TheSubaruJunkie

Loaner?? When you return the car make sure you say something like "Man, you guys really need to detail that thing... it smells like somebody spilled lasagna or something in there!" If you play it off right, maybe you'll get a discount -Brian

#5 has my vote -Brian

What is FOD? Tosh... use alittle man to get that bolt loose. -Brian

I hear its a direct bolt in and plug-n-play... *cough*Search*cough* -Brian

I'd like to see this. Even 2WD EA71 trannies were 5spd. -Brian

If the car died because of it, then its probably not a good sign at all. When my RX died on the side of the road, this is what i found when i lifted the hood: Of course, my case is alittle more severe than yours. I drove the car with a bad turbo seal until the crank ran dry, then kept driving until the crank bearing went... then the rod went... through my block. I would say fill the motor with oil (make sure it needs it 1st, so you dont over fill) and see if the car runs. Do you remember what color the smoke was that you saw?? Blue, White or Black? -Brian

News to me... ive NEVER Seen a 2WD 4spd. All EA81s 2WD are 5spd or Autos. -Brian

Yup... thats a classic sign that the disty is on its way south. -Brian

Can i get some people from California to post. Please, dont reply unless you are going to be a part of the Californian Caravan. -Brian

Please, lets just see how many we're gonna have 1st. If no one wants to caravan, i'll just leave Tuesday and take my time... camp and enjoy the sights along the way. -Brian

Yeah i hate how the speakers blast into the door seat, really makes for some crappy tunes. Im thinking of building boxes to mount in the headliner... i have some 4x6 Pioneers I wanna put in the hatch. -Brian

Oldest trick in the book. Its the only way I lock my cylinders Spray some PB Blaster on that bolt... then tap it with a hammer. Vibration and PB Blaster can go a LONG way. Usually all you need is a breaker bar. -Brian

Yeah i was shocked to see my loops still in place. I got this cargo cover from the junkyard a while ago... got it for a board member but USPS didnt like how i had it wrapped, so i couldnt ship it. Been holding onto it this whole time, and now that i got the hatch im glad i have it. Doesnt match, but no worries. Im thinking of getting some mounts for pipe to use as the hinge on the back... you know, the u mounts with tabs on them, not sure of the technical term. Im sure you can find something... maybe an eyelet from the hardware store, find one that is threaded and just bolt it in place. Something like this: But a much smaller scale. -Brian

Here you go mick: Loop on the hatch: String Connected to Loop: String connected to cover: You can see in the 2nd image there are 2 hooks. If i connect it to the other hook, it will open the cargo cover even more when the hatch is open. Hope this helps, let me know if you need anything else. -Brian

Talking about hatchbacks Mick? What do you need a pic of? Your hatch should have 2 small loops in the plastic that you hook the cargo cover to. My cargo cover has 2 hooks on each line, seems like with one setup you open just half the cargo cover and with another setup the entire cargo cover lifts when the hatch is open. The clips near the seat that hold the cover and act as a hinge are broken on my hatch, so im gonna have to find another way to secure it before i can permanently use it. I can run and get some pix for yah. -Brian

Okay, lets try this again. This time... ONLY POST if you plan on attending the show and would like to join our caravan. I will be leaving from Sacramento, and a couple others will be comming from Reno Nevada. Not sure what route we'll take, or what time or day we'll leave. Most of that depends on who all is attending. Please reply and let us know if you would like to join the caravan, once we know who is going we can worry about a schedule and route. Thanks, -Brian

They make wheel spacers. Check into them, could be an answer to your problem. -Brian

Depends on what you mean by affordable? Are we talking under a hundred bucks? Or maybe upwards of $300-$500? -Brian

Mendo... yeah, I'll prolly be leaving either Monday night or Tuesday morning, so i should be at the show thursday night, friday mornin. Not sure really what the plan is, i just went for all the vacation time i could get Me and Jibs are plannin on headin up together and maybe stopping along the way to do some wheelin or just take our time. Dont know which direction we're taking yet either... should start to plan this all out. -Brian

Dave, it will be great to see you again. I got a new toy to show off... we'll have to compete -Brian

Zap, that white showing around the edge is light messing with the camera. There is no white showing, nor any grey primer. Its completly painted over with 3 or 4 coats of red. The clear coat wasnt completly dried, and the way the spray was.... it caught the light and makes it look like there is white showing. If worse comes to worse, i'll goto kragen and get some 14" beauty rings to hide it -Brian

Not even a Brat can beat a DeLorean. Those are some of the coolest cars around. -Brian

Your right zap... doesnt really belong in O/R other than the fact that it will be mounted to my wheeler. I posted here, cause all my other rim discussion is in this forum, and figured people who were following my previous progress would see it alittle easier in here. Not sure i follow on the outer rings?? -Brian

Uhm... Pix show blue tape... so, yeah... i used blue masking tape. Rick, $20 a tire for powdercoating... or $6 a can for the paint? I'll save $50-$60 and do it myself. I dont have alot of money for this project, already overpaid for the rims. I think this job will do just as good. Maybe if it was a restored classic i'd drop $80 for powdercoating, but i'll be happy with this. I went and checked the rims after leaving them sit all night. And like i said, they look a thousand times better. Took a couple shots, you can definatly see a difference -Brian

Ive been applying coats of clear over the red/black to help it cure and keep it from chipping in the future. Should also help keep the paint from fading as well. Im on my 6th coat of clear, and the rims are looking 200x better. I'll have some new pix sooner or later. -Brian