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We are already expecting to be camping Depending on weather, we may have enough firewood around there to use. But some extra wouldn't hurt. Now, just as a reminder, we're trying to keep this family friendly, so we don't want any drunken episodes. So please, keep booze below the tipping point. Also, would it work for a saturday into sunday deal? Because we were hoping for a saturday day run, camp over night, and do whatever sunday until people had to leave If that includes some hoonage, so be it And if you bring bacon, you don't need a tent or a bed, cuz I've got a spare in mine Hell, you can sleep on mine and I'll take the ground if you bring bacon. Anyway, that's what we're hoping to do. My schedule may change because of work, I may not be able to make it out there until late, or I might have the whole day, just depends. Twitch

It actually doesn't change until you hit bumble bee :-\ But if we meander far enough off of the main roads I don't think they'd care. There are a few off roads we could hit up for camping. Since it will be later in the year, everything will be more tore up. Rangers don't really go out there too often except in winter and on holiday weekends. If we avoid the main areas and find little spots to stash our rigs they shouldn't have too much to say to us. We will need at least 1 bucket and a shovel though, possibly an axe as well. I have a travel shovel that will do and I can get a bucket easy, but it'd be nice if somebody else brought one too Anyway, lets keep this thing rolling! If I can get up there soon I'll snap some shot of potential campgrounds. Twitch

That's where I was hoping we could go to. Awesome area for people who want play in the mud, or climb some hills or just rally around in their cars. No, the grass isn't usually there. I've been up there all times of the year and that isn't a normal grassy area. Then again, there are usually more tracks through there than that. Twitch

BRAT= Damn near eaverything is busted, still drives like a banshee with it's tail on fire though. Xandra= Dead rings, 3 wheel bearings Blue Wagon= Valves need adjusting, wiring needs reattatchment, needs new wires, needs new plugs, fan issue needs to be sorted out, need to put in a push button start/kill and shampoo the seats and carpeting. Twitch Edit: Add to the Blue Wagon a new alt. Good lord 55 amps is just not enough for ANY car. Do your high beams dim everything else in the car?

Yeah, but import laws are a b****. And Subaru doesn't import RHD's into the US anymore. Not to mention my dad is opposed to horizontally opposed engines. He claims they're all crap because all of my cars have needed repairs. He doesn't realize that mine, at 250k+, need the same number of repairs his favored cars need at 150k. Oh well, they're happy with the Cube and they got a no maintenance package on it, so they don't have to do anything to it. Just drag it down to the dealer and they take care of it. Back on topic, since this seems to be a solid win for Subaru, what do you think they're going to do with all that extra money and notoriety? Twitch

Hahaha, it's a cube van with regular doors. They deliver mail, and wanted something big on the inside and small on the outside. But they compromised to FWD and a CVT for MPG. But now they didn't have to! :-\ Twitch

"EJ 205 with All wheel drive with smoky on my tail" Yeah, we'll figure out meet times when it gets closer. Twitch

I apologize in advance if I get anyone's stuff/car/truck/person dirty in my hoonage. I will do my best to wash you/your stuff off if you want me to :-p Remember, if anyone wets themselves or soils themselves in the BRAT, they must clean the seat thoroughly! It's a two way street :-p 3 point seatbelts are the only belts available. Anyway, the 18th sounds good. It gives people another week and me more time to fix stuff. Hope to see y'all up on the trails. We should meet at the Hayden Super1. It's on the corner of Hayden Ave and highway 95. Big place, easy to find, easy to get to. Twitch

Now when I say rally, it's not like we're doing 80-90mph down tree lined forest service roads. Only if you want to do, would you go that fast. I wouldn't recommend it as the road is very tight and windy with the occasional washboarded corner. This will be point to point or just fun running out there. We'll have to keep tabs on who's out and about to keep the rangers happy and keep people from getting hurt. My top speed on these roads has been 45 in the BRAT and that was scary enough. If we get a fire pit set up we can have a social area for those who don't want drive or need some time to rest. Riding passenger is scary as it gets sometimes And yes, fuel depending, I will give insanity rides in the BRAT I know a few areas with some small jumps and nice safe driftable corners. Twitch

Well, in the driver category, I think I might have the edge. I've rallied those roads before. Also, having a lightweight car makes a HUGE difference in traction. Not to mention I have loads more control over the tires with a manual and manual steering. I get direct feedback where as you've got a couple of "nanny" devices between you and the road. Also, look at peak power. I get my power soooo much quicker than you do. Peak torque at 2400 rpm, you get it at 4000 rpm. My power band is ending as yours is just beginning. If mine hits 5k its running out of breath, but yours will have to keep pushing to peak out the HP. But we'll see. Twitch PS: Mine's tail happy, what's yours?

Lol, I wasn't referring to regular platinums, I always go a step up and get the +2's. They are much more resilient than the regular platinums. I've had ash deposits grow on my +2's in my lego and it was still firing properly. They sold me with their hot burning, long durability and efficiency. Never tried the regular platinums, but for $4 more and twice the spark contact, I can't get myself to downgrade. They'll be fine, I promise Thanks for the well wishes Twitch

Thank you for fixing that Think it'll be back together by then? And do you think it'll be able to keep up with the hell on wheels my BRAT is? Yes, it's mostly stock, but it's still quick. No idea on the blue wagon yet. It's still in the tuneup stage. Twitch

Hmmmm, didn't think about camping, but that'd be cool. I have no idea for dates, as my schedule is still a mess and a nightmare. Somebody just name a date and we'll see if it's viable. June 11th. Second Saturday in June, would make for a warm enough night and is pretty safe weather wise. Idk if I'll make it over or not, depends on if I get any jobs soon or not. Blue wagon would be a light rally vehicle, BRAT would take just about any hell we throw at it. Those are my vehicle choices. Lets make a tally of those who are going for Rally and those who are going 4 wheelin'. I'm most likely going to be Rally. Please, pipe up with whatever idea's you've got. Twitch PS: Driver List: Twitch- Rally/light 4 wheel GWAL- Rally/light 1 wheel? CChic- Rally/light 4 wheel? TWSS- Gnarly Offroad?

Thanks for that :-p I got a vacuum leak fixed, old crusty hose at the base of the carb was hissing like a snake. replaced it with an old coolant hose from a buick and it was fixed. Cleaned the carb while the air cleaner was off of it. It runs a little better, but still needs a tune up. I think I'll get a K&N air filter if it proves itself to be a worthy dd. As soon as I get a job it'll be getting some Bosch platinums and new wires. Rumble, rumble Twitch

Lol, only if I have the tires to support it. 5 lug swap is on the list. EJ205 with an upgraded exhaust, upgraded intake and engine remap with multiple modes, switchable on the fly Just a little bit of what I want to do... Twitch

Lol, I was referring to the plugs on the transmission, not the ecu. I made an adapter to plug the auto plug from the car side into the manual plug on the tranny side. I believe it's just one wire that needs to be an open circuit or a closed, I don't remember which. But that one wire is what tells the computer if it's got an auto or a manual. Twitch

BAM! The wiring diagrams and other stuff I used in my swap. This is courtesy of Legacy777 aka Josh. Some of his plug diagrams are backwards and/or upside down, but if you follow the wiring diagram more closely than the picture diagrams, you should be able to get it swapped over just fine. I clipped the plug off the wiring harness from the manual and the plug off the auto transmission and made an adapter. I can tell you what colors go where if you want me to, as that is probably the most confusing part of the instructions. Also, you might want to make sure you don't have a speed sensor on the tranny rather than a speedo cable. And if you do have a speed sensor, see if you can just leave it in the tranny and run a speedo cable into the tranny for speed reading. Now, being that your transmission is an OBDII, some of this info may not be accurate, just a reminder. Twitch

With your username I figured you wanted a sleeper anyway They are lighter and if you get the XT, with a few mods you can be pushing 300hp no prob. Just upgrade your suspension and diffs and you can keep up with STi's. Then if you want to push past that there are all sorts of ways to go faster. An upgraded up-pipe and down-pipe with free flowing exhaust sounds AMAZING on those cars. One of my friends has a WRX that will make you wet yourself just from the noise it makes. Now, for transmission choices, if you stick with getting an 03 or earlier Imp 5 speed for a tranny (Most Fozzy XT's came with slushboxes, WTH?), they have helical front LSD's available for them, as well as upgraded gear sets. Just do a little searching in the new gen, as well as clicking on the blue links right below the title bar. Dirty Impreza would be a great place for rally type stuff, where as NASIOC would be better for street, if you can filter through all the nonsense posts. No that is not a shot at NASIOC, there just tends to be a lot of non-helpful conversation posting. Subaru Forester.org is good as well for all around stuff. Hope you enjoy your stay and feel free to check out all the forums and please, make good use of the Search bar, it is your friend and free to use Twitch PS: Check out the groups, you're in the North Western's area You can find the group in your "User CP" under "Social Groups"

Yeah, I hear ya. 14" is the new 13". Good luck finding a 13" in anything other than summer and snow, if you can even find those... If you could handle a bigger size, Grabbers still come in 27x8.5 R14. But that's if you wanted bigger. Not sure who else has a decent tire in 14" any more. Twitch

Welcome! If you want to build a sleeper tuner (not a ricer) I highly recommend going for the Forester. They are built on the same platform as the Impreza, and therefore accept the same parts (WRX, STi, Aftermarket, Etc) but can haul more than just @$$ They are also lighter than the WRX Just don't go for any of the 09 and up models, as those will be much more costly to upgrade, and are heavier as they are based on the 08 Imp platform. I believe the 03 Forester was the first year turbo(?) but I know it was the first year of the updated GD8 Imp platform and the facelift. Those are fun to weird people out with. They don't expect a box to turn like that Anyway, that's just my suggestion Twitch

Ahahahahahaaaaaa!!!! You call that bad rust? Lolz, I've rallied my 85 and it has more rust than that. The doors don't connect at the bottom any more. The driver's side floor board is being held on in that corner by the carpeting! The rear strut towers have 10x the rust on them, to the point I had to screw some old sheet metal over the holes to keep mud from splattering up on my rear window! Have fun restoring it and don't let it intimidate you. Mine will run me into the ground if I let it think it intimidates me. Thanks for the name drop on the company that does rocker panels, I'll be looking them up. Sweet pix, but poor cars. Esp that red hatch, it was beat to hell and back. And I noticed all of the cars were EA81's and EA71's. Not an EA82 of the bunch. Doesn't that say something, all you EA82 guys?!? *prepares to duck* Twitch PS: Sweet BRAT, hope you can keep it going for a long time

Are you thinking of the one on the border? Because that would be a sweet track to run around for a few hours. Twitch

You kidding me? Your rigs have more clearance than the BRAT! And that thing has taken me through hell and high water. I really need to fix that exhaust, but hey, it doesn't drag too bad during rally Only if I bottom out the struts on jumps Twitch