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By the way, two new Subarus showed up at Lynnwood today. A 87 sedan and a 90 wagon. Both looked like they had SPFI throttle bodies.

Alan, try running with the MAF unplugged...that will give us some information to go on. After that, take northwet up on what might be needed.

I'll echo the thanks for the service and welcome to the USMB. We've got a lot of folks in the Seattle area so you should be able to find some help there. You might check http://seattle.craigslist.org/car/ and do a search for subaru. I have seen free or very low cost cars there on occaision. Best of luck to you.

You'll have to ask others that question. What I do know is if you use the Turbo 'bar you'll have to trim a few inches off each end and weld the support tabs from the donor car to the swingarms of your brat. Don't know about the XT6 'bar.

Yes!!!

Take it to a body shop that you trust. I got rear ended in my Legacy wagon last year. Only mark on the bumper was the imprint of his license plate....it cost $600 to repair (underneath was damaged more and then the refinish.....etc. Also, be sure to have your wife see a doctor or chiropractor to be sure everything is okay. It took about 5 months of 3X/week visits before my neck was back to normal.

That $250 included AIR freight shipping from Oz which took all of 4 days after I ordered it. However, the cheapest way to go will be to pull a bar off of a EA82T turbo wagon and modify it to fit your car.

Try http://www.whiteline.com.au/default.asp?page=/yourcar.htm for information. I believe the p/n for my Brat was BSR-41. WJM can get you information on pricing. When I ordered mine, I was in a rush and ordered air from Australia....total cost with shipping was around $250 if I remember correctly. You might try 84SOOB who has a similar rear bar from an American manufacturer I believe. Also the rear bar from an EA82T will work but requires modification and welding on the brackets to your rear swingarms. I have one of those which I'll bring to WCSS7 along with the brackets for a prepaid order. The Whiteline bar does do the trick; my Brat corners much flatter than before and I'm not bothered with the huge understeer at rallycross any more.

In July, http://www.westcoastsubarushow.com/ Check out the Meet/Greet Forum for more info and caravans to WCSS7. It's in Shelton, WA; not exactly local to you, but 3 hours is a short drive for a WEST COAST show.

It's all interstate. Having driven it a few times going to Albuquerque and back, the section north of SLC is usually trafficked until you get past Ogden (but watch for radar). There's a cutoff to the NW just before crossing into Idaho which will save you some miles which is quite lonely. The section through Idaho gets traffic around the major cities and is quite boring. Once you get into Oregon, it will get pretty and quite hilly in spots (the section just before Pendelton is quite steep and truckers can lose their brakes easily there). Past Pendelton, it's quite boring until you get to The Dalles when it pretties up a lot. Take I-205 north as you approach Portland to save a few miles again; lots of facilities along here and traffic too. You'll merge with I-5 shortly after crossing into Washington. Interesting ride. Once you get into Idaho, you're less than 12 hours drive from Shelton.

Yes, clean runs make a difference. What pleased me was running near best time for the morning session. The course kept getting smoother and faster as we went on. The entry for this event was totally different from what I see in Hillsboro. And I didn't see most of these cars at Hillsboro the next day. But it was certainly fun.

Weird, I don't have the tabs shown; Janice sent me the original spreadsheet and it does so I got the info I was looking for.

Well, for the most part they're posted; G5, PGT, Open and Time Only (I think that's the afternoon run) are posted. G2, Production, and Truck/SUV are missing in action. Find what's there at http://www.historicbrooklyntavern.com/RallyCross6_25.htm A quick summary for our group: First in PGT was jrach in his '96 Impreza wagon. 5:51.47 Second in PGT was XSNRG in his '87 RX. 5:59.91 First in Truck/SUV was edrach in his '84 Brat. 6:35.06

That's much more in-line with what it should be.

Austin, I'm glad to hear you arrived safely with no worries other than crappy gas mileage. Best of luck and maybe we'll see you at WCSS7.

Do you have rear disks in your Impreza? If so, the high pitched squeal you hear might be the wear indicator dragging on the disk. Pull your rear wheel and just check how much lining is left on the pads. In answer to your question, it certainly sounds high; I don't think a rear bearing should take more than a couple hours labor plus the cost of the part. I'm not a mechanic and I certainly haven't done a rear bearing on an Impz before, but I'd get some other estimates first before comitting to that kind of money.

Not the same car, but similar problem (except for the miles)....our '86 GL wagon with 245K on the odo was losing oil to the tune of 4 to 5 quarts between oil changes (every 2500 miles). No smoke out the back, no oil on the garage floor, but lots of oil on the underside of the car. Seems that the oil was being pushed out of one (or more) of the seals. A timing belt change along with a re-seal of the engine and all was well again. Consider getting another dealer; you can add a lot of oil between changes before you'd even approach the cost of a major engine tear-down and "exploratory" work to determine the source of the lost oil. PCV is also a good item to replace.

Here's a better pic of the chrome wheel(s) I have:

Yep, these are the same wheels in chrome.

You're copying the URL; highlight it and then paste it and it'll show up. I did the same thing for months and it flat drove me nuts.

I'll have to check but I think I have four except they are finished in chrome rather than grey. When I get home I'll check them out and compare.

Here's my setup in my '84 Brat: Check out my comments since I really don't like the aftermarket face plate; ugly, but it does the job. If anyone knows of a faceplate that isn't so tall, I'd like to know about it. Check out the other two views in my photo gallery (http://www.ultimatesubaru.org/photos/showgallery.php?cat=707) for more important details.

If you want a slanted console, I have one in brown. $25 OBO.

Come on by and look at mine; I don't have the slanted console and managed to install it; jrach also had a cool install but it was a lot of work (he swapped the heater control panel with the radio slot).

Judging from the appearance of what he's towing behind him, I think he would have been wise to run "slow and steady." We'll likely hear from him today.