TheSubaruJunkie

Tex... get on AOL IM so we can talk -Brian

The diff lock wont look anything like a FWD/4WD selector. And it will only have dual range if it came from a RX (doubt your wrecker has one just laying there... if so, SNATCH IT!) -Brian

Well.... A part time 4WD tranny will have a 2WD/4WD selector whereas a FT4WD will not. -Brian

I noticed those 2 vacuum relay's. But Im not sure if they're working or not. Anyway to test them? -Brian

Im not sure if my Center Diff is locking or not. Even with the switch off, the light still comes on. But then the light turns off at speeds over 40mph. If I put the switch in the ON position, it doesnt turn the light on... and i dont hear anything engaging. Is there any sure-way of knowing wether or not the center diff is locked? -Brian

Better not let your wife see that picture Jason, or your in trouble. Zap, very nice ride. Thats one of my dreamcars as well... but way above my price range. -Brian

Ive been thinking of replacing the RX decals I've got. Mine are either blue... or faded black. Im thinking a nice crisp black would help the car stand out. -Brian

Says who?? It was something i was thinking of doing. Searched the BYB board all last night for people who have done EJ20 swaps, but couldnt find anyone. Even tho i know there's a handful of people over there swapping EJ's into their RX's. I got the stereo in, wired it all just to find there were no speakers in the doors. Luckily i had some 5.5" 150watt 3 way speakers from my Wagon. They fit perfectly in the doors. I have a pair of 3way 8x6 that I need to put somewhere as well, and i think i'll find a small sub box for the rear as well. -Brian

Nice... MSN Message me and gimme a price. I think mines dead or dying cause now my intermittents are messing up. It will move the wiper about an inch then stop, and then another inch, then stop until the wipers are about 1/2 way, then they go and come back, then stop, another inch then stop, another inch then stop. I'm gonna get a relay from the junkyard and see if maybe that might be it. -Brian

Andrew was right. Found the relay, and it was infact unplugged. Plugged it back, and i have intermittent again. But the wipers are still very slow. -Brian

Thanks guys, i'll pull it into the garage and check that now. WJM... not sure how to put thinks abck together... but i'll try putting it back together and see if it works -Brian

Well... found problem #1 with the new RX. My wiper's aren't working propperly. Instead of having OFF-INTERMITTENT-SLOW-FAST, I have OFF-OFF-SLOW-SLOW. And when i mean slow, i mean sllllloooooow. Of course, i had to find out durring the rainfall, but I'm not even sure where to start looking. Would the problem be in the switch? Im not sure what would make the motor move so slow... anyone have any suggestions? -Brian

Woops Dave, thats in Berkley... its where the car was at. The SVX belongs to my friend Hardy. He drove me to pick it up -Brian

The SS is beat up, and looks like crap. Nobody can argue the RX is one of the sexiest subaru's made. I also have a few friends interested in the SS parts. The EJ22T will be going to a friend who will be converting his 91 L Sedan to EJ22T. And the 5spd will be going to a turbo wagon owner I know of. This RX hardly needs any work at all. The SS on the otherhand needs new steering, suspension. Not to mention all the window seals on the SS leak as well making for a very noisy ride. The RX will also help keep me out of trouble... since it doesnt go nearly as fast -Brian

Russ ripped out the A/C. I know i'll be regretting that when summer comes back. The inside is real good too, just 2 tears on the drivers seat. There's no stereo, so right now im in the process of installing the Kenwood from my legacy. But i find myself fabricating a dash plate, and so far its still not deep enough to fit the standard DIN stereo Ed... those rims would look great on my car, but i cant afford them. I have a set of 15" pug alloys lined up that will be going on the car, but that probably wont be for a few weeks after i get a paycheck or two. -Brian

Yup... add another notch to the headpost, here's the 11th Subaru for me not the SVX, the RX This is actually RallyRuss's old RX. I bought it from his cousin today. Its a great little car, runs like a top and is 99.9% straight. Just a few minor dings, no rust or real scratch's. It will be replacing my Legacy as my daily driver and so far no real mods planned out. I will be replacing the rims asap, and I have a lead on a small I/C for it as well. Im impressed with the handling, but it seems to be slow. That comming from my EJ22T though, so its what I expected. The speedo is alittle off, and the diff light keeps flickering, but other than that everything is operational. You can also hear the turbo alot more than on my legacy, but that might be cause the exhaust isn't near as loud. You can view more pix here: http://www.thawa.net/gallery/brians-rx -Brian

Check your carb gaskets shannon. The Hitachi has a section that attatches to the manifold where coolant runs from the manifold to the carb. The weber has no such port, so you need to make sure its blocked off good or else coolant will leak into the intake, it would cause the problem you describe. -Brian

He's right, thats your wiper motor. You wont be able to remove it for good, but you might be able to replace it with a different motor thats either smaller, or has the motor on the otherside. -Brian

Russ... no need to resize the pix... just email them to me -Brian

Russ... can you get me some pix of your rims? I wanna photoshop them onto the RX to see if I should paint my Pug's black or not. -Brian

Dunno when it'll happen. Alot of talk, but not alot of progress I wanna get that RX from your cousin, or brother... or whatever Then take that to play in the snow. -Brian

2 headlights and a cyclops for a ER27.... yeah, i think thats a good trade off. -Brian

The difference is, your alot less likely to pull the e-brake durring travel if the front tires are going to lock. Subaru knows how much fun it is to e-brake and power slide, and thats bad if the car is in motion. Since the fronts lock, its no fun at all (and very dangerous) so chances are people wont be pulling the ebrake while its driving. -Brian

The caliper bracket is a part of the steering knuckle, and they should be the same. SHouldnt need to swap the knuckle. -Brian

IN 1984 Everything got vented fronts. You can swap vented front rotors from EA81's only, not EA82's. You'll need the rotor (of course) and the caliper. The Caliper should bolt to the existing knuckle. -Brian