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[turbosubarubrat]

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.)




replaced the door with one from the junk yard with only a small dent above the key hole. had to replace the wind though because was off a hatchback.


got some peugeot wheels this winter for $40 bucks gave it a 3 inch lift

canopy i got for free last summer in the dalles

made my own trim pieces for the center today and put them on.




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!

Edited by turbosubarubrat, 18 June 2012 - 09:47 PM.

[Mechanical_misfit]

That roll bar is so darn cool! I wish I could get my hands on one of these Brats so bad. Looks like its going to be a sweet ride!

[turbosubarubrat]

got a handle at ace to replace my canopy handle but had to customize it to fit which took awhile zzz but got it done had to drill two holes, cut the two things that hold the screws in, and do a lot of grinding.(one on the left is the one that came off my canopy, the one on the right is off a 79 and the replacement from ace fits right on the first gens besides you need to cut the two things down and drill two small holes, one in middle is the one from ace.)

dont drill the wholes all the way through if u have the 1st gen canopy.

got it installed

the inside piece is a little long but im waiting to cut until i get the handle on the inside.

got a bumper at the junkyard (the u-pull-it in boring oregon) for $30 bucks and it has a tow hitch and 4 d-rings:cool:


had to make my own trim piece for the side from a door because i couldn't find one.

still hunting for tail light for drivers side.

the canopy amazed me because it was made in battleground washington

also i got my hood emblem on today.

Edited by turbosubarubrat, 15 June 2012 - 04:56 PM.

[turbosubarubrat]

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 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)




if u guys didn't know this yet your missing out a ax cuts through 18ga metal like butter:grin:


thanks to my dad and a fork lift








got it ready to go to scrap in picture this is a year old picture.

even got the wheel wells:D

Edited by turbosubarubrat, 20 June 2012 - 01:40 AM.

[turbosubarubrat]

awhile back i put in seats, carpet, transmission console from a ea81 wagon which is way better than the stock one but need to do something about electrical switches, tail gate trim piece, door handles/wind crank handles, passenger side fender, and t-top's, from the 86 brat. still working on interior like radio a idiot cut the wires and taped them together then cut them again:banghead:
$30 junk yard find:headbang:

peugeot 14inch rims on 195/75/14's:D





what do you guys think? i changed the glove box back to tan.

Edited by turbosubarubrat, 20 June 2012 - 01:46 AM.

[eman_79]

looking good keep it up

[Durania]

Boy do I miss my brat.

[eman_79]

i wish i could have found a brat roof to weld into my GL before i painted it

[turbosubarubrat]

yah that would of been cool been watching your thread looks great, i saw a 78 brat on craigslist that someone did like that:cool:

Edited by turbosubarubrat, 20 June 2012 - 05:14 PM.

[turbosubarubrat]

took some better pics today and i going to fab the brush some brackets and set it up or i might use a factory one.




was dissapointed to find find some go through rust on tail gate

another spot on the tail gate had a weird bondo patch

put the tan glove box back in and put 8 pop rivets in someone drill 8 holes in it?

spray painted the metal part black

owners manual

factory tool set:D




center console out of ea81 wagon or 4 door sedan with electric windows

works grate as arm rest


dash is almost completely crack free only one which only can be seen when passenger door is opened.

my part collection:headbang:

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.)

Edited by turbosubarubrat, 20 June 2012 - 06:15 PM.

[TomRhere]

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.

[turbosubarubrat]

u wouldn't believe how many ea82's there are in oregon, my dad has owned 6 of the gl/dl/loyale wagons. but the ea81 and ea71 are a lot harder to find parts for i need to get another glove box door from the u pull it in boring oregon just need to find the right color:)

[lostbrat]

collect those parts. I have more then I need but all I could ever need.. I have a tan glove box dooor if you cant find one. I be loking for the front bumper install coming up.. great work so far...

[turbosubarubrat]

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:

[turbosubarubrat]

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:

[turbosubarubrat]

worked on brat today, have 5 brush guards to choose from:D and chose the one winch bumper:headbang:(the one farthest to the right)



started working on the bumper cut one of the wholes need to put on the winch bumper in it.

took off hood so my dad can pick up motor with fork lift because already got the tranny/motor separated and radiator out to put the import back in:D


bolt collection


sorted part collection some more

Edited by turbosubarubrat, 27 June 2012 - 05:19 PM.

[turbosubarubrat]

yesterday i found out i need to shorten the winch bumper about a centimeter in width between the mounts so it will fit into the bumper slots so it will secure properly but i will also have to make four bracket extensions:popcorn:

[6 Star]

You have a problem with flat tires, huh? :-p

[turbosubarubrat]

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 did do much better so putting the import back in with a rebuilt carb. hopefully that solves the problem so its rode legal, when that happens ill go and try getting my permit so i can drive her:headbang:

[fastwagn]

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.

Edited by fastwagn, 28 June 2012 - 09:01 AM.

[ivans imports]

just restored a 79 brat took me six months and 5000$ to restore it but looks like new how many brats do you have ?

[turbosubarubrat]

4 1/2 between me and my dad we have 2 1978's,79, my 85 and the parts from the 86 i tore apart but working on getting another for parts:headbang:

Edited by turbosubarubrat, 04 July 2012 - 12:05 AM.

[turbosubarubrat]

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:

Edited by turbosubarubrat, 28 June 2012 - 12:42 PM.

[fastwagn]

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!!

[turbosubarubrat]

the toyota or nissan truck six lug rims with the big hub work on the subaru's too, two of the holes line up and the other two u drill out and u have a winter set that u can beet up with out worrying about scuffing up the peugeot rims:D