Just completed the second consecutive day of hard work on Freebiemobile.

 

She's got new shoes, new seats, and is gutted, cleaned, and ready to drive. If I wanted to, I could take her to emissions next Monday, though I have found an exhaust leak at the Y-pipe on the passenger side I would like to fix before I do so.

 

http://www.ultimatesubaru.org/photos/showphoto.php?photo=8466&sort=1&cat=500&page=1... found this cancer spot on the floor just in front of the passenger door. There's an identical one on the driver's side. It's not penetrating, just surface rust.

 

http://www.ultimatesubaru.org/photos/showphoto.php?photo=8467&sort=1&cat=500&page=1... the interior of the car after I cleaned it and put the new seats in.

 

http://www.ultimatesubaru.org/photos/showphoto.php?photo=8468&sort=1&size=medium&cat=500&page=1... cleaned dash

 

http://www.ultimatesubaru.org/photos/showphoto.php?photo=8469&sort=1&size=medium&cat=500&page=1... this used to be N-A-S-T-Y before I bleached it.

 

http://www.ultimatesubaru.org/photos/showphoto.php?photo=8470&sort=1&size=medium&cat=500&page=1... Had a lot of fun gutting the interior. (You can see how brown the steering wheel WAS before it was bleached)

 

http://www.ultimatesubaru.org/photos/showphoto.php?photo=8471&sort=1&size=medium&cat=500&page=1... The photo is kind of deceptive and leads you to believe there is more rust than there actually is. Most of the black stuff is just dirt and plant debris, and most of the brown stuff is leftover sound deadening material.

 

http://www.ultimatesubaru.org/photos/showphoto.php?photo=8472&sort=1&size=medium&cat=500&page=1.. OK, so the EA82 dome light was just frivolous. But the EA81 light was dead.

 

http://www.ultimatesubaru.org/photos/showphoto.php?photo=8473&sort=1&size=medium&cat=500&page=1... The new hatch glass is in place and looks good. We used silicone sealant on the inside to make sure the seal was good, and some on the outside to make sure it doesn't leak into the hatch's metal.

 

http://www.ultimatesubaru.org/photos/showphoto.php?photo=8474&sort=1&size=medium&cat=500&page=1... Odometer. Not quite 200k yet. Oh, and everything works, too.

 

http://www.ultimatesubaru.org/photos/showphoto.php?photo=8475&sort=1&size=medium&cat=500&page=1... So what does one do when their spare is missing and they've just picked up a new set of 4 GL steelies? They make their best DL steelie into the spare.

 

As I mentioned in the key lubrication thread, I now have the hare-brained idea of using a series of switches to create a keyless ignition. Ideas? comments? on the project as a whole?

I'm glad to see you finally got that oil filter off and decided to keep it. I still kick myself to this day for selling my first subaru (an 86 EA-81 hatch). They're great cars and with the hatch even more fun. I used to throw two bikes in mine to go mountain biking. Cant do that with my 4 door though (would probably help if i didn't have the two subs in the trunk .

lookin good.glad to see progress, and i bet your glad you kept it:)

 

i say, put on a set of alloys w/new tires, a weber, hi-flo exhaust, and drive it.i bet it`d be a screamer:grin: also maybe a 5sp swap

Well if you going to get ride of the lock cylinder all together i would make a new pannel for under the steering wheel and put the switches there, i have a push button start on my 1980 hatch for the rump roast. and on. i would trace wiring and just wire the push button in a hidden location but your still going to need the key for the doors.......unless you shave the handles:brow:

Well if you going to get ride of the lock cylinder all together i would make a new pannel for under the steering wheel and put the switches there, i have a push button start on my 1980 hatch for the rump roast. and on. i would trace wiring and just wire the push button in a hidden location but your still going to need the key for the doors.......unless you shave the handles:brow:

 

Nope, not planning on shaving the handles. Key still works fine on the locks on both sides, so I just want to go keyless on the ig.

 

How does yours work? You said you have a button for the start... the start on the ignition is a momentary switch to go from "ON" to "Start" and back to "ON" once the car is started.

 

Does that mean you have two switches? (cause that's what I'm envisioning... or 3 switches).

 

If you don't have two switches, how do you turn it off?

 

Do you have a wiring diagram for the ig switch? I see the plug in the back of it, it look pretty easy to pull and make appropriate connectors for switches...

what about one of those universal ign switches?it only took me 5 mins to put one in, and it came with 2 keys.the kits are only like $15-20 on ebay or a hardware store.the switch also has 4 positions.battery/off/ignition/start

worked like a charm, and its a little more secure and easier than switches.

what about one of those universal ign switches?it only took me 5 mins to put one in, and it came with 2 keys.the kits are only like $15-20 on ebay or a hardware store.the switch also has 4 positions.battery/off/ignition/start

worked like a charm, and its a little more secure and easier than switches.

 

I actually had an ig switch off of a 60-something Chevy on my '76 DL after I broke its ig switch. From what I know, there are at least two different kinds of ig switches... if I remember (and this was more than a decade ago), they were called "2 post" and "3 post". I don't remember what kind the Sube has... but if someone can tell me, I can go out and find one.

my sub 360 was 3 post, but that was 1968

My first Subaru was an '83 GL hatchback that was 2wd. I couldn't find the key when I first got it so I had a panel with two toggle switches and a pushbutton instead of the ignition. I later found the key in the ashtray but it was soooo corroded from being in there with a couple salt packets so I stayed with the panel;)

How did ya get the oil filter off?

How did ya get the oil filter off?

 

Filter pliers (the kind that bite and destroy) and a huge amount of rage.

My 83 has keyless ignition. Really pretty simply. I used 2 small toggle switches, a push button and three relays. 1 toggle for ignition, 1 for accessories and the push button runs the starter. It wouldn't be hard to wire it up for remote keyless ignition, either. I can show you how to do it. Hell, you buy the beer and the parts, and I just might be talked into coming over there to do it with you.

nice hatch:

 

 

http://usmb.net/gallery/album124/resized18Aug10057

http://usmb.net/gallery/Jays-pics/DCAM5955_Small

nice hatch:

 

 

http://usmb.net/gallery/album124/resized18Aug10057

http://usmb.net/gallery/Jays-pics/DCAM5955_Small

 

I saw that hatch before, at WCSS-3.

 

Yeah, it is pretty sweet.

 

This car is never going to look that good. hehe

good to see you back in a soob Geoffrey