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Jeff, I am not sure how close to Colorado Springs you are but there was a mid-80s 200sx in the yard east of 25 near B street (Fort Carson). Grab the rear calipers and be happy. You will need to use the piece from the subaru that bolts into the backing plate as the one on the Nissan is too fat. And as mentioned in the thread you looked up , you will also need to figure out a handle and routing of the cable. My new brakes might be done this weekend but the ebrake part is going to have to wait until I get a couple of more pieces. Jay

Tyler, I am sure that quite a few of the preceding posts have been a bit confusing. My suggestion to you would be to go to your local parts yard, the one in Lynnwood seems to get a lot of press on this board from the locals. Once there, just start taking a good look at the mechanicals of the 2wd and 4wd drive subarus of the same year ( Or a range that makes sense, ie: all ea82 cars). Doing this will give you a couple of good "ah ha" moments. Changing from 2 to 4 wd isn't hard and taking the parts off the of donor car yourself or with your helpers will get you familiar with the procedure. In fact you could do the entire switch at the yard first before tackling your car if you really want to be careful. Attn others: Will he have to get a new fuel tank or is that only for the ea81 switchero? Jay

She got the lift and tires in about 82. She says that she had a hard time finding a place that would do it (Denver area) and the name is lost in wine, I mean time . Jay

Brian, She no longer has the vehicule, sold in '84 for an '85 Blazer. Jay

These are pics of my partner's , she thinks 1981 brat. She bought it new before she got out of high school and got the lift and the rims. Don't ask, she has no idea over 20 years later about details. And no that isn't me in the back as we have only been together about 7 years. Enjoy. http://www.jayrohrer.com/pictures/brat/brat_1.jpg http://www.jayrohrer.com/pictures/brat/brat_2.jpg http://www.jayrohrer.com/pictures/brat/brat_3.jpg Jay Rohrer

Does anyone know if the arms are driven directly off of the motor or if there are gears to drive the arms?

It has been quite a few years since I have been through Boone. That entire area is very beautiful. Yes it is small! Although Ashville isn't all that far away, but then again Ashville is only something like 300k. Several small ski hills in the area that you can hit during the week, too many people go on the weekend. I am sure that there are a large number of off road trails in the area to give your suby a good workout. ASU has a good reputation in the state for a "small" school. You have to put it in the perspective of State, UNC and Duke being just down the road. Personally I would go for it as long as a small town doesn't scare you. Jay

I might be able to make it to this one. It depends upon.................... work. Go figure! Jay

Interesting. I used the calculator to figure out the difference in MPH if I changed the RX tranny to 3.9 from 3.7. At about 3000rpm in 1st, there is only a 1 MPH difference and at 4000rpm in 5th there is only a ~4 MPH difference. Makes me wonder if it is worth doing. I think it would be better to have the 1.592 low range and keep the rest the same, 3.7. This would make for some great 0-60ish times with the turbo. Jay

I thought that ShawnW was doing the 5-lug to his ea81T wagon. Jay

Is there an alternative to using the "special" brake tool to get the piston back into the bore? Thanks, Jay

I use 91 for my 125 mile round trip commute everyday from Manitou to Denver. I have tried to go cheaper (87) but the car just doesn't seem to like it. I drive an '89 Turbo Touring Wagon. Jay

I ...........for a header only to the new style turbo. Jay

Richie is right on the money. As a first car and low on cash, the turbo model's special stuff is a large pain. Gaskets are more and if you have any work done around the engine it is more because of all of the heat shields. I know, I own one and both work on it myself and also send it to the shop. I know that an engine pull or tranny change would take me several hours less if it weren't for the turbo stuff. So, first car, low on green, work on it yourself (or not) = carb or spfi model. Because unless you get lucky, you will most likely be resealing it once within the next two years. I know that the turbo model will run about $900 at the shop. It is much easier to do yourself w/o the turbo. But I would stay w/ the ea82 engine. Lots of them in the area JYs and you can "upgrade" easily. Then you will have the money to get a 5 lug swap, 4x4 if the one you get doesn't, RX tranny perhaps, XT6 tranny instead maybe. Lots of fun possibilities. My .02 Jay Manitou Springs, Co

Pretty much says it all. The alignment shop has some special bolts to help w/ the positive camber that has occured after the 5-lug swap but I need to know the correct size to buy. Has anyone ever seen these bolts, or used them? They are a bit strange looking as the part in the middle is a small cam and that is what creates the adjustment. Thanks, Jay