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What color seats are you looking for ?

Maybe bake it ? Electro-heat it ? Some freeze blast from a can on the bearing and hopefully it drops out and you tuck the new one in.

Now the best days are truly behind us.

To me just about every Subaru I ever owned ticks when cold at least a little. Some loud , some barely. And the piston slap thing too. Seems fine after running some.

Wondering if we can prevent this issue with some grease at the pivot and lubing the cable.

Many of us have done this and many will need to sooner or later if they actually drive their car enough. (Pedal Box Repair/improvement) Glad I could help. This is a very common issue from the 1970’s left over into the 80’s.

Maybe select the best one and have that as a spare just so you feel good about trying to salvage those beads. As mentioned , might not hold air if they all look as bad. Good luck.

Bail out and start saving some spare change for a set from another enthusiast.

Best to just call them. Probably run you around $38-45 per. My guess. Whatever it is it’ll be worth it.

Pardon me , but you folks with these 80-84’s will eventually need a group purchase. I suggest you contact PRP and ask about the mold from their supplier. Will that mold be destroyed ? Seems so tricky about ordering now , it’s only going to get worse. My point is to notify PRP and/or drop an order for 50 and call it an investment if you don’t get all 50 paid for up front. They’ll sell , trust me. We had two group buys that I handled for the Gen one’s. They’re all gone. PRP part no. for those is WCR-288 - as I recall. Good luck. Make a move now.

Big bump for the “season” Hoping to list some stuff on e bay but would much appreciate people stopping by. I know , it’s far. Why do I live way over here ??? It’s ok , push that gas pedal and make a trip out of it. Ebay - “cashingmystuffin” Your happy place - my storage - exit 35 off I-95 Milford CT USA Next to highway , super easy. Contact me and we can work out weekday or weekend time - prefer we meet between 7:30am and 3:00pm WEEKDAYS but might be able to flex. WEEKENDS I can meet you 7:00am on but not too late. Gets dark early so on weekends I like to be closing up around 4:30-5:00

Ok cool thanks right about the defrost for sure

I do have a good used compressor. Clutch looks and spins ok but I’d like to feel as secure as possible , so I’d be willing to spend for a new clutch.

Any experiences you can share would be much appreciated. Are there any kits that are specific and actually fit correctly ? I am not going to buy any general assortment type of deal and have a thousand O rings I don’t need. The car is a 94 so it’s all set with 134a , got that going for us. It’s still fairly low miles with just over 135k I think. Wife’s car. She has suffered these past two summers with crappy a/c or non at all. We love these classics so pardon me. Also , I’ve wanted to do my own compressor clutch swap. Are there reliable clutches out there you have used with success ? Being the car is so old and we still want to keep it going , should I invest in a new core ? And how much of a pain is that job ? I have already had a 92-94 dashboard out so I’m not afraid. If I go this deep I’m thinking I’ll do the heater core too. Anything else you can think of ? The hard lines look pretty good but this is salty New England and pitting sure does happen. Any cheap easy coating or replace only with those ? I’m not sure how any coating would affect the sweating/condensation. If that matters. I’ve got until next May to do this now. Thank you September !

Right on !

Probably not the Pedal Box Issue but sounds like you should check it off the list anyways. Get down there and depress the clutch pedal as you look closely at the clutch side of the pedal box. On the first Gen cars this is super common. The pivot of the clutch pedal tends to bind over time and cause the sheet metal of the pedal box to flex and crack. Look close and then check it off the list if I’m wrong.

Tony , welcome and let’s see your new skid plate.

Yeah but you know all those cool little buttons n stuff and you’ve got a drone ... my posts are stale by comparison. Post counts lol yeehaa

Hey look who’s back!

That’s going to have the side starter. Lots of options if you care to search. Most folks are going to upgrade to a 90-95 EJ22 , but you’ll have to go by budget , availability , time you’re willing to devote , space to work , etc. Not experienced but I think the EA82 will fit but be very tight as I recall. Archives will tell you. Did meet a guy who drove a long way to off-road / meet with other USMB member and his Gen II Brat has the XT6 engine stuffed into it.

That spider , one scary muthuh.

Wow !!! In 2019 you scored that well on a gen one vehicle ! You did the right thing! Congrats on the score. And the Peugeot looks bitchin to me. Surf wagon.

Not insulting you or anyone else so why make that comment ? Relax. It’s the timing and that’s that. Best of luck with it. Check it all again.

Yup read it all. Had too many of these cars. Is this your first ?

Timing