Mechanical_misfit

Welcome to the club. Sweet loyale! I think your budget seems reasonable. You will find all the knowledge you could possibly need here for that car.

Progress moves more slowly with a one year old, a house, a huge garden, and now chickens and turkeys to tend to. I am getting close though! I have completed the 4 runner strut swap on the rear, and I'm quite happy with that. The car has a fully functioning engine now, that to my amazement, leaks no fluids! And most importantly, I've made a lot of progress on the body. This thing was a rusty mess, and I've tried not to go overboard with the restoration, but I did weld in patches for the rear wheel arches and lower quarters. The car was scuffed and thoroughly cleaned before painting it with 7 coats of Apple red enamel. Tonight I started replacing some blown brake lines, but had to call it quits because I don't have enough fittings. I need to get this thing on the road soon. I recently sold The Desert Fox and I've been daily driving my 77 4x4 Dodge 1 ton. Fuel economy is currently in the single digits.

It's just time and money right? That's what I keep telling myself with the projects I have going. Bummer to hear it's gone. Wish I would have had the space to pick it up. I just sold the desert fox and am down to the single 88 gl wagon.

Ad to that list anow ignition lock cylinder and a key. Forgot it was bypassed and missing

Forgot to update this. I have successfully swapped the ea81 intake and carb onto the ea82 spfi engine. I removed all emissions equipment and blocked off all unneeded vacuum ports. The car runs great and the only thing I haven't been able to figure out yet is the fast idle for warm up. The ea81 upper radiator hose was used otherwise it was a direct replacement. I realize that this swap isnt something most people would need to do, but I needed a running engine, and wanted to use what I had on hand instead of shipping a intake from across the country.

Getting back to work on this project. I want to have it done in about 6 weeks for our annual mushroom hunting trip in northern MI. I am looking for the following parts. Hood Driver fender Rear bumper assembly Glove box Center console for an automatic Decent front seats The rest of its needs are mechanical and I should be able to order all that from rockauto. I'm open to suggestions on what seats fit in place of the stock ones in an ea82. I'm not afraid of modifying the stock brackets.

Good buy on the Honda, you won't regret it. I worry we may end up with a minivan in the future when our #2 comes along. We go camping or road tripping once a month and our 07 outback will be a tight fit for 2 kids, a dog and all our gear. I may step up to an 08-up tahoe at that point because I still need the 4wd, and really can't stand the thought of a minivan

If you can get it off the ground and spin the tires you could use a long pry bar to listen to different parts of the vehicle. I've replaced a lot of wheel bearings in these and that's where I'd look first.

So turns out I never tightened the intake bolts all the way. She runs now but I need new intake gaskets. Haha stupid mistake seems to run good though

Had some more time under the hood of this thing over the long weekend. Looks like this car was originally an spi and not a carbureted model. I have absolutely no parts for a spfi set up on hand so I've swapped an ea81 intake and Hitachi carb in place of the 4 barrel. Now I'm not getting enough fuel. I also have to figure out the choke set up. I'll report back later after I have more time to play with it.

None yet. Still busy with finishing up our garden for the season and I just started ato a new garage. I'm no longer with kia but in an independent shop that hashe an emphasis on subarus and vw. I'll be back to playing in my own garage in a few weeks.

Okay, looks like I will just go for it and see what happens. I will report back with my findings

Does anyone have a definite answer as to if an ea81 intake will work on an ea82. I know the ea81 intake doesn't flow as well but I want to use what I have on hand. Refer to my thread in the members rode section if you're curious why I'm looking to do this. Thanks guys.

Does anyone have a definite answer as to if the ea81 intake fits an ea82 without issue?

we also had a west michigan meet last weekend. we did a weber swap on Tdodge's green 83 gl10

played with the carb some more and this thing is just too much. I'm currently searching for a stock intake locally, and if i cant find one I will be using an ea81 intake. i have an ea81 carb here but i think i'd like to swap to a weber to match better the delta cam and the xt6 pistons. I'm trying to keep this as low buck as possible, so i may try using the holley 5200 if I can junkyard pick one. research says its similar to the weber 32/36.

Haven't played much with the carb yet. Gave it a little more timing and it seemed to like it. Current focus is fixing the rust. Fabbed up a wheel arch for the drivers side, and now working on the trunk floor and rear panel behind the bumper. Found out the bumper is junk and im having a hard time finding one locally.

I recently came across a local listing for an 88 GL witb a funny looking hood scoop. The seller claimed it ran but needed work. A few years ago, i had met the previous owner while cruising in my yellow, rx kitted loyale wagon. His name was Mark Furgeson. He was a master mechanic, and like most of us here, a bit on the eccentric side. He had just done extensive work on the 88 GL you see here. I have a complete record of hand written notes and receipts, along with his research into his idea of achieving high performance from an ea82. Im still organizing and trying to understand what all has been done to it. The basics are a regrind of the cams from Delta Camshaft. Nos heads, wiseco pistons, new rods, bearings and everything. To top it off he modified what i think was an spfi intake, with an Edelbrock performer #1405 4 barrel carb. Its a 600 cfm unit. Now before all the naysayers start kicking and screaming about this carb being too big, let me just say, i already know. It does run though, and at normal driving and under 3/4 throttle it actually performed well. Its at idle and wot where it is dumping way too much fuel. I qill attempt to make this set up work, but if not i will be swapping to a stock intake and webber. The toughest part of this project is trying to figure out some of his engineering. Unfortunately, Mark passed away last year. His wife said he really loved this car, and bombing through the snow. My plan is to make it reliable, give it a quick paint job, and pass it on to the next enthusiast to enjoy. I have a plan for it that i think Mark, and the rest of you guys can appreciate.

man, you just cant win on that thing tom! saw your pm a while back about liquidating your stockpile. I'd be all in, but we just bought a house, and my son is due any day now. I'll let travis and michael know

Everyone in the rusty half of this country is jealous of you amd your subarus. My 84 is nearing the end of its life to rust. Its good to see someone is still living the dream.

Good info, and i will keep that all in mind. I was somewhat disappointed last summer when we were up with how over crouded things have gotten along lake superior east of marquette and to the soo. We had to cancel a few days of hiking and camping along pictured rocks nation lake shore because with the growth jn tourism, you are no longer allowed to hike certain areas with a dog. With that aside, what has sold you on sjr over adf? Not sure which to go with here cor my build. I havent payed much attention to the new gen stuff and who is doing what for lifts. Is there much difference between the 00-04 and 05-09 thst youre aware of? Ive owned both now but they were just pavement pounders.

I have a cabin near Marquette Mi and love taking my 84 off roading when we're up there. Where are you camping at? Any good trail rides you can recommend? We also have an 07 outback that I will slowly be modding for camping as it better suits our growing family. I dig the wagon, cant wait to see it lifted.

Glad to hear you're ok Tom. Bummer on the HHR.

found this company yesterday while looking at tires for the 14in pugs i have on my 84 dl. seems like a decent price, and for a vehicle that is primarily used off road i think they would work well. does anyone have any experience with retreads or this company in particular? https://www.tirerecappers.com/tires/light-trucks-tires/lt19575r14-retread-mega-mud-mt/