Everything posted by moosens
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Looking like the door is closing. Thanks
GUYS N GALS PLEASE EXCUSE THE CAPS AND THE FACT THAT IT SURE LOOKS LIKE I HAVE MY LOT SOLD. THANKS EVERYBODY. I’ll still be involved , still retain a few essentials for a potential car down the line , but I’m not keeping much and I’m NOT going to be selling parts. Not 1970’s anyways. Enjoy your summer northern hemisphere !! Tons of 1970’s New old stock and great used parts. Most of you have seen this before. I was hoping I had a sale on my posted lot earlier this year but it has not happened. Milford CT if you can drive on over you’ll leave here happy if you own a 1972-79 Leone GL DL GL1400 Coupe , or gen one Brat. For the new people - the old folks have seen this all too much - I have a LOT of New Old Stock that’s genuine Subaru parts. Call it OEM or NOS or whatever you’d like. It’s real and here for you through my efforts. Any used parts were saved because they were plenty fine and had life left. Some of the items you are welcome to purchase and also you are welcome to make a deal on a large lot. Get here , we’ll pull stuff outside , and make a deal. ATK crate engine rebuild for dealers and shop. Ready to start a fresh life. Widecase last revision of the 1600 EA71 so it applies to 79+ but is also able to drop in for earlier 1977 1978 and 1979 narrow case (external water). This engine is INTERNAL WATER like it’s later EA81 cousin. Zero miles. Longblock ready for your intake. Looking for $750 Ken has dibs on this one but in case he changes his mind or in case you have a fatter wallet - shortblock EA71 1600 was done for an ultralight flyer guy. He and I did an exchange. Bored .040 over and I’m sure trustworthy as he was going to fly with it. He’s got it locked at $300 And a complete 1600 EA71 early version with external water , I pulled this engine and it’s a 94k or thereabouts engine. Complete with intake and carb. Probably just drop in and go but I’d be smart and give it a good tune up etc , seals , valve rocker cover gaskets , that sort of stuff. $450 takes it. Place that money in my hand and I’ll gladly include what I can for new seals and gaskets. In fact I have a partial full kit I’d happily include for peace of mind. So you’d have a non leaker for sure when you plugged it in. Fenders , a mix of New and old. And both stages. 1972-77 stage one and stage two 1977 through 79 and 81 for Brat. $125-250 Front valance (lower skirt) for 4WD wagon and BRAT - new $200 , used $75 - 100 Glass - just about every one you can think of. Also have front windshields. $30 and up , that’s not $30 per piece. There is a rare Coupe windshield there. $$ All sorts of parts like exhaust , wheels , lights , switches , gasket kits , brake kits , so much it’s like the title says. I’m tired kids. And rent went up so my prices aren’t going lower. As was mentioned first off , and for over a year now , get here first and make the best deal if you’re wanting to buy a large lot. Jason from NC made the drive. It’s your turn now. Weather is best now. Won’t be for long though. Read the top. Edited memorial weekend 2021 Sale of lot. This thread will be dead.
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second generation Brat Shock absorber
Those are my local guys. The older guys there are fantastic. They’ve ordered from west coast distributors for me before and I walk in. The younger guys , aaagggh , not so great. But to see those , hmmm , makes me wonder. I mean sure I trust those guys , but I also know for sure they’ve purged their shelves of those parts LONG ago so this set has likely been purchased by SOA more recently given those parts tags. Just saying’ ... they sure look good. But causes me to wonder. GD says no longer available yet this set has very new tags on it. Perhaps dealers or the distributors are allowed to shop suppliers for elder car parts and just use SOA strictly for what SOA expects them to stock ? I’d bet my left one that SOA doesn’t want them wasting theirs shelf space on parts for anything over 15-20 years max up here in the rust belt. All very interesting.
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second generation Brat Shock absorber
If you post the KYB numbers and any others like Monroe or Gabriel I might be able to match up a set for you. No promises!!! But I do have some shocks and struts I’m cleaning house of. Most all are KYB only one or two of other brands. Good luck.
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Where is the 5a automatic choke fuse? And FOUND!
