TheSubaruJunkie

A friend of Shawn's and Mick's. Aparently a board member who doesnt post much due to his lack of English. -Brian

2 round or 2 square? -Brian

After 1985, the EA81 series was kept with 4 headlights. As a matter of fact, after 1983 I dont believe they made any subaru's with the 2 headlight setup, except for the Hatchback STD that has 2 single round headlights all the way up to '89 at the end of its production. Ej22T would be alot of work. it would be cheaper than pulling 160hp out of a EA81. Ive never heard of a EA81 gaining 200hp, but its not unheard of. Im sure a turbocharged, intercooled, prepped and ballanced EA81 could reach 200hp, but not reliably. -Brian

Damn. A real run with Mike W, and one of the last runs for Zap for a while.... sure wish i had more vacation so i can drive up there and play too! have fun guys, bring back tons of pix. -Brian

The 1st step is to STOP ASSOCIATING SUBARU's WITH HONDAS! hehehe, there is almost nothing in simularity between the 2. The only thing they share, is they have pistons. Everything else is completly different. Look into aircraft modifications. GD, that car, being a 2WD, can most definatly have a EA71 in it. Even 4 headlights doesnt mean its a GL. 2WD DL's still have quad headlights. The EA81 is a popular engine for the small aircraft guys. You can get modified heads, intakes, exhaust manifolds, rockers, pushrods, cams etc. through them. they arent cheap tho. A fuel injection system from the aircraft guys runs alittle over $3,000. Good luck turbocharging that engine. There is a turbo version of the EA81 that has MPFI instead of the carbbed version. good luck finding one tho. -Brian

Yup, looks like a 2WD '87 1600cc DL Hatch to me. Might be badged as a GL, but i would look closer into it, most definatly looks like a DL from here. Good luck on any parts. There are larger engines, but they don't fit without ALOT of shoe horning. The EA82 and the EJ Series (2.0, 2.2, 2.5) are all overhead cam, making them alot wider than the EA71 and the EA81. If you want to make it fast, get a EA81. Put your EA71 pistons in it, have the heads shaved, get a weber carb and a hot cam, and you should make aprox 100 to 110hp easy. As far as body kits, light kits or other street mod's, good luck. Better find someone that can fabricate headlights. -Brian

Do you have a picture of your Hatch? There were 2 types of hatchback's offered in 1987. The EA82 and the EA81 versions, both are completly different. Since you said 3 door, i assume its a EA82, but i could be wrong. -Brian

I need those drives. I always have parts, PM me with a list of what you need for your hatch, 1/2 price weekend is this weekend and i'll be at the yard sunday with a wheelbarrel. -Brian

Im in sacramento. Not really So.Cal, where are you located? -Brian

Shipping is going to kill me. But i really could use it. -Brian

145K, thats just barely broken in. No need to worry about the valve timing on any EA81, even with 300,000 miles, your valves should be timed the same as factory spec's. EA82's on the other hand have OHC's with 2 timing belts. -Brian

Yeah, i was thinking it was the Hill Holder, but Miles caught that. I forgot you had an auto. -Brian

Jason, you will be missed. R.I.P -Brian

Is your car parked on a slope? and is the rump roast end downhill? -Brian

You need an account. PM me -Brian

Go BYB. Do you have the materials and time, plus skills to build a lift? The BYB is tested true, and i have never heard of one failing. Not to say yours will, but the $300 gets you the lift, and assures you that you're driving home from that off-road trip. -Brian

Check for any vacuum leaks at all. Are you familiar with metric sockets? if you have a set, you can do anything to that car. An easy way to check for leaks is to let your car warm up and starts running like crap. Then get a can of carb cleaner and spray around the engine near hoses and the manifold. If you spray near a hose, and your idle picks up or smooths out, there is most likely a leak there somewhere. Might not be a bad idea to check all the gaskets on the carb and intake manifold to make sure coolant isnt getting in your intake. That will make any subaru run like crap. -Brian

I am running the server, and I can always use parts. PM me and we'll talk -Brian

There's a new photo Album in the gallery, with this name. And the username is the same. I didnt create any accounts under this name, and I havent talked to Shawn yet about it (the only other member able to create accounts). -Brian

Fedex sucks. I was told my bumper would be here on Friday 10/10, but it didnt arive until Tuesday 10/14. Then the guy dropped it off, didnt make me sign anything, and just left. Then about 15min later another guy from Fedex came by, asking if I recieved my package. When I answered, I asked why and he said "just making sure he's delivering packages and not just leaving them behind." Makes me think twice about using Fedex again. Rack looks good tho -Brian

I hope its not me Rob Ive pissed some people off in the past when I sold stuff on the board. Mostly my own stupid procrastination got me in trouble. Except for the problem i had with Corky (still feel bad about that). I try not to do business on the board much anymore, cause everyone here is my friend, and I hate screwing my friends. As far as buying from others, i have delt with alot of people and everyone ive delt with has been top notch. A few on my list of good are: Chef_Tim Edrach (four stars for Ed, he's the MAN!) Bearugardhooligan (or however you spell it) and recently added to my list is Clantieri cause he sent me a new bumper for my Brat which i got today! There are some others, and i thank you all. There has only been a few people ive heard of that are sour. If you end up getting a raw deal with a board member, it might be a good idea to PM the moderators. -Brian

Yeah, i call them oh-sh!t handles as well. But most the time no one ever sais that in my car. Its always something like "are you sure you wanna do th.... OH MY GOD!!!" -Brian

No map lights on a EA81. Naw, i will run a single hot wire to a post strip that will support all my accessories. The light wiring (only 3 wires) will run in from the rear drivers side window, and be tucked into the b-pillar. Then I will run the cable to the switches between the seats. K.I.S.S. No need to drill holes, or run 30' of cable. Besides, ANYBODY who sticks their hand outside of the car to grab ahold of something will be banned from going off-road in my car again. The last thing i need to do is drive someone to the hospital cause their hand was cut off when my car rolled ontop of it. Plus, there are plenty of "MY GOD BRIAN! WATCH OUT!" handles all over the inside of my car. -Brian

Too much wiring, and take a close look at my wagon. its not clean Im not worried about alittle wire running between the rack and the roof. -Brian

Havent gotten that far yet, I'll probably string it in through the rear drivers side window, and then run it down the B pillar to the switchboard which will be mounted between my seats. -Brian