Mr.Pratt

Well quick update I found a whole car same year/model had to drive 8 hours and dig it out of 4 feet of snow but the good old subie should be running today. I appreciate the replies and help!

Well ultimately I just need one connecting rod to get her going again. I got a lead on pistons for a decent price but the local machine shop want an arm and a leg just for a single rod (~$400 usd). Unfortunately I need to get her running within the month or else I would go for the swap but due to location (interior Alaska) finding anything is almost impossible our junk yards won't even sell parts off of most cars if it has potential to run.

Just traded for a old 83 Subaru that wasnt starting. Pulled the engine and did a year down to find out that a connecting rod exploded (person who rebuilt the engine didn't put rod bearings) luckily everything else looks good. I am having issues finding replacement pistons and rods though. I heard the ea71 pistons would work and so would the ea82s but I can't find those either. Engine is N/A and will probably stay N/A also any links to performance parts while I have this thing taken apart would be cool too.