Guy_Rucker

I got an '86 BRAT that I'm about to have to condem, if you still need that harness or some other parts let me know. Heres the link to the forum post.

Thanks for all the input, guys! Knowing to not waste my time looking into MSD is as helpful as being told to look into the air bleed and emulsion. Now that I have an idea of where to start looking I'm gonna do just that! If I have any more questions about vacuum I'll be sure to bring them up here. Thanks again!

If those are the only real considerations than I feel pretty confident. I forgot to mention that I ain't ever seen the Hitachi carbs, theres a webber on there already. Actually now that I'm typing this it kinda explains all the capped hoses.... Well then I guess its just to planning out my build then. I've heard good things about MSD but thats about all I know, any other pointers when replacing electrical engine systems? I guess to be a bit more indepth I suppose I should say my plan as it is at the moment. So far I've removed the entire electrical bundle and rolled it all the way back to the firewall, on the inside the dash and vents are out, but the electrical is still together. Everything is out of the engine bay right now except for the brake system, steering system, and transmission (And I mean everything, brackets and all), and all that I want to go back in is the engine, D/T, brakes, neccesary stuff, ect as well as the most minimal wiring possible. I don't want to invest too much into the engine for now since I plan on upgrading the BRAT into the EJ22 later on in life. But if you're telling me all I gotta do is cap and plug most vacuum hoses then thats pretty neat. I'll dig up a wiring diagram and just rebuild with the parts I got for the EA81.

I'm still a bit of a novice when it comes to car engines, but something I am seeing that I don't like is a whole bunch of cracked hoses that scare me. Some of them have even been cut and capped by the previous owners, during my engine removal I found a hose that was just straight up capped on one end and unattached on the other. So my question is how hard would it be to just do away with a majority of the vacuum system and replace with aftermarket electrical parts? One idea I had was building something like an MSI MSD platform thatway future upgrades (EJ22) might be easier. Something also to note is that I'm not putting back in the AC/Heat system at all.

Currently working on fixing up an old 1986 BRAT and I'm trying not to choke as I bit off a bit more than I can chew. She's quite rusted on the underside, but I have plans on fixing it all. I have a background in aviation metal work, but know nothing of welding, so I feel somewhat confident that at some point in time I'll be able to do good looking work on this car. I'm also rebuilding the engine which like to leak about a quart a month, it an EA81 and the first engine I've ever done serious work on. Past that I'm loving taking things apart, just gotta make sure I know what I'm doing when it all goes back together! P.S. Do the admins know the Captcha is acting wonky?