The Dude Abides

uhh what registration.

i have sight 52 reserved for today and tomorrow. If you or dennis need to use it its yours. Do you know what time were suspost to be out of our campsights on sunday. Whats the word on a time we might go. (trail searchin)

Picked up new cell phone and cooler.

Meh just parts for another project. I know you loved that car but it can live on in the next rx you buy. Glad your ok. To bad the ground effects kit probally got melted. She will live on in the many many many many many other subarus you own.

Thanks, bring camera. You ever hear the word on dennis. I dont see him on here anymore.

Who knows. Maybe ill try to grab a golfing umbrella. Hey mick do they have shelters there. Oh and how in the heck do i get there.

LOL bring the swampers mick. Its going to be hard for me to sleep in my car if i cant find a break in the weather to unpack it.

picked up a frisby yesterday as well. I have a soccer ball and volley ball if anyone is interested as well.

Man we had a s10 shop truck that we beat on all the time. Delivering boiler parts and pipe all over the state. Things like shifting without the clutch. Putting 750lb tanks in the back. That thing was a trooper. I only wish i would of bought it when he traded it in. Was a good truck with 200thousand miles on it. And it only had the 2.8

ahhh sod. That would of been a perfect place to hide another subaru.

Oh i dont mind shareing. I dont drink though so i wont have any booz. Well maybe alittle. Theres still a slim chance i might not go if my wife doesnt start feeling better. But that would mean shes missing her vacation so shes trying to tough it out. IM bringing Grill Charcoll Money:grin: 1 Chair Hotdogs, Chedderwursts, Polish Sausages. Water and Some Pop Trash Bags. SleepinBag, blankets, my pillow lol Probly my camera, and maybe my flick but i dont know how to download movies on the internet with the thing. Again i wont get there till saturday so if someone wants to borrow my campsight its paid for. Thought about bringing but not now. NO wood since i didnt get the house. No parts to work on or swap over. Still dont know if im up for muddin something ive got to drive back an hour, and something i will be doing body work on sunday. But well see. Ben p.s. anyone know where i can get exact directions, the one on the websight was kinda vauge

Darn it about the rain. Ill still show up. Boys keep your cell phones on, i think ive got some problems and only a long trip on the highway is going to see. Ive got terrible vibration on the highway, maybe one of these awsome tires will go. But either way i was planning on sleeping in my car. Picked up a folding chair last night as well. Got my sleepin bag. Ill be sending off the wife and kids with well wishes around 8 or 9 in the morning. Then im cleaning up my car, packin up and headin out. Ill be picking up a new cell phone as well. My old pre paid one is junk. Is this a groop goodies fest or eat what ya brung. Either way im kool.

Youve come along way padawon. Your masters would be proud.

aww man i had a volvo 740 turbo. It was a pooch. You want small and mighty. Either small rwd foreign cars. Or mustang, small pickup. Lots of aftermarket for these vehicles

I would half to lean to american small trucks just on the rust issue alone. I had an isuzu and a mitsubishi mighty max. Both good runners but the frames rotted out before the bodys did. It was horrable, i couldnt even sell my isuzu because if someone hit a bump hard enough offroading it it would of broke in half. Thats terrible. Ill give you credit on some of the lousy products american car companys have put out. But theres an s10 someone drives where i work. i could crawl into the bed from the side if it where a huge 2ft hole is. But the frame is solid. I guess take it what it is.

What amazes me GD is that time after time again you will take the time to put out detailed explinations on these vehicles. Over and over again newbe buy newbe. Anywho. Like i said, i agree with GD and The Loyale. Finding a new engine is easier then fixing the one you have. I dont know about what automotive knowledge you have but if youve got to hone and deck a block. Resurface the heads and seal the engine. Then whats the point. This isnt a hotrod ford or chevy. Its a econobox. Even the best turbo versions in these types of cars werent very good. GD is suggesting you get a legacy and where thats all and good they are a bit more pricey. Youve just got to look around. Personaly i have a 88 DL and i love it. 200k on a overheated motor is just to much to hastle. If you buy this car and you want to keep it going then i suggest either get a junkyard ea82 motor which will bolt right in. Or go a step further and do the legacy engine swap which is much more complicated. But if your just wanting a cheep beater for winter (these vehicles accel in the snow) buy a junkyard engine, verify its good and toss it in there. Double check the cooling system and there you go. More Pictures Please Ben

Jeeez man you bought a rebuilder thats for sure. Depending on where you are is the ability of parts. I might just go ahead and say with 200k on the clock, instead of putting on new gaskets and not knowing whats in the motor that overheated. Find a low mileage motor from a j/y that you can verify runs and reseal that. New seals and timeing belts. Its not a turbo is it. What year is your loyale. Asking in teh parts wanted section will help abit, lots of people on here have parts wagons. But there in various states. Best Best bet is find a suby person on here to help you get aquanted with your car. Lots of peple have parts and these cars arent usually to expensive for jy parts. Welcome to the club.

I was going to say the s10 pickups. Alttle light in the rear but the 6cyls were peppy enough to get the thing moving. And if you desired alittle more pep theyve got v8 conversions. Same thing with the 4cyl mustangs. v8 is a direct swap into the car. I thought the sabbs were fwd. Ive got a friend here whos selling one for 900 bucks. To bad yoru not closer. Ben

Just wanted to say glad to see you are ok. I never even heard about a quake in the news. Anything over 7.0 is big time so glad you were ok. Can you take the brakes off your other subaru until you can figure out where to get parts. Ben

1 week to go

where did you fine the 5 speed dual range

Im going to go pick up some new belts for the suby today but i dont have one for the ac unit. Does anyone know the length of this belt. Id ask the guy at the counter but then i get the runaround.

You know i washed my engine once, never covered up the disty or the battery. Got the alternator wet probally. STarted it up then it died. Didnt start for 15 minutes but then started up and ahs been fine since. Ive also sprayed tons of other engines never covering anything up and never fried a system. You musta got water in the wrong place, big time. Good Luck.