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Leeroy

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  1. My rear parcel shelf 'plugs' into the plastic clips, there is no rod, and is screwed down near the C pillars. Too dark for photos tonight but I could try tomorrow for you.
  2. The simplest way to use the Weber is by using the Hitachi throttle lever pulley. It's a straight swap for the Weber pulley and allows use of the Subaru throttle cable and cable bracket. Was this not possible with your install?
  3. You cannot buy the rear gasket for the coupe but you can for the sedan. As you have discovered the coupe rear screens are quite a bit bigger in height. I think it should be possible to buy two sedan gaskets and splice them together to make one. The only available gasket is based on the 1600 version too (not the 1400) as there is no provision for the chrome reveal moulding along the bottom and the corners are rounded. Not really a problem, just different and pretty much hidden by the boot lid. Trunk lid for you! Later Gen 2 chrome trim is metal backed plastic and far more durable than the early all plastic version but is the same size in width and can be made to fit.
  4. 185/70 will fit OK too as they are only a little bit wider. I have Peugeot 15 inch rims on my Gen 1 and the 195/50 15 tyres have no problems at all with fitment
  5. 175/70 is all I ever use (13 inch rims), so I know it fits fine without issues. However, it is a low-ish profile tyre and if you wanted something taller then and I am sure an 80 profile tyre would also fit (It will throw out the gearing and speedometer!).
  6. http://www.ultimatesubaru.org/forum/topic/89775-survey-new-rear-glass-rubber-weatherstrips/ 1970s.
  7. Beetle rear window gasket works perfectly on the wagon rear (with a little stretching).
  8. Those added pieces on the side are not factory, nor is the 'skid plate' by the looks of things. From the factory the the only mounting points were the four engine crossmember bolts and the two to attach it to the front bumper. The image shows someone has added side pieces and bolted them to the front tow hooks, not sure it is entirely necessary!
  9. Interesting! That brush guard looks a bit... homemade (and heavy)!
  10. I think an image of your 2 door is used in the Wikipedia entry for Subaru Leone: http://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Subaru_Leone
  11. All very valid points wagonist!. As you have noted it is a 'hatch' in Oz speak and I suspect it was called a coupe to distinguish it from the earlier EA71/81 hatch which we never got (Damn you Subaru!). The MY model is not a a coupe either, it is a hardtop. Yes most people do call them coupes (possibly a left over from the Ford 3 and 5 window coupes of the 1930s) but a 2 door sedan is still a 2 door sedan! And I would surmise not many manufacturers tool up for 2 door sedans these days. There are still modern 4 door coupes, check out the Mercedes CLS (but please not the new Haval H6 Coupe!), however, the word coupe has simply become a marketing tool/word in its modern usage, with no real meaning.
  12. A 2 door sedan is not a coupe! The word 'coupe' basically means 'to cut' or 'cut' so a coupe usually (and traditionally) has a lower roof line and less passenger space. As you pointed out it is often a 2 door. However, it can have 4 doors. The Rover P5 Coupe being once such example - 4 doors but a lower roof line and less interior space.
  13. That is because Subaru only makes one BRZ for every ten 86 (FRS) that comes down the assembly line. It is not just related to sales figures, there are simply less BRZ's to actually buy..
  14. You have quite the stash Gopherbroke! Any more lurking about?
  15. That line is part of the emissions system. I runs from the small expansion tank fitted at the rear of the wagon to catch fumes from the fuel tank. It is then feed back to the carb to be 'recycled'. Basically it prevents fuel vapour or fumes being released into the atmosphere.
  16. Gopherbroke, any chance you have tracking details for the part you sent me? It still has not arrived.
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