Uberoo

even tougher is how you are going to fit the transfercase without having like 2" of of ground clearance under the case..

the best is hammering your fenders for clearance when you are hammered...

if you can why not adjust the suspension down so the car sits lowers and presents less of a target?

so driving up concrete stairs is bad?oops...How about driving along a offcamber railroad "Hill"..OK I wont do that again... sorry if people thought I was out mudding in peoples lawns... You are however right that I need to get it legal.Or trailer it to have fun...

you could have always "painted" the sign...

Im sorry about that.my subaru is a toy.right now I will be lucky if I get to go play with it once a month,due to just starting a job 30 miles away from where I keep it.The Saab on the other hand is a DD.If I had a subaru as a DD I would list it first.Not only that but it will be along time before I go play with again because the last time I played with it I got nailed for no registration and no insurance..have to build up my nerve again or get it registered.

you may or may not want to here this but one thing to along with other "tune up" items when you get a subaru is to replace the water pump and at least flush the radiator out,if not get a new radiator.then engine is an all aluminum engine so is hyper sensitive to cooling issues.If you overheat YOU WILL blow headgaskets some time later.I can help you with the flush.

it would appear that you are doing a basic tuneup on the thing.

still though I dont believe there is going to be a article of how to lift your EA81/82 and put swampers on it and wheel the piss outta it.If they do then all of the sudden subaru prices will jump like tenfold.

like I said eairier I can show you some trails are here about 30 minutes away or less depending on how you drive:lol: 'sides 150 miles is a long way to go one way for a bit of fun.Id go URBAN wheeling before driving that far.yes I have tried to go up stairs and over curbs and whatnot at night in lewiston...

the EA82 is a BAST***ISD engine of a EA81 and timing belts.it should never have been made.the remaining EA82's should be melted down for the aluminum.then replaced with EJ22's or EA81's with SPFI!!! to furth confuse you subaru_noob EA81,EA82 and EJ all refer to what we call their body styles.EA81's are wagons(like yours) hatchbacks,and BRATS(mini 4x4 el camino).EA82's refer to the 85-93 wagons and sedans and coupes,EJ refers to stuff like legacies,outbacks,WRX,etc. so yea EA81,EA82,and assorted EJ stands for the engines and then it is also used to desribe a particlar body style that the engine was offered in. Answer me this though other subaru nuts.if you swap an EJ engine into a EA subaru is it still a EA?Or is it EAJ or something?

clean out your inbox roo noob.you can start by deleting the messages in your "sent" box.dang how does a new user fill their box up so fast?!?

nice looking beast. as for spurfy.Does it count went I bought my car for the sole purpose of playing with?

I have a feeling that that whole thread was just a bet between too people.one person was probally like there are tones of people who offroad roo's,and other person was like NAH,but we could always ask the interweb to post pics of these roo's! eh,thats just my take.probally happened when they listed a brat as a good "oddball cheap 4x4"

HOLY cow that is clean!What transmission does it have?How many miles?(as if it really matters with subarus).My subaru is also an 83 GL wagon.although mine is forest green and has enough rust to make me wonder if it is structually sound.That car looks to be super clean.At least it will get better MPG than that ferd.heres my subaru http://s109.photobucket.com/albums/n45/Uberoo/

