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So, my weekend has been busy, but somehow Ken got me my Cam overnight. YOU GUYS ROCK. I talked to him at 4:00pm Friday. My cam was here Saturday afternoon. So far, the head studs suck to remove. Any hints on how to get them out? Other than heat and douse in penetrant. Crazyeights, we were talking about pistons, not SPFI I'll be bolting on and tuning a weber once I get the motor put back together and I can see how much the machine shop is going to peel out of my hide/bank account. Twitch

Justin, no knocking here. I love retro-ish stuff. The guy gave'm to me because I wa ooh-ing and ahh-ing over them Plus he didn't want them any more. Plus, from their looks, they've never been run. Came with 2 Hella 100w bulbs too Subruise, Ken said that the SPFI builds never really seemed to have the same power the EA71's did. So that really changed my mind Going with the expert on this one. Any suggestions on removing studs from a block? I've been heating and cooling one with a torch and some Deep Creep, but not luck so far. I'll be moving on to another one if this one doesn't move. Its the one the machinist screwed up, so I'm kinda using it for my tester. Twitch

Soooo, I got the block back from the Machine shop and he fubar'd one of my head studs trying to remove it. So he handed it back to me and told me to take the rest out by myself because he's too busy and doesn't want to charge me the labor to do them all. Well, I need a new stud, and possibly more, and buying them new doesn't seem to be a possibility any more. Anybody got any lightly used/new studs for an EA81 laying around? Also still looking for EA71 pistons. Ken changed my mind about the SPFI's, plus the fleabay seller ran out of stock before I could get any pistons from him. Twitch PS: Got some new goodies (FOR FREE) Basically NOS Hella 500's that are 20 or so years old

Just cut the pipe off the adapter and loosen the fitting. Find a piece of round metal that will plug the hole (often times a quarter fits) and tighten the fitting back into the hole. Viola, EGR delete. Twitch

Just kill it. Delete and good riddance. Twitch

Have you run any seafoam through the gas? Adjusted your idle screw at all? Are you driving it like a raped ape? Have you checked the little filter in the corner of the engine bay by the driver's side strut tower? Have you verified you have no vacuum leaks? How long has it been since the carb was tuned/rebuilt? Is it set for your elevation? Is it an electronic carb? Twitch

Very Possible. Working out getting stuff done with the machine shop right now. He's slow, but my paychecks are small, so it works Still wondering why Delta hasn't called me back yet, but I'm patient. I've been working a lot more weekdays than i was expecting. Twitch

Gotta work, sorry guys. Closing shift at work too, sucks like hell. Twitch

Keep oil in it, keep coolant in it, and don't let it bite the Honduhs. Especially if you feed it after midnight. Oh, and beware the curse of 30 year old aluminum. Do NOT over torque any of your engine bolts. Twitch

Sanded/removed paint on the rear quarter panels Sunday. The crappy rattle can by the PO came of quite easily with a refinishing brillo pad and a vinegar/soapy water combo. Just have to keep scrubbing at it, but I may switch to a proper sander with a similar grit pad to do the rest. Its a lot of work doing it by hand... Twitch PS: Still waiting on the machine shop for the motor as well as Delta for my cam.

Tentative for me. I may or may not have my wagon going by then. If I don't, I don't want to drag that sorry excuse for an escort up Bigelow Twitch

For those looking for a taller tire, the 205/60R13 is somewhat available. It has a 123mm tall sidewall. and I've seen it here and there online. I'm looking into a set once I get a set of rims that are wide enough to accommodate them. Twitch

Sorry Nip. I feel for you. I had a tire go bad on me in a 185/80R13 and ended up having to go with the 175/70 instead. It seems the only size now available is the 175/70 :-\ And for clarification, the 175 is the width in millimeters, the 70 is the sidewall height in percentage of the width. So a 175/70 tire is 175mm across the tread and the sidewall is 70% of that, or 122.5mm. Twitch

Go ahead and take a sip and let me know what it tastes like Twitch

Well fine, if you want your cake and to eat it too... You could always see what tire size will shoehorn into that tiny little wheel well, but the only new 13" tires I've seen come in the 175/70 flavor Twitch

Well, never got pix of the old heads. Sorry. Anyway... Split block Crank and Cam (cam is on its way to Delta) Whole assembly, "exploded" version Shiny cylinder walls And even after 200k, no cylinder lip And just for the hell of it, verification that I did have genuine Subaru pistons All of the necessary goodies are at the machine shop and being prepped and cleaned up. Didn't order pistons as I don't know if I'll need the block to be bored, but I don't think it'll need it. Got taxes in, so costs are covered for everything. Just need to find out when I'll get everything back and get it all put back together. Can't wait for the first Twitch

Well, since you have a 4x100 bolt pattern, as long as the center hub fits, you can use most any 4x100 Honda or Toyota rim. Not to mention any aftermarket rim you'd like. Twitch

I wish, but it'd be a waste to put it in a smashed up BRAT. Its going in my 83 wagon. Should make it fun to drive Beware Honda Ricer boys Yeah, I'm trying to get my motor done by then, so maybe I'll be raising hell in my wagon. Twitch

They already have a twin stick setup writeup on here if you're looking for that. If you want a proper dual action e-brake lever, converting it to pushrod would be a better option than slacked cables. Standard tension on the cables to prevent slacking and make the lever push on the appropriate mechanism to make the desired cable move. Not too terribly complicated to sketch up, but somewhat difficult to put into practice. Twitch

Partially fouled plug finally completely fouled? Broken spark plug wire? Bad ground? Dirty Injectors? Tired gerbil in the engine? Twitch

How about making the meeting place somewhere we should all know? Like the parking lot of the Yokes just down the way from Pull and Save. I'll gladly make my way out there whenever a time works for all of y'all. Hopefully I'll have my cam done the week after next and have my motor all put back together. High compression EA81 baby! Lets see how well it stacks up against the good old fashioned stock motors Twitch

Got fresh heads, but no pix. Wanted to get pix of them scrubbed down, but ran short of time before the shop closed. Still fighting trying to find a looooong pair of needle nose pliers or the special tool to remove the inner piston pin circlip. Also, any hints on how to get that piston pin out? I haven't gotten too far after it yet, but i don't want to damage them and have to get new ones. Its getting along, just trying not to beat my head into the wall to get the case apart. Once that's done it'll all be easy from there. Twitch PS: I'll get a pic of the sheetmetal in the head, its bizarre. I think I have a cali-model car... :-\

If I could drive my BRAT over I would. Well, I might be able to. Its still licensed and insured. Just looks like a rolling car accident... Any specific locales in mind? Twitch

Is it the fuse in the engine bay by the strut tower? If so, that's the FWD (front wheel drive) fuse. It overrides the Duty C solenoid and disengages rear clutch pack, which stops it from transmitting power to the rear wheels. If it stopped your car from shifting, it sounds like you have a bigger problem that needs to be taken care of. Without the fuse in, do the wheels bind when you turn corners? Does it shift hard or delayed? Have you checked the fluid to see if its burnt or low? Twitch