October 5, 201411 yr Hey everyone, My name is Luke, I'm from Corvallis, Oregon, and I've just recently purchased my first Subaru. While I am not the most knowledgeable about them (I know just about enough to be dangerous ), cars in general occupy an area of particular interest in my life; Subarus, however, have secured a special place in my heart because of their heritage and pragmatism. I've yet to really be an active member of the forum, but I already spend a ridiculous amount of time lurking and searching through threads trying to amass the knowledgebase I'll need to build the Subaru of my dreams. I've definitely got a lot to learn, but I am confident that I'll be able to find the vast majority of what I need here on this forum. Anyway, time for the good stuff, right? My first Subaru, as well as my first running car (a non-running 1978 Honda Civic was my first "car"), is a 1988 GL wagon with a 5 speed dual range transmission that I have dubbed the GLory Wagon. I bought the car with a 4" lift and 32x10.50R15 tires on 6 lug 15" rims (the hubs are still 4 lug). I've since put on some slightly more sensible 185/70R13's because I can't afford 16.5mpg and 32" is way too much tire for a 22 year old EA82. In the long-run, my plan is to turn this thing into the ultimate camping/mischief machine. For me, this entails an EJ22 (maybe Frankenmotor in the even longer-run) swap, an LSD, fabricating my own set of steel bumpers as well as a safari rack, plenty of auxiliary lighting, and a whole lot of other bits and pieces that I'll save for whatever build thread I end up cataloging all of this in at some point in the future. Like I said before, I only know enough about these Subarus and working on cars in general to get myself in trouble, so I'm sure this forum will be seeing plenty of me in the weeks/months/years to come. Here are some pictures of my dearest GLory Wagon: The old wheels (I honestly think the look great on the car, the just rub like hell and I get awful mileage with them on) And the new rubber \ I've kind of gotten used the the "car on stilts" look, actually.
October 5, 201411 yr Sweet ride, I had one that looked almost identical ( stilts and all) it was painted like a winabago though.im excited to see your progress, sounds like this thig is gonna be a tank by the time you're done with it. Also welcome to the forum Edited October 5, 201411 yr by sumoco
October 5, 201411 yr Welcome to the board. I am a local Subaru Specialist....I work out of Enviofuel on Resevior ave. past the fairgrounds. Give me a call or come by any time. Oh yeah.....If you see a light blue lifted XT or a big lifted, white EA81 wagon driving around that's me. 541-207-6544 or 541-929-4140
October 5, 201411 yr Author Thanks guys, I'm definitely looking forward to becoming a more active member of this board. It seems like a very welcoming and helpful community! And Gloyale, I had noticed that you were also in Corvallis a while ago and was thinking about shooting you a PM to see if I could maybe get you to take a look at my wagon to give me some pointers on what sort of repairs I should prioritize when I have the money to start tackling them
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