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Just refreshed a set of original rear bucket seat, seat belts. Refreshed and installed: Untitled by blue03wrx, on Flickr Untitled by blue03wrx, on Flickr Untitled by blue03wrx, on Flickr Things left to do: 1. BRAT side sticker 2. Take it to my interior guy, have him fix the Headliner, and Shift Boot. (The head liner didn't hold 100% and needs to be fixed in 1 spot. The Shift Boot doesn't stay put in the floor. Need to have that addressed.) 3. Either put ERA-specific Air Conditioning or Brand New Aftermarket Air Conditioning. (Maybe Restomodair.com)

Were they not intended to run on 87 regular unleaded gasoline?

Make sure to document everything over here: http://www.ultimatesubaru.org/forum/forum/20-historic-subaru-forum-50s-thru-70s/ You can check out my build thread as well. I couldn't let the Brat die with the previous owner, just had to save it. http://www.ultimatesubaru.org/forum/topic/142864-1978-subaru-brat-from-death-to-life-and-everything-in-between/

So any trying to track down bits and pieces of factory AC systems for my 78 Brat, I came across this. http://www.restomodair.com/shopproducts/black-dual-vane-underdash-air-conditioning-system/ It appears to be a all in one self contained unit. It is small, cheap, and sounds like exactly what I want. GOAL: To have working AC in my Brat. Is anyone familiar with something like this? http://www.restomodair.com/shopproducts/black-dual-vane-underdash-air-conditioning-system/ Do I need anything under the hood or do I just hook a power line up to it, mount it and enjoy a nicely air conditioned Brat?

In my quest to install working AC in the Brat, I recently got a shipment of parts in. A few of them appear to be un-used (never installed ) Fan Shroud/Hand gaurd: Untitled by blue03wrx, on Flickr Window Sticker Untitled by blue03wrx, on Flickr MISC Parts: Untitled by blue03wrx, on Flickr Thermostat/Fan Speed Controller: Untitled by blue03wrx, on Flickr MISC Hoses: Untitled by blue03wrx, on Flickr MISC Trim Pieces: Untitled by blue03wrx, on Flickr Condenser: Untitled by blue03wrx, on Flickr Huge AC Compressor Bracket: Untitled by blue03wrx, on Flickr Blower: Untitled by blue03wrx, on Flickr Brand New OEM Clock: Untitled by blue03wrx, on Flickr Spare 4WD Rear Passenger Side Flap: Untitled by blue03wrx, on Flickr 1 Gauge Cluster for parts, 1 Working/Very nice Gauge Cluster: Untitled by blue03wrx, on Flickr Brand New Never Used AC exchanger (the one that goes inside the car): Untitled by blue03wrx, on Flickr Spare Turn Signal stalk WITH Hazard Button: Untitled by blue03wrx, on Flickr Spare set of Rough side trim: Untitled by blue03wrx, on Flickr That's all for now...

You should be able to use the harness as is. 2 of the plugs in the harness have 2 wires and 2 of the plugs in the harness have 3 wires. So it should be good to go.

What front coilovers are you running? I'd love to see more GC pics

Found some pretty neat trinket the other day: Untitled by blue03wrx, on Flickr Untitled by blue03wrx, on Flickr 10 Year anniversary for Subaru being in the USA!

Did you have the wheels drilled special or the hubs drilled? How did you mount those bad boys? Also loving the GC!

please please please, what are the specs on those wheels? they look like the new enk wheels ?!

The Brat was never sold in Japan. It was designed for the American market. Which is what I've already heard/read. Of course the UK and AU got their own version of it to but it wasn't sold in the JDM.

I'm thinking something like this: http://s140.photobucket.com/user/Sublime40_photos/media/Brat_zpsde9cce53.jpg.html Maybe go a little deeper on the color Red. And swap the lower stripe color. (black stipe on bottom, red stripe above)

Amen. I brought mine back to life. It would have been scrapped by the previous owner! I think I should change my username to vulture..

Just received some trim rings in the mail. I think they actually make the steel wheels look great! What do you guys think? Untitled by blue03wrx, on Flickr Untitled by blue03wrx, on Flickr

If you end up with it please PM me and I'll buy the wheels from you.

