Toms Brats Posted July 20, 2004 Share Posted July 20, 2004 Has anyone ever had this kind of brainstorm.I've got a 283 with 350 Turbo Tranny. might be a nightmare but could be interesting.Anyone ever tried it before? 1982 V8 Brat wish me luck. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
beachbum Posted July 20, 2004 Share Posted July 20, 2004 luck and what kind of rear end do u plan on trying? any ideas? bb Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bratsrus1 Posted July 20, 2004 Share Posted July 20, 2004 Hi Tom This is Jerry, yes that was done in 82 with a new brat. They stuff a 270 cid dogde super red ram HEMI with the 4 speed in it. The brat was for the quater mile race strip and poppin wheelies. The brat also had a cut down ford 9 in. rear end with slicks in the back. That was a fast ride. Thanks Jerry Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Toms Brats Posted July 20, 2004 Author Share Posted July 20, 2004 Narrowed Ford With Link set up I think will be easyest.Coilovers.best traction. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vegablade Posted July 20, 2004 Share Posted July 20, 2004 Put some pictures of the project i want to see it :cool: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AKIRA Posted July 20, 2004 Share Posted July 20, 2004 sounds more like Subaru heresy. some pics would be cool though -AK Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WagonBoy Posted July 20, 2004 Share Posted July 20, 2004 If i remember the post right lumpycam was going to go w/ the V8 in his lifted brat... and him saying he ran a V8 in Unhatched, e-mail him? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adam N.D.J. Posted July 20, 2004 Share Posted July 20, 2004 Actually Lumpy ran a V6 in the unhatched. I've though tabout the idea a couple times. Mainly cause a buddy of mine has a Rachero with that is the same color as my Gen I Brat, looks almost the same but bigger. Welp, thought about putting a blown 429 in there, and eating big inch domestics rigs for lunch at the track. But alas, I have WAY too many projects, and only one Gen I that I really don't want to cut. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
breezycowboy Posted July 20, 2004 Share Posted July 20, 2004 This could be done quite easily with a welder at your service.... The rear end and suspension for a 70's Vega would work very well underneath this car... The rear wheelbase is very close, and the 4 link suspension should match up well. All you would need to do is remove the entire rear suspension from the vega, and weld it into place under your brat. The tranny crossmember could come too, but I'd recommend using a Turbo 200 or 350 (instead of that HUGE TH400) the 350 should fit well in the trans tube. You would have to have the driveshaft custom cut, but that's not that expensive.... And as for mounting the engine, that's nothing a little ingenuity wouldn't fix (Weld V8 Vega/Monza frameplates in, and lengthen the motor mounts) These cars are close in size to the Chevy H-bodies, and I have done the V8 swap to those cars on several occasions. I think a V8 powered brat would be awesome, and maybe only 2-3 weeks of work, if you planned it out well and had all the measurements handy! Just my .02 Adam Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
78TurboBrat Posted July 20, 2004 Share Posted July 20, 2004 Well here we go again with the idea of the v8 powered brat, i think it would be awsome. and i would think you would be able to use everything from the brat harnes to run the v8. so there wouldnt be much wiring, just use the brat sensors in place of the v8's so that the dash will read correctly. But yes i have actually thought about it, wouldnt see it being that hard especially after doing a ea82t into a 78 brat. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
archemitis Posted July 20, 2004 Share Posted July 20, 2004 suonds cool, but the 1.8 turbo brat, a few posts down, would still smoke your v8!_! cast iron blocks are for suckers Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sweet82 Posted July 20, 2004 Share Posted July 20, 2004 A guy in Hawaii put one in a brat for Mud bogging. I'm not sure how much of it was really Brat by the time he was finished??? But it sure looked nice... Can't find the link to the pic Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
78TurboBrat Posted July 20, 2004 Share Posted July 20, 2004 Well i have actually got two wagons an 87 and 88 to do with what i want. so i was actually thinking about putting something into them but not sure what yet. and i have a 5.0 , 305 and a 350 vortec at my disposal to put into something. so i am not sure yet what i am going to do or if i do anything with them at all. like i said before i have too many things i am currently working on, and i have two that i have to finnish by the end of the month , one a 87 conquest with a 302 and an 88 turbo rx7 with a 350. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
subarubrat Posted July 20, 2004 Share Posted July 20, 2004 Use the 5 ltr, it has nice internals and responds well to boost or nitrous even at higher mileage. I would couple that to a mustang tranny, drop on a lower boost vortech and call it a day. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PHATBRAT Posted July 21, 2004 Share Posted July 21, 2004 I looked into that at one point in time a few years back. I was gonna stuff a small block 327 in there. Just to let you know, you WILL need to make a custom frame. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Qman Posted July 21, 2004 Share Posted July 21, 2004 I met a guy who says he has a friend in So-Cal who has a V-8 Brat. They blew the motor and proceded to tear out the running gear. They used a 327 and T-350. I don't know/remember what they did for a rear end though. Became rear wheel drive without 4WD. I have thought about adding an aluminum 215 V-8. Not much more weight then the 1.8 but heeps of torque and HP to boot. Very buildable power plant. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GeneralDisorder Posted July 21, 2004 Share Posted July 21, 2004 Well - It's not a V8, but my parents have a couple Ford's van's with some monster V6's - the one has a 4.0 (244 ci) V6 that can MOVE. Basically, it's a bored and stroked 2.6L..... pushrod engine with a timing chain (I like!). Pushing 155 HP and 220 ft. lbs. of torque. The engine seems nearly bulletproof - they bought it new, it's got 230k on it with fairly regular maintenace (maybe every 7k - not religiously), has never had ANY engine work done and will peel out on command. The low end grunt is considerable.... I would think it would make a nice swap for a t-case modded rig, similar to what Unhatched had at one point (Chevy V6?). There's like 3 million of them on the road - they came in Explorers, Aerostars and Rangers. Only bad point I could see is they are cast iron, and probably a little on the heavy side. GD Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Subafreak Posted July 21, 2004 Share Posted July 21, 2004 suonds cool, but the 1.8 turbo brat, a few posts down, would still smoke your v8!_! cast iron blocks are for suckers I'm with him. Why give up traction and light weight when you can drop in an EJ22T built to 300hp and still have AWD? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
THAWA Posted July 22, 2004 Share Posted July 22, 2004 or if you want NA power get an eg33 and slap that in there, It's about the same power as a 283 plus its still in the fam. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hondasucks Posted July 22, 2004 Share Posted July 22, 2004 4.0L Six.. psssh! I've got a 5.9L INLINE six :-) That would be a cool motor to put in a Brat, hell you wouldnt'; even have to lower it, just stuff that 800+ lbs of motor in there, it'll be in the weeds I say keep the soob motor in the soob, stuff the 350 in an old Honda station wagon, put a fart muffler or two on it adn take it to teh track... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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