Subaru_dude

Why did I have to buy that damn Turbo wagon. I will sell all 3 of my cars just to put that thing in my garage.

I think I'm gonna keep everything on it stock... for now anywayzz. I changed the oil today after driving it around... checked the transmission fluid level... a bit low so I added a quart and a half. Shifts smoother. This thing runs really smoothly. Gave her the beans... quite a surprise I think a coolant flush and some new oil cooler lines/antifreeze lines, basic tune-up and some fresh gas should be good for now. And as you guys may have noticed, minimal rust.

Yeah, except you got the little black plastic piece on the front of your wheel well. And sorry about my ignorance on racks, lol. The passenger side has some damage as well, but a wash would do this thing more good than anything right now.

Here ya go guys. Man she sure is a beauty: Here's the rest of them. If I knew how to make these pics smaller, I would. Sorry 56K. http://s136.photobucket.com/albums/q200/SMASHmySOOByDONTya/

I dunno about you guys, but I'm already totally stoked about owning a Turbo. :burnout: Someday, this car will be a real beast at the drag. And yeah, it does only snow 3 times a year (usually not even enough to sled), but the ski racks look awesome anyway.

I hate to make you guys wait, but I promise I'll have them up tomorrow. What should I name her? She has some aftermarket ski-raks. Looks good. Let's hope this thing grows on the rents before they go ape over all these Soobs... lol.

That story should be contributed to Subiesport magazine. Good job with making Sue happy. Keep her that way, and she'll be around long enough to see your grandkids hopefully.

I couldn't resist so I went ahead and called the guy, and picked it up and drove it home. Ran nice and cool. The oil pressure reads 0, nothing out of the ordinary. The engine seems quite noisy actually. Was more obvious with the windows up. I'll be doing some studying this week so when the weekend comes around, I can get my hands a little dirty.

Well, if it's still there tomorrow I'm definitely gonna pick it up. The only thing I dread is the attention that the "Full Time 4WD Turbo" sticker on the side is gonna get.

1989 Subaru GL wagon with 167,000 miles, FT4WD with 4EAT transmission. TURBO. The Bad: He said it got warm once, but not in the red. Had blown the upper rad hose. Dented front driver side fender. Passenger side raked a stop sign and the rear view on that side is gone. Sounds like a rear wheel bearing is moaning. Shifts kinda rough fron 1st to 2nd. Is also leaking transmission fluid, but not terribly. And it's a Turbo. The Good: New front axle boots, new timing belts, new starter, new tires, new brakes, new rad hoses all within the past 10,000 miles. 4 wheel discs. Runs quite well. No visible rust, just a little rough. Doesn't have quite as much get up as my Fwd 5spd sedan, but it did run quite smoothly. Dead steady idle, and on the 10 mile round trip in 95 Deg weather didn't get above 2/3rds of the way up on the temp gauge. Oil pressure looked good too. Interior is in good shape with a CD player. $500 firm. I'm going to give it a little time and see if he won't go down though. $400 sound good to you guys?

You should fix her. she sounds like she was good to you, so you should be good to her. I got a weber I'm thinking about selling. Could be her new lease on life.

I don't think that's supposed to hook up to anything because on both my carbed EA82s they were just hanging there. Maybe there for some kinda option?

just don't forget the cam tower o-rings (about the size of a dime) like I did. I had to pull my cam-towers off after i had already gotten the motor in and everything back in place because I had forgotten them. And if you can, use anerobic sealant for the cam tower to head seal. And.... Fel-Pro headgaskets are just as good as OEM. Try to find some pvc fittings that are the same size as your front and rear main seals. it'll make installation alot easier and you'll be less likely to screw them up. Resurface heads, resurface flywheel, timing belts. That's all I can think about right now.

I MIGHT have held him off in 1st gear... I've never driven one so I don't really know what it's like. I can beat my dad's 93 toyota camry 2.2 pretty easily though, but it's an auto. I can manage to bark 2nd if I'm in a hurry. does that qualify me as fast?

sitting at a red light with a CRX sitting next to me with a fart muffler... revving away. I give it a quick redline... I must have embarassed him because he stopped revving. EA82+half a muffler=the equation needed to eliminate the oh so annoying sound of fart cans. Them ricers ain't got nuttin' on Soobies.

This is just rediculous. I'm surprised it could even move, let alone move fairly quickly.

hahaha. and I thought I was the only one who used subaru manuals as pillows

It's a good thing you got the little Impreza. You'll be WAY more satisfied with that car than you are with Rocky. Maybe you should just drop an EJ series motor in Rocky? Now that would be freakin awesome.

We were coming back from the movies today and I counted 1 Brat, 3 EA82 wagons (one DL, one gl, and 1 loyale), 2 EA82 GL sedans, an '06 WRX, an '06 or so Outback, and a Forester, and a brand new Legacy sedan. and I was driving my '89 gl sedan. that's the most Subarus I have EVER seen in this town. all sitting within a quarter mile of eachother in traffic. If only I had a camera.

that's a pile of crap. who made that stupid rule?

I bet she gets KILLER gas mileage.

Wow. That looks much stronger than factory. Bucky on ROIDS.

i believe that Brat's on craigslist. left a couple e-mails, no responses. says it's 99% rust free. If only I had a place to stash it...

Yeah, that's plenty fixable given some skill and a welder. It's not the end for Bucky just yet, he's still got another half a million miles to go . There's hope for young Bucky yet.

yeah I've always heard the EA81 clutch cables are a beast to put in.