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Also gratuitous shoutout to @FerGloyalefor the swap guidance and harness work back in 2019. Answer your phone, dude!

So… I have a 2nd gen brat from ‘85: ej22 swapped (‘95 Impreza outback donor) with a 6” lift and off-road tires. After years of wrenching on it (mixed with other years of being too busy with life/work and abandoning it for extended periods of time), it’s finally purring! It’s hella fun to rally, and obviously there have been countless gremlins along the way, but they’ve all mostly been slayed. Fortunate that I have a rollover parts brat with a bed full of extra everything and hard to find trim and body panels (along with two other stock brats I sold off/lost in the divorce after scavenging the best off all of them) Anyway, I’m now onto the trim and details… including a new paint job! I am picturing a homage to the Hot Wheels brats that have turned up in various forms over the decades. What can I say — I’m far away from stock and this is meant as a purely fun ride. Hoping you’re all down to share your opinion: which of the Hot Wheels Brat versions would you like to see passing you on the backroads? I have my favorites but will keep them to myself for now. I want to hear yours! Here’s a doc with pics uploaded of every version I could find: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1-xL6xhCNcrKamYIuPPCo7O7O6Nv2713fgecJIMHyBK0/edit Please weigh in with a comment!

EJ22>EA81 Donor car is a '96 legacy going into an 85 brat. yeah, yeah, yeah... what can I say as soon as I got all my parts in a row and got everything cracked open, a ton of work came up and now I honestly cannot spare the time to do the wiring harness swap. Plus, it's the scariest part for me and I suck at electronics! So... any guns for hire? Saw someone used to do it for $200 + shipping. Happily pay that to get my monster back in the game. Cheers

just to be clear, though: the xt6 pressure plate and clutch are still necessary, correct?

You guys are great at saving me money, thanks for the replies! By the way, the adapter kit from SJR comes with the plate AND a redrilled flywheel, so it may be worth the price.

Hey there community. Welp, I'm finally cracking the seal on the EJ22 swap into my '85 lifted Brat. Found a $350 '96 Impreza Outback donor car with 180k, pulled the engine out of it yesterday, and refurbishing that chunk of greatness begins today. New gaskets, resurfaced heads, and a good cleaning are in order at the least. So then, down to business. Just to be clear, I have poured over many (if not most) of the EJ>EA swap threads over the last year in preparation for this, ever since I bought my first Brat (I own 4 of the cute little buggers). I've taken the precaution of tattooing all 25 pages of Numbchux's EJ Conversion Manual under my eyelids for quick reference. Still, I am trying to get all my parts/ducks in a row for a successful swap, so I don't end up with two disabled vehicles in my barn. To that end I would LOVE to double check my needed parts checklist with y'all to make sure I am not caught empty-handed. Please let me know what I've forgotten, or if things are not necessary based on what I'm working with. ITEM SOURCE EJ22 1996 Impreza EJ22 gasket kit Subaru xt6 crossmember recommendations? tranny adapter plate/flywheel https://www.sjrlift.com/products/ea-to-ej-swap-kit?variant=21562340114537 This is the kingpin piece, I know. I would love another, less costly option, but these seem like pretty good quality and are still around now that MRose and Rguyver are not selling them. xt6 pressure plate/clutch recommendations? 85 nissan 720 pickup throwout bearing https://www.go-parts.com/ps-mmp.php?make=Nissan&model=720&parttype=Clutch+Release+Bearing EA fuel-injected pump Hoping one of my other Brats has this, but if not? 12” radiator fan and remote heat sensor Napa oil temp gauge wiring Napa 2 1/4” exhaust/muffler pipes Steel yard, will likely make my own custom pipes So that's it. Would love your input, and am actually surprised not to have run across a list like this before, outlining what needs to be sourced for a successful swap. I will definitely be posting pics and am happy to share my spreadsheet once I've completed the swap (I'm a pretty left-brained guy). Meanwhile, wish me luck! PS. I actually own 4 Brats, all 2nd Gen: The '86 was restored last year and is my daily driver, stock with 142k original miles, runs like a top (may or may not sell this); Working on the '86 now, which has a 6" lift and 5 lug conversion; I have another '82 Brat with pug rims and like 160k miles on it, in need of new head gaskets and some interior work, but otherwise it's in good shape (I'm looking for a buyer for this one); and I have and '83 or something that is currently my parts car since it had a rollover, but came with new body pieces and a bed full of parts. The amount of parts I have, and will be creating once the Impreza is gutted, is pretty astounding. So if you're looking for something, I might have it.

Hey there folks. I am the proud owner of FOUR 2nd gen Brats. ('82 and '86 are stock, '85 is lifted, and the last Brat is a fairly intact parts car with a bunch of extras). I have restored the '86 Brat (140k) into a very functional daily driver, and my next project is an EJ swap into the lifted '85. I picked up a '96 Impreza outback with 160k as the donor vehicle for $350. Though I am basically mechanically proficient and have lots of fabrication skills and a full shop to work with, it feels a little daunting to jump in with no one looking over my shoulder. I can't afford to use up the space /time in an endless slog and would like to approach it in an efficient way. My question is: is there any one located in southern Oregon who would be willing to help me out in doing the swap in exchange for some cash or trade? I have a working farm, a Saw Mill, lots of walnut/oak/maple/elm slabs, and a number of pieces of heavy machinery that I operate and would happily do work exchange with. Any advice is appreciated, and yes, I've bookmarked many of the best links on this forum having to do with the EJ swap (though more are always welcome!) Cheers.

Hi, I'd be interested in: -Passenger side CV boot -driver's side black trim between front and rear wheels -a working heater core -chrome trim along top of tailgate