January 3, 200917 yr Terry's Auto Service in Clive did the exhaust. He's done others for me to tuck them up after the lift.... I stopped at WrenchNGo today. nasty trying to walk with a wheel barrow on the ice! I did grab the disty out of the DL couple there though...
January 3, 200917 yr Call me crazy, but the gen1 brats just dont do it for me. My wife actually prefers the Gen1 body style... the Gen1s are fun to drive. Raw vehicle. no fluff....
January 3, 200917 yr Terry's Auto Service in Clive did the exhaust. He's done others for me to tuck them up after the lift.... I stopped at WrenchNGo today. nasty trying to walk with a wheel barrow on the ice! I did grab the disty out of the DL couple there though... I have had Terrys in Clive do work for me as well. Hes a no nonsence, no bull sh*t kinda guy. Great guy i recomend him as well.
January 3, 200917 yr Author so you pulled a distri for me, too late i ordered a rebuilt rockauto special. Will see if it fits lol apparently they dont have right parts.. so will see.... hey the rescued wagon is runnning nice now......if i can get it registered soon, it will be a goo driver to go get parts in. DM is still pretty far, but in the SVX i can get there in 10 minutes, minus any cops on I_80 for iowa, us boys have lots of stuff in the works bh
January 3, 200917 yr so you pulled a distri for me, too late i ordered a rebuilt rockauto special. Will see if it fits lol apparently they dont have right parts.. so will see.... hey the rescued wagon is runnning nice now......if i can get it registered soon, it will be a goo driver to go get parts in. DM is still pretty far, but in the SVX i can get there in 10 minutes, minus any cops on I_80 for iowa, us boys have lots of stuff in the works bh You just keep that 83 in good shape until you can sell it to me.
January 3, 200917 yr Author get my 94 turbo....you will have fun with 160hp and 245 ft lb torque...... ej22t You just keep that 83 in good shape until you can sell it to me.
January 3, 200917 yr LOL dont tease me, you know i want that. For many many reasons. Edited January 3, 200917 yr by The Dude Abides
January 3, 200917 yr I stopped at WrenchNGo today. nasty trying to walk with a wheel barrow on the ice! I did grab the disty out of the DL couple there though... I also went today, and saw the gaping hole did you see the pug without pugs?? walking on the ice is nice!! it's almost like a paved expressway to the other end
January 3, 200917 yr I also went today, and saw the gaping hole did you see the pug without pugs?? walking on the ice is nice!! it's almost like a paved expressway to the other end ueah, I was walking down the isle, and saw the headlight shape first (of the pug). even the spare was gone! I just got the Disty "because" if you didn't need it, I needed a spare.... I've depleted my spare supply
January 4, 200917 yr He wants to know if this can be his second car since his first will be the '86 Brat it's kind of weird to see him taller than a vehicle... It would have happened a lot faster in most driveways.
January 5, 200917 yr Are you really interested in selling this brat??? Let me know please if you are.
January 5, 200917 yr Are you really interested in selling this brat??? Let me know please if you are. Not just yet. I still want ot get it running really good, and am seriously considering lifting it.....
January 5, 200917 yr Not just yet. I still want ot get it running really good, and am seriously considering lifting it..... lift it lift it!!!
January 6, 200917 yr NOOOOOOO!!!:eek: Dont lift a Gen 1, thats what Gen 2s are for!! Leave it stock PLEASE!!!! Especially if your thinking of selling it (to me). OK, Ill stop. Its your Brat. Have fun with it!!!!
January 6, 200917 yr Mick if you plan on keeping the ea71 and may want a dual carb setup for it keep me in mind. I have a good lead on one right now.
January 6, 200917 yr Mick if you plan on keeping the ea71 and may want a dual carb setup for it keep me in mind. I have a good lead on one right now. well, I'm thinking that the weber that's on my '82 will go onto the '78 when I SPFI the '82..... I've already had an ea71 with a weber (Ski Wagon) and it was a blast....
January 6, 200917 yr well, I'm thinking that the weber that's on my '82 will go onto the '78 when I SPFI the '82..... I've already had an ea71 with a weber (Ski Wagon) and it was a blast.... I 2nd that!!! it still is a blast, makes the engine sound funny when the loud pedal is pressed farther than normal
January 6, 200917 yr I 2nd that!!! it still is a blast, makes the engine sound funny when the loud pedal is pressed farther than normal Y not drive the ski wagon dennis. If its so much fun.
January 6, 200917 yr Y not drive the ski wagon dennis. If its so much fun. fun, yes but for 160 miles at a time, it is nice to have: more than 1 speaker in the dash, 4 speakers and an equalizer with push button digital tuning is super, more "plush" interior, height adjustable seat, cruise control, 3 trip meters that are easy to reset, sun roof, LSD, digidash, "silent" doors, 5spd trans, tilt steering wheel, less road and engine noise, disk brakes, clutch and brake pedal unit that does not have worn out bushings, .....................
January 8, 200917 yr a few more pics after a good exterior washing..... it really is kind of amusing seeing it parked behind the Chevy...
January 8, 200917 yr Nah, no camo, not that one. I think that color is good enough to leave as is, not too ugly, but definitely not pretty Definitely needs a lift though -Bill
January 8, 200917 yr How do these do in an offroad situation with the lift and big tires. I only ask because i know the ea71 is very (lacking) in power. Andi think it should be heading to wcss11. Hint Hint
January 8, 200917 yr Well with the right swaps it would do fine (4 or 5 speed D/R), however the 6" lifted John Deere Brat at WCSS10 did surprisingly well with a stock drivetrain and tractor tires, but I dont think the clutch will last too long. -Bill
January 8, 200917 yr dude, you are wrong again about the power issue! ea71 69hp @ 4800 rpm 86 ft. lb @ 2800 ea81 73hp @ 4400 rpm 94 ft. lb @ 2400 ea82 82hp @ 4800 rpm 101 ft. lb @ 2800 carb ea82 90hp @ 5200 rpm 101 ft. lb @ 2800 spfi '87+ ea82 94hp @ 5200 rpm 101 ft. lb @ 2800 mpfi '85 - '86 ea81 95hp @ 4400 rpm 123 ft. lb @ 2000 turbo '84 ea82 111hp @ 4800 rpm 134 ft. lb @ 2800 turbo '85 - '86 ea82 115hp @ 5200 rpm 134 ft. lb @ 2400 turbo '87+ and as for the clutch, a centerforce dual friction is available
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