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What a great time! It was good to see everyone that came. Many, many Subaru's and a few others that joined us as well. Snow was good. Weather cleared up just as we got to the camp. What a blast to see the looks from people we went past and that came and stopped to watch us play. We had a few tense times though. Donny definitely learned how to(or not to) drive the "new to him" RX. The now infamous ice corner almost claimed another one. Donny managed to bring it to a stop a foot or two from the edge and the big Dodge pulled him back to the road. But other than that only a few tugs had to be given today. Special thanks to Chris(Tex) and his girlfriend for staying at camp to watch over the stuff. I would like to thank everyone who attended. You all made this a trip to remember. The hardcore award has to go to Amanda. Not only did she drive back from Wyoming but she met us before she made it back home. My pics

That's the only way I do it. Others have oversized the hole and used a standard bolt.

If the flanges are welded or fixed on the exhaust pipe then chances are it's stock. If you check the y-pipe and see that it loks to be pieced together it has probably been replaced. That was the way most exhaust shops reattached the catalytic converters. Miles, yes, the other holes do get used by the adapter for the ASV and the turbo cross over pipe. They are not used by the stock y-pipe.

The holes are the same distance and size. But only if you are using an exhaust that has been custom made with loose flanges. They won't work for the stock Y-pipe because the flanges are fixed. If it breaks you can drill out the bolt and use a heli-coil kit.

But you will be dealing with the 3.70 ratio diffs.

The rear disc assy's will/won't work. It's hard to explain but the 5 bolt hub from the 2wd XT6 won't work on your 4WD. Besides, unless you want to do the complete 5 lug swap you'll have two different styled hubs on your car. What you want is a Turbo GL10 or XT Turbo with 4WD.

The purpose of the covers is to keep debris out of the belts and tensioners. They should only be opened when doing the belts and waterpump. Just my opinion.

Shawn and Tex, the 4dr model exsisted through 1988. Then they were Fulltime 4WD GL10's.

I hope that FWD stands for FourWheelDrive. That is one of the requirements. I do not want to spend my day digging a 2wd car out of a parking lot. Or waiting for one.

Matt, do not plan on empty seats. This is a family outing and most if not all seats will be filled. I know mine will be. I have to take two cars to get everyone up there.

My guess would be that you either cracked one of the thermal switches or a vacuum line. Everything is probably getting a little hard and brittle. Check all the connections and vacuum lines as described above as well.

36mm You should be able to get it there.

Also, if it hasn't been removed there will be a small metal bracket that sort of holds the starter in place. Sometimes you can twist the starter to get it out. Other times you'll have to move the bracket. But to answer your question there are two. A 14mm headed nut and bolt that also doubles as the trans to engine bolt(top of the starter) and a 17mm headed nut on the underside of the starter.(might even be a 14mm if it's been changed out before.)

The smaller pics are good for the idea of a collage. Bigger pics can be taken for alot of the stills.

Here's a folder with some shots of many different cars. Calendar pics

Well Matt, the local LS diagnosed my rear vibration in my Suburban as a pair of bent wheels. I was about due for tires so I went ahead and got wheels and tires(My 4th set in a year from them for different vehicles). Wheels and tires look great and the vibration still exsists. So go figure where Ed's comments come from :brolleye: :temper:

Sweet. Looks good. Does it handle the rough stuff better than the old 3dr? Oh yeah, BTW, nice wheels!

Cool, glad to see it made it to the road. Looks good too. How'd the drivabilty turn out? Any issues come up?

Well, that bites on all accounts. Does Brian have the part to repair his Brat? I might have a knuckle here. I know I do but it may need bearings.

The hollow end is the access hole for the retaining bolt.

What are they gonna do when the truck/suv class grows by two more Brats? I know two guys that will be running Brats next year that didn't last year. Now that will be a BRAT problem! :-\ :boohoo: I'm sorry but to hear someone whining about Brat's having an advantage over an overpowered SUV is somewhat funny. I know there is more to it but that just seems to stand out more than anything else. There needs to be a compromise of sorts but I don't think we need to lose ground either. I think the open class will be the next step for the drivers who consistantly win or place 3rd or higher. For competition sake anyway. But let 'em master their class first before booting them to the next level.

Good thought process but something to ponder... It is a pain to change a stub or axle. However, how much bigger pain would it be to change diffs on the trail? Things break, sometimes often, I personally carry spare stubs just in case. That was the only thing I broke on the Rubicon. We had about 7 spare stubs with us plus an entire diff(welded of course). The nice thing about breakable parts is that we can usually just replace the broken part and be on our way. As we find and modify stronger parts our breakage will become more severe as well. At what point does it become a wash? We also exploded a welded diff. Literally blew up the floating gears. A direct result of more power and too much traction. Fortunately we were able to weld the side gears directly to the case(and it held). In closing, don't give up the research, but don't be too agressive with the little beasts we love.

That's the same size I have on my '92 Legacy Touring Wagon. They are about a half size too big. I had no problem in our dose of 6" of snow.

Nice job. Did you pull that carb off of a Vega or a Monza? Alot of machine work but it looks good. One question though. Why did you turn your dipstick around?

Excellent. I laughed so hard when you told me the story. I was still laughing when I told the missus. The roads look cool too.