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- Fri Oct 21, 2011 11:14 am
- Forum: Ashtray
- Topic: Epic Build Threads
- Replies: 10
- Views: 2092
Re: Epic Build Threads
My Vanagon Syncro diesel engine swap (along with a huge amount of other work) I don't know if it's epic, but it certainly has been a saga; 5 years on the table to date... Hope I get to drive it before I'm too old to climb up into it. http://www.thesamba.com/vw/forum/viewtopic.php?t=466866&highli...
- Fri Aug 26, 2011 4:19 am
- Forum: Engine
- Topic: ej257/ej22 hybrid??
- Replies: 6
- Views: 1834
Re: ej257/ej22 hybrid??
Look up "Frankenmotor" on NASIOC
- Fri Aug 26, 2011 4:13 am
- Forum: Ashtray
- Topic: Name my shop!
- Replies: 22
- Views: 2612
Re: Name my shop!
Cash, Credit, Cannabis?
- Sat May 21, 2011 3:51 am
- Forum: Misc
- Topic: Sans Subie
- Replies: 2
- Views: 700
Re: Sans Subie
The dreaded "Oil Sludge" problem... The owners (and sometimes the dealerships) failed to use the prescribed synthetic oil, and the turbo would coke up, dropping cooked oil turds into the oil pan. These congregated around the intake screen, and choked off oil flow. If the driver ignored the...
- Sat May 21, 2011 3:13 am
- Forum: Misc
- Topic: Sans Subie
- Replies: 2
- Views: 700
Sans Subie
After 10 years, I find myself without a Subaru in the stable. :| I've gone all-VW for now... here's the new ride; 2004 Passat Variant 1.8T 4-Motion 5MT A bit of a unicorn in the VW world, very few of these were imported with a manual transmission. This is one of 6 documented cars in this color combo...
- Sun May 08, 2011 3:00 am
- Forum: Ashtray
- Topic: Fast Five, Or, An exercise in pattern recognition.
- Replies: 13
- Views: 1922
Re: Fast Five, Or, An exercise in pattern recognition.
I never liked the F&F series, tho I like Vin Diesel.
The Transporter movies, however, I enjoy thoroughly... great driving, fairly witty writing, & Statham is a believable anti-hero.
The Transporter movies, however, I enjoy thoroughly... great driving, fairly witty writing, & Statham is a believable anti-hero.
- Thu May 05, 2011 10:52 am
- Forum: Parts Shed
- Topic: WTB: headlights
- Replies: 8
- Views: 911
Re: WTB: headlights
Yeah. Sorry, lost my mind for a few days... back now. I'll get some shots for you. Good shape, all tabs etc intact, lenses are clear.
- Thu Apr 21, 2011 3:11 am
- Forum: Parts Shed
- Topic: WTB: headlights
- Replies: 8
- Views: 911
Re: WTB: headlights
I have a set of '92-'94 headlights, great shape. $125 shipped sound OK?
- Fri Mar 25, 2011 1:39 am
- Forum: Parts Shed
- Topic: Found on Nasioc, trust me it's good:
- Replies: 8
- Views: 1226
Re: Found on Nasioc, trust me it's good:
Next, on "Hoarding: Buried Alive" What a stash!
- Thu Mar 10, 2011 8:30 am
- Forum: Suspension
- Topic: Air suspension on 93 Legacy
- Replies: 5
- Views: 1179
Re: Air suspension on 93 Legacy
As far as I know, it's a one-piece unit, if the bag is shot, then the whole strut needs to be replaced. If you can get the air hoses off, try squirting some Slime for tires into the strut, a lot of Audi Allroad owners swear by this fix. The Slime forms plugs in any holes in the rubber air bag... wor...
- Fri Feb 11, 2011 3:43 am
- Forum: Wheels, Tires and Brakes
- Topic: Snow tires?
- Replies: 15
- Views: 2384
Re: Snow tires?
Just an opinion, but All-season tires simply suck at everything. ;-) I got a set of these Hankooks in 14" Icepike 409, or something like that Hakka knock-off tread pattern :wink: http://www.discounttiredirect.com/product/tires/hanst1.ang.jpg Quiet on dry pavement with decent handling, and absol...
- Fri Feb 11, 2011 3:30 am
- Forum: Body, Chassis and Interior
- Topic: Lip Kit
- Replies: 11
- Views: 2161
Re: Lip Kit
+1 for the garage door seal. If you take your time installing it, it looks the shit, and you don't have to worry about breaking it on curbs. Check out Ebay for pictures of this stuff used as lips... but buy it from HD or Lowes.
Re: STI key
It will work, but do it yourself if you can access a cutter, or go to a real locksmith to have it duplicated, the STI key needs to be shortened a little bit.
The STI key is thicker, too, so it will feel a little balky in the door locks, but it worked fine on my '91.
The STI key is thicker, too, so it will feel a little balky in the door locks, but it worked fine on my '91.
