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Forgot there was a fire there... we'll need to start a new thread for that one. Your right about the travel and a bed and shower for the trip. Do you think it'll be a 2 day drive for you guys in NV?? -Brian

welcome back. Havent missed anything new. I've been switched into WCSS mode in order to prepare for the trip. Are you planning on making it Tony? Would be great for the whole family -Brian

the leak is most likely from the oil pump, they're notorious for leaking there. You should look into getting a complete engine gasket kit. They run for around $100 and will have all the gaskets you need, including a rebuild kit for the oil pump (just 3 or 4 rubber o-rings). That'd seal the engine up nicely and keep it from leaking again. Did you tear into the carb? I wouldnt suggest it unless you have a rebuild kit for that carburator (or a replacement carb) Since its off the car it'd be a good time to spray it down good with some carb cleaner. Try not to tip the carburator upside down, its a rule of thumb with any carb. -Brian

Steve, clean with carb cleaner. Let the car idle, then spray GOBS of carb cleaner into the carb and let it choak out and die. Then start the car and do it again. Then step 2: Same as step one, but dont let it die. Spray carb cleaner in the carb, and when it starts to studder out like its about to die, then cover the carb with something (like a piece of cardboard or a rag) to block all the airflow.. then it will chug chug, and die. But try to keep it running. Pull the cardboard or rag off the carb and let it come back to life. Do this a few times, and it'll clean all the crap outa your carb. Its a cheap, quick and very effective way of cleaning crap out of your jets. -Brian

LOL, im sure there's a Motel8 or something in Klammath Falls. If you guys leave NV at like 7am, that should give us enough time to sleep in and meet up in Klammath Falls by Noon. That way you wont need to worry about sleeping Dave. At Hood River, are you planning on sleeping in a Motel, or are we gonna do it WCSS3 style under the stars -Brian

Steve, i have a dwell meter with a tach that will help you tune the car to spec's. I also have a vacuum guage which will help diagnose alot of the prolems your experiencing. I hardly use them anymore, let me know if you want to borrow them. -Brian

My car has worked before, should work again. Or I could hotel it. Not sure what i'll have for a budget though, so i'll worry about sleeping arangements later. -Brian

did you time it with a timing gun? If the timing is off i'd idle high. Also, clean the carb out real good. Is it still the 1600 carb? -Brian

iClub had a huge meet in the bay area last weekend. I showed up in the turbo Legacy. It was fun, got to meet some new faces and talk about fast cars and women... but it just isnt the same as hanging out with us oldskool guys. Cant Wait for WCSS6 -Brian

Yeah steve, an aftermarket Tach will be super easy to install. I'd say search the net for a small one, might be possible to pick them up for as little as $40. -Brian

http://wcss.usmb.net -Brian

Maybe Russ.. but lets try to keep this on topic. Ken, the LC.o board has been down for a week or so. Plus, doesnt seem like they're too interested. As soon as its back up i'll be sure to solicit there for interested parties. I just wanna get all the ducks lined up in a row. Im thinking of leaving Sacramento Thursday night and driving to Klammath Falls, staying there for the night and meeting the NV Crew in Klammath falls and then heading north to Bend, then to Hood River. If that is the case, I'd need to know who's interested in joining us. From Redding, Weed, Sacramento, San Fran, San Jose etc... etc... etc... -Brian

We've got a thread in the meet & Greet forum discussing the caravan that will be leaving california and heading to Hood River for the West Coast Subaru Show. I know there are more than 2 californian's going. It'd be nice to have a list of people who plan on driving up, and some more input on the plans we have so far. http://www.ultimatesubaru.org/forum/showthread.php?t=18351 Thats what we have so far, who else is going? -Brian

No walkie Talkies, but I have a CB I plan on taking along. Not sure what time i'll be leaving. Was thinking of leaving Thursday night, sleeping in Klamath Falls overnight, and that way we can meet with the NV Crowd bright and early Friday morning. -Brian

Well, since LegacyCentral.org has been down for the past few days, I can only assume more Legacy owners are flocking to the USMB. So here's a shout out to the LC.o members! -Brian

