92_rugby_subie

+1 I really think your builds and purpose of these cars is awesome... and true, I thought the acronyms were hilarious, but I do have to agree with this being a family forum... With that said, if you can handle yourself and update the thread with continued progress, thatd be cool, but Im not going to go elsewhere to read it..

DEFINITELY WATCHING THIS!! The rigs look amazing!

GOOD LUCK! To TundraBrat, thats one clean EA! Someday I hope Ned looks that good Ive got a few plans for him though so hopefully... Good luck, keep us updated!

Towed the XT6 today... First did 2WD... That was a very hard process and barely got the car moving... So we used 4LO and didnt really have any trouble. Ned was NOT a happy camper though, but a full tank of gas and a quart of oil seemed to say thanks... Here soon he gets the new motor and new clutch... then a 5 lug swap... hes gonna be fine

I havent had both cars in the driveway since I asked the question unfortunately, sister and I work opposing schedules

I had no issues front or back with my pugs on my EA82. I ran 195/60/15 tires I loved those... I could take corners that felt shakey at 60 at 85 and still feel stable.... They did great off-road too, though I didnt jump it, I did hit a bump offroad and made the rears rub... but I also have blown suspension on my car

Yea I can tell. Hes gonna be REALLY pissed when he finds out hes towing the XT6 over to my sisters haha. Its a little bit of the angle, plus my sister has a ton of stuff in the car... Im not exactly thrilled with her driving him I do have blown suspension... and a blown axle... been waiting for the XT6 so I could do 5 lug and get the suspension I want and 5 lug etc

I'll grab a tape measure and some sockets then

I'm not a good welder anymore lol. News on the rear seats anyone?

Reviving this old thread? Cant be too bad since its mine right? Do XT6 rear seats fit in a GL... I got an 88 XT6 parts car I want to put the front seats in Ned, and the rear seats too, since I already have grey seats in a blue interior, I dont wanna mismatch EA82 rears, with XT6 fronts with a blue interior haha.

Would be a good idea to flush the radiator, and just for good measure put in an OEM thermostat (even if yours is OEM) and probably replace the hoses... you should be okay but if you arent careful, the overheating could blow your HG and warp the heads.... Do you have a secondary car you can use by chance?

Made some introductions today. "Ned, meet the XT6. She has no name because I wont be keeping her after I get the parts for you off of her... Dont be jealous and continue running great please" Not sure if he believes me, had a "rev up and die" episode 2 hours after the introductions... finicky little car.

I dont have A/C but my sister uses the heater and defroster... This "maybe" will tie into my other problem... The car dies randomly... It like, sucks excess air into the air filter and dies... because I hear it suck the air loudly as it dies, but it ONLY does it when its not warmed up over the 2nd line on the temp gauge when the defroster/heater is on....

I dont SEE it leaking unfortunately, I just get to hear about the puddle on the floor and when I saw it I was like, whoa thats not just from someones wet feet... guess Ill crawl under there with a flashlight... PLEASE NO RUST

The passenger side floorboard has a decent amount of water on it... and its been raining quite a bit... so that has to be related somehow... Had a few ideas: -Windshield seal leaking? - Could I source one or just replace the windshield and get a new gasket installed too? I dont have any cracks that I know of. -Heater core busted? - This is hopefully not the case. Anything else? - Just appears to be on the passenger floorboard. Car is a 1986 Subaru GL Sedan (EA82)

Welcome to USMB from another Portland'er-ish. Stuck on the hillsboro side of it all... but still in the area! You can upload pictures with Photobucket... just use the IMG code after uploading your picture to photobucket.

Shes home for now. Up to my sisters for storage then out to Stuarts for the swap. Will be putting up a parts thread for those interested. PM me but dont post in here about parts you want.

Heres a lifted Legacy sedan, there arent many. Might talk to him to see if he can help you with pics/descriptions of his build. The owner is Markus56. http://www.ultimatesubaru.org/forum/showpost.php?p=1147111&postcount=306

Its up to you, but in terms of motors, I wouldnt skimp out. Order one from 1stsubaruparts.com or one of the other OEM subaru internet stores, Im sure theres more Im not mentioning. Maybe theres a STANT thermostat for the DL? - http://www.ultimatesubaru.org/forum/showthread.php?t=128919 Heres one for $10.35 plus shipping (or order more than $25 lol) http://www.amazon.com/Stant-45859-SuperStat-Thermostat-Fahrenheit/dp/B000C823WI/ref=sr_1_2?s=automotive&ie=UTF8&qid=1354099187&sr=1-2&ymm=1988%3Asubaru%3Adl&keywords=STANT+thermostat+1988+subaru+dl Just go with OEM.. sure maybe you make the woman happy, but what if it fails, overheats and goes kaboom... then its walkin in the cold, no bueno.

YUPP I love my little EA82. Needs a new motor, but Ive taken on some pretty rough drives and hard shifts for the last 20K on a bad HG and the motor still is hanging on... having weber carb issues at the moment though...

BOOM Performance parts for the EA82

At idle Ned can compete with a WRX. At full RPMs hes a lot louder than most of the WRXs I see. I swear my car is special as its the fastest EA82 Ive every driven, and Ive driven 10+

I was shocked to find out that some rally cars use the 4X140 pattern... My ex showed me a picture on her phone, of a rally wheel... it was most definitely a 4X140 BBS!