TheSubaruJunkie

Where to start... well, of course lets start off with some Subaru Wheelin videos Video I made of just my hatchback. Just after I finished building it Onto the Toyota Videos. This is pretty much a series of three video's of me and my buddy at the local Prairie City ORV park. Part 1 Part 2 Part 3 I will add some more video's when i make them -Brian

Went to the PnP off sunrise a few weeks ago. They have a few EA82's, not many EA81's but alot of Legacy's. -Brian

Jared, i got my 29" swampers sitting here. Wish you werent so far away, i'd almost give them to you. -Brian

I think im going to do the hysteer 1st. Was talking it over today with my buddy, and we agree'd... The dual cases would be nice, however the steering will leave me stranded on the trail whereas the clutch would just make it difficult on the trail. That and it will be easier to buy the hysteer kit and install it, rather than peice together the dual case setup week after week and finally get it installed whenever. I started working on my front bumper today too Its going to be sweet. I gotta clean up the main bumper beam at work with the grinder, then i'll snap some shots and post them up for everyone to see. -Brian

Jared, im already toasting my clutch as it is. I see a replacement in the very near future. I have access to a welder and a steel supplier through work. My co-worker (the one with the welder, and only lives like 1/2 mile from me) built square driveshafts for his toyota, and they turned out real beefy and cheap. But his rig is a trailer queen and I still want to drive mine to the trails and back. My steering is dinky and i can see it will fail soon, if given the chance. The hysteer kit is pretty much bolt on and i dont need any extra accessories, where-as the t-case kit just starts at the t-cases then i gotta do drivelines and x-members... kit might be $350, but i can see myself getting into the $500-$600 range real quick. -Brian

Dude, you commin to sac to pick it up? You should stop by so i can see it -Brian

Its the 4, and it has plenty of torque for the 33's. If they were 37's or 40's i would be sweatin the 6cyl. Jared. Ive been lookin at dual t-case adapters all day cause man I could really use the gearing. I have another t-case sitting in the garage just waiting for the kit to put it in. BUt it just starts at the kit, then i need drivelines. So im at a standstill... do I do the hysteer kit or the Dual t-cases??? Both are about the same, and both are equally important. Tomorrow I fab my front bumper -Brian

I found a set of 33's on Pirate4x4 for $50. Local, so I couldnt pass em up. My brother-in-law is in town with my sister so I decided to take the day off, get my new tires mounted and take him to the local ORV park with a jeepin buddy of mine and tool around. Great fun was had! These 33's sure do float over rocks alot better than my old 29's ever did. Now I just have to work on my gearing in order to save my clutch! -Brian

Rotate the axle so you pound on the side that doesnt have the broken nail in it. Drive it out the other direction with the correct tool. Enough lubrication and force should work. -Brian

Thats awesome, now come up here and drag this hatch carcass I have out of my garage and take it home -Brian

Actually... Full Time 4WD is the same as All Wheel Drive. They both use a center differential and power all 4 wheels all the time. Selectable 4WD is not AWD. -Brian

Yeah, propper tools FTW! Screw drivers, nailes and other gadgets just make the job harder and take 10x longer. Get a punch from harbor frieght for like $4 and be done with it. -Brian

Too bad your in australia... i have a '84 Hatchback sitting in my garage that im parting out. Has all the glass on it still. -Brian

Clay, make sure your lugnuts are good and tight!! Good to see your still alive. -Brian

Step 1: Sell the subaru Step 2: Buy a Samarai or Toyota. Dalton, there is no easy fix for your suspension. You are stuck with what you got. Breaking axles isnt the problem... its keeping your camber. The engineering it would take to get shocks with 10" of travel and a smooth ride, and also giving you enough flex to keep your rear tires on the ground when climbing trenches would cost you thousands. Now you know why i dont have my hatchback anymore :-\ -Brian

is that 1/2 lb of PSI? Does it make anymore boost than that? If not, the turbo sounds fried. You should be making like 6-7psi at max boost. -Brian

NGK THat is all -Brian

I would go with remans on the rear. Rear CV's last forever since there is no turning of the outside cup. However, the fronts go all the time. I have a set of GCK axles for my EA81 and i loved them. Ive gone through pairs and pairs of reman axles, these GCK's are brand new and not much more expensive. -Brian

I'd show off all the cool things ive been doin, but i get a bunch of crap when i post about toyota's. -Brian

Naw dude. You made the right decision. A $75 subaru like that only starts at $75. Then by the time you work on it enough to get it to pass smog youve wasted $500 and weeks of your time. Just use the leggy or the EA82T you got. -Brian

Grease never hurts anything. -Brian

Anchorage Alaska has far more subaru's than any other state in the US. Expecially per capita. Condisering Alaska has maybe 750,000 in the entire state. Then there is Washington State and Oregon which probably have more than northern california as well. -Brian

These mods wont hurt the motor, only help. But i guess since its your dads car its hard to talk him into it. -Brian

Check the junkyards, or even Ebay for a Saab 900 Intercooler. They are a good intercooler to use on the EA82. Not too big, but not small. And the outlet is the same diameter as your intake manifolds inlet. The one thing you need to plumb is a ByPass Valve (BPV). The EA82T stock does not have a BPV or a BOV, but after you install an intercooler its important you use one. The Saab 900 uses a bosch BPV that will work. its what I used. Here are some pictures of my intercooler install on my RX: Your intake is 2 3/8" outside diameter. And so is the Saab Intercoolers Inlet & outlet. I searched the internet for 2 3/8" outside diameter 180 degree mandrel bends. I was able to order two 180 degree bends for like $18 shipped to my door. Then i cut them in half to make four 90 degree bends. Then i ordered some silicone couplers that are 2 3/8" inside diameter from TurboHoses.com (prolly like $30 or so) and began to piece everything together. The biggest problem is the oulet from the turbocharger is something like 2 1/4" (i cant remember off the top of my head) so finding a reducer to go from 2 3/8" to 2.25, or maybe 1.75 (like i said, cant remember the turbo outlet) was a pain. I ended up using some rubber plumbers reducer I got at Home Depot, and it didnt like the turbo temps all that much. I would recommend something different. Are you familiar on how BPV's work and where everything needs to be plumbed? -Brian p.s. There are plenty more pictures here: http://gallery.usmb.net/album19

Thats what they ALL say An exhaust is the best thing you can do to that motor. That and an Intercooler with a good intake. Definatly at least do the intercooler to keep your temps down. -Brian