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  • 3 weeks later...

update!

after much procrastinating and lagging i finally replaced the oil pan gasket and replaced oil pump gaskets and valve cover gasket!

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deleted the a/c/removed the a/c pump! the weight reduction was much needed!

took the brat to my local Dealer to order OEM intake manifold gaskets for my Weber Carb swap!

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  • 3 weeks later...

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*minor updates, brush guard finally on!

 

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*already put the trans mounts on ,doing ball joints and rear main seal when i install new Luk clutch and do front axles ,also drained trans and diff fluid replaced with 80w90 chevron universal gear oil gl5, trans shifts smooth no grinds at all! 

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*took the BRAT to a local auto parts swap meet 

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Nice brat. But seriously....$700 to put a 30+ year old car on the road??!! WTF is going on in California? I've never paid more than $18 tranfer fee + $20 for the tag in Georgia on any of my older cars. No smog, no inspection required either. Most people are probably thinking, 'well, you have to live in Georgia.'  Very true, but we have a house in a nice neighborhood with a detached garage, and it was less than a hundred and a half.....and the taxes are less than a thousand a year. But not to get off topic, nice freakin brat.

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  • 2 weeks later...

^I ask myself that almost everyday, I think I will get it tagged in AZ because I'm not trying to deal with California DMV/smog shops/California smog nazis... But on a more USMB related note going to be swapping front axles and replacing clutch and rear main seal this 4th of July weekend, went with CarQuest axles at $62 a piece and lifetime warranty and went with a $65 LUK clutch kit!

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so the california highway patrol thought i had someone sitting on lawn chairs in the bed haha,he let me go after i informed him of the legality of the jump seats and after he called his boss to make sure 

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went to the San Jose Flea Market and found this OEM Subaru Synthetic motor oil at $5 a quart i got it all but probably going to run it in my 1995 impreza instead of the BRAT

 

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picked up a WIX air filter since i plan on modding the stock airbox to work with the weber 32/36 thanks to the write-up on here!

 

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unclogged airfilter = top speed run in the brat (downhill of course )

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random volvo parked next to me lol

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also forgot to post that am awaiting some goodies in the mail mainly a Holley Low Pressure Fuel Regulator for the weber carb swap

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and this amazing 13mm allen tool for the differential plugs to make draining /filling a whole lot easier,ran all around town trying to find a 13mm allen but no luck so ordered this

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had my axle bolt/castle nut fall off yesterday, now my splines in my driver side front hub are gone, and my steering knuckle is missing a whole lot of itself and not safe at all to drive on! now i sadly have to order a new steering knuckle from subaru @ $220 but can't seem to find a front driver side hub if anyone has a spare for sale ea81 brat/gl wagon/ gl i would gladly buy that off you ! sooner the better, a few EA81' subaru's in pick n pulls but all 3 hour drives just to get there  :unsure:

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my clutch kit arrived earlier this week 

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some of the pictures of my axle nut falling off, look at that front wheel

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replacement axles

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finding out my hub and steering knuckle are no good! 

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and last but not least got this Fuel Pressure Regulator for my Weber Carb Swap

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no major updates, just waiting on steering knuckle to get in so i can put the BRAT back together,

next month is Concourse d' elegance in Pebble Beach,California i will be going there but will also be attending Concourse d' Lemons and will be displaying the BRAT, already got accepted in  :rolleyes:

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and here is a look at my old/no good steering knuckle

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Brat back on the road running good exhaust going to be done soon and going to have a roll bar fabbed up soon by a local company to me 

"Davidson Race Cars"

also went to Concourse D' Lemons in Seaside California,didn't win anything in the "Soul sucking Japanese Appliance class" but had a good time

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even saw Wayne Carini,stole a picture of him and the BRAT lol

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he was more interested in the Datsun Electric Car2 next to me, electric since 1980 by the US Government/a private contractor!

 

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  • 2 weeks later...

took my buddy to Santa Clara yesterday to pickup a street bike,just wish we wouldn't have gone on Labor Day=TRAFFIC!

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also found some bugeye wrx front seats at my local Junkyard for $50 maybe will mod them to fit in my BRAT,but currently bolted em into my impreza!

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and here is a convertible 7 series BMW lol

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and the brat = King of the Hill

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  • 3 weeks later...

No updates at the moment but come Tuesday I go on 2-week vacation from my full time job , so will finally throw the weber carb on and maybe throw an accel coil on ! Also gotta redo my exhaust system and and change my passenger CV , ball joint on that side and both tie rod ends ! And order some front KYBs! Also gotta find time to install my 03 wrx 5 speed trans swap on my 95 Impreza coupe !

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