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Ok, before I get the "search is your friend" schpeil, I searched, posted in a thread, and got no answers. So I'm asking in my own thread. Is it possible to mount an EA82 tranny crossmember with the bolts located inside the radius rod mount "boxes". And if I cut these, will it destabilize my suspension? If I cut them, then reinforce them, will my suspension be ok? And, does anybody know if putting the EA82 crossmember in will cause the engine and tranny to sit at funky angles? Twitch

Ok, I know I'm being impatient, but time is of the essence. I searched and found a thread talking about what I was looking for, but it has no answer, so I'm asking again. Is it possible to mount the EA82 X-member on the bolt shown in ^^^ pic. And if cutting that bracket will destabilize my suspension. And I forgot to mention on above pic that, that is the driver's side bracket. Twitch

And again, I highly recommend checking your ignition wires. They're under the steering column, behind the trim panel. I believe its 3(?) screws and the panel's off and it should be a brown bundle of wires, but it may be a different color being a different year. It takes maybe 10 min, and if they are cooked, then you saved yourself a bunch of hassle, if they aren't you just found a bunch of wires Twitch

But that's if the 5mt is still available... I suspect we will have a 6mt's to play around with soon enough Twitch

Ya'll were right. I went back and it was just extreme shifter slop. Some dork had switched the shifter knobs Oh well, I just let it be, it was a 4sp s/r with the old style 4wd lever. Twitch

I'm with you there. If I bust a lens on my BRAT, I just go buy a new one The lego is a different story with those stupid plastic lenses... Twitch

Hey, he sounds a lot like me Yeah, you'll love it on here, but you better get your boy a login too so he can ask questions too! Twitch PS: BRAT's are a ton of fun. (no pun intended)

I have the same question. I've been looking at this and figuring out how I can mount up the EA82 tranny. My EA81 tranny mounts are shot but the EA82 ones are still good. I have the EA82 crossmember to work with as well. So, after looking at the underside of the car for a while, I discovered that there are bolts right behind the radius rod mounts. Pic here, sorry about the crappy quality, I was laying under a car So, would it be feasible to cut slots in the bracket and mount the EA82 crossmember on those 2 bolts? Twitch PS: I want to bash tranny tunnel as little as possible, if at all.

I completely removed my transmission from my BRAT and started the 5sp swap. Got the EA82 clutch and flywheel and got the WRONG driveshaft It was too short. GAHHHHH!!! Twitch

Well, the sedan's are rather rare in the RX flavor. I don't ever remember seeing an RX sedan in my lifetime... But, as was stated before me, make sure your cooling system is in top notch shape and don't do a lot of upgrading to the stock engine. I personally would keep it stock and use it as show car, considering how nice it is. Twitch

You do realize that those are rare aftermarkets, right? http://www.indysworld.com/80s/general/wheels/wheels.html About halfway down the page and you'll find this: I wouldn't do anything to those wheels other than restore them. Twitch

I bet they gripped like a cat on a couch. How did you make those? Did you just run screws through a standard tire? Or some special studding? Twitch

I want that tire... I'm betting that tire is for winter rally-X Twitch

I spy with my little eye... Ouch! At least it was the windshield and not the body or some of the ground effects. Twitch

I'm pretty sure its 2 quarts and I used 80w-90 hypoid gear oil. (Or does hypoid even have ratings ) It was cheaper than the regula lucas 75w-90, so I was happy to buy it. Plus the napa guy (long time suby owner) said that hypoid was less likely to allow the gears to eat each other. Twitch

Is it just me or do you have an affinity for blue mica? I woulda' kept the 06. I think it looks better Twitch

Yeah, I've had to do with a floor jack. As was mentioned by Speedwagon, just heft the front onto the X-member and lift the back with a floor jack. Make sure the jack is securely wedged or hooked on something to keep it or the tranny from sliding backward. It also helps if you have the tranny mounting plate attached so all you have to do is bolt it up to keep it from falling on your head. Then the maneuvering can be done after the X-member is attached. Twitch

Lol, well I can't say much for the maxima alt, but the GM 100a is a little more work, but works great for me. Never have anything under 13 volts except in extreme circumstances (aka all off road lights turned on+fans+radio). And the wiring under your dash will probably smoke in a fairly quick fashion if you have any points of high resistance. I had that issue and cooked my ignition wires (they were improperly spliced together). Twitch PS: I wanna see GD's face when I show him the wiring in my BRAT too

Just give it a few pumps from the gas pedal and crank her till she starts or you kill the battery. BTW, it wasn't my BRAT that you saw, but I live out here by CDA. If you're in town PM me and lets try to get a meet together Twitch

Kicking it back out there for the newbies! And for those of you who have forgotten about it!!! So, CHECK out the groups, ya'll... Twitch

If you want REAL torque, go with an EG33 That sucker will tear your car in half! Twitch

Heck yes! If its an RX that means its turbo, so you're gonna have to swap out the diff stubs, so you can put 23 spline axles in place of 25 spline ones (which are too long for your car) You can ask just about any off roader how to pull diff stubs. They should know. Chances are it's got the full time 4wd d/r tranny if its an RX, so you're in luck there (they're pretty rare), plus you'll be able to grab the disc brakes! But you'll need the diff as well, as they have a 3.7 diff ratio, rather than a 3.9 like your BRAT. You'll need to swap the stubs on the diff as well. Other than the bit of work you're gonna have to put into it, great find! Make sure you don't damage any of the plastic/fiberglass ground effects on that RX, they're pretty rare as well and many members search for them regularly. Twitch

I was perusing the local JY a while ago and found a first gen BRAT that was still original, rusty but original. The jumper's were still welded in from the factory But, anyway, back to the point, the shifter knob indicated it was a 5sp, but it still had the old style 4WD lever under the dash. So, just to make sure nobody had screwed with the shifter knob, I played with the shifter to see what gears it actually had. And HOLY SHNIEKIES it had a 5th GEAR!!!! AND it had 4WD!!!! So, my questions are, 1 was this an option from the factory,? 2 is it possible to hook a mechanically operated 5sp s/r to the stock linkage? 3 did a mechanically operated 5sp s/r even exist?!? And if they still have it and I have the funds and time, I WILL be going back out and pulling that tranny just save it from the crusher. Twitch(ing with excitement!!!)

is right. We never seem to have matching schedules. Hey Brian, we could try for a friday? This spring. Just a thought... Twitch

Have you checked the ignition wires under the dash? I wanna say they are brown, black w/white, Black and green? But they should be in a bundle all by themselves. I had a very similar if not identical problem. The day is started happening I smelled burnt plastic and about an hour later my BRAT refused to start, then would die while driving. SO check out the wires below your steering column, and if they have been crimped some time in the past, the crimps may have failed and shorted out, melting the surrounding plastic and wiring. Twitch