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Is there any other options for the radius rod bushings besides going to heim joints?

Found the answer to my question in another thread. The axle hits the lower control arm mount. Lucky for me I'm still using the ea81 subframe witch has the control arm mount farther forward so the axle won't hit anything. So what else limits travel?

Do you mean bottoming out on the lower control arm mount or hitting the sides of the cross member when turning?

I've read plenty of other "long travel" threads and they all seem to end in "the axle limits travel, without $$$ custom axles you wont achieve anything." Well lets say I had some high angle axles, what would limit travel then? I seem to remember a few threads about super beetle front struts for more travel. Did any tangible results ever come from this?

I would pass on trying to use the MK4 cup holders. They don't hold anything very well and are getting very hard to find as they break easily. This info coming from a former MK4 kid. I think #2 would be your best bet.

I recently swapped an ej25d and 5 speed dual range into my '80 Gl wagon and now im having very mild clutch slip problems. It seems using an ea82 clutch kit just doesn't cut it for the ej25. Even though the kit I got was supposedly a step above stock. I have read multiple times to use the xt6 pressure plate, but I seem to recall that they don't make those PP's any more and that any xt6 clutch kit you can find nowadays uses the ea82 PP. Has anybody had any luck using aftermarket performance clutches? One of the only ones I have found is SPEC but they don't list power capability just "Stages" for their kits. Any clutch reviews or suggestions are very much appreciated. Here is a pic of the 5 speed next to the old 4 speed because threads without pics are boring haha.

So far I have developed a couple little issues with the swap. First being an intermittent no crank. It has only done it twice and both times i just used a screwdriver at the starter terminals to start it so I'm hoping it just a bad starter button (No key). Both times its happened I have been in a hurry to go somewhere so i haven't tested it yet but hope to soon. My second problem is my clutch slips. Its only when I'm getting on it in 4th gear right around 4000rpm (Witch is about peak torque for the ej25) and when trying to go up a hill at speed in 5th. I was expecting something like this to happen as the clutch came from Rockauto. It was supposedly a step above OEM for the ea82 witch apparently isn't enough. I'm thinking about swapping to a beefier SPEC clutch soon. I wanted to get bigger tires but Ill need the clutch fixed before I can do that. I'm also working on a "larger then most" suspension lift with the hopes of changing very little of the existing setup. Ill give more info out on that when the plan comes closer to being put into action. Even with the clutch slip the car is still very capable and easy to drive comfortably. Definitely worth the effort.

That sounds about right. Small narrow flat head near the bottom of the carb

Thanks! Yeah I was at WCSS. I widened mine 3/8 of an inch but you could probably get away with a little less. I didnt want to sit there for an hour with a diegrinder so i used a drill bit and a cut off wheel.

