Leeroy

What about plastic welding? If you cannot find a replacement in the junk yards this is an option. When I installed electric windows in my RX all the switch covers were broken in the same manner so I had them repaired by plastic welding - good as new!

And yet the rear brake drums do not have those little lugs (at least from my poor memory...). Despite those lugs Subarus from this area are not hub centric. Yes there is difference in the centre bore size, the Peugeot bore is slightly larger but not by much, say 5mm (really rough measurements at night, in the dark, from the front of the wheel - Subaru 80mm, Peugeot 85mm).

Hmmm... Sorry to disagree with you but Subarus with the 140 PCD do not have hub centric wheels, even from the factory! All location is by the wheel nuts alone.

Not sure what you are referring to by 'CBL ring' (centreing ring?) but Subies of this vintage are not hub centric - the wheels are located with the wheel nuts (they should be torqued correctly) and I assume the Peugeot rims are the same.

The bad news and the dead giveaway is you wanted to remove '190 65' tyres. This means your rims are metric (I think they were known as TRX?). It is not possible to fit regular tyres and as NoahDL88 stated above, are in fact 390mm not 15 inches.

Nope! From around '76 even the four speed transmission had the changed shifter arrangement. Most likely because the earlier transmissions had a reputation (and least in the automotive press - if not in my experience) of jumping out of gear on rough roads.

Hmmm... What sort of adapter do you have to mount the carb to the manifold? From the photos is looks far too short... Hence the clearance issues. In terms of the throttle linkage, you should be using the original Subaru parts rather than the generic parts you have in your pics. You use both the Subaru throttle cable mount and the lever. Check the photo posted by oleman77 above and compare to yours. What every you do, don't over tighten the throttle shaft nut on the Weber! Makes for a very sticky throttle...

This generation of Subaru came from the factory with positive camber! The early 4WDs can be very hard on tyres, particularly at the front. Tyres with stiff sidewalls usually last longer. Also something to check is the rubber bushings for the leading rods where they mount to the body. If they are in bad condition they dramatically increase tyre wear.

Aluminium... So it will not melt quite like a Bug engine!

Not getting a wheel alignment when fitting new tyres will only save money in the short term. If you want new tyres to last a long time the wheel alignment should be mandatory... Well, in my opinion anyway!

If you are willing to ship from Australia there is this place: Scott's Old Auto Rubber Here is the page that lists weather strips for Subaru (listed as weather seal - outer): http://www.scottsoldautorubber.com.a...75%20SEDAN.htm Don't worry about the dates used on the site, I have them on my 1978 Wagon. They are not exactly like the original scrapers but do fit and work OK. The originals are almost like plastic while these are softer and more... well, like rubber... I cannot remember the price (you have to contact them to find out) but they are not that expensive and you can reuse the old metal clips if you have them rather than buying new ones (also listed).

You can by new window scrapers from Scott's Old Auto Rubber. Here is the page that lists them for Subaru (listed as weather seal - outer): http://www.scottsoldautorubber.com.au/SUBARU%201975%20SEDAN.htm They are not exactly like the original scrapers but do fit and work OK. The originals are almost like plastic while these are softer and more... well, like rubber... I cannot remember the price (you have to contact them to find out) but they are not that expensive and you can reuse the old metal clips if you have them rather than buying new ones (also listed).

Is the A/C unit complete? Evaporator and everything? What sort of $$$ are you seeking and will you ship (I am in Australia but have a US shipping address)? Sorry for all the questions!

That is funny! Seriously it does not sound like a misfire (as you put it) to most of us - simply the sound of a flat four! And there ain't nothing finer

Fantastic save! Love the 'split gate' design, we never got these in Australia. By the time the wagon was on sale here the tailgate was one piece.

That is THE classic rust area for old Subies and the reason many went to the graveyard. With your skills probably not difficult to fix - just remember it is two pieces of metal not one. The brake switch appears on eBay all the time so I doubt you will have trouble finding a new aftermarket one. And the heater valve you have linked too should work fine too.

I could not resist putting this link up, just love the ad!

Here you go Mike, Waxoyl even has its own Wikipedia entry!

It's funny the first time I read this thread I though hmmm - when will GD mention if the EA82 needs boring it is nothing but a boat anchor? Next time I check... I have to agree, simply not worth the hassle.

Great work! Quite amazing considering what you started with, at least from an Australian perspective. Most cars that far gone in Oz are usually scrapped.

The gearboxes are not the same so I doubt it would be possible to simply change over the lever mechanism.

Most likely the original gearbox (which in a '81 would have been dual range) 'gave up the ghost' and was replaced with a later 4 speed dual range transmission. EA81 engined Gen 1 Brats/Brumbys were only produced for around 12 months so the gearbox is not exactly plentiful... (The front half of this gearbox is the same as all EA81 4 speed dual range transmissions but the rear is like the old EA71 single range - this was done to keep the original 'twin' shifter arrangement for the old Brat/Brumby body) Perhaps the lever just needs adjusting? You can adjust the shifter rod on the original gearbox quite easily so I assume you can on the later lever type too.

There are no XT6's in Oz so I doubt the conversion was done here!

Excellent, thank you nncoolg!

Thanks nncoolg, just the standard manifold.