Uberoo

I am not allowed to vote because I haven't been a member for more than 30 days. figures a lifted wrx with lots of bolt on parts would be the winner compared to our old subarus with mostly hand built parts.. for the record my vote would have been split between's turbone's hatch and Mcbrat's brat.

I fit 235/75/15's on my EA81 wagon with a two inch lift and the rear torsion bar cranked up.I cut and bashed heavily.I had to adjust my clutch because it no longer had full travel from the bashing...and the doors..

subaru stuff is like 190* I run a 180* T stat from a chevy 350 with a bleed hole drilled in.

I've driven a lightweight buggy with 31's it did alright.However, for a normal car bodied subaru with a Ea81/EA82 27" tires is about the max I would go.However, with a 2.5L frankenstein motor it should do just fine.in 1st low at idle it will probably be at 5-10 mph.way too fast to crawl but decent for trail riding.I don't know if you will find any mud capable of bogging the motor down as a plus.should be interesting.Be sure to post of some pics and maybe a video of the thing running..

stick welding on thin steel, especially Japanese steel = teh lame. its a real PITA because it always burns through even with 1/16" rods and the welder turned down about as low as it will go.

btw what does your knee crusher mount to?

they arnt that stout.I bumped into a stump at 5 MPH and bent mine.Then I made the mistake of thinking it was a recovery point and ripped it off when I got stuck once.

I needed to find a cone or round straight style airfilter for a diesel conversion I am working on.However I didn't want to spend 30+ for a "ricer" airfilter- chrome housing,colored filter elements,etc.I also I don't like k&N style air filters either.For my project I needed something with a 2 1/2" inlet. anyway I went down to walmart to pick up a couple gallons of oil for engines and transmissions,etc.Anyway I was walking down the FRAM isle and I noticed some airfilters were round with one end blocked off.I found a tape measure and started measuring inlets to see if I could find one that might work for my project.FRAM stock number ca8805 turned out to be the winner.It has an inlet of 2 1/2" with a soft rubber surround.so I payed $11 for it. Once I got home I looked it up and it fits ANY dodge/plymouth neon from 2000-2005.2.0L and 2.5L which means it will flow more than enough for any of our N/A subarus.and its cheap, unlike those universal air filters you will find at parts stores. dimensions of the filter: style: round straight paper element inlet: 2 1/2" diameter:5 1/2" length: 6" its fairly small so placing it in the engine bay shouldn't be a problem.So if you need to make a cold air intake or a snorkel maybe this might help you.unless you are made of money... it may not be flashy but it will flow enough air not to be a restriction on our engines and it will filter well too.besides the orange rubber surround is flashy enough for my tastes... heres a pic

yea the problem with xj's and subarus is the unibody. eventually the tubing will start to roll in and up because it doeset really have anything strong to mount to. in some cases it may make the doors no operable.not to mention it can possibly "taco" the roof.

at superbrightleds make sure to get the 18 LED or 45 LED tower lights.They have lots of radial mounted LED's so the light reflects and fills up the housing with light.otherwise LED's tend to create a "hot spot" of light directly in front of the LED..

I have seen people run a small light in parallel with LED turn signals to get the right speed. on my offroader I am thinking about replacing the stock taillights with a set of LED trailer lights mounted higher and further inboard because I keep breaking the housings...

according to oriely auto there are two different pressure plates.an 89 XT6 has a different pressure plate than a 89 XT.

I went offroading once and blew a tire,and a friend in a chevy let me borrow his spare stock wheel.knocked two studs out and drove home 30+ miles with it like that no problems... I drove my offroader for 2 years with a missing stud on drilled rims...on the back wheel..

I don't have anybody to convoy with if I went.I'm to far away from y'all...

this may sound dumb but when is wcss13?

nissan case from a 84? nissan/datsun 720

it also leaked oil like a sieve-valve covers,cam covers on the back of the engine...I tried to fix the cam cover leaks and ended up making it worse.ended up loosing about 1/2 quart for every 200 miles I drove...

My 93 lego would tick if the oil got below 3/4.Put some more oil in and it would go away unit the oil level was below 3/4 again... oh crap I necroed.

the yard is 2 hours one way.

I think alot of the subs are a bit camara shy because of all the tree rashes they have on the bodywork.Mine used to have alot of tree rashes and different colored panels.Then I painted it green...

closest place i can recommend would be pull and save in spokane valley.Ea81's are a bit rare there.plus you don't know the condition of the engine.Best bet for a good engine is pulling the engine from something that got wrecked-something big enough to take it off the road.IE being T boned, or rear ended... straight cars are usually there because the engine or transmission died.

Quote: Originally Posted by Uberoo a friend actually got 15 HP on a dyno by plugging in an electric leaf blower and running it into his engine.it used the shop's AC... Unless he got it on a dyno, we all have a freind that got something.

I built a "subframe" under my car that connects the lift blocks to each other as well as providing a stout attachment place for mounting the transfer case to.the lift blocks are 2x8x2 sections of 1/4 wall steel.The sections that connect the liftblocks are 2x3x 3/16 wall.plus the weight of the transfer case.Thats where the weight come from. Ive "rallied" my 89 dodge w250 with the cummins turbo diesel,at like sixty through the woods.I go about 50-60 on the gravel roads to get where I go offroad in my subaru.You wont have any problems with a 2" lifted subaru or any lifted subaru at 30-40 on tight turny gravel roads.. think of it this way, the pro rally guys go about 120 MPH on some sections of gravel roads with trees lining each side-harpins,jumps,etc-the cars are usually lifted about 1-2" for more suspension travel..

Ive had my car at some pretty extreme angles and it didn't feel tippy or top heavy.You want tippy? how about my friends 89 ford ranger with a 9" suspension lift and a 3" body lift-running 38" tires.That is tippy.Ive taken lines that he would never dream of taking.my offroader is lifted 8",but its a transfercase lift so the engine is still in the same spot relative to body as a unlifted vehicle. FYI you will notice an extra 20 lbs on a 70-80 HP 4 cylinder.I added maybe an extra 150-200 lbs in steel when I lifted my car and now it is HEAVY-at least thats what the engine feels like.