the sucker king

so does the car! have you seen the beaters thread in the off topic forum?

wow... you can't say d u m b a s s on the new board.

so i may be a ******* but...ea81 turbos were FI? i din't realize that. does that mean it's relatively easy to convert a regular ea81 to FI, being that the parts are out there. what other differences/obsticles are out there?

whilst pilfering the wheels off an '83 brat at a junkyard i noticed it had rear discs. i assumed they were stock. you say no?

turbo hatch, anyone that can confirm that? by incredibly rare do you mean not of this continent?

i may be talking out my rump roast, cause i don't know how ea82s are set up, but on an ea81 the fuel pump runs off of the alternator, and a bad voltage regulator or alternator can make your fuel pump spoob the bed cause it's not gettin the juice. was there a warning light involved? you could hot wire the pump to drive it home, than get your mechanical groove on. coarse you might kill your battery. have a margarrita.

if it's the bearing you could lift the front and wiggle the wheel. it would definately be noticable if it's so bad that it happens when you're driving. i have a little play in both bearings (280k miles +) but it's not noticable driving, so i think you would have a lot of play if the bearings are the culprit. edit: and regarding what the general said, definately look at the axel too, it could act exactly as you described. with the car lifted, rotate the wheel and see if it's binding at any point. let me know what you find, i'm interested.