TheSubaruJunkie

Time for a new EA81 if you ask me. Dont give up. -Brian

I got to see that wagon when I drove up to visit John, your buying a premo Sube! Congrats and welcome. On another note, Zap... I got the sticker you sent me. Thank you very much, i dont know if I ever want to use it tho... i'd hate to ruin it. Have Fun Dante -Brian

Youre right, but you would need to swap the tranny as well so it would match. If you put the 3.9 rear in with a 3.7 tranny, the rear tires would spin slower than the front, and well.... that would be bad... very bad. -Brian

Yeah, was the 1st enging you pulled attatched to an automatic? If so, thats the torque converter and not the flywheel. -Brian

Yeah, Adam has a real good image in his album that shows blocks in the propper location. Alot of people do not grasp the concept of a uni-body lift, but after you actually see a lift, or install one it becomes alot easier to understand. A lift kit FAQ would be a great addition to the USRM. I was in the process of making an article with instructions on installing a PK Lift, but only got the front done. -Brian

Hey mick, have you mounted one of these to your sube?? I have one of these in my garage waiting to go into the wagon... just need to find a place in the wagon that i can mount it, and keep it true. If you have any pix of them mounted, that'd be great too. Ive been toying with idea's, but short on time lately. -Brian

Put a few bags of concrete in the spare tire area that will take care of it. But for real, Ken is right. Get rid of that welded rear end. Its pushing your car through the turn. And if you only have 1 CV in, then that one tire is pushing the car at all time in the rear, not much fun for racing. Some things to try.... Enter the turn off-throttle. create understeer, then give it some throttle to create alittle oversteer and have the front end pull through the turn. hard to explain, but pretty much it just comes down to alot of practice. My brat has ALOT of understeer, but after I put the 15" pugs with 205/60's the car i havent had much trouble at all. -Brian

I saw a set of chrome jackmans fitted to a EA82 at Johns shop. there is no more data left to be converted to the USRM. Everything that wasnt converted was either to vauge to understand correctly, or the HTML was so jacked up i couldnt convert it to the new interface. I made sure all the valuable information had made it over, and im always adding new info. If you have a set of jackmans, maybe you can fit them to your car and find out why they wont fit. Then make the necessary modifications to make them fit. Then I can add that to the USRM. -Brian

U joints and ballanced tires. -Brian

Since that is a EA71, that intake will bolt right on. -Brian

Im at work and not really supposed to be surfing, can you post dates in here for me real quick?? -Brian

Yeah, my next trip to OR will be in the Brat. But Holister has a REAL GREAT off-road park ive been wanting to visit. -Brian

I'll have to make a trip down to Holister now. The only problem is... what do I bring? The Brat or the Wagon? -Brian

The mods and I have discussed this off-forum, and feel its not something that should be planned through the USMB. I myself thing its a great idea, but maybe we'll need to form a seperate meeting place to take care of it. -Brian

Those tools look great. I really should have one made, but lately the CV's ive done have just slid right into place. A couple take a few whacks of the hammer to get going, but as soon as its past the hub, the castle nut does the rest -Brian

The largest production engine subaru made was the EG33 which is a 3.3 liter H6 that came in the SVX. They only came with automatic trannies, so if you want a manual, look for a wrecked SVX and a wrecked Legacy 5spd. If you want the most bang for your buck, go with the EJ20TT or the EJ25T. EG33 stock= 230hp EJ20T stock= 230hp EJ25T stock= 300hp EJ20TT stock= 270hp Your better off getting the 4cyl, as the 6 wont even fit in a EA82 bay without serious modification. -Brian

MAKE SURE he knows its a flat 4 engine, and there are 2 heads. I called machine shops around my area to have my heads: Resurfaced Shaved Valves Gnurled New Intake valve gaskets Valve grind and reseating. $150 was the quote, per head. I didnt know until i picked up my heads with $150 in hand, and was given a $300 bill. $150 is a good quote for 1 head, its a GREAT Quote for 2 heads... make sure its in writing and there is a warranty. -Brian

How many CV's has your dad replaced? I can count the last 5 that ive done, and ive never had to use a special tool to install one. If you leave the lower ball joint off, slide the shaft through the hub, you should be able to tap the hub onto the CV. once the CV is through the hub, you can then add the rotor, and if there is enough of the CV exposed, you can install the cone washer, and the castle nut, and use the nut to pull the CV into place. The tool makes it easier, but its not necessary to complete the job. Let me know if you have any questions. -Brian

Got a hammer? -Brian

Thanks Ken, just wanted to see the plate setup for when I fab my own. I would drop $200 on it, but i dont have a sube to put it on. My brat has a long a-bar, and the wagon has a full size FHI brushguard. Still a beautiful brat, and those 14's you put on it look like they were made for that car. I noticed alot of small dings, i guess to an east-coaster it would look imaculate. Still impressive how many gem's you find. -Brian

I'm sure we can get 12 or more poeple to submit photo's. Maybe we can make a USMB calendar with the readers rides. Of course, if your planning on using any photo's that dont belong to you, make sure to get the owners permission before printing it... but you probably already know that. I have plenty of photo's that I shot that i would be more than willing to put into a calendar. I would also be willing to buy one. -Brian

Yeah the redrill of the 6 lug to 4 lug has never proven wrong. ive never heard of ill effects and we're talking about ppl who drill these out by hand and drive a few thousand miles on them. If you think about it, there is no more stress on the studs... the wieght of the car never changed and therefore each rim is still holding the same amount of wieght for each tire/rim. And the rims we are using were made to hold 3/4 ton pickup trucks, so these lil' subaru's shouldnt put any stress at all on them, even tho the lugs were modified. Rick, the tires/rims look great. I love that tread pattern and you got a SCREAMIN deal on the package. I still dont like that rear camber, but camber is my largest pet peave of all time. Cant wait to see it muddy, and hopefully it'll be in person. -Brian

Yes, its good to hear your ok. Do they have the fire contained at all? I dont think Arnold has his hands full, $2bill is nothing compared to the debt we have, just add it to our tab. -Brian

Very beautiful Ken Can you get some closeups of that Winch and the mount? Looks like a modified short style A Bar. -Brian

My roomate has a subscription for it. It came in yesterday and i had a chance to look through it today. -Brian