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Yup, all EA81 dashes interchange. Congrats on the Brat, Pat Me thinks I'm the only one in the area that hasnt had one, yet

The Imp is probably cheaper to maintain and alot easier to drive on long trips. The Brat will nickle and dime you forever, you know that, not to mention the salt would kill it in a few years You might be able to get a bike carrier for the back of the Imp. The Imp can also be fitted for a/c, shouldnt be to hard to do.

Make sure the diff and tranny ratios match. The tranny is a 3.9, theres a tag on the back of the diff telling the ratio. Mick is spot on with the 4wd selector, if its inbetween 4LO and 4HI I dont think it will go anywhere. Even if the driveline is tight I dont it would bind stuff up that bad. Can you get it into 2wd?

What about RHD rigs for Postal Work? There might be a good market for those. *Edit* I just went to the web site and got my question answered.

Its possible, but I cant write in stone yet. We'll have to see how this weekend goes.

Man, sure looks alot different from when I had it :eek: Cant wait to see it on the trail. We'll see if it can keep up with my new one :brow: Altho it looks like your Hatches little brother :grin:

The site has been around for several years that I know of. Glad you found it :cool:

Might help if you were more specific. Theres a few folks here that have some EA81 parts, start a thread in the Marketplace. Ok, just saw your thread over there. But you do need to be specific.

Now now, just because you got a car that has low miles on it doesnt mean theres not alot of years on it. Who knows, that could be the original WP. At least they are cheap Btw, got your goodies boxed up and ready to go

He built his before WCSS6, maybe early last year or sooner.

You better strip it down to the sheet metal then, they are lead sleds. If it wasnt for the 6cyl, it would be like any other 80's Soob (slooooow).

Good job Tex! I assume you did that after I left. Geeze, I hate it when I miss stuff:\

Wow, you made an exact copy of this one. Qmans Brat

I always thought it was for seeing what was coming down the cross streets when you nosed out of the very narrow side streets. You had to be there

I gathered that after reading a few. I didnt see any on it before he left thats all.

I saw that tape deck in Japan in 74, I think it was a Teac or Akai. I thought it was to complicated to work for long. The EA series are overhead valves, with the above explanations correct also. Thats why EAA builders like to use them in their planes. I dont know if you mentioned if the car was a manual or auto? If its a auto, there may be issues down the road with it. The govenors like to strip out and the vac modulators will leak too. Nice score on a Classic.

Whow, somebody went nuts with the decals Glad to hear you guys did good, wish I coulda been there

That SRX is very interesting. If you look close it has rear disc brakes(2wd), 1.6L engine and theres something like a heads up display on the dash. And maybe a heigth adj seat maybe? Not to mention the headlight washer.

I would luv to see that Maybe this is something we can set up for WCSS7, eh? I have a feeling there might be a few XT6's there :cool:

It most likely needs the oil pump resealed. Alot cheaper than replacing the engine. (edit) Oops, I missed that sentence. Might try some tranny fluid, let it run for a 100mi or so, then change the oil again.

Both of mine need minor mechanical repair. $1000 for the first one, $750 for # 2. If its in great shape all around, expect to pay close to, if not more than $2K. At $2K it better have low miles also.

I think that if I removed the ground wire on the FP, it would still operate. I'm sure the major problem was the wiring harness plugs. I am aware that the grounds are a common problem and I did clean all of the ones in the engine compartment during the install. We now know that the plugs are also a item that needs special attention when doing engine swaps.

I think he took the pic himself, so its it was taken upside down

I think its electrical. I assume its a pushbutton 4wd and if so, theres a servo that pushes a pin into the transfer case engaging 4wd. Check to see if the plugs are tight first, if so you may need to replace it. I have seen one that didnt work at all because the pin was sheared in half.

I know you've been watching the weather, right? Sunday looks like its going to be pretty wet. What about during the week? I'm not working now and might be able to do something then.