bratman18

Nothin too it just add a little bondo:lol:

I second that as well!

yup I second that

what kind of shape is it in? If its in good shape then go with the 86 and if it has the same type of motor as your loyale than it is still an ea82 but if its a different body style its an ea81. Oh and if its an ea81 its a 4 spd tranny but you can....with a little work swap in a 5 spd...if it is an ea81!

my front frame rails are in good shape but when i did my front bumper i used angle to stiffen the frame rails and give added strength so i say do what you said! It should work well:)

You can drive it if the rear is welded, yeah you will notice a difference but it is still driveable and its very common to do on a subaru that you do plan on wheeling with

I spoke with john about the phantom grip in the front diff and he did say its not as easy as just putting it in, some mods need to be done but once completed it works great but I would recommend having a great deal of knowledge about the tranny before tearing into it!!

I think what he is trying to say is that with big tires the lsd will slip it is after all a LIMITED slip differential so with a a lot of force, like big tires will give, it might slip more than actually work. So welded might be the way to go if you plan on wheeling it a :)lot!

Try living in Maine there are tons of subarus but no older ones!! And if there are any they are rusted right to the door handles!!

Nice lookin suby!

My 97 had single exhaust ports so You will probably need to change the y-pipe. But other than that yeah it should work!!

I always wanted to put the round headlights on mine too

I've seen them in yellow/tan as well!

Hows the project coming?

This is what my wife got me for our wedding!

anybody?!?!?

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I really wish my brat was this rust free! I want a shell so bad! Nice cars! Thanks for sharing!

anyone?

Give them a really large dimension so that you can still cut them to your specs!

okay! thanks i was just hoping to gain a little more clearance but it won't make that much difference. so if i bolt on a metal plate and rebolt the diff lower it should fix it!? but what about the center bearing mount do i need to do anything to that?

So I was thinking......maybe if I just spaced the diff down on the oxbow more. I just dropped it an inch or so so would dropping it more make the angle on the u joint better?? Someone please let me know! Thanks

anyone?

ok another question! My brat has a 5spd d/r tranny. When I lifted it I didn't space the center bearing down. Do I need to? It seems like there is a little binding or something but I wasn't sure. So let me know what you think or have done! thanks!

I completely agree I pulled my motor in my brat in 1 to 1.5 hours by myself and it makes it so much easier to work on the motor!