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Scott in Bellingham has a set on his white wagon now with some 29" studded snow tires. Looks pretty nice. There are also smooth hubcaps that come with them that cover the center hole and lugnuts. Actually Scott only has a set of three. If you know where he can find a 4th one, let him know. Rollie

Great Wheelin shots. How big is your lift? What size and type of tires are those?

I read most of it. The above quote struck me as an example of what some think are negative aspects of this hobby, while others such as myself think these mentioned attributes are the positives that make it all a lot of fun. I can't wait to bash up the body, get stuck and have to get winched out. It a good thing! Rollie

Do you have pictures? Are they in your member folder?

I need some clarifications. I hear a lot about EA81 axles breaking and some people suggest upgrading with EA82 DOJ's or even double DOJ's. What do all these terms mean? I have an 88 d/r EA82. What axles are stock in my wagon and do I need to be concerned about breaking them, or are most of these discussions centered around earlier Soobs or EA81's? For my lifted and welded 88, should I consider purchasing new GCK axles or maybe the rebuilt ones by MWE? My existing fronts are both shot, so I need to get replacement ones anyway. Thanks Rollie

I'm interested in some good strong axles for my lifted 88 GL Wagon. GeneralDisorder, What's a typical price for the new GCK's? MWE wants $75 each plus shipping for his rebuilt ones. ShawnW, How would the rebuilt MWE's compare to the new GCK's? Thanks Rollie

I've seen a clutch installed without pulling either, just by disconnecting a few parts from the tranny and moving the tranny back a few inches without disconnecting the axles. A couple guys could do the whole job in one short evening.

This is so funny. Imagine we have three Subarus, each one has it's own problems but each is somewhat drivable. One Red, One Silver, and One Blue. The solution to fix them all is to switch engines. The Blue engine goes in the Silver car. The Red engine goes in the Blue car. and the Silver engine goes in the Red car. The net result is each car is now better then it was before. Hmmmmmmmmmmmmm I may be there, but probably not into any heavy bigtime work. BigRed needs a battery to start and an alternator if we run it very long.

Here's Mosiah's Soob with 26" tires on 15" Toyota rims. No lift, front fenders removed, rear fenders cut. Actually it performed very well, but as you can see he had a little trouble clearing some of the hills. Rollie

burton, I sold it about a year ago. It was an example of exactly what I was referring to. I spent years and many thousand dollars making it bigger and better. And then when it finally reached what I considered to be finished, I lost interest, parked it and eventually sold it for much less then I had invested. Rollie

Scott and I have discussed this subject many times. Between us we've been involved with all sorts of different vehicles and been a part of various groups of enthusiasts. Including motorcycles, 3-wheelers, quads, dunebuggies, volkswagon bugs, racing lawnmowers, gocarts, jeeps, Model A's, muscle cars etc. A common thread within all of them seems to be the desire to make modifications or improvements, so that what we have is better then it was before or sometimes better then what the other guy has. We dream about what improvements we could make if only we had the time, skill, or money. Some of the reward within the hobby, is that through our own efforts, we reach a higher level then previously. Usually, as soon as we make one improvement, we are already looking forward to the next. An interesting observation, is that many people when they finally reach what many consider to be the ultimate modified rig, they quickly lose interest park their creation and move onto other challenging interests. I'm thinking it is the journey and not the destination that brings the most satisfaction. Thanks for listening to me ramble. Rollie (now if I can just figure out how to get those dana 70 axles under my soob) :banana: zzz

bdg73, I couldn't help but notice some of the dialog between you and others on this site, both within this thread as well as others previously. My personal impression is that much of the seemed friction is more of a difference in styles of communication and not really any malicious intent. Most of these guys are here to enjoy the hobby and can be very helpful and well meaning. Part of which includes good humored bantering which you seem to have recieved your fair share. Don't take it personally. Enjoy and contribute. Rollie

Nice Car Scott. I'm headed to town this morning to get the title and registration for the blue car. Maybe the car stripping will happen pretty fasr. Rollie

You would probably also want to shift both gearboxes into 4 Low when wheelin.

I know I could probably do some searches on previous posts, but here goes anyway. I'm thinking of putting in a transfercase. I realize the Sube transmission would have to stay in 4WD. On the transfercase with a standard setup, 2WD would only go to the rear axle and 4WD would run them both. So when I'm driving down the road in 2WD it would be via the rear axle only. Now here's the problem: if I had a welded rear dif which I would like, I would have to leave my 2nd axle in to drive with the rear axle more safely then with just one. However that's not really that great either. So, what do you guys do when driving on the road with a transfercase and locked rear diff? The idea I'm thinking of is, if I can find a transfercase where the input shaft can be turned around and pointed out the rear, then I could turn the whole thing around backwards so 2WD would run tjust he front axle and 4WD would engage the rear. Then I could pull out my rear 2nd axle, and drive around with front wheel drive only while on the road. What do you think and what do you guys who've done it typically do? Thanks Rollie

