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Best guess is That metalic eccoing sound is from your rear driveline I'd start there and block the car off the ground safely and try to pinpoint the sound.

The 2.2 heads give the 2.5 block a lot more compression theres a frankenmotor thread on here somewhere, probably wrong on the numbers but i think the hp goes from 85 or so to 185 if you also use the delta grind cams This is a pretty fun read on the topic http://forums.nasioc.com/forums/showthread.php?t=2141800

My 84 ea81 redlines at 5500rpm on flat ground i get 75mph at 3200rpm with a webber, but hills are definitely a killer for the 4spd the 5spd will be a big improvement because of better gearing, so if you want to keep the ea81 get a webber do a 5spd swap or get an ej22 and ej25 put the 2.2 heads on the 2.5 and swap a 5spd and you'll have much more power on your hands.

So did those hold the sun visor up as a deflector? or is that a whole separate wind deflector?

Hey guys what are these two threaded holes between the t-top and sun visor of my '84 brat? It must be brat specific because my '84 gl didnt have these.

Think i found the culprit, even though the dizzy cap, rotor, plugs and wires are all new the rotor looked like it had about six years worth of corrosion on the contacts so i got to looking and the rubber seal at the top of the dizzy is all dried out cracked and a good third of it is missing, do you guys know if thats a part i can order or something im gonna have to make?

Im thinking gremlins, becasue its fine now, its just strange that its fine i jack up one wheel and wont start without pushing the choke closed then its fine, the fuel lines all seem fine and theres good flow, i just hope it does'nt do it again when my wifes at work with it or something.

Hey guys have you ever had your brat not start after jacking up the drivers rear wheel it was just high enough the take the wheel off, engine was warm no start giving it gas or no, pushed the choke closed and started fine, 84 ea81 brat here with 32/36 webber.

Good score!, im up in humboldt, orick specifically, i have an 84 brat, good luck with your swap.

Id get the greasable ones none the less, and it can be done with minimal tools and space i usually only need two pieces of firewood of even height as a work bench

Yeah your dealer might have it but at the very least can give you a part number to try and find it online, and yes the ea81 has an oil pan the back bolts are a pain to get off (at least they were for me lol) but thats where you will find the tip, and if you cant get a new one you could solder aor braze weld the tip back on your stick, but also while you have the pan off look around for "why" did it break, good luck.

Thanks, now i wonder how long that filter has been on there lol

The tip should be in the oil pan, how the heck did it break?

U joints are real easy theres tons of videos on you tube to learn how you can do it your self in 30min or so just make sure to get the more pricey greaseable u joints their like 26 instead of 12 but well worth it they last waaaay longer the cheap ones youll be lucke to get 8months out of if you like to wheel.

I've just spent the last hour or two reading old posts about my brat by thornleyjacob, i gotta say its been very interesting, reading about my car written by someone else, and that he took great care of it as i plan to. I just finished changing the oil and the printing on the oil filter is all japanese except for "fuji heavy industries ltd" (subaru), i was just wondering if anyone knows if they still make those filters? and where to get them?, i replaced it with a wix and valvoline high mileage oil (current odo 215960).

How many headlights do you have?

For sure

Yeah im stoked it was a good score it has: Brand new tires Brand new red top optima Brand new webber 32/36 New king shocks all around from australia New brakes rotors, calipers, pads/shoes New cv axels New in box radiator New in box water pump All new hoses New in box blower motor New in box clutch cable New headlights T-top glass is good seals are good Has all the jump seat components Line x bed Brat cap canopy and all the chrome trim for the bed and tailgate, i may part withe the trim not sure yet if im gonna take the cap off Has its skid plates Everything works even the windshield washer. Only missing the radio console, bull bar and the rear window seal. And yes the enki wheels with caps those will be for sale when i get some tires for my white toyota rims and do the 6 lug hub conversion and 4" sjr lift at some point.

Probably it was in medford,or, the rust under is really minimal, it started around $2000 but he had so many flakes and no shows he kept dropping it, i went up to get it for $1250 but got it for $1000.

Hi guys just picked up a pretty clean 84 brat for a grand, i had an 84 wagon for a while but she's gone to the subie heaven now, picked up this brat as a dd for the wife, but im thinking i need to find her another car lol. Ps id love to find a radio console.