clunkerbob Posted October 12, 2009 Share Posted October 12, 2009 Hi everyone , Name here is Bob and I'm located in northern Arizona . I just aquired an old '82 Subie Brat that has been through the wringer , but still runs after all the 285,000 mile abuse it has taken .... its beat but still good raw material to work with . Lots of usual dings and electrical problems but on the plus side no rust as its been out west all its life and pretty much all complete . The old thing had been sitting for several years , I put in a battery and with a bit of coaxing it started right up ... and drives . The transfer case etc. all works and the driveline seems to be pretty decent shape . The motor is running on 3 legs however , and havnt had time to check it yet . But no smoke and the plugs are burning clean . It'll be a fun project for me . Price was right too .... free .... just a little work barter but no money changed hands . Been a mechanic all my life ( but not Subaru ) so it wont be much of a challenge for me from the looks of it , but I'm going to be asking a lot of questions because I dont have a workshop manual and I especially need an electrical diagram . Anyway so far I'm impressed with Subaru's offering , its too bad they dont make this model anymore ... I'd be tempted to buy a new one and I've only had this little guy for a couple of days now . VERY practical machine . OK , thats my story ... hope to make some friends here on the forum . Bob (clunkerbob) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Olnick Posted October 12, 2009 Share Posted October 12, 2009 Welcome aboard clunkerbob. You're gonna' love this place. Sounds like you got a fun piece of machinery to work on! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
murph Posted October 12, 2009 Share Posted October 12, 2009 hey bob , welcome - is this your first subaru ? you are going to love working on that one , the designs make a lot of sense ! good luck Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
clunkerbob Posted October 13, 2009 Author Share Posted October 13, 2009 Thanks Olnick and Murph, yes it is my first Subaru . I have always heard good things about Subaru reliability over the years . Almost bought one a few years ago but my wife ( ex now ) didnt like the looks of it so I passed . Personally I thought they were a good looking car especially the late ones like the Outback and such. Anyway I got this Brat via a Storage Place that wound up with it payment for unpaid storage on a unit . I'm doing a little horse trading work wise for this truck . Picked it up a couple days ago . I'm finding right away that parts are easy to get and very reasonable too ( or so it seems ) . It looks like used body parts from a Legacy fits the Brat even interior pieces .. am I correct in thinking that ? Eccept for that rear sheet metal section .. best not bang that in LOL . And yes .... the way its put together is very logical and easy to get at . I think I'm going to like the Subaru line . Incidently I worked Jaguars and Land Rovers for almost 30 years .... now talk about engineering and easy access ( kidding of course ! ) Bob Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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