nkmilesAE95

Anyone have a part number for the steering rack bushings? Mine are toastada

I wish all these danged dual ranges were closer. They are pretty hard to come by out this way. Someone will surely scoop this up. Good luck

Hey man - any pics? I am in need of doing the same after lifting my wagon - pics would be MUCH appreciated. thanks!

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D/R tranny and interior trim pieces? Good to see there are some floating around this part of the country.

Alright - i finally got my lift (Thanks Gloyale). I got a good chance to work on it this weekend and have everything installed but the strut toppers. I didn't have to lengthen my pitch rod - i plan to lengthen my steering coupler tonight and deal with shift linkage when i get the car back on all 4 tires. One thing that i am having some issues with is the intake hose from air box to intake - how did you guys lengthen this? I could get a generic 3" hose and reducer to make it work, but what about the PCV and vacuum line? And also, that strange cylindrical cavity that is sticking out of the side of the hose? Anybody know what purpose this serves? Is there a longer option available? The car is coming together and looks rather amusing rolling on the stock wheels and tires. Tires will be next! Come on paycheck...

I did a bit of searching and couldn't find much about this topic - so i shall ask. I have an 88 GL Turbo and eventually want to re-route the exhaust as i am lifting the car, and i want to upgrade the exhaust. When i do this, i want to put a high flow cat and possibly a magna flow muffler. I also plan to bump up to 2.25" or 2.5" pipe. Has anyone out there upgraded the exhaust on an EA82T? What did you use? Pipe diameter?? - this is my main concern as i know a high flow cat is a high flow cat, and mufflers are pretty much a preference for sound etc. Any suggestions would be stellar. My goal is to boost performance a bit and to make that little EA82T boxer sound good. Cheers Nate

Your stuff look great man - i will patiently wait for an EA82T header. Keep up the good work!

I totally dig this man! The panel look will be sick when it is done. I'm glad to see your vision coming to life. I'm curious to see what comes of this beast.

Good chance it is called the "engine stabilizer bushing" The Subaru dealer i get parts from has it as well and has no problem finding parts for my 88 GL. OP - you should contact another dealer, surely there is one around that can get you parts for your Brat

Great info once again Miles. It is greatly appreciated. I am going to inquire about the diff but may take you up on the offer. Running a 3.9 final gear would be ideal. Any way to tell which is which by looking at a picture? Thanks again man

I have recently acquired an '88 GL, my first Subaru, and am looking for a D/R transmission. My understanding is that there were a few models offered. The most highly desired is the trans with a separate lever to shift 4H and 4L. If you are looking at the tranny, is there an obvious way to tell between the two? Anything that a vin number would tell you? I have been using sites such as partshotline.com and car-part.com as there are practically no Subarus, let alone of that era, in the junkyards around here. Most places i have called have the parts out of the car, and arent able to tell me which style of tranny they have. They just have them listed as 5sp, dual range, non-turbo/turbo. I found a non-turbo tranny that came out of a low mile car ~70k for relatively cheap ($250 shipped) but they have no idea which style it is. Also - my car is a turbo EA82 - what are the differences between the turbo and non-turbo trans? The turbo trans are full time 4wd? Please excuse my ignorance - i am a new, excited member of the Subaru world. Thanks in advance for your help guys. I have a 3" lift on the way from Highguyslifts and got a set of 6 lug wheels that i am cleaning up. I am planning to redrill my hubs when i get the lift in order to run the toyota wheels. I am super pumped about this car. The D/R tranny will be my last mod for a while as i am quickly running out of money!

Highguyslift.com - just ordered a lift from these guys myself. They offer a 3" and a 4" that are "full drop" thus keeping all geometry at stock angles. To my knowledge, SJR doesn't offer such a kit. All of his kits stress axles 1" over stock geometry. I went with the 3" full drop as my 88 GL spends 90% on the pavement. Gloyale is the guy to contact if you are interested in the highguyslift - from my experience, it may take him a bit of time to get back to you - but he will and can answer any questions you have about their stuff. Only down fall is that they are made to order, as are SJR kits. Highguys are currently waiting on steel to produce my strut toppers I will follow up with quality of construction etc when it arrives...

Car looks great man. I love your attention to detail. I would love to have a Legacy around this year in this good of shape. Well done my friend!

For those of you who have installed a lift and had to replace coolant/rad hoses, shift linkage, etc - any pointers? What did you do for rad hoses? Is there one out there that works? ANY pointers are greatly appreciated. Thanks!