[EA 81 valve cover washers]

They're included in the Apex engine gasket set on Rock Auto. Those four wee things in the valve cover gasket at the bottom of the product image.

https://www.rockauto.com/en/moreinfo.php?pk=8185016&cc=1267769&pt=10392

Overkill for just those? Probably. But having a full set of spares is nice.

[EA-81 weber conversion]

I've been going through this on my 87 Brat. The adaptor lines up with the bare metal of the intake, so everything Hitachi-related has to go away. I don't recall if mine had a plastic spacer, but the Weber kit parts stack up appropriately and line up: intake -> Weber adaptor gasket -> Weber adaptor -> Weber gasket -> Weber

[Selling My 83 Brat :-(]

Location would help. That's a gorgeous little banana Brat.

[1987 Subaru GL Wagon 4wd: Which struts?]

18 hours ago, photorich65 said:

All these recommendations to bale for a better supported old car... sheesh.  Are we not manly men ?

No, I'm a woman who enjoys spending time wrenching and driving, not retiring a vehicle due to lack of parts.  I'll see if one of the drift Miatas around here can compare to the Brat for hardware. If a custom mount is all that would be needed to unlock more suspension parts that wouldn't be so bad. The new Brat bushings from DRW Poly Bushings are fantastic. I don't have the full set in yet but the couple I've done so far are so much better than the "fruit leather" consistency of the current ones.

[1987 Subaru GL Wagon 4wd: Which struts?]

I'm currently going through a laundry list of things on my 87 Brat and came across this thread. I have a full set of brand new bushings waiting to go in, and the steering wheel shakes like a chihuahua above 40mph so I've taken a dive into suspension research for all the "While I'm down there, might as well replace <X>".

It looks like there are a couple options for rear, but for the front there aren't any coilover options from a more supported platform like Miata, if I'm understanding this correctly? Would something from a side-by-side (like Polaris four-wheeler things) be strong yet small enough to work on these?

[Where do I find a Gass tank for a 1992 subaru loyale]

On 5/22/2022 at 9:47 PM, Issac said:

Yeah but where would I put it bc I need the trunk space it is a sedan

Make a bracket to hold it underneath, same spot as the original tank.

[Where do I find a Gass tank for a 1992 subaru loyale]

Using a fuel cell might be a better option since tanks on these guys are so hard to find.

[Reverting 6 lug to 4x140 then adapter to 4x100?]

Welp, slight change of plans. There's a massive clunking from the driver side CV joint so that'll come before any more cruising.

[Reverting 6 lug to 4x140 then adapter to 4x100?]

Thanks for the help. I'm going to work with a local machining company to see if a custom option is doable without making the current hub and drums into Swiss cheese. I really wish a prior owner hadn't done this dumb conversion.

[Reverting 6 lug to 4x140 then adapter to 4x100?]

It seems like they might be interchangeable according to these threads. I won't be doing any shop work to the Brat during car show season, which ends in late October up here in the frozen north. If they're still available by then I'd be down to do a trade.

Potentially dumb question: Could a machine shop create new hubs from scratch? I'm with this vehicle for the long haul and if I can get him some spiffy new parts I'm down for it.

 

 

[Reverting 6 lug to 4x140 then adapter to 4x100?]

HI folks. I've searched all over the place but I haven't found anyone else doing this and I'm trying to do my homework. Hopefully this is in the right spot.

I have an 87 Brat that a former owner converted into a 6 lug, which really sucks because there aren't any attractive wheel options in that setup. This Brat isn't an off-roader with massive sidewalls, it's a cruiser that pops around to local shows and sometimes runs around as a pit vehicle at a local racetrack. The original 4x140 doesn't have much for options either. My goal is to convert it to 4x100 to get a much larger pool of small wheels to pick from. Right now it sits on these with a fair amount of poke: https://www.summitracing.com/parts/usw-70-5760p

Would the best option be to cut off/out and patch the extra four studs, add back the removed 2 OEM ones to get it back to 4x140, then use a wheel adapter to get to 4x100? Getting new hubs doesn't seem to be a thing in the aftermarket scene and the former owner who did this welded all the studs at the back.