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Ya I bet you would, Actually it is going to get parked in the grarage as soon as the wagon is done.

Well I guess I have no imagination, and I definitly don't have too much money...Oh wait thats because I put the food on the Mac, Snap-on guys table. But in return I can put my food on my table because I can do the job more eficiantly and professionally, and correct the first time out the door.

stay away from anything VW/AUDI/BMW it will bring nothing but nightmares after about three years of driving

I personally would not recomend towing anything more then 1500 pounds with a subaru. Maybe with an H6 but the forester does not come in one yet. Perhaps the diesel will have more towing capacity. Also keep in mind that towing also includes supension, and suby supension is more car like then truck like so softer everything and car rates instead of work rated. Cheers

I would charge you about 800 before taxes and shop fees. What you get (all suby parts) new belt, all pulleys and idlers, h20 pump and gasket, 1 crank and 2 cam seals, oil pump reseal, vc gaskets, suby coolant with additive, and a t-stat. But then again I am even less then the other independant suby shop in town. If there is no suby independant shops in town look for/ask around a shop that does a lot of subys or does really good japaneses car work or even better only works on japanese cars. Hope this helps

Thats the backing plate, and yes its replacable. It is important with keeping road debree and other grim out of your braking system. And from the looks of it I would say it needs replacing and alot of penatrent to get it off. Count on snapped bolts and some drilling and taping action to say the least. Personally from the looks of your brake sysytem you keep posting I would go throught the whole thing and replace it all.

As long as the belt marks are on the cam marks, and crank sprocket marks upon install your ok. What your seeing is normal. Especially after a "dry run" and then back up to TDC.

One thing is for sure....that is an East Coast vehicle:lol:

So mostaru came over today and helped me (did most of the work ) weld up my front bumper. I think in came out real nice. All that is left is to cap the ends and paint it. Then start with the rear one....... P.S. Monstaru I figured out what was wrong with "my" welder....the polarity was backwards. Works great now. You'll have to forgive the spots in some of the photos. The lens was dirty...it is after all inside a shop enviroment. Ruffed in and tacked Then we weld Mounted up MMMMMMMMMMMM Puuuuuuuuuuurrrrrrrrrrrrrtttttttttttttyyyyyyyyy Grill/radiator guard. I made it follow the angle of the head lights/hood seem. I plan on runing mesh when its comleted Ruffed in fender line, these actually came out nice and level by the time we were done(as you can see in this picture it is just tacked at the moment). Still need to cut it along the wheel well line

Well he is certainly that. He used to tear everything he got apart. Not because he was being destructive, but because he was interested/curious on how it worked/was made. Once I figured this out I began going to the thrift stores and buying old drills, computers, radios, what ever, for him to take apart. He is very mechanically inclined and can stare at something for hours just like I can trying to figure its inner workings out. I am encouraging him to head towards mechanical engineering degree for college, instead of being a mechanic like me. I think he would like it much better and besides he sees what I deal with day in and day out, and that is enough for him to not really want to pursure it as a career but more of a hobby. Then again it was a hobby for me at one time too. Now its just a dead end, sink or swim rat race Any way I think I will toss things around in my head a bit more and then come up with some type of game plan by thye end of this week. That way it is only 4 days into the school year and he has plenty of time to get motivated. Will keep you posted.

Thanks for the respones thus far. As far as the all A's and B's thing, I feel that he is perfrectly capable of doing so. It is just that he has a hard time staying motivated and on task because he would rather srew off and do his own thing. But like I said last year was a great year. He even got student of the month a couple of times. It is just really hard for me to monitor any more when he does not live with me. So I the only way I can tel if he is really trying is to see his grades. Perhaps I could get the teachers phone numbers and call them periodically and find out what they observe with him in the class room. And yes I would rather have my boys show up when they say they and hold tru to the values I have attempted to teach them, and not be swayed my the newest fad or craze. I really like the dangling carrot idea. See with me it is either all on or all off. I hadn't thought of something like that. That might keep the "peace" a bit better. And give him time to mature more and also really decide if that is what he truly wants. If he doesn't then I can just "take it off his hands." By then it might a be and STI or some american muscle like his older brother wants. Which is ok either way in my book. But I tell you what I would rather see him in a brat then a STI, I know how our family is and that is just asking for it. Either way it will be hard to get, and not turn it into a straight axle mega lifted trail only ride. But I am willing to make the sacrifice for him.

