ShawnW

next in line for the cruise control kit

Me. Email it to me. shawnw@ultimatesubaru.org

Ran from the end of the oil pump to the drivers side of the radiator and between it and the front bumper they bolted the oil cooler. ITs hooked to the headlight cage basically on the drivers side. I dont have one that is mounted in the car right now but I do have one hanging on the garage wall that I could take a picture of (factory oil cooler). Shawn

Id also like to see Mudrat make some rollbars since he is starting up a business doing that sort of thing right now. Personally I dont try to compete with him, hes great with a welder and I just do it on the side with a guy at the folks shop. I do all the cutting, etc and have the guy weld what I want up. I am learning to weld as I go. I make the "SteelyDel" guards but they aren't really competition with Mudrat in my opinion. The guards I make are more of a duplicate of the factory guard, enhanced a little here and there. Mudrat historically has made stuff that is meant for mud, rocks, trees, etc and is a lot tougher than a SteelyDel guard but also a lot heavier and not quite as stock looking. The SteelyDel tends to look like it rolled off the dealer lot with it on there and they are great for a street/highway use vehicle. They have proven themselves against the deer too. Needed repaired afterwards but saved some damage on the car. Merely my opinion. I am just glad we have the talents we have on this board. Otherwise we would be running around in a bunch of vehicles that look exactly the same and have no custom anything. That would be kindof like what was going on when the board started. A lift kit was an overseas thing and a brushguard was a "find one in the junkyard" thing.

And if my parents buy the bender for their shop here soon I will probably try making a few of them. Not sure I am ready for the liability stuff though or the guilt when somebody rolls their brat and the rollbar isnt enough to keep them from being smooshed. Then again I would be ready for the kudos when it saves their hide so I guess I will just have to take my chances and put a use at your own risk type of statement on them. I won't be messing around, as in, they wont be cheap to ship cuz they will be REAL metal. Shawn

So it seems you can do it with less but I don't see how you would get it in without a lift kit. I think cutting the chassis is unnecessary the motor LENGTH is the problem not width. Its a TIGHT fit to the radiator.

Glad to see you in a wagon! Shawn

That you and richie both found 360's.

Is it old? There was a guy on here selling a kit to collect the oil and put it back where it goes but I don't remember which one of the guys it was. Its one of the big Atlantic coast guys but thats all I remember.

You can do the work. The alternator is easy, the carburator is a little harder but you have options that make it easier. First, I would try getting a hold of Moosens. See if he has a spare manifold and carburator around for you. If he does he is only a little ways away (up in Bridgeport CT?) and he is probably the most reasonable price you are going to find. He probably has a spare alternator too-- I wouldn't be surprised if he has 20 of them. He's kindof like me in that he parts out a car fairly often and one day he has 20 and the next day he is out of them and asking people if they have one for him. Thats just how parting cars and tossing stuff works. You try to pick what you and your buddies online might need someday and somehow you always get rid of the part that you need a week later. If he doesnt have an Alternator an auto parts store will have them for under 100 bucks with a lifetime warranty. You could also get an auto electric shop to rebuild it, these guys know their stuff and do a much better rebuild job than the corporate outfits supplying parts stores do (IMO). Personally I would get the alternator checked out by somebody else because mechanics see them as fast cash cuz they are so easy to replace. The carter carbs are known for being kindof junk. You can send one to the guy Kerry at roobuilders which is found via http://www.ccrengines.com. A very reputable shop out in Denver that really knows how to rebuild Subaru carburators. Their site says they have done extensive testing on CW carbs to get rid of the known factory defects. When I replace a carburator, I tend to just take one from a junkyard car and take the whole manifold. Its 6 bolts and an EGR pipe and a few hoses, etc to label but compared to trying to unbolt the carb from the top of the manifold when its in the car, this is a ton easier. Dealer technicians were known for making special wrenches to get the carburators off they are such a pain. You can do it, especially if you are patient and have a good set of basic tools. Any questions just come back on here and ask. A lot of us have done what you are going to do. Best of luck, Shawn

Id leave the condenser in. In my experience the condenser protects the radiator in that the radiator doesnt get a zillion dead bugs trapped in it. That or id get a big oil cooler off some other car with the same oil filter thread as a Subaru, which happens to be a pretty common filter size from my experience. I think one from a Honda would work if they have an oil cooler on any of their Acura or high end cars.

Maybe theres a board member near there that can come help or go on his/her own to take a look and check things for you instead of driving 8 hours. Im really curious as to what the tech at the dealership was indicating was wrong to your wife. Shawn

Did you happen to try the private message feature before using the ATTN post? Sorry to make your post an example for others but the features on the board are new to everybody and we are just trying to show them off and maybe have the board be used to its full capability.

If you want to add one to the water pump you should be able to or you could add another electric one. (what id do).

What are they? Winch mount? More for looks or more for keeping the car from being a mangled mess? Im getting closer and closer to having brushguards in production again. Shawn

And I have a parts car sitting here with AC to boot.....and its not charged anymore so it should be reasonably easy to remove, put new o rings in and install it. It looks like a horrific job but maybe if somebody could find the TSB or something from 84 or so that described how to install the dealer installed AC we would be in business. BTW I shipped it this morning. U know what I am talkin about .

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Subaru Part number is 44305AC361 and list is $220 and Subaruparts.com is shown as stocking the part and selling it for 167.60 plus shipping of around $17. Theres a gasket between the muffler section and the intermediate pipe that you need in order to replace it which is 44022AA210 which is around $7. This assumes you have a 2.5L Outback. Shawn

The front jackpoint is right behind the oil pan on the crossmember plate as you found in your manual. The rear I use the rear differential like the Sears guy told you. Shawn

Isn't much more. I like this 360 but wouldn't a WRX be more fun and more car for the buck? Shawn

Turbo Brat.

If so, that is truly amazing.

EA81T 83-84 coupe or EA82 coupe? Shawn