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With respect I'd like to hi-jack this a bit I have a Brumby/Brat with a LSD from a "L" series, does this mean that when in 4WD either rear wheels can "drive" even if the other is without traction ? That is to be "stuck" with no power to the grounded wheel, l'd need to have lost traction at either of the front wheels AND BOTH of the rear wheels?Thanks

this thread http://www.ausubaru.com/forum/showthread.php?t=25947

Thanks for that explanation , really appreciated.

I also figured out all the shift linkage stuff finally, I wanted to keep the stock levers and I was able to do so. I had to shorten up a few of the linkage pieces buts its all installed and shifting through all the gears now! It just barely hits the stereo but should clear when I put a factory stereo back in or I can bend the shifter just a tad more later on... , I'm extreemly interested in this. Firstly is this with a Hi/Lo 5 speed from behind an EA82, and were you able to maintain the Brat Hi/lo shoifter handle ?, or is it the EJ 5 speed g'box ? in either case I'd like to see a diagram or pictures of how you did this, as i'm wanting to keep the original Hi/Lo handle/selector . Thanks

Hi Leeroy - i'm genuinely curious about this , i have 6 + sets of OE Pug wheel nuts ( thats actually over 100 in total- and all are that strange captive but spinning seat washer on them) , and ALL 20 or so that I randomly selected, presented a full length contact on their seat angles when a straight metal edge is placed against them. I'll post up a photo at some time. have you tested any of your own nuts in this way ?

Yes, I ran a thread on this topic of the lug nuts for some time. Supposedly the lug nuts had a spherical (curved) seat in order to match up to the speherical seat in the hell rims. yet I have placed straight edges against the seats of a large random selection of the original pug lug nuts that I have sourced, and they all had straight faces. So i then used the old valve "blue" to see how those nuts seated in the rims sockets, and it came out not as a tight circle but as a full face-to-face wide and deep match. So i have ended up very confused. it may well be that "normal" "V" faced lug nuts will suffice just as well. It would be good to discover if the new lug nuts that a specially made by a bloke on this forum have spherical"U" or flat "V" faces. Aldo , those rims are the later S2 model 15" rims , they ( AFAIK) are all 15" not 14" and they were not made in the metric size. only the earlier 15" rims had an identical looking metric "brother"

you also need the longer necked water pipe from the top of the radiator to fit around the power steering pump

any front seats from a "MY" series ie 1981-1984 wagon, coupe , sedan will just bolt in. All others usually require some adaption to be done. cheers Lots of Aus specific info here http://www.ausubaru.com/forum/

Hmm ... So a 5 speed EA82 trany bolts straight onto an ea81 engine -- good to know..

the year difference means nothing, its a normal EA82 tranny transplant behind a EA81 engine. Just an adapter spacer, your choice of clutch pairings, a modified length tailshaft, and gearbox support modifications, as well as getting the gear shift up through the floor pan.

Congratulations, that is a very, very nice little unit. Should we assume the upholstery is in your families' official tartan ?

Really really glad you are still here to post this up.

Hmmm Good Q, I thought that Phase 2 was only released in 99. So you could be right, need a more knowledgeable person than me for that question. Sorry

http://www.ausubaru.com/forum/showthread.php?p=240334#post240334 this may help the second list is Subaru Engine Specs, 1985-2008 also http://www.ausubaru.com/forum/showpost.php?p=205500&postcount=18

thanks