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I posted this link into my build thread but it probably gets no attention there. I made a short video of me ripping around in my hobby built loyale. Car is no professional race car neither am i rally driver. I just built it for fun and i like driving around in my country side place.

If I were to design a 3D printed cup-holder to replace the Loyale's slide-in center console (between the seats and under the handbrake), would people be interested? I'm currently modeling it for my '92—not having cupholders has been brutal. Also, is Srj still actively fabricating parts for the these older subarus? He hasn't updated his website in forever. Cheers, -Alex

Next mod, EJ it Cheers Bennie

Thanks to all of you. I have decided to sell the car for parts and work on an 04 legacy outback 2.5 manual trans with a sticking brake pedal.

I'd be curious to see photos of the car.

yeah, I know mine is a ticking time bomb, and it is under 80K miles. already had a $2k transmission repair and replaced the radiator. god I love driving that thing.

Yeah , some Long Island Princess might say “hey hubby snag me that old Subaru or I start screwing your accountant”. ok that’s maybe an extreme , not so much if you live near NYC

how cool is this... please leave a link to your build information. id love to have a dash like yours for my 86 GL wagon im building.

Yep. That's about the size of the situation as regards 2WD models. Pretty much no love for them. They don't perform "Subaru" tasks so they kind of live in a no-mans land of un-loved 80's cars that no one is looking for. Like a Ford Granada. GD

Yeeehaaa ! Nice effort!

so installing a new ECU, and one of the tasks at hand was to find the 4 injector wires that go from 4 wires, to 2 , and back to 4 (so dumb, lol) had to take the fender off and take the loom apart.. yay. lucklly i found it, also found the resistors for the injectors

It's official: it's alive and street legal. It passed the periodical inspection with flying colours and minor marks. (oil wetness, corrosion in chassis.. Etc) It behaved well despite old fuel in the tank that I know has still some contamination. It climbed up the hills weakly at first but then it improved. I know now it needs to be used! Thank you all for the support @idosubaru @Rampage @88SubGL @el_freddo @1 Lucky Texan and the rest of the members who gave me ideas and help. My conclusion goes down to that clogged tank, and a chain of misfortunes for such a rare car where no one would understand its proper operation. I will: Burn up all the remaining fuel and clean the fuel filter or replace it again if needed. Place an injector treatment for good measure. Have a hydraulics hose made for the steering rack and address the leaking. (it's not the engine, it's the steering rack) I'd probably work on the body and continue a paint job detailing and polishing. Fix the radio console so I can finally play some old tunes while going about town. VID-20210205-WA0002.mp4

Probably about $2500 to the right buyer. It's a very hard sell being a 2WD. Subaru is known for 4WD and station wagons. The 2WD models - especially the non wagons get very little love. If it were a 4WD wagon it would be worth 3x as much. 5x if it were a Brat. You should just keep it in the family and let a grandkid take it over or something. It's worth more as reliable transportation than it is to a collector. GD

I have seen an SVX or two for sale in the last year locally and see them ocassionally. Besides mine I haven’t seen an XT6 in well over 10 years. That being said SVX availability is getting worse by the day (but so are any older Subaru’s including XT6).

This car has paid off now a few times. Its hauled a bunch of wood and it became a plow this morning and plowed throgh a foot of snow