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Fart Pipe posted:2 extra tail lights Wouldn't expect anything less. Going to attempt a swap at the half way point of the trip? Congrats on the new toy.
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Charming things of note so far Shakes violently at 60 but not 65 No low beams but high beams arent very high so that works for now Cant put sunvisors down without adjusting aftermarket rear view Struts are probably original One lug nut on the rear turns but doesn't tighten or loosen Stereo seems to not working well so were using my phone to listen to metal Oil smell Its mint shy boy from chess club fucked around with this message at 03:35 on Mar 22, 2015 |
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Mar 22, 2015 03:22
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Fart Pipe posted:One lug nut on the rear turns but doesn't tighten or loosen That one made me laugh.
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Mar 22, 2015 04:23
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Fart Pipe posted:Shakes violently at 60 but not 65 Someone's been watching Roadkill. Ken, you're a crazy motherfucker. Flying across the country to buy a Justy, of all things. 
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Mar 22, 2015 04:31
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Fart Pipe posted:Charming things of note so far Oh poo poo, what's the parts availability like for those cars? Does anyone even make struts for them?
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The engine was torn apart by some fuckass for the balance shaft, so I got it as an emergency build-a-new-engine-in-the-breakdown-lane parts collection. Bores look great and the rod bearings feel tight, it spins freely with the head off. So we are grabbing a few more parts tomorrow morning and a full engine gasket kit at the oreilly a friend of mine works at. Hope we don't have to use it. As for longblock, I picked it up out of the car myself with the flywheel/clutch/PP stuck to the end. I think it would fit in a carryon luggage bag. Can that really be considered a longblock?  The clutch is actually smaller than the rotors. Previous previous owner allegedly had this, and included it when he sold it to the previous owner? Who knows.  We are chilling with Noeland atm, probably hitting the yard tomorrow at 9am opening, then heading to the parts store again to pick up the gasket set and anything else we find wrong.
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Mar 22, 2015 04:52
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Beach Bum posted:That cannot be a real loving gas station chain. I refuse to believe it. This is a setup and you are actors. I'd never heard of them either until I was in Arkansas several years ago. By far the most prevalent chain along the highways. A friend of mine is from Colorado, and she informed me a couple of years ago that not only did they have them in Colorado, she also used to work at one.
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Mar 22, 2015 05:34
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Well that was unexpected. I guess I overestimated the amount of space you would need to fit an entire drivetrain, tools, and four wheels and tires. When everything has a maximum dimension of 13" I guess it's not too hard. Now I see what you mean by comparing it to Dr. Dick's Civic.
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Mar 22, 2015 06:01
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leica posted:Did you finally find a Justy? IIRC you were looking for one. kastein posted:Those are absolutely impossible to find and they're all either rotted the gently caress out or FWD/CVT Nice call leica
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Mar 22, 2015 06:26
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Yeah, he called it, a few people guessed Tremek's Honda. I tried to get ACEofsnett to buy it at the same time but his tax refund hasn't come in yet and he'd get fired for calling out of work that much  We are about to go back to the yard for parts to rebuild second gear on the transmission (synchro is hosed) or maybe say gently caress it and just get the whole transmission for spare parts even though it is FWD. Only the final drive, case, and diff are different so the rest of the parts should be fine.  1/4 of Noeland's merc and elco also in picture kastein fucked around with this message at 15:36 on Mar 22, 2015 |
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Mar 22, 2015 15:20
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I didn't even know Subaru made them in a four (5) door. Learn something new everyday.
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Mar 22, 2015 15:41
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Jeherrin posted:
I have charged Fart Pipe with the solemn duty of never letting kastein pull those stickers off.
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Mar 22, 2015 17:18
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leica posted:I didn't even know Subaru made them in a four (5) door. Learn something new everyday. Same! Hell it looks way newer than any justy I've ever seen... I take it the car is so under powered that skipping 2nd is not an option? Aren't you used to double clutching the 2.5ton? How are the ergonomics for a giant?
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Mar 22, 2015 18:20
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Granny shifting, not double-clutching like you should.
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Mar 22, 2015 18:27
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So we went back and picked up the transmission today. The extra weight has really quieted the vibration at 60. Didnt help acceleration or handling, however.
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Mar 22, 2015 18:54
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Wrar posted:Put a 2.2 in and turbo it. You beat me to this suggestion, though admittedly I'm not sure how much the Justy benefits from the lego like interchangeability of later Subarus leica posted:I didn't even know Subaru made them in a four (5) door. Learn something new everyday. I was trying to figure out why it seemed so unusual and now that I think of it, I don't know that I've ever even see a picture of one with the extra doors.
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Mar 22, 2015 19:09
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There is no way you can put ej junk in these. Way too much is different. It's not even a pancake motor.
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Mar 22, 2015 20:42
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I can see subaru actually designing a 3-cylinder boxer, though....
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Mar 22, 2015 21:09
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The foreshortening makes you look
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Mar 22, 2015 21:12
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Yeah as an Arkansan Kum and Go (Ejaculate and Evacuate) are everywhere here. I guess I never really stopped to consider they're not a national chain. I can see why someone would think they stumbled into some cartoon alternate reality. Cool car, too. Never remove that sticker.
