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What kind of car do you drive? The diagnosis may vary depending on that. Jacob

Hmm. I have some spacers for a 6-lug setup. I found them at the junkyard. Here's what I think, since you haven't had any responses yet: 1) All you need are some round pieces of metal about the same size/shape as your hub. 2) 1/2" may be a pain to drill through, so you may want to work with 1/4" or something and just make 4. Maybe not, but it's an idea. 3) I'd do it the same as the 6-lug hub drilling trick. Drill a hole in your round piece of metal. Pound out 3 of the 4 studs out of a brake drum. Bolt the metal to the drum and line it up. Drill through the 3 holes of the drum where the studs were. There are probably smarter ways of doing it, but that's how I would do it. Good luck. Jacob

The one thing I haven't found out (and perhaps this will further expose my ignorance of cars) is the benefits and drawbacks of the different bottom ends. For example, is a brand new 2.5i engine more desirable than one from and RS? Do all 2.5s fit? Jacob

They have part numbers over on NABISCO. Search for "frankenstein" and authors Storm or Matt Monson. They go into a lot of depth. Jacob

If some exhaust valves burn out, will the car keep driving? I just need it for one more rallyx, then that EJ22 is a boat anchor, as far as I'm concerned. Jacob

Do you have pics of your skid plates? Jacob

Nope, no kitties in this car. The buzzing is a lack of kitty, eBay header, and STI muffler. I looked at the PCV, and it was fine. I replaced the valve anyway, and it didn't help. Jacob

I looked at the plugs about 2 weeks ago when I started noticing problems. They looked pretty new. Just a little white buildup on one. The rest were clean. Jacob

I'm pretty sure it's oil. The coolant is green and ample. I put in a quart or two every thousand miles, if I had to guess. It just started doing it bad two weeks ago, and I haven't driven it much since. Jacob

This is a video of my EJ-swapped Brat. I never noticed it smoking this much before. I've been racing it in rallyx, so it sees more abuse than most. If you've had yours smoking like this, what did it end up being? Thanks. Jacob

I was thinking maybe the parts database assumes all turbos had AC and all non-turbos came without AC. I don't think that's the case, though, since my non-turbo has that sticker on the dash saying it's ready for AC. Jacob

Cheers for ORG and Off Camber cooperating on something:banana: Jeers for AWD showing up first and leaving last:mad: Jacob

That's possible, but how do they tell them apart? Jacob

That's pretty cool. I was just thinking of those today for some reason. It would be interesting to have one. Jacob

I was wondering if anyone could shed some light on this for me: These pics are off of the Lithia Subaru parts website. All are for front coil springs for a Brat. I can see different prices in '84 for turbo/nonturbo springs, but I don't know why they're so different between the years. Any ideas? Are they actually different aside from the turbo/non? Here's '84 Brat: '85 Brat: '86 Brat: Thanks. Jacob P.S. Anyone following that Russian spy story? I'd like to either understand the spring difference, or understand WTF Russia was thinking (assuming these people are actual spies) today.

Well, how long do you intend to have that motor in there? With an impending EJ swap, I'm not sure if it's worth the trouble. Is it eating a quart of oil every 5 miles? Jacob

He could swap the engine and trans from each car into the other though, I bet. I don't see how it's worth the effort, but one of the things I like about the USMB is that nobody tells you something's impossible, they just say how much time/money it will take to do. Jacob

You'll be happy with the rear discs:banana: Jacob

Since he says he's in the UK, yes, that could be a dumb assumption:lol: tomtomtom, Is it going into that wagon in the other picture on imageshack? The directions on ausubaru are for a 1981 ea81, so don't be surprised if it's a different size/shape. Jacob

I saw some on Summit a few days ago. I couldn't tell from the picture if it would stick out too far. Too bad I don't have anyone to hand-deliver them from their warehouse anymore... Jacob

With no USMB to peruse, I decided to put these new calipers on. The brackets they sent don't fit. They have the wrong size hole for the bolts to go through. Fortunately, I was able to reuse my existing brackets. Here they are on the Brat. So yes, these ones do fit vented EA81 rotors. I hate having spare parts after a brake job... Jacob

Did you have any trouble getting the hardlines to fit the hole on the driver's side of the MC? Mine is right next to the strut tower. I bought some longer hardlines and bent them into place, but that one on the side was a pain. Jacob

Do '95 y-pipes have the cat as part of the "y" or as a separate piece? Jacob

Nice. Did they fit on the stock rotors? Jacob

They're not fancy Brembos like yours, but yeah, they're vented:) I thought that would be the case, given how different the widths were. Jacob