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Just Keeping you up to date,
Rear now works perfect, then I got to the front end...
Another couples of day of fighting frozen bolts and destroyed CV Joints and got all fit now. Now the Mv doesn´t shake like a mixer when I´m going over 100 Kp/h (About 60 mph).
The thing is you start to get pickier as the car dirves better.... but I think now It´s a safe car to drive.
So Next steps will be:
- Transfer the Hidraulic steering from the Wagon to the brat.
- Try...to tranfer the front disk pbrakes from the wagon to the Mv. Has anyone done this before?
Note: I found an upgrade from 83 (Wagon) to 1991 (Mv), in the Mv the front discs are ventilated, in the wagon they aren´t.
Greetings!!
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Hi,
Are you adapting a SPFI system to an EA 81 Engine?
That´s a change I would really like to do on mine. ¿Can you give me more information?
Parte needed, major issues, etc
Thanks in advance!
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Thank you all for the advices.
It´s a Pitty, but this weekend I won´t be able to touch My MV due to "family restrictions".
Al, for your peace of mind I used anti seize compound on almost everything :). I guess this won´t be last time I have to disassemble.
I am doing everything well, making notes of what is still to do and being shure every bolt is OK fir next time.
Let you know as it goes on
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Hi Guys,
Some update...
after driving my MV a while I realized that my starting point was going to be other: All the rear drive.
Driveshafts, and U joints were severely worn out. The same parts on my donor looked in very good shape. Easy Job... I thought
Removal from the donor car was easy, 2-3 hours of work without hurry made it. Then I spent some more time cleaning, checking greasing, oiling and changing rubbers....al good by then
The problema started when I tried to loosen the 4 bolts that hold the torsion bar in place in My MV.. the were completely frozen. 2 came out, not without damaging the threads and 2 broke.
long story short.... after one and a half week of wrestling a am almost Ready to install my “new” rear drive this afternoon.
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Thank You Al and Bennie!
Mine has the Little Analog Dashboard (3 Gauges), and I plan to keep it for now (The Wag has a 7 Gauge board, but the dash is completely torn apart).
I am starting with cleaning everything and getting everything to work well in a standard condition.
Following your advices, I think I will start with the Power steering.
I consider Myself a capable, though not professional, mechanic and I also run a Welding machines sales business...so welding is not an issue for me. Time is always mi biggest Issue, but Coronavirus may give me lots of free time. I´ll keep udates up.
Sorry...with 7 gauges I meant 6 gauges
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Hello,
I just bought a 1991 Brat, this was a daily driver, quite neglected, but complete and only with little rust.
luckily I also found an 83 wagon which I got almost for free, full of animals and rust, but after some cleaning it showed to be in a decent shape... besides the rust.
At a first look, Inwould like to make the following swaps, all from the wagon to the brat:
Install the 5 gear gearbox
Install power steering
install Ac
install some minor gadgets like power windows and power mirrors
The first two issues look (from my ignorance) just bolt-ons, any advice about the problems I may found would be truly thanked.
also a wish list of upgrades:
FI
Better brakes
about 10-20 more horsepower...but keeping reliability.
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15 hours ago, el_freddo said:
Welcome Rafavidmess!
I say keep both of you can!!
Which one is the better of the two? I didn’t understand if you were talking about the brumby/MV or the wagon.
Cheers
Bennie
Hello!
The brumpy is the better one. The wagon was bought as a donor.
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Hi
I am Rafael from Chile.
after many years of search and looking for the Availability-Funds-time sincronicity I was able to buy a 1991 MV (Yes! We got this beauties here until that year). Also got a 1983 SW as a donor car. Now having problems because it happened to be in much better conditions than what I thought when buying it (amazingly runs and drives after 15 years in a backayard near the beach).
My initial plan is to do a Resto-mod with the MV, not a monster just a driveable and safe car to have fun with
some pictures soon.
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Parts swapping between a 83 wagon and a 91 Brat
in Old Gen.: 80's GL/DL/XT/Loyales...
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Misspelling
Hi Bennie,
Sorry, I explained it wrong . I Would like to replace the REAR (drum) brakes of my MV with the front ( disc, not ventilated) brakes from the wagon.
Do you think this makes sense?