Ok so my 13 year old son has been wanting a brat for about 4-5 years or more now. And with him helping me with my wagon project and just plain hanging around us "subaru guys" his motivation is way up there to get something. He saves every litle amount of money he can, and is putting it towards "his project." I have found a nice 86 brat that the guy is pretty much letting go just because it has taken space up in his drivaway for quite some time now. I am going to buy it one way or the other but here is the crux of the thing. I really would like to use it as a motivational tool for him (provided I can keep my hands off it ) He struggles a bit with school (he would rather be outside or working on something) but last year he did really well. So I was thinking I might do one of two things. A: buy it and have it sitting here in the drive way. And tell him if he gets all A's & B's this year the brat is his to start working on next summer. My thinking is with the brat in canstant view it will keep him motivated. B: Buy the brat and hide it. Tell him if he keeps his grades all A's an B's I will double the money he has saved up and then help him buy a brat. Then what I would do for his birthday (in july) is give him the brat and let him use the money he has saved to get started on it. What would you guys do, or would you do something a little different? I know you don't know our family dynamics and or what makes my son tick so it will hard to give definit answers. But some input is greatly requested. Keep in mind he is only 13 and will have the next 2 years (by the time he gets the brat) to do what he wants. And also he is still in the stage (for a few more months any way) where some fuzzy little blonde winks at him he doesn't really pay too much attention. A lot can change in a year or so as we all know. Also who's to say he will want soemthing like this come summer of next year. And when he does start driving it or what ever, it will be his responsibility to pay for the gas and insurance, so that may be a different issue all together. Ok I have said enough, oh yea one last thing he lives with his mom through out the year (I raised him for the last 12 years though). About the Brat. It is an 86 4spd D/R with the fun tops. No rust, body is strait. The color is faded suabru extra black with some patina on the hood (the whole car just needs a good buffing) The EA81 has 200,000 and some change and has been sitting for the past three years. But when I went ot fire it up, it fired right off the batt and purred like a kitten, a little miss once in a while but not bad. he said he added about 5 gal of new gas to it. He is and elderly man that is semi retired and has had it for the past 15 years as his winter rig, but now he has too many other vehicles and does not need this one. He quit driving it because it failed emissions and then took it to a shop that gave him a grocery list of stuff that neede to be done to the engine, so he said forget it. Well it only has to go two more years before I don't need to worry about that here in Wa state. I figure we will keep it realiable and simple as my son needs it to get back and forth to high school and then possibly college. So not anything more than a 2-4in lift and thats about it. Leave the engine stock except a few things here and there (carb, exhaust,disty other minor stuff) Just basically make it a nice daily with some weeknd fun capabilites. NOW THE REAL QUESTION IS...CAN I KEEP MY OWN HANDS OFF IT AND NOT BUY IT FOR MYSELF Thanks in advance for your advise.

Hey man, you need to quite buying so many subies, and save some for the rest of us Also if Fuji Heavy Motors ever flew over your farm, there would be men in black suits at your door the next day asking for there cars back because thee running out of steel. Nice find by the way.

DITTO except the axles. Aftermarkets ones work just as well and are way less then suby axles. I have replaced hundreds and have only had about a 1/2 dozen premature failures right out of the box in the past ten years of professional wrenching.

If you came to my suby shop, I would brake clean the crap out of the HG area, correctly install the H2O pump bypass hose, and replace the radiator and T-stat if needed. along with checking for proper fan operation first. And If it seemed as if maybe the T-belt and that is entaled with that needs replacing (this is done by me talking to you) I would recommend that. After that the next time you came in say for your oil change I would then look again at the heads, and if they looked the same, I would make a note of it, and tell you its not major but lets keep an eye out for it and be ready for it when it does if it does happen. but then again thats my shop and my way of doing things, and since you live in Portland and I am here in Spokane that is a long ways away to drive for a diag and oil changes Best of luck to you.

Hell Ya, your on.

Sounds liek A: you used te wrong sealant. B: you did not prep the surface very well. I only use Ultra Grey....it is worth the extra cost trust me. Second brake clean the crap out of your sufaces after initial lceaning is done. I break out the micro pics, razor blades, and emery cloth or wheels on a lot of sealing surfaces. But that is because I hate "comebacks" it is money I am loosing.

Well I finally got an afternoon free today, so I took advantage of it. I put the rear discs on (thanks Steve W) ran new brakes lines (man those were spendy) because I did not like the way the hard lines came out, plus they rubbed the tires and or would not stay in a position to where catastrophic failure was sure to happen. Then I clearanced the rear fender wells a bit, and pulled the front fenders off, going to cut em' plus I need them off for the new wireing harness, then I pulled the front bumper in preperation for a beefy steel one to be built. She's almost drivable gettin' er cleaned up backing plate install, and all lubed up as well here come the rotors next the caliper asemblies now the brake lines I ran them inside of a 700x23 inner tube so they have a little more rub protection. And then through the "orginal" routing. I may tinker with this a bit more to see if I can't come up with something better. Gettin' nekid'

Looks like fun. I wish I could have gone. But some one is not finished with my wiring harness for the EJ22 swap and is out galavanting around while I am waiting here to put it in.........and that is all I am waiting on But I am going to make a point of it to be there next year.

You get it from the dealership. It is supposed to aid in keeping things sealed up and keep things soft in conjuntion with the suby coolant. It looks sort of like stop leak but I think greatly improved to where it does not stop radiator cooling and heater corre heating Thats all I can really tell you. I add it as "butt covereage" for me, to my customers cars

The deal with Suby cooant is that is has "certain" properties that add in keeping seals, and other componants I.E. head gaskets from failing as bad as they used to. Anything after 2000 gets it. Anything before 2000 you can use "regualr coolant." But I always add the suby additive to any of my customers subies, that involved the taking out a mass of coolant. In my 96 I run regular with the additive. With the 85 EJ conversion same deal. And like I said earlier any of my 2000 and above customers I put the suby coolant in. And FWIT I prefer the Toyota long life coolant over Dex Cool I can get the Toyota long life at Carquest for about the sam price as DexCool. I can definitly tell the difference with the Toy and Suby coolant as compared to "regular" green coolant. It smells different, feels different, pours different, everything about it is different. As apossed to DexCool I really don't see much of a difference between it and the green stuff.

It wasn't a matter of fitting big tires in the wagon. It was a matter of building a trail rig. It just so happen to end up being a wagon. I knew what I wanted and did not really care (well I kind of did) what kind of suby I ended up building.

Hey I really like that set up you got there. So neat and organized, with everything it is place. I love that big green "nut and bolt" cabinet you have on the left side. I am slowly working on getting my garage/shop looking like that, but first I need to get the mom in law stuff out, which is in the proccess. I know it does not happen over night, but it will happen eventually.

Well at least the money I made will finsh my suby project. And in all honestly I was glad to see it and all my vw crap leave. I am sooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo Done with GERMAN crap. :banghead:zzz:horse:

Glad I could be of some help .... for once.