What have you done to your SVX (or other Subaru) today?

[1986nate]

Originally Posted by huck369

Check your prank pulley.....

Originally Posted by huck369

No April fools, sounds like his crank pulley is separating....

He's only stating what you typed

[huck369]

Originally Posted by 1986nate

He's only stating what you typed

Oops...fixed it....

[Green1995SVX]

Originally Posted by icingdeath88

Nice. Welcome to the club.
What kind of 5-speed did you use?

The transmission is from a 2003 forester. It's actually the transmission that was in Phil Gantz's turbo SVX. The person who bought that is upgrading to a WRX unit, so I made a deal for this one. I went with an ACT light flywheel, spec stage 2 clutch, and a kartboy shifter as well. The setup works great!

I had swapped my first SVX back in 2004 using a smallcar kit, and in my opinion it basically ruined the car. It was so incredibly full of suck. With a real crossmember, and no "rigging" it is fantastic in this car.

Mike

[icingdeath88]

Originally Posted by Green1995SVX

The transmission is from a 2003 forester. It's actually the transmission that was in Phil Gantz's turbo SVX. The person who bought that is upgrading to a WRX unit, so I made a deal for this one. I went with an ACT light flywheel, spec stage 2 clutch, and a kartboy shifter as well. The setup works great!

I had swapped my first SVX back in 2004 using a smallcar kit, and in my opinion it basically ruined the car. It was so incredibly full of suck. With a real crossmember, and no "rigging" it is fantastic in this car.

Mike

Nice. Pull clutch or push? Any driveability issues with the lightweight clutch?

[Green1995SVX]

Originally Posted by icingdeath88

Nice. Pull clutch or push? Any driveability issues with the lightweight clutch?

It's a non-turbo push clutch. It was difficult getting used to how fast it revs, but now that I am used to it, I like it.

[Chuckls]

I want a 5-spd..that would make me want to keep the car

[Green1995SVX]

Today I got my SVX inspected for the first time in 4 years, and I got a set of tires installed (Michelin Pilot Sport 3).

Also snapped a couple of pics.

[fzftw]

Changed my front swaybar end links. And noticed that my right front strut is leaking badly.

[aust92pearl]

i just finished installing some "new" (to this car ) older 6x9" speakers in the back of my pearlie
wow what a pita

also tried to fix the antenna as it doesn't go up and down
removed it and jumped to straight from the battery
turns out the motor is dead ... it just makes a singular click noise and does nothing
so i went old school (removed the inner part of the motor ) so now i have to pull it up or push it down
atleast i get good reception now

[huck369]

Actually started mine up and took it for a spin...fist time it's been out of the garage since last fall
Was nice to drive it again

[92snowmachine]

Originally Posted by aust92pearl

also tried to fix the antenna as it doesn't go up and down
removed it and jumped to straight from the battery
turns out the motor is dead ... it just makes a singular click noise and does nothing
so i went old school (removed the inner part of the motor ) so now i have to pull it up or push it down
atleast i get good reception now

my antenna used to do that and it was worn out contacts on the limiting switches in the case. if it clicks the motor is working but it senses that it is at full travel and won't go any farther. just cleaned them and scuffed em and now it works fine.

[aust92pearl]

Originally Posted by 92snowmachine

my antenna used to do that and it was worn out contacts on the limiting switches in the case. if it clicks the motor is working but it senses that it is at full travel and won't go any farther. just cleaned them and scuffed em and now it works fine.

i cleaned the entire thing out , and scuffed up the contacts and still nothing
il just live with pulling it up and pushing down untill i can be bothered to swap the one from the other car in

[Chuckls]

I just took the whole regulator/motor out. I don't listen to the radio much, so when I DO use it, the internal antenna works fine for picking up signal.

[Landshark]

Got some Conti DWS's mounted on my old stock LGT wheels and put them on the FXT. They are going to be much easier to clean now.

[aust92pearl]

Originally Posted by Chuckls

I just took the whole regulator/motor out. I don't listen to the radio much, so when I DO use it, the internal antenna works fine for picking up signal.

radio signals are not very strong here , so every now and then at the bottom of hilly areas it drops out of reception , its not so much of an effort for me to pull it up and push it down ....
kinda makes it old school