Numbchux

i'd have to disagree...EA82s are cool, but your modifications are pretty limited. if you're just looking for a fun beater car, yea, but if you're looking for a seriously competitive car, get an early impreza L coupe. they're similar weight to an EA82, and the aftermarket support is exponentially better. the biggest difference is the rear suspension. anything else is pretty easily upgradeable to EJ stuff, but the rear end is totally different. the best rear shocks you can get are KYB GR2s, or full coilovers for an '05+ legacy (which are still pretty limited). Sway bars are limited to XT6, etc. an imp can easily be upgraded for better brakes, shocks, springs, sway bars, etc. all easily interchangeable for WRX stuff, or better and, they come with a better motor (this point is arguable....but out of the box, an EJ motor has a bunch more power than an EA). AND, if you decide to do a big power build, the engine wiring is already half done. long story short, an OBD II 2.2l impreza L coupe would be ideal!

had another one a couple weeks ago, finally got the pics rounded up. not many of my car yet, but these 2 are AWESOME: and some sweet shots I got of other people: http://s26.photobucket.com/albums/c108/Numbchux/Ice%20Race%202007/ same place as before, but more snow this time, and the sun was shining all day, so it kept the track surface a little slushy (traction!!). I only wish I could've spent the whole weekend there like last time...but I was only there for a few hours.

cool, loving the black body kit what all was involved in putting the EJ shift linkage in there?

wow, I've never heard of that If I can figure out where I put it, I'll check my '89 FSM.... for the record, the 2 ratios being referred to are 1.196:1 and 1.592:1. here's where I was getting the info... http://www.ultimatesubaru.org/80s/mick/gear-ratios.htm

crazy, the one we pulled from my buddies donor t-leg didn't look like that. it looked like the old ones where you can't see anything inside it... you learn something every day, nice

not sure what you mean....all N/A D/Rs have the 1.6:1, and all turbos have the 1.2:1.

:banghead: I've not noticed any problem with my swap yet.....but I haven't looked. now I'm afraid to crawl under there especially since the donor car had 230k miles on it BEFORE I swapped it and started abusing it.

oh yea, definitely open... an LSD looks like this:

sounds like my girl....except she usually sweats before me at the off-camber stuff that's in my buddies jeep, she still hasn't figured out that third pedal, so she never drove the subaru.

you probably could. but, having never been under one myself, and knowing, as gary said, that the justy is the freakazoid, I couldn't say for sure. but I did a FWD to 4WD swap in my loyale....and it was VERY easy.

huh...look at that. I never would have noticed that....cool!

I've got a buddy with those same wheels on his imp L....and I'm trying to talk him out of them. no luck yet nice work!

the most recent version is on PutStuff, linked in the stickied thread in this section. You're more than welcome to host it, but I'll get you a more recent version (almost done....I swear!). I'm going to try to host the final version to the university server...but I'm not sure if I remember how to do that

ok, I'm currently down to only ONE subaru so here it is: '92 Loyale wagon, started life as a FWD 3AT Florida car (Rust Free ). My dad bought it down there, and drove it up here, and it was our daily driver for a few years. then I got my license, and it was passed along to me. I hated the drivetrain, so replaced it with the '85 4WD wagon, and then a couple lifted wagons. then, last summer, I pulled it out of the woods, and between parts from my '85, my mom's old '92 legacy, and some other stuff....I did this to it: now it's running a full RX FT4WD DR drivetrain with rear LSD. R1 Racing 450/500 lb/in adjustable coilover springs over stock struts/shocks (yikes ) XT6 front sway bar (have the rear, but need the turbo trailing arms...) '85 front bumper and grill EJ22e rear discs using 200SX calipers (haven't redone the cables yet...so it's still front handbrake) this summer, it's getting 5-lug and a full suspension setup (poly bushings, GR2s in the rear, AGXs in front, rear sway bar, and some springs ), and hopefully a crazy custom hybrid tranny... then, some belt-driven forced induction and a PP6 then there's my dad's '94 Legacy Touring wagon, and my mom's '01 legacy sedan.

match your starter setup to the tranny and flywheel combo. so yes, EA82, no spacers needed.

So, after the ice race last weekend, my steering started acting goofy. at first I thought it was just the pump, which I had suspected to be going out for awhile. then I noticed that the steering doesn't center itself while moving anyway, after talking to my dad for awhile, he reminded me that we used the crossmember and steering rack from my '85, and that one of the tie rod boots was torn (and had been since I bought the '85, years ago). so now it's sticking, feels like there are about 4 spots in the full range that it sticks, anything between those spots works fine, power steering at all, but once you get to them, it takes both hands to overpower it. any short-term fixes that I could try without replacing the rack (kinda low on $$, and a good work space)? greasing something, etc.?

WELL.....that's not offroad like we're used to. you won't be using a low range at all. definitely a legacy. better motor, stronger drivetrain, more aftermarket support (You'll be VERY hard pressed to find upgraded suspension for the older subarus). or better yet, an early impreza, same motor (available, make sure you get the 2.2l, not the 1.8), same drivetrain, lighter body.

the regulator should be on the return side, the high pressure side (from the pump/filter) goes opposite that.

theoretically, disconnecting the battery at all should clear the codes, but I think there's a little residual power that might require a few seconds at least. when I've wanted to clear them, I leave the neg battery terminal disconnected for a couple minutes while doing something else, and that's been enough. long story short...the codes aren't left over from the liberty. whatever codes it's throwing, it's found them since the install in your brumby. when I originally started my swap, I had planned to completely replace the EA harness with the EJ one.....I spent about a month trying to get that to work, and in the end, it was easier to backtrack (including pulling another loyale harness from a junkyard to replace mine) and strip the EJ harness to just run the motor.

the legacies don't have true 4WD, and the lo range (if you have them in sweden) isn't very low. the brat 4-speeds also aren't anything to write home again. but the leone (EA82) dual range 5-speed is the way to go.

for the carrier bearing, I think the best way is to make brackets for it. I used some metal strip, cut 2 6" long pieces, bent them at an angle so when set flat along the driveshaft tunnel, the bottom would be horizontal, then drilled a whole in the tunnel on each side, and bolted them on there. it's worked great so far....

my girlfriend comes all the time. and I constantly push my rig to, or beyond, it's limit. heck, now that I've got something with just the 2 pedals...she'll probably be driving it

typically....chevy wheels will sick out beyond the fenders quite a bit, toyota's are more accurately matched to subaru specs.

linky no worky

other side of the CEL needs power. the ECU grounds it.