greg454 Posted October 20, 2013 Share Posted October 20, 2013 Hi, I've been here a while but really haven't posted very much so I thought its about time Ithrow some pictures of my ride up in this thread. This is my '84 bratI picked up a few years ago for $800. It was black and most of the paint hadthe primer coming through and there was a fair amount of rust spotsscattered around. The right front fender, grill and a corner of thehood were smashed and the brat had minor dings all the way around it.I found a new fender and got a decent hood and grill from a junkyardand proceeded to fix the dents, remove the rust and painted some highquality paint on this thing.I had the wheels sandblasted and painted them black then added some trim rings to them. I got lucky mechanically though as the engine and transmission run pretty much flawless. I did have toreplace all the brakes, master cylinder and front axles but reallythat is about all. This thing will run 80 down the highway all daylong!. The interior still needs a little help. It is complete but hasa very cracked dash. The seats have small rips on the sides and thecarpet has some stains on it but nothing I cant live with right now.Maybe a next summer project. So far I am very happy with the way things are turning out. Greg 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
88HatchMonster Posted October 20, 2013 Share Posted October 20, 2013 Very very nice! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
belacane Posted October 20, 2013 Share Posted October 20, 2013 I love it! Looking forward to.more updates! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BuckarooBanzai Posted October 21, 2013 Share Posted October 21, 2013 Very clean and contemporary, has a just rolled off the line in 2013 look to it! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
subnz Posted October 22, 2013 Share Posted October 22, 2013 (edited) nice mini-me El Camino this is my 87 in original condition never had anything done to it (motor tired ie using a quart / 600miles but still runs ok) a project in waiting Edited October 22, 2013 by subnz Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dinky26 Posted October 23, 2013 Share Posted October 23, 2013 Nice little gem you have there! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tundrabrat Posted October 28, 2013 Share Posted October 28, 2013 Nice color and accent decal. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KiwiGL Posted October 28, 2013 Share Posted October 28, 2013 nice mini-me El Camino this is my 87 in original condition never had anything done to it (motor tired ie using a quart / 600miles but still runs ok) a project in waiting I'll have to keep an eye out for that next time I pass through Glenorchy. Pretty nice condition, was it a Central Otago Brumby? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
greg454 Posted October 29, 2013 Author Share Posted October 29, 2013 Thanks for all the kind words. I get more people that want to talk to me about my Brat than when I drive my old Corvette. Its funny everyone seems to know someone who had a friend with a Brat back in the day. I love cars with t-tops (fun tops) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KiwiGL Posted October 29, 2013 Share Posted October 29, 2013 That's a great pair of cars! Yeah, the twin-tops are relativel common here in NZ. I'd really love to get one when I graduate. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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