August 27, 201213 yr Author not really. been too busy with my money pit house... or working on my '72 K20, though I did pull off the old winch cable that was damaged, and replaced with synthetic... I just drove it a bit last night and parked it in the garage so I can swap in the Legacy MC. I guess I did rebuild the carb this summer too.
September 11, 201213 yr Author hey, a little more done... I forgot that about 2 weeks ago, I took off the damaged winch cable and replaced with 9k lb synthetic Tonight: 1. took off stock MC and replaced with Legacy MC. 2. cut hole and mounted e-brake handle from a '97 4-runner. 3. made 1 bracket and tapped 3 holes so far for the axle mounting of the e-brake cable. 2 other stock '85 mount points I can use, and I'll have 1 or 2 more to make, and I'll finally have an e-brake again after 3 years...
September 13, 201213 yr Author woo hoo! e-brake is functional! and I also made a hold-down for the boot around my t-case shifter... and swapped adapter brackets side to side on the Cavalier seat as it was a bit too close to the door...
September 14, 201213 yr thing looks wicked. Solid axle subaru looks like it'd be fun to wheel.. We might start a project similar to that this winter with an EA82 body
September 14, 201213 yr Author overall, I'm really happy with the build, but it's less fun to drive in the street something about an old, beat-up, stock/slightly lifted soob thrashing around the snowy streets just can't be matched....
September 17, 201213 yr Author finally got out to test drive it today with the new MC... it's awesome. feels like it would stop on a dime now! and parking brake is nice too. finally having the hole in the floor to the tcase/shifter is nice too. takes a little bit of the noise away...
September 17, 201213 yr Author and a few pics... a good cleaning inside and out... the inside of the windows was terrible! e-brake cable routing... shifters anyone? new steering wheel...
September 17, 201213 yr Author and updating specs... ---------------------------------------- - Vehicle Current Build Specs - 1982 Subaru Brat GL ---------------------------------------- ---------------------------------------- - Engine/Ignition ---------------------------------------- Subaru EA81 Engine -hydro lifter block halves -Solid lifters -EA71 pistons -Delta Torque Cam Recurved/Rebuilt Distributor Weber 32/36 carb with 155 mains MSD 6A Ignition Accel SuperCoil ---------------------------------------- - Driveline ---------------------------------------- Subaru '89 GL D/R 5 Speed Suzuki '84 Samurai divorced t-case with stock gears Toyota '86 4 runner rear axle, 58" WMS, 4.10 gears Toyota '85 pickup front axle, 55" WMS + 2" wheel spacers to make it 59", 4.10 gears Toyota '85 front and rear driveshafts to custom length. Subaru '82 Driveshaft shortened and made with Suzuki joint/flange Low Range Off-Road -Toyota Driveline Adapter for Sami t-case (front output) Trail Tough Rear Driveline Disconnect for Sammy t-case with Toyota driveshaft flange Powertrax Lockright in rear Front Range Off-Road Fabrication -Full Float Conversion with -Moser Chrome-moly Axle shafts -Drive flanges ---------------------------------------- - Suspension/Steering ---------------------------------------- Jeep TJ Coils (stock), front and rear Jeep TJ Bump Stops Jeep TJ upper coil buckets (rear) Toyota FJ80 Tie Rod Ends Custom Design and Fabrication for SAS done by Chris @ Midwest Customs. -4 link rear, 3 link front suspensions -lower links are all the same length -Steering linkage. machined toyota and Subaru pieces, welded together. -cross-over steering All Pro Offroad -Pitman Arm -.25 wall tie rod -2" wheel spacers Low Range Off-Road -Toyota 23MM Tie Rod End Bungs Doetsch Tech 8403 Shocks 32" extended, 18.5" compressed. (all 4 corners) Ballistic Fabrication Coil retainers for TJ Rubicon Express Large joints for TJ Tera-Flex 2" TJ coil spacers in rear Currie Forged Johnny Joints, 1" shank RH thread w/jams & tube adapters Poly Performance Stuff -4 axle brackets, 2 rights and 2 lefts, all with a 10 degree offset -4 adjustable link mount brackets -4 tube link brackets, 2 rights and 2 lefts, all with 10* offset -3 upper control arm brackets flat mount -1 upper control arm axle bracket 8" -8 bushing kits ---------------------------------------- - Power