well,we tried to go up there.By we,I mean myself and a S10.We got to a "staging area" at the bottom of the hill where all of the snowmobilers/atv's unload and go up.So I swaped out the tractor tires.Theres two main roads up to where we were gonna play in WAHA,ID if you want to google it.the first of which is called "Stagecoach RD",it is a rather steep,narrow,short,and sometimes maintained road.This time it had just been plowed so the snow wasnt bad at all.My buddy in the S10 wanted me to go first so he could see how much stuff the tires flung up.I went alittle ways up the hill in FWD, before noticing the S10 on 33X12.50 MUD tires was not keeping up.so I Stopped and waited alittle bit,finally they called me and said they would take the other road up, "ZAZA RD" and meet me at the top."ZAZA" is long,not very steep,2 lane road most of the time,turny,and is normally maintained.So I resume putting up stagecoach in FWD at 20 MPH.And have no problems whatssover getting up the hill.I get to where stagecoach and Zaza merge and wait for 25 minutes.Up there there is no cell phone coverage.So anyway,I figure something is wrong so I begin to head down zaza slowly and try to find them.I get about 3/4 of the way down when I regain cell phone service.So I call them and ask where they were.It seems the S10 wouldnt go into 4wd so they couldnt go up the hill.In fact it got so bad that they actually spun into a snow bank and had to be resqued by a passing ford with a winch.At that point they decided to head down and wait at the bottom.that was about 10 minutes before I called them.today I guess was just an exercise in driving and changing tires. On top of that before this all started I was driving to their house after just putting gas in my car and I get pulled over.Normally that wouldnt be a big deal but my car is not registered,insured,nor does it have a title.I told the officer that I just bought the car from a friend for $10 and hour ago and was out test driving it.He asked if he could see the bill of sale or other items saying that I just bought it.I fumbled in my pocket then said I must have left the bill of sale at my friends house that I "bought" the car from.so he writes down the VIN number and returns to his car.Sometime latter he returned back to my car and gave me a ticket for "not registering a vehicle before operation" and "failure to show insurance".He said that because I didnt have the bill of sale it was impossible to know if I really had just bought the car.So after he left I went to my friends house and "got" the bill of sale.Even says what time I "bought" the car.Hopefully that will be enough to get out of the $208 ticket. That and my sister's boyfriend,who is like family I might add,was dianosed with acute apendixis.And had to have his appindix removed. so today,I get a ticket,sister's boyfriend gets surgery,and I didnt get to go 4x4ing. I guess bad luck happens in threes.Not being able to go 4x4ing sucks because I wont even be home for month or so,so no 4x4ing during prime snow wheeling conditions. still though makes me feel better that my little soob did better than a S10 with 33X12.50 mud tires that are like brand new.My soob was just running 6.00X14 tractor tires mearsuring 26X7".

I guess it didnt happen.tomarrow though hopefully myself and the S10 will go up and play.If it happens I will post pics.If not sorry for wasting your time...

Im going offroading tomarrow.Just got the welded diff in.Some other rigs will possibly be going up.So far the list of rigs is: 1983 Subaru GL on tractor tires 1984 Chevy/GMC S10 on 33" mud tires 198X AMC eagle on street tires:dead: 1985 Dodge W150 on 31-32" mud tires Thats how it looks now,but we will see.Now I have to fix a major exhaust leak off the left head.put a hose clamp around the RR axle boot becuase during the drama with the diff it came undone.Oh and RE-fix my taillight with ductape.And put a few bucks in for gas(unlike everyone else except the AMC) The subaru and the dodge both have welded rears.The chevy has a factory LSD,not sure about the AMC... Should be Fun.I am aiming to bring the camera,might even get action shots..

only one joint was able to break free.the other 3 a still fused.both axles off the diff and the right side axle to the spindle...Maybe alittle bit of driving on the road with it welded might loosen stuff up...

i was able to get the left axle off the splines in the hub.then I pounded out the other side.Now its all out and the inside is cleaned up.Now I have to weld it tomarrow then put it back in.although it was easier to put pack in...

Im gonna put the diff back where it went so I can jack the car up and rotate the axles so heat+penitrant+BFH can work.The whole car is so rusted that NON of the body jacking points will support weight anymore...so Im left with rear diff,and front suspension/crossmember.

Um,I undid the pins out the spindle end. on both sides.I dont know if the shafts are supposed to slide of splines at the spindle or not,but mine is literally fused to the spindle as well.So Now im taking pretty much the whole rear suspension apart to get everything.Just now there doesnt seem to be enough room to get the axle plus stub out.A simple 45 minute job is taking 2 days.Im about ready to just say hell with it and run an open diff.No I am not cutting the cups off then I would need new axles and the axles are perfectly fine.I think I am going to bolt the diff up then find a fricken torch or something... between all of the things I need to buy this $20 welding job is gonna cost me a 100 or so...And its raining!I WANT TO KILL SOMETHING.ARRRRR.

I supose I am going to have to get the axles off anyway.Or will it be a problem with limited driving on pavement to offroad area with stock tires?roughly 15 miles each way.

they said the next vid was of it going though snowdrifts.Tracks would be so awesome.I dont think you would even need to weld the diff...

I am trying to remove my rear diff on my 83 GL wagon so I can welded it up.Ive knocked the pins out on the diff,Ive droped the diff as a matter of fact.Ive tried hitting the cups with a hammer but I cant really seem to do much(partly because I am afraid of SMASHING my hand.How can I get them off the diff so I can weld it?I dont have a blue wrench,In fact I dont have a welder I am taking the diff to a shop to have them weld it.Should I just undo the axles from the spindles and just take the whole dame thing with me?