Rallywagon Posted January 6, 2005 Share Posted January 6, 2005 Anyone have real knowledge of swapping a later model EA81 and dual range tranny into a '79 wagon? Also, do the '77-79 wagons rust as easily and severely as the '80-84's? Thanks for any input. I am still trying to decide how to put my great EA-81 dual range drivetrain into a body that will be around for years. I love the performance on and off road of my slightly modified '84, and I have a great '87 EA81 hatch drivetrain...but I need a good 4-door body in the Southeast to put it all together!...forgive my whining. Scott Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Caboobaroo Posted January 7, 2005 Share Posted January 7, 2005 the swapping can be done. Hondasucks here on the board swapped a EA81 and d/r 4-speed into his '77 wagon awhile ago. I've heard you'd need a steering rack from a gen 1 body style EA81 Brat. Only came in '80 and '81 I believe but Andrew (Hondasucks) said he never swapped one in his and he never had a problem with it hitting the axle like I've heard. I have a gen 1 wagon that's lived its whole life in the PNW and it has hardly any rust on them. From what I've seen, the EA81s have a bigger rust issue then gen 1's BUT when you do need to replace fenders, hoods, etc., they become hard to find a lot of the times. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rallywagon Posted January 7, 2005 Author Share Posted January 7, 2005 Bump. Anyone else have input? Thanks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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