From poor memory I believe you might find it in line all alone in the engine bay. Passenger side. But my 78 4WD wagon which I’m thinking of had a winch at one time and I may be envisioning that fuse. Not able to recall ever dealing with this 5a fuse. Good luck.
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Anybody run cylinder walls like these on an ea81?
Story of the day .... Cleansing my workshop of 80’s parts I sold an EA81 to a guy who drove from western Illinois to Connecticut. It was supposed to be my extremely low mile engine. At that time I was completely dipped in this Subaru - fix em and run em - sort of lifestyle. I had I think 8 or 9 EA81’s. Somehow I sold him the wrong one. He was going to use this for ultralight fun and flying over his cornfields which he said was all you could see , he was deep into the rural zone. So I offered him ALL of my EA1’s including the correct engine. He and his son drove back and got them all. They had a water pump issue , and changed that in their Dodge van , then headed back to the land of Lincoln. ( hope I got that right ). That my friend is EA81 dedication !! Best of luck with it! Enjoy !
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Anybody run cylinder walls like these on an ea81?
You’re in Cali and can’t find a replacement ? I know it’s 2020 and not that many left but I’m still surprised. Good luck with it. And many of us have had engines shipped to us to save elder cars. Count me in in that one. I sure thought it was well worth it.
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1978-1981 Vintage Subaru windshields & gaskets: NEW & old stock used
That picture of the two front windshields must have been put directly onto FB and likely I deleted it when some punk ticked me off. But you don’t need pics , trust us , it’s got longer “ears”. Ok buy some glass from this guy !
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1978-1981 Vintage Subaru windshields & gaskets: NEW & old stock used
I did somewhere have a picture of Both with the standard against the Coupe and you can clearly see the upper “ears” are a bit pronounced on the Coupe. Will try to find that pic soon. Story - and a true one - Danny W from this board “dannybreadman” had purchased not just dealer stock that some of us have managed to find , but the Mid-Atlantic regional distribution center’s old stock !!! He sat on it and then passed it along to a guy also from here I think he was djcommie or something like that. He’s in Michigan I think , or up that way and lays low , real low. I would bet my left one that he’s holding plenty of glass. I know Danny and I communicated a lot and pretty positive he mentioned crates of glass including front windshields. I wouldn’t hold my breath waiting to see if this guy is going to cut stuff loose. There’s at least two used ones in my stash. And a load of other glass too. Good luck with these. Not excited about crating glass myself but I think I’ll be doing that soon. Folks are going to have to cover my time and materials , so a $150 item will be like $250 plus shipping , but we’ll see.
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Brake calipers 2003 Legacy L vs GT
moosens replied to moosens's topic in 1990 to Present Legacy, Impreza, Outback, Forester, Baja, WRX&WrxSTI, SVXThanks all ! I think I’ll keep the wagon stock unless the great one declares the swap can be done cost effective to my budget. I don’t have the space to do this and getting too old.
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1978-1981 Vintage Subaru windshields & gaskets: NEW & old stock used
Sorry to sidetrack for Preston but I’m pretty sure Todd - Subaru3 did add here somewhere that he was able to use a standard gasket for a Coupe by carefully stretching and maybe had one minor relief cut , but not sure on that. Coupe gaskets are just about impossible to find. If one shows up you know what to do. Nice thread of glass. That new unit is tempting. I also have a huge amount of glass but to have that new unit for a future resto , hmmmm.
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Brake calipers 2003 Legacy L vs GT
Pardon my ignorance and lack of having my two cars to review. My soon to be daily driver 2003 Legacy wagon which I think is an L or an LS model is with Subafreak upstate. Same for the parts car 2003 GT sedan. At this moment the great one , Subafreak isn’t too sure and I’d rather bother you guys than bother him. But are those calipers the same ? And yeah just because he isn’t sure doesn’t mean he isn’t the great one. Lol
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Vacuum lines
Wish you were closer. My dog is a rabbit chaser and needs the action. good luck out there man !
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1983 subaru gl in need of a turbo kit and bigger carburator
By all means try to keep the body style on the road if it’s within your means. Good luck with it. If it has a carburetor that isn’t in need of replacement then you’ve got a reliable runner in most cases.
