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If you have powersteering, you'll need a powersteering bracket from an EA81T because the EA82s reach out farther to go past the timing belts. Also, you need to find an EA81 that has the bosses for the powersteering bracket as well. I was going to do this swap into an '87 GL coupe but then I found a good engine for it so I'm sticking with the EA82. You'll also have to mod the disty from an EA82 to work with the EA81. Basically after the powersteering pump issue, look at the EA82 SPFI onto an EA81 threads because that will give you an idea of what kind of mods have to be done. It's pretty simple actually...

Thats basically in the same spot as our diff lock switches. I wasn't about to chop up a nice black console to put it in there since I will be putting an EJ box in when I do the EJ20G swap into the car. This will work for now and make it easily removable from the car. I'm going to make the harness its own for the most part so it'll work in any Subaru with a locking center diff.

How many people here have installed a Full Time 4wd 5-speed tranny into a car not originally equiped with such, then had to wire in the diff lock to get it to work? I'm currently slaving away at my schematics I have getting it all to work, however, I remembered that I have a now black center console and no room for the switch. So I decided to relocate the switch to another spot, plus it makes wiring the diff lock a lot of feet in wires less... Here's where its going to be making its new home into the dash of my coupe. Next, I'm putting in the matching RX instrument cluster into my coupe as well but apon further inspection, the two main plugs on top of the cluster are wired different for auto and manual. So I just "made" a couple plugs by swapping the pins around in them, then I'm going to hack off the old plugs one wire at a time and solder them onto where they should be going. These two plugs are for the indicator lights in the center of a GL analoge cluster (ie: doors, hatch, diff lock, "LOW", rear defrost, seatbelt, etc.). Its not as bad as one might think it is, just very time consuming.

This site is awesome for getting that last section of a FSM you've been searching for forever. I was looking for section 6 of the 1987 FSM for the coupe/wagon/sedan to complete my set but couldn't find one. So Edrach recommend them in another post so I went and took a look. I paid almost $50 for the book but its something I needed. Its used but the pages aren't torn and is in pretty decent condition.

Rob, you know i'll be movin up there in less then 2 months. I'll give ya a hand fixin them with ya. Besides, I'm a little sad that I gave up on my black RX but I went to something a little nicer. Just hold onto them. I bet some of the baord members could give you a helping hand getting them back onto the road.

So today is Friday. I got a test batch of paint done for my car. I mixed the stock silver color in 1/2 pint, then I started tinting it to my pleasure. I added in 50 grams of coarse flake aluminum to it, 5.5 grams of blue pearl (same as whats in the OBP), and 1 gram of bright blue. This was enough to take that original 1/2 pint, give it more of a metal flake appearance and a nice blue tint that when the car is driving dow the road and the sun hits it just right, it'll give it a blue flash, then back to it silver color. Its going to have a great flop to it:banana:

Well I wasn't going to post any pics of the paint work but here's a teaser pic for everyone. These are the 2 rear spats of the bodykit, the rest of it is all in primer and waiting for me to get a chance to spray them, maybe this weekend.... Remember, these are in OBP but you can't really tell until they're outside in the daylight... mmmmmm hot! They also have 3 coats of a show quality clear on them too!

I can do that I think. I believe my Saturday to work in April is the 28th but I'll have to double check that. It'll also give me enough time for me to get the new paint buffed out to a nice show quality shine since I'm using show quality clearcoat on it.

Usually gen 1s around Wyoming are pretty rusted. However, sicne I am from the PNW which is where I got my Brat, its clean compared to a few cars I see around here. It even sat in a junkyard for 15 years! I think its time for you to move to Subaruland. Its actually more of a region located in the north western portion of our beloved country:-p

IIRC its a special dealer installed package that is very very uncommon. I have seen only pics of a couple other DE EA81s. One is a black '83 or '84 wagon, and now I can't remember what the other one was, crap. Basically its a package that the dealer could get from the factory but its basically some decals and some interior bits I *think*.

Mick you have been one busy little man!

HAHA thats all thats holding the rocker together! Sorry I couldn't resist. If you wanna see all the pics I have of my Brat, here's the link... http://rides.webshots.com/album/302432023YUcDSD Its currently undergoing major body restoration down to mediablasting, fixing the rot in the core support from the battery, shaved everything but doorhandles, rear slider, EA81 with s/r 4-speed and tons of other stuff.

get a set of 4wd springs and cut those. I believe those are a bit stiffer then the 2wd so if you cut them, the ride quality will be about the same. So some old posts eh? Check out my '78 Brat back when I lived in Oregon! Before when I first got it... After and adding the EA82 steels with some nice 185/70R13 tires... The last pic is after I removed the bumpers, added on a throaty souding exhaust and before I removed the mudflaps. In this car, there was no such thing as ride quality. I removed the front springs and bumpstops from the front end so it was tucking the 13"s and in the rear, I cranked the torsion bars all the way down and cut half the rear bumpstops off. Handled like it was on rails but was a real bumpy ride. For some reason though, since it had a blown front axle and I rolled around in RWD, the rear diff would posi everytime I would light up the back end. Made it an awesome drift/burnout machine!

I know on the gen 1's, there is a bolt on either side of the torsion bar tube that you remove, then pound the torsion bar out from the inside while the car is on stands, then using a jack, position the tire at the desired height (as far as 2 notches on the torsion bar, 3, etc.), pound them back in, reinstall the bolt and put it on the ground. Thats how I lowered the back of my Gen 1 Brat.

I had fun blowing up a few EA82s... Besides, my EJ swap will come after I move and when I can afford it. Right now, I just gotta concentrate on getting moved here in 51 days:grin:

I've seen this posted before and the car is actually STILL an EA82T. His board name is qikRXturbo and he's also over on the aussie board. Car is running 286hp or something like that. Yes it is still the EA82T. He said he dumped a ton of money into it as well..... Here's his member page... http://www.ultimatesubaru.org/forum/member.php?u=5059 Sweet I was right, chekc out the old post! http://www.ultimatesubaru.org/forum/showthread.php?t=21362

Andy, its a 3AT... mechanical 3 speed auto. The 4-speed auto is a 4EAT because its electrically controlled:-p

it'll be the lowered Subarus making their way through a grassy field:lol: Oh wait, I'm included in that:rolleyes:

:lol: well my ebrake is always down since it no longer works and my rear seats DO fold down.... I'm too old for the back seat of a car anymore:-p

Thats what I said when I thought of it... mmm sex on wheels:-p

Or just look in the USRM for the 5-lug conversion that I posted... And if you're lazy, here's the link for it. http://www.ultimatesubaru.org/forum/showthread.php?t=50400

Well the guy who was going to get it decided it was too much work to bring back. So this coming week, the RX is going to get picked up by the scrapyard and hauled off where it'll meet its maker. From there, it'll go to Subaru heaven and hopefully be remade into another Subaru. Farewell black RX, your rarity will be missed by some but the large pain in my @$$ and hole in my wallet will be gone:-p

I know I'll be there in my coupe! I haven't been to a WCSS since 6. Wow, that was a few years ago:rolleyes:

The answer is quite easy. Once I replace the engine, no. Its stock SPFI EA82 and thats what I'm replacing it with currently. My RX when it ran, would smoke the tires off from a stoplight. This will eventually do it when I swap in an EJ20 but thats still awhile away as I'm moving to Washington here in less then 2 months.

So yeah, kinda didn't happen by Saturday which sucks but oh well. Bodykit is currenly prepped for paint (going with an Obsidian Black Pearl) which I'll shoot this coming week if I have free time. I got the paint mixed for the body but I added my own custom tint to the paint which will make it stand out from the rest. I won't get pics of it until I get it all painted with the new LGT mesh rims I'm getting. Also got a set of coilovers from ebay to help level it out without lowering it the ghetto way ie cuttin the springs. For now, I'm just about done with the tranny swap and the front end swap but like I said, no more pics until I get it painted and the new rims on it. Its something for everyone to look forward to including me:grin: