does anyone need parts for a 1980 brat? i have a few left for sale that i need to get out of the way i have a few hard to find parts so if intrested call 720...
yo everyone, i was wondering how easy it is to install an aftermarket tachometer as the UK spec pick-ups dont have a tacho and i was wondering if anyone had...
Greetings gentlemen. I've been a Subaru fan for years now, but mostly sat in the passenger seat with a helmet in the swamps and trails of Indiana. I've just...
just bought a 1980 brat $150.00 runs and drives perfect lot of rust which i will fix. my concern at present is windshield , i need one can anyone help? no rust...
you may know this but if you change rear gear ratio be shure you make the front drive or change the front drive tothe same ratio as the rear so they wont pull...
Hi. I just joined this group. I have a pristine 1986 liberty white, manual drive Subaru Brat with a camper shell, and stumbled across this discussion board....
welcome, good to hear from oyher brat people, i have a white 80 gl i got cheep it needs a little mecanical work but more rust which i can an will fix i will be...
Watch Ebay closely. Also, there are a couple of people on the list who have access to parts BRAT's and occasionally run accrosss them. I am fairly sure they...
IIRC, tyhe windshield from a GL car or wagon will fit, so long as it is a 78-81. In 82, they all got about 4 " wider, so will no longer fit. Burt ... ...
hey, i know a guy in witchita kansas. he's got like 10 pairs of jump seats. i've bought some from him, worked out a deal for $150, my bro and his buddy are...
so....i was dropping off my lil bro at his school today, so a tight corner and lose dirt, thought for sure that FWD couldn't drift, spead up, break rad and hit...
... Heh heh!! Well done... Green wet long grass, bald factory tyres, 2nd gear lo-range. Drift very well... Gotta get around to go for a play and take some...
I have a 1980 brat, got some play in my steering knuckle. Was wondering if anyone out their in brat land has changed front wheel bearings in a brat, looks like...
I've got an '80 & '81 (2 '81's). Many of us have become experts with Brat's. I've changed the bearings in my '81 a few times which isn't any different than...
Thanks for the comeback. I have the steering knuckle and axle out. The problem I have is removing the axleshaft from steering knuckle to get to bearings. I...
That's where the "big ballpeen hammer" (or small sledge) comes in. I would put the axle nut back on partially to protect the threads. Then use a large drift...
The scrap 2x4 against the nut/axle works well. Put the nut on so it is flush with the end of the axle, whack it hard a few times, it will come out. The wood...
what has been described is what i have always done if i diddnt have a puller, it does work the only thing i have done to intensify this effect is to ,PULL WHAT...
OK, you guys - we have all been there done that many times as far as yanking axles and replacing them. Here's the easy way: 1/ break loose the lower balljoint...
I have to let my 84 Brat go now. Much of the work done by the local brat pros in Portland/Vancouver. Pretty much all original parts with jump seats, canopy,...
I did a full wright up of how to pull the cv shafts without pulling the steering knuckle back in febuary. its in the files section. hope that will help you its...