So I got another.....

[GoldDiggerRoo]

Well today was a pretty nice day and since I washed my hatch last night and it's supposed to rain tomorrow I decided to go out crusing the back roads with my cousin looking for old cars and whatever else we could see. After going up and down dirt roads for about an hour we decided to head back home, but not after making a pass down one last road. So we start down the road and I see a familiar car, my dads fugly caddy sitting at a friend of his house, so I stop to say hi and show my cousin this guys "collection"

 

This guy is a unique breed, he's in his early 50's, retired, but all of his life he's bought stuff..... doesn't matter what it is, if he gets a deal on it he'll buy it. He has everything from front porches removed from houses to conveyor belt systems and those nifty three wheel carts that traffic cops drive. After chatting for a bit we decide to venture out amongnst the stuff to have a look at the oddball stuff he has.

 

About half way through our self guided tour I see something I recognize, as I walk up on it realize it's a Brat.... a gen 1 GL Brat! What's weird is I actually remember this Brat and completely forgot about it. It used to be a parts delivery vehicle for a local junk yard so it's got crazy decals all over it (I remembered that part), I saw it maybe 10 years ago but it apparently didn't stick what it was.

 

Anyway, I casually bring up wanting to buy it, and we discuss price... I won't say here.... but it was well priced.

 

So here's the good and the bad:

 

The good:

It's a GL, round gauges and all that good stuff (couldn't see inside)

It's not terrible rusty from what I can see

It's got a camper top (it extends onto the roof?)

It apparently still has the seats and headrests.

 

The Bad:

Hasn't run in a few years (not really an issue, I can make it run)

It may or may not have a title (forgot to ask)

It is missing part of the right rear suspension/brakes and axel

3rd gear is apparently out in it

 

I'm gonna go tomorrow and try to relieve it from the bushes it's sitting in and inspect what exactly is missing in the rear. I know there is no axel, but I can't tell if the suspension is there, it may be sunk up and underground.

 

The best part....... he's got a complete '78 Wagon I'm gonna talk to him about too.

 

Never though I'd get another Sube' today when I woke up this morning, you never know!

[subeman90]

very cool! let us know how it works out for you.

[GoldDiggerRoo]

Going to go dig it out and check out what it needs to roll shortly, hopefully before it rains. Pics to come! Oh I forgot, it's even still for all the mud flaps on it too!

[GoldDiggerRoo]

Well it appears this Brat is gonna be a parts Brat, it's not in terrible shape other than the fenders, but it's missing the radiator and since the trans is messed up, I'm just gonna part it out, speak up now if you need parts, cause I got lotsa nice ones! Oh, and turns out the missing suspension and axel were there, just inside the truck.

 

I am also getting the '78 Wagon which is apparently more together, not sure what I'm gonna need from the Brat, but I'll know soon.

 

This Brat was orginally bright red, not the maroon it is now.

 

Pics! more here:http://s13.photobucket.com/albums/a270/Silverbullet25RS/Parts%20Brat/

[75subie]

yikes she's seen better days:eek: the jumpseats look to be in nice shape though. if you do part it, and still need those hatch pieces, maybe we can do some kind of trade for them jumpseats:brow: are you going to keep the hurst shifter?

 

 

any pics of the wagon?

[GoldDiggerRoo]

yikes she's seen better days:eek: the jumpseats look to be in nice shape though. if you do part it, and still need those hatch pieces, maybe we can do some kind of trade for them jumpseats:brow: are you going to keep the hurst shifter?

 

 

any pics of the wagon?

 

No pics of the wagon yet, but I'll hopefully get a gander at it this week, he was driving the wagon until a few years ago, so it's faired a little better though it is said to be rusty and beat up..... that just means it's a Subaru to me.

 

I will likely keep the shifter it looks like the handle is JB Welded onto the stick, so it's gonna remain a Gen 1 part forever, I may stick it on the wagon. I had a T handle on my Brat, which Andrew hated, so it's on the hatch now. It's been in every manual trans Sube I've ever owned. When I saw the one in the Brat, I knew it was meant to be.

 

As for the seats, we might be able to work something out, let me know what you're thinking. I've stared a thread in the For Sale section for the other parts, this thing has some really nice stuff on it.

[75subie]

i got some pics of the parts, i`ll put them into my photobucket and pm them to you.

 

i also have a brand new drivers door for that wagon if you need one.

 

i have one of those t handles in my 82, really like the feel of it in a sube.

[GoldDiggerRoo]

i got some pics of the parts, i`ll put them into my photobucket and pm them to you.

 

Ok, thanks.

[wesley willis]

nice! i have that shifter in my loyale.

there's a gen1 brat in my neighborhood that looks like its used to haul sods of grass around or something. it isn't for sale though.

[GoldDiggerRoo]

You know, the more time I've spent around this Brat I may actually fix it, it really isn't as rusty as it looks in the pics. The floors are solid, there is no rust above the wheel wells or in the bