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Everything posted by DerFahrer
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That thing is ************ing ugly. I'm sorry. The only new-for-2006-or-up Honda that looks good is the Fit. Everything else is hideous. As far as the turbo thing, it's the 80's all over again. Everyone is turbo-crazy. BMW's new high-end 3-series coupe, the 335i, is twin-turbo. BMW hasn't made a turbo car for the street since the 2002 Turbo!!
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Engine and Tranny Mounts
DerFahrer replied to michael appel's topic in Historic Subaru Forum: 50's thru 70's
You don't have much other choice than OEM ones, and these are becoming scarce quickly... -
I could easily get myself in trouble with that... And it's RHD! JDM tYt3 y0!! :lol:
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Urgent, transmission needed
DerFahrer replied to RenaissanceMan's topic in Historic Subaru Forum: 50's thru 70's
Ack! You have an EA71 S/R 4spd tranny? I might very well be interested. I'm pretty much for sure having my original rebuilt, but I'm one who definitely likes to have "extras" on hand PM me if you do indeed have one, I don't wanna hijack RenaissanceMan's thread. -
Hows this for a House Warming Gift??
DerFahrer replied to Bucky92's topic in Historic Subaru Forum: 50's thru 70's
The description in that ad seems a little risque for the early 70's -
I thought you all might like to see progress of my seemingly-controversial EJ18 build. Just so everyone knows, I plan on rebuilding the EJ18 shortblock (I'm told this engine does have 230k miles on it) and putting some EJ205 (USDM WRX) heads on it, then putting it into a GF Impreza wagon. Other than that, I'm not sure what I'm going to do, as far as which turbo I'm gonna use, etc. etc. My goal is to get 300 chp out of it. That's all I need, that's all I want. Plus, I figure a Phase I open-deck 1.8-liter engine isn't good for much more no matter what I do to it. Anyway, I'll update this thread as I move along. I did take it down basically to a longblock today: Here's what it looked like the day I got it: Expect to see most of this stuff on eBay in the next couple days: I can't do much more than that, as it's stuck on the tire. Once I get an engine stand (which won't be for a couple months ), the heads will come off, and I'll probably tear the shortblock down.
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1973 Splitgate Wagon
DerFahrer replied to bryanthompson's topic in Historic Subaru Forum: 50's thru 70's
Yeah, I agree with operose. I like it the way it is now. Just throw some Pugs on it or something -
One more silly question
DerFahrer replied to bratgrl's topic in Historic Subaru Forum: 50's thru 70's
Could just be a bushing, or a loose bracket, or something to that effect. I'm 99% sure it's nothing to lose sleep over. Like I said, I should have my 79's transmission out in the next few months, and my curious nature will no doubt be inspecting the shifter mechanisms to determine their condition. -
One more silly question
DerFahrer replied to bratgrl's topic in Historic Subaru Forum: 50's thru 70's
When you mean "rattle" do you mean that it makes a rattling noise? Or do you mean the shifter feels loose? If the shifter feels loose, I would suspect bushings, like kettel said. I guess it's just a big of a problem as the actual gear shifter bushings... -
78 Brat stalls after 20ish seconds
DerFahrer replied to subieman's topic in Historic Subaru Forum: 50's thru 70's
I'm fairly sure it's a carb issue. We are talking about Hitachis here -
78 Brat stalls after 20ish seconds
DerFahrer replied to subieman's topic in Historic Subaru Forum: 50's thru 70's
So, if I hotwire the fuel pump and I can still only get it to run for about 20 seconds, then I must have another problem. -
One more silly question
DerFahrer replied to bratgrl's topic in Historic Subaru Forum: 50's thru 70's
If you can wait a few months , I'll let you know what's going on there when I drop the tranny out of my 79. -
One of these days I'm gonna compile an EJ engine stats report and have a mod sticky it. EJ22 was non-interference through 1996. In 1997, there was a switch to solid lifters, and the crown of the pistons was reshaped to bring compression up to 9.7:1 from 9.5:1, and that also made the engine interference. In 1999, the EJ22 Phase II was introduced, with the main difference being the thrust bearing relocated to the #5 position, instead of the Phase I #3 position. The last year for the EJ22 in the Legacy was 1999, and the last year for the EJ22 in the Impreza, and in all Subarus, was 2001.
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The vintage eye popper,eye candy post
DerFahrer replied to moosens's topic in Historic Subaru Forum: 50's thru 70's
Just for giggles, I checked the part # on the bag on the 'Subaru' emblem... Oh yeah, it's definitely obsolete Beautiful stuff Paul! -
Old 4 lug VW rims on subes
DerFahrer replied to Elroy Jetson's topic in Old Gen.: 80's GL/DL/XT/Loyales...
As one of my middle-school teachers used to say: "Close" only counts in horseshoes, hand grenades, and head lice. Though it may be similar, similar won't work in this case. -
Gee I wish I had the rest of the car too
DerFahrer replied to moosens's topic in Historic Subaru Forum: 50's thru 70's
Being 100% honest here, that sent a shiver down my spine. That is f'ing gorgeous!! -
78 Brat stalls after 20ish seconds
DerFahrer replied to subieman's topic in Historic Subaru Forum: 50's thru 70's
That's sorta what mine will do, but I have to keep the throttle open to keep it running. For what it's worth, I already know my voltage regulator is bad (and the voltage regulator contains the fuel pump relay), as I have to hotwire my fuel pump directly to the battery to get it to run. -
USMB on Bravo TV
DerFahrer replied to bryanthompson's topic in Historic Subaru Forum: 50's thru 70's
I'll add something, I just need some time to put in a meaningful response...