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Pierobon, Yeah, I noticed Sao Paulo and recognized the style. I'm sure cleaning the place out is a snap, hose it out, pressure washer for the extra tough spots! AAND, I'll add that its not JUST the heat you're contending with, its the humidity too! THAT is the real kicker! Here in Moab, temps get over 100+, often over 110F for a few days or a week or two, but with humidity like 6%-12% its okay. It sucks but its escapeable and passable. that said, flip flops are a standard though here!! But it does get like -15-20F and colder too. . . . I certainly appreciate the simpler construction methods and materials there (and elsewhere too)! Our "stick-built" homes are a different matter for sure, as well as cost, but then with seasonality in latitude, different means for different reasons I haven't made it to Brazil yet, but yes to the Dominican, Costa Rica and I have family in Honduras (thus I got to meet JesZek and made it there November 5 years ago. I definitely appreciate your "third world place"! Apologies for the tangential mini hijack (and I'd love to see some of your country and country-land photos Pierobon murfmv! carry on! there's some good info in here!

Copy Pierobon's beta, You won't need to lift and prop as high as mine is shown. My rig is 3+ inches over stock, thus pretty high on truck stands to get the wheels off to begin with. I don't remember 100% but I may have been swapping the rear differential also in this project, so it was good to have the car high up. Also, with the lift, it makes pulling axles a bit more work too, so the tips Pierobon mentioned would all be good and valid in a non-lifted rig, probably valid for a stock outback as well. This shot is also a little extraordinary, more for the pic than the process, you don't need nearly this overhead space... Its nice to get the thing high to work underneath getting the exhaust and drive shaft out and the shift linkages off, but then you could drop it back down low for the trans-eng pull. Additionally, as you're pulling, once you get the oil pan out past the rad support, you can shimmy forward and tilt without having to keep pulling up and forward. It's nice to have the hoist chained pretty low to the engine to maximize lift-ability too, but that'll also minimize total overhead space requirements. Copy not wanting to push the car out in winter, but if you do the work in the front of the garage it won't be THAT bad to push the car out, roll the stuff forward then bring the car back in, and you gain a little reassurance room. Take tips and tricks from folks that have pulled many engines (check out milesfox's got a youtube channel. there's amusing "day-in-the-life" footage but he's also loaded with tips and tricks). Admittedly I've dropped the transmission once for a clutch and transmission swap, and pulled the engine-transmission twice (once for engine seals and timing/water pump and the other for another transmission swap), and I definitely recommend the combo!!

If they turned the same way then either that Outback has some wicked-sick awesome front LSD, OR yeah, there's some bad things going on in there...

Well, yeah! Who doesn't wrench in flip-flops? https://mail.google.com/mail/u/0/?ui=2&ik=3798e1c67c&view=fimg&th=14e31c8cefd7cf2a&attid=0.1&disp=inline&safe=1&attbid=ANGjdJ9PDV7OXgxFtj7yWVw5m6IV8ZYlxvVyymELoqG1q0jdqXaJIu6U7slmQzyrQLPWPEBuqJtLUuAEJJmQ6vXw3eF_Xg0g_SncLTPQXS6PylSOEmgLXlXCjrak04w&ats=1435354324233&rm=14e31c8cefd7cf2a&zw&sz=w1890-h842 Note: radiator pulled as indicated above, that extra little bit of wiggle room is invaluable and while you don't need to remove the hood, it's just 4 bolts to do so. BUT, hood opens very wide, and hood prop can be relocated to the strut tower where there's an additional port for it to prop the hood nearly vertical And yes, extra strong props and kudos for the cleanliness of your garage (tiled walls and floor! ), not to mention your car, engine and transmission Pierobon !!

and you can do that on the ground with trans and everything IN the car. punch, hammer and a pry bar. with time, $ave $$ When you had the car up and hand turned the right wheel, then when it began binding and the left turned, which way did it turn, same or opposite?

totally! you could drain and pull the radiator(s) to make that critical angle a bit easier too, and you can prop the hood EXTRA open with a nifty subaru trick. BUT are you SURE you need to pull the trans for this? You may have already but check other easier obvious things first, like a bad half shaft, bud/warped/misaligned rotor, etc. etc.

