TheSubaruJunkie

So... instead of stuffin a EA81 into the car and doin the weber swap to it... how about I just put the weber straight onto the 1600? Anyone here running a Weber 32/36 on their EA71? I havent taken a look at the carburator on mine, but I dont think it has the same bolt pattern as the 2BBL Hitachi's. If I dont have the adapter for a EA71, can I bolt a EA81 manifold to my 1600? -Brian

I think i heard something that the Subaru WRC car used 4x140 4 lug BBS rims, like those pictured in his Photoshop. If that is the case, good luck scoring them for $500. Good luck even finding a set cause im sure they are special made just for Subaru to use in their WRC cars. That Brat looks like its in real good condition. Too bad someone put that horrid decal on the side. I like your idea better, but because the decal is larger and kinda uniform to the Brat itself. The rollbars still exist and can be found. Keep an eye open or post in the wanted section of this board. Depending on what side of the country you live on, determines your ease of locating one and the condition it is in. ALthough they are everywhere. -Brian

Was thinking that as well. Could run a 4spd with like 4.11's in the rear and forget the front (RWD). But i still think a 5spd RWD Wagon would be way cool. -Brian

Wierd, sounds like the switch is wired wrong or there is a short somewhere. I do not advise driving the car with the diff lock on. That locks the center diff 50/50 front and rear, and you will cause damage to the diff or the transmission. Its like driving an old school subaru in 4WD on pavement. Not a good idea.

Here is the dash on my old '87 RX: Above the "LO" light is a 4WD label, but that never lights up. -Brian

4WD Light wont light up, its always in 4WD. There is a LO light that will light up when you are in low range. On my RX, the DIFF LOCK light would flicker all the time, but whenever I had the diff lock enganged the light would stay solid and bright. -Brian

Man that is such an awesome car, i sure do miss mine Those motors are easy to rebuild. You will have fun with it. -Brian

I do not believe the transmission has an oil filter on it. And the rear diff plug should have a square input for a standard 1/2 ratchet or breaker bar. I usually use a breaker bar because they have more leverage. -Brian

WOW!!! That is the REAL BLING right there! You gonna roll around in your white fur pimp hat? but for real, that is sick. -Brian

It locks the transmission into the selected gear. Without it, the transmission shifts from the lowest gear to the gear you select. So if you put the transmission in "2" the car will start in 1st, shift to 2nd and stay there. If you put the car in "2" with the manual button on, the car will start in 2nd and will not shift out of 2nd unless you move the lever to 3. -Brian

Search google for caliper rebuilds. THere's some good step-by-step how-to's out there. The process is pretty simple. -Brian

Leave a note and see if he calls you. -Brian

Not sure what the whine would be. If you broke something, you would know for sure, as gears would stop working or 4WD would stop working. Ive done it on a few occasions. One time i was dumb enough to do it with a donut spare on the car... i didnt make it through the intersection before the tires locked up and the car refused to move. I had to lift the front of the car to releave the stress put on the axles and shift back into 2WD. A tranny flush would most likely take care of your whine. -Brian

NO! You should not drive on dry pavement. Your Subaru is part-time, and you risk damaging your transmission if you continue. The Full Time 4WD Subaru's, and the AWD Subaru's (pretty much the same exact thing) have a differential built into the transmission to allow the front & rear differentials to travel at different speeds, allowing you to drive on Pavement. Your Single Range 4WD Transmission, and the Dual Range Transmissions do not have a differential at all. They use a solid rod to connect the front and rear differentials, so they spin at the same speed at all times, and if you make a turn you bind the transmission and things start to lock up. It helps if all your tires are identical, but its still not safe. -Brian

As far as subaru engines go, you can get what you need from either the Legacy, Impreza or even the Forester. They all use the same EJ series motors. The EJ comes in 2.0, 2.2 and 2.5 liters. Any of them are capable of 250-300hp depending on how they are built. The 2.2 and the 2.5 came turbocharged in the USA. The 2.0 came turbo and twin turbo overseas. Cable shift? Maybe you are talking about Automatic transmissions then? Not 100% sure on that, but any Subaru Transmission should be able to handle 300hp better than a VW trans. Sounds like a cool project. -Brian

Not sure what the backspacing is on the different rims. Im sure they all differ, I ran Chevy Luv rims with no problems. ive heard of people running Toyota and nissan rims with no problems. THey will all work. -Brian

Yeah i was thinking of that. Thanks for the advice Jerry.

They all fit the same. -Brian

Sounds like they could use a rebuild. Thats far cheaper than buying new ones. -Brian

Buy new parts maybe??? You dont have very many options. KYB makes the GR2 for your car. Other than that, there are cheap options like Monroe and other OEM strut options. -Brian

I got weekends off. Sunday is out of the question cause I wanna check out your guys junkyards... so either Saturday or a Monday. I can pretty much get any day off I want cause im the man! -Brian

Is that right? Hum..... not sure if I want to rebuild the tranny tunnel.

Gotta sport the image with the big tires

Daniel, your brat looks great! Those rims are nice, and you cant find a better deal than that anywhere. If you wanna get some more agressive tires for the mud/snow, i still have these 27" kumho's mounted to 14" steels. Think you were lookin at them when you were here getting the LSD. -Brian

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