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subaru brat 1985 restoration


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got her when was i was 13 its turned into a obsession been working on it since still need some parts like tail light for left side and tail gate.(when i first got her she didn't have the roll bar, carpet, seat covers, as good fenders, rear seats, and brush guard.)
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got some peugeot wheels this winter for $40 bucks gave it a 2 inch lift
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canopy i got for free last summer in the dalles

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$30 bumper from you pull it from 3rd gen wagon also have a couple winch bumps and brush guards.

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traded my canopy with vahidisatbrat to get this one but i had to colk the gasket back on and put new screen on but it was defently worth it because this is the high top even has roof rack and lights!
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86 brat we got for $350 but some idiot rear ended when it was parked going 60mph:banghead: the guy we bought it from delivered it for $50. Disappointed in seeing it in that shape since the last time i saw it was mint condition and he paid $5000 for it(Sad to say the the guy i bought it from has died from major heart and health problems. i really wanted to show him mine because he like subaru's a lot too).   Amazingly my dad drove this crippled brat in are green house in 4wheel driver low with the left rear and right front wheel wells rubbing on the tires prity hard:lol:
this is about the best pic the whole truck (it took a hour to open the tail gate with a 8ft crow bar)
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if u guys didn't know this yet your missing out a ax cuts through 18ga metal like butter:grin:
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got it ready to go to scrap in picture this is a year old picture.
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awhile back i put in seats out of a mazda coupe(from the wrencked brat), carpet, and console from a ea81 wagon which is way better than the stock one. still working on interior like radio a idiot cut the wires and taped them together then cut them again:banghead:

peugeot 14inch rims on 195/75/14's:D
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what do you guys think? i changed the glove box back to tan.

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was dissapointed to find find some go through rust on tail gate
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put the tan glove box back in and put 8 pop rivets in someone drill 8 holes in it?
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factory tool kit

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dash is almost completely crack free only one which only can be seen when passenger door is opened.
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my part collection:headbang:
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its been hard to find parts for this thing so trying to keep as many as i can that i might need.(i know i need to clean the seat covers it seems like cat hair follows me everywhere.)

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Looking good !!

 

Didn't notice the cat hair until you said something about it. Haven't had a cat in the house in 4 years, still cleaning it up. Stuff gets every where.....

 

For the glovebox door. Thinking I would put 2 more rivets along the center of the bottom row, just to even it out.

If you really can't find another Tan one, I have a few extras here.

 

PITA work to fix the tailgate rust, but have been assured that it can be done. Have 2 spare ones, both need rust repair along the bottom. Someday I'll get around to it, other things to fix 1st.....

 

Been somewhat hording parts here myself. EA81 stuff is hard to come by in this area. EA82 isn't much easier either.

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hopefully got another brat on the way:headbang:

a guy called my dad and asked if we wanted another one of course he said yes:Dand we think its a 2nd gen so i might get tail lights:headbang:, trim pieces i need:D, and hopefully tailgate:headbang:not sure how good its going to be the guy said its been sitting in his barn in gaston oregon 9 years since it flooded in tilomook oregon and flooded the truck:( hopefully it will be not that rusty:-\or no rust:) so i can get the parts i need and get running and resell or use as parts car. but all this depends on what gen, shape, and price of this brat:popcorn:

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thinking about using this winch bumper off a 78 my dad got last summer for $100:D and put over my current bumper but have to do some measuring and double checking to see if it will fit, i know i will need to cut four rectangle holes for it to fit through the plastic bumper but i want to make sure that it will fit good before i do it, maybe if it fits good ill make four brackets for it to fit nice:headbang:and put my winch and kc lights on :headbang::headbang: :headbang:
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yah sadly its been sitting around 4 or more months because it wont pass deq:banghead:we tried putting in a spare motor and that didn't do much better so putting the import back in with a rebuilt carb. hopefully that solves the problem so its road legal, when that happens ill go and try getting my permit so i can drive her:headbang:

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good work man! i went through a lot of this restoring my 1973 vega gt when i was 15, good to see someone of your generation that is still willing to put time and effort into stuff like this. brat is looking awesome! although...i would have kept the bar rather than the cap, but to each his own ;) and i absolutely LOVE the peugeot wheels, what are they from?

 

if you ever want to sell the bar, i have a couple of worthy candidates... :) getting an ecm from ivan's imports next week to get the 83 turbo running again, when it does, i'll start tearing down the 84 to prep it to receive the 83 drivetrain. at which point, i may have an even crazier drivetrain to put in the 83 shell... muwhahahahahaha!!!

 

i promise i'll get some pics, camera has died on my phone, so i'll snag the shop camera one day and get some shots of the pair.

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fastwagn i believe they came of a peugeot 504 or 505 sedan but they can come off the wagon these are the 14in rims but u can get 15's off them too, im running 195/75/14's on them and they rub the very bottom of the fender on sharp turns which can be solved by a adjustment to something in the suspension which will raze it about another inch the peugeot wheels with the tires im running give it a 3inch lift:headbang:the 15in wheels require a lift kit though:rolleyes:

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cool man! i'll hunt for a set! was going to go 6 lug but these wheels look pretty period correct, and would look great on white. yeah rubbing may be an issue on my 83, i have it dropped down and sitting on gl struts.

 

ivan, pm me your paypal!!

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