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I'll be there unless ??? major happens. Rob - coooooooooool !!!

Well I done went and offended one guy. :-\ Going to be 2 groups here - lets face it. Those who wish to attend and would like to write a letter to settle (after discovering) our differences with the Carlisle staff. Or if they even have a problem with the "Subaru Group" at all. Maybe by now they've noticed that within any group there'll be incidents. And the group who thinks its not worth the effort to go back. I don't see where the second group is going to help the first group much with the letter. wouldn't have it any other way. I'm saying let there be one letter from one person instead of many to start. And that person should state in the letter that they represent the group. They won't ban us from the event. We're a growing group and lets face it Asian cars in general are going to be taking up much more space in the coming years.

I'm tired and will need to adress this more clearly in the future but for now.... tent?? -- plenty of tents out there. I have one of those about that size that I got at Sears dirt cheap - ain't never used it but would be easy enought to bring along. I think its a 12' x 12'. Letter - yes but from ONE person representing us and hopefully someone who keeps their cool. The content of the letter should be inquisitive not barking back over the fence. "What was the factor that determined this person (Jon) cause harm,damage,or disruption? Can't he be forgiven as the engine revving Volvo retards and such were more annoying???" - that sort of approach. Perhaps we can all sign our names to it. Attending Carlisle - I sure will go again sometime. Yes about the common Volvos etc. but to me its the last place to see some REALLY GREAT cars. Perhaps a tone down from the redneck rallying that's occured a few times in the last 3 years or so. That is IF you want to go back with a Group. Personally I feel if you're there on your own and make an arse of yourself with a Subaru you taint the whole image of anyone driving a Subaru. Elsewhere - for sure we could always use a good gathering spot and indeed we do on occasion. Connie's - the Barrens - and there's plenty more places. Tired now - see you guys later... and please DON'T ANYONE GET OFFENDED !!!!!!!

Sorry,I've barely had time to breeze thru the board this past week. Todd seems to be busy too. I'll check the manuals and have to get back to you maybe later tonight but most likely tomorrow. Sending PM

Once upon a time there was a Gen I Brat at Faust in Allentown PA. It's over across the highway they were putting in which slightly divides the property. There is nobody specializing in 70's Subarus except the folks here. Used to be places like Hal's would be able to help us but all shops we know of have ditched the 70's stuff a long time ago. There's also another Gen I Brat on Rt. 206 in NJ around Mt.Holly and Vincentown (?? check me on that) but anyways its above Rt.70 and below Exit 7A.....if travelling southbound on 206 it'll be on the right - a place I believe is called "Haggarty's" Auto repair. So parts among owners and another guy who has tons of parts up here too might have some pieces for you.

Please don't believe too much of what one guy says. THere are air dams out there. They don't come up often. It would look great - good luck and I hope you find one. This car is NOT a Subaru factory car its been modified by one of 2 companies that did these for US Dealers. There were more or less 50 made on each coast. Go wild !

Disks - good luck .... same with Charlie.... Charlie - get to work !

just checking in quick. Family stuff ahead , I'll check back later and get back to you on the FSM.

Ignition switch sounds right. Bobby, Factory Service Manuals are really cheap compared to labor charges. Probably thing to do now is disconnect the neg. battery terminal and check the switch mentioned by our friend above for burn marks.

I think you've got more pull with Charlie than I do these days so maybe ask him about one if you didn't already. I don't recall anything like that in our NOS lot. From the pic I thought it was somethnig else.

What's the last one where you need the whole assy.? I have a new blower box and some other items. Nice finds !!!

We might be there with you guys on the 20th. Hoping to do an overnight on Friday. We'll see. Either way I don't forsee us in a 4WD so we might be your victims,Neo. We'll be doing the usual critter hunting before we meet up with you guys and probably when we break away from the gang too. Outside chance I could have the Gen I Brat back in NJ Still can't get it right but I'm waiting on parts.

He's surfin on top of his golf cart while his lovelier half puts the pedal to the metal down the cart path on the back nine. or somethin like that ....