*sigh* you mean besides rust? lol I'm glad to see she's going to move on and live on though. props K, and congrats on the familial addition! keep your chin up, and drink plenty of coffee!

yeah! That guy is a trip. i haven't met him but I think Gary's chatted with him. V-8 and a LSD will take you places!! LOL

I know I'm quoting a really old post but I just have to say. . . . Hell's is a pretty sweet trail!! Its one my buddy (black FJ80...you've seen pix before and chatted with him on other forums) and I would do as an out when our kids were under 2...good rocking to sleep trail Anyhoo, I just wanted to drop this in here, in memory of Hell's Its not the great videography, sound editing or gnar of the trail, but . .. its a subaru sedan out there! Your cruiser is coming along amazingly Tom, mad props to your attention to detail AGAIN!

parade lap day 2

Courtesy of Blue Fox (2" lifted FXT)

300 ACRES OF OPPORTUNITY!!

L a u n c h !

It was dusty!! AND it was F U N !!

It's happening!! They're doing NIGHT RUNS RIGHT NOW, but I have to work

Your energy and positivity will be sorely missed! luego mi amigo.

B T W! Saturday Oct 19 is a FULL MOON!!! prime time for the night rally!!

BUMP! One week away AND COUNTING!! Moab RallyX registration HERE >> http://www.motorsportreg.com/index.cfm/event/event.advert/uidEvent/60B36C32-B88A-4D27-2859BFD329327E42

Registration is up!! Remember this is Oct. 19th & 20th, less than 3 weeks away (and counting)! http://www.motorsportreg.com/index.cfm/event/event.advert/uidEvent/60B36C32-B88A-4D27-2859BFD329327E42

Hooray for PR!! Hooray for family!! Kind of in the same boat (sans dogs) with our OBS and my legacy. The Leg has the bigger back seat for the kiddies, but the OBS is newer and more power, etc. etc. I'm kind of sole on an 09 OB. (maybe a '13 FXT but I need to do that side-by-side comparison Anyhoo, Good luck out in Prescott and say Hi to Jim (from Flag) for me!

TOTALLY do-able!!! I'm working on this with a guy in CO doing this swap in his 02 OBS. . . . . Super awesome details to follow, stay tuned to the forums for the posting (It'll definitely be on the DI forum, I'm not sure if he's on USMB too)

With a little help from Bennie, here's some sweet AUDMness in America!! Fully "factory" cabin

good loocking rigs1 I dig the GL and red OB in the middle! Where was this shot taken? ciao!

Here are a couple Google Earth images of the location. Directions from I-70 @ hwy 191: Head south to Valley City Rd (first major left from hwy 191). It's about 8 miles south of I-70 and you'll cross over the RR tracks when you get on Valley City Rd. This is a compacted improved county road (there is some potash mining exploration going on out there so it's a good road for the mining traffic). From there you take the first veer to the right onto a two-track and follow that to the site. URG may stage at this turn off of Valley City Road. specifics from the Valley City Hwy 191 intersection.

(Per URG) Here are the details everyone. We are also playing with the idea of a night rallycross on Saturday. The URG (Utah Rally Group) is proud to present the Utah Region RallyCross held north of the Moab area. Registration and tech will be open from 8:00am to 9:30am, the driver's meeting will be at 9:45am, with first car running at 10:00am. The event usually goes until mid to late afternoon, with each competitor being given at least six runs. All competitors must have and show a current valid drivers license(their own), and all cars (fixed-roof production based, including convertibles with a factory hardtop att...ached and targa or t-top types with factory panel(s) in place) must be able to pass technical inspection. Helmets are required and must meet Snell 2000(SA2000, M2000, or K2000) or newer labeled helmets are approved for use. For those without a proper helmet, loaner helmets are available. Entry fees are as follows: 1 day non SCCA member - $60 2 day non SCCA member - $90 1 day SCCA member - $40 2 day SCCA member - $70 Join the SCCA Today! http://www.scca.com/joinnow.aspx Directions to the area: From I-70 head south toward Moab on 191 approximately 8 miles and take a left onto Valley City Rd. 38°52'27.20" N 109°47'57.92" W Lodging: Camping will be available on site for $10 a car The only services on site will be a port-a-potty Green River has hotels available at slightly lower rates than Moab. Both are about 25 miles away. For the Car Classing FAQ for the new rules click here. http://www.scca.com/assets/2013%20RallyCross%20Rules.pdf