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The answer to your dreams....and even in the same state! http://www.ultimatesubaru.org/forum/showthread.php?t=83962

I left the key in the ignition and the door open and looked under the dash of my '91 Legacy until I found the offending chime and unplugged it. After I did that, I had a flashing light on my dash that I covered with black tape so I wouldn't see it....been that way for 6 years now. Blessed silence!

Jess, plan on spending a Saturday and Sunday at the Lynnwood Pull a Part yard. There's a green '83 wagon and a red '87 Hatch that would likely have most of the parts you need or want. Not sure what part of the Sticks you live in, but there are many who could help you with advice or info: Baccaruda and Monstaru in Spokane; bratsrus1 in Selah; Zap and I near Seattle....just to mention a few.....I know there are more.

One can use the original flywheel but the EA82 is better. However, the flywheel bolts used with the original flywheel are a slightly smaller size. Most people don't feel the potential for a small amount of "slop" around the bolts is a problem, but I'm a bit anal. I went to the local hardware store and bought about a foot of brass or aluminum thinwall tubing (somehow I remember 13/64" as the size but don't hold me to that) and cut 1/2" lengths of it and put them on each bolt and that reduced the "slop" to so small that even I didn't care. I went searching for my post on that, but couldn't find it; it was probably on the old EZ board. As to the driveshaft differences, go with a custom single driveshaft. A decent driveshop will charge you less than $100 for one. I started out using the original two piece 'shaft from the donor car but was concerned about the center carrier bearing since it was in an area of minor rust on my Brat. I got a one piece shaft through Jerry and it feels much better. And no worries about the center carrier falling off. The other advantage to the custom shaft is you can get zerks fittings mounted the the u-joints. Last item is that the exhaust pipe support in the center no longer lines up with the 5 speed transmission. As a result the exhaust pipe resonates significantly at around 3000 rpm (cruising speed on the highway for many of us). Fab up a firm attachment for the center of the exhaust pipe to eliminate the resonance completely.

No, West Virginia!

Good one! I needed that.

Exit at exit 206 from I-5 and head east on ???. About two miles down the road and on your left; shares a road with a huge lumber yard. They have a huge sign visible from the road.

Another trip today to see what's new in Lynnwood. Since my last visit, another '87 hatch, three Legacy wagons, three or four EA82 cars and a couple of EA81 coupes. Someone is starting to take apart that pretty green '83 wagon. Both doors are off and waiting to be removed. I took the tail-lights (I couldn't resist). Still lots of very good sheetmetal on this car.

Back in the day when I bought my first Subaru (an '86 wagon) and my wife and I were driving it home from West Seattle. Going up a long uphill bridge I realized I hadn't tried it out in 4WD so I engaged it. The car instantly became a stone since the PO had replaced only the front tires with new. I thought, "Omigod, I bought a lemon!" Disengaged 4WD and everthing was normal again. I learned something new that night.....there's always a first time. Luckily no damage and the car lasted me another 140K miles before I sold it. As far as I know it's still running.

There is a slight discrepancy between SCCA and ORG on the date for the June National in Hillsboro. SCCA has it listed for June 28/29. I'm sure this will be resolved before we get to June.

That looks great. Some of us have too much time on our hands.Thank you.

Sorry, some cockamamie format that wouldn't copy and paste so I made it into a Word document and this is what I got. Ain't software wonderful?

PRG Doo Wops Rally March 22-24 PRG RallyCross ORV March 16 Primitive Rally School (Hillsboro, OR) March 28-30 PRG RallyCross ORV March 29 ORG RallyCross Wash Co Fairgrounds March 30 ORG RallyCross Wash Co Fairgrounds April 13 PRG Olympus Rally April 17-20 www.olympusrally.com Primitive Rally School (Hillsboro, OR) May 2-4 ORG RallyCross Wash Co Fairgrounds May 4 ORG Oregon Trail Rally May 16-18 www.oregontrailrally.com Primitive Rally School (Hillsboro, OR) May 30-June1 ORG RallyCross Wash Co Fairgrounds June 1 PRG RallyCross ORV June 15 ORG RallyCross <National> Wash Co Fairgrounds June 21-22 ORG RallyCross Wash Co Fairgrounds July 13 PRG RallyCross Brooklyn July 19-20 PRG Worker's Rally Sprints Damitio's Aug 9-10 Tenth Annual West Coast Subaru Show Astoria, OR August 15-16 ORG RallyCross (Triple Threat) Astoria August 17 Primitive Rally School (Hillsboro, OR) August 22-24 ORG RallyCross Wash Co Fairgrounds Sept 7 PRG RallyCross Pomeroy Sept 20-21 PRG Wild West Rally Pomeroy, WA www.wildwestrally.com Sept. 26-28 Primitive Rally School (Hillsboro, OR) Oct 3-5 ORG RallyCross Wash Co Fairgrounds Oct 5 ORG Mt. Hood Rally Oct 11 PRG RallyCross ORV Oct 25

