carfreak85

Since when has the forester had a six cylinder engine?

Hell, I want one! What does it take to get one?

One word, Peugeot.

Did a search but came up empty. What is different between the two lift kits? The front strut mounts obviously, but are the engine and tranny crossmember spacers larger as well? Also, with a 4" front lift, is it necessary to trim the front fenders with 27 or 28 inch tires?

The problem with my dash isn't that its blacking out or squeeling while I'm driving. It only makes the noise when I shut the car off and just recently some of the columns of green tubes have gotten a little dim. Is this the same sort of thing that happens when they blow on everyone else's car?

Please do! That would help out a lot!

For me, I think Qman puts it best: "One for the street, one for the woods". I've always wanted a fast car and then when I discovered the Hatchpatrol, I knew I needed a lifted rig.

There are six diodes in the alt? Dang it! So what do you suggest I do?

After I noticed that my dash was whistleing when I turned the car off, I was told to have my alternator checked for proper voltage. I took it to Schucks today and here are the results: Actual Battery volts: 14.40 Actual Rippple volts: 0.29 Actual Lamp On volts: 2.46 Actual Lamp Off volts: 14.32 So apparently, my alternator is just fine. The manager of the store said it might be a bad diode, but where the heck is that? How do I check it and replace it if needed? Also, it was suggested that I make a better ground from the digi dash, but I'm confused as to what actually needs to be grounded? The digi dash itself? The ground wire coming FROM the digi dash? Add a ground? Any help you guys can suggest would be great.

I agree, you should go back and keep pestering him about the car. Don't take no for an answer! Brats need to be saved, especially since this one is a turbo! Go get that puppy!

This one may have survuved, but I can't seem to find the whole version of the pic, sorry!

Have you posted any pics or am I just out of the loop?

WOW! Nice looking set up! I want to do this to my EA81T, but I think I will be one of the first with a TD04 and WRX intercooler. Does anyone have any pics of an WRX setup on an EA81T?

I need to do the same thing as CHIM, but how exactly did you do this? What wires need to be tapped into?

Ok, I have a question for you diff gurus. Will the VLSD from a legacy turbo bolt into an ea81?

It does indeed use a speedometer cable.

I've seen one brat there EVER. It was a lifted gen 1 that we snagged some of the lift off of.

Corky, the whole engine was there as of Tuesday, but no turbo it was gone... I wanted that too.

They were not avalible on EA81s in the US at all. They were an option on any EA82, so potentially any car could have one, but typically they were on RXs and Turbos and apparently sometimes on XT6s. Basically, check everything you can find.

Inexpensive coilovers that can be retrofitted to EA81s, camber plates, ureathane engine and tranny mounts, 5x100 lug adapters, the list in neverending.

Any update on this product?

I must say, I now know why some of us live at the yards! While I was at the Lynnwood PAP on Tuesday I made quite a score! In one day I managed to score a pushbar off an 81 wagon and a 3rd eye from the same car, pieced together a new driver's seat as well as a VLSD off of a turbo legacy and all the doodads that I've been looking for to make my car perfect. This was my lucky day I guess, but now I'm hooked and will be making another trip next week sometime to get the rest of the bits I need. Just had to share my enthusiasm!

Its a Fiat. Stay away and look for subaru parts!

I'm slowly getting started on installing a RX box in my EA81T wagon. The stub shafts coming out of the RX tranny are 25 spline while our EA81s have 23 splines on their trannys. One or two people have had custom axles made, but they were something like $100US to have made. My plan of action is to pull the 23 spline stubs from an 85-89 Leone and swap them with the 25 spline RX stubs. This should let us use the stock EA81 axles. Hope this helps some.

I'm not planning on taking this car offroad, so the placement of the fog lights was dictated by the best position for cutting through fog, which is down low. Also, it is a turbo car so it runs hotter than a carb'd car plus it has an A/C condenser blocking the radiator. If I had mounted the fog lights above the bumper, this would block more airflow to the radiator. If I want to offroad I have this: It has KCs which I beleive someone else suggested. These however are placed to light up the ground in front of the car.