What he said ..... save - search - pay for metal worth saving. Beware of anything that sat over grass for a long time. Pay for shipping - have a garage to work in and keep it in.

Make sure its not an aftermarket...you know the deal. Knobs should pull right off. If tough wiggle up and down a little as you pull. We're probably not going to find many AM/FM's before the '79's. But some people got the retrofit for the '74 - '77's Others bought the Kraco I was a lucky kid and had my brother's hand-me-down Blaupunkt in my '78 Brat and my '76 Coupe wayyyyy back in the early 80's. I can still recall the sound and the way it took a couple of seconds to fully power up like an old tube radio. Story over ...g'nite

Looking to see what comes up. If you have vintage Subarus in the yards near you please check for us. We're finding these to be a little scarce. Nice $10 - 20 (?) item that takes only a couple of minutes to remove. Mint condtion would bring a little more. Cassette player (OEM) that works ??-- yow!!! No request for 8-tracks yet.

sounds like you're on top of the game more than I was giving you credit for. Right on girl ! And avoiding eBay is a good thing. I'm going to put a call out for those early AM/FM's just incase. I'm sure I have a box with several early radios.And I'm mighty sure there's at least one AM/FM but probably not more than 2. We scored some in a lot of NOS stuff from PA. But that old organization vs storage vs time and all in consideration of good weather to do it in....waaaaagh.

Gosh I hope they aren't taking too much money for the cable. I've seen those on eBay too. Ext. Reg. Alternators are fairly cheap on there too. You got a pretty good deal at $40 from a store for the V/R. On eBay they show up cheaper but its been a bad couple of weeks for spotting any - naturally when I need one. I'm thinking these early AM/FM's are getting kind of hard to find now. :-\ But I'll get one to you if there's one here. I can't wait for the day that I have things organzied.

How's the run signal/lights doing? You'll see me in your other post about your car washing calamity.

Voltage regulator. Even if you replace the alt. be sure to replace the V/R as it is reccomended in the factory manuals that you replace both at the same time.. Not many out there this past week,I can tell you that, unlsee you go thru stores and pay much more than the usual eBay price. Be sure you get the correct one. Check the V/R connector,yours should be ROUND. I had my hands on an AM only radio but you don't want that,right? Also had a turn signal stalk in my hands too. p/n -6821 15231 which for some strange reason I can't find in my parts manuals. I have others too,somewhere.

http://www.ultimatesubaru.org/forum/showthread.php?p=826649#post826649 Thanks to our man Earl we've got a fine selection of direct copy decals. Let's make his (very professional) effort worth his while,please. If you don't need them for your car or MPV buy them anyways. Nice way to spruce up your tool box !!

http://www.njmotorsportspark.com/ No doubt we'll be hitting the Barrens too. First time for the AMA boys - and girls - to come to this rather new facility. See you there

I haven't forgotten but just haven't gotten to sort thru it all yet. Cassette will be near impossible for me to produce. Good old AM/FM I know I did set one aside for you and there's alos a box with a few radios in it somewhere. We noticed that the early 80's radios fit pretty good too if that helps in the meantime.

THose "stalks" were showing up on eBay once. I'd also - just for kicks - take the fuse out and pull on both ends. Skip once traced mine back to that fuse end being loose but I never noticed it when I pulled it to check. I'm pretty sure once of us will have a used stalk for you if you need one. "Combination switch" if you're searching.

If you took it to a place in Stamford that typically has Aston Martins , Lambo's , Ferrarris ,and all the top names you'd be spending $20k easy. We witnessed my friend's brother inlaw spend over $38k on an Alfa GTV6 for JUST minor body care and fresh paint. Value of the car is far less than that ticket but he's got the money and wanted it done. Unfortunately we have TOO MANY of those types around here so the shop in Stamford can get that price and the owner will pay most up front and pay off the rest when asked to without blinking an eye. Location and demand determine each shop's quotes. Towards the NY border you're going to see prices that will turn stomachs in Willimantic or some other podunk eastern CT town. This is NOT intended to offend anyone from eastern CT. Good luck, Connie. Hopefully you can get a good jump on the overall expenditures with a little DIY.