The Dude Abides

Parts check. Im pretty sure on what i need to check out but just curious if anyone has a radiator for a ea82 or a water pump if mine are bad. I know to check around these 2 things but is there anything else i need to check. Ben

There has been some talk about haveing dificulty putting in bigger speakers in the doors of ea82s but i made a discovery. I picked up a set of 4 aftermarket subaru speakers for a subaru wrx for 20 bucks. size 6 and half. After having some dificulty putting them in gate i thought id atleast pull the door pannel off of the front to get ready to rewire. When low and behold i look and see that the factory wire that came with the 2003 subaru matched the one on my 88 subaru. I didnt need to rewire afterall i just hooked up the new wire to the old slip on the door. Then i dismounted the old 61/2 speaker from the mount and mounted the new one on. With a little trimming on the plastic in the door it fit perfectly. Stock mount and no one knows its there. I can always take it apart and take pictures of you folks would like to see. Now granted these arent super power speakers but there a excelent upgrade if youve got junk stock ones and believe me mine were junk. Ben

so long rock

some in washington is having a problem finding subaru parts. I think the earth is about to be sucked into a blackhole.

its cuz its an auto. They suck do a 5 speed swap if your at all mechanically inclined. Best advice your gonna get. Ben

i want a hatch

lol aww mick your the man with all the cool subies around here. i was hopin youd bring all 3 I even contacted ramsey to see if they would loan me a new impreza for the parade. Ben

Any Iowans interested in entering there subarus for the usmb in either the desmoines or urbandale 4th of july parade. Ben

the windshield is cracked on my wagon all across from left to right but its below the wipers so the cops dont bother me about it. Ben

Is your hubby jealous. Ben

one last thing im gonna say about the wheels. I was wrong, when you cleaned them up they look 1000 times better. Id stick with those but then again you already were. Ben

i want you to take a picture of you kissing your new baby. What does the hubby think of him. Ben

Is that a factory installed sunroof. Ben

my mistake i have seen a couple ea81 brats around.

i think ill wait until whoever bought mountain griz sells it again. Thats the only ea81 ive even seen in this state. But you never know what will pop up. Ben

Just curious with the ease of lifting and what parts are available. Or just sheer size and fortitude. Which is better offroad. Ea81 or ea82 wagons, hatches, brats, sedans. either one. Ben

It depends on what you want i guess. My muffler rotted off and i havent replaced it yet. It doesnt sound bad but id rather have it sound quiet at this point in my life. it isnt a sports car. Ben

Its been discussed blah blah blah. I was just curious when a good time to replace them is. My passanger side has started squeeling. It was alittle bit yesterday but today its really going. Am i able to regrease it and make it last longer or do i need to go ahead and replace it. I will look up the procedure in the search area when it comes time. Ben

Passanger Side Wheel Bearing Squeels

If hes in iowa tomorrow let me know and i will camp out to wait for that truck to roll through town. Ben

which junkyard Ben

are they going through iowa cuz if they do ill look for it and snap u a picture from the highway. you said i 80 and that runs through my neck of the woods Ben

Aww mick that was ur birthday, and you didnt say anything. All i did was take take take, i didnt get u nutin. Thanks again for the ball joints the man actually made it look easy. Happy birthday mick. Your not getting older your getting more refined.

LOL i dont believe ive read this before mcbrat im puttin it on the fridge the next time i need to get some parts. Ben

Could you convert the dash to regular style just curious. Ive got a question for ya connie. If those vehicles ride on top of those car carriers they look like there straped down pretty tight because the suspensions are bottomed out. Do you know what they do. Ben