mcbrat Posted December 4, 2010 Share Posted December 4, 2010 took these while doing some work on Grizz.... the frame rails are fine, but where the rockers were bent from offroading they rotted away... the entire passenger side is like a rocker flap. and here's the mounts I made and welded in so I could run the ea82 rear coilovers.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bheinen74 Posted December 4, 2010 Share Posted December 4, 2010 I honestly don't see much rust Mick. Those on the west coast wouldnt drive it like that, but for here, that is nothing to even talk about really. cheers Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheLoyale Posted December 4, 2010 Share Posted December 4, 2010 Its more rust then I'd like to see on an old Subaru, but it is easily fixable. That does really have some ground clearance eh! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mcbrat Posted December 4, 2010 Author Share Posted December 4, 2010 ...That does really have some ground clearance eh! 4" lift on 27's... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mcbrat Posted December 4, 2010 Author Share Posted December 4, 2010 Its more rust then I'd like to see on an old Subaru, but it is easily fixable.... we'll see what it looks like at the end of this winter.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Dude Abides Posted December 4, 2010 Share Posted December 4, 2010 Na it wont be that bad. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ettev Posted December 4, 2010 Share Posted December 4, 2010 Minor rust! Come to Pennsylvania. But seriously. I just did a 1984 wagon that had rockers MUCH worse than that. Found a guy in Cali that cut a set out of a car he was scraping and sent them to me. Tacked a 11/2" angle underneath the car to act as the bottom hem to weld the rockers to. Really stiffened up the car too! Seam-sealed them in, undercoated them and painted them out the color of the car. I'll try to snap a few pics later. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1982gl4 Posted December 4, 2010 Share Posted December 4, 2010 My 82 gl wagon was in much worse shape than that! the rear quarters and rockers consisted of expanding foam and fiberglass when i bought it for $100, I found a site that sold rocker panels from a loyale that were reproduction, and they made new rear quarters for my car. A month of bodywork later here she is Yours is very fixable! The site still makes rockers as well, I just bought some for my 84 wagon. They are like an inch short if I remember correctly, but they are affordable, and the closest thing you're going to get without making your own or cutting some off from another car. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lostbrat Posted December 4, 2010 Share Posted December 4, 2010 What's the website?????are you in Worcester ma? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
T'subaru Posted December 4, 2010 Share Posted December 4, 2010 heres 1 site. Ive ran into just a few researching Brat rockers and doors. Seem to recall subaru offering both new, pretty expensive though. http://www.rustrepair.com/index-mf.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bheinen74 Posted December 4, 2010 Share Posted December 4, 2010 heres 1 site. Ive ran into just a few researching Brat rockers and doors. Seem to recall subaru offering both new' date=' pretty expensive though.http://www.rustrepair.com/index-mf.html[/quote'] that site needs work. click on subaru, fine click on subaru sedan/wagon 80-84 == NOT FINE. cuase its doesnt have parts for those years... bad site imho bh Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
T'subaru Posted December 4, 2010 Share Posted December 4, 2010 that site needs work.click on subaru, fine click on subaru sedan/wagon 80-84 == NOT FINE. cuase its doesnt have parts for those years... bad site imho bh how 'bout this one:grin: '84 might be tough...i was looking for later model stuff http://www.showcars-bodyparts.com/subaru.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bheinen74 Posted December 4, 2010 Share Posted December 4, 2010 how 'bout this one:grin: '84 might be tough...i was looking for later model stuffhttp://www.showcars-bodyparts.com/subaru.html not much better site. they have fender and rear wheel arch for pre 84 thats it, and that site is not listed by year kinda a mess too the way they mix them all together. fail again just not as bad you are getting there. next site? and thanks for searching i am glad you helped the newer gen people Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1982gl4 Posted December 5, 2010 Share Posted December 5, 2010 Are you in Worcester ma? I'm in Worcester Vermont, A town of around 800 people that no one has ever heard of, I have three gen 2 subarus and I think they are probably three out of around 10 or so left in this state still on the road! What's the website????? I used rustrepair.com the rocker panels are $40.70 a side which I didn't think was too bad after spending the time making my own for my Brat. I remember the dates and such being a little funny on the site. I have new rocker panels from them still n the box in anybody wants me to take pics I would be more than happy to! -SB Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mcbrat