Ratty2Austin

I have a slight problem with my tranny upgrade- I dont know what to do about getting 25 spline ea81 front axles??? ideas- -use ea82 turbo axles with ea82 front hubs and stuff... , but are they too long? or will they fit on a ea81 car? (i know the strut tops are different, but it would seem to me that they have the same bottom mount for the spindle block...) or, could I replace the 25 spline output shafts on the tranny with ones out of a tranny that has 23 spline output shafts? (seems like the best idea, if it will work)

the brat and wagons are the same length when it comes to the driveshaft- so if youve got the measurments from Ed's brat still- it is the same thanks

I am ready whenever you are- i just need to know what i need to bring down to you for the driveshaft, and how much money and what its all gonna run me- i need this wagon to run good! (it is going to be my main ride!) thanks

so I guess I need to buy the 5 spd conversion from Pat and Jerry! (and dont you guys have that place in yakama that does the cheap driveshaft lengthening?? the 4 spd in my wagon is making horrible grinding noised when driving in 1st and 2nd gears...! arrrg! so i guess i will be heading out to Moxee motors sometime soon! (before winter is too much apon us)

I got my redline weber from bow-wow and installed it without trouble! I had to tune it a little, but it started up right when i bolted it on!

EA81 head gaskets dont blow so often, compared to EA82 or EJ25... but they still can go! other possibilities could be cracked heads, or block... not likely, but possible... luckly, they are easy to change 2 indicators that are very obvious that will tell you if you have a blown headgasket -bubbles in the antifreeze (with car running, before it warms up) -water (brown foam) in the oil good luck!

you need to talk to Pat and Jerry!!!! they are the brat experts in Yakama!!! (including insurance buy backs! (he got about 4 to $5000 for his brat when it got totaled... then he bought it back for parts) they are on the board- just put an "ATTN Pat & Jerry, Moxee Motors" to get their attention- they can help you out! (they are great at making stuff work out of stuff that doesn't! if you need anymore help, email me and i can help you get in contact with the right people! ratty2austin@yahoo.com

people used to say my wagon sounded like a harley anyways :-D (blown exaust gaskets)

I have an XT4 turbo, 5spd pushbutton... would CVs fit it from a SPFI ea82 with a 3AT? I know the turbos and ATs have different splines and stuff compared to the N/A 5MT d/r.... so which is which?? I need a CV and I have one but dont want to take it all apart to find that it wont work! thanks!!!

if I can get at least the 80 wagon licensed, and the 88 wagon running! (cause I would bring the 88 to play in! maybe...) maybe this time Carl can come see what the hatch patrols about

XT!

here is a pic of the Forester

and it was fun!! (yes, I am refurring to the "ride of my life" up the trail standing on the rear diff of a rail-buggy.... but I am ok... just have a little battle scars... (I get hurt more often working on my car, and i dont have fun doing that!) but anyways... I took quite a few pics- about 150+ but a lot were just random pics... (scenery, and trucks that did funny things like tip over!) i have a few good ones I can try to post, unless someone (tex? brian?) wants to host some of them for me? damage report on my car- *CV boot on the turbo side blew up and spattered hot grease on a hotter turbo on the freeway on saturday morning in Kent... (figures!) *car got hot several times... (not overheated, but one notch on the digi-temp guage from red) *mud on car (remember it was my "show car" *wires to starter flaked out and caused starter to fail.... (had to push start it at the top of a peak! , by myself!) I saw a lot from the top where i discovered my starter issue! the girl with the Forrester was cool- she had the nerve to take a 2003 forrester offroad! i got to ride in it up one of the trails, but we didnt go too far.... rocks started to hit the splash guard in front, so she decided to turn around (she let me do the backing down the trail ) anyways- here is one of my XT doing 4 wheel spins up a mini-hill climb!

I know that near my house, (north seattle area) they spray those chemicals on the road, that lowers the freezing point, so it is still liquid slush stuff on the roads... it just dis-allows snow and ice to form on the streets! (makes it no fun though!)

I would have to say the '80-82 style steering wheel.... what do I win???

i am still not sure what car i can take! need to finish fixing one of them! (otherwise expect a new hatch patrol style! EJ! its a joke... get it?)

so i finally got it all back together! weberized, and dual-ranged... the 1980 GL-1600 (now an 1800) is back on the road... but need to know- with the weber, do I need a fuel regulator? (and where can i get one cheap? schucks has gone up in price! $24) and it seems like its running very rich again! (how do i know if my electric choke is working?) i will post pics soon

i meant to say DGEV not av... anyways thanks for the modle, I will try to find some scrap metal and stuff... thanks!

thanks tolerance02!!! one of the rotors was stripped out!!! it runs now! (but still makes a little funny noise... changing fluid now, and seeing if that helps! thanks!

ok, so i waisted away a whole day swapping out a 3at Fwd, and the one that was removed was definately bad.. and the one we put in which supposedly was good, turned out to not to work either!!! but, I am wondering, could bad fluid, or not enough, or too much fluid cause the car not to drive or make weird sounds when in gear (makes horrible rubbing noise, and doesnt move much when in gear) so we are going to swap trannys AGAIN!!! unless someone knows what I did wrong (if your wondering, we have old, crusty lookin atf in there, and if thats the problem, then a drain and replace would be easy! hoping for the best- call me tomorrow if you have a good idea- thanks

I am planning to join you guys (and girls) up there on saturday morning- dont know which car I am bringing, but I will be there! (only for the day)

nice to know that my 8's are still getting good use seince their original purchace for my high school 83 wagon, back in '98 & '99 hope it sounds good too! (you are going to stop by and let me hear it right?

I think I was planning on dragging Carl down with me to Evans Creek next weekend (saturday) to come see the hatch patrol in action! (and meet some of the guys) I have known Carl seince about second grade (somewhen like that) and he used to live a block away from me for about 11 years, untill '99 when we had to move- but we are still best friends, and we hang out all the time- see ya soon!

well, thats the thing.. that is from bow wow in lynwood! i wonder if they raised their prices...??? cause I just ordered mine, and it ran me $408 after tax!!!! ?????

well, i sort of am doing that... I ahve a couple laying around... and I was wondering if anyone wants one cause then I could head to pullapart to begin collecting the cores (blocks and heads and stuff) to use to build the first "batch" up! I already have an EJ22, and an ea81 in "holding" so that could be a possible canadate for a sale, if anyone needs an EJ22! (but that one will be a pricey one!)