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OMG, I so hope you are kidding!

Not only would I give him my keys I would beg to ride along!! We have some stories involving Ken Block. Subifest1 had a Rallycross that featured Ken Block and Jamie Thomas giving raffle ticket ride-a-longs. They timed these runs. Zap and I were allowed to run along with them in my car. Eric beat him outright. I beat him with compiled run time. I later spoke to him about it at Olympus 2008. He even remembered the whole thing. But, back to the subject of handing over keys. A rallycross in Hillsboro, Oregon had a special attendee. Andrew Pinker, Rockstar racing Rally driver, was there. He drove my car! He liked it so much he asked if he could take it for a second lap!!

Yes, the first pic is of the heat shield. No worries there. There is an exhaust stud missing. Which will leak and cause your noise. Where are you located sunni? We may be able to recommend someone in your area.

Residual smoking after replacement of head gaskets is quite normal. Once coolant gets into the exhaust system it takes quite a while to "burn" it out. As you already noted it seems to be improving. The smoking could be valve seal, ring, pcv related. A leak-down test will tell you. A lot of shops have the equipment to do this test. Much better than trying to guess what the problem is.

I call BS... those motors spin very high revs that will go well with a lifted, transfer cased set-up. Step outside the box and go your own direction. Justy rare? Are you freaking kidding me? Add the transfer case and keep the rest Subaru. Make the first...others will follow! You do not have to go huge with 27"+ tires to make it off-roadable. a 2" lift and maybe a set of 20-22" ATV tires will do wonders. Weld the rear diff and make peoples heads spin when you approach.

Wow, that was tight? You guys really need to come up here and drive our courses. I'll see if I can find some of my in-car stuff from the ORV park

No worries. Call us when you are ready to move forward on the project. BTW, good luck with the house.

Some people have cars and some people go through some things that make their cars more like friends. This is how my friend started out... Bought it at auction for $1400.00 and drove it on the trailer. Then to this... Many rallycrosses and adventures later I have grown to trust this "car" with my life. Finally... My daugther was driving in a rallycross. One bad corner with too much speed and time stopped as I watched her and her friend go over. The single scariest moment in my life. But, my friend kept her and her friend safe and uninjured. I have some other pics I will add as well to show how much these cars can actually handle. Goodbye friend...

Wow, very nice Aaron. Definitely jealous!

They may use the same stick but I doubt the profile is the same. I don't really care what the manual says about the cams. I need to see the actual readout from a cam analyzer to show true duration and lobe rise. True that the weber won't work on your turbo. However, a weber will generate more low end power than your weber and be a whole bunch more reliable! If you are unable to afford upgrades for power you may just have to deal with the car as is. Or start hacking up parts such as gutting the cats, opening the air box... No money generates little power.

See reply to your pm.

For the record, not all weberized ea's diesel. None of mine do/did. It is a matter of getting them correctly set. This requires setting mixture, idle and timing to match the motor. It does take a skilled ear to do it right. Ed told me of someone on the left coast who was good at this type of thing back in the day. Maybe he can chime in or I can ask him when I see him next. BTW, good for you!

OMG, that was fun yet painful to watch.

LOL @ Jacob!! J/K, welcome to the dark side.

LOL, about time you showed up!!!

Well, a little research and memory goes a long way. As Zap stated they are in Australia. The owner, Glenn, if memory is correct is one of the original partners of BYB. Follow Zaps advice. Do some of the legwork yourself and get the correct story from the source.

They will not fit. The angles and the tie rod end positions are different. Just look for any EA82 knuckle.

I spoke with Albie extensively about this at WCSS10. He is very excited to be starting this back up. A fresh perspective and renewed energy will keep him on top of things. He does need to sort a couple of things out and then he will be ramping up. I expect good things from Albie!

I love reading your adventures to and from the show. Thanks so much for coming so far. Hope to see you guys again next year.

Pull the #1 spark plug. Rotate the engine until it blows compression. Then bring it to TDC. Verify that the distributor is indeed pointing to #1. If that checks out then check the ignition circuit. Including the coil. You stated that you had spark but never the color of the spark. Also, check the fuses to make sure you do not have a blown fuse. I have seen several non-running Subes with bad fuses. Good luck.

Nice article, and nice work.

Naw, not at all.

Hope you gys made it without issue. Or did Jeff not make it back?!?

Thanks, I was trying to forget that!