars looking good. Need to find some tires with tread on em. -Brian

The best thing I could have ever done was quit AT&T. Im much happier now than then... except for the no free time thing. Im working tomorrow... no way out of it other than calling in sick. Dont want to do that as I will lose more from cutting work, than i'd be saving at PnP. Im hoping I can still make it Monday cause I really want to go wheelin. I also need to get new tires before I can make the trip. Hopefully I can do that Sunday... if not I may not be able to make the trip. -Brian

I wouldnt risk it. If you detatched the driveline then you'd be okay. -Brian

The guy at big o told me it'd be cheaper if I ordered the tires from tirerack.com and have them shipped there... rather than them ordering it for you. -Brian

Sounds to me like you have enough to get 12 more subarus!! Who needs guns anyhow? Definatly a good trade. Only wish I could find me a hatch around here. -Brian

I talked to Big O Tires (one right next to my work). They said I could get the tires shipped from TireRack.com straight to BigO and then bring my car in and they would mount/ballance them. $39 a tire *4= $120 (roughly) + tax and shipping = $160ish... then BigO wants $20 a tire for mount and ballance ($160+$80=$240) then add even more tax and california tire disposal fee's and environmental b.s. and it should work out to be just under $300 for a set of brand new Sumitomo's from TireRack.com to my car. Too bad Payday is Friday, BigO is closed Sunday and I need new tires by monday morning for a road trip -Brian

Tony there (Soobme) can build just about anything. I drew up some plans and sent them to him... this is what i got in return: This is a one off design I came up with. I like it that way, i've seen some of the EA82 bumpers he's made and they look great! Might want to shoot him a PM. -Brian

205/60's at tire rack for $42ea I think im going with 195/50s instead tho. -Brian

Custom or from Australia. Subaru didnt offer any pushbars for the EA82 cars in the U.S. -Brian

10 is always the target. Actually, the target is to be on I80 by 8am so if all goes well i should be at the PnP by 10a. Another member Eddy might join us. Also, i have a buddy, Thawa to the USMB, that wants to follow me to Reno. He will just be doing the yard thing... not the 4wheelin. Eddy has some business to take care of in Reno. If it can wait until night, we can do it on the way out. But im not sure if we'll need to stop in Reno somewhere along the way. This is... of course, all hinged on my RX. I am in need of new tires badly. Payday is Friday and hopefully I'll have enough to get new tires and afford gas for the trip & the PnP run. -Brian

Napa sells manual oil pressure gauges. You may need an adapter but they should have everything you need. It's just a couple fittings that attatch where your pressure sending unit goes. It replaces the unit and has a hose that leads to a simple gauge. Its a sure fire way to know if your pump is producing any pressure. I pulled my hair trying to figure out why and engine I put together didnt hold pressure. Came to find it was just my gauge. -Brian

THat looks pretty good. If its sealed properly, it should sound great! Now all you need is a good amp. -Brian

got any more pix of those cars? They look great. RX's arent the best to lift and take offroad. They are too rare and more of a rally car or a street car. The subframe is all the same as any other EA82 wagon or sedan... so lifting one 3" or 4" would be no problem. The center diff lock only locks 50/50 front and rear. Any standard 4WD gearbox will do the same, except you will not have Full Time 4WD. You will have FWD and 4WD, but the center diff will always be locked (well, there is no center diff... but its 50/50 all the time in 4WD). The Dual Range on the RX is actually worse than a standard Dual Range gearbox. The low range isnt as low as a standard 5spd. Then there's the turbo. Turbocharged engines arent that good off-road. They lack the low end torque required to help you get over those obsticals slowly. The one thing the RX does have going for it, is its rear LSD. The locked rear end comes standard on RX's and no other EA82's were offered with one. Ive taken my RX off-road once. It was great fun!! But since then, i have lowered it instead of lifting it. And making it faster instead of getting it dirtier.... -Brian

The wagons still got life in her yet. I will be using the wagon for the wheelin trip on the 17th Dont know when we'll be pulling parts from it. Kinda waiting for Jibs to get the title for the next project. -Brian

I didnt say they were like mine :-p Im aware the 2 are different. But I havent seen a set of those rims in real life, just on the web. The rims I have, ive never seen either before the day i got them. Got any pictures of your set mounted? -Brian

$70 is a good deal. I usually end up spending $80 to $90 on a set of rims from the junkyard. They are pretty rare, havent seen many sets around. -Brian

Sparks has the parts I want. -Brian

Yeah im thinking of heading back up there the 17th to grab some parts from a XT6 at the yard. A friend of mine wants to come to get some parts for his legacy. Then after the yard, im thinking we should hit the trails. Me and JB didnt get to do much last weekend. -Brian

Im sticking with the 13" alloys I have. I have to get some new lugs for them, and im thinking of having them polished... but yeah. No 5lug and no 15" rims for now. And, probably the cheapest 205/50 or 195/50's i can find. If I can find any. -Brian

Went on ebay and found a GFB Manual Boost Controller for $40 shipped so I jumped. The last MBC I got was some home depot made deely with a spring and a ball bearing. It didnt work at all. I chucked it and installed the GFB today. I bent the mounting bracket 90 degrees and used a self tapping screw to attatch the mount. The thing works great. It has a needle valve or something, not like the spring. My car was running 5psi since my intercooler went in. As soon as I put this MBC in I adjusted it to 7psi, and took a nice long drive to the gas station. Then there I adjusted it to about 9psi and im more than satisfied. Now all i have to do is get my downpipe installed. next week... TIRES! -Brian

Tony. I still have your webpage setup at http://twb.usmb.net If you can get some more pictures of your current work, I can add them and we can work on that page alittle more. Prices are a must -Brian