Hi everyone ,
Name here is Bob and I'm located in northern Arizona . I just aquired an old '82 Subie Brat that has been through the wringer , but still runs after all the 285,000 mile abuse it has taken .... its beat but still good raw material to work with . Lots of usual dings and electrical problems but on the plus side no rust as its been out west all its life and pretty much all complete . The old thing had been sitting for several years , I put in a battery and with a bit of coaxing it started right up ... and drives . The transfer case etc. all works and the driveline seems to be pretty decent shape . The motor is running on 3 legs however , and havnt had time to check it yet . But no smoke and the plugs are burning clean . It'll be a fun project for me . Price was right too .... free .... just a little work barter but no money changed hands .
Been a mechanic all my life ( but not Subaru ) so it wont be much of a challenge for me from the looks of it , but I'm going to be asking a lot of questions because I dont have a workshop manual and I especially need an electrical diagram .
Anyway so far I'm impressed with Subaru's offering , its too bad they dont make this model anymore ... I'd be tempted to buy a new one and I've only had this little guy for a couple of days now . VERY practical machine .
OK , thats my story ... hope to make some friends here on the forum .
Bob (clunkerbob)