EJ swap time! I had actualy planned to do this a few months from now but my ea71 had other plans. The headgasket went out one day on my way home from work. No big deal right? I took my time and spent about a week replacing it. All was good until the following weekend. We had got about 6 inches of snow here in St Helens and i was out having fun in the Subarus natural environment. I was driving responsible just putting along up a hill when the throttle sticks wide open.There is nothing i can do to bring the rpms down aside from throw it in a lower gear to stop the uncontrollable acceleration and shut it off. this happened in about the worse possible spot as there was no safe place to pull over (narrow country roads). So i was forced to coast a ways and then start the engine again for a little bit, then shut it off. I had to do this about 8 times as the safest place was about a mile away. I pull over and turn off the car. Looking around finds nothing out of the ordinary. I start the car again and it sounds like its running on 2 cylinders. Im just barely able to limp the car home only to find out the headgasket went out again. It was at this point I said "F**k it, Im putting in an ej now" and tare down began that night. I probably could have gotten away without removing the dash but at the time I thought it was a good idea. If I was you I would try to avoid that at all costs. Its bad Now i had heard multiple different people say that the ea81 tank would cause fuel starve issues and that the lines where to small, others say they worked fine So i decided to do a little upgrade that i knew would work. Hello 17gal RCI fuel cell Now the original plan was to make it fit in the stock location without cutting up the floor buuuut that didnt happen. With only a 4 inch lift there just wasnt enough room. If i had a 6 inch lift i probably could have made it fit Here are some pics of the underside and the custom mustach bar to make it fit Since you cant use a 4 speed sr top starter on an ej this was the perfect chance to swap to a 5 speed dr. 4 speed on the top and 5 speed on the bottom Next was actually finding an ej because up until this point i didnt have one yet. I got lucky and found a wrecked 98 outback with the ej25d for $500 picked it up and drove it home. The dash in that came apart much easier then the GL. I spent maybe an hour or so every day one week to tear the harness down from this To this Then it was time for engine mock-up. Being a DOHC it didnt quite clear the frame rails. I could have gotten away with just clearancing for the timing cover but i decided to go the full length of the engine as valve cover and spark plug clearance was tight. The next problem was the radiator hoses witch now didnt fit. So i went down to Macs Radiator and for $60 they put new outlets on After taking almost a month the swap was finally done. But as with anything there was a few little problems. Taking it out on its first drive, I had gone about 60 miles, and then i started having problems going into gear. Come to find out i had modified the ea82 clutch cable to fit in the ea81 but the ea81 cable has a grommet that prevents the cable being pulled out of the clamp where the ea82 doesnt need because its bolted to the pedal assembly. Without said gromet whenever i would push on the clutch it would pull the cable housing out of the clamp rather then disengage the clutch. So i came up with another bracket. its just a fender washer welded to the top of the bracket to prevent it from being pulled out. i cut a little more out of the cable pocket after i took the pic but you get the idea. So far it has worked great Driving along one night and after getting on it a little I smell a strong coolant smell. I get somewhere i can pull over and find this. The lower radiator hose literally fell off. And yes the clamp was tight. i purchased the flexible stainless steel radiator hoses from Summit Racing thinking they would make the swap easier. Turns out they don't allow enough flex. I went down to NAPA and got a real radiator hose for like $12 and haven't had an issue since, although that was only 2 days ago. Even with all the little problems I love the ej swap. Hands down the best thing Ive done to this car so far. Even with the rpm limited to 4500 (No vss yet) its still MUCH faster. Having the low range also makes it much more capable, even with having an open rear diff in currently.

This is going to be the build thread of my 1980 gl wagon. But before i can get to the fun stuff of how it is now, I have to give a little back story. I bought the car about 2 1/2 years ago form an old coworker. It was stock and boring but I loved it immediately. Picked it up for $500 and drove it straight to my buddy's house where we proceeded to cut the muffler off. That drive home is also when i realized how bad the rust was because the exhaust fumes almost put me to sleep haha I got the car with the intention of slamming it. Up until now i had been into lowered Volkswagens. So i found some 13inch temp spares, reclocked the rear torsion bars, and found another set of struts that i simply removed the springs from. Surprisingly it wasn't to bad to drive. It was quit a bit quicker with the smaller tires. It was fun but a little impractical. So after a few weeks it went back to stock and became my daily driver and i have been slowly modifying it ever since Now that you are up to speed its time for the fun stuff to start.

Weber calls it the Idle Air mixture screw but it controls AF for any throttle position besides wide open throttle. Have you tried adjusting the choke? That is usually the problem when a Weber is hard to cold start.

Looking at the front of the car, the adjustment screw is pointed about 45degrees to the passenger side. Almost directly at the distributor. Screw it out to add more fuel. start in small infringements. Like 1/4-1/2 turn and continue until you're satisfied.

Post up some pics and specs of your lifted rides! Please keep your comments for other threads, this is a picture thread only. 1980 GL EA71 32/36 Weber SJR 4inch lift and 5x205 wheel adapters Boxed control arms on widened subframe Reclocked torsion bars and air shocks Welded diff Recap knockoff 26inch super swampers Lots of other little things

I recently smashed my front bumper and need ideas for a new one. Post some pics of your custom bumpers for inspiration. My 1980 gl