Oh man those are the wheels I've been after! I'd hate to see it get crushed.

Anyone have any input on what color I should go with? Untitled by blue03wrx, on Flickr I wanted to go with something that is a little more subtle. I was thinking maybe a black decal, with the stripe colors (in order of outside to inside) dark red, black, dark red. with the text being a similar color that the car is painted. Any thoughts?

Thank you guys, I just sent him a PM. I'll let you know how it goes in case anyone else was looking for the same.

Thank you Leeroy, I believe the 2nd one you posted is exactly what I was looking for. Funny that it comes from the same seller. Now the only thing I'm unsure about is the color combination. I was thinking maybe just an all black stripe with white BRAT/Subaru lettering.

So I was just about ready to buy this guys Subaru Brat decal set off of ebay when I realized it isn't actually true to the original. http://www.ebay.com/itm/Full-Set-of-Subaru-Brat-Vinyl-Decal-Stripes-/140718438794?pt=Vintage_Car_Truck_Parts_Accessories&hash=item20c378f98a&vxp=mtr If you notice, the original Brat decal for the Gen 1 cars ends at the door, and has a nice tapered finish. The reprint from eBay has the stripe going all the way to the front of the car. Another difference is the eBay version is missing the Subaru name under where it says Brat. As well as having extra text "4x4" where the original one never had this. http://blog.caranddriver.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/1979-Subaru-BRAT-626x382.jpg My question to the community is, is there anyone that has re-created the original Brat decal that I can order today? Or will I have to have someone custom make me one?

Thanks for the kind words. I've really enjoyed bringing the Brat back to life. I guess I never realized how rare these older Subaru's are. Everyone always talks about the Z cars, and the Datsun 510s being so "rare" but at JCCS you would never know that. The entire show (some 400 cars) were practically all those "rare" Datsun cars. I hope you can get the 73 up and running. If you ever need a hand let me know and I'll do what I can to assist. Have any pictures of the pickup? I think I remember it but not sure, I forgot to take more than 6-7 pictures lol. So I've got 3 sets of wheels for the Brat. The factory steel wheels, the optional aluminum mag wheels, and now 13" Jackman wheels. I recently came across a set of 5 Jackman center caps.... Untitled by blue03wrx, on Flickr Now, which wheels should I put tires on?!

Before I had the Cat installed, we dialed the timing back. The motor is supposed to run at 8 degrees before TDC. I believe we dialed it back to about 5, if not 4. It still ran okay, but didn't have quite the torque. When the time comes, have it dialed back a little, the exhuast hot, and dont let the smog test guy let the carb load up. Rev it a few times to get it cleared out, and then start the test. If it fails then add a cat. I would call up Redline, they make the weber carb and can show you exactly which one you need. Or check this link. http://www.redlineweber.com/carb-kits/auto/subaru/

My rebuilt motor with rebuilt weber passed the high speed sniffer test, but failed the low speed. Once i put a cat on it, it passed both with flying colors.

Once I get back from my trip I'll have some suprises to share with you all but for now I've got a small update. I attended this years Japanese Classic Car Show 2014 with my girl friend. By the time I got home at midnight we only had a few hours to clean the Brat, fall asleep and wake up at 6:30am for the drive to the show. My girl friend asked how she could help. Well honey, this is how you wax the car. So she wiped it down and waxed the Brat! Proof: Untitled by blue03wrx, on Flickr Took a couple pictures with the sun shining early in the morning: Untitled by blue03wrx, on Flickr Untitled by blue03wrx, on Flickr Untitled by blue03wrx, on Flickr Once we got to the show and parked on the grass it turns out there were only 3 Subaru's! Untitled by blue03wrx, on Flickr Mine: Untitled by blue03wrx, on Flickr Untitled by blue03wrx, on Flickr A Fellow Board Members Brat (which won a trophy by the way @scole665 ): Untitled by blue03wrx, on Flickr Untitled by blue03wrx, on Flickr Untitled by blue03wrx, on Flickr I wish I had taken more pictures. But until next time...

Something like this? http://www.amazon.com/Super-Hydrogen-HHO-Generator-Kit/dp/B00COSC04K Does this actually work, is it safe to use on a carb'd motor? Or a turbo? Damn so many questions bouncing around in my mind right now.