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Oh it’s an east coast rust bucket. But the worst part was the exhaust leak and it corroded the hell out of that section. So time for a little redneckery. I’m just hoping the bolts on that broken section come off without me having to drill it. Anyone know what size drill bit to go get to drill out some rusted chassis bolts?

Okay first idea I had was to get a 44inX37 in 1/4inch steel plant and bolt a 48 in long 2 inch square beam to it and drop that into the bed where the original frame ran. the frame on the other side and bolt my mustache bar to that. And boom. Opinions? Better than a broken brat.

Well I finally killed my car. I broke the rear drivers side mustache bar from the frame and it took a chunk with it. Anyone have any patch ideas? John bloom said I’m fucked and get a new chassis. Anyone have any advice? It’s a wheeler and I can fabricate.

So I recently found that the k03 turbo from VW 95-06 passât 1.8t Is about the right size for our small rump roast low compression ea81/ea82 engines. Anyways I recently redrilled a set of 6 lug Toyota rims with some 235 75 15 that I sawzalled and stuck under my girl. After 200 highway miles I’ve decided I need more mid range power to make highway travel a bit easier and was wondering if y’all had played with turbo installs on the ea81. I’m concerned mostly about the Weber 32/36 and the fact that the accel pump might cave to boost without a boost adjusted fuel reg pump.

The one thing I’d advise is to keep you emissions systems up to par. Especially the pcv and egr! It’ll save you an exhaust and burnt oil. I get great mileage on the highway with an 84 brat. Just got back from Salem 124 miles only had issues with the check engine light clicking on because it wanted to use the egr but I’d already removed it. Cooler exhaust temps save mpgs. Use a full exhaust all the way out the back and enjoy everything the ea81 has to offer, the mpg a cool Engine and no burnt oil! Once you start burning oil early check out that cat and your exhaust pipe for clogs or high heat. Honestly though they love the highway even stripped of emissions like mine.

He does some pretty cool work. Sounds like you have some problems with him. Anyone customer of yours ever say you swindled them? Ever? He stays busy thanks to a good reputation from Subaru, subaru of Eugene recommend people to him. That’s how I met him. I’ve seen the stuff he builds man, it’s really good.

Yah I probably should. I’ve been busy lately and I got a lift kit to install so I might just get a fresh carb and sell the old one

Thanks general disorder, I really don’t want to buy a new carburetor but that’s what I’ve read so far is that once Webber carbs are through is that that they’re through... so far wd 40 is my best friend to keep the throttle from racing up, pathetic as far as I’m concerned that It’s definitely In my Thoughts to drop that 200 or so:/ thanks man.

Hey thanks I didn’t know to floor the throttle first before setting my choke( car off I assume) by slipping I meant every time I’d set my choke spring to start up my car and get the choke spring set it’d seem to let the butterfly go to fully open the next cold start. I’ll try that first before buying a new spring. I’ve already taken the carb off once to do the base gasket and seal my water passage but what the hell I didn’t get this car expecting anything more than thisXD

Huh funny, mines sticking openXD fml hope she's running good gadsbury

So I've got a Webber 32/36 dgev on a ea81, I've set the choke spring 100 times now, it usually works and chokes for the next time I cold start but then slips again, I'm tempted to ask mudrat John Blume in Eugene for a spfi setup, and the throttle linkage is now rusty and sticking it open. Suggestions on the choke spring and my rusty rump roast throttle linkage before it sticks open and I go Into a fence, I can deal with no choke even in winter, but the throttle stick is killing me. I figure if I take off the carb I can wire wheel the rusty linkage or if y'all think my carbs junk I could look further into purchasing spfi swap parts from Mudrat

Where does someone even get super swampers around oregon?

I've heard you can drink simple green and be ok... Buy OEM when you can, ill never forget installing my first non OEM gasket from autozone, cardboard and the wrong one... Never going back.

Dayum à plate of smackdown with a side of pride I like it, Shweet little car man good luck with the revival!

Hey I just left Salem! I had a brat up there for a bit, my last truck was a 94 f150, before that a 76 Chevy k10 350, Subaru’s are just as straight forward. Just get yourself a reapair manual, a 6pack and learn all about your car. I’d say try to find a pretty 2.2L for 500$ And have the car rebuilt/ looked over, they’re pretty indestructible as long as you don’t overheat them, I feel most people get rid of them because they think oh high mileage better get rid of it before it breaks, rarely the case with Subaru’s, h6 sucks buttz because the quad cam has a tendency to create mad blow by and kills head gaskets. I got my last 2.2l Subaru for 900$ in Colorado with 230k on it

I wish this website would let us watch videos and see pics! I’ve got a 84 brat 4 inch lift made by mudrat aka Oregon off-road here in Eugene. I’d love to meet up and see some wheeling spots, I’ve been in creswell for a month now and spend all my time around lorane way out in the boonies.

I dug hard enough and answered my own question;) thanks to all you lovely people

Hey there I have an 84 brat ea81 Weber Carburetor, I recently noticed my base gasket was leaking, I assumed the gasket was the original from ‘84 and proceeded to replace it, I figured it was because the gasket that was on it previously had that point blocked off, I’ve now learned that it’s the carburetor coolant passage, my question is what part do I jb weld? Can someone post a picture? I’m terrified of pouring jb weld in my engines ports.

No cone shaped washer or spring washer under the nut, or the So I talked to oreiellys, then the dealership, they don't make the cone shaped washer anymore, luckily I found some offroad fabtech shop in Eugene that has a couple parts subarus, just gonna go all out and replace the hub, and bearings for good measure. Thanks guys.

Yah you can use water don't be too amazed he lives in alaskaXD take a valve clearance book, it's a bunch of different thickness metal, and test the clearance between the springs, might need a few shims or new springs.

So as the title says, my axle nut fell off.... I only got to drive this car around the block a few times after purchasing it, then the unexpected/expected happens and I think I broke my front right axle already! I left it at my friends house till I had the axle, went back out and upon looking I realized the axle had slipped out of the hub.... Some metal shavings here and there but I cranked the nut back on and my fwd works again, I figure I'm missing a few parts... Ive found a dorman part 05136 that shows a castle nut and a flat washer, but isn't there a conical washer that fits in there to really seat the wheel onto the axle/hub? I don't want to be wrong and have this axle seize in my hub going 60:/ PS I've had this car a month and never even got it home:'(

Seafoam is a petroleum product and does not belong near an oil change, I use it in my gas tank to help clean out the injectors and any build up, and through the air bypass hose on the throttle body to clean the IACV. As far oil additives you're running a risky game. Yah they work, neglect to keep your oil level perfect and she's gonna blow on low oil pressure or get clogged at the pump screen or oil filter and then you'll be in for it. I've used some strange oil additive once yellow bottle don't remember. I use it in my sports bike, a cbr600 DOHC 16 valve, it worked wonders on oil consumption and quited my valve tick wayyyyy down. If it works on a fancy schmancy sports bike wouldn't you wanna try it? Just check your oil VERY often if you would please, and change the oil after about 1500 is what i did on my motorcycle.

Greetings from paonia!

215/75/15 no lift... A lot of sawzall. I remember my subaru only had 4hi and tires that big didn't agree with her. I didn't ever even use 4th gear on the old 4spd

Yah gloyale that sounds like the best. I'm driving through Your neck of oregon on the way through to Washington in a few weeks I'll trade fresh organic fruit for a lsd if you have one. I live on an organic fruit and vegi farm. Apples are in season, and Asian pears.