Yo'J

I've heard of one guy on the peninsula. I think he was really young and had to move or something. Who would accept defeat here on the board?

Motor mounts were good. Yer right on the fan $25 amazon. I didn't put down the price of a new radiator either which I have sitting, or the kyb suspension package that is late in the mail. The old rad leaks a small bit when driving cold but stops when warm. I'm sure the exhaust gases in the coolant will take care of the rest of it in short order. Add Tax!!!

I'm hoping nothing but its pissing exhaust gas into the radiator pretty good. Its a sure bet the gaskets are bad but I don't know what the PO did to the motor.

OhYea! Add a surge tank to my list with the mpfi pump $120 Off the shelf parts from napa!

^^ I can second that! I started a year and a half ago collecting parts. $500 for a donor with a bad auto Prolly $500 for all new seals tbelt the works $200 xt clutch $200 sjr conversion kit (or whatever he charges) $200 wiring done by Shawn W $300 new driveline w/ greaseable seals $200 5sp trans $200 power steering setup from Aarons auto $150? water pump $300 full exhaust $150 for the rims, tires $200 hoses, wires, fuses, clamps, fluids, ect.... installed, driven, tested.....blown head gasket... Now it sits till I can get it out again with the parts to do the heads. Its three grand plus, not counting the purchase price of the brat. Looking back on all the work...I'd do it again, but Id do the heads too! For all that the 2.5 doesn't look so bad!

You did not!!!! Show us the rest!

The thing with the licence plate.....

What is the other thing in the pic?

Do you have the correct pulley on the alt? I'm just following your progress.... Do you have any corrosion on or around your fusible links and are your grounds not good or are they GREAT? I'm a sucker for die-electric grease.

I'd stick my head up there and look for leaks while running, it might show itself. You say back of the car? Do they salt the roads there? Germany, MI. Wa. Il. Ky? Frankforts everywhere!

Or if "someone else" put a trailer hitch on it it could be rubbing through and needing a fix. Better a warning light now than blown fuses when it rains! Mine was a disaster till I found it, holes in like five spots! I hate uhaul.

Aw, heck, don't give up now! Its 26yrs old! I got an 82 that had way more problems than yours so far and after fixing them all up one by one as they show up, I'd just about drive it to florida now. I might be worried and check everything twice, but it would make it. These things do need work being old and all, but they last forever. They arent like an audi with dual fuel pumps pushing $300 each and bushings from Germany, that last 4 yrs off the showroom floor before needing major work. (its what the circles are for, one for every year it runs:lol:) If you can fix the hose and the thermostat, you're probably capable to fix it till your 80, for cheap. Heck a jy trans is like $200. And your already modding it!

I've got a surge tank under my rig and I was thinking of building a skid plate for the whole area for protection. Boy I'd rather have it outside than smell gas, the fi hoses arent smell proof.

But if you want to lift it and have the least problems, do a full body lift, as technically, everything stays the same just dropped down a bit further. No shortcuts there though. I dd my ea81 wagon w/ 2" lift and 235 70 r14s, it just needs regular work like they all do and its easier to change the oil now.

You sound like you are on your way mister and congrats! Patience is a hard thing to learn, following instructions, step by step and keeping all you have learned in mind at the same time while keeping focused on task. Most of us have been there at some point in our lives, sometimes every day. Dont beat yourself up, you have to start somewhere. (Its what I tell every apprentice, I work wood) With old half beaten subies, you will most likely be everywhere on the car and it will be half restored by the time your done and it will be a great runner. I might not know jack about working on cars myself really, but, the USMB gave me the tools and the confidence to try. Patience and focus got the job done. Subaru did a great job engineering a very easy car to work on.

A very small write up on axle part swaps would be so amazing to see, something you could take to the jy with you and find the right thing for your project, whatever it is. I hear about quite a few combinations mentioned here, but I havent seen a sticky! Love watching the progress!

Step rails? -Edit- Ohh side pipes!

Wow! 1988 had 12 brats made and 89 had one! Thats a rare score there! My 87 is one of 1274, less than the first year they came out.

Well it looks like my high idle issue might have to be resolved another day as I just noticed some gurgling coming from my coolant reservoir and then a strong burnt exhaust smell from inside it. I was wondering if its slight overheating was from the coolant sensors but it looks like its not and its all new now. That must be the woosh that keeps getting worse going through my heater lines. No its not burping. I know, I took a chance on a donor car that had a bad trans and didn't drive. It blew a little white smoke when I turned it over too. I still have to pass emissions with this thing here so I still would like to figure this out in the mean time, but I'm gonna get some head gaskets someday when I can afford it and I get my driveway back from the city as they are about to tear up my street for a leaky main. I wont have space to fix it or my rear wheel bearings. Can I just replace the gaskets or do I have to do more? I just resealed this thing and haven't driven it 1000mi yet. This brat has just been a project from hell.

&%$%^#$%$#DANGIT!!! I'm out due to ej HG failure. I'm not smoking my motor in the memorial day pass traffic.

The best solution to a carb problem:grin:FI!

I got a 2" lift and had a heck of a time fitting the rear struts on. For a 3" or 4" you just use a longer strut, but there really isn't one just two inches longer. I made my own mounts higher up in the rear well and fit ea82 rear struts in there. Not so Ideal for an off road rig as its a bit too stiff. I would go three inches at least, next time and for the rake, probably a 4/3 lift. It would look better.

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Old U-districtarian, in Maple Leaf, Seattle.

Hmm, Twitch, I dunno, but, its why I asked. I hear the lego manuals have some fair probs, maybe mostly in the newer models, post 97', the TC or VC or whatever it is, is weak, like in the autos, its why you don't see used ones out there too often. They are hard to source in good shape and people snatch em up. I was just talking about transmissions in bullet no1. anyhow. Maybe I've just had bad luck with the 4spd trans as well as the price of mounts being the same as the price of a low mile 5spd. I don't hear about good long lasting auto transmissions in very many makes these days in general. But I'm glad to hear there are some good AWD manual ones out there! Maybe I was getting disillusioned with the amount of work I hear on them and trouble finding them. I still want one for my brat but thats another story for another day. Besides just trying to clarify the difference between the stock carter weber and redline weber carb, which has confused some in the past, who else makes the 32/36 dgv? Redline bought the weber end and holley has a knock off. You cant buy from them directly unless you have an account anyhow. Is there another I'm not aware of? Anyway, Cheers!