TheSubaruJunkie

I guess I shouldnt say they're not available. I have a guy who has a very sweet '78 4WD Wagon for sale for $300, needs CV and radiator... and I have a guy with a very sweet '76 4WD Wagon that needs a new EA71, $200. My 1st sube was a Gen1, i'll always have a spot in my heart for them. Would love to have a Gen1 Brat tho -Brian

Goto the Junkyard. Might be able to get the whole steering gearbox for $50. I dont know the difference between the two, but in 1985 they had EA82 Subaru's and EA81 Brats and Hatchbacks... so there might be a difference between the two. they also had power steering & manual steering. if the cars arent being driven, i would probably take the tierod and boot into the store, and compare it with what they have. -Brian

$10. -Brian

I miss-read the original post. Miles was right, your '82 is a Gen2. I thought you had a Loyale you were reffering to as being Gen2. I do favor the Gen2's... actually, i favor the Gen1's overall, but cant get them anymore. -Brian

Well i have a universal vacuum/pressure gauge that I was thinking of hooking up, just to test the pressure that the turbo is putting out. When you say it wont read vac. what exactly do you mean? -Brian

You got it. I might take some pix of it tonight. Gotta clean all the cobwebs off of it, and clean it up alittle. maybe put some oil in it and take it for a test drive as well. -Brian

My Bad! I Finally looked at the auction and noticed its ended. Wow, cant believe nobody picked that thing up. Since that's the case, you have a good chance of getting it for $1,800 cash. -Brian

Probably waiting until the last day, if they start bidding today at $2,500, tomorrow it will be up to $3000 and so forth. If they wait until the last day, chances are the winning bidder will get it for less. -Brian

Oh, here's another question. Can I tap into the intake plentum and run a vacuum tube to a vacuum gauge and have a make-shift boost gauge??? -Brian

There will be no problem selling that thing on ebay. I would be suprised if it went for less than $3,000. I havent seen the ebay ad yet, but the looks of that brat sais "SELLER" all over it. Sorry pal, but if that thing is already on ebay, looks like your fighting with a whole school of fishes now. -Brian

Sounds like a good idea! Ive got the car if anyone wants to do it. Its located in Sacramento... come get it! -Brian

WOW Skip... thats alotta stuff. I think im going to stuff an intercooler under the hood, increase the boost and then just sell it off. Not sure if im going to get all the nifty stuff you have. -Brian

Miles... the Loyale line is part of the EA82 series and would be considered Gen3. We really dont call it Gen3 though, most cases we use the engine code to classify the model genre. EA71=Gen1, EA81=Gen2, EA82=Gen3. EA71's have the Gen1 Body style, skinny and old looking. EA81's have the Gen2 body style from 1980 to 1984, and EA82's have the newer Loyale type boxy body style. -Brian

Gotchya! I could have toldya that C came from the plentum, but i guess i goofed I'll goto the Sube dealer and see what they want for an authentic EA82T PCV valve. -Brian

Always interested in spare parts... no need for it, but maybe i can rig it for use in the garage as an exhaust fan -Brian

Boz, you can right click on the album and select "copy link location" or you can right click on the actual photo, and choose properties. In the photo Properties, you'll be able to copy the address for the specific photo, and then you can link directly to that photo from the USMB. Oh, and BTW... those rims look great. $80 for 4 is a steal. -Brian

The ones I got were cut to fit. 8mm, not a pain, pretty easy. I got a set for a V8, so now i have 4 extra 8mm spark plug wires. The hardest part is threading the wire through the boot. -Brian

Carson City is a HEAVEN for older sube's. There has to be at least 40 of them there. I wont have any free time for a couple weeks. And we need to find a day where our schedules all match. I have Tuesdays and Wednesdays off... but I can specify to get a day off if i give enough notice at work. -Brian

I have them gapped at 0.050" give or take 0.005" The car pulls very nicely now, and alot smoother. I still have alittle hesitation, i believe its either carb trouble or exhaust. I will clean the carb as best I can later, and after the weber i'll upgrade to a 2" catless exhaust. -Brian

Didnt Pres. Regan have a Gen1 Brat? And didnt it sell to a USMB member on eBay? -Brian

Yeah, lets see... even if they quoted you $3000 as a "reasonable" price, i could spend $3000 on some tracks and go anywhere, or spend $500 on a set of pugs and real off-road tires... and go anywhere. I see no need for tracks, other than they look cool. -Brian

Which yard? Are there many subaru's? There's a junk yard in Carson City that has all the parts i need. Ive been thinking of going up there, but i have to sell a computer 1st before I can afford the parts. -Brian

The lights arent bad at all. Brighter than my headlights. Ive been through 3 sets of these lights before. I keep mounting them low enough to hit rocks. The casing is just plastic, so they shatter. -Brian

Im in sacramento, aprox 2 hours from there (depends on which Subaru I take). Would love to have a meet in Reno, or better yet... some trails in Tahoe. Jeremy knows of some nice places up near Truckee to have a small get together. Dave, when are you moving to Nevada? -Brian

Had the day off, so I decided it was time to make the Brat run as good, if not better, than my Wagon. Went to Autozone and got a new Accell super stock coil (got the yellow instead of the chrome). Also got some 8mm Accell plug wires that are yellow as well. Had to get a new set of NGK's to go with it all. I replaced the rotor and cap a couple months ago. Now that i have the coil and wires to help it, does anyone recommend a specific gap? Also, i stopped at harbor frieght and they had the cheapy off-road lights on sale. Ended up picking up 3 sets at $8ea. Im sure one set will go on the brat and get broken someday, but i think the other 2 will go on my roof rack when i get it -Brian