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Warning I purchased two Pro radiators at the same time and they both had a solder failure. Within a couple weeks of installing them they both leaked at the radiator fan switch collars (2). I was hoping it was just the plug or the switch but I tried and after a pressure test it was the soldering. Warranty returns by mail is time consuming and you end up paying shipping twice. So I went to my local Rad Shop and had them fix them. They told me they didn't use the correct solder. When the first one leaked I was hoping the Chinese have QTC problems on Mondays & Fridays but it sucked when the other went on my other car also. I recommend paying $10 more and getting the Spectra Radiator and they are used by Rad Shops.
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Thanks Rob
I skimmed threw TSC and it seems like its only new generation folks. I don't know if this crew would appreciate chrome bumpers, pushrod motors, and less than 100hp.........but may give it a try in the future.
thanks again....
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Hey any Ontarions looking for a project.....
I have a 1982 (authentic) Subaru convertible. It is diffinately a project car and I have two donar cars to complete it. I am thinking about an out of sight out of mind deal. Not for sure, but just seeing if theres any interest out there.........
By the way where does one post car sales on USMB....
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Play the guys game, if he wants the car he will be legit with you.
"Local shipper" find out with a call to your Better Business Bureau and find out about them. If the shipper is legit they would have an account with the african business man. Offer to wait while he transfers the payment to the shipper's account . You go to the local shipper's bank and cash his check at his local bank or request cash from the shipper.
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Its simple oil and oxygen don't mix without a bang. Run a welder tip with just oxygen across an oilly rag and see what happens. Because our atmosphere isn't pure oxygen we need compression to take what there is to ignite the oil. Biodiesel (corn oil %) will be standard soon in Canada, the Japanese came out with a radio frequency that mixes 25% water with 75%diesel. Not only do you save 25% on fuel cost it cools and atomizes the combustion better.
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Just think about it, a sleek Saab convertible body with a WRX drivetrain!!!!
Here little Audi TT convertible? where are you, my tops down and I'm ready to play.........
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Why not put a Raddit diesel in you Sube (with the help of ken...), put it rightside up their dinky it should clear the hoodline. If it sticks out into the grill area do the 80's Audi 4000&5000 trick, have two mini rads looped on each side of the motor.
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They have them in England, I remember this article about Brits using a gallon of cooking oil because it was cheaper than a gallon of diesel. The bobbies catch them cause they can smell the car fumes, distinctively french frieyyyy.
http://www.guardian.co.uk/uk_news/story/0,3604,807299,00.html
Hey anyone into IMPORT/ EXPORT.?
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Anything is better than atmospheric pressure, if it aint booosting atleast its assisting, remember its going just to one cylinder at a time. I have a Latham five carburator supercharger, air comes in the front and pushed out the back. Eliminate the top carb so I don't have to cut a hole in the hood and just use one Carter on each side, the other two will just be for show. Line up the pulleys and plum the some intake tubes back to the front.
I have EA81 apart in a basket going to bring it to my VW buddy and see what VW performance parts can be re engineered. Like a steel crank, lighter push rods, roller rockers, bigblock valvesprings, and cams. Fuji must of bought the rights off of VW 1200 back in 1965ish and watercooled it. My EA81 looks like a backwards Superbettle to me, IRS transaxle, torsion bar suspension, and struts.
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This supercharger was designed for 40hp VW 1300, it runs on a V belt and claims 50% increase. Few modifications and vioula!!! Here are two sites:
http://vwjudsonregister.tripod.com/justindawsonspage.htm
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&rd=1&category=33741&item=2433494766
Or has anyone thought of using a turbo & plenum off of a 301 turbo Pontiac. The Turbo just has a single port downward goose neck with a carb intake plenum off to the side. I notice the intake manifold on this V8 only had a single little round port dead centre.
Poop our carb off put it on the plenum, plant the turbo on top of the intake opening, then plum the exhaust. Or!!! get rid of the intake manifold all together, plop 2 of these turbo setup on each side of those lovely siamese ports on the EA81's???!!!??
Heres a picture:
http://cgi.ebay.ca/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=2434004429&category=1255&rd=1
Mad man or Dreamer?
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I like the Justy, but theres "NO SUBSTITUTION FOR A BOXER"!
You may have to use "control F - Suzuki" on some of these....
http://www.geocities.com/motorcity/8961/justy.html
http://www.used-subaru-cars.co.uk/subarujusty.htm
http://www.parkers.co.uk/choosing/car_reviews/main_review.asp?model_id=760
http://forums.nasioc.com/forums/showthread/t-411628.html
http://www.searcheverywhere.co.uk/search/for/Subaru/Justy
http://www.carkeys.co.uk/features/FE000279.htm
http://www.fhi.co.jp/english/news/press/index.html
http://www.gm-indonesia.com/eng/subaru/history_subaru.html
http://www.mozquito.org/subaru_cars.html
Like I said I like Justy, but when GM/Suzuki got into FHI the tossing of badges started, I hate bowties........
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Don't be fooled by name tags, pop the hood on a Geo or a Sprint or a Swift -Wow these 3 cylinders look identical. Subaru gave it back to Suzuki and proclaimed !!!!" THERES NO SUBSTITUTION FOR A BOXER"!!!!!!!!!!!and tranverse mount motors -mear mortals
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Sorry man, I've lucked out since then and i have other Subes to double check that a couple of hoses weren't switched. Did this just start acting up on its own, or was it after some tinkering?
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If you think about it, the US was the only place that the EA81'S & EA82'S weren't given names. EA82 was called a Loyale DL or GL and the EA81 hatch's were Chasers in Canada, but the EA81 wagons and sedans weren't named ,kind of an odd marketing decision wasn't it.
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Check to see that all the vaccum hoses are in place. I had a simular problem, it was the smallest vaccum hose going into the air filter canister drivers side rear bottom. Hurray for those 70's vaccum everything............
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I picked up a convertible off EBAY maybe February of 2002. It came with the original bill of sale (Conneticut). Yes convertible was a dealer option and therefore the VIN doesn't acknowledge its topless feature. Once the tops down the skys the limit, but with the top up it does look like a boby shop special. I going to try to re-rib it to get a better roof line.
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I have five EA81's two 2wd 2dr hatchbacks, one 4wd 2dr hatch , one sedan and one convertible. I noticed that the 2wheelers have a double vaccum hose coming from the cowl to the intake on the passenger side. Whats its purpose, and why doesn't my 4wd have it?
"PRO" radiator from Rockauto
in Old Gen.: 80's GL/DL/XT/Loyales...
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That's what they told me! They didn't use Silver solder. With the R&R I ended up buying the rads twice for the sake of peace of mind.