I’m way up here on Van Isle and needing some new doors.
CCOT website shows reproduction doors that I wanted to get some reviews on. Do you or someone you know have them painted and mounted?
I’ve looked into repair patches and panels as well as scanning for good used and it seems as expensive...
I swapped 5 speed and Tcase from a BJ60 into my 81 BJ42. When I connected my speedo cable I found my indicated speed a lot higher than normal(30km/h=100km/h) and jumpy. I wondered if there was a problem with the gearing for the Speedo on the tcase or rear end(4.11 vs 3.73)?
Anyone have this...
Lookin for a soft top and soft doors for the 40. Does anyone know of any good used for sale? Does anyone know the best price for new? I’m open to all options/brands.
Thanks for the help!
I’m getting a Aqualu 40 series into the body shop an need to prepare the aluminum. This is the sum of parts getting painted:
Tub and cowl
Windshield frame
Fenders
Bib
Aprons
Storage tailgate
How much Alumiprep and Alodine will I need? Aqualu is recommending 3:1 water to Alumiprep and 1:1 water...
I swapped a 5 speed from a 83 BJ60 into my 81 BJ42 and when I installed the Speedo cable and drive my speedometer was jumpy and read way too fast, like over 100 km/ h.
Does anyone know why? It is the original 81 cluster and cable. I thought it might be a known problem with the swap?
Sorry if...
hey all, wondering if any runs or knows of a early 90's subaru legacy turbo on their 3b? i have one here and would like to try it. it is from a 2.2l gas engine. not sure of the compressor or exhaust ratios-anyone know where i can find these?
hey all, i'm getting some custom exhaust fabbed up for the 42(can spec n/a 3b h42 24 v) and the fellow doing it has some questions;
- is there supposed to be a bracket from the down pipe to the engine or trans to support or stabilize vibrations?
-can anyone recommend a good muffler...
the story so far... glow plug indicator spontaneoulsly disentegrated last week at the mountain, and blew black fusible link at left (drivers) side battery. i jumped both connections and was able to get it started and drove home. the next day i tried the same thing and it started and ran so i...
greetings all, i am the new owner of a 1981 bj42 in victoria bc. it was brought into bc from alberta in 2000 and has lots of rust on the body but the frame and drive train are good.i'vedone minor work on diesels and am impressed with how easily it starts, smooth run and power.
anyways , i'm...
hey all, i'm intersted in a 81 bj42 for sale in vancouver and need to get it checked out before purchase. i'm a subaru tech in victoria and could tell most faults through a drive and thorough inspection but will need help with a compression check. my experience with diesels has been that this...