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Which relay under the passenger seat is the fuel pump relay? If it is the round one Im good there, if it is the square one then I might have an issue with that. I hope the factory manual has some info on this unit.

Coil wires are all there. From searching I saw that there is also a relay under the passenger seat I found two, a round one that clicks when the key is turned to the on position and a square one that does not. No blue box (and nothing was removed from the interior wiring) but there was this box:

Just finished re-assembling the 82 Brat other than the interior and trim belt so it was time for first start. The engine does not start and I verified that the pump is not getting 12v. I checked the schematics and it refers to a fuel pump control unit which I need to check the connections to, but no information on what it looks like or where it is, can someone fill me in please on where it is and what exactly it does.

One of the best tools for restoration like this is soda blasting, you can buy a nice one from Harbor Freight, they sell two and be sure to buy the bigger one, Here are before and after photos, one side blasted and one side not. You can blast painted or rusted surfaces down to bare metal and it won't harm rubber.

Hooking up the AC and brackets:

Hill holder, it locks pressure in the lines when you are on a hill to allow you to operate clutch and gas and not have to worry about the brakes. It was an innovative feature, you can keep it or replace it with a simple union as you see fit. -Also, it is missing a cable it needs to operate.

While I would advocate for keeping the Brat rear suspension, which is a core part of its "Bratness" I agree on the geometry of the wheel base extension. I built a similar subframe on my 12inch lifted Brat retaining the torsion bar suspension. The upside of your plan that I admire is being able to go to coil overs and being able to tune damping, camber, and ride height. There is allot to be said for that, my Baja handles more like a gravel prepped rally car than a truck. What are your plans for sway bars?

That is clean looking, nice!

Good plan on the trans, the STi 6 speed is a proven tough trans that will hold up to your build. Love the wheels too!

The biggest PITA is that they let sellers flag anything as OEM or NOS, that way your search for NOS OEM Brat mirror glass returns 12,000 listings for mirrors with backup monitors and disco balls to hang from your rear view mirror, it makes much of the search engine useless.

Wheels back on, still much work to do!

Two time Subaru wreck survivor here, first was in 90 and the other one was this year. This one is a friend's that got run over by an 18 wheeler:

After routing and minimizing the underhood harness, I started working on the accessories. I have used POR 15 and I cannot suggest it enough. You need to use the whole system, clean and degrease, acid etch, POR 15, and chassis black over it and you get a lifetime finish. Tonight I did the casting for the alternator and AC compressor.

Check post #1 where I give the history of this set, a similar idea.

That blows, a year ago I looked them up and they had a website and it looked to be in business. The wheels after powder coating: And the seats refreshed and installed on the powdercoated frame:

STi V7 seats in the Baja now, they bolt right in!

Installed the Ranchos today, way better shocks available today but sticking to the stock plus 10% upgrades that could have been done in the mid 80s.

More progress today! KCs! Engine going in: Engine in!

I am putting this 82 Brat back together; http://www.ultimatesubaru.org/forum/topic/149409-refresh-of-a-very-interesting-1982-brat/ What I am going for is stock plus 10% as if it was bought in 82 and within a few years all the mods were done. I am trying to use only things that were on the shelf in the 80s, KC Daylighters, Ranchos, and the engine is built to a fairly standard build that is proven to yield about 110 HP. Right now it has a rust free original muffler but I am trying to decide to keep it or go with something else. High on my list is a Supertrapp disk style muffler but I can't find a clip of an EA81 running with one. I don't want an over the top sound, just something that fits the stock plus 10% theme. Any suggestions?

Rock auto, search under like cars such as the wagons that used the same badges.

Engine bay ready!

Looks great! It is a shame that the major brand mud and snow tires are long since out of production. Back in the 80's I ran a set intended for an Oldsmobile that were for 13in wheels but larger than the OEM size and had a fairly aggressive tread, long since gone from the market.Great job repainting the badge, what paints did you use?

Since there are several of us with printers but no design skills, what about doing a "group buy" and collect good examples of those parts and get someone for hire like on Shapeways to design it, split the cost among those interested, and then those of us with printers can knock off sets? Any interest? However, dfoyl has posted a good point, the finish of 3d printed objects is something you have to understand and be OK with. I would not find it to be an issue with vents but badges might not be ok. That said, for many cars where plastics are no longer available even in slightly broken condition 3D printing is the only option and lots of methods to finish out the parts to OEM appearance are being used.

Thinking along the lines of 3D printing, what we really need is a model of those crumbling air vents we have, I would print off a mountain of these and mail them out if someone did the model.

Just want to give a review of the BF Goodrich AT KO2 in 255-55-R18 now that I have about a thousand miles on the clock. I read allot about this tire and decided on it after the rave reviews and that it was in the perfect size. You will need 5 inches of lift, 20mm spacers, and front and rear fender well modifications to run this tire. On-Road: Since this tire is in the new category of low profile off-road tires I expected decent on-road performance but nothing as good as it turned out to be. Compared to stock these tires are not a sacrifice of on-road handling for off-road traction, they are a major upgrade in handling. While they certainly would not equal a dedicated summer performance tire they are closer to that outcome than they are to the stock tire size. Grip under hard acceleration is excellent and while I can break them free under power they behave like a good performance tire and regain traction without any drama. Cornering is also far better than my expectations, entry speeds into corners has improved with this tire over stock and while some of that is due to the suspension the tires are providing a feel more consistent with a summer performance tire than an off-road tires. -Off-road: I have not had a chance to run these in mud or snow yet, but so far on gravel and dirt they are consistent with the high ratings others have given them and I expect mud and snow performance will be just as good. The one weak spot that I would expect from them is rock crawling due to the lack of a large sidewall to conform over the rocks. That said it is on a truck that lacks the articulation of a solid axle truck and has no low range and is not ever going to be a great rock crawler. All things considered I don't think there is a tire better suited to maximizing the excellent on and off road performance that the Baja provides. If these appear in smaller sizes that could fit on a stock Baja it would be a perfect match.