Kostamojen

I now have a key Took the ignition to a locksmith near work during lunch. The key works for all the doors/trunk and even the gas cap! I might work on trying to start it this weekend...

Thats your photo I spent hours GIS'ing for FF-1 pics and randomly found that... As for the swap, yes I know you already posted whats possible, but that site has it all layed out and listed nicely for future reference

I just dismantled the steering wheel/column (to remove the ignition so I can take it to work and see if we can make a key or find the key code at least) and the turn signal stalk/roll converter is toast, definatly need a new one there...

I have the 1100 not the 1300. I'm going to give it a shot and see how its running, but I need a key and an oil cap first :-p (i'll borrow a battery from another car) This car doesnt have much to work with... Its not a car that can be truely "restored". But it all depends on what parts I can find as to what will be done with the car. If the engine works and works well, i'll keep it, but almost all the wiring needs work/replacing and it will probably need a rebuild. If I do have to rebuild it, i'd like to go with a more reliable non-sleeved block (IE EA71) at least. But once again, it depends all on what I can get for the car and what I can't get... That is what will decide its fate more than anything else.

Trust me when I say they arent really "frames"... Barely even held onto the door at all.

I would do an EJ swap into it simply because EJ's are so much less maintenance and I know folks who could actually wire it up properly... But it just wont fit with this suspension/chassis/transmission.

Jackpot! Great EA engine swap info http://www.vintagesubaruparts.com/engswap.htm

Is this the dash on the car you are talking about? http://www.ultimatesubaru.org/photos/showphoto.php?photo=17337&cat=500&ppuser=128 That dash is sooo much better than the one I have... Can't tell how good of condition it is though, but its definatly something I could work with more than the one I have.

So that rusted ff-1 you posted on page 2 of this thread is one of Charlies? Sorry about the confusion, i'm just well, confused :-p

I know what you mentioned in the first sentance, but i'm not understanding who charlie is and why he has ff-1 stuff and whats going on with all that...

What about a cam-ed EA71 with the 32/36, how much tuning/re-jeting would that require and could it improve the top-end performance? And which 32/36, the water, manual or electric choke? How about using one on an EA61?

I'm guessing we aren't talking about the NOS parts anymore but something else?

Oh wow, check out this racing footage of an FF-1 in Japan! http://www.linkclub.or.jp/~katou/racingfiscotalk.html http://www.linkclub.or.jp/~katou/racingfisco1.html http://www.linkclub.or.jp/~katou/racingfisco2.html

Thats what I figured Honestly, i'm holding off buying parts until I know exactly what you've got. Plus, I have LOTS of work to do with this car before I need to worry about getting replacement parts...

The only thing I found was that lense and the turn signal stalk which i'm not sure is the right one even... However, I did just find this... http://cgi.ebay.com/SUBARU-1000-FF1-FRONT-TURN-SIGNAL-LIGHT-RIGHT-SIDE-JDM_W0QQitemZ140138986580QQihZ004QQcategoryZ50142QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem

$27 + $7 for a lense? Thats more than the original MSRP for it! (FYI, it shows that part number as still active). I cant find the other FF-1 stuff he has listed though...

BTW, I just put this diagram together using the FSM showing how the body is constructed...

Day 5: So today I didnt have much time to work, but I managed to get the rotten rear seats out and vacuum up back there... Didnt take much time or work, but it did give me a MUCH clearer idea of what i'm working with.. For reference, this car doesnt seem to have frame rails. And that black cover on the rear seat is the top of the gas tank. That rear strut-bar looking thing is basically just a seat brace. VERY different chassis from most modern cars. As you can see, the floor board definatly has to go. I'm not sure what to do about that yet, I need to get in contact with some sort of restoration shop in order to deal with the bodywork this car needs... Anyone have any local references in my area??? (Sacramento, CA) Anyway, heres the pics...

:eek: Oh, and ill be posting more photos shortly... Did some work with the rear seat area, including removing the rear seats, the crappy rear carpet, and the seatbelts...

Day 4: Well I spent today cleaning up the engine bay and under the engine bay with water, simple green, and some brake cleaner... I also washed the car for the first time, and removed the "P.O.S." painted on the trunk. I lowered it onto all four wheels finally too... The fronts clear fine so far, but the rears once someone gets in the car hit the fenders... Anyway, heres some pics from today!

Crap, only the ignition is still active

Oooh, I just got the part numbers for new locks... Trunk = 651694110 RH door = 651693080 LH door = 651693090 Ignition = 651699010

Woot!!! Those are still availible! All the other part numbers are showing "obsolete" but they are still valid... New valid part number for the boot: 731335000

Shouldnt be much of a problem, they are a pretty generic design. I found a recent photo of an FF-1 with the front shocks replaced. The rears shouldnt be difficult either, they might even be simular to other 70's model Subarus. What I'm REALLY concerned about replacing are all the completely worn out bushings that need replacing, and the ball joints on the tie rods...