s'ko I'm new to building websites. I just started doing this in the last few weeks, but am learning quickly. Yes I believe I'm interested in hosting other videos as long as it doesn't push the limits for size and download bandwidth provided by my webhost, which I think I have quite a bit of room to do. I'm also new to video file formats and am open to suggestions on the best configuration for serving them out on the web. What I have done with my own videos, is capture them through a Firewire port from a Sony Digital Camcorder into a high quality AVI file. Then rendered them to WMV's (Windows Media Video?) at lower resolution and speed so they are small enough to stream practically over the web. What size files do you have? If you can send them to me, I would be glad to add them to the webpage. In fact that offer goes for anyone out there. If you have some interesting Subaru or offroad videos you would like to contribute, I can attempt to add them to the pages. Contact me via a Private Message and we can work out a good way to get me the files. Rollie

Yes, that's Scott in Bellingham's 87 GL with dual range and 3.9 diffs. But low range still seems kind of high for extreme wheelin. Rollie

I just updated my Subaru Video page to include a a better selection menu including thumbnails. As I write this, there is over 40 videos of mostly Subarus. Each file is about 2-4 meg and runs between 30 seconds and 3 minutes. For those of you with highspeed internet, I can upload high resolution versions and capture more minutes of each event. Let me know what events you are interested in. Enjoy http://www.loghomefamily.org/subaru/ Rollie

I would say you need both, but I would guess you need the D/R first. Walker is quite difficult for a Subaru. Not enough power or clutch to handle the steep climbs and without a locked axle, you wouldn't get far. The Toyotas didn't do too bad with open diffs, but they have more acticulation, and kept their tires on the ground better. A Subaru doesn't have much articulation, so open diffs are a problem sooner. I wish you well, and hope to see your soob on the trail soon. Rollie

Zap, The video page includes a few other trips to Walker Valley, one of which including a cutoff hatch. Rollie

Bushbasher, NIce setup I'm very interested in learning more about your set up. I have an 88 GL wagon with an SJR 6" lift and am thinking of going the transfercase route. My thoughts are to do it all without adding any more lift to it. I'm also interested in details about how the transfercase mounts, how tight the front diff fits under the engine and what you did for engine mounting. I've even been looking at ways to raise the engine a little higher then stock to make more room for the front diff. I don't mind cutting into the transmission hump to allow the transfercase to sit higher and provide better clearance under the middle of the car. Pictures would be greatly appreciated. Rollie

I've started to put some of the recent Walker Valley trip videos on the web. The following link should be to the the Intro including the intro song. This is a low resolution version but the music should come through fairly clear, bitrate 521kbps, file size 6meg, 320x240, 1.5 minutes. http://www.loghomefamily.org/subaru/videos/walkeroct06intro_low.wmv And for those of you with highspeed internet connections, the following link is the same Intro in a higher resolution version, bitrate 3173kbps, file size 36.8meg, 640x480, 1.5 minutes. http://www.loghomefamily.org/subaru/videos/walkeroct06intro_hi.wmv Or if you want to go directly to the index page showing all the videos I've uploaded so far, this link should show you them: http://www.loghomefamily.org/subaru/ Let me know if you have trouble viewing them and if you have advice for me on how to make better videos. This is the first time I've put videos on the web. If these work, then I plan to upload clips of some of the action we had as well as clips from other trips. I apologize if too many Toyotas are shown and not enough Subarus, but we've been challenged lately in getting the Soob guys to show up Thanks Rollie

Hey Scott, I bet we have some old Rabbit wheels around in the 4x100 size. Rollie

It is SPFI, and I did exchange the fuel pump with a good one from another SPFI car with the same results. Rollie

Thanks Scott, Here's what I know so far: Car originally had a wore out engine with no compression. It ran very bad to start with. Engine as received from Japan was originally a carburated type with auto transmission. I stripped off all the Japan sensors, manifolds, distributor, flywheel, and replaced then with parts off the original engine. Replaced timing belts, fanbelts, water pump, seals, valve cover gaskets, manifold gaskets pan gasket, thermostat. Put in new ignition rotor, cap, sparkplugs, plug wires, clutch kit, filters. Engine starts easy and idles smooth. Upon pressing throttle, it acts rich running and will even emit a cloud of smoke out the exhaust. Using parts from other doner cars, I tried two other Fuel injection barrels, fuel pump, oxygen O2 sensor, throttle position sensor. Cut into the catalytic converter, thinking it may be plugged, it was empty. My next idea is to disconnect the muffler to see if it might be plugged. I'm open to any suggestions. By the time we figure it out, this engine ought to run just about perfect. Thanks Rollie