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    ? 5spd d/r in '78 BRAT swap

    in Historic Subaru Forum: 50's thru 70's

    Posted

    now that most of the important projects are out of the way, it is time to work on the BRAT again :banana:

     

    several months ago I bought a newer ea71 from '84 5spd fwd hatch

    it has the side mount starter :)

     

    I would like to mate it to the 5spd d/r from '85 wagon

     

    what is required to mate them and install in the '79 BRAT?

     

    clutch, transmission input shaft, driveshaft, and axle stubs compatability concerns.

    Need welding advice

    in Shop Talk

    Posted

    my welder came with K-T e71t-gs self shielding welding wire, it works fine

    I also bought the made in Italy 2# item# 44877 for $15 at harbor freight, and the Hobart e71t-11 for $20 at tractor supply

     

    my lincoln pro-core 100 cost $75 at a pawn shop 3 years ago

     

    the harbor freight blue flames helmet is good, bought a second one because the first one disappeared after welding class one day.

     

    try miller and hobart welding boards for more help

    ESAB has a lot of info.

    Top Speed

    in Old Gen.: 80's GL/DL/XT/Loyales...

    Posted

    Not looking to spend more than I have to.

    We all do Just want to be able to cruise 75 mph without flooring it on the uphills. not likely I am not looking for too much am I? yes I think my engine needs a bit of work though since my first tank of gas netted me 24-25 MPG. Is that normal? seems higher than normal 150 miles highway (65-80downhill), 70miles in town.

     

    What to expect for mileage?

     

     

    try fuelly for "average" fuel economy, mine is the gl-10

    it has the ea81 with ea82 intake and carb, with the ea82T 3.7 PB 4wd

    the engine makes more power than the clutch can handle, which doesn't mean much :lol:

     

    which trans. and gearing you have will make a difference as to the "power" for going uphill or against the wind

    Holy subaru god's

    in Old Gen.: 80's GL/DL/XT/Loyales...

    Posted

    the '85 & '86 had different style shifter

    4717290001_large.jpg

    from my '85 before I bought it

     

    I like my "crest brown" '86 GL-10 better, roof rack, sunroof, added LSD, hitch, ea81, slightly newer radio and equalizer

     

    you have ea82t, not ea81t, you seemed to indicate you had both in one post, IIRC

    Best bang for buck Subaru...

    in Old Gen.: 80's GL/DL/XT/Loyales...

    Posted

    for $1200 and a bit of patience and labor, one can come up with a nice rig

     

    for example:

    buy '85 wagon for $75, drive for a while

    buy '84 BRAT for $ 100, drive for a while, transmission goes out, swap transmission and driveshaft from wagon to BRAT, in process of re-installing engine the carb is damaged, swap in intake manifold and carb from wagon

    drive until scary to drive any more due to severe rusting

    buy '86 GL-10 TURBOWAGON with bad engine for $100, install engine, radiator from BRAT and fuel pump from wagon

    fuel tank is internally bad, cheat with 5 gallon tank in trunk area on way to buy fuel tank from j/y, have assistant help install at j/y parking lot :eek:

    use the opportunity to install LSD $100

    later back 1/2 of driveshaft goes bad, rear U-joint, install same from BRAT

     

    nice wagon for about $500 by the time all is done!

     

    lots of little incidental parts and work went into this wagon

     

    I had vw's between the BRAT and wagon, then added a '78 BRAT and '96 SVX

    ?tires for '78 BRAT + 14" pugs

    in Historic Subaru Forum: 50's thru 70's

    Posted

    tires mounted, picked them up today, unloaded onto trailer, look at bill, CHARGED FOR "MOUNTING", notice tires are not balanced, take bill back to store, ask why was charged for "MOUNTING", "MOUNTING" is code for "BALANCE", wonder why not balanced, explain that I did NOT see any weights :confused: , go back home and load tires into car again to take them back to be balanced, after balancing they have weights - imagine that :rolleyes: , take tires back and unload on trailer, admire the newly installed weights :) , record DOT code, 2 from Brazil, 2 from OK.

     

    at least it's a friendly small town tire store, worked directly with the "assistant manager"

     

    I kept the one "good" tire I took in, so now I have a spare for the spare

     

    paid CA$H

     

    185-70/14 winterfire 4 * $ 39

    "MOUNTING" 4 * 10

    valve stems 4 * 2.25

    tire disposal 3 * 2.5

    sales tax 14.88

     

    total $227.38

     

    pics later once installed

     

    just a teaser

    firestone_winterfire.jpg

     

    will most likely be installing while doing brake work

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