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good luck man, hope you can find a way to change her mind on that one.

if you come into frederick, there is a shop in town called givens. they are one of the only shops i know of in this area that will touch anuy kind of rust repair. they are very nice people and the owner has got to be one the absolute nicest people ive ever delt with. i am restoring my 85 brat and they were more than happy to help me out with advice and what not since i wanted to try to do the work myself. the only other shop i know of is a hot rod shop somewhere north of frederick in thurmont, but i cant remember the name of the place. you might want to post up some pics of the rust and whatnot you have to deal with.

dude, that is just awsome. makes me happy to see. i hope mine is that nice when im done, but i gotta deal with the rust first.

i cant wait to see this car done, looks like its going to be very fun once you get it on the road.

well, if you want a 5 speed and low range as well as a limited slip rear, look for an old subaru rx or gl-10 turbo. some of em had part time 4wd with fwd, 4wd hi and low, other had full time 4wd with high and low, and some of the full time 4wd even have a diff lock switch. the limited slip diff and turbo trans will have a final drive of 3.7. the lsd from these car is rather tight from my expiriance, had my rx on a lift and the rear might as well have been a locker, the rear wheels wouldnt turn opposite directions, but i never had any problems with it on the roads except for a but if chirping at very low speeds on dry pavement.

i like this idea. as far as the radiator, i think that you can get one for the 89 turbo wagon with an auto tranny that is a three core deal. if i remember correctly, it wasnt that expinsive either. icant remember where i found that listed though.

i love this thread, sooo many great bad ideas for me and my brat. i really cant wait to get it back on the road and get everything for the 5 lug and suspension upgrades.

mmmm, chicken n' dumplings, was going to have that for dinner tonight as well, but mom wasnt feeling up to making it good to see that bucky went ot a good home. i know how hard thats has got to be to give up the one that you love. stay strong connie.

check out ram performance engines. they mainly deal with aircraft engines, but will also work with you to make a streetable ea series engine. they are the only company i know of that actually makes stuff specifically for the ea81 engines. get in touch with them and talk to Ron, i think. i am looking at getting their master rebuild kit with the high comp pistons and hot cam, ect... either way, it should be fun when i get it all together.

nice, its all about picking a line. i should take soe pics of the road out here that ive done in my impreza. that reminds me of it at least.

that little hose isnt impossible, but it does take a lot of profanity if you dont pull the intake.ive had that hose go out on two engines. thankfully, the secodn time it happened, it was near the t-stat housing, so ill i had to do was trim it down and pop it back on.

the problem is that subaru claims its not servicable, even though you can take out the castle nut holding it on and ter it down. the real problem comes when you try to get a replacement carrier for it. i took mine to a drive shaft shop not too long ago (gary should remember that) we went through multiple suppliers' catalogs and called a few, no one in the aftermarket produces a carrier in the right size, htere were a couple that were very close, maybe a little grinding and drilling here and there, but we couldnt find anythig that would just bolt in. and from what i remember from the dealership, any drive shafts they can get are $500, even for the old school cars since i believe they are interchangable. i think they just rounde3d em up into one part number, whn you look uip the old part, it comes up the same as the new one, at least at my local dealer. good luck, and if you can find someone that can get the proper carrier bearing in the aftermarket, please let me know, ive been looking for a while now.

parts america is owned by advance autoparts, unfortunatly

from talking to delta, i know that 272 is the moderate grind, kinda what one might want for rally style driving. want to say thay they said 260-265 was the mild street cam. or something to that effect.

welcome back man. i still have the hood with the wrx scoop from your rx in my shed, at least that much of your rx still survives, and i think the body kit ended up out west, colorado last i heard. so at least some of the parts live on after the car was lost. cant wait to see what you turn out next. was always fun to follow your progress.

hmmm, thanks for the heads up, ill keep that in mind when i rebuild my engine.

ooooh, thats sexyness. i want rhd and turbo. keep up the good work and keep us up to date.

ive done pull-ups with a 3" 1/2" drive breaker bar trying to get the diff plug out. think i managed like 4 o5 before it broke loose and smacked me in the head, lol. the other mechanics at the shop i worked for got a good laugh outta it.

is it just me or did it sound like the rx7 at the end had anti-lag?

are brats really that light? that really makes me happy to hear and plays very well into the plans i have for my brat. hehehe 2700 seems a bit hefty for a loyale, my impreza only tips the scale about 28xx with the auto tranny, i think they come in about 2810 with the manual. i want to say that the auto box adds like 50 or 60 lbs to the wieght of the car. i thought the loyale/gl/rx/ect... cars were about 2400-2500lbs. or something like that. eh, i might be very wrong too, im not afraid to admit that, lol. oh yeah, from what ive been told, rotaries are actually rather heavy for their size, something about wieghing only like 45lbs less than a chevy 350 or something like that. granted, this info comes from a friend that worked for a mazda tuning shop.

wonder how hard it will be to get 5 lug bits to work on my brat.

wondering if there is anyway to get the better front bits to work without actually going with a 5 lug swap. i can do the swap if i absolutely have to, but for the time being, its more than i want to do on my brat. that and i really dont know how id get all the parts for the swap, lol, xt6 rear bits are hard to come by. thankfully, i already have 5lug bits for the front but no idea where to get the rest of what i need.

if it can be made for a gen 2 brat, id be down for one,

aint no thing.

looks like there are a few left in the country, she said 5 of one side and 8 of the other. couldnt find the book for the brat but we looked em up for the hatchback. they are about $150 each from subaru. http://forums.nasioc.com/forums/member.php?u=107051 if you want em, they arent melted yet. call and ask for jackie. she is good people:headbang: they also give discounts for nasioc members, i think. either that or they just have some of the best prices to begin with.