Ive used oven cleaner with great results. Wouldnt trust it on a painted surface, but for windows it worked great. I had to use windex to remove the film it left behind, but oh well... no more West Coast Choppers sticker -Brian

Ok, im pretty sure i can get away with doing this. Use vacation days (last 2) on Friday and Monday, and have Saturday and Sunday as my regular weekend. That'd give me from Thursday night until Monday afternoon to play If we plan on meeting on hwy97, then we have to collaborate our times. I believe we could make it to the 97/395 split before you guys, given we'll be on I-5. But its still a good 4 to 5 hours to weed, then another hour or so to the Klammath Falls meet. How many other people are comming from the bay area and southern california? -Brian

Not only scary, but very dangerous. Not even enough room to allow 2 cars to pass safely. Ontop of that, i ended up hitting a rock, or a huge pothole, and put a bubble in one of my tires. Looks like I'll be replacing the tires sooner than I thought. -Brian

Was up at Mount Hamilton today with some iClub guys and Nasioc Locals. Got some friends from LegacyCentral.org with me to help me feel in place. The drive was cool. Met up in Sacramento with some locals, then we all headed down to Stockton where we picked up a few more. Almost everybody was in an Impreza of some kind. There were plenty of variations. We then headed on the road from Stockton to San Jose and along the way managed to pickup even more Subarus (yes... you guessed it. WRX's). So yeah... I tried to stay at the front of the pack. I figured, 70+ guys in their 200+hp racecars had to cause some sort of accident. And I'd preffer it happen behind me Luckily no such accident occured. Once we got into San Jose (or close to it) we stopped at some mall. At 1st i thought the mall parking lot was the actuall meet, but it wasnt... just more guys to pickup. So now instead of 70 Impreza's, we're rolling with more like 120 impreza's. I had no idea where we were going, but we ended up on a 2 lane Country road into the hills. When I say 2 lane, i dont mean 2 lane with a dotted stripe... or even 2 lane for that matter. More like 1 and a half Lanes, with a faded double yellow line, and plenty of skid marks to warn you of whats to come. The view was great. We were out of the city, and had a park to hang out at. Met some new people, but not many USMB members. Rumors of some kid wrecking his STi spread around the camp, but it turned out to be more like a brushed bumper and scraped fender. Too bad it ruined the new side skirts his dad bought him. Oh well. Pictures and more pictures available here: http://www.thawa.net/gallery/Mt-Hamilton-7-11-04 and the pix that I took (which are horrible quality): http://usmb.net/gallery/album150 We need to have some sort of meet like this for all USMB members in the bay area. -Brian

You going to be there too Russ?? Now i definatly have to show up Look for me, i'll be in the turbo Legacy hehe -Brian

Pay at the show right? -Brian

Im planning on being gone from home from Friday until Monday. -Brian

I came up with some maps for everybody. For those of you leaving From Reno, you can take 395 north and make it to highway 97 which should lead to Hood River: http://wcss.usmb.net/maps/Reno2wcss.htm S'ko, and anyone else leaving from the sacramento area or south of there, have 2 options. We could hightail it on I-5 to Portland, then head east on 84 to Hood River. Or, we could take I-5 to Weed, and take US-97 east and meet up with the Nevada group in Klamath Falls. Sacramento to Portland to Hood River: http://wcss.usmb.net/maps/sac2wcss.htm Sacramento to Weed to Hood River: http://wcss.usmb.net/maps/sac2klamath2wcss.htm The meet would look something like this: As of this moment, im not sure which route im leaning more toward. Taking US97 will only add another hour to the trip. But if I end up leaving late at night, i might just take I5 to save time and B-line it to the show. -Brian

Sure, blocks. You could install EA82 springs, but that would give you more than 2" and a real stiff rear end. You can remove and alter the torsion bar to get another 2" out of it. Its relativly safe and as effective as a block lift. You shouldnt need to lower the rear diff for another 2". -Brian

Scorpion automotive offers a 2" lift. But they're in Australia and s&h will kill the price. You could probably contact any of these lift builders we have in the US and they could probably come up with a simple 2" lift. It wouldnt be hard to get 2" out of the rear torsion bars alone, and then you would just need some small blocks up front. -Brian