SakoTGrimes

After rolling the wagon I bought a 4Wheeler rag to show my brother our roll wasn't really that bad, and saw a new-ish Chevy 2500 with a full roll cage on the outside of the body. That would be great because then your body and roof wouldn't get so beat up if ya rolled and you could tie stuff to it. Has anyone, anywhere seen a Subaru with an outer roll cage? Where do you think it would attach?

Anybody? Anybody at all? $50 car? Save a piece of history from certain doom? Anybody? Bump?

You got me! Seriously, look at the second picture, it looks like some just put it there. Really though it was the hill on the right where the logs are pointed.

Hey Tysn, I thought that was you, I was in the living room, was gonna send a PM "Yeah, I rolled it" but didn't want to blow the story without pics lol The hood is custom folded sheetmetal on a stock Sub hood frame with air holes cut into it, so the scoop would be funtional if I had a contoured air cleaner to fit against it. (white latex house paint "x Jack Butrigr x" courtesy of my bro) Green paint I think is Duplicolor Cayman Metallic, both done at least 3 owners ago I was wanting to just cut the entire roof off an 81 parts wagon, but first I'm gonna try pounding the frame back into shape cause I can get a free window for it. Having a silver roof with weld lines would be really cool, though. And lastly, I got a new chrome mirror for it off the same 79 DL I posted about today (if anyone buys the car they can have it) (both front axles are new) Peace out homies:headbang:

Pretty interesting. My dad was in the front seat and Eli (my brother) in the back. I was going down a slope trying to avoid a big rut that I might have high centered on, and the front left wheel went up on a big mound, causing the rear left tire to go up in the air. We're at like a 40 degree sideways angle now and I'm thinking "Don't roll. Don't roll." as the angle slowly steepens. Despite having uncomprehensible (to mere mortals) mind powers, the old "make the car not roll with your thoughts" trick failed, and the car did roll onto it's side, then it's roof. Just as the car came to be in the exact opposite vertical position as it should be, I saw sparks fall from the engine into the hood scoop (?) I'm saying "Oh my god!" a bunch and Eli's screaming. I got out of the seatbelt (which is kinda hard when your weight is on the latch) and tried to crawl out the window which was already down but I couldn't do it so I just opened the door (didn't think it would open at first) and ran around to the back door to get Eli out. I can't remember if I got to the back door first or my dad or who actually pulled Eli out. It might have been that dad reached back to undo Eli's seatbelt, I opened the door and Eli got himself out. This entire thing happened in about 15 or maybe even 10 seconds, so it's a blur really. So we're all out and we take all the non-flammable gear out of the car to make it lighter for when we have to push it back onto the wheels, as well as the motor oil, carburettor cleaner, starting fluid and firecrackers because, well, it's just a good idea. Me and my dad tried to flip it back over but could hardly budge it. Not 3 minutes later we hear dirt bikes and 4 guys with a GMC Denali show up. They were kind enough to help us flip the car back on the wheels, which was significantally easier with 6 guys than with 2..... go figure. My poor GL suffered: bent roof rack, destroyed "SUBARU" plastic thingy on roof rack, broken off mirror, dents, crushed windshield, inoperative rightside headlight and taillight, front bumper is a few inches lower, destroyed gas door (the pump jockey didn't close it right) and the front of the roof is all smashed up. We suffered: not one damn thing. Not a scratch or bruise on any of us. FnA, man. We wiped up a bunch of oil that spilled onto everything, let the car run for about 20 minutes and headed home enjoying plenty of stares from the commonfolk. I have video from this day, but none of the actual roll. The damage: Anyone who's rolled in a Ru is invited to join my "I've rolled in a Subaru" group on myspace!

It's a brown 79 DL 4WD wagon and it's at Action Auto U-Pick in Central Point/Medford. They crushed a 75 wagon some months ago and this one headed for the smoosher soon:eek:. I asked the counter guy what I needed to do to stop that, he said they "can't" sell whole cars, but he will sell me (or you) "every part on that car" for $100. Or in other words, dissasemble it there and reassemble elsewhere. I don't know how to take a car apart but I'll provide $50, a truck, tools and help any way I can to save this classic. The good: all body panels, glass and seats are present as are the engine, transmission I think, driveshaft, rear wheels, grille and hatch, body may have some rust but no cancer that I saw The bad: radiator, air cleaner, gearshift, rear right taillight, front wheels/hubs, steering wheel missing, hood dented from front collision (not that bad) driver door stuck and dented in (worse but still savable I think) Most of the interior is there too. For a few hours of your time and fifty bucks you can have a sweet 79 wagon! :headbang:Pleeeeeeeze! I'd take it but I can't put any more cars in front of my mom's house.