Steering Set-up ---------------------------------------- Subaru EA81 PS Pump and lines Subaru PS lines modified to mate up to Toyota lines Toyota '86 IFS steering box and lines Aftermarket Power Steering Cooler ---------------------------------------- - Brakes Configuration ---------------------------------------- Subaru '98 Legacy 1-1/16" bore MC Subaru '88 (EA82) Hill Holder Subaru '82 Brat brake hard lines - rebent/re-used Subaru '82 Brat front soft lines (2) Subaru '82 Brat T-fitting Toyota '85 Truck Rear soft brake line Toyota '85 Truck T-fitting Toyota Tercel rear brake lines (2) Toyota '83 FJ40 LandCruser Rotors (front) Toyota '90 4-Runner V6 Calipers (front) Toyota '79-mid '81 Supra rear calipers (rear) Toyota '85 front rotors, turned down (rear) Toyota '97 4-Runner e-brake set-up Custom Hardlines ---------------------------------------- - Custom Design and Fabrication ---------------------------------------- Custom Design and Fabrication for SAS done by Chris @ Midwest Customs. -t-case cradle and mounts -subframe. -Custom rollbar integrated with subframe -Custom Driveshaft tunnel -shock mounts (using Ford Explorer, and Dodge Charger mounts) -rear bumper made from C-chanel beam off a John Deere Combine corn head ---------------------------------------- - Other Stuff ---------------------------------------- 36x12,50x17 Interco SuperSwamper SX tires Cragar Soft 8 wheels. 17x9 with 4" backspacing. 105" wheelbase (stock is 97") 52:1 crawl ratio Suzuki '84 Samurai speedo cable Warn Superwinch S4500 (S5000) (yes, I know, it's too small) Master-Pull 9k Synthetic line Sears DieHard Platinum AGM Marine combo battery RCI 17 Gallon fuel cell with aftermarket fuel gauge in Pillar Pod WabFab Off-Road Slider adapter for Hi-Lift Jack Toyota '85 pickup tow hook Cobra CB Custom Exhaust Subaru '72 "Fasten Seat Belts" lights (2, red)
September 24, 201213 yr Ummmm.....Something isn't quite right about that picture. The tube work is awesome, but the sun isn't supposed to shine down there :-p
September 24, 201213 yr Author I had a slight left roll... lost both turn signals, and caved the side in a little more than it already was... and you are looking up a hill climb here. the Brat was almost flat upside down. The pics from above help show actual position better.
September 24, 201213 yr Author took me 4 tries to make the hill climb... and this was my reward all of the other climbs in this area continue to the top so you can loop around to the others..... just not this one
September 24, 201213 yr Holy Cow! ... ... I Hope No one got Hurt... I Really Respect that Custom Built Subaru, is Wonderful; so I Hope you'll Straighten it, and maybe is time for a New Paint Job? Kind Regards.
September 24, 201213 yr Author That had to be a fun extraction :cool: 1st winch pull was from the side to right me. 2nd set of pulls were from my front bumper to get me pointed up the hill. a couple short pulls and releases with some wheel turning to help 3rd set was hooking another winch up to pull me more away from the wall. 4th was the first winch pulling me up to a less steep area so I could pull the plugs. after the cylinders were cleared, and plugs reinstalled, it started right up. one on my plug wires came apart and I jammed it together as best I could. after I drove back to camp I split the boot and repaired it better... and straightened out the fenders a bit... this particular area of the park is called Crash Canyon
September 25, 201213 yr Man you should have got that on video! Im trying to figure out exactly where you were headed and how you ended up there. Glad there were no casualties or crushed fingers!
September 25, 201213 yr Author Man you should have got that on video! Im trying to figure out exactly where you were headed and how you ended up there. Glad there were no casualties or crushed fingers! in the pic where you can see the guy standing, that's where I came from.
October 7, 201213 yr Author a couple more pics from that weekend Start of the weekend Group at "FlagPole" Wider shot of the underside
October 12, 201213 yr Author Theres your problem right there. How did Indy take the tumble. he was a little freaked, but stayed calm... we got him out first... after extraction he was ready to get back at it....
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