Mechanical_misfit

Hell yeah brother! I had a blast yesterday. Tom is a great dude, and always has a cold beer waiting for ya. It was fun talking Subaru with another passionate old gen guy, and I was proud to finally sit in those jump seats! I can't wait to help get this thing back in to fighting shape, and it should make for an easy project. Thanks again for the hook up on the hood cable and fenders Tom!

Oh no! Sorry for you loss. The good thing is, you're okay. The car can always be replaced.

If all goes well, TDF should be up for the trip this year. It looks like an awesome show.

Headed your way today Tom. I have a decent hood for your wagon in tow as well. Will call when we are close.

From all the searching I've done on here, it sounds like your best bet us to use the ea82 engine crossmember. You could modify your lift blocks to make up for the off set. I know the 82 crosmember is wider than the ea81 but don't know specifics. There was a white brat done this way. I think his username was Sko or something.

Codswallop, its gonna be a solid rig again soon. Can't wait to see the progress.

I've seen a set of those before, but I'm pretty sure they where 13s

What a shame to see that RX get smashed all to heck. It was "just a car" back then. Looks like in some of the shots, you could see the roll bar. Too cool. I wonder if any of those cars even still exist? You'd probably have to have a lot of cheddar to get your hands on one though.

Some people get to have all the fun. Righteous build dude! Those wheels will look amazing!

That thing is CLEAN!

un-hook the battery, put the key in the ignition, turn it to run, hook up your battery, and that should get the alarm to quit bugging out on you. I had a 98 Imp that did the same thing and that solved my problem. I think my 98 outback also did the same thing if the battery died.

Looks like you just about stole that one! I've been playing with a `98 Imp lately and kinda like it. Maybe once I can no longer drive an ea car, I'll switch over to the Impreza

Yeah, I don't think the hood scoop will be happening haha. I do have a smashed Impreza hood here to cut the middle out of for the next project. Would anyone have any experience with why my heat sucks? It just blows luke warm at best. Seems like all the controls are working. The fan works as it should. I've noticed no smells of coolant. when running down the road at 55mph, temperature gauge stays about 1/4 of the way up. Could some one have taken the thermostat out to fix an over heating issue? I've come across that before with a few of my old Loyales, but don't have as much experience with the ea81

So some small updates. I had to finish up the floors and put the car back together without doing the rockers. Everything is sealed up pretty well, and your feet no longer get wet when driving! My Oldsmobile took a crap, so it was up to TDF to get me by until then. I wasn't too upset about it, because the snow had been melting, but we just got more of it. Ohh well, if it rusts any more, I'll just be patching it up once I complete the move to my new house. We drove TDF Friday night, to Mt. Pleasent for a punk/Grind show. It was pretty cool. We found out about half way there that the heater wasn't cutting it though, So I taped up the grill and all the hood seams and cowl vents. That gave us a little bit of warmth. Good thing we were bundled up! Before the trip, I finally installed the tape deck that THE SUCKER KING sent me from CO. It works great, and thanks again for the hook up man! I also installed a $2 8 ball shift knob, and finally got to listen to COURTESY SPIT's tape in TDF. This is what the wheels looked like the next morning after the trip. and after a day of cruising around with a friend. We had to make a 40 mile trip for some tires for her Impreza. It was fun sliding around in the snow. I met up with the local old school Subaru Guru. He has been out of the EA game for a while, but used to deal with tons of them. His jaw dropped when he saw TDF. That felt good. I know he's seen a ton of them, and to see the look on his face made me feel like I'm not doing a totally bad job fixing this old girl up. This Lil Fox is a long way from the desert

Very true, infact, we're chasing after a loyale 4wd sedan that I spotted in a field tomorrow. We also inquired on an ea82 wagon this evening.

Haha, good to see you joined up Tdodge!

wow, I'll bet it does throw some heat back there! How is camping out in the back of the BRAT? I'm about 6ft tall, I assume it would be a little short for me, but maybe more roomy than my `84 wagon?

I'm neck deep in the rust repair on my `84 wagon right now, but its getting closer every weekend. I can't wait to get it back on the road. I plan on loading up a ton of miles this summer, cruising, and camping. So what I'm wondering is, who has bragging rights for longest road trip in one of these old ea cars? How many hours or miles driven at one time? Any big success stories or horror stories? Maybe we can add in some discussion about what to keep as spare parts? I keep a small tool box with me, along with an extra alternator, cap/rotor, extra spark plugs, duct tape, fan belt, and jumper cables. I also like a small first aid kit, blankets, fire extinguisher, and little extra food and water in case of emergency.

I can't get over this wagon.

I found some more scans of old brochures here http://a15ff11300g.sakura.ne.jp/catalogue/oversea/oversea.html Figured I would link what I can of the Ski wagons. Maybe this helps? There is some good info in these pages

So I did a bit of welding yesterday. I had planned to do more today, but I'm side tracked with another project. I'm lucky to be working in a garage, but there is no heat here. I might be buying a turbo heater next week and that should make this easier. I'll have a bunch of pics to share later.

Bummer man. I was hoping to see it at silver lake this summer. Looks like the dunes will only see one old school subie this year.

Where did you order your gasket kit from?

I really need a set if those for my wagon.

More progress. I must apologize if it seems like I'm skipping around a bit. I'm not in a huge yank for time with this, and I am a little bit ADD. Pulled the rear end apart to find little to no rust! I also removed the rear fender flairs and mud flaps. This side has a bit of surface rust. :-\ I'm thinking of putting this hood scoop on. Any thoughts? I work in a powder coating shop as a painter. I'm not really a big fan of this job. I deal with a lot of brain dead alcoholics and the management there is running the place in to the ground. The plus side is, I can powder coat anything I want though! Here's the factory skid plate after acid dipping it to remove the old paint. And here it is after coating it with "Stormy Gray" This stuff is pretty heavy duty, so I figured it would work well under the car. I also wanted some contrast under the front end. I was going to go white to match the wheels, but maybe the gray wont look so bad if the engine leaks any oil on it. Just as I was getting home today, Fedex showed up with my new EMPI axles from rock auto. I also got a small Sunpro tach from Amazon.com, along with an 8 ball shift nob. I should be getting the metal I need for the rockers either tomorrow or Friday. Still waiting on a few sweet parts from Ebay and that big ticket item I mentioned earlier. I get my W2 tomorrow from work as well, so once I get my tax returns I'll be able to throw a little bit more money at this thing. I also may be moving next month, and it will be to a house with a small garage. This would really be huge for me. I've been working on TDF in my grandma's garage because I don't have one at my current house. Its a 20 mile round trip every time I want to work on TDF, and that's the main reason this isn't going as quickly as I would like. I hope the move works out. Fingers crossed.