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There are pictures of a legacy dash crammed into a loyale. I have also heard of xt dashes in gl soobs
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XT6 turns over, does not start or try
MilesFox replied to idosubaru's topic in Old Gen.: 80's GL/DL/XT/Loyales...
Hot syart or cold start? You should be able to administer some starting fluid in one of the pcv lines where it goes to the intake boot. I would rule out the disty/cap if you get spark at all plugs. maybe a weak ignition amplifier? maybe maf related? Try starting it with either the CTS unplugged, or the MAF unplugged and see what happens -
Removing the dash from 86 gl
MilesFox replied to fauxden's topic in Old Gen.: 80's GL/DL/XT/Loyales...
assuming you have something like an 89 gl or a 92 loyale(85-94 l series, ea82), The cables run down to near the gas pedal, and the other end is accessible from the footwell. You will see a black plastic cover that snaps on, and behind it is the cable end. the cable just snaps into place, and has an eyeley on the end that fits over a peg on the heater box. YOu can remove the bezel if you need to remove the unit. There are some stealth screws, so dont force anything. The bottom part snaps on and contans the vents, lok for screws flush underneath the bottom edge. The pushbutton controls will come out by itself. BUT, you must first pop off the DEF and the OFF buttons to get at the screws, it just fits in thee onto a rubber peg in the dash. Do this before popping off the bezel. Do remove these screwes first, and be careful, do not break the tabs. Otherwise this thing will fall in and be annoying to use. -
It's too bad you cannot just buy a panel for these cars, but instead, you have to self engineer something that otherwise should be simple to do. It forces you to be clever. no clever, no subaru! I had to to cut and weld on framerails in my 86 gl coupe, cutting and replacing layer by layer, trying to duplicate the stampings. I commend your efforts. I understand everyone's opinions about gong after western cars, but i see no one making the effort to export them.
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SE WI, Milwaukee Regional/Subaru Alliance
MilesFox replied to MilesFox's topic in Meet n' Greet. Your USMB Welcome Center
Only if it will produce a fender. At least the paint is not scratched, cresed, or cracked. I can probably pull the crease with a block of dry ice. I just dont want to f with it. -
SE WI, Milwaukee Regional/Subaru Alliance
MilesFox replied to MilesFox's topic in Meet n' Greet. Your USMB Welcome Center
dustin schmaus let his motorcycle fall into my 3door. There is like, the rest of the garage on the other side of his car. But his bike was all up on mine. There was a reason i had a preference for the far end. now comes the impossible: finding a brown fender with no rust -
I second old appliances. I used part of a furnace cover, some thinner metal from home depot(not cost effective in large quantities) and part of an xt fender. The xt fender welded the best, being thicker. The xt metal was soft and pliable, versus the metal from home depot was stiffer and thinner. The furnace cover was more like the metal on the car, softer and more bendy. for rivet patching, i have used ductwork, roofing flash, and u-haul truck roof skins aluminum(the best!)
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I built mine retaining the ac, what i can. 86 gl: I hae kept all the original ac lines and wirings. There is no room for fans, though. I have one of those aftermarket slim fans on the back side of the radiatir, since the AC condensor is installed. Typicallt this goes on the front of the rad. The fan is a tight fit, installed with zipties and washers(i could not find the little radiatir zips that come with a fan) I would have to hybrid some hoses. I found that a 94 impreza hose fits for the high side, to use the impreza compressor. The other hose would have to be custom, or somehow, you would have to retrofit an impreza condensor and all the lines back to the dryer to be a direct fit for the compressor. I have noticed at junkyards there are a good 3 different styles of compressors and fittings. There was no way for me to mount the car's original compressor. I would have wanted to see if i could make it fit, if i had the ame compressor from an xt with the flat belt. I say it can be done, if you can work around the hoses
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SE WI, Milwaukee Regional/Subaru Alliance
MilesFox replied to MilesFox's topic in Meet n' Greet. Your USMB Welcome Center
This makes me want to come up there and manufacture some subarus one day. It can be done. -
engine block interchangeability?
MilesFox replied to bgambino's topic in Old Gen.: 80's GL/DL/XT/Loyales...
you will have to invent a tee for the crank breather on top of the block, since it is not present on the spfi -
engine block interchangeability?
MilesFox replied to bgambino's topic in Old Gen.: 80's GL/DL/XT/Loyales...
yes, they will. and you should go up .5 in compression, too -
Red hatch brat spotted superior wi.
MilesFox replied to wounded brat's topic in Meet n' Greet. Your USMB Welcome Center
I wonder if the brown one in duluth was the one from morgan m in minneapolos. I poked that car with a stick and made it run(firing order) some millions of years ago. -
SE WI, Milwaukee Regional/Subaru Alliance
MilesFox replied to MilesFox's topic in Meet n' Greet. Your USMB Welcome Center
Might i add that if you part off and junk the old models, all of a sudden there are seas of spare parts fro cars that no longer exist. The last car on earth will not need 5 sets of doors -
I would doubt the knuckle is deformed. You wouldhave to wear it down so much that the rotor locks up against the caliper bracket and make the car virtually undrivable to get anywhere near deform ing the knuckle. If you have your doubts, pull a junkyard knuckle, and have a new bearing pressed into it.
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SE WI, Milwaukee Regional/Subaru Alliance
MilesFox replied to MilesFox's topic in Meet n' Greet. Your USMB Welcome Center
complete cars are better than piles of parts. ypu sell a part off one car, and then all of a sudden you have an incomplere car that either cannot drive or cannot sell. Don't try to bank on the cars. the idea lf having ithem is to drive them. Yu collect cars to make the ones you have run, and sell/dispose of the leftovers. spare parts are best kept for the next one that rolls in otherwise, you are just killing the last of them -
EA82 (and maybe others) clutch alignment tool
MilesFox replied to man on the moon's topic in Transmission, Axle, and Brakes
I have used a 3/8" extension with black tape wrapped around it, and it worked for me. Another trik is to leave the pp bolts loose, enough tto hod the disc in place, but with some wiggle room. once mated, then tighten the pp bolts thru the starter hole. Cleverness is great! -
That is too bad. And also what is worse, they sold many more millions of them out west, and they are stilla roundin abundance. I rescued the one ea82 around here, that would probably be in a junkyard if i didn't snatch it up for 300 bucks. I am not going to *************** about a rust spot on a car that would otherwise not exist.
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I am not implying that the car has been ran hard, but this is what a potential buyer would presume. I woud think that buying a built car is a better deal than trying to build one. This going with being a buyer that is familiar with this kind ofcar, and the mods involved. Basically, your buyer should be someone who is a driving enthusiast that does autosports, versus some fanboy street racer, or overly worrisome suburban type.