NuclearDeLorean

I forgot to update this post, but about 3 weeks ago I removed the bolts holding the glass and rocked it out of place and was able to thread the nut onto the rod and got the door back together. THANK YOU EVERYONE for your help! What a thing!

Hello USMB! Over the years you guys have given me so much. I thought I would offer to give a little something back! I have stacks of early 80s manuals and diagrams from the Subaru factory service manuals. As well as entire dealership part guides for 1980 1981 in 1982. Possibly some 1979. If you need a diagram, if you need a part number, if I can find it in my books I’ll get it for you! Just want to help like everyone else has helped me

Thank you! This job is stressing me out. I pull engines, I don’t do window regulators.... and headliners/weatherstripping. *shudder*

Can I lower the regulator without the glass attached? Will it undo anything or unalign anything?

Thank you my friend! This is my plan! I appreciate your response. Thank you

Any tips on not destroying my glass?

Per the description below, I need to remove the front door glass. How the heck do I do that???

Went to open my door, and the door handle just moved freely like it wasn’t connected to anything. Found out the little rod had broken it’s nut off of the bottom and the mechanism kind of fell apart. I cannot for the life of me figure out how to get the rod back into the little hole. I see how it works. I have the doorhandle in my hand and the rod in my hand but I can not physically position my hand into the spot I need to to drop the plastic piece into the hole it needs to go into. Something else needs to come apart or something else needs to go together in a specific way for this to work. And I don’t know what that is. Does the window need to come out? Does the latch need to be disconnected? Has anyone replace their doorhandles and can tell me how to disassemble/reassemble this part? I am at my wits end. My shredded hand thanks you.

So today my little rod broke off (the nut snapped) and now my outer door handle has nothing attached, leaving me to reach inside to open from the ...inside. I have since seen what I need to do, but having a hard time getting the rod back onto the door handle. Any disassembly instructions? I hope I don’t need to remove the glass. Thank you!

So, with research (thank you USMB!) I found that I need this little rod. #4. Anyone have a spare? Thank you!

You should be able to choose the file size when you go to upload. Choose a medium file and it'll drop the size by about 1/10. PM me for help, I wanna see those photos!

Do you know where the main body grounds are? Or other most important ones that let go first?

Hello! My ‘81 Brat GL 1800 has a vapor separator behind the passenger seat behind the bed panel. Mine is crumbling and is now fused together with epoxy. Hurray! I’m looking for a “new” one or I’m curious if there is part interchangeability with another car. It is listed as subaru part number “6420571001” or “642057100” Shown as Detail “O” in diagram. Thank you! My Brat thanks you. The environment thanks you!

Curious! I randomly had my tach and gauges fail out in the morning. I took my fuse cover off, things looked good and put it back on. Gauges worked again, haven’t failed since. Was that maybe the same thing?

I love you. Thank you!

Hello! So I think I’ve got a bit of a grounding issue. When my extra manual-switch-driven fan turns on and I turn my headlights on, the gauge reads above half, if i shut them both off, the gauge drops immediately. (Well, a few seconds) I cleaned the single terminal of the temp sensor. Didn’t really help? But now I’m looking for body grounds. Anyone have a photo with grounding locations? I’d love to clean them up. Or is it something else? On my DeLorean, it was because of resistance due to bad grounds that my temp gauge would read high. Cleaned up a lot of body grounds and it fixed it. I also know my rad is running nice and cool. ideas? Thanks!

I have found at least two modules I’m not sure what they do. He mystery continues. Thank you for the photos!

Cooling system seems awesome, had a bubble in the lines and then going up a steep hill seemed to clear it. Swapped the radiator cap with a fun one with a gauge and now I’ve got a bubble again. Other than that, temp has been great. Now to find the evap issue that keeps me failing smog! They say something between the Filler neck and the engine. Or the tank and the engine. They said everything in the engine is fine. 57? 23?

New radiator, 180 degree thermostat, and upper and lower hoses are in. Still flushing the system.

I own the service manuals. Every wiring diagram does not match the color codes I have in my hand. I have three separate factory guides as well as the 81 parts guide. Out of the 15 wiring diagrams I have, none match the radio colors. i have it plugged in. No response. The radio could be a dud, I just want to make sure I have it wired correctly. L - Blue RL - Red-Blue RG - Red-Green B - Black W - White

Per the Wiring Diagram(s) which none are Brat specific, here's my guess. White- Speaker White- Other...speaker(maybe stereo?) Blue- Switched Hot Red(double)- Constant Hot RedStripe(double)- Hmm... Black- Ground Also, anyone have a photo of the plate that goes over the plastic, but under the knobs for the stereo? There were colors that matched the dash color? #18, came in Grey, Brown, and Blue.

Hello all! Got a beautiful Clarion stereo to fill the hole in the dash, and had a few questions. 1) Does anyone have the wiring schematic to the harness coming from the car? Color codes? 2) Does anyone know the pinouts for this Clarion stereo? The plug matches, but from what I’m reading, that means nothing. 3) How would you set a preset? I cannot pull the tabs out like old school radios used to be. Ideas? I guess I should get it working first. But curious! I know I have the only speaker in the center of the dash, took the glovebox out and saw the plug into a shot-looking speaker. Looked White? With the radio plugged in, I have no response, but the clock in line with the wiring for the radio, works. Power is going through to the clock. Thank you! I’m again humbled by the almighty USMB! I appreciate you all.

Just scored one

Thank you Dwayne! I'll keep an eye out. Also, I was able to get my hands on a parts catalog. THAT IS RIGHT LADIES AND GENTLEMEN, I have a 1980 and 1981 Subaru Parts catalog from Subaru. I'll look up that part number and see if it might be close to mine! I also have a box under my driver seat that looks similiar. I'll let you know! Thank you!!!!!!!

There is a module under the drivers seat. A green box. Mystery. The ECU seems to be behind the passenger seat.