Mr. Brat

Alternator should put out 14.4v at an idle. If you wanted to try the ground trick... easy way is to just take a part of jumper cables from your alternator/bracket to the negitive post on the battery. Could also take those same jumper cables and hook them to the positive side of the battery to the charging post of the alternator. That would eliminate a broken or corroded charging wire. Also look at your fusable link, I have one go out on me the other day and it did some goofy stuff... Just my .02... hope it helps

I put a 04-05 wrx hoodscoop on my brat. I think it looks just fine, and have gotten plenty of comments on it.

That is the brat that got got me going on this. I was thinking of the frankin motor... but that still leaves the weak EA axles and washy suspension.

Kiwi- I was thinking the same think, but his wheels don't stick out near as far as yours you. They are still inside the funders.

Yes like those you posted. But I am going to use the tmic, I think its a cleaner install. As for all the ones you posted, they don't have the wrx suspension. They are using the xt6 5 lug swap. Which leads me to another question... Has anyone put the xt6 air suspension under an EA81? If it does... does a xt6 trans bolt up to a EJ20T?

Caddy style, being the tail lights will be sunk in the rear... or hot rod style. Look something like this...

Picked up a brat body the other day... Plans: WXR motor and manual trans Front and rear WRX suspension Shaved front and rear bumpers Caddy style tail lights WRX seats Custom dash and center consol Custom stereo

I called my insurance company a while ago and asked them about full coverage. Needless to say, my brat is fully covered with the value set at 7K. That is the number I gave them and they honored it without any proof of investment or pictures. Just letting everyone know what they might be able to do. Andy

They is what all my friends called the brat in high school. So it has always stuck with it. Figured I would keep it interesting and the tradition rolling...

Agreed, It's only about 6 bolts if I do remember. But thet do look really bad, there is a ton of holes and they are fairly large ones at that. In my opinion, you are better off making a slim sleak type of bumper or leaving the stock one on it. Thanks for the compliment also

This is what I have done to mine.

If you find that the drains are ok you can, mix up and soapy water solution and put it in a spray bottle. Start your car and turn the vent on high with all the doors and windows closed. Let the cabin charge with air, spray all the way around your windshield. If it is leaking it will make soap bubbles around the air leak.

Im not to far from you at all. Im off 260th and the Mountain Highway.

Bob, you live in Roy? I have never seen that brat around here!

Try and keep is short and sweet.

Yeah pretty much, Chevy, toyota and nissan 6 lugs are pretty much the standard for the 6-lug/redrill swap.

They also look reversed.

Oh yeah Jerry, If I know I have to move out really fast I have to remember to put it in 4wheel drive. If not the smoke off the tires moved faster than I do!

Agreed, I had to plug the EGR on mine, not a big deal at all. My EJ18 hit the power band at 3200 rpm and it pulled nicely. I am thinking about pulling that motor in my hatch such as Jerry did. As for the wiring, stay with the EJ22 intake and harness. That way if you want to do the 2.2 upgrade, everything is there. Such as I did.

I just pulled my EJ18 out of my brat last weekend. It had plenty of power to move it on 28" tires. I also had an EJ22 intake manifold on it. So to answer your orignal question. Yes it will work.

Here is mine, haven't found a set that I like enough to put on the front or the back of the basket.

Put this in the retrofit section, you will get alot more response.

You guys just might be right on that. They hp gain may be illrelevent, but the tourqe factor has greatly increased!. But either way, I still want to get it dyno'd just to know. And GD, the p.a.p. didn't really matter. I had the motor sitting in the shop and I completely resealed it. So it was all apart and I figured, why not. It was a great experience and I am happy with the outcome. It is a fast super tourqy daily driver! Has a huge fun factor!