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Nice, looks good all wiped up!

Glad I could help, didn't do much, but fun nonetheless.

I'll help you out, just tell me what to do lol. I have a lot of free time right now.

Nice progress! I need to find a weber, how was it swapping? Any suggestion on where to buy? I just did the oil pressure switch on mine as well, but have a lot of work to go before its roadworthy. I have a manual fan switch, amongst other jerry-rigged things that need to be sorted out and fixed.

Thanks for the info. Sure I can take some pictures for you. Are you referring to the panels in the "truck" bed?

Brand is Napa Proformer Part # OP6612SB It's all good lol. The special socket has a different set of grooves inside it, but nothing a regular one can't handle. Took off the front tires today. Going to need new rotors and pads. Might just go new calipers while I'm down there. Have torn CVJ boots, probably should replace both sides entirely. Rock Auto has CV Half Shaft Assembly running as low as 46$ a side. Anyone know if they are the correct ones listed for the Brat? Also, the driver's side rotor was spinning while I had it running, in neutral. Any reason for this?

I'll get the part number for you tomorrow. It's from Napa. FINALLY got the sucker out. It's a 24mm socket, only took me this long to figure it out. I even bought an oil switch socket specially made and it still didn't fit! However it fits the new one, so I guess I'll keep it. New switch in. Light now works! Also, the leak is gone. Another check off the list.

Thank you for clarifying that. I took your word and bought some degreaser and a new oil pressure switch. I looked everywhere for the orange/citrus based stuff, but no one had it. I settled for the next best thing I could find besides the harsh stuff. Weather wasn't so nice today and the rain stopped any real progress. I spent a good hour though trying to get the old switch off before having to call it a night... What's the trick lol?

Got quite a bit done today... Pulled the seats, carpet and old insulation. Also pulled the hood and cowl. Found out there is a little nasty cancer in the floor board. Mainly on the drivers side. Took the hood & cowl off. Ran into some nasty issues with the hood latches. No wonder the hood flew up on the previous owner. Drivers side Passenger side Rust in drivers side floor board. Cleaned up a bit more before calling it a day. Found some classics under the old carpet... along with the accelerator pedal. Lastly, started it...got it to idle finally. However there is a MASSIVE oil leak coming from this... I believe it is the oil pressure switch? Correct me if I'm wrong please.

O.C.D. that filter is in the engine compartment. If you have the hood open and look to the far left corner it's by the charcoal canister. There will be a line connected to it coming from your fuel tank, and the other end will go to your fuel pump. Haha, yeah Legourde, I should have done that in the first place. I'll post what I find later today.

The 6 lug swap sounds nice. How did that go? Checked the fluids on it today ... no coolant, low transmission, low engine oil. Explains why it runs rough. Went to the auto parts store and picked up some goodies. - Oil & filter - Air filter Also grabbed a fuel filter and swapped it. I'm a little concerned with the fuel tank, look at the old filter. The engine oil was also pretty nasty dark, it had a slight tint of red in it, which can't be good? Anyways, probably going to have to go through a few fuel filters to see what the outcome is as I can't get it to idle very long. I believe the gas tank has a drain plug so I'm going to attack that tomorrow. More to come...

Yeah I think it should clean up nice. Definitely going to have to put some long hours into it .. body, mechanical, interior.. Thinking I'm going to upgrade this sucker, not going to keep it completely stock. First though I need to find the space and tools to work on it to that extent. I haven't even thought of a color for it. Might do a few mock ups in photoshop. Could go with the cool rally blue, keep it Subaru, or go completely wack with it lol. I didn't expect to get it honestly, so I'm all in for hearing ideas to transform it. I'm not positive on the sunroof. It almost seems aftermarket to me, but maybe someone here knows? Ha, yeah the dog is all about it which is good news!

Quick video:

Just discovered what 2 of the 3 switches on the panel control ... 1) Engine fan 2) External heater 3) Still Unknown

New thread @ http://www.ultimatesubaru.org/forum/topic/136994-1979-brat/

Here is the thread I said I'd start on this 79. Picked it up yesterday in Idaho for $500, plus another $300 in gas. Runs rough, but it runs. Needs A LOT of love, not sure where to even start. Here's some pictures to help. Feel free to comment/suggest/offer your services. Few things you may notice ... small "attached" heater with cord running into dash ... steering wheel blinkers on wrong side ... switch panel, no radio, bed cover snaps all around the outside of the bed...What else do you see?

Update ... Loaded on trailer, headed back to Oregon right now. Will post full thread & pics tomorrow.

I'll start a thread for it when I get it - I ended up talking to the guy today, it's indeed a 79. He said minimal rust, but we'll see. I got the truck & trailer all geared up ready to leave on Monday.

Thanks for the clarification on the year range. I'm not too familiar with the Gen 1's. I'll see if I can get up there by Monday to get it. Hopefully it doesn't sell by then, but if it does, hope it goes to good home.

I am not sure of the year, but I can pick this up for 500$. It runs and drives, that's all I know. It's an 8 hour drive one way, with the truck and trailer that's 200-300$ in gas. Worth it? Opinions? thanks

So I tossed some 75/90 tranny in it because it started making this obnoxious noise! I figured it was just low on fluids at first, but it kept doing it. I took a video of it, I had a guy tell me it was most likely the throwout bearing - Your thoughts? Thanks

Appreciate it everyone! Have some starter questions- 1) What type & weight engine oil & filter do you prefer to use? 2) What type of transmission oil do you prefer to use? @Uber, unfortunately the third lamp is gone - I would really like to find the original for it though considering I have the switch. It did have the grill replaced so I'm at a loss there! @Tom, I'll see if it can be straightened. That didn't really cross my mind, but the less I have to spend the better.

My intention is to get this back into awesome condition, but have some mods on mind; Lift Slightly bigger tires Rollbar Lightbar Suspension upgrades? Any comments/crits are welcome, thanks for looking!