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yep, that was it. cleared right up

Getting stuck in the mud has never been so fun. Today was my first day on the job at an orchard. The parking lot was too small for everybody’s cars and bordered on a field made of clay. Although you would think it was solid from all the grass growing on it. I and everyone besides Manuel parked on granite gravel, Manuel parked on the clay. At go home time, everyone leaves as me and Manuel are warming our engines up. He tries to leave (Chevy Blazer 4x4) and I see both his rear tires sinking and kicking up clay, so I run over and yell "stop stop, I’ll push you out!" or something like that. I put it in 4-lo and get onto the field to push him backward onto solid ground with my back bumper, but I don’t make it 10 feet before both my left tires are sunk too. Well now we’re in the crapper because we’re alone, stuck and locked in. We try digging, putting a log+rocks under the tires but nothing works (at all). Foutunately I have the Anderson Butte Destroyer in my hatch so I hop on and go looking for a phone. On the way out there’s a Caterpillar (city bus size) just sitting there and I thought it would be really cool if I could get us out with the massive diesel. Too bad the keys weren’t in it Lots of knocked doors with no answer (this is way out in the boonies too) and someone finally answers. I use his phone to call my boss to come unlock us and my stepdad who brings the 2WD Toyota. He waits at the gait for my uncle and his Cherokee while I use the truck and rope to pull out the GL out. Manuel doesn’t know how to drive stick and doesn’t speak enough english for me to give him a crash course, so the truck was alone in pulling it. Lots of tugs and jerks and the GL came out, but the rope breaks 2 or 3 times when we try to get the Blazer undone. Jeep arrives with tow strap and saves the Blazer which I was piloting. By the way, stock automatic 4x4 Blazers suck. The bad part is now the GL’s sterring wheel is shaking a LOT 30mph+. Might be time for a new axle(s) and I just got the driver side done!

I can't believe that this little "Civic vs Camaro" battle has gone on so long. FWD is better for: low cost of build, inexperienced drivers in snow and doing retarded looking wheel-hoppy "burnouts". RWD is better for: acceleration (which end or the car does the weight shift to?), cornering burnouts, as in: actual wheelspin and smoke. The worlds first "sport sedan" first introduced in 1968 was RWD and still handles better than most new FWD cars. Formula 1 cars and dragsters are RWD. NSXs are RWD. Oh, and so are all Surpas, Ferraris, Lamborghinis (some AWD), Paganis, BMWs (some AWD), Mercs (some AWD), Corvettes, Lotus's and other vehicles known to go fast. There has never been, and never will be a FWD sports car. It's that simple. The ill handling and reduced acceleration of FWD have been proven thousands and thousands over by profesional drivers, they are not simply my opinions. There's nothing wrong with FWD, it's great for commuter cars. But it's fanatics need to know it's place when it comes to performance. THIRD place. Whoever started this thread, your Sub will be fine in 4WD. To the guy who posted the burnout pics, well, those are the sweetest burnout pics evAr.

I vote for simply swapping an already FI'd EA82

Son of a Vondruke! I got 1365KB into the file (long time for a 3.5K modem) then IE just quit. Is there audio I can d/l?

Pumps stop for a reason. Topping off is bad regardless of the year or make of car. Fuel tanks are designed to hold a certain ammount of air pressure and anyone who says otherwise is stupid or lying.

Get a 2.3 M3 engine for the E30 and find a GL/DL?Loyale to beat on in the winter? The older Subs are 4WD instead of AWD, giving you more control.

That's really cool about the 50/50. I will definately try to pick up a 5MT when I move. Thanks.

It's easy to tell when a driveshaft or axle breaks, cause you can tell by looking at them (duhh) But when a computer goes out it's always some tiny circuit inside. I just imagine myself crawling under my car trying to figure out why something won't work when it's an invisible problem on the other side of the car I should be loking at. Did that make sense? I hear Sub folks talking about getting a "code #xxx" Is there a tool that comes with the car or for sale at a store that you plug in somewhere and it tells you what thingy is malfuntioning? I know virtually nothing about anything electronic beyond "positive + negative = power" so that's why I'm afraid of having to/trying to fix them.

With AWD are you basically in FWD until it senses slipping then engages the rear wheels? Or is it a constant variable split?

Was reading in another thread that if you swap diffs from different year Legacys, you might have to change the ECU. I don't even know what an ECU does and I am extremely untrusting of electronics and computers in cars. What aspects of AWD are controlled by computer and how is AWD different than fulltime 4WD with a center diff? I might be needing a "family" car soon and the 1990-1994 Legacy looks like the best choice, but I can't have breakdown caused by silly little electric things. So, I guess my final question is: How reliable is early AWD technology? If and when it breaks, how much $$ to fix various things?

************ing *********************s! Let's find them and ************ their ************ right the ************ up!

Whoops, accidentally replaced my original questions.. EA82 vs EJ22 - what kind of things commonly go wrong with the EJ22? Are 90-94 Legacy auto trans any good? RPM? gas milage? Are Legacys prone to electronic failure?

EA81 sedan, completely gutted interior, ghetto du-it-yrself tinted windows (to block viewing of the hi-po interior) heavily muffled Chevy V8, or whatever is cheap and powerful, anything will fit with some clever welding, American auto trans and solid axle to handle the power. A skilled welder/mechanic could do it for under $1500 I bet. Oh yeah and rusty steel wheels, ugly dented chiped paint. And a wing to really throw them off!

"If his car's that small....."

Hey if you want small small, you could chop and section the body. Maybe lose the whole roof and weld in a roll cage? You know you want to.

looks like my wagon got botched in posting