rottenhead Posted July 28, 2009 Share Posted July 28, 2009 Hi all, I'm a newly minted BRAT owner in Eagle, CO, looking to start networking for parts, advice, etc. I know right off the bat I'll be looking for a dash in better condition than my currently cracked one, and possibly a passenger door. I'd appreciate any leads on good junkyards in CO and sources for parts. I might be able to offer up some parts, as I do know a gentleman in the area with a few BRATs that will never see the road again. I can take a look at those and get an inventory. Looking forward to joining the fold! --Andy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
danrenfroe2016 Posted July 28, 2009 Share Posted July 28, 2009 Hi all, I'm a newly minted BRAT owner in Eagle, CO, looking to start networking for parts, advice, etc. I know right off the bat I'll be looking for a dash in better condition than my currently cracked one, and possibly a passenger door. I'd appreciate any leads on good junkyards in CO and sources for parts. I might be able to offer up some parts, as I do know a gentleman in the area with a few BRATs that will never see the road again. I can take a look at those and get an inventory. Looking forward to joining the fold! --Andy Andy, What year? Also this is the best place for this... I bought my 1980 brat almost three years ago, and it was running on two cylinders, Learned everything from this site, fixed it up and its been my daily driver for over two years now... They will go, and go... pictures: http://www.facebook.com/album.php?aid=22068&id=1344730058&l=84d66fb20b -Daniel Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rottenhead Posted July 28, 2009 Author Share Posted July 28, 2009 It's a 1985. I've got a post about it running over in the Old Gen forum. Also, lots of pics here. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ShawnW Posted July 29, 2009 Share Posted July 29, 2009 Awesome another from Colorado with a Brat. Im in Westminster and have a Turbo brat. Would love to meet up and meet your parts source too. I dont have a tan dash and finding one around here will be hard but getting one from the Pacific Northwest or midwest without a cracked dash might be possible. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yodannyc Posted July 29, 2009 Share Posted July 29, 2009 Ill be getting my brat soon too! Yay for colorado brat owners! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
danrenfroe2016 Posted July 30, 2009 Share Posted July 30, 2009 haha, I am alone in Texas, Except for Todd... -Daniel Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BRATTWORST Posted July 30, 2009 Share Posted July 30, 2009 Hi,i'm new at this, i purchased a 78 brat out of arizona,metal is good, but interior & rubber goods suck. Need interior pieces,dash pad, seats,and in dire need ,like yesterday,a back glass seal, my brats drownding ,in ohio,s rain, any help with this will be greatly appreciated! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
danrenfroe2016 Posted July 30, 2009 Share Posted July 30, 2009 Hi,i'm new at this, i purchased a 78 brat out of arizona,metal is good, but interior & rubber goods suck.Need interior pieces,dash pad, seats,and in dire need ,like yesterday,a back glass seal, my brats drownding ,in ohio,s rain, any help with this will be greatly appreciated! Ok, I put in seats from a 2003 WRX wagon. They work real well, It is necessary to make custom mounts from angle though. Its not too hard. Only downside is that if you are tall, the new seats require the head liner to be removed. (I'm 6'-2" -Daniel Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
subyrally Posted September 14, 2009 Share Posted September 14, 2009 is there anyway that you could take some detailed pics of these adapters? i want to get a set of impreza seats into my brat, but i wasnt exactly sure how to go about it. thanks tim c Ok, I put in seats from a 2003 WRX wagon. They work real well, It is necessary to make custom mounts from angle though. Its not too hard. Only downside is that if you are tall, the new seats require the head liner to be removed. (I'm 6'-2" -Daniel Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
danrenfroe2016 Posted September 15, 2009 Share Posted September 15, 2009 is there anyway that you could take some detailed pics of these adapters? i want to get a set of impreza seats into my brat, but i wasnt exactly sure how to go about it. thanks tim c I'll take some here in a bit, It was actually really easy, Only thing is if your tall you might have to take out the head liner, I am 6'-2" and it works fine with no head liner, and all the Seat adjustments removed from the bottom of the impreza seats. So you have mount it with the seat in the correct position. -Daniel Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
danrenfroe2016 Posted September 15, 2009 Share Posted September 15, 2009 is there anyway that you could take some detailed pics of these adapters? i want to get a set of impreza seats into my brat, but i wasnt exactly sure how to go about it. thanks tim c Tim, Ok, here is the pictures: http://www.facebook.com/album.php?aid=34978&id=1344730058&l=e166a41222 The Drivers seat is the one with the Slide rails removed. I bolted the two long rods under the seat directly to the new rails I made from angle. I left the slide rails on the Passenger seat as it has this giant airbag switch in the seat and would not fit properly with the slide rails removed. Its not as hard as it looks, Also you will have to redrill the holes for the inside rear seat mount as they are about 1" off of the stock location. The outside rear mount on the drivers is bolted to stock location, the passanger outside rear is not bolted to the floor at all but is sitting on a wood block I bolted it to the seat mount... Also, take off the seat belt receivers from the old seats as they dont fit the older style buckles. (i forgot to take one off) Oh, and its much easier than it looks, did the whole install with a sazsaw and a drill. -Daniel Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
robert_the_sane Posted September 15, 2009 Share Posted September 15, 2009 Andy- Welcome ! I've been told you have to be a SPECIAL kind of crazy to love the EA81's or the XT's... and I luv 'em both! I'm the proud owner of "84 BRAT GL, done alot to it, probably the prettiest ( and maybe the only ) one left down here....I've put 49k on mine in 2 years! Daniel is quite correct-they will go and go and go ! The BRAT is my 3'rd Soob and my favorite, hands-down! You wouldn't believe the places I've been on 13" street tires! Once pulled my pal's F-150 out of the mud with the lo-range-I'll never let Brian live that one down ! Good luck man, Rob Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SueBee2 Posted September 15, 2009 Share Posted September 15, 2009 Hi, and welcome! I am in Montrose with an '82 Brat, also on the lookout for Brat bits and pieces. I'm hoping to check out a local junkyard this week for any 80's Subarus. Number one on my list is a front, passenger side turn signal lens. They are not to be found.... There's a guy outside of Grand Junction with an '86 Brat (wrong color dash) who MIGHT part it out, or sell the whole thing for around $200, but he is a real odd bird and not the easiest to deal with... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coylethebarbarian Posted September 15, 2009 Share Posted September 15, 2009 Welcome! Great place for all your technical questions, ideas, and parts needs too! Colorado seems to have several of us there...yet another reason I am looking into moving there next year! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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