www.books4cars.com And yes, there is a FSM for '89. I believe it comes in six volumes. You can also try ebay.

Better check the date; seems ORG has comitted to the previous weekend. Interesting to see who wins out here, SCCA or ORG.

News article which appeared in SCCA's Sportscar publication which came in today's mail: http://www.scca.com/newsarticle.aspx?hub=2&news=3246 The first RallyCross event is just around the corner, January 26 – 27, and could be a snowy one at Stafford Speedway in Connecticut. Visit www.scca.com/rally for more information. 2008 SCCA RallyCross National Challenge Schedule Date Location January 26-27 Stafford Speedway – Stafford Springs, CT February 23-24 Homestead Motor Speedway – Homestead, FL April12-13 Motorsports Park Hastings – Hastings, NE May 17 Johnson Valley OHV Park – Lucerne Valley,CA Eastern Championship Event: June 14-15 Summit Point Motorsports Park – Summit Point, WV June 28 Snyder Road – West Alexandria, OH Western Championship Event: June 28-29 Washington County Fairplex – Hillsboro, OR July 12 Corcoran Lions Park – Corcoran, MN August 23-24 US Truck Driving School – Fountain, CO September 20 Gateway International Raceway – Madison, IL October 4 Fowlerville Fairgrounds – Fowlerville, MI RallyCross National Championship: October 24 -26 Nashville Superspeedway – Lebanon, TN

Probably steel wheels and the price is okay. If alloys, that's a steal. Unless you went to oversize brakes or his wheels are only 14", you should be okay fitting them to your Outback.

Look up the TY number on your car's transmission bell housing or on the VIN# plate on the driver's side fender well. It'll be something like TY752VA5AA. Then look up that number in the transmission information thread in the USRM. It'll tell you the differential ratio of the transmission and the rear end ratio. It will be either 3.900 or 4.111, most likely 3.900.

Sorry, I'm not sure if your car is pre-wired. One would think it should be. I can't understand why the dealer can't find instructions/info for you.

What year Outback. I have the kit, harness and parts for our '97 along with instructions of sorts. I'm waiting for warmer weather to install it. My set reqires adding a switch to the dash area and I would think yours will be similar. Drop me a PM with your snail mail address and I'll send you a copy of what I have (sorry I don't have a scanner).

Snow conditions posted early this morning on nasioc: The conditions should be the same except for a bit more snow. Deer Park airport has like a foot and a half of snow right now. We are trying to figure out a way to plow the runways without removing all the snow. So far the 12th and 13th are solid dates. The entire course is snow over tarmac. It would be hard to damage your vehicles here. -Devin

From http://asnw.org/forums/viewtopic.php?t=1725&sid=4dcaa0ea74564c82c2313658468eece2: Here's our schedule for ASNW: Event 2 January 12th and 13th back up January 19th and 20th Event 3 January 26th and 27th back up February 2nd and 3rd Event 4 February 9th and 10th back up February 16th and 17th Event 5? March TBA, depends on the weather. This is as long as the snow is there. We rent out a couple runways at the Deer Park Airport. Deer Park is about 30 min north of Spokane. Price per driver is $30 The groups are set up as so: FWD, RWD, and AWD Novice- never raced Amateur- has a season under their belt Pro- well this should speak for itself Please see the video from last year HERE Please get the Subie people together and we can make these some fun meets. Of course, any car is invited! Also, please feel feel to post the in other Subaru and auto forums. Helmets are required. The only helmets allowed by our insurance are SNELL M2000 approved or newer. If you have one or access to one please bring it! Our club does have loaners but NOT many. Thanks, Devin http://www.clubwrx.net/forums/showth...hp?t=134286397

Agreed; sounds like the thermostat is stuck open.

