February 7, 201016 yr I picked these up this morning, they arent really anything to brag about, but they have a lot of good parts between the 2, and a full set of 4 5 slot aluminum mag wheels, which look way better than the 4 slot sport mags IMO and are rarer too The mags are in really good shape, NO curb rash at all, no pitting from what I could see, just really dirty. I plan to clean them up and *maybe* try to sell them, but I might just keep them cuz they are so hard to find -Bill
February 7, 201016 yr Author The grey one is a bondo bucket with rust under the bondo, with a questionable title situation... The Yellow one has a bad spot of damage around and behind the rear wheel well on the driver side, and a huge dent on the passenger side behind the door, as well as some underlying rust... For what I paid for them I have no problem parting them out, there are a lot of good parts between the 2, and they ar both '79s. -Bill
February 7, 201016 yr We don't crush for rust - we just crush for fun! Seriously though - those are parts cars. With so many complete specimins around in the NW you can't really justify putting something like that on the road. And gen 1's aren't all that desireable. They command more than a wagon to be sure, but 82-87 Brat's are where the time/money is best spent. If you are going to restore one - restore one that's actually going to return the investment ya know? It's all about where you want to spend your time. For example - as far as profit making opportunities - there aren't any left in the EA series cars. I don't buy them at any price, and frankly I see a lot of them I could pickup for almost nothing - $100 or $200. Several a week. Even first gen Legacy's aren't worth beans. I won't even buy them except for EJ swap donor's. Last one was a '91 sedan for $250. Needed 1 injector '95 and up is all I even look at, and I won't pay a lot for those. I just bought a '95 wagon in decent shape with 165k on it for $800 - drove it home. GD Edited February 7, 201016 yr by GeneralDisorder
February 7, 201016 yr and the tires look to be good for a few more miles:lol: More than 2 and less than 10 . I'm betting less than 2 on at least one of them. Who's got a fiver on it? At least they are round and appear to be holding air. That's something in their favor. GD
February 7, 201016 yr Author Personally Im not in the Gen 1's for profit or return on any investment, I just really like them, they are my favorite Subaru's ever made Which brings me to my reason for collecting such examples as these, I need to keep my nicer ones on the road, and buying up old beat up Brats at near nothing prices is about the only way to get some of the parts I need anymore -Bill
February 8, 201016 yr And gen 1's aren't all that desireable. They command more than a wagon to be sure, but 82-87 Brat's are where the time/money is best spent. Probably true, but I have a soft spot for 81's -- older body style, but with the ea81 engine! -Ben
February 8, 201016 yr Two more, that's just what you needed. :grin:Nice Score!!! Jeff Isnt that like the pot calling the kettle black Jeff
February 8, 201016 yr Isnt that like the pot calling the kettle black Jeff Bill would have said the same thing to me.............:lol: Jeff
February 8, 201016 yr Author I just might make the yellow one into a beater off-roader, I will know more when I get the paperwork from the kid, IIRC the yellow one is the one with the good title, so I will have a look under the car tomorrow, see if the rust is bad. If its good, then I will make a trail rig out of it Yeah, sold a pair of EA82 wagons to make room for these beauties Got kinda lucky the motor is in the back of the yellow one, it took all the weight off the front passenger tire (which wouldnt seat back on the rim) and enabled us to push it, instead of having to winch it onto the trailer -Bill
February 9, 201016 yr I love my 83 so much I have 2 grand in her and I still probably have 500 more to do. If not more!! Edited February 9, 201016 yr by xoomer
February 10, 201016 yr This one looks like it might need a new tire soon, it looks like it might be a DE-tread instead of a retread................ Jeff
February 10, 201016 yr This one looks like it might need a new tire soon, it looks like it might be a DE-tread instead of a retread................ Jeff Id wheel it
February 10, 201016 yr I'm glad your on that side of the mountians Bill, That will keep the chances of you crashing into me a lot lower.......... Jeff
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