July 10, 201411 yr After being off the road since October 2012, finally straightened out (after much gnashing of teeth and verbal abuse of worthless "public servants") my license situation so I am now fully legal, and re-titled/registered/plated Sue-Sue today for the not-so-great state of Florida. Still runs great, like she was never taken off the road and parked for almost two years!!!...................but not having functional A/C is a game killer down here. Hopefully have that fixed next week.
July 11, 201411 yr I installed my twe header and downpipe.plumbed in my tdo4, which is getting swapped out sunday for a td05 20g. And still working on body work. Got to try and smash that all out before wcss16!!! Stupid thing wont let me upload pictures maybe ill try from my computer. Btw this is on my 87 gl-10 WITHOUT an ej swap Edited July 11, 201411 yr by mm88swrt
July 11, 201411 yr I installed my twe header and downpipe.plumbed in my tdo4, which is getting swapped out sunday for a td05 20g. And still working on body work. Got to try and smash that all out before wcss16!!! Stupid thing wont let me upload pictures maybe ill try from my computer. Btw this is on my 87 gl-10 WITHOUT an ej swap Upload images to postimage.org and link to them. It is free, no hassle.
July 11, 201411 yr This is a more like "what are you GOING to do" to your Sube...... Dickering around today with what was an otherwise awesome stereo head unit [sony DSX-S200X with Tune Tray] came to find it would no longer perform the primary thing it was purchased for: read and control an ipod. And, for a unit that only saw about a total of maybe two months of use over the past two years, that is unacceptable. The damn 'Tune Tray' failed to open properly after the first day I owned it, but I was okay with having to pull it open by hand; not okay with it failing completely to see any ipod devices, even if it can still read a usb drive. Sony head units just plain suck anymore, from researching this they fail in multiple ways and often. So, looks like I'm purchasing a nice Pioneer digital media unit today or tomorrow.
July 13, 201411 yr Yeah I know I got just over a month until I drive Uno, the White Sedan all across the country. Head, cam towers blah blah blah. THESE are the important details: The power steering bracket: Edited July 13, 201411 yr by MR_Loyale
July 13, 201411 yr Rotated the tires on the Pandawagon: Pinch weld was already pushed over in that area, might as well use it to my advantage, right?
July 13, 201411 yr Rotated the tires on the Pandawagon: Pinch weld was already pushed over in that area, might as well use it to my advantage, right? It'll bang out. Ask me how I know. Edited July 13, 201411 yr by MR_Loyale
July 13, 201411 yr Before http--,,--// After http--,,--// Used Plasti-dip on front and back of bumpers.
July 14, 201411 yr Chrome - it's what's for dinner. Got the heads in. First the passenger Then the driver side
July 14, 201411 yr I'm not sure I want to ask how much this work of art is costing.... But makes me realised how bad my engine looks Edited July 14, 201411 yr by wagonist
July 14, 201411 yr In August 1994 I had an EA82 that was factory fresh. I want to experience something like that once again.
July 14, 201411 yr I'm wondering if it is trick photography , or do I see reflections on your honed bores ? Would thought hone marks would not reflect an image so good. Looks a bit shiney in there and, just checking, you have a new OP switch don't you ?
July 14, 201411 yr I'm wondering if it is trick photography , or do I see reflections on your honed bores ? Would thought hone marks would not reflect an image so good. Looks a bit shiney in there and, just checking, you have a new OP switch don't you ? No trick, those hone marks are original to the car. Glad someone noticed that. I did lightly oil the cylinder to prevent damage on first startup. Not a new OP switch but that pump is young. It has only 43k on it. That nasty old water pump will be replaced with a brand new Subaru one though. The other car will get the hand me down water pump. Edited July 14, 201411 yr by MR_Loyale
July 15, 201411 yr I replaced the CV axle and a busted brake line on my 88 GL wagon, bled the brakes and now it is driving and stopping like normal again. I also purchased a 1985 GL Wagon with only 133k miles and a great running engine, but some serious rust issues. I've so far replaced the tires and patched the biggest exhaust leak. New CV axle soon to follow.
July 20, 201411 yr Drained coolant, flushed, removed water pump, thermostat removed, removed crank pulley to find this..
July 20, 201411 yr Baked up some more parts and fitted them to the engine while the intake is on my living room table being dissected and cleaned.
July 20, 201411 yr Baked up some more parts and fitted them to the engine while the intake is on my living room table being dissected and cleaned. That sure is pretty!!
July 21, 201411 yr Got my trans and engine mated back together, and set in to the 84. I used the ea81 flywheel and pressure plate, and an ea82 clutch disk and TOB. Im confident that setup will work juuust fine. Put it in the car as an assembly, no issues there. Cleaned the radiator real good with the hose, and started buttoning things back up. Used Jerrys kit for the trans mount, and that went as smooth as id hoped. Thanks Jerry! Didnt get as much back together as id hoped...but my boy wanted to go to a park; so away we went! I still need to get a rear shaft made, and my front axles boots are about to let go as well (so ill put autozones lifetime warranty to work...again)
July 21, 201411 yr Single? I think I made that clear when I talked about baking the coatings on the parts on the barbeque. Besides, art projects are allowed in the living room. Edited July 21, 201411 yr by MR_Loyale
July 21, 201411 yr This is nothing exciting at all, but I will post anyway: filled up and got 32.3 on the tank. I also filled the radiator since the antifreeze was a little low. "Yay"? j.
July 22, 201411 yr Finally a Subaru showed up at the Tear a Part junkyard. Spent 200 in parts today to freshen up the old Brat. Got grill, headlight bezels, turn signals etc, all the Black trim along the doors, various bits for the interior. Pulled the strut and wheel bearing assembly(?) as one and will replace the one I broke the bolt in the collar when I bought new struts as soon as I get the new ball joint from Amazon . Shot the new grill with Plastic Dip, turned out way better than my rattle can jobs of the past. Now just have another 20 hours of body work and Ill be ready to paint the old girl. Also cleaned out my HVLP gun since it was full of crap from the assembly, teflon taped all the connections that leak on the Harbor Freight guns. I will be repainting the bumpers once I get off the 5 layers of hand brushed tractor paint that the PO did. I think I have been bothered for almost a year on how crappy the car looks, but once I get the new parts installed, should make driving it a lot more enjoyable. The rebuilt carb I bought from National is running worse than the carb I rebuilt last fall, will have to see if I may have left some vacuum hoses off or something simple. I am excited to drive the Brat again, it has been sitting for almost a month just moving to in and out of the garage while working on the body. Have a super night! B.
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