markjw

Thanks for the Comments,Guys. I used Flexy Flare for the wheel moldings. This is the first time I have used it. It came out Ok,but it's expensive for what you end up with ($70). I read about garden edging and Jetta flares and other options. Next time,I'll use something else. Something less expensive. Sorry Kanurys, I didn't measure the clearance under the diff and, I can't measeure right now as I'm at work for a couple more weeks. But, the tires are Wal-Terrains. Uniroyal Liberators 225/70R14. About 26.5" according to Miata.

Thanks,Noah....It's actually my wife's ride. It took a while,but she finally came around to seeing things Our way. I'm going to attempt my first ej swap on this wagon but, not for awhile. I'm tired of messing with it for now. I spent the majority of my time off from work wrenching on this thing (two weeks). Re sealed the motor, complete front end re build, brakes all the way around and the lift. And,the fender flares. And,I replaced all the heater boxes behind the dash with parts from that white Loyale at Tacoma PAP. (Yeah,that was me who gutted that poor thing). Mice destroyed the ducting on this car. It sat up in Shelton for a couple yrs before I got it. My favorite part of the wagon?, the Sweet Yakima racks, with keys...

I think it was GD who said to remove the bleeder zerk,not just loosen it, and the piston turns in much easier. I'm not sure what you mean by "are brakes important".

I went from boring, ea82 wagon to functioning wheeler in about six hrs. The install was absolutly problem free and It's Solid. And, I did it with no help. That in itself is a testament to the R&D that went into this lift. And for me,that's priceless. I slung a comealong in the rafters to hold the weight of the engine and tranny. It helped not to have floor jacks in the way underneath the rig. And,it seemed safe.It worked well. I used ratcheting straps in this fashion on both sides of the wagon in order to pull the sub-frame forward a couple inch's. I had to do that to line up the holes. The side to side was easy to line up as the engine was slung from the rafters. It just kinda swung back and forth with a easy push. You have to make this cut in the rear bump stop pads in order for the strut to stand up straight again after you drop the diff. Very simple thing. Other random pic's. Nothing too much here.Just bolt the stuff on. This is what I did to drop the rear of the shift linkage. I found this metal thing at the hardware store and cut a "Z" shaped piece off the end. Drilled two holes and bolted it in.. It pretty much just drops the back of the linkage down about 1-3/4". I built the exact steering linkage that Scott shows in his DVD. I'd show you a pic of it,but my camera died.

Buy the lift and start a thread in the Off Road forum. You'll get tons of guidance. All's you have to do is ask for it. The biggest obstacle is working safely and not stripping or twisting off bolts. A digi cam and uploads will help other's help you. As far as building one,yeah,you or I or anybody could eventually build our own lift. But, unless you have good fab skills, all the correct tools to build one or, take great pride in building your own stuff, your far better off buying one. I have none of that,so,I bought SJR's 4" and I couldn't be happier. I do have a few random pic's if your really interested in seeing them.

Hey,if you haven't picked up the floor mats yet,check out the one's at Costco. I have the same color Legacy as you do. If your interior is tan,like mine, then the tan Costco one's match's the interior well. The quality and price is really good,too. Under $20.

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I have no prior experience with this but, I'd re-use it. Mostly,because if it didn't work out,I wouldn't mind too much doing it over.

Dragging the car around the yard is a bad idea. You need to jack it up and go from there. Is it the front or rear? One side or the other?

Make sure they,wheather dealer or private sale, have all the keys and fobs that are suppose to come with the vehicle. Modern keys and fobs can be dealer specific and can be Spendy. After the deal is done,and the contract signed,you'll kick yourself if they hand you one single key.

I built the one that is pictured/described in the DVD that comes with the SJR lift. It fits perfect.

I sent you a email,nipper....If you send me a pic,I'll take a look at the yards for you.

Seems to me that all the hydraulics in a hydraulic system are only for releasing the clutch. I guess if the slave cylinder ram was not returning,it could cause the clutch to slip.

I have owned both the 5 speed version of this car and the auto tranny version. Both of my cars ran well and both of the trannys worked fine. I can tell you this.The auto tranny takes away alot of the limited horsepower of a already small engine. Hopefully she's not going to be spending alot of time on the freeway with this car. For around town and country driving they are alot of fun....even the auto. If she gets out on the hiway,she's going to feel like a small fish in a big pond. You can search "3at" and find out alot of info on the tranny.

We love pics....especially of a '83 sedan with 83k miles on it.

No.Just wire wheel the old ones nice and clean,chase the threads in the block and dip the bolts in fresh motor oil before you install them. I personally wouldn't do the head gaskets until they needed it. Only because they are expensive and don't seem prone to failure as other subi motors are.

Whoever is involved in this group buy needs to make good on their commitment, as the discounted price does not apply until SJR receives ALL the payments. Delay of payment buy one causes delay of shipment for all.

I need to paypal. Whats the email address?

I had to do it twice,and I'm still not sure it took. I never did see any payment options,so I guess I'll square up after the Group Buy is over.

I'm willing to wait. But,I really need that lift by Oct.1.

The threads gettin all political and we just wanna buy some lifts. Sounds like Rob might try and get us a little more exposure. It'd be nice to atleast have 5 buyers. This forum doesn't see much traffic. I rarely come here.

You must be thinking of someone else. I haven't heard form you in a year. Either way,I'll not do it again. Hey Rob,you wanna get in on the Group Buy? We need two more buyers.

That is the Key for sure. I know that when parts start coming from different places,the shipping prices go thru the roof. One thing for certain,you won't find loaded Beck Arnley calipers anywhere else for $50..

Three definite orders so far.That's pretty good. I just posted about the "Group Buy" in the Older Gen forum to get a little more exposure. My post was deleted instantly. So,I searched the forum and found several long running posts about specific group buys that were allowed to run. Apparently,this isn't going to be one of them.