Posted December 7, 2010 Author Share Posted December 7, 2010 uggghhhhh. I hate working on rusty stuff.... okay, so I'm replacing the trailing arms on GRizz... take the rear calipers off. check remove rear coil overs. check. axle nut and hub/rotor. check axle pins out. check. axles pulled. not a chance in hell... rusted onto the diff stubs, and hub stubs. nice. I'll just drop the whole rusted up mess as a chunk because I've got good spares. remove driveshaft bolts. check. remove bent mustache bar. check. (got a reinforced one off my red brat...) pull backing plates. check. but not without grinding down the rust buildup off the outer hub so it would slide off. remove top diff mount bolt. negative. bolt is rusted to the inside of the metal bushing... and the mount brack on the bolt head side... remove trailing arm pivot bolts. negative. same deal. rusted to the inside of the bushing... so with just 3 bolts remaining, I'll be switching to the sawzall then we'll start the reconstruction... The biggest contributors to the state of these last 3 bolts, are the guy I originally sold it to back in 2003 maybe. he did a lot of "swamp wheeling" when he would go to his favorite fishing grounds... (probably contributed to the state of the rear bearings as well) and then around 2005-06 it spent a year in Northern Iowa with a lot of gravel driving and more salt on the roads... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mcbrat Posted December 9, 2010 Author Share Posted December 9, 2010 3 bolts ended up needing cut out with a grinder.... now it's just a matter of putting all the new pieces in, with lots of anti-sieze and welding a cross brace between the trailing arm and the torsion arm on each side... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheLoyale Posted December 9, 2010 Share Posted December 9, 2010 Pics! ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mcbrat Posted December 9, 2010 Author Share Posted December 9, 2010 Pics! ? have't taken any more since the rust ones... right now it's just sitting there without any suspension or rear drive components... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mcbrat Posted December 11, 2010 Author Share Posted December 11, 2010 So I got out to the garage at about midnight last night straightened out brackets for trailing arms and top diff mount mounted welded diff in searched for proper trailing arm pivot bolts. found one that would work, then found 2 of the real ones... installed trailing arms installed beefed up moustache bar. I think this bar was last in MtnGrizz back in 2003... bolted up driveshaft reamed out inside of backing plates and installed. installed axle stub in the trailing arm installed rotor/hub assemblies installed deep cup rear axles installed caliper bracket installed new pads lubed slides, and finished brakes. finished routing diff breather tube. installed an adjustable set of ea82 rear coilovers. installed wheels I had to cut the exhaust off before grinding off the bolts for the old trailing arms, so I need to put that back together, but the muffler is toast, so I need a new one of those first. noticed something is leaking from the engine... will have to adress that after I finish the exhaust... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ShawnW Posted December 12, 2010 Share Posted December 12, 2010 We sound like years ago, except its today. Im working like mad on my 83 in the garage this week too. The whole underside front end is torn off. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mcbrat Posted December 13, 2010 Author Share Posted December 13, 2010 We sound like years ago, except its today. Im working like mad on my 83 in the garage this week too. The whole underside front end is torn off. I picked up a muffler today, so I may get back at it tonight.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Dude Abides Posted December 13, 2010 Share Posted December 13, 2010 Brrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheLoyale Posted December 13, 2010 Share Posted December 13, 2010 Thank Dayton for space heaters eh?! To damn cold to work on stuff other wise. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mcbrat Posted December 13, 2010 Author Share Posted December 13, 2010 I've got a ProComm 30,000 BU wall heater, with a box fan hanging above it at an angle ponted down so it circulates it through the wole garage... works very nicely. it helps that my walls are insulated and there's a ceiling of sorts.... so I got the exhaust all back together last night, and dug a slant radio console out of my stash and put in a new CD/mp3/receiver... drove it to work this morning... needs a few tweaks. the rear coilovers I put in were adjustable, and I have them at the lowest notch. I'll need to put them up to the highest notch I believe. The non-adjustable ones I took off were about a half inch or so taller. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mcbrat Posted December 15, 2010 Author Share Posted December 15, 2010 got the rears adjusted up, and got the Subaru driving lights on my roof rack wired, and added/wired some LED clearance lights Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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