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Wow, sounds like real nice car. Personally, I am stuck on striktly manual green cars with beige/cream intereor, but it would be a real shame to let yours go! Well, unless you find a nice home and a caring owner for it, he-he. I couldn't offer to buy it, even if I had the money! It would be a crime to part it out, and I can't stand automatics, don't really like them and don't trust them: a nice 5 speed would last much longer with good maintenance. It's significant, since both cars I've got so far are pretty much life-time buddies for me, because I customize them so much. Unless something horribly irrecoverable happens, can't imagine letting them go.

Yes, that's a good idea. Perhaps we could all meet some time. I still need to replace the intake manifold gaskets (started leaking after I replaced the water pump and both radiator hoses), what's the point of going to a Subaru meet without a Subaru! Mine is not a show piece, but I love this sucker. Who is in FtWorth? I have stumbled into this website: http://members.aol.com/subaru3/ It has a FtWorth weather link on it. Wonder if that's the one. He doesn't mention a name on the website though.

That makes sense. I guess, I should keep the one from my parts car, then

Hey, Andrew. All in all, I am just curious who else has a GLF -- as long as they don't plan to send it to the meeting with a crusher:) Man, everything you say you need to replace on your GLF sounds so familiar! It's letterally "been there done that": by now I can replace a CV in probably 20 minutes with my eyes closed, it's real easy. I have also replaced ball joints, braKes, tie-rod ends... You name it. But I hate replacing wheel-bearings. Always worry to get dirt in there; I had to do it on both front wheels, and on one side I ended up just swapping the whole steering knuckle from my parts GLF a month later. I found out that the best way to do it without buying special tools is to get a piece of plumbing pipe about the size of the outer ring of the bearing (a bit smaller maybe) -- helps to put the bearing in the hub without damaging it. They are a few cents. Forgot what they call those bits, straight adapters maybe... And make sure they sell you the right wheel seals (only one of 3 chanes has the right one, others try to sell you the wrong one). The good thing about CVs, balljoints, etc. is that you buy it once and then it's under life-time warranty. Until the parts store decides to discontinue them, that is. As to my GLF, it is a 1982 2-door hardtop. Originally it was kind of beige with smelly interior and missing door glass on driver's side. (My friend bought it hoping to use the engine in his ultralight, didn't, and it sat in his yard for 4 years). I have redone the interior my way and painted the body grass-green. It's far from perfect yet, definitely not professional, but it's probably one of a kind now and I love it. I'm still looking for reasonably priced front windshield (mine are cracked both on my car and parts car). Oh, forgot about the options: originally it was all-manual and basic. Now it has power windows; I'm hoping to swap cruise control and power steering from the parts car, too.

Speaking of sway bars -- a stupid question: do sway bars go bad?

I'm in Dallas-Dallas, about 10 minutes from downtown. Let me know, Calebz, if you all organize someting. Is there any club in DFW with meeting and stuff?

If it is the bushing indeed, make sure you clean everything well when you replace it; I didn't when I changed my motor mounts and they kept squeeking for quite a while -- untill all the sand granes got ground down to nothing!

I am sure at least someone missed this (I almost did myself): there is a complete 1989 original service manual (by Fuji Heavy Industries) in .pdf on http://www.finleyweb.net/default.asp?id=142 Two parts, under EA-82 I am not all that interested in the 90-s models, so I did not check what they had on those, maybe just the engine chapter like on EA-81 If anybody knows of any other complete manuals "hidden" in the web, please share with the public!!!

Just dying to find enthusiasts & junk-yard lovers around DFW. Also looking for folks who have a GLF (anywhere). Apparently, it is a rather rare "breed" -- I have seen only other 2 ever since I own mine: one is my parts car (a friend of mine, good soul, spotted it rotting in someone's yard and told me -- I got the whole car for $75!), and the other one I saw on the road, it was in a poor shape, filled with trash bags and driven by a bozo who (by his looks) did not care what he drives. I think, he might have had pot in his bags, because he got nervous when I started circling around him, trying to look at the car. I don't blame him, I wasn't driving the Subaru that day, so he would never guess my interest.

I have a Subaru factory service manual for the year 1982. It is missing half of the last wiring diagram page. Anybody has the same book? Info on the book: 1982 Subaru 1600 1800 service manual, by Fuji Heavy Industries in 1981. Thanks!