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1983 subaru gl in need of a turbo kit and bigger carburator
Not worth the agony. Consider stepping up and getting a reliable 2.2 and the five lug , larger brakes and wheels to go with it.
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Flying with tools
moosens replied to suprunner's topic in 1990 to Present Legacy, Impreza, Outback, Forester, Baja, WRX&WrxSTI, SVXYou’re worrying too much about it. Just check them and good luck with the ride back. If you can cover them with insurance that might help. That’s my theory. Same with your bringing tools. You’re doing it for insurance. The couple of bucks for insurance won’t mean much but A- you’re covered if crap goes really wrong and B- it seems to me once you pay for insurance the bad apples in the organization see that and just pass it along knowing there may be an investigation. Have fun !
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The "WISH LIST" thread -please add yours and print all
Tyler , this particular forum is generally for the 70’s cars and gen one brat thru 81 You might get lucky here but I’d also post where the 80’s folks can see if you didn’t already. Nuc , another member here has one on eBay , or just did. It’s the four spoke wheel which is from a GL but will swap direct for the DL two spoke. I can’t recall Tommy’s eBay name at the moment.
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EA81 - Possible Head Gasket Leak or...?
Just saying if I were you I’d pull the engine and get all the gaskets and seals you can while some still exist. Do it right. You have no idea what really happened and it’s just safe and smart. After that look to the EJ22 - once the 1800 reaches it point of no return. Good luck and enjoy it ! Best year to have.
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Interior door handle bezels still available.
Have your dealer look at the west coast supply house. Not sure where you are but here in CT that’s what I had my local dealer parts guru good guy do for me. God luck.
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Leaky master cylinder
One on the way , I can just sense it.
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Shifter bushings?
Let’s read the theory behind this one. As for shifter bushings , I sold what might be my only set to someone not too long ago on eBay. I can’t recall who at the moment but discussion was that they should be copied. FYI you folks should be aware that there is also a seat bushing at the end of the lever where it meets the transmission. And also the seal should be replaced. This info is for the single range on demand 4WD Good luck with it.
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A little door sill adornment
Oh man it’ll be some hack effort but I’ll see how soon I can devote such time. Right now I’m trying to sell parts off and a million other things too.
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OK to make road trip on bad bearings?
moosens replied to ORtoMI's topic in 1990 to Present Legacy, Impreza, Outback, Forester, Baja, WRX&WrxSTI, SVXOk that’s out of the way so it’s story time kids. Can’t do this today with a contemporary Subaru. We were working a job across the Sound here and needed to take the ferry boat. It’s about a half hour trip. As soon as we exited our vehicles the rest of the gang went up to the lounge and generally left me alone there with all the vehicles. One guy came back to check on me. I had a FWD 1986 or was it 85? GL fivespeed - the legend ! Not kidding. That right rear wheel bearing got swapped out , hand packing the new one and was lowering the car back down as the ferry slowed to dock. I got applauded ! The guy maintaining the paddock watched most of it. You could see his face , not that I looked up much during the work , but as time went on he showed extreme relief!! “Man I’m glad you got dat dun” Mine was one of the cars at the rear so I would have blocked a lot of people. thanks for reading. Best audience ever ! Be well.
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A little door sill adornment
Inspiration !! Very cool ! I see myself doing a variation. Thanks for the insight and hope you appreciate the flattery when I do my own. Oh big ideas !!! Lol
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Leaky master cylinder
Got a second vehicle to operate while you put this one on stands ? Probably easy for me to say gather all the parts because I can easily come up with them and others may not. But my opinion is that if you search , really search and devote appropriate time you will come up with the parts you need. Assuming you don’t need to replace the calipers and rotors. Although even those are still out there if you .....really search. To me given the age of these vehicles a thorough exchange brake components and lines are top priority. Do it all now before parts are gone for good. Re-seal / overhaul kits can be found for the calipers and drum cylinders. Lines can be made. Some 80’s front flexible lines can be worked as I recall. And yes there are master cylinders too. It’s your baby. Just do it all and be proud of it. Anything short and you’re just waiting for the next episode. Just my opinion. Good luck.
