TheSubaruJunkie

Still no excuse I expect you to be there next year! -Brian

Nope, EA82 is longer than EA81. -Brian

Rob... PM me with your snail mail addy. I have all my video's saved as high-def .AVI files and I will burn them to a DVD for you. Your comp has a DVD-Rom right??? -Brian

Subarus can warp rotors fairly easy given the e-brake config. Try not to use the e-brake, expecially after a long drive. The rotors will tend to cool, and if the ebrake is applied, the pressure being applied to the rotor while they cool can cause warpage. With that said, i havent used any special brand. I got a set of rotors off ebay a while ago, and they worked good. Dunno if they warped easily cause i sold that brat about 2000mi after the brake job. Just whatever Napa carries I guess... dunno what brand, never thought to check. Having your rotors turned will cost about as much as new rotors... at least, thats my experience here in CA. Not alot of shops wanna touch subaru rotors. -Brian

Yeah its from my RX... 1987 but doesnt matter cause all EA82T's have the same up pipes. Your right, my exhaust is sagging. I will make sure to bolt up the downpipe when I re-install the up pipe. I wanna wrap the up pipe before I install it to help save my coolant lines. -Brian

Sorry Jeremy, i didnt get any video of you

So yesterday I pulled the Up Pipe from my RX and found: I took it into work today and had a co-worker weld the flange back in place. Since this is pretty much the only thing holding my turbo in place, i made a small angle bracket and had that welded in place too. Hopefully this will strengthen the flange and keep this from happening again. Here are some shots of the fixed up pipe Maybe tomorrow I'll have time to re-install it. I cant wait to get it back on and get my boost back!! -Brian

So i had like... 31 clips I cut out of my footage. Pretty much the best of the best of what I had. So I put it all together with some kickazs music and came up with this: http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=-6971714662422073608 Sorry you dialup users. The file size is 15mb. -Brian

Yes... glass, doors, hatch... everything should bolt right on. -Brian

So yeah, pulled the bolts from the turbo, then got under the car and undid the header from the heads... was able to jimmy the up pipe and pull it out from under the car... and heard the flange fall to the ground. Removed the pipe and this is what i saw: Guess I'll take it to work with me tomorrow and have it welded back in place. I suppose this could be the cause of my boost problems :-\ Cant wait to get it back on there! -Brian

Cool.. got it out, and yup... found my boost problem. Transfering pix now, i'll have them up shortly. -Brian

Here's me and my Ride: I was runnin around trying to mingle with as many peeps as I could. Probably saw me with either Brad or Noah most the time. Also got a chance to meet Danny and his Girl, they're a cool couple. ALong with all the regulars, cant wait till next year! -Brian

Awesome!! I need that! I handed my camcorder to a buddy to film that, and the batteries died -Brian

Yeah, i didnt get footage of Rob making it through And he didnt do a 2nd attempt the day after. Would have been REALLY cool. If anyone has footage of rob making it, lemme know! -Brian

Okay... had to put the yota video on Google just to get it up ASAP. http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=1555448043744381942 Enjoy!! -Brian

Cool... another member from Sacramento! The body parts will fit. Most of the engine parts are interchangeable as is the interior pieces. -Brian

Its still pending aproval. looks like YouTube is taking their time. Maybe I can put it on Google or something. -Brian

So now that the show is over, its time to focus on the RX and figure out why its not making any boost. So I pulled it into the garage, ran it, and discovered a huge exhaust leak at the up pipe flange, where it bolts to the Turbo. Im gonna remove it and have it repaired, but just wondering what the easiest way to remove the x-over/up pipe is? Is it 100% necessary to remove the turbo? Can I just unbolt it and maybe slide it out from undernieth? That turbo is a pain in the arse to remove and replace... so If possible, i'd like to do it with the downpipe and turbo in place. -Brian

All of them rob? Or just some? The last 2 say they are still being reviewed and awaiting aproval by YouTube.com -Brian

Yeah i didnt get any of your RX in the pit But the toyota video is uploading as we speak.... Toyota: -Brian

Ok... found video of Monstaru going through so I whipped that up real quick. Also found a run from Jibs and got the run of the Turbo Forester... Here's Brian (monstaru) Got the toyota video captured... thats commin up next. -Brian

Here's Zaps run through. This is his 2nd run, i wasnt there to video his 1st run. Maybe someone will have it and i can put it on the final DVD. -Brian

Starting with Ken's Impreza. Im rendering the video for Eric right now, then I'll work on everyone else's. Didnt get everybody's pit runs, but got a few. I think after Eric's I will do the Toyota video. -Brian

Working on the video as we speak Jibs. Gimme a few -Brian

Maybe next years venue should have security. Or maybe next year, when the sheriffs show up to watch the mud show, we should have them check ID's. No one here wants that, so instead of that... maybe next year people should just show some respect! Zap put his rump roast on the line, not only this show, but last year and the year before. I got yelled at a couple times. Once last year, once this year.. and you think im gonna hold it against him? Hell no! I wanna thank zap for keeping my side of the camp quiet so I could get a good nights sleep. I think, out of the 5 shows I've attended, this one was the best sleep-wise. The majority of the drinkers kept to the party side and made it easier for the families to get a good nights rest. Sorry to hear some didnt sleep too well, i guess iM just a heavy sleeper. -Brian