- Sat Jan 08, 2011 2:37 am
- Forum: Electrical
- Topic: help with a 93 wagon
- Replies: 7
- Views: 1029
Re: help with a 93 wagon
I'm having the same issue with mine, cranks slowly like it's fighting itself. Happened out of nowhere, parked it one night it's ran great, next morning, nothing. I thought for sure the belt skipped. I pulled the timing cover, but everything lines up perfectly, tensioner's good, etc. New belt last ye...
- Sun Dec 26, 2010 2:36 am
- Forum: Wheels, Tires and Brakes
- Topic: How crtical is tire rotation direction?
- Replies: 5
- Views: 1427
Re: How crtical is tire rotation direction?
I have personally experienced tread separation on a used tire set, but it was lite truck tires, non-directional tread... it's not a myth, if that's what you're asking
- Sun Dec 26, 2010 2:27 am
- Forum: Picture and Multimedia Gallery
- Topic: The ANIMALS thread!
- Replies: 11
- Views: 1622
Re: The ANIMALS thread!
Fluffy, aka Mechanicat. Loves to help out on the job, gettin' his giant paws all greasy.
- Mon Nov 29, 2010 4:31 am
- Forum: Parts Shed
- Topic: FS: NYC 4 ea. 14" Steelies w/ tires & factory hubcaps $40
- Replies: 3
- Views: 677
Re: FS: NYC 4 ea. 14" Steelies w/ tires & factory hubcaps $4
Well, the $40 price precludes me having to do any lifting or transporting, sorry Maybe later on when I start doing runs up north to go skiing, I can bring them with me...
- Mon Nov 29, 2010 2:58 am
- Forum: Ashtray
- Topic: Top Gear American version first episode
- Replies: 25
- Views: 2727
Re: Top Gear American version first episode
Good article, thanks for posting that. I think it comes down to the personal interaction... the guys on TGUK have know each other for years, are comfortable giving the others a hard time, and it's entertaining simply to watch them talking to each other. Give the US crew a chance to grow into the rol...
- Sun Nov 21, 2010 2:08 am
- Forum: Ashtray
- Topic: GoPro HD Motorsports HERO Camera
- Replies: 8
- Views: 1111
Re: GoPro HD Motorsports HERO Camera
I've been using Serif's MoviePlus X3 for editing, it's a decent, inexpensive editing program for PC. I have a Tachyon helmet cam that takes pretty good video, taken it skiiing & surfing and a few paintball sessions.
- Wed Oct 06, 2010 3:28 am
- Forum: Misc
- Topic: I felt my blood rushed to a certain place when...
- Replies: 30
- Views: 2807
Re: I felt my blood rushed to a certain place when...
The stock 3.90 will do about 170mph at 7,500 RPM on 225/45/R17 tires. It's quite unlikely that this video is real. Heh, why, because your car won't do it? :P It sounds like a sequential dog box, for one thing, there's probably a complete rally car drivetrain in it. Watch some in-car videos of WRC c...
- Wed Oct 06, 2010 3:18 am
- Forum: Wheels, Tires and Brakes
- Topic: Looking for Wheel/Tire size advice for a '93 wagon
- Replies: 12
- Views: 5888
Re: Looking for Wheel/Tire size advice for a '93 wagon
Nothing you'll be able to notice.
- Tue Oct 05, 2010 1:01 am
- Forum: Picture and Multimedia Gallery
- Topic: The Ur-Outback? My Allroad/XC treatment on the '93 wagon
- Replies: 3
- Views: 992
Re: The Ur-Outback? My Allroad/XC treatment on the '93 wagon
Yeah, I considered doing that... I have to mock it up first with black paper or plastic to see how it looks, that's an awful lot of area. I do need to finish blacking out the trim on the doors. I have a Gen2 spoiler to put on too, painted that black. Planning on tinting the windows.
- Mon Oct 04, 2010 2:24 am
- Forum: Picture and Multimedia Gallery
- Topic: The Ur-Outback? My Allroad/XC treatment on the '93 wagon
- Replies: 3
- Views: 992
The Ur-Outback? My Allroad/XC treatment on the '93 wagon
Here's some shots of my Allroad clone project. Sort of an Outback prototype, before all the cladding and flares when it was just a paint job. This started with stripping the paint off the bumpers for life in the city, guess I got carried away. :P All the black is Rustoleum satin, applied with a Prev...
- Tue Sep 21, 2010 9:45 am
- Forum: Parts Shed
- Topic: FS: NYC 4 ea. 14" Steelies w/ tires & factory hubcaps $40
- Replies: 3
- Views: 677
Re: FS: NYC 4 ea. 14" Steelies w/ tires & factory hubcaps $5
Bump... $40. Come get your beater winter wheels. Stylish OEM hubcaps included!
- Tue Sep 21, 2010 9:40 am
- Forum: Picture and Multimedia Gallery
- Topic: Fountains of Wayne: "92 Subaru"
- Replies: 3
- Views: 812
Fountains of Wayne: "92 Subaru"
Ran across this in my MP3 pile, and sure enough, it's on the 'Tube... irrelevant pictures, just posting this for the song.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2hxy8yQvUmk
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2hxy8yQvUmk