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I affectionately call the GL "krusty". it fits. I've been laughed at, but mostly I get comments about the fenders and 6 lugs

all the above, plus front strut rods, green slime, a machete, come-a-long, ammo...

Howdy Myles, happy to have ya on board. and pics are always good. watch out for the snowball effect! I won't admit how much money I have in my $300 car:D

I'd start with retarding that timing. mine runs well at 12*

Are you maybe stickin your foot to the floor, too early? with the weber having a mechanical secondary, the carb wants to opened gradually, and proportionally to what kind of RPMs your running. my rule of thumb is, if your between 2-3000 RPMs, the throttle should be open 2/3 of the way. between 3-4000, open it 3/4 of the way. 4-5000 = floor it. I could be wrong, but I get good power (hahaha!) driveability and mileage out of it that way.

If both the idle and jetting is set for sea level, an over rich mixture will cause it to run like crap, and you will get the dark sooty splatters out of the tailpipe, and your mileage will be terrible. I wouldn't suspect valve seals just yet. I could be wrong with subaru specifics...but typically valve seals and bad guides will cause smoke upon startup, and then dissipate. on my weber swap, I changed the main jets to 25s, and it runs really well, and I'm around the same elevation as you (well kinda, I go between 6000ft-8000ft daily). my advice would be to do that swap to eliminate carb problems, then see what problems are left after that

hey thanks for that! those are pretty good ideas.

so after spilling my coffee into my console for the gazillionth time, I'm going to ask y'all what you use for cupholders? I usually just wedge the cup between the passenger seat and Pbrake. it usually works okay...but sometimes it doesn't. about all I can find are the stupid ones you can find at walmart, that kindof hook onto the top of the interior door trim. any ideas? pics would be great

I must've had a tailwind or somethin...I got 'er up to 85mph+ on the way to work! haven't calculated it yet, but it was running 4000 rpms in 4th, 3.91 gears and 26" tires. wheee!

that thing is awesome! oddball is right! keep it up, you're an inspiration!

my 84GL has 230k miles, 4 speed, a weber DGEV with a port matched adapter, 2.25" pipes back from the gutted cat with a Thrush turbo muffler at the end. with 195x75-14 BFGs I calculated an average of 26 mpg. about 60% highway, 30% in town, and 10% 4low dirt road hill climb every day. my foot is always in the carb too.

I have 195x75-14s on my stock height 84GL, and I had to take about 3.5" out of the front fenders, and roughly 1.5" from the rears to keep from rubbing. but my 6 lug isuzu wheels stick out more than stock (about 1.5" more) and I drive it like it's stolen...

where's those pics? I've always had pretty good luck running a snow tire through rocks and mud...and snow!

I agree! 6 lug wheels are everywhere! hubs can be done yourself...but I had mine done at a machine shop for $100. my concern was not with getting the spacing right, but with ensuring that the seats for the studs are absolutely flat. irregular seating surfaces cause weak spots in both the stud and the hub...but that's just me.

whoops! welcome aboard! I often skip over the meet'n'greet section and go straight to technical BS. your brother has good taste in cars, bein stuck on brats. (although early GLs make a fine alternate) I like your car too...but chevy? eeeyuck! meh, to each his own I guess! I'm kindof just a hanger'on around here, but there's a few folks that really know what they're talkin about

one of mine was absolutely fused together too. I tried everything! heat, oils, BFH, pry bars, etc. I even torched off the majority of it and welded a 5/8 nut on as an adapter for a slide hammer. nope. so I torched it off completely and then refurbished both sides with new bearings and seals. and some nickel anti-seize on the splines! what a PIA

I've bent those so many times, I keep spares in the car! definitely a weak link. although, it's almost like a "fuse", in that it gives way and keeps other things from breaking....I think.

the butterfly for the choke, or the throttle? in it's final days, my hitachi gave me idling fits too

nice cars! good job! thanks for making me feel inferior about MY cars! jk...I'll give you a "gently used" 84GL for that WRX:banana:

my old hitachi had a vacuum secondary.... the vac. sec. is similar to what's on a Holley (my specialty) and to verify that it opens, do this; attach a ziptie to the rod/link connecting the secondary diaphragm to the throttle shaft. make sure it's at the top of the shaft, up against the diaphragm housing. go for a drive and really stick your foot in it...if the secondaries are operating normally, the zip tie will have been pushed lower on that link.

so, on these hills, did your brat used to do better? or has it always been like this? my 84 is a gutless wonder. there's a lot of hills where I'm at and it's really frustrating for a lead footed character like myself. I resign myself to staying in the slow lane...unless I'm going downhill with a tailwind! what is the absolute worst...goin down the highway, you have built up that hard earned momentum that you've been workin on for the last 10 minutes... you go to pass a couple of cars in the slow lane....and the rear car cuts you off, paces the other car for a bit, and then hits the gas and takes off...leaving you stuck in nthe slow lane behind the 1st guy you were tryin to pass in the 1st place. or when gettin on the interstate, the car in front of you goes 35mph until the end of the ramp...and then floors it to merge at the last minute...leaving you obstructing traffic in the slow lane:banghead: if nothing else, my car has taught me to be patient

do a compression test. rings may be shot

A Ford 302 weighs less, and is externally quite a bit smaller than a SBC. a 302, C4 automatic and dana 20 Tcase from an early bronco, tied in to 'yota axles would be a pretty badass ride

if you have a carb, vacuum gauges are essential for tuning for sure.

at a job I used to have we went through a lot of drill bits. I'm pretty handy with a bench grinder...but for people without that knack, the drill doctor worked pretty good. on the really bad ones, I'd rough in the edge, and then they'd finish with the drill doctor. well worth the money, IMO