Subaru_dude

saw a white '88 gl wagon for $500 in a small car lot, needs front axles. opened the door and sat in the car, checked the mileage, 485,xxx. it didn't even puff smoke when it started, and it ran GREAT! how low should i talk em down? i'm thinkin $200?

yep sounds like intake manifold gaskets... dunno why they would suddenly fail like that though, being that they're brand new... I say get rid of that freggin turbo and get a N/A.

E.TN here. there's a few people in Virginia, some in Georgia, maybe a few more members here in TN. alot of the southeast folks seem to be newer generation soob owners. i'm an old school enthusiast myself.

Soobmater, you are CORRECT!!!! I break crap all the time. and while it does make me sad to see a soob killed, I didn't see any dead soobs in the vids or the pics so I was a happy camper after viewing those fine pieces of artwork. and no matter how hard you thrash a soob on the trails, it'll never cause as much damage as a full size pickup with 33" swampers slowly devouring hill after hill... rutting the earth like a 2 year olds fingers through a birthday cake. it's just a soob, what's it gonna do? lighten up guys. at least they're not out commiting serious crimes. You Rock HTi.

I absolutely could not resist... anyway, can you imagine a 2.2 liter hatch with 8" lift, divorced t-case, beefed up front axles (legacy?), locking solid rear, custom bumpers, winch, 29" swampers... I have a feeling one of these already exists and ran the Rubicon.

how fast is that thing supposed to be? i would buy it, but it's only 2wd. but you could put the body on a 4wd Tamiya chassis couldn't you?

I don't know, but every time I watch it... the only thing I can say is "he wants to die doesn't he?" haha. and the wag with the 2 camo totin' dudes on it... that's pure sweetness, lol.

okay, i'm not familiar with gen 1 legacy construction... HOW DID THE RAD NOT GET MASHED INTO THE CAM SPROCKETS? my ea82 got crumpled about 1/3 as much and smashed the rad into the timing belt/oil pump/driver side cam sprocket.

I think the hubcaps make it look more like it came from hell, haha

no 4WD production vehicle that I can think of can do this without rolling over several times. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DOH8IczLo30

freggin double post

yeah, do the water pump. if it's leaking you can only really tell until you do the timing belts. I was completely car-illiterate when i pulled my engine outta my '87 gl... headgaskets, water pump, oil pump, rear main, front main, intake manifold gaskets, oil pan gasket, valve cover gaskets... crank shaft seals. oh yeah, belts and hoses too. it really wasn't that hard... a little time consuming being that it was my first time though. but in the case you decide to do the water pump, don't use too much sealant (I forgot what kind of sealant they said was the good kind). just a thin coat on either side of the gasket is all you need. and as for the front main, just pull the belts off, probably wanna take the rad out too to get it outta the way, and remove the main crank pulley. I THINK it's 22mm? could be wrong... use an impact OR a wrench with cheater or breaker bar and rest it against the passenger side frame rail or fender (use some kinda protection there) and crank the engine just a tad. it'll break it right loose!! voila there's your seal. good luck. -Jordan

1987 soobie wag d/r 4wd 5 spd. carbed and completely stock. with a towstrap, pulled a 1964 stepside chevy pickup straight 6 3 spd up about 1/8 mile uphill. here's a pic so you can sorda get an idea of how steep it is. it's not INSANELY steep... but it was steep enough. 4 lo in 1st did it just fine. there's the car that did it. the only reason I think most 4wd vehicles wouldn't do it is simply because owners of those vehicles are pansys and don't wanna risk breaking anything.

a Toyota is a fine choice. especially a Tacoma, they build em like they should. and actually meet their reputation. neighbor's have a 2001, and it's a helluva work truck. takes a spanking and asks for a beating.

or if that doesn't fix your problem, could be ball-joints.

holy moly. that thing's massive. how far are you driving? it seems like that thing would be a pain to drive long distances... it's massive

OMG. yep, I don't care what everybody else says. GUYS, WE'RE GOIN TO FLORIDA!!!! :banana: :banana: :banana:

if it was mythical, or even great, it would have at least enough power to smoke 2nd and probably 3rd.

haha funny this thread came up. saw the very first soob my dad ever owned ('83 2 dr 2wd 4spd hatch) that he sold to a chevy fanatic, but that car turned him into a soob fanatic. when my dad sold it, the passenger side carpet would get wet in the rain and the darn thing had no undercarriage basically... now has all new sheet-metal, new paint job, and 380,000 miles on the original engine. STILL a daily driver. i talked to him about selling it, but he's gonna drive it till it dies. which will be never judging by the work on all that rust. sorry for the long post, lol 89 gl sedan- 202,000 87 dl wagon- 174,000

yeah, they suck. i had to heli-coil 4 out of the 6 holes when i resealed my motor. i've gotten quite good at heli-coiling. my last car was from Vermont. yep you guessed it, EVERYTHING broke. lol check around at several shops and see what they use for rust penetrant. i found this stuff called "nutcracker" at a local stealership... this stuff's 10 times better than pb-blaster. just stop by a stealership and ask a mech if they use something better than pb-blaster to break down rust... if they got it they'll tell you.

okay, just got the new catalytic converter in today. BUT... it's the section of pipe that has the resonator on it, AFTER the y-pipe catalytic converter. which sorda sucks. but i need to find a y-pipe without a cat. i will post that in the wanted section, just wanted to let everybody know what's up... and that this will hopefully fix it. -jordo

the passenger grabs the oh $#!+ handle and says "OH $#!+!!!"

i dunno... if you live in an area with idiotic drivers, then you could buy an old beater soob and park the "nice" one just for occasional driving. or maybe not even a beater soob... i noticed when I drive my mom's '96 camry or my sis's '97 civic... it makes driving the soob feel SOOOO much better. but if i can afford the insurance, i'm gonna buy a beater and keep the rust free wag in the garage.

that thing's not gonna be able to do anything when it encounters a hill. it should do alright in mud though. get the sledge out, trimming those fenders isn't gonna do anything.

East TN here. don't know much about newer generation cars though. I stick with the old crap.