bratman18

The guy that actually posted that was the fourth owner. The kid who had it when it died...Goldieoldie...was the 3rd and 5th owner. Yeah I told you that I saw it a couple weeks ago in Portland! Yeah I guess that kid must have been very young or not have a clue about subarus at all and just likes his fast car:-\

Sweet 14" wheels! Are they Subaru? That's a good find and yes it does look to sit nice and looks like it has air suspension! But if it has been changed out it's a headache you won't have to deal with later!

Yeah I think I'm good, I mean it would be cool to have just for the rarity factor but I really like the setup I have!

I'm pretty sure that he is referring to the radius rods which yes you can just grab a good one from another car that is the same body style as yours and bolt it on. I don't know if they come in different diameters. And yes the arm bone(radius rod) is connected to the leg bone(control arm). So I'm pretty sure that's what needs replacing...they bend fairly easy when sliding into curbs.

These are pictures of my Brat that I found and scanned into my computer. The first one is when it was completely stock before I owned it....probably around '97 or'98, the one on the left is mine and the one on the right is my friends Brat that he put full Loyale suspension and running gear into.. And the other ones are from a few years ago after it spent the winter in the shop getting fixed and modified! And the bottom pic is of my first Impreza.....I know wrong forum but I didn't feel like starting two threads:grin:

I really like the rack!! That would look good cut down and mounted on my Brat!

ok thank you...I'll see what I can find out. It's below 0 outside right now so I'm gonna hold off but thank you for the info! I appreciate it!

Wow that's crazy that car did come from Maine! I just saw that in early December when my wife and I went to Portland. We passed it on the highway! That's awesome! It really is a small world! So what kind of shape is it in? I see it has some rust but how bad is the underside?

Man that sucks!! Hopefully you get it back. If you know who stole it then go after them!!

Any pics yet???

I agree...but on the other hand it would be cool to completely restore it to it's factory Spec, and keep the drive train that's in it now!

okay thanks! And if you find out anymore info please post it. Thanks again -Jason

What ! Another stolen subaru! what happened?

Sounds sweet! Can't wait to see the progress and final product! Sounds like you'll have a really nice ride when everything's completed.

Thanks Paul yes if you find out the exact deadline please post it. But in the mean time should I just still register under USMB? Thanks

All of the 2.5's are problem motors as far as hg's go. Supposedly they solved the problem after '03. The phase 1 DOHC was made from 95/96-99 and the phase 2 was made starting in 2000.

Sweet! Yeah if you could find out what needs to be put where that would be awesome! Thanks

or send the motor and harness to me!

I second that!

sounds good to me....you could sell the parts and probably make your money back, that's really not a lot of miles. Find out exactly what was worked on before it wouldn't start

That's awesome! Is that you talking? I love the music in the background!! Ya know it really doesn't look that hard to put that set up together! I want one!!! I also love the exhaust!

Or what is the part number for cross reference

yeah that's not the right one, have one ordered or go someplace else! good luck!

I bet that only the tail housing is cracked which is another easy fix. And manual is awesome but it is a fairly involved swap. You need to swap out the tranny of course then do some wiring then add the pedal cluster etc. a lot of people on here have done the swap so I'm sure you could get some help on how to do it.

yeah that is more like the going rate should be. I recently paid 150 for a whole 89 GL wagon. It was rusted really bad but it only had 92,xxx miles and had a d/r so I bought it and have made my money back by selling the motor and a couple little parts. So the d/r was free!