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on the drive home, i kept wanting to raise the seat height..... but there is not lever to raise it. Turns out, it was just the raised roof, extra headroom throwing me off. I thought i should be sitting closer to the headliner, but will get used to the extra height soon. (didn't realize the GT did not have the lever to crank the seat up or down) Mine is the Automatic version. I just put in Wal mart Tech brand ATF on the firstdrain/fill/ It was not burnt what came out.....just darker but still had life left in it. I put in castrol gtx regular 10w-30 and a wix 51334 filter. Will drain the Gearbox section and i may put synthetic in there. The car has share of dents and surface rust in the normal places for car here, but the drive and various other things indicate the mileage is true. Some things are the radio buttons, etc are not worn off, and the labels for the levers for turn signal, wiper lights are still like new. and the way the car drove over the bumps in the road, everything is very tight and no looseness like a car would show after 100k this has got to be true, except the body is kinda beat up for being from a old lady who died, and gave it to here daughter who didnt want the car. even the front side windows lack the normal scratches from the up and downs.....i think i will have a good runner, and a dog hauling car.

Just a heads up i am going to be using this thread to report progress on a 94 Legacy GT wagon with 46k on it that I just purchased. Pictures of the "before" will be up when i take them tomorrow. I already cleared up the foggy headlight issue though so the pic wil show them clear not cloudy/yellowed. Already drained ATF and refilled, and did a oil and filter change in the garage. Already fixed the broken tab on the right side front turn light. Will take pics before i do more...... and then follow the thread if you are interested in what i do to my cars.

Yep, that looks exactly like an ex girflriend's old 84 Civic from Florida.....the roof rails were gone, who needed windows to see out, it was that bad. But we are speculating before even seeing pics. Let the pics do the talking i hope

Picked up a 94 Legacy GT wagon. Drove it home. Drained ATF, refilled Full oil and filter change Fixed the broken tab on the turn lens with a piece of ice cream bucket for the strap. Taking down notes on various normal oddities, such as burned out dash lights in the 80mph upper, and the 1rpm section, and the D indicator in the center dash, also burned out are the cruise and defrost backlights at night. Radio works, have yet to check the CD functionality, its a stock 94GT showing 46k on the odo...... Its dark blue metallic. going to have a list of things to take care of, but at least the back wiper works, as does the rear gate release handle. Was surprised to see the power window light was actually lit. More info later.

Yay, will report more in a bit this afternoon.

Enjoy your BRAT / MV and can't wait for some pictures.

^ thinking same thing, thats a lot of Hurricanes / ocean salt spray to go thru if it was sitting outside.

agree. line up the center mark for the crank gear to the mark. that drops all the pistons lowest from the heads and out of the way. leave the crank there the whole install. Then align cams and slap the belt on using the marks on the belt.

Subaru should take the lead in manufacturing process, and get rid of these crappy lexan plastic lenses, and go back to glass, I seriously COULD CARE less about the safety issue of glass, vs SAFTEY of seeing good light output at night. Actually there should be some lawsuits in general class action on all manufactuers, sue to decreased safety at night sue to yellowing lenses over time. It is true.

Put some 15" 23 inch tall on the front and 17" 27 inch tall on the back and drive around in a parking lot doing some slow tight circles. NO. NO NO The tires have to be EXACTLY identical make brand size, wear. or put 15 inch on he right side and 17" on the left side.. NO NO NO scrap that too. read the owners manual or call the subaru dealer, you have to have identical tires all around on a AWD. I was not trying to be a prick or anything, kinda sarcastic humor but for sure the manual stated the answer.

The reason they eat wiring is because they are chewing ANYTHING they an make into a nest/home. And I do mean Anything. They chewed the little box surrounding the MAF on the on my SVX...prior to me getting the car.

I manage to keep all the following but only keep insurance on 2 at a time. 85 BRAT 94 Legacy Sport 91 CRX si 91 Civic Si I keep BRAT insurance year round, but do not drive it in snow or wet roads in winter when they are salted. From first snow to last snow i only insure the Legacy and the Brat; the only tires I own for the Legacy are snows, and i only drive the Brat when the roads are clear and dry, otherwise it is only Legacy. I have all season and i have snows for the BRAT in case i get broke down in the SS I have a Backup to at least haul my dogs if needed, like a vet trip etc. In spring i then drop insurance on the Legacy and start coverage on the CRX, and then in the fall i drop coverage on the CRX and begin to drive the Civic. Right now, i am going to be soon dropping coverage for honda civic and they both will get tucked in the far front of the garage until spring again when it is warm and now snow. The legacy has been sitting in the garage since April, in the front stall. I started it twice since then. It has a collection of boxes, parts on the trunk and hood and roof. It is due for a oil change, and tire pressure check but ready to be driven. Only have liability only on all above vehicles when i do have insurance. My agent is very good and i talk with her several times a season.. The reason I always keep insurance on the BRAT is i will not take my dogs in either Honda.

I would try to have the dealer cut a key based on the VIN and see if that new key will work them all. You have to take your title and registration for them to prove you own the VIN being looked up. -I think there is chance that will open and work everything. If that is not the trick, then someone messed up the locks etc. I would probably then rekey the doors and rear hatch to match the ignition, or whatevr the local locksmith will do the cheapest. good luck though. jelllllous.

They leak, but at least they don't blow out like the phase 1 dohc. car is overpried by the 2g i mentioned. otherwise you buy the car at 6g, and spend 1700 to fix them, then you are looking at a 8g car already. that is 12 year old. way overpriced.

only that it has bad headgaskets. If you can live with that cost fix and the selling price. to me 6g and no records of Headgasket replacement, on a car that has them fail 100%, i say 6g is about 2 g too high. unless records of HG replacement.

quad intaked ea81

actually, dont think it is bent. I think it is rotated 180 degrees from correct> oh, doh reread, yeah its broke. sorry

which 4eat do you have. They made a ea82 4eat and they made a EJ 4eat. I really do not know the difference but probably is bellhousing thing.

Hello. Would you happen to have a full set of correct Lug Nuts for the "Sport Mags"? also need one center cap for them. PM me if you do. thanks both items small and easy ship in small flat rate box.

omg, we tell people on here to only use OEM Subaru, and then why do we tell them. This is not even worth a rant on. you are not going to be lucky with anything felpro on ej25 dohc. end WHY WHY WHY WHY WHY not go with OEM...hello, did you read or search this? I am done here

napa axles are garbage. go with a better axle MWE, Subaru. etc and you will be done with all your axle jobs.. Sure they have a warranty, but the Napa axles are junky. The boots are much better on MWE or Subaru, and they will last.

Why are you replacing axle 100 times? Something you are doing to the car or to the install is not being done correctly if you are doing them often. Or else you are putting in junk autozone/ advamce auto axles, those are junk.

Numchux, i can see you making a wiring harness conversion from a newer EJ car for swaps

They are available but price is about 7500. several posts on here regarding someone in Atlanta and someone in Washington importing them..both price them about 7500. good luck on the money for them.

Still kinda liking it. Bet that would make a great camping vehicle, room for a loft bed in the back etc.