kodiak1232003

okey-dokey...thanks.

hey, maybe you missed my other post...I'm getting a bumper fabbed pretty soon and wondered if you'd mind putting up a few more shots of yours... All the fabricators down here are used to using tube for the prerunners (think baja 1000) but I haven't seen a setup I liked until I saw yours. I like how it follows the lines of the front end and ties in on the corners. I'm thinking mine will be the front part of a simple/tight exo cage, too.

yeah' date=' thats the one. I thought it was fitting since "Subaru" is japanese for the star cluster Pleiades (seven sisters). After I found that out it opened up a bunch of opportunities for names...lol. here's an action shot. note the ghetto, "made the night before" roof rack. We didn't end up needing the extra fuel, I only burned a 1/4 tank the whole day: [img']http://i210.photobucket.com/albums/bb64/kodiak1232003/subie1.jpg[/img] it also held an axe/shovel mount, which both went un-used, but I'd never be on the trail without them.

Need to fix a few things. Oil leaks for one. Valves need setting, for another.. Also due for an oil change. all pretty much general maintenence, really. Other than that, Celeste, as my wagon has come to name herself is acting like a good girl. I've been tallying my mpg and i get between 23-25mpg consistantly with a 46 mile(total) commute each day. I fill up on arco 87 cheap stuff, and she still purrs with contentment. I have the stock (what, "hitachi"?) carb and I smogged with very little emissions last month. I wish I could put a bigger gas tank in. How big is my stock one? Even with such good mileage I have to fill up each week with a range of about 220 miles or so. Some days I can't even imagine putting her up for sale, cuz she's such a good runner, but I just can't figure how to get a family of five in a four seater. Good thing we have our van, I guess! Regards, Brian

This story has me laughing at work!! LOL...One question. Where/how did you shift with a girl sitting over your center console? I would think the shifter would be located in an "ahem" interesting spot in front of the girl.

could you take a front-on and above shot of your bumper? i really like it...

lol...mines gonna take a while. it read 68,000 +/- miles right now. its a 1981 ea81 4wd wagon.

talk about spooky. Not sure I'd want to see those in person...

Hey all, thanks for the kind words. Yeah, it was in fact Coyote canyon, a trail we've been on and enjoyed before in a different rig. First time, though, for us in the subaru and also first time for my dad on the trail (lives outa the area). They were hotshoting for the day, and had to make it off the trail at a certain time, hence the abbreviated trip. We woulda gone further if not for the time constraint. Awesome time none-the-less. As for that last water crossing, my very-pregnant wife got a "spooky" feeling @ the last second as I was securing a dry cotton rag over the intake and readying for a swim. Seeing as how she is carrying my child, and possesses secret powers during this transitory state(as I'm sure some of you lads who are fathers have experienced:grin:) I decided to park the subie on this side of the crossing and use good ol' leg power to get across. I'll have to sort out a snorkel/lifted breather system before I go out again. At that point, "its on!" Regards, Brian

thats my dad and stepmom in the FJ80. subaru did great. drove the 90 miles there and back, then ran the trail, with nary an issue.

No way, man, Thanks for the all hands on deck response. Got me thinkin' about what I'd try after I swapped the filter, if it didn't make a difference. I took the car on the same hill on the way out of san diego with my two girls in the back and as much gear as i could muster. that darn car was running up the hill @ 75 in 4th gear @ about 3900 rpm. No stuttering, no loss of power, no stalling, no hesitating. subaru's: they defy logic @ every turn. Love it.

well I don't know if it fixed my fully loaded, road to alpine problem, but swapping out that filter did breathe new life into my rig, nonetheless. feels like a different car. I'm going to try to replicate the drive as best I can up to where It was having trouble on sunday, but at this point I'd say that the old, clogged filter was the problem, as I did have a chance to run it up a BIG hill near me up to Crest. Its about a 3 mile ascent with about the same grade, and though it was just me, I felt like I had power in reserve and NO SPUTTERING at all!

hmmm. here's my fuel pump (silver square-background) and fuel filter (whitish-foreground). For the life of me, I'd say this is my only fuel filter. you can tell its not a vapor seperator cuz in only has an inlet/outlet just like a normal filter. My engine has ea81 cast into the block. and my rig is an '81. So, my question is, can I just swap out this filter which I can't seem to find for a regular in/out tube type filter? purolator 20011 was what they gave me. I don't think there would be a problem updating the filter, i just wanted to check.

Thanks for the great idea's. I'll get on some of those. A mechanically minded gent here @ work also suggested I think about the fuel pump. Anyone have any info on a good replacement? Cost? Location on the vehicle? (i assume near the gas tank) supplier? Preferred brand? Thanks, Brian