peskyjiggler

From the vendors section...cheers pesky Just thought I should post up in here so people will know how to contact me. I make bumpers, roof racks, and other off-road acssesories for Subarus of the EA81&EA82 style. Phone: (541) 326-9745 E-mail: twbfab@pirate4x4.com Or just PM me;)

LOVE this idea! I've spent quite a few days camping in the back of my gl wagon in Baja. We use a tent to cook in, but found it's better to sleep in the wagon as the wind can really blow there!! sometimes for 3-4 days straight and a flapping tent keeps me awake. Sweet, keep us posted! Cheers Pesky

This is a piece of cake for a machine shop to do UNLESS they are real goobs!! but if you didn't ask for a quote beforehand you are kinda at there "mercy"......believe I woulda told em to eat it when presented a bill for $250!! Pesky

A Subaru waqgon is the result of a Suburban and a VW making babies!! Love mine, does way too much stuff that it shouldn't. If your Suburban can do it a Subuaru will as well!!! AND you will have $$ leftover for good bait. Cheers Pesky

26 to 30mpg on a stock 87 gl wagon 4wd spfi, I do notice 10 to 15% worse when I put my yakima rack on. Cheers Pesky

Taller tires will give you some lift but, too tall and you will need a lift kit anyway.......Cheers Pesky

Thanks to all that replied. I did a search and see that this subject is well covered with lots of different opinions but nice to notice that my symptoms are consistent with others. Gonna try to find some Redline this weekend. Cheers Pesky

Any favorite oil recommendation for a 87 DR tranny as it's time to change it. Cheers Pesky

Saw a really nice brat at my mechanic's shop yesterday and had to wonder if the owner was on this list. It had Peugeot alloy wheels, a small lift and a ej22 motor installed (which was cool as that helped convince the mechanic it could be done as I was trying to talk him into slipping one of those puppies into my wagon....some day I hope) Funny thing is he only works on Subaru's and had never heard of the ej22 into an older car conversion??? WELL now he has to believe!

OY MY!! now this has got me thinking...I take my gl wagon to Baja for a few weeks each winter to chase surf and have to go to the well known spots with reasonable access and sometimes crowds BUT with a extra set of wheels/tires I turn the wagon into a "sand no trouble atv" and go to another spot with a friend or 2 that doesn't have the great access!!! yeah baby!! Cheers Pesky

Well I love most things about my 87 gl 4WD DR wagon EXCEPT the power-torque, so yes I want to sling a ej22 motor in it.......except I hate working on cars. So I have to find someone to do it and those guys are RARE. Someone in Michagan does them, that's a long way to drive from southern oregon just to get a motor put in and I know I could figure it out but... am way too back logged in my own business projects. I know there is a guy in Eugene that could do it but he seems to be running hot and cold after he says yes, that doesn't sound fun. So hopefully I'll run into the right guy. Cheers Pesky

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Thanks Hoozie!! I will give that a go. Love this board! I was born in Klamath Falls BTW, my dad, grandma and bunch of cousins still live there. Cheers Pesky

This sounds about right to me for some reason. Any idea where the coolant temp sensor might be? Cheers Pesky

Just bought another Subaru wagon, 87 gl with DR tranny, SPFI. Runs good overall but REALLY hard to start after sitting overnight. After a warm up it will re-start fine. Anything obvious I should check for? Cheers Pesky 15 Jan 2006 Well a basic tune-up cured the problem!! I'd just bought it and previous owner said his mechanic told him it needed bunch of stuff to fix so he dropped the price accordingly. I was convinced it was something bigish-expensive when all it wanted was a tune-up!! Big lesson there. Thanks for all info on the board as usual, you folks really help keep these cool cars going. Cheers Pesky PS off to Baja with it in a few weeks to chase surf.

been adding 3oz per 10 gallons for few months now and will continue to do so. You may draw your conclusions. Cheers Pesky

A little carbon fiber reinforcement and Bob's your uncle!! It would look so cool. Cheers Pesky

This is stupid, but my 92 loyale just started doing this exact same thing yesterday... Pesky

I like this, exactly what I was looking for as only wanted-need a couple of inches!! cheers Pesky

That sounds like the equivelent of easy peasy japaneasy...Thanks Pesky

How big of a migraine is it to put a D/R manual trans in a loyale wagon that has a single range manual in it? cheers Pesky

Got quoted $260 aussie dollars for shipping to Oregon, so the bargain is less. Cheers Pesky

Fixed a non-operating elec. window on my 92 loyale wagon today with advise from folks from the board and works like a charm!!! Took all of 20 minutes though I've been putting it off for a few months....Subarus really are easy to work on. Much Thanks for the advise!!! Cheers Pesky

223,561 miles, well beat 92 loyale wagon that just did a 3000 mi round trip to Baja and back. Best $700 car I've ever owned!! Pings most days and has it's problems so looking for a dual range wagon.......just waiting for the "right" one. cheers Pesky

Politics is mostly BS, but fabbing is spiritally PURE!! Too bad you aren't closer as I've most of the needed tools and shop but NO desire to make bumpers (too much busy enough with other projects). For giggles I checked prices for Toyota offroad bumpers and $400-$800 ea., which sorta surprised me. Cheers Pesky