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My Loyale was stolen last night. Just I ncase anyone in the SF Bay Area spots this one on the road. it was stolen 5/15 please contact me Luke - 808 seven 56 five 705

Sounds fair enough to me, rust free brats arent' exactly falling out of the sky. if a rust free one showed up here for $700 i'd probably take it.

You might have someone at a NAPA that actually knows what they are doing - that is not at all the norm. I don't buy parts there and I wouldn't even consider them for machine work. If it came down to that (and it has with some things and I've carried out the threat) I would just buy the machine tools and do it my d*mn self. And as with almost everything - if you want it done right, do it yourself. OR - pay an a$$load to someone like me that can actually do it properly on the car with the correct tools prescribed by the engineers who designed it. It's only "expensive" because of the perceived value of the vehicle and your time. IS your time worth more than the proper repair? If not then do it twice or three times and spend your time rather than your money. Or you can sell your time using the skills YOU have and trade it for money that you buy the skills WE have with. Up to you. But it does say a lot about a person when you consider all the angles doesn't it? GD

just because you have that option where you are does not mean everyone has that option. Different areas, dude. Just like there is no such thing as a "pull n pay" junkyard near me.. customers are NOT allowed out in the junk yards around here anymore. I can not go find a car, pull the part I want and go pay for it. Nope.. have to go to the front counter, ask for what i need, wait for one of their employees to go get it (if they even have it) and pay premium prices for that privilege. and there are very few shops around here that will do the kind of work you are suggesting anymore, either. That is just the way it is now. Be grateful you still have that option, but also realize that not everyone does.

Dude there was no 50$ shop to press it in for me. Subaru #1 wouldn't do it. Subaru #2 wanted 200$. spoob holes wouldnt touch it. Some wouldnt do it for less than 100. And most ppl made up some liability excuse... I really got left without much choice unfortunately

did you run with the cat disconnected? was the loss of power resolved or unchanged?

Did you try posting on facebook groups yet? Hope you get it back safe

When you see a car with play in the "bearing", you replace it correctly with all new parts only to find it still has 1/2" of play at the tire..... you will definitely check bearing pockets for distortion from being abused on a press. GD

you need a toilet bowl gasket!

Didn’t stay clean for long had to fully test it out and take it to one of the lakes where I live. It did great everything seems to be working how it’s supposed to but dang I need to do the engine swap this thing is gutless with the lift even more so than before. Just gotta tough it out and fix the sti first don’t ever own 2 money pits it’s rough lol

Pulled her out of the driveway and after the test drive I fully detailed it. She was so dirty from just sitting. Sure does clean up good

if you want to check for wheel bearings, jack up so both front wheels are in the air. spin one wheel by hand while holding onto the strut coil. you'll feel some grittiness on the one with bad bearings.

clogged cat? saw this on a friend's van. started out gradual loss of power then wouldn't even move! disconnected cat and ran that loud sucker home. removed cat and dumped out pieces of honeycomb. Reinstalled as far as I know, it is running to this day.

if it misbehaves while idling, squirt some starting fluid in and see if it smooths-out. there's some vacuum gauge test that might find exhaust blockage.

Not that much left after rust removal. Quite complicated area to fabricate metal for, but very satisfying to see the result. Had some minor fires, but nothing serious.

Subaru Impreza owner since 2016.

The guy I was going to get the 2 door from ended up just scraping it because he didn't tell me that it was missing a bunch of stuff that is irreplaceable in a way, But I wish Sam wasn't doing that!