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You mean exactly like in the picture below?! Not only is that cracked, which is allowing the mount to move a bit, but the stopper that held the cable to that mount sheared off the cable. Since the cable itself was still in tact and attached to the pedal, it looked like it was still working under the hood when I took my first look, but I'm sure this is the issue. New cable is being shipped, any ideas for the pedal box? I would have done this but I was in bumper to bumper traffic, so once I got it moving there was nowhere to go, pretty frustrating to say the least.

I have a '74 DL1400, and the clutch was replaced within the last year. While driving it today in stop and go traffic I had a couple rough 1->2 shifts as well as trouble getting it into 1st. All of a sudden, I felt a pop and the clutch pedal went all the way to the floor, the clutch pedal felt like it wasn't engaging at all (light and free feeling), and I could not get it into any gear. This unfortunately happened in rush hour traffic on a busy freeway, leaving me no choice but to get a tow home. Once home I checked out the clutch cable and it's in tact and operating fine. What gives? Clutch fork? Any advice for troubleshooting would be appreciated, as this is my daily for now so I am currently out of a car. What can I do to troubleshoot this without dropping the motor? Thanks!!

I need the plastic license plate/light cover for a gen 1 sedan, as well as the door handle lever for the inside drivers door (the metal handle that opens the door from the inside). I know those are specific requests, but any chance you have either?

Not sure if this is common knowledge, but i couldn't find the answer by searching, but the Redline/Weber kit for '76 gen1 1600/1800 applications is a direct bolt on to the 1400. Car is running/idling much smoother now with the Weber. Still needs some more fine tuning though, it's running a bit rich.

I really don't want to do anything irreversible to the car. A 5 spd swap seems pretty easy, and a very nice thing to have on the highway. My revs are pretty high at 70+mph. I'm not opposed to keeping the EA63, but I do need a new carb because the Hitachi is not idling correctly. Looking for suggestions of what to do with the EA63. The owner gave me what looks like a second EA63 long block (sb and heads/valve covers). If the EA63 is a good motor I'd like to rebuild that one, but looking to squeeze out all the tq/hp I can out of it, since it's '74 it's smog exempt so no concerns there.

I'm not trying to make the car fast, or beat/race anyone. The specB is fast enough for me. My main interest in the 5spd is to be able to do longer highway trips with the car. I figure if I actually end up doing the swap why keep the EA63? Even without trying to beat anyone, I can certainly appreciate a little more torque and throttle response in a car this light. I would just like it to be a little more zippy around town. Does anyone know if I can bolt the Redline Weber 32/36 kit to the EA63 directly? The Hitachi is having some issues idling, and the Weber seems like a nice upgrade. Sorry if some of these questions have been asked before, I definitely appreciate all the advice.

Thanks for all the info guys! Yea, at first I wanted to do an EJ swap and 4wd conversion, but I think I'll probably just keep it lightweight and more original. I'd like to maybe swap in a 5spd and either EA 71 or 81 with p&p heads, cam grind, weber, etc. I'd also like to stiffen up the suspension a bit, any recommendations there?

NOS? I am not familiar, what is that?

Yea I've actually been working on reconstructing that rear license plate light cover. I have no idea where to find one so I'm remaking it out of bondo/fiberglass, we'll see how it goes. Sometimes I miss actually having winters, but clean cars are a nice benefit of the perpetual sunshine.

Yes, I meant EA71 vs EA81. How involved is an EJ swap on these gen1's? Thanks! I had to travel far and wide to find a nice low mileage specB, but I love it. There is some minor rust/bubbling around the bottom edges of the doors, but the chassis looks pretty solid and rust free. It seems to be in perfect condition to just keep as a driver for now. Down the road when I have more time I'll likely do more of a full build. The carpet really seems to be the thing in the worst shape right now, does anyone know where I could get a gen1 carpet kit?

It's original color, but I doubt it's original paint. It's in pretty good shape though. How does the ea81 compare to ea81? Does the 81 have a big advantage or not so much?

Hello all! I bought this car about 6 months ago, but sold it to a friend because I knew he'd care for it, and he needed a dd. He just got a new car so I bought it back and would like to fix it up a little bit, as well as possibly swap in an ea71/81 with a 5spd. Maybe in the distant future I would undertake a build like this one, just don't have the time currently: http://legacygt.com/forums/showthread.php/1986-subaru-leone-sti-turbo-197985.html?t=197985&highlight=leone+sti I'm familiar with the 05-09 legacy platform, as I've owned a couple, but very new to the older subarus. It looks like there's a lot of great info on this forum. I'd love to hear any impressions or build opinions any of you have. I'd like to keep it simple for awhile, but feel the 1.4 and 4spd are lacking a bit.

Beautiful car! Do you have any more interior pics?