Naked Buell

The ones on the doors are looking pretty baked from the sun and peeling. When you put your arm out the window it sometimes scratches you. So I am now thinking of different options. One of the drivers side trim on little window was rusted away like termites to wood if you know what I mean. And what is bad about it, that trim catches a lot of dirt and grim which is why it rusts that thin metal. I am thinking of making some pieces that look good and that you can remove easily for cleaning.

So someone said that there are problems with the stock fuel tank and fuel starvation in the older Subarus when you do an Ej swap. Is that true????

If not I will just fabricate some new ones. I was hoping to find something on the shelf, but as I said on another post, if you want to keep our rare older subies on the road, we will have to get creative. Oh, and if I did find a parts car, chances are those trim pieces are rusting away like mine are and you pretty much ruin them taking them off.

I will definitely do the bigger studs but we are no where near that hp rating. Is there a way to correct the negative offset???

So I got tired of the rust on the back of my Rx and I just went wild and cut it out. Tail lights were black mastic'd in and broke when I took them out. So now I am like, "great". Now what. So I just figured I would make a new improved Rx tail end section Euro style. I even got the 3rd brake light to work and tied it in with the others.

Replace the axles with new ones or reman'd. Don't take them out of the yard. Besides they are pretty reasonable for price. For your struts, Rock Auto will give you an idea and then you can start seeing price wise if you what to upgrade to a performance strut. If you are not racing it, don't bother. Stock ones are just fine plus if you want to raise it, that is something completely different. It is just a spacer that goes on top of your strut top hat to the mounting point. SJR makes the kits I believe 2" all the way to 6"

Yes there is the spline, but also the mounting bolts of the hub are right in the way of where the new 5 lugs need to be. Just need to make a strong adapter and make sure you have new grade 8 or higher bolts for the application.

So I finally decided to try to pull it off. Does anybody know where we can get replacement trim????

Hmmmm, redoing the hub might be harder than just the adapter, after looking at it.

Nice. Thx for the pics. What an adventure. Its times like those you are thinking; maybe I should have a winch.

Well the bright side is the 4+ feet of snow is going away, so yeah, soupy mess.

Don't you hate it when you do stuff like that.

Like TomRhere, it seems like you are losing the power from distributor on center dist. lead. Check your spark plug wires. Are they bad?

I'm going to do some research, but,,,how hard would it be to make a new hub that is 5 lug that just bolts on? Take off the old 4 lug hub itself and then make a 5 lug that just bolts on in place? You guys that have had some of the adapters, please comment on durability or problems you may have encountered plus some have mentioned that we need the extra spacing of the rim? Is that true? if so maybe we can make the hub with the extra spacing. ????? Comments

+1, Yep, it is looking like time for a rebuild. Not that hard to do either.

If you don't have any milkshake look on the dipstick and any leaking, or smoking issues, it doesn't seem like the head gaskets. I would check the thermostat. It sounds like it is stuck closed not allowing coolant to flow or you have a blockage in your radiator.

Cool. Welcome to the site. We all love pics so don't be shy. If you have any questions, be sure to ask. The guys here have a wealth of experience and advice.

Sure you can rebuild it. Don't let anyone say otherwise. It just takes some homework.

Hey welcome to the site. Thx for your service and in all honestly, get to work on the fun stuff. I almost cried when you said a totalled Brat. I have one and with a 2.2T, lifted and lots of mods. Good to have another one who loves what we do.

The best way for you to learn is to do it. All it takes is to see how it is attached, take it off and put the new one on. Most of the new cars are plastic, so it is just a matter of removing the damaged piece and attach the new one that you order online. Saves you a butt load of money and you feel better because you learn something.

If you were thinking of 4 wheelie more, it might be better to do an air locker, so you can use it when you need it, and still be able to drive it normally when you need to. Just a thought.

Okay, I may be asking a dumb question here; the guy quoted a 92 Brumby? Did they make the Brat after 1987 state side????

Reseal the threads. If it stills leaks, check to see if there is a crack in the pcv.

Well I am going to get this going. I can't believe with all the Subaru nuts on here that I couldn't sell something that we all want. So stay tuned people, we will have some Subaru adapters for the older awesome cars that made Subaru Subaru.

I saw you were on the list. Did it not happen?