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Cricket, I'd like to check out your 78 dl wagon too some time (if possible)... I'm in Flagstaff like Dan (just read that) and have a 78 dl wagon which is going to donate parts to an 80 dl brat to revive it for putting around town etc.. pm or email me sometime... -mw-

You're in Flag too?!! right on!! My main rig is a 95 legacy with a tube bunmper, but i now have an 80 brat dl 4x4 (not dual range) and now a 78 dl wagon swd for parts... I'm trying to get the brat running as an around town car and keep the legacy (superu) as my road trip and other use car... It'd be cool to hook up some time and swap beta... I could sue a hand and some knowledge for getting the brat running... pm or email me Dan -mark-

I'm learning I'm learning!! Hooray for gen 1!!

Huh, funny, that's the car I'm looking at, and that's the front I took pix of, and those're the brackets holding the bumper on... Maybe 75subie's right that it was damaged then repaired as such, but if that's the case it was done so well i can't tell... But then again I'm mostly a new gen guy so i guess i don't know 80 gen 1 body configuration from stock:drunk: http://www.ultimatesubaru.org/forum/showthread.php?t=35439 4th msg has some pix, also in older gen forum... bringing new life to an old brat...

How're these? 80 brat dl 4wd -mark-

Yeah me too! I've gotten an 80 brat that sat around for 10 years, and am working on getting a running (kinda) 78 wagon 2wd for parts. I may have access to an 81 EA81 GL wagon too.. So continuing the disty question, would I want to get the GL wagon's 1800 disty for the 80 brat's 1600 motor? I want to make this brat a super reliable, econimocal 'round town car... Mechanic's working on getting the engine running, then we'll drop it in the car and see what's what...

I second this John, as per this morning's email... Your knowledge and fabricat-ability are phonominal, but the follow up is lagging...

Cool, thanks for the start.. i think my gearing is 3.91 could I straight swap a 4.11 diff?

This is a fact... John would love to get into the 05 version I'm sure! That'd rock 11 go for it...

Right... So the dealer told me that bajas have an extra inch on the outback their based on b/c the bajas come with little 1" block in the suspension, ergo a factory 1" body lift... -mw-

So my superu is lame! The 95 legs (non turbo) didn't come with LSD. (Yeah I know, tons of you coulda told me that So what would I need to do to put LSDs in it? Could I just switch out the rear pumpkin, and front diff. units? Do i need to do any computer crap? I assume the tranny does the center diff, so the power sent to each wheel comes drom the front or rear diffs, not the computer, right? Would IMP outback diffs work? the junk yard's got a 2002 handy... If i get outback diffs, would i need to do any gearing in the tranny? thanks gang!

Sorry man, I'm not trying to hijack your thread, just fired up for more tricked out ne generation stuff... I'm stoked to see your new meats, when're they getting bought and installed? -mw-

Deffintely need more of these in the world!! C'mon you know you want too! And I'm not even getting a commission on this

John's actually got a jig made for this bumper. Its essentially the same bumper on an '04 baja, an '03 outback wagon and now my 95 sedan... Yeah it really just bolts on! get in touch with John he'll help you out and probly work with you for sure... Tell him I sent you

Yes yes, thank you, thank you...:cool: No its really cool to see more legacys off the ground.. Its frustrating cuz when i began to look into it, BYB and these guys had lifts for old gen, and new gen, but not 95's (like mine)! But through some looking i found out about the strut swap, insta-lift option (especially good for a daily driver type) and was stoked! Cool to see more doing the same, and the OBSs too.. Keep us posted with pix of the new meats too, and call up john, look into a tube bumper and you'll be the envy of all your frineds, stranger will leave notes on your car in admiration, and you will walk taller John's in Oregon... -mw- (sorry for the duplicate message..)

But yes yes, Thank you, thank you... Its really cool to see another new generation getting off the ground. i know there's some Candians thinking the same thing... Mudrat (aka John) has recently put a dual range 4x4 into a forester... Now we need to get some of that action going in these legacys!! Keep it up and let's see some pix when you get the new meats on it too!!

That's a mudrat specialty! http://www.oregonoffroadsubaruclub.org/ John ROCKS, his work is all over this board!

Nice!! Is that struts only, did you do a lift as well or was that someone else? c'mon now, the green gods have to fess up to their Superu inspiration

205x75x14 (give + 1 inch lift) outback struts (give +2 inch lift) custom alum rims 2.25 cat back exhaust thru a magnaflow engine stock with K&N box filter w/ intake crap removed from finder Some loss in 5th gear, but still goes 90 + mph, intake and exhaust fixed big tire weight around town...

John John John, Ohh how you tempt me so!! It's hard to say what i'll be thinkning come this christmas That's awesome, I'm waiting to see Forester Ranger's pix of the forester wheeling with some 'ol dogs! later, -mark-

Sell it BAH, lift it YAH!! its fun browsing other posts and seeing your thoughts jon -mw-

Well until you sell it that its Yeah i could probly get a decent motor imported or even from Phoenix (2 hrs away) but I'm hoping to get it going MUCH cheaper than that... Is your avitar the same brat with a topper? What kind of milage do you get? Yours (the dl) is FWD and 4WD, not dual range 4by? Thanks for the pix, its like a little inspiration for my summer project -mw-

Didn't lumpycam have a lifted gen 1 with a small block chevy and a solid rear end? I saw thestring but no pix... I want to see that thing!

EEXXCCELLEEENT!!!

I may have a hit on a 78 DL wagon 5 speed. If this pans out I'll probly swap that engine into the 79 brat and see about bumpers and wheels to get it running... Don't know What the engine's like, but i have seen in running around town so i know it works... at least better than the spar engine sitting for 10 yrs I'll keep ya'll posted... Gotta get finals out of the way before i put any real time and effort into this, but i'm stoked to get the 'ol brat running! -mw-