From Paul Eklund: Remember coming up soon: Rally Worker and Awards Banquet Sat January 12th, Ft. Lewis Golf Club 6pm-ish (bring door prizes!) then... Thunderbird Rally (brisk snow) is Feb 9-10 www.rallybc.com<http://www.rallybc.com/> PRG Highway Cleanup (3 miles in Olympia) February 10th contact kim@pacificrallygroup.com<mailto:kim@pacificrallygroup.com> Ice RallyCross #1 Barnes Lake British Columbia Feb 2nd www.rallybc.com<http://www.rallybc.com/> Alcan 5000 Rally Feb 16 - 26th www.alcan5000.com<http://www.alcan5000.com/> Doo Wops Feb 23-24th http://www.nwr-scca.org/Rally/doowop.htm<http://www.nwr-scca.org/Rally/doowop.htm> Seed 9 Rally Feb 23 Jean, NV www.seed9rally.com <http://www.seed9rally.com/> AZ Rally Weekend (see below) March 1-2nd www.azbrscca.org<http://www.azbrscca.org/> PRG RallyCross (St. Patty's at ORV) www.pacificrallygroup.com<http://www.pacificrallygroup.com/> Primitive Rally Driving School March 28-30th www.get-primitive.com<http://www.get-primitive.com/> ORG RallyCross #1 Sunday March 30th, Hillsboro www.oregonrally.com<http://www.oregonrally.com/> Olympus Rally April 18-20th Primitive Rally Driving School May 2-4th ORG RallyCross #2 Sunday May 4th Oregon Trail Rally May 16-18th Primitive Rally Driving School May 30-31st ORG RallyCross #3 June 1st No Alibi Rally June 7-8th www.rainierautosports.com<http://www.rainierautosports.com/> and many others (see Ron Sorem's comprehensive RALLY CALENDAR) ARIZONA WINTER RALLYE WEEKEND Friday, February 29, 2008 Registration 6-10 PM - Sodas and munchies will be provided. Saturday, March 1, 2008 GULLIBLE'S TRAVAILS NATIONAL COURSE RALLYE Saturday, March 1, 2008 MARCH OF TIMES NATIONAL TOURING RALLYE Sunday, March 2, 2008 DESERT SANDS NATIONAL COURSE RALLYE Sunday, March 2, 2008 VIAJE A BUENOS AIRES NATIONAL TOURING RALLYE presented by the ARIZONA BORDER Region, SCCA (Dave Jameson, Carl Broberg, etc) Contact: Info: John Sears (520) 664-0906 jjsrally@aol.com Event Chairman Weekend Philosophy: GULLIBLE'S TRAVAILS visits VAIL, parts of eastern Tucson & some foothill areas. First car out at 9:01 AM and finishes about 3:30 at RISKY BUSINESS (bar & grill). The restaurant near TERRITORY & KOLB has NTN and is about 18 miles from HQ. Mostly DIYC with a few open controls and DIYC slip collection points. MARCH OF TIMES is essentially the course rallye without the traps First car out at 9:01 AM and finishes about 3:30 at above location. Mostly DIYC with a few open controls and DIYC slip collection points. DESERT SANDS visits parts of eastern Tucson. First car out at 9:01 AM and finishes about 3:30 PM at the hotel Mostly DIYC with a few open controls and DIYC slip collection points. VIAJE A BUENOS AIRES is essentially the course rallye without the traps (portenas guapas?) First car out at 9:01 AM and arrives 3:30 PM at the hotel Mostly DIYC with a few open controls and DIYC slip collection points. The scenery in Southern Arizona is, at times, quite spectacular. All the rallyes will try to use this to its full advantage. We really want you to ENJOY a hassle free weekend. The committee will make extended efforts to provide EXCELLENT HOSPITALITY for the ENTIRE DURATION. HEADQUARTERS: Friday, February 29 through Sunday, March 2 Fairfield Inn by Marriott at 6955 S Tucson Blvd 1-800-224-0023 or 1-520-295-8800 Register by February 1st and receive the special rate of $109 plus tax per night. Mention SPORTS CAR CLUB OF AMERICA. This is actually a good deal as the other hotels charge as much as $189.

Odd that the tires should be worn in this fashion. If the tires were never rotated, fronts should be more worn than the rears. Diagonal wear might indicate an unresolved alignment problem.