TheSubaruJunkie

What a perfect time for my phone to get shut off But yes its true. Bright and early Wednesday I will be headed off to Reno, where the wagon will take its final trip to the sky. Not sure when I will be ariving. I would like to be at JB's and have the wagon unloaded by 11am. Earlier if possible. Then we need to travel to Silver Springs to trailer back, *cough* something *ehum*. From what I understand we will also be passing by Sparks and our destination isnt far from carson city. Both of which have Pick-n-Pulls. -Brian

Why is it they are so hard to find. I've been searching for rims from old Mitsubishi's and Datsun's etc... All the styles I want are 15" but i need 14's. Anyone here running some 14" 6 lugs? The junkyard is having a sale this weekend: The following parts will be specially priced for this weeks upcoming Manager Special, July 26-August 1: Tires (All) only $7.99! Steel Wheels (All) only $0.99! Rally Wheels only $4.99! Aluminum Wheels only $9.99! yeah, so I think i will search as many pick-n-pull's in the area and try to find some, problem is i need 7 matching rims :-\ -Brian

I'd get a trailer from work and just skip the dolly, but after I drop the wagon off we need to use the dolly to get a brat back to Jibs. The Brat wont start, and I dont feel like pushing it onto a trailer, would be easier to push it onto a dolly. -Brian

I should have an engine hoist up there in a couple weeks. Me and Jibs have alot of engine swapping to get done, feel free to use it for the day if you need it. We'll chat more about that later im sure. -Brian

I rent these dollys daily to newbs and i know how to use/operate/safely tow vehicles. Just didnt want my car fishtailing or something cause of the steering being unlocked. and yes, i plan to have the front tires on the dolly. That way i can set the parking brake and be absolutly sure the car wont come off. That and it will have safety chains around the tow points, along with the straps. And mick... it'd actually be a tripple pivot point. The tow hitch is one, the swivel on the dolly is another and then the car turning... would be three, no way in hell im gonna try backing that thing up. -Brian

This is the next step. It goes from coolant, to foam.... to I'd say its a head gasket thats gone bad, that would account for the overheating as well. Have you checked your oil as well? Might want to drain it and see if its milky or foamy as well. -Brian

I wanted to drive your car in comparison. You still running stock boost on that bad mammajamma?? Sweet car indeed. -Brian

Taking the wagon on its last road trip to the sky... I plan on hauling my '84 Wagon with a 3" lift to Reno where me and Jibs will transform her into a new off-roading subaru. Problem is, my ignition is broke on the wagon and right now the key is stuck "on" so the steering wheel will not lock. Would this cause problems while towing it on the dolly? I would feel better if the steering would lock, but since it wont im not sure if I should just opt for the car trailer and scratch the dolly. Any suggestions? -Brian

Im sure you can. Any professional shop would be able to do it as well. ive seen plenty of aftermarket moon-roofs in Subarus at the yards. Not sure if it will lower the car tho. -Brian p.s. No wait, im pretty sure it WONT lower the car any

All the pictures I took of you, Eric, had a huge blur right over your face? Dont know what it means, but I hope you have longer than a week to live (lame "the ring" joke). Only time I saw you were the times you told me to keep it slow... didnt have the camera on me -Brian

Not true. I have a 3" lifted wagon as well, and i get even less respect from the Jeepers than I do from the riceboys when they see my RX. -Brian

Only thing I can find at Pep Boys are rims, exhaust, tv's and stereo's (all cheap crap btw too). Dont even waste your time at the pep boys "parts department". Actually, i should change that to boycott Autozone because the last time (which will be THE last time) i went in... the punk kid behind the counter saw my shirt and said "ahh... subaru, yeah we wont have it." Didnt even ask what I was there for.... But i then told him to look up a distributor cap for a 87 RX. He didnt have it. Then I asked him to look up some plug wires for the same car and when he couldn't find them he said "See told you we wouldnt have them" At least napa will ask me if I'd like to order them (which they can usually have by 5pm same day). My best bet nearby is Napa and Schucks. -Brian

CSK will beat anyones price by 5%. Helps me out cause Napa carries CV's for just over $57... and CSK will beat em and i end up paying alittle less than $54 for a CV (without core charge). Even tho the guys there are stupid, they are also very gullable. Makes it easy to get cheaper parts. Shop around, do your homework... then goto CSK and get the best price by 5%. Also, i go in there wearing my Subaru tech shirt, and they usually dont question me. I also check the box to make sure its the right part before I walk out the door with it. Overall, ive had no problems with CSK. I call ahead of time, they hold the part. If they dont have it, they tell me where it is and i go get it. IF anything... BOYCOTT PEP BOYS!!!! -Brian

I just came back smelling like burnt clutch... that got everyones attention at the award's and raffle handout. The tubes worked great. Except for when i got stuck and flung rocks at me -Brian

I believe his name is Subaru_Styles. I will tell him to check here next time I see him online. He has done the 5 lug swap on his Wagon and his Coupe is lowered just like mine. I would like to lower the rear a hair, but alittle rake doesnt bother me. -Brian

It has the RX springs in the rear still. It has KYB GR2's front and rear as well. The front springs are still XT and they are really soft. -Brian

I kinda lowered my RX. Here's some pix of the car after I installed some front struts from a 2WD XT: Now it has a rake to it, and I havent done anything to the rear. You can see some damage to the tire from the fender rubbing in that 2nd pic, and I have since changed to 13" alloys to solve all the rubbing. -Brian

Yeah, and they should be on 1981 and 1983 models (early '83 i believe). Its not that rare, and wouldnt make the value of the car any higher. A $2000 brat better be under 70k original miles and have no scratches or dings -Brian

You will need to make sure you get an adapter for your intake. Chances are, if its an 85 wagon or sedan it has a EA82. And if its a Hatch or a Brat than it has a EA81. The Intakes on the two are different, but there are adapters out there for both of them. Look for Redline i think, they sell the carbs new and the adapters too. Its a common swap so it wont be hard to find one. The carb you are looking for is a Weber DGV 32/36 or DGEV 32/36. Might be able to find the carb off a production vehicle and take a crack at rebuilding it, here's a link i just found... these guys will do it for ya: http://www.racetep.com/webrebuild.html -Brian

The kumho will be a MUCH better tire for the road. Im running Discoverer STT's in 26", and they share the same tread pattern as the kumho's. Road noise is apparent, but you can only hear it opposed to the swampers which you will probably feel and hear and get sick of. For off-road use, the swampers will beat the kumho's hands down. But my Discoverer's have never let me down, and ive put over 6000 highway miles on them. (2 round trips from Sacramento to Medford and one from Sacramento to Seattle). -Brian

Alot of guys at the show were in Awe. Cant be too skeptical. I would think anyone who had their lift casted would have done all their homework considering cv angles and camber issues. I saw it off-road, saw it dirty, and saw it drive home. I didnt see it get 4' of air however. -Brian

Very stealth!! I like it. good thing I have a cargo cover to hide my two 10" Kickers. -Brian

signature sais its a mudrat lift, 4" looks great -Brian

I remember seeing that a while ago and saying to myself... "NOW WHY DIDNT I THINK OF THAT!?!?!?!" I'd have to try it at least once. -Brian

Im sure Laurel did. She's in love with your car. -Brian