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Yes - it can pass just the emmissions test. The Webers are good at that. But if you have an under hood inspection, you will immediately fail regardless since the Weber is not street legal. GD

PM Qman - he's done it. He has an XT6 clutch with an EA82 flywheel on an EA81 mated to a D/R 5 speed. It's in his Brat, and went to the rubicon that way...... I'm sure he could tell you all about slippage if there is any. I've seen it in action - doesn't look like there's any problem to me. GD

Yes - I second that. Water is a byproduct of gasoline combustion, and at times (especially when cold), there can be quite large quantities of it. I've seen if literally pour out of exhaust pipes when a car starts up a hill. This is also what contributes to the rusting out of mufflers and exhaust systems..... unfortunate, but completely normal. GD

DOH! He was talking about the CAMshaft, not the CAMera! I'm stupid - sorry. GD

Check that other fuel filter out. If that doesn't do it, I would take a look to see if the secondary barrel in the carb is opening as it should. You might not be getting both to open - the secondary is vacuum operated..... Check your throttle linkage, etc. Can you freespool the engine up past 3k? ie: not in gear? If you can, then it's not a fuel supply issue. After that - check compression in the cylinders - you might have a blown headgasket, or bad valve. Could cause the no power under load you describe. GD

No - they are too long, and do not fit in the knuckles. And there is no advantage anyway. GD

EA81 axles will work as long as its not a turbo tranny. Mostly RX's and such had these, and they have a lower Lo range anyway. I think the 86 is the best year for D/R 5 speeds if I recall correctly. Best gear ratio's and such. GD

Most newer digicams these days can do short video clips. My little canon elf can even do 20 seconds or so.... GD

I must say that I'm very impressed with the quality of the covers. As some on the board know - I'm very picky about such things. Ask him about reproduction shift boots as well...... Shift Boot GD

Rob - you hold the camera. I want to see this thing move GD

Sounds mean - I like. GD

Yeah - thats a condensor of some sort if I'm not mistaken. The one on my Brat was broken just like that - in fact - many of the ones I've seen are broken. The wire pulls out of the unit - it looks stripped when it does that. I didn't notice any adverse effects from not having one, but I replaced it when I located a good one at the JY. No difference with a good one. It just doesn't seem to have much effect either way. GD

Obsolete? That's BS - the EA81 is still made in other countries. They just don't want to get it for you. GD

The most common carb upgrade is a Weber 32/36 DGEV. Can't pass emmisions with it if you have an under-hood inspection tho. If you don't have to be inspected, then you can remove pretty much all of the vac stuff. You have to leave the disty vac advance, the brake booster, and anything relating to automatic trans, cruise control, etc. Electronics depend on what carb your car has. Some had feedback, and others did not. Generally - if it has an O2 sensor in the exhaust, then it's got the feedback carb, and anything you do to the system will piss off the computer. Replacing the carb is still fine, you just have to remove the computer to get rid of the dash light. GD

Into my Brat! GD

It is - I drove it up there, and just as I pulled into the driveway, it died! As if to protest what was about to occur. The rock I had jamed in the choke, which had stayed put for at least 50 miles, had decided to fall out. I relpaced it with another from the driveway, and drove it on in. But look how many other cars will benifit from it's parts! At least three that I can count - maybe more. It was a pretty good sport about the drive out there. Was about a 45 minute drive, and I decided to open it up on the freeway and see what it would do. I hit 95 on the speedo. Todd - I payed closer attention this time to the tranny, and how it was shifting - sounded good, felt real smooth - downshifts like it's supposed to. I did not notice a single thing wrong with it. GD

Got the 78 moved to it's final resting place in my friends garage, and dissasembly began today. These are just a couple pics from earlier in the session. It's actually much more torn apart right now. Windshield is out - interior except the dash is out. Engine is almost out. All doors are removed, etc. http://usmb.net/gallery/album143 GD

Don't forget the trailer bearing...... GD

The difference is not just the size of the joints - the 4WD shaft is 2mm larger in diameter. Joint is also bigger as noted above. GD

Sounds like an exhaust leak if it comes and goes like that - check for holes in the header, and for bad gaskets at the heads. GD

EA81 heads won't crack from just going into the red. He's probably correct, although I haven't seen the technical bullitin myself. I have run my EA81's up to the red before with no problems. GD

Yeah - disty's go quick at the junk yards. The funny thing is that the only thing that really ever needs replacing in them is the ign module - and that's not even very common. The bushings in them can be rebuilt. You should call CCR - they sell rebuilt disty's, and you could probably get just the ign module from them. The whole disty from them is only like $150 or so, so the module should be considerably less than that. GD

Yep - I noted that swaybar difference when I did my 4WD conversion. My 2WD 5 speed wagon had the "small hump" bar, and the 4WD has the "large hump". They appear to be the same diameter otherwise. Interesting that you note that the auto's also have the small hump - I think it's actually due to the exhuast used on those models, and not 2WD vs. 4WD or anything like that. Really conveinient in this case tho eh? Glad you got it put together. Ah! I see you noticed the paint like I did. They seem to have used one color paint for 4WD, and another color for 2WD, and Auto. I noticed this as well. Also - you will find paint on the strut springs too - same colors. Purple seems to indicate a 4WD part, while yellow indicates a 2WD or Automatic part.... very interesting. GD

Awesome find on the carb. Alts are usually $15 around these parts, but hey - as long as it worked, it's worth 20. You think his sounds beefy.... ya ought to hear mine... hehe GD

I would love to see your piston pin pulller garner - I'm going to be doing this soon. GD