TonyF Posted May 5, 2016 Share Posted May 5, 2016 Hello Peeps! I'm a newbie thank you! My name is Tony and I bought a storage unit for $480 in an auction that had a great surprise! Low and behold in the back of the unit hiding behind a bunch of furniture was this well preserved 1984 Subaru BRAT GL. All stock no rust. Came with the original topper and jump seats in the back. On the passenger seat there is was a custom 4" body lift kit by a company called SJR. There were 2 boxes of brand new Rancho RS5000 shocks I suspected would be for the rear. On the dash was an envelope with insurance papers and a title signed by the seller. Now how cool is that? So I joined your club and I'm gonna need help on this rebuild for sure. To those who will answer my topic post, Thank you!!! I will ghost this site as much as possible so I won't open a topic thats been covered a dozen times Thanx again! Tony Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crazyeights Posted May 5, 2016 Share Posted May 5, 2016 Congrats! Pictures or it didn't happen Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Loyale 2.7 Turbo Posted May 5, 2016 Share Posted May 5, 2016 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ezapar Posted May 5, 2016 Share Posted May 5, 2016 That's almost word for word the April fools joke I made a few years ago on craigslist. Except we were cleaning out Grampa's storage and found it. No lift, but had a jackman bumper and topper and strange seats in the back. (jump seats are a term known by Subaru folks ya know) I offered it up for the cost of the storage, 300 bucks. Pics or no posty. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TonyF Posted May 5, 2016 Author Share Posted May 5, 2016 Having trouble figuring out how to ad pics. I can preview the post but where's the button to post my preview? Damn Newbie! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ebarb Posted May 5, 2016 Share Posted May 5, 2016 re-iterate crazyeights! That's freakin awesome! We can't wait to see photos soon. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ebarb Posted May 5, 2016 Share Posted May 5, 2016 the dang title sitting with the car. it sounds like he wasn't planning on coming back for her and was a class act enough to leave the paperwork behind for the next care-taker. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Loyale 2.7 Turbo Posted May 5, 2016 Share Posted May 5, 2016 Having trouble figuring out how to ad pics. ... ~► http://www.ultimatesubaru.org/forum/topic/152891-recurrent-question-how-to-share-photos-on-your-posts/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TonyF Posted May 5, 2016 Author Share Posted May 5, 2016 Okay I think I got this..... Brat pic 1: https://www.dropbox.com/s/smzk596gtmoex5e/MyBrat1.jpg?dl=0 Brat pic 2:https://www.dropbox.com/s/s6bafoa7pnejnzr/MyBrat2.jpg?dl=0 Brat pic 3: https://www.dropbox.com/s/9iuq0ajphhbq0yd/MyBrat3.jpg?dl=0 Brat pic 4: https://www.dropbox.com/s/o4v9q153grm0o3o/MyBrat4.jpg?dl=0 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TonyF Posted May 5, 2016 Author Share Posted May 5, 2016 Background logistics... The auction was from a transportation company contracted at the Denver International Airport. How it works is this specific company that transports large containers basically have the same problems as any other delivery service or storage service. People somehow ends up losing a container, or leaving storage containers without a pickup or has paper problems that end up having the containers residing on company property for nearly a year's time. Companies will sell unclaimed containers in live auction style sales. I bought one full of amish furniture, boxes of rare books and a subaru BRAT!!!!! Title and all.....Woop! Woop! Inspection under the hood showed new parts barely used (alternator, starter, belts and hoses. Plugs looked new and the lines too. One tie rod seems sparkly new. Tires are new too! Okay so I test drove it hard upon arrival ('bout five days ago) It's manual steering.....uggg! More alarming is there is a hitch in the forth gear. Seems to randomly pop out of gear into neutral. Don't like that. Everything else seems fine. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
biffanyus Posted May 5, 2016 Share Posted May 5, 2016 Very nice score.. I see it has a/c as well... Bonus!! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ezapar Posted May 5, 2016 Share Posted May 5, 2016 Nice score. You might be able to adjust the clutch some. . . Or maybe it's your syncros. Either way, nice car for very little money. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TonyF Posted May 6, 2016 Author Share Posted May 6, 2016 Thanx guys! So, I researched Subarus with the mysterious 4th gear popout. I discovered that this is an issue with many Subaru models. Imprezas, Legacy, Foresters, Outbacks and WRX. Apparently, the problem can get so bad that it causes the other gears to start popping out of gear as well. Doesn't seem like a fix has been discovered. Any suggestions that doesn't have me opening the tranny? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Loyale 2.7 Turbo Posted May 10, 2016 Share Posted May 10, 2016 (edited) Okay I think I got this..... Brat pic 1: https://www.dropbox.com/s/smzk596gtmoex5e/MyBrat1.jpg?dl=0 Brat pic 2:https://www.dropbox.com/s/s6bafoa7pnejnzr/MyBrat2.jpg?dl=0 Brat pic 3: https://www.dropbox.com/s/9iuq0ajphhbq0yd/MyBrat3.jpg?dl=0 Brat pic 4: https://www.dropbox.com/s/o4v9q153grm0o3o/MyBrat4.jpg?dl=0 Sadly, I can't reach to see those Photos: the Links says Error 404. Edit: added the image that displays on all those links above Edited May 11, 2016 by Loyale 2.7 Turbo Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skylar Posted May 11, 2016 Share Posted May 11, 2016 Dude nice score! If you have no plans for the lift, and want to make some money back, I'd be interested in it. I'll shoot ya a pm. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Recommended Posts
Please sign in to comment
You will be able to leave a comment after signing in
Sign In Now