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Mar 22, 2015 21:28
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The sticker stays, no worries about that. Ergo isn't bad, the steering wheel could be an inch or two higher. Otherwise, quite alright really. No way an EJ will go in, this has a transverse I3 that fits in a milk crate as a shortblock. It is maintaining 70mph justy fine ( ) and seems to like 3200-4k rpm the most.First gear is hilariously deep. Subaru did design a 3cyl boxer, it starts out as a. 2.5L four and ends up as a 1.9L three E: oh yeah we drove by a massive coal train derailment along i76 an hour or two ago. Looked like they pulled a knuckle, went into emergency and a car jumped the rails. kastein fucked around with this message at 22:24 on Mar 22, 2015 |
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Mar 22, 2015 22:18
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So will the Justy be receiving any... "adjustments" to the suspension? 
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Mar 22, 2015 22:18
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No adjustments of that sort, I want my fuel economy staying where it is. We are getting somewhere between 30 and 35mpg right now at something like 4-5k elevation with 450lbs of people and probably 500lbs of parts and tools on board. Once I get it out of maintenance debt and back down to a few hundred feet above sea level I wouldn't be surprised to see 40+. I got this one as a 4x4 5 speed fuel sipper for my 140 mile commute that involves 100' of unplowed dirt road in the winter, not to turn into an offroad toy, sadly. E: if anyone is near Parker CO and needs parts for fun toys, this is us crashing the party in the Parker O'Reilly employee parking area. I've posted the J10 before - my friend who moved to CO built it, and works there. His reaction to me walking up unannounced and asking for an engine regasket kit for a subaru justy was about what you would expect. 
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Mar 22, 2015 22:28
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kastein posted:No adjustments of that sort, I want my fuel economy staying where it is. We are getting somewhere between 30 and 35mpg right now at something like 4-5k elevation with 450lbs of people and probably 500lbs of parts and tools on board. Once I get it out of maintenance debt and back down to a few hundred feet above sea level I wouldn't be surprised to see 40+. I got this one as a 4x4 5 speed fuel sipper for my 140 mile commute that involves 100' of unplowed dirt road in the winter, not to turn into an offroad toy, sadly. Should have let me know you guys were coming down today, that's 3 miles away.
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kastein posted:
A friend sent me the link to that, it looks like a serious loving mess. 10-15 cars derailed, so something like 4-6000 tons spilled. Woops.   We had the Justy here in Australia as the Sherpa and then the Fiori, both as 3-door hatchbacks. Fun fact: the Fiori was deemed to be the least safe car on Australian roads in a recent study. I'd probably still DD a supercharged one though Maybe think of that as an engine choice, although I'm not sure where you'd get one over there.
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drat! Wish I had realized that. We ordered the gasket set there last night, only one in the district, and had to go back to get it today.before hitting the highway. We are currently going through gothenburg NE. Probably gonna make it to the des moines area by around midnight. There is some sort of screwy grounding issue in the car, it doesn't appear to affect driveability at all but the fuel gauge fluctuates by up to 1/4 of a tank depending on what accessories are running, what engine speed, and whether you are facing uphill or downhill. Gonna have to go through the electrical system when we get back I guess. E: Fart Pipe got some good pics of the train crash, too kastein fucked around with this message at 01:33 on Mar 23, 2015 |
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Mar 23, 2015 01:29
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Lost data access on my phone for a few hours there but I figured out how to get the slow kind for now. We are now just inside Iowa. Cant decide if its just paranoia but the engine doesn't seem to sound as happy as it used to. Sitting in a gas station parking lot right now giving it a rest to see what it sounds like once it cools off a little. It might not have liked 500 miles at 4k rpms.
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Mar 23, 2015 05:59
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This is such a cool adventure. Be safe, guys!
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We just took a break at a rest stop for a few hours, engine seems fine so we were probably just being paranoid. Just went through Des Moines and hope to drive at least the daylight hours.
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edit: beaten ^^^^^Fart Pipe posted:Lost data access on my phone for a few hours there but I figured out how to get the slow kind for now. We are now just inside Iowa. Cant decide if its just paranoia but the engine doesn't seem to sound as happy as it used to. Sitting in a gas station parking lot right now giving it a rest to see what it sounds like once it cools off a little. It might not have liked 500 miles at 4k rpms. While ChrisGT comments "looks like I get to watch roadkill twice this month, I texted pipkin: Fart Pipe posted:It's fine, we were being paranoid. We spooned for a few hours in a rest stop and just started driving again"
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Chicago AI goons: we should hit chicago around 5pm. This poor thing is getting 24mpg at this point, probably because I've been hammer down maintaining 70 through the hills of iowa with a LOT of parts in the back. Bug me or Fart Pipe on facebook or via PM, I am driving so preferably him as my responses may be delayed.
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Mar 23, 2015 14:39
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Keep on keepin' on! When do you think you get home, late Wednesday?
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some texas redneck posted:I'd never heard of them either until I was in Arkansas several years ago. By far the most prevalent chain along the highways. They're based out of Des Moines, and are everywhere here.
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Hopefully earlier, but that is the aim. there is a 1991 in the junkyard in chicago! 3455 washington st park city IL, we think we can push and get there an hour before closing. Who wants to join in the fun?
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Mar 23, 2015 15:01
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So are you going to sell the Forester once this is home and your DD?
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Mar 23, 2015 15:06
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Isn't that the same model of car that Jackie Chan drove in Cannonball Run?
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An accident got cleared or something, and junkyard arrival is now 1pm estimate. Shampoo - yeah, after a few months of maintenance catchup that is the plan. kastein fucked around with this message at 17:06 on Mar 23, 2015 |
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kastein posted:Shampoo - yeah, after a few months of maintenance catchup that is the plan. let us know before you put it up, depending on how things jobwise fall out, I'll have need for another car 
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They made it to chicago. Pretty much half way home.
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