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there's enough bends and changes in elevation in the line and such that's there's no way it would come back through the vent line in any normal circumstances if there's not a safety valve involved...
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Not if he lifts it during the install.
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There was supposed to be a quote in here about having to move gas tank, or using a fuel cell..
it won't be lifted...
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you gonna need to pull the fuel tank, and run a fuel cell elsewhere?
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I still haven't heard from Denis on the wheels/tires....
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so....after a quick weekend visit to Colorado to help boost the parts supply at RetroRoo
I ended up coming home with a EA81T PS pump and bracket, which is the last Item I needed really for the SPFI swap. now to find the time to do it.....-
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what are you planning for engine management?
I did some digging and found the specs on one I had that was build by Josh Long...
It appears that this is what the build consists of:
ej22t crank & rods
ej25 (NA) block halves.
ej25 DOHC heads ('96 with hydro adjusters)
newer EJ25 flat top pistons
ej20g intake manifold with 440cc injectors
vf8 turbo (ej20g)
ej22t exhaust (until I put the downpipe in)
ej22t fuel pump
2002 WRX top mount IC
ej22t bypass valve (I replaced with the TurboXS one)
ej22t ECU & wiring harness. original ej25 harness/ECU is gone, and the
ej22t ECU sits in it's place, and is all wired in, and I can check code like normal (ej22t way)
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nice! the ultimate in versatility... probably half of my wheeling is night, but the crap I've got mounted on the roof is just there because I had them on hand and for definitely higher speeds. lots of wheeling buddies have the LED bars so there's no shortage of light out there. no need to add to the mix... yet....
I've got handle bar mounts for my bicycle that hold my flashlights too.
Well, they came in the mail. And there were actually 4 lights for 100 bucks. I misread the description in the auction. I hooked up two to the heep, and wow, they are tons brighter than my head lights. I only wheel occasionally at night. Don't see any need for spots, only floods, cuz it's all done at 2 miles an hour, not worried about out running the lights. We ran thru Evans at night, and I found that my two 2000 lumen flashlights dialed down to low power were plenty to see me thru the trails. (I attached them to magnets and stuck them on my fenders) The other guys had bigger tires and lifts, with lots more lights, including rock lights underneath. I was still the only one to make it up and over the rock obstacle at the bottom of the big bowl.
I'm looking forward to see the lights in all their glory, just hoping it happens before my 9 year old graduates high school. lol
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you'll want to find a place that specialized in covers (like for boats, etc....)
the most important piece for keeping that style waterproof while driving is the metal bracket that attaches to the roof line. my very first Brat had one... under the upper edge of the tonneau, there's a plastic piece that slides into the bracket for holding power, and weather protection. the cover slides into this piece first from the side, then when centered, the rest of the snaps are closed.
in the pics below, you can just see it on the top of the blue brat. The drawing is provided for more detail.
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I'm hoping to get back out to WA sometime for one of the shows, but it will probably be a couple years from now....
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I don't have a total. too scary. I added lots of upgrades in along the way.
I think there was a conservative 140-160 hours in the design & fab for subframe, steering, suspension to make sure it all worked right.
the rest is all in what parts you want, and if you can do junkyard, or new, etc.... plus your own time putting the rest of it together.
I haven't broken anything yet, so for me, it was money well spent, because each time out prior, I was breaking something.
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nice steering box mount. what's the pressure of a stock EJ PS pump? I wonder how that differs from the old EA81 (non-turbo) style pump? If I ever get to SPFI mine, I need to figure out something different for a pump...
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available items modified in first post.
Clarification from above post. the remaining ones that are alrady made, are still available for sale, and then seperately, the stuff to make this is for sale...
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bump. I have 4 black shift boots remaining. see first post for details.
if anyone is interested in making these, I have some vinyl left, and lots of the metal rings. Interested in selling the whole lot together.
PM or email me.
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'82 Brat. dents have been made less "deep", and de-stickering has begun... might even paint it...
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The reason for the roof placement is obviously water.
I have a habit of drowning stuff.
I would need to keep it running for only a minute, but then I would be able to remove the box if it got in the way. It will be removeable.
Good thoughts.
cheers
hmm. now a fully removable switch box would be awesome! then you could actually build it for both ways. just have an extension cable to roof mount it when in wet terrain...
nice idea on the box. I have an old first aid kit metal box. might be something I can re-purpose it for!
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I would opt for NOT above your heads. getting out of the vehicle when its upside down could be painful with switches and metal box corners to deal with...
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I know I have the pics somewhere
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5 years, 5 months, 89k miles. it was a good run. traded off on something much larger.
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Wow, i searched on that page and they have an 82 brat coming up with a starting bid of 275 $. Crazy.
I think it's an '86. The Blue and Silver one? it has a Buy It Now of $2750
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live sale is at noon today, but I've already been outbid at my max...
too rusty for me to go higher....
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I bought these off McBrat several years ago. He has doubted if I would ever get around to using them. They make a great car look greater. Have never seen pics posted of these on a car before, so here ya go
Very nice! I think it was closer to a decade ago!
Found a pic of what I got them off of!
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Toyota axles with leafs and a tcase?
in Old Gen.: 80's GL/DL/XT/Loyales...
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a Samurai frame fits inside the soobie (Hatch) frame rails and would help remove the "put a uni-body on top of a full frame" redneck look.
should work the same for a Brat, but the rear axle mount points would need to be moved back and maybe frame extended.
I would never go back to Independent suspension for a wheeler for my area, but your build should take into consideration what kind of wheeling you will do most, and what kind of reliability you want.
Is your primary focus to have a great wheeling rig, or to have a reliable soob wheeler that you can get by with.
and how deep is your wallet, and how available are the parts that you will keep breaking if you stick with IFS...