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ok, well, i was thinking, i need the wiring section of the 1987 ea82t fsm. i am sure that the wiring is the same as in the 86 rx i have and my haynes manual was pretty accurate on the wiring diagrams. will the haynes manual be enough for the wiring or will i NEED the fsm?

whats going on with that?!? why do you have to part with it?

looks pretty good. just make sure to check very closely under the carpets in the back of the cab and the corners under the foot wells. i thought my brat was in better shape until i pulled the carpet up. other than that, looks like a good starting point for some fun. what ignition parts do you need?

that looked like fun. nice clean drift through that too.

nice score, i got my 85 brat for $350 needing a lot of rust repair. hopefully i will be able to get it to start tonight. you said that you are in western north carolina, where abouts are you? i have family all over the place in the southern va, western nc area.

not too far from where i work, i heard that someone jacked an entire spool of heavy gauge copper wire from a verizon supply yard. they must have had a tractor to do it, those arent at all light, lol. ballsy move though

looking good man.

if you go to the mt airy location, let me know, ill meet up with you and show you where it is since it has an interesting driveway. lol last time i was there, they had a few ea82 cars with 4wd and manual trans, but i was looking for other parts at the time.

welcome to the club. where in maryland are you? i am in frederick.

OMFG, You are still alive!!! man, i love that wagon, every time i see it, it makes me happy. i can only hope that my brat comes out that nice.

dude, sucks. hopefully the drunk will get whats coming. but like has been said before, dont mourn his loss but celibrate his life.

it will be something, lol, just not sure what yet.

ok, that makes sense. my only other real question is whether or not the gauges from the rx will work in the brat. or if the signals coming from the rx parts will work with the brat dash. im not sure how i am going to go with the gauges on the brat. i might just keep it stock if it will all work together. honestly, i cant wait to get this project going ahead. the brat will be fun when done and the rx coupe me friend has is going to be interesting when done. i wonder if anyone else has used an ea82 chassised car as a paintball tank/apc?

i am getting ready to get into the process of wiring my brat for a turbo swap. what i need to know is, how much of the ea82t harness will i need and will i have any issues with connecting the engine harness to the body and dash harnesses? when i am done, i plan on swapping the ea81 and trans into the car that is donating the ea82t. basically, it will be made into a paintball tank:grin:... i willbe swapping over the engine and trans in both cars. sofar, the wiring is, as far as i can tell, going to be confusing. thanks tc

i dontthink that hatches were mandated by any governing body, it was a technical call. the winners lately have all had hatches. i think its just the current fad. subaru would have been boned with the new rules anyways, the french have finally got their way. they complained that the rules werent fare since they kept loosing for a few years. wrc has certainly gone to rubbish.

i think i might cry over that one, with out the wrc, whats the point? with no major motorsports, what motivation will they have to improve their line up and make new technical innovations? grrr, this sucks.

looks like a rather fun setup there. and dont worry about the long posts, i have a tendancy to go off on rants here and there, and before i realize whats going on, i have a small novel. but i cant rant right now, i am missing Top Gear:grin:

do you have an pics of the brackets you had to make for that?

i, for one, will be wearing camo bdu's, granted, its going to be urban camo. but it matches my mask (black and grey) and ill have a black combat helmet. ill have that special forces operator look about me. my friend, who will be one of the generals for the veitmanese team, will be wearing woodland digi camo bdu's with a green tactical helmet. i still wear paintball specific gear in addition to the bdu's. i wear empire knee pads and padded jersey(only because i have a huge scar on my chest) and for the arms, i have fox racing downhill elbowgaurds and i wear franklin batting gloves. i know woodsballers that play in full army dress and i know other woodsballers that play in full on pb tourney gear. it all really depends on the weather and what the player is the most comfortable in. before i got the bdu's, i played in cargo shorts, a t-shirt under my padded jersey, the arm and knee pads, and knee high hot topic combat boots. it worked all summer, so i see no reason that i wont go back to that in the spring. the only complaint i had was that the boots were crap for running. to me, it doesnt matter what the player is wearing, as long as they play well and clean. ill play with anyone, no matter how they are dressed, as long as they dont cheat or treat others poorly. then again, i am type of player that will call myself out even if no one ese knows i got hit. i also am the first to volunteer to help first timers.

wtf? 150fps? the balls might make it 15-20 feet and you would be lucky if they broke on contact. thats insane. but on better news, my local field is having a scenaro game on sunday. the last one was fun, this one should be fun as well. http://www.paintballwholesalers.com/index.cfm?method=news.news&newsID=175&supressLayout=1 www.paintballwholesalers.com check it out.

what engine/drive train are you running in that thing?

i think there were headlights, other than that, idk.

well, i guess ill be finding out in the next few weeks. i need to get seats that actually stay upright into the brat. the tenzoR seats i have in it have broken recline levers, you have to forcable push the levers back down to lock the seats, but the first time you push the seats forward, even slightly, they unlock and spring forward. i think i might start with the seats next weekend, maybe sooner, gotta love having turkeyday off. i also have to get into it and figure out the wiring for swapping in an ea82t since my friend should be bringing me the engine and drivetrain from my rx. it will be nice to have a 5speed trans and turbo again:grin: