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Idk if I'll be driving the BRAT or the wagon.

If I'm driving the wagon, it'll be kinda awkward to fit a dirtbike in there And with the BRAT, I'd have remove one of the rear seats.

No big deal, but do you think it'd fit back there?

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You waved, I nodded

I figured it was you.

Yeah, haven't done anything of real consequence to that little thing yet though.

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Ok. Well, you'll need a tranny, all the linkage, the interior pieces and possibly the drive shaft and all of this with a matching rear diff.

If your tranny is a 3.9 and your diff is a 3.9, no worries

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Tranny swaps are easy.

I've done several.

Is this from an auto to manual or just a s/r to a d/r?

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Lol, it wasn't that hard.

Getting it back in is going to be the fun part.

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I haven't done a lift but I know what goes on while putting one in and how they work.

As for brake line removal/ extension, that all depends on how tall you go.

2", just popping them out of the holders usually work.

4" might need some extenstion for the fronts.

6" you pretty much will need brake line extensions on all 4 corners, plus readjustment of your E-brake.

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I've never actually done an EJ swap.

I wouodn't mind learning how to do one, but I don't currently have the know how.

I live in N ID.

Monstaru and Baccaruda would be good to look up, as they both have swapped EJ's into EA's before.

I'm not sure if Monstaru has done any wiring though.

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Hey man. Yeah, I tend to like digging into engine bays.

Just pulled an EJ25D in 4 hours, not counting cleanup, so I guess I can call myself proficient

What are you looking to do?

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Hey, that'd be sweet if you could come out.

If you can't get a trailer, I'd be willing to pick you up so you can at least hang out

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Oh, yeah, 1201 with the PMR post.

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Don't forget to look at North Westerns!

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Do you ever check North Westerns any more?

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Welcome back!

I saw you on the group roster, so I figured I'd re-greet you

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Sorry, I've never dealt with the "third eye" on these.

If you search around you should be able to find out how to fix it.

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Hey, sounds like you've got a fun project there.

I'm over Idaho, obviously, and would love to come over and help.

If you're looking at an EJ swap, I have an EJ22 for sale, just sitting here with harness still attached and still in a car.

It has one issue of a busted head stud on one side, so the exhaust won't seal up.without some hefty aluminum refill or a replacement.

You might ask monstaru or baccaruda, as they're more experienced and closer than me.

Just don't pissoff either of them, and they are great guys to work with.

Anyway, I'd be glad to help, unfortunately the job fairy hasn't landed on me, so my funds are sverely depleted and I'm running on minimal right now.

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Well, hey, your spelling is better than most who graduated

And when you find a SUbaru who's AC works, OMG.

I have yet to find a Subaru with working AC that didn't keep the car cool in 100 degree heat.

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Really?

No GED sucks; I have a diploma, but it was through a correspondence school (online)

And the garbage bag idea only works if the T-Tops are on the car

Last time I took a ling road trip, I pulled the T-tops because it was hot and I was doing

a lot of freeway travel.

I had the tops off, windows down and vents open.

Poor man AC requires lots of airflow to stay cool in 85-90 degree heat

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PS: If it had been in the lego, I would have been shivering because that sucker will

practically blow ice cubes out of the dash.

I have gotten cold in my car with 100+ temps outside

I want to kinda freelance mech/computer tech, but I'm not "certified" so nobody will let me

touch their cars without a reference >_<

Computers are a little different, but some people still freak about a certification of some

sort.

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PS: BRAT travel is great, if you have a hat.

Otherwise, the T-Tops work against you in long term sunshine...

I will try to post up a youtube vid for you if I can get my camera to pick up the tones of

my car

Microphones tend to not like EA81 roar

And if I had the money, I would grab a JY axle, all my tools, and start driving

I trust the BRAT so much that I would be willing to drive it from Athol ID to Wakesha WI

I'm unemployed, so I have all the time in the world to go do stuff, just no money to go

do it!

Its only 3 days of driving to get to Wisconsin from here

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I would love to have a road trip over to the midwest, and visit all you guys

The axle boot is so far gone, that its just brittle rubber that kinda hangs onto the cup

and the shaft

I've tried bandaiding it, but eh, not a big deal to me.

I have to drive it in 4WD sometimes to keep it from vibrating the car

I can get a JY axle for like $14+tax, so I'm good

I've seen those Maxxis Bighorns in person, and DAAMN!

Oh, and have you ever heard an EA81 roar?

Ohhhhh gaawwwwd its almost orgasmic.

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I can't wait to get a set of tires like yours.

The BRAT is still going, even with a popping axle (its way beyond clicking now), 2 shot

front motor mounts, an alt with dying bearings from being rammed into the hood, rust

attacking the body, exhaust blowing past at the heads and a maniac driving it.

And it still revs to 5k and loves it

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PS: I've seen your restore thread, good job at keeping a rare model for your area alive

Yeah, I'm good

Still driving (beating) the BRAT

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You know I have it favorited, right?

YO! You ever gonna log BACK into YOUR site?

I've just been a member so long the privilege was given to me to make my own albums.

I usually use photobucket to conserve bandwidth on the USMB server though.

Just open an account and after upload your pictures, photobucket gives you the link

code and everything to post up pictures on here

Yeah, those just came with being here for so long, or if you want, you can donate and

get that stuff even sooner.

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