Offroading Subarus

Where we modify and drive flat fours

Timing Belt Check and Replacement for EA82

Written by Miles Fox Timing Belt Check and Adjustment The Timing Belts can be Visually inspected and Adjusted by removing the outer belt covers and the tensioner access plugs. To remove the outer belt covers, use a 10mm ¼” drive socket and remove the 3 bolts from both the left and right covers. The bolts thread into a brass fitting molded into the plastic. Be careful not to apply too much torque as it can… Read More

July 27th, 2008 by Phizinza
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Modify your Stock 2BBL Hitachi Carburetor (ea81)

Written by TheSubaruJunkie Subaru4WD.net I’ve done this modification to my carburetor with great results in acceleration and highway speed’s. This modification may impact emissions results so if you need to pass emission tests in the future you might want to get a spare carburetor from the Junk Yard to perform this operation on. NOTE: This modification will only work on the EA81 series Hitachi’s. Although the same modification is possible for the EA82 Hitachi’s, I… Read More

July 27th, 2008 by Phizinza
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Rear Disc Conversion on EA81 & EA82’s

Written by TheSubaruJunkie Subaru4WD.net Installing Rear Disk Brakes All Non-Turbo Subaru’s come equipped with rear drum brakes… while all Turbo EA82 Subaru’s come with rear disk brakes. Wouldn’t it be nice to swap those ancient drum brakes with some nifty rear disk’s?? Well, you can Even your EA81 Subaru can use the rear disk brakes off of any EA82T Subaru. I recently did the conversion, and here’s how its done. First off, lets tell you… Read More

July 26th, 2008 by Phizinza
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Subaru Brumby – EJ22, FT4WD D/R, 27″ Kumho MT’s

The first Subaru I owned, also the first car I owned, was an 89 Brumby. It came with a 2 inch lift, 14″ Speedy Desert Rats rims and an EA81dc (dual carb). The first photo is of the day I brought it home. The next is about a week later after I cleaned up the rims and painted them white. The first mods I did to it were fitting the Kumho tyres. That required cutting… Read More

February 29th, 2008 by Phizinza
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VSS (vehicle speed sensor) fix for EJ conversion

One of the things you encounter when doing an EJ conversion to your EA81 Subaru is the VSS problem. EA81’s never had speed sensors expect for in the US and some other countries, so it’s best to look at the speedo you have before worrying too much. This is just one solution to the problem, but it’s easy and I believe won’t cause a problem. First off you need a EA82 speedo from the cluster…. Read More

March 8th, 2007 by Phizinza
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Fuel System for EJ22 converted EA81’s

Just as a note, there are quite a few different types of original setups for the carbed EA81. These changed through the evolution the EA81 had from 80 to 94. Your system may not have a return line. The original fuel system in my Brat had 3 lines coming from the engine bay through the cabin door trim and into the back. These lines consist of a 3.2mm return fuel line, a 6.3mm tank vent… Read More

March 5th, 2007 by Phizinza
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EJ22 conversion Exhaust System

Getting the exhaust perfect is a very important part on an offroad Subaru. It needs to be able to tuck up under the body as close as you can get it to avoid damage. The stock Subaru Liberty/Legacy Y-pipe (headers) doesn’t fit the EA81 style chassis and gearbox crossmember very well. To get it to fit here’s what we had to do: Cut the left pipe in two places. First the front part just after… Read More

March 2nd, 2007 by Phizinza
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Fitting the EJ22 Subaru engine into a Subaru Brumby/Brat

This is the relatively easy part of the EJ conversion. Lets start with the engine crossmember. On the older EA81 cars you need to slot out the two holes for the engines mounts about 8mm towards the outside of the car on each side. On the EA82 cars you don’t need to do this as far as I know. Now that you have done this, the engine will bolt right in, except for the gearbox/transmission…. Read More

March 1st, 2007 by Phizinza
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1989 Subaru Brumby, Bobbed front and rear

I was talking to my brother and he said he wants a Subaru to be able to climb this slope he has near his garage. The thing about the slope is it needed a lot better entry angle then a Subaru had. So I started thinking on ideas for bobbing the front of the Brumby (or Subaru Brat as you may know it.) I have thought on this before and decided you could take quite… Read More

December 20th, 2006 by Phizinza
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Welding the R160 in the rear of your Subaru Welded Subaru Diff

This is a very popular mod for offroading a Subaru. Because of the lack of aftermarket parts for these great little four wheel drives we have to resort to doing things are selves. Which I think is great, because you can say exactly what you have done to your car while others are left just saying “well the shop done this, but I have no idea how they done it.” The idea of welded your… Read More

September 28th, 2006 by Phizinza
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Subaru 6 Stud Conversion

Old Subaru’s have always had a problem with what wheels you can fit to them. Because most cars use 4×100 Stud pattern and most 4×4’s use 6×139.7 Stud pattern it makes fitting any good wheels to the subie’s 4×140 Stud pattern difficult. Unless you have plenty of money to burn on some custom mags. But… There’s a solution to the problem. It’s so simple it’s just crazy that only a few old gen Subaru owners… Read More

June 4th, 2006 by Phizinza
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Indoor 6.5″ Speaker boxes

I needed some good sound. So what could be better then 2 6.5″ speakers in BOXES (speakers sound shite without boxes!) So I got out my cardboard and made a template of the shape the box needed to be. Grabbed the 12mm MDF board and started cutting.   The Speaker spaces I got needed something to screw to. Also it couldn’t be to thick as that would intrude onto the door trim to much. I… Read More

April 24th, 2006 by Phizinza
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Glovebox Radio and Amplifier

Because the tread plate panel eliminates a spot to put a radio (not that I listen to the radio, but my brother insists I need one) I got my brother to make me a radio and amp holder under my glovebox. Next thing I know I don’t even have a glovebox anymore! Here’s what he came up with. There’s a captive nut welded to the body just above the glovebox insert. He made this to… Read More

April 24th, 2006 by Phizinza
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Other Photochops

Brumby Dual Cab Ute Someone on AUSubaru wanted to know what people thought a Dual Cab Brumby would be like. In stead of thinking, I just cut one up. I couldn’t find a EA81 (MY) styled car facing the right way in “google image” so I used a L series instead. It was a quick production and only took me about 50mins. So that’s kinda why it looks a little messed up. Soobmater’s (USMB member)… Read More

March 14th, 2006 by Phizinza
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