Kostamojen

Oh snap! PMing you!

That dude talked to the wrong exhaust shops... The local places here in Sacramento would fabricate a full exhaust no problemo for just a couple hundred. Catalytic converters cost extra of course, but you can source out your own CARB legal cat and have everything custom made for cheap. He's just speaking to the wrong people.

Put me on the list.

Cool. Is that part up on the Summit Racing site, or do I need to give them a buzz like you did?

How did you get that steering wheel to fit? I've got an extra wheel like that too... If I could get it to fit the wagon, it would rock!

Wow! Did you clean up the rear suspension too and paint it? Or get new parts?

If the chassis is the same, they should work.

The front strut inserts are on that classic car website too: http://store.classicgarage.com/gl1.html Although ill probably just take those part numbers and order them from somewhere else...

Tried that, didnt come up with any legitimate links, hense had to ask for a link. Thanks Subieguy.

I could use a pair as well.

Got a link?

Question, where did you get rear shocks from? And what brand are they?

I lucked out and found a junkyard motor without the A/C, so I took all the corresponding brackets required and used those. Yanked the rest of the A/C stuff out as well (it was non-functional)

Oil pumps, water pumps, valve cover gaskets, engine headgaskets/other gaskets are still availible... Carb kits still availible as well, along with the corresponding gaskets. No clue about the transmission seals though...

Is it just the front carpet, or the passanger carpet too? Cause my carpet is one big piece, and connects to the rear trunk/wagon area carpet via buttons and velcro... Does yours have that too? And what about the gas pedal, my gas pedal is riveted into the floor

Thats what it sounds like... I want pics first to make sure my carpet is the same in my '78

LOL! No, not shag 2.5RSMatt over on RS25.com had some thick black carpet installed in his RS... Significantly better quality and thickness/feel than the stock carpet (I saw it in person before he moved). That would look great in my project wagon!

Woot for pics! I'm thinking thick black carpet...

Wow, is this carpet for the whole car or just the rear?

I have two explainations for the change in mileage: 1) They added a smog pump to the 97 Legacy Turbos (outback included). This might not increase mileage, but it is a major change. 2) The SI-Drive. The SI drive in fuel-efficient mode gives you more MPG because it isnt putting out as much HP... Hense the difference.

I just checked my '78 service manual, but It doesnt seem to include brats It just says the 4 headlight grill was for "hardtops and 4WD"

LOL! I used to be able to squeel one of the front tires on a turn from a stop with my '78... But that was with ************ty 165 series tires that werent in that great of shape... With my new 205 series tires, it NEVER squeels anymore and it can actually make hard turns without loosing traction much like my Impreza

Now thats what im talkin about The VTD is pretty awesome for the loose stuff. It just needs a non-open front dif and it would rock. Anyway, autos were never standard on Foresters, its an option. 5mt's are standard. And you can get a 98 forester for ~6k now, possibly less if you find a deal or one with high mileage.

Did some interior cleaning in the wagon today. The metal piece that holds down the trunk carpet was really rusty and was getting worked on (IE de-rusted) so I decided to take every interior bit off the back and clean out all the dirt and such... Found some interesting things under the rear seat Some pics: Everything removed v What it looks like without the rear seats and with the interior bits back in place minus the carpet, I thought about leaving it like this... v And here it is all back together again with the carpets all cleaned up and the seat folded down (I had no idea the bottom seat flipped up! I didnt realize it until I went to unbolt it and found hinges!) v I cant decide if I want to leave it carpet less or with carpets... You can see the carpet isnt 100%, but the rear trunk space has 0 rust (there was some rust under the rear seat, but I sanded it and painted it over today). I could leave the rear seat out, or leave it in, but I'm just not sure... I think ill decide how ill run it later on when its all finished with paint and such, it might look funky with a blue paint job and a tan metal trunk area... Oh, and one final pic, of me taking over the garage for the day

I dont think any US vendor has parts for a "rex'...