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The wagon is now my daily driver,such a fun drive My 9 year old daughter has already reserved it as her own,and I’m under strict instructions to keep it until she can get her licence in it at age 15.. After 15 years in a field and destined for the wrecker,it feels good to keep some 80’s history on the road. Weirdly its not the oldies that stop to chat at the petrol station,more so the sticker on the cap youth,that either have never seen one before or follow hoonigan;) Lots more to post here as continue to document,learn,tune,fettle,but out of data onsite for images,cheers Westy

hi, i am looking in a 1984 oem parts book, # is 81276 4110 ,, it may have been superceded but that was the # back then. no help to get them but i know they come in some gasket kits.

Fun Bit Continues.. Glazing back in,Interior soundproofing and new carpet. Drivers seat cushion had lost most of its cushion,so you looked like a low rider gangsta styles.. Some firm foam and underlay tucked under spring base improved the ride height. Once again the donor to the rescue,my oil pressure gauge was low off the scale,likely in the past had earthed out and ruined the spring inside the gauge. New oil pump seals and a new sender unit didn’t change anything ,so instrument cluster out,exchange gauge,that’s fun! succes tho. Same deal on the fresh/circ vacuum actuator,behind glove box,original was a vacuum leak with its diaphragm gone. No heating to cabin,suspected the heater core blocked after sitting idle for 15 years. Too lazy to pull entire dash so attacked the side of heater housing with a dremel,extracted said core,and had decent flow through it,so put it back in,not the issue?? The heater hot/cold cable driven valve inside engine bay was working,so was stumped for a bit until as part of the refresh changed the waterpump,think I found the answer! Rock hard calcified coolant plug…

The Fun Bit.. Surface rust removal and a quick spray had the engine bay tidied up. After hours reading posts on here with trials and tribulation getting the hitachi carb to play nicely,it became apparent that much of that angst is due to all the extra vacuum and emissions stuff that you guys in the americas got landed with. Down here we lucked out,as back in the day we were delivered this generation in its most basic form,at least my version is. Manual choke,no asv,no carbon canister,catalytic stuff,no emissions control,etc. This definitely makes things easier when you only have hoses to the air filter from the rocker covers and pcv,add vacuum from dist advance and the fresh/circ vacuum line,that’s about it ,as delivered new with the dcx328 hitachi carb. So I fully understand the frustration and effort put in on this forum dealing with emissions delete and Weber upgrades. Saying that,having rebuilt the two carbs i swap around into the wagon multiple times now to get it running right,they are 40 years old,and their design was flawed to deliver the best driving experience. Actually really enjoyed learning the quirks of the hitachi carb,but no matter what I do,each one has its own personality,bipolar and schizophrenic usually;)

GoldDust. Sporting its original paintwork,the car up close resembles a crazed Chinese vase,so started stripping it back for a new coat of subaru “Gold Dust”. 40 years of dings and creases on that thin metalwork dealt to,but I missed a lot on first pass. Sand Blasted the surprisingly intact hole free intact unibody underside. Wasn’t keen on slathering the underside with rubberised gunk,so used an epoxy primer and a tinted epoxy topcoat,should be hardwearing,turned out looking pretty sharp. My mate “Rocky” who is 4’2”,has setup his utility wagon as a mobile spray platform,so at the cost of $500 cash and a box of corona, got him to come spray the wagon in my open carport. Picked the worst day possible with driving rain and howling winds,so much of the paint ended up on the nearby trampoline;) Considering the conditions and environment,a few dry areas and challenging to get even coverage in 40kt winds,but we had a fun day,and turned out not too shabby in the end:)

Don't need a machine shop. Toss in some new valves, lap them, and set the lash. Resurface with glass and 120 grit. Send it. GD