[1999 Legacy Outback 30th Anniversary]

I too am pretty new to Subaru.  I have been out a little, and my 80 Brat gets stuck about the same place as my neighbors Bronco II.  I am going out again today to see how far I can get before I have to winch it out. 

 

Good luck and enjoy

[Portland Oregon - Old Gen meet up]

I would love to meet Oregon Subaru owners, but I just don't yet trust my Brat enough to drive 10 hours. I still have some bugs to work out. If there is ever a get together further south I would sure try hard to be there.

[Greetings from Southern Oregon]

Hi to all.

 

I just picked up my first and second Subaru a couple months ago. I had a friend in high school back in the 80s that had a Brat. I loved It and have wanted one since.

 

I was checking out some of the cool stuff to be found on craigslist and this time there were actually several Brats for sale. Most of them went quickly, but I was able to come home with a rust free but not running or driveable 1980 Brat. My awesome wife even have the OK to pick up a couple if I could find them so I would have parts. I didn't find any other Brats worth buying, but I did find a running and not far from driveable 84 turbo, fuel injected 4 door for dirt cheap.

 

The Brat only took a couple weeks and a couple hundred dollars so far to find parts and have it on the road doing great except out has a pretty serious flat spot in the throttle response from the carburetor and it's in desperate need of new struts. I am still looking for a second Brat for parts and a source for struts. Maybe a Weber conversion if I can find a good deal on one. I am also considering a small lift and 6 lug conversion to make tires easier to find.

 

The sedan I am not sure what to do with yet. I could have It running and driving for less than the Brat took, but It has some more serious issues like a leaking sunroof and some window trim missing that could be really hard to find and looks really obviously missing. If I use It for parts, it gets me a larger turbo fuel injected engine with nearly double the horsepower, a 5 speed tranny with high and low range, rear disc brakes, and possibly more. I could even have air conditioning if I want to really make the swap painful.

 

So anyway, that's my story so far. I am looking forward to meeting people, and hearing thoughts, opinions, and advice as I go forward.

 

Dave