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I saw a 2 door Cherokee in one of the Portland, OR U-Pull-It yards in the cash for clunkers section. I can't remember if it was Foster Rd. or Damascus, but there were tons of XJs at both, some with some niiiiice leather/power interiors...

http://www.yotatech.com/f191/81hilux-s-1981-hilux-build-up-thread-187862/

Speaking of jealous, your photos make me want highsteer and a u-bolt flip kit.

Saw this thread on YT. Yep, that's me. TSJ, you should cut the badges and glue them together to spell SUBOTA.

I found a stock bumper on craigslist, and it came with turn signals. Now I have room in the grille for some Hella lights., and maybe I'll do the Hella H4 conversion for the headlights at the same time.

I like the idea of it, and I think I could get away with it in Oregon, but in most other states it wouldn't fly. I actually need to fix the driving lights, and the brake lights. The wiring on this truck is a mess. Fortunately I have a wiring diagram, and lots of free time.

Yeah, it looks good, and keeps them out of the way.

Ha, great minds think alike! Nice 4Runner.

And done. The badge is from a 4Runner grille. Now I just need to find a EA81 center light at the junkyard, and I'll be set. I was going to put some Impreza seats in it, but I found a Toyota bench seat on CL for $10.

I need some front turn signals for my 1981 Toyota 4x4. There aren't many 1st gen trucks in the junkyards here, much less any with working turn signals. So, I found these: They're from a 1988 GL10. I hard wired them in with heat shrink insulated butt splice connectors, and then used heat shrink to further protect it from moisture. Coincidentally, these signals will fit perfectly in the grille if I just cut the bottom bar in the corner sections. For now, they are zip tied in place.

http://www.ultimatesubaru.org/forum/showthread.php?t=82939 http://www.ultimatesubaru.org/forum/showthread.php?t=69741

By 2003, the 2.5 HG issues were taken care of. If all the service records are verifiable, and most of the miles are highway, that's a great deal. Or at least it would be a great deal in the Pacific Northwest.

The air box/filter is in the stock location. The pipe goes into the fender hole an inch or two. There are small air scoops on the front of the bumper that bring cold air in the the fender well. I was going to make the pipe go all the way down to the vent, but I don't want to suck up water/mud. The only thing I've added since the photos is small piece of rubber where the pipe goes into the fender, as there was some vibration/noise from the pipe touching the sheet metal. The acceleration is a bit quicker, and LOUDER. There is so much road noise due to the cheap interior, so a little extra noise from the intake doesn't bother me. I wish I had taken a "before" picture, to show what the stock intake looks like. Thanks for compliments, and if anyone sees any problems with this setup, I would appreciate knowing them. I am just a know-nothing hack.

Yes, Subaru engines are very efficient and tuned right from the factory. I have no illusions of increasing horsepower by doing this, nor did I mention that this was my intention. I realize all the "junk" has a purpose. On a 2002 Impreza with a MAP sensor, most of it is there to quiet the intake noise. What is this "stub" you speak of? And what specific purpose is it engineered for? Although there is no noticeable power gain, the annoying, high-pitched whistling sound when I accelerate has been replaced by a low, throaty sound. This alone is worth $8.13.

I was getting tired of looking at all the air intake junk under the hood of my 2002 Outback Sport, so I decided to research cold air intakes. There was no way I was going to spend $250-$300 on the offerings from AEM, Injen, or Cobb. I looked at the Ganzflow intake, but $129 is steep for a 3" bent aluminum tube and some silicone couplers. I figured I could make something similar out of 2" PVC pipe from Lowe's, and I set my budget at $10. So, I pulled out all the stock intake junk, except the airbox/filter, took some measurements, and drove to Lowe's. The following is what I bought: (1) 2" x 2' black PVC pipe $2.17 (1) 2" flexible coupler $4.43 (1) 2" 45 degree street elbow $1.53 After some test fitting, I found that I wouldn't need the full 2' of pipe. I took a hacksaw, and cut a few inches off the pipe at a 45 degree angle. The coupler had to be stretched to fit over the piece of pipe on the air box, as the ID of the coupler was roughly 2.5", and the OD of the pipe was 2.75". I used the 45 degree elbow, because I wanted the intake to go into the first hole in the fender, since that is where the regular intake gets air from. The finished product: I should mention that the engine is MAP, not MAF. Read why this matters here: http://forums.nasioc.com/forums/showthread.php?t=1471819 I'm going to take the car out tonight after I reset the ECU, and see how my new intake does. Thanks to Larry Ganz for the idea. http://www.subaruplanet.com/ganzflowintake.htm I was going to post this on NASIOC in the N/A forum, but I figured USMBers would appreciate it a bit more.