Free Range Posted March 12, 2007 Share Posted March 12, 2007 '79 GF Hardtop coupe Before: Seized 1600, 2wd 5spd, 155/60/13, lots of mold, hornet nests and rotten seats: After: Drivetrain from '81 brat EA81+weber, emmissions deleted Equal length header, out the drivers side 4spd D/R 4" blocks in front 3" lift on gen 2 rear torsion tube custom mustach mount rear discs 15" steelies 195/60 M+S (they will get bigger) bumpers and skid... Needs: Rear trunk, the top half is mostly gone from rust, you got one I can cut up to weld in? either a coupe or a sedan. Weatherstripping between the front and rear windows on both sides, I have the chrome (attaches to back window), but the rubber is gone, must be roll down rear windows... A rear seat lowbar rollbar from gen 1 brat, doesn't need the arms, just the hoop Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phizinza Posted March 12, 2007 Share Posted March 12, 2007 Woha, awesome.. That's something a little different. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crazy D Posted March 12, 2007 Share Posted March 12, 2007 where you the dude who did the gen 1 brat and the green gen 1 wagon too?....anyways nice ride, i think its awesome that people out there s:banana: till have the old gens Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Turbone Posted March 12, 2007 Share Posted March 12, 2007 And I thought a early 80's coupe would look awesome lifted:headbang: Great job:eek: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
moosens Posted March 13, 2007 Share Posted March 13, 2007 Where's that 5speed now??? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mcbrat Posted March 13, 2007 Share Posted March 13, 2007 cool. that needs a proper set of decals... http://www.ultimatesubaru.org/forum/showthread.php?t=71219 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Caboobaroo Posted March 14, 2007 Share Posted March 14, 2007 Is that the one Mudrat had? Looks like his place in the backround. Good job, looks awesome! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
[HTi]Dain Posted March 14, 2007 Share Posted March 14, 2007 I like the Mustache bar... check out HTi's (i hope its ok to show off ) What do ya think? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Free Range Posted March 14, 2007 Author Share Posted March 14, 2007 car badly needs radius rod bushings, likes to drive wherever the power pulls it... now for some decent seats. 5spd 2wd is still around I did the red/orange/rusty brat, not the green wagon Dain, the mustach bar looks plenty strong, what angle did it leave the rear diff? you want it to be dead flat or leaning forward a little to keep oil in the front bearing. Get the disc brakes if you plan on boonine crashing or getting bigger rubber or both... Nice progress... is this the rams head brat? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
[HTi]Savage Posted March 15, 2007 Share Posted March 15, 2007 car badly needs radius rod bushings, likes to drive wherever the power pulls it... now for some decent seats. 5spd 2wd is still around I did the red/orange/rusty brat, not the green wagon Dain, the mustach bar looks plenty strong, what angle did it leave the rear diff? you want it to be dead flat or leaning forward a little to keep oil in the front bearing. Get the disc brakes if you plan on boonine crashing or getting bigger rubber or both... Nice progress... is this the rams head brat? NO, its not the Ram's Head brat. It's Savage's, I believe we got the angle fairly level, maybe a slight angle. Johnson did the fabrication. How neccesary are the disk brakes? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Free Range Posted March 16, 2007 Author Share Posted March 16, 2007 disk brakes are by no means required, just nice, there is no auto adjustment on the drums, and they tend to not stop very well, but you can always swap later on. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
[HTi]Dain Posted March 17, 2007 Share Posted March 17, 2007 *edit* it was me that posted under [HTi]Savage profile(I was on his computer, kind of spaced it). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thatswhatshesaid Posted March 19, 2007 Share Posted March 19, 2007 That coupe is AWESOME! What size tires are you planning on running? Those ones on there now are kinda puny... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Free Range Posted March 20, 2007 Author Share Posted March 20, 2007 Tire size really depends on what motor I end up running, if I keep the 1800 with the weber then they wont get over 26.5" it just makes the ride gutless. Plus I hate to cut the fenders on this ride, they are almost perfect. But if I go to forced induction or more dispalcement then who knows. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scott in Bellingham Posted March 20, 2007 Share Posted March 20, 2007 what angle did it leave the rear diff? you want it to be dead flat or leaning forward a little to keep oil in the front bearing.? I run my diff at 1" slope front to back over stock had no issues in over a year Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Free Range Posted March 23, 2007 Author Share Posted March 23, 2007 sweet on the diff angle scott, I've always heard to keep them flat cuz of bearing up front, but the driveline angle benefit is way cool. keep us posted Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
heep70 Posted March 23, 2007 Share Posted March 23, 2007 Thats cool. Is that a wasp nest on the dash. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kiwi subbie Posted January 15, 2008 Share Posted January 15, 2008 sooo cool Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
michael appel Posted January 16, 2008 Share Posted January 16, 2008 sweet coupe soon my 79 brat will have 6 inches on it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Subafreak Posted January 21, 2008 Share Posted January 21, 2008 Awsome coupe, brilliant vision! Reminds me of the old rally car pics. Nice SVX in the background too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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