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I know that you all are probably tired of hearing about blown head gaskets, but i seem to be in a pickle. my notorious 2.5 DOHC just blew the gaskets maybe a few hundred miles ago (temp gauge hit "H" while coasting down a mountain road, a thick layer of oil in the overflow tank and fans that never seem to stop). Now, i am 320 miles from home at college, with very few tools and in a parking lot to do any work on my car, and school is out on weds. Will i be able to make it home at highway speeds, or should i take the long way home? I have been able to drive it up to 40-50 miles at highway speeds, and have been doing so for the past month. So will it make it that distance non-stop? should i try to dump the oily sludge in the overflow tank (it has a very thick layer, and is much higher than the "Hi" mark on the tank), and if so, how should i do it? (i think i can get a straw, and cheap stuff at walmart) I am also still undecided about doing the head gasket repair by myself. Anyone know of a Subie specialist in Hampton Roads that i can get a quote from? How hard is it to deal with the cam shafts and the valves? and can i get it fixed in a week? (i will have unlimited amounts of time each day to work on it)

another good point^^^ beware of the two piece headlights (your 95 is a single piece, and 98 and 99 spec head lights are two piece) i think you would need extra parts if you convert to those (96 and 97 spec lights arae ok though, and are direct bolt ons)

BTW: your chassis number is on your vin. yours will be BG#, and its the # after BG... i think GT's are BG5 (could be wrong), mine is a BG6 (Outback). sedans are BD#, the newer generations are BH (wgn), BE (sdn) (2000-2004) the newest generation are BL (sdn) and BP (wgn). cant remember the first gens though....(BC# and BF#?)

they may not be legal, but you could probably convert them to silverstar or something else. besides, how many cops actually write citations for that anyways... but why pay a premium for JDM lights when you can get some GT or Outback headlights that look exactly the same (black inside surround, just no projector) for less. and they are legal!

awesome dude got anymore pics?

you know, come to think of it, i'm going to have this question. which plugs should i use in my 97 outback? it just hit 120k, which means servicing! which plugs should i use? any suggestions? what do you guys/gals have? -yet another scooby nooby

thaere are ways to bypass the salvage title. I know that in Virginia, all you need to do is title it in another state, that state gives a clean title, and then retitle it in Virginia. dunno if that would work in Washington, though.... in the mean time, invest in a kick a$$ security system, like this one: http://www.cnn.com/WORLD/africa/9812/11/flame.thrower.car/ and click on the video