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The Brat goes in for winter storage today so it's officially winter in Minnesota. No rain in sight, filled up with gas and stabilizer and some summer stuff stowed in the bed. I'm already thinking of spring.

Need to temporarily cover up some rips in the blue leatherette on my '85 Brat seats. Can't find a good match at the local hardware stores.

It's been a hot summer in Minnesota, routinely in the 90's with high humidity. I find myself driving our '85 Brat more because the AC is better than that in my Lexus. I recognize that the cabin is much smaller and therefore easier to cool but the Brat has over 100K on it and never has had the AC worked on. I'm thinking it might be because the refrigerant is the older R -14. Of course performance is way down with the AC on, I can tell when the compressor cycles on/off.

No, I have an opportunity to buy an automatic unit as a spare for my standard shift Brat.

What are the differences, if any, in the 2nd gen Brat computer between an automatic and standard transmission?

Our '85 Brat.

http://jalo.ps/s7L6gEr

On BAT auction site and only drawing $1550! A Geo convertible is getting higher bids!

Any nice blue seats?

Besides parking my Brat for the winter here in Minnesota, I don't even drive it in the rain.

Should zinc be added to the oil of EA-81 engines?

Thank you.

Car is still in storage and out of reach. I'm working on getting the wiring and dash switch.

Was the third eye even offered on the second gen GL Brat?

My daughter who gave it to me for Christmas said that the owner who sold it to her told her that it was from an 1982 Brat GL which would mean quad headlights.

I got a third eye for Christmas. Can I put it on my '85 Brat GL without cutting up the current grill? The car is offsite for winter storage (this is Minnesota) so I can't mock it up. Also where does the switch go on the dash? I didn't get a switch or wiring to the 5 pin connector on the third eye unit. Is a wiring diagram available? Thanks in advance.

Transmission from a '79 Brat for sale in my area. Would it fit in my '85 Brat? Both are 4 speeds.

Is that a third eye?

How about the seats? Any blue ones?

Mine's an '85 and they are welded. I believe some '86 were sold with jump seats but they were left over 85's.

http://jalo.ps/s7L6gEr

Here's mine.

I bought my Brat because of it's EA81.

Any for a gen 2 Brat?

http://orlando.craigslist.org/cto/5948013632.html