Twitch de la Brat

Weren't you moving to NC for a job? There was a thread waaaaayyyy back when... Twitch

Poor car, it can't roar at other people anymore... I know that my BRAT feels the same way. Unfortunately the wheel bearing that took the place of the exhaust noise gave up as well, so its currently without a roar Hope your car gets its roar back (or maybe not) Twitch

Will do, most likely just blow water through with the hose, forward and back. Maybe run some vinegar or some acidic formula through it as well, to eliminate any surface rust. Then some baking soda to see a fountain come out of my engine Twitch PS: Might actually do the baking soda with vinegar as it may blast out anything the water misses.

I replaced all my timing components on Xandra, and I timed her in one try Extremely proud of myself for having only timed her once before. Also discovered a bunch of rust inside the hoses :-\ So tomorrow I'm gonna flush the block and the rad to make sure there's nothing that could block flow and hopefully clean up any deposits. Twitch(ing)

Just wanted to share what happens to your timing bearings when they fail This is the new bearing... This is the old bearing And this is what I looked like when I saw the bearing More pictures for you picture hounds And sorry for the fuzzyness of the pictars. The camera was too complicated for me to get all the settings right before each picture Twitch

I was thinking consumer car sales... Twitch

Well, I wasn't referring to racing I was thinking of a Production vehicle that had an FF or GSR body, but with modern components underneath. So basically cram the underpinnings of a WRX into an FF and add an EJ18 engine and a 6 speed and you have what I was thinking of. It has a classic look to it and handles like rally car Twitch

I was just using the EJ22 as an example for hp reasons. An EJ16 or EJ18 would work just fine I'm sure. They have what? 120hp? 150hp? I think the newer EJ's should do just fine with a smaller displacement. Twitch

When you described that I instantly thought of an FF or a GSR with an EJ22 and AWD drivetrain. They would be perfect, they're tiny, light, and with a rebuilt suspension and revised drivetrain, they could easily compete with the Miata in the cruiser coupe category. Twitch

Just as a note, some of his wiring diagrams are a bit funky and take some time to understand, but overall his writeup it excellent. I've used it before and it made it a lot easier to do. Twitch

I don't want to take pix of the damage For a mental image, imagine the back of a white BRAT then make the left rear tire look like this / That's about it. Twitch

Good to have you! Sounds like you've already got the bug. Too bad on the totaling of the old suby, but hopefully the new suby is even better! Twitch

Heh heh, you've never been to E-burg have you? I'm not meaning to cause offense, but you're probably more like 11 hours from Ellensburg. I live about 5 hours away from Butte, and you look to be another hour or more beyond that. Last time I went to Ellensburg it was about a 4 hour drive, and that was doing 75-80 mph the whole way. So overall with the limitations of your car accounted for, you've got about a 11-12 hour drive, with minimal stopping. But we'd still love to see you there I'd like to meet another sube nut from over here. Oh, and I would greatly enjoy a good camping spot with a nice fire and some weenies and marshmallows to cook over it. I'll bring the marshmallows! Or at least what's left of the bag when I get there Twitch

I broke it Driver's side rear wheel bearing let go completely and I had to limp it to work riding on the drum brake No better time to upgrade to rear discs, I guess :-\ Now I get to fix Xandra ASAP so that I can drive for work. And I get to wait until I can afford a set of rear hubs from P&S. If they even have a turbo car in there. Twitch

Sweet setup Brian, mind if I come over and use it? How thick of tubing are you bending with that setup? And a better question, will it do 2" exhaust pipe? Twitch

Well, even if you don't get it done, I'm sure a member will gladly drag you along or maybe even tow your BRAT We'll help you get there. And Indrid, I like your idea. I didn't see anything like you mentioned when I was down there, but they do have, I believe, "The Gorge" nearby, but its a national venue and may need extra funds and specific planning to get into. And as for oddball, unique stuff, there is a Cle Ellum Telephone museum I'm not sure if its in E-burg or not, they didn't say, but here's the link. Anywho, just throwing out ideas. Twitch

Sweet, thanks man. Twitch

Lol, yeah, we've been up to no good :-p Anyway, do we have any updates on a spot yet? Twitch

I agree Ed, thank you Terrh, for not just junking it and alowing for those of us who love them to give them the love and attention they deserve. Oh, and if you keep it, they make amazing snow blasters. Twitch

The tranny is a Legacy 4EAT, the 3AT's have a different shifter, and it didn't have an adapter plate between the engine and the tranny. I'm not sure what the axles are from, but they would have to be modified axles and are more than likely EA82 axles and hubs, because as far as I know EA82 and EJ are the only one's I know of that are 25 spline. Unless somebody custom made axles with components from all of the above. And AFAIK, EJ autos are only 25 spline and I pretty sure you can't swap diff stubs on autos. Anyway, rant over, and it was a pretty cool vid. Twitch

I just got done tapping my heads to 12x1.5 thread pitch, cuz when I installed my new tranny, the exhaust studs stripped, big surprise there So I drilled it out, tapped it and reinstalled it has no leaks!!! Heck of a lot better than blowing straight off the head. Not to mention QUIETER!!!! Twitch

I have 290K+ on Xandra (1990 Legacy) replaced the engine with a 91' with 90k on it at 130K, and then they rebuilt the auto tranny at 150k, then at 280k I rebuilt the top end of the engine, at 281K I replaced the dead 4EAT with a decent 94' 5sp and have been abu- I mean driving it since. Just had a timing idler fail cuz I was a der-de-der and didn't replace them when I did the top end of the engine. So $100 later and I got a kit to do all that. 1985 BRAT with 260K, original engine, just got sick of the crappy 4sp d/r linkage and just upgraded to a 5sp d/r out of an 85' wagon So the BRAT is still all one year. Twitch

Ask for one from an EA81 car. It can't be too different, and if the ends don't match, just adapt it to fit the old ends. Twitch

Sorry, but that's the kinda thing that gets my blood boiling. I can't believe people are so ignorant so as to let that happen to an engine that probably could outlast their next 3 cars. Twitch