getting my pearly hg fixed next week :D

[aust92pearl]

cant wait to have her back on the road again

[Conn SVX]

Willy Nelson 1987

[bwb3]

Canned Heat 1968

[aust92pearl]

lmao il have to download those songs and play them in her for her first drive after shes all fixered

[1986nate]

Glad to hear you're finally able to get the work done on her Joel!

[aust92pearl]

well just got the most awesome f@$king news
apparenlty the headgaskets i had were dammaged/bent so they cannot be used ,
dunno wtf im gunna do now
guess il have to ring subaru aus and see how much they want for just the hg gaskets
does anyone know the part number so i can just quote that ?

[Sean486]

Couldn't you order set from Cometic? That is what we would do in the states.

[aust92pearl]

Originally Posted by Sean486

Couldn't you order set from Cometic? That is what we would do in the states.

i probably could but they would presumably still have to be sent from the states and the only cometic dealer ive found using is in brisbane
which is a 18 hour drive (i think ) from me

on another note i just phoned subaru aust and got a price on the vrs kit and just a head gasket alone

vrs= $1100
hg= $155 each
and they have none in stock either

could i trouble someone to get me some and have them fast shipped over here ? as i can get 2 from there for the price of one here
it would be greatly appreciated and i can send you the money via paypal with extra for the shipping fees and some beers or something

[aust92pearl]

and now i need another $650 (US prices) worth of parts so they can do their thing dang at least i can get them at probably a quarter of the price from the US , then sourcing them here. i don't think the shock value of finding out how much they want for them here is going to be worth the effort

[flamestone]

I feel your pain.

Apparently mine turned over for the first time yesterday, but still needing a few more parts before it's done properly.

And as we all know, "a few more parts" is just a euphemism for spending many more hundreds of dollars.

[aust92pearl]

Originally Posted by flamestone

I feel your pain.

Apparently mine turned over for the first time yesterday, but still needing a few more parts before it's done properly.

And as we all know, "a few more parts" is just a euphemism for spending many more hundreds of dollars.

oh ok cool, they will always need a few more parts
and yes thats true , if you can i advise getting 99% of your parts from the US because they are a LOT cheaper than subaru aust

[flamestone]

Originally Posted by aust92pearl

oh ok cool, they will always need a few more parts
and yes thats true , if you can i advise getting 99% of your parts from the US because they are a LOT cheaper than subaru aust

For sure! Especially since Subaru Aus are saying "maybe in a few months" due to the earthquake related supply issues.

Doesn't make sense to wait when they're sitting on someone's shelf in the US.

[Hocrest]

Are you still looking for someone over here to get these and send them out? If so, send me a PM with email.

[aust92pearl]

yeah lol exactly

thanks for the offer hocrest , but nate is going to help me out with them .. again ive bought some parts on ebay ( t-belt and t-belt tensioner ) and they are being posted to nates house so he can send them and the hg's in one go.

still trying to sourse head bolts and eng mounts though
would these work or should i try to find some group n mounts (and how are they modified to work ?)
http://www.ebay.com.au/itm/SUBARU-IM...item27bc2f27db

[flamestone]

Group buy.

Maybe we should pool resources here.

The stuff I'm still looking for is:

timing belt tensioner
1 x smooth idler pulley
2 x grooved idler pulleys
engine mounts
steering rack seal kit
tie rod ends


All of this stuff on the car is ok for now, but I know it'll need doing sooner rather than later.