Mundog64

My brat was towed to a repair shop today. I tried my best to fix the carburetor issues but no luck. I'll keep you posted

I can't tell for sure which transmission I have. U got the carburetor put together but I'm leaking water from the carburetor. What did I forget to do? I'm tearing into it now.

Thanks Rodeo4jake, I'll check on te Brat first thing tomorrow morning. I appreciate your input.

That's a very nice looking wagon. I really like the colors. Looking forward to more pics

Welp, I put the carb back together and set it in place. It's 1am here in Southern California and I have to get to work in a few hours so the brat will have to wait until after work. I will bolt the carb in place, connect the ten hoses, replace the spark plugs and pour some Coolant in it too. I'll post some pics of it if it's drivable. Thanks for looking.

My plan is to put my hitachi carburator back together tonight. I'll keep you posted on that. I'd like to share more information on my EA81 Brat. The P.O passed away in 2008 and the Brat was parked and not driven as of 2010. I spotted it in my neighbors driveway about a year ago and asked if it was for sale. The neighbor said it would be soon and that I would get the first opportunity to buy it. i finally got the call and I looked over the car briefly. I reasearched it here in USMB and discovered that It is a gem. They wanted $1700 bucks and I said I'll take it. The odometer says 175K, has zero body rot, no cracks in dash, original radio and cassette player as well as A/C. Very nice gray interior, jump seat and a camper shell. The car started but I did not drive it since it had obvious carb issues that need to be addressed. It has a 5 speed transmission with a push button on 4wd. The D/R lever on the center conse was removed and in the bed Of the brat. I looked and did not see the linkage on the transmission that I indictates it's a D/R I've been wondering since I bought it if I even have 4WD. Does anyone know how I can check that? Thanks in advance Ray

Money is TIGHT not right

I took lots of pictures of the hose connections that go into the carburator. This is good because money is right and all I can think of is driving my Brat Ray

I gathered up some courage and used the search engine here (thanks USMB) I took the hitachi out of the 85 Brat. I bought Walker rebuild kit from Oreillys. The next step is break it down and soak it.

Congrats on that sweet find.

Nice looking Brat. Your updates are motivating me to take action on my carb rebuild.

I plan to get it running really solid and just drive it. I've never enjoyed a vehicle with an mpg above 15 so I'm excited to save money in that area. I have limited mechanical skills but this car seems to be very simple to maintain. It will be my commuter and I hope to be driving it by Christmas this year. By the way, my daily commute is only 25 miles total per day. Ray

Here's a few more pictures taken today.

Thanks fellows. I'm having technical Issues uploading photos.

It was love at first sight, I tell you. This Is my 1985 Subaru Brat GL. Better pictures To come this weekend. 175k miles, Lucent gray 5 speed and rear seats as well.

Hello, I just bought a 1985 Brat on 9-24-2013 here in Southern California It's Lucent Grey, 5 speed, with matching topper and is in pretty decent shape. I'm thankful for this forum and am glad to share pics and info about my truck. I've attached a picture of the Night we pushed it home. We just had to try to start it From what the PO said, it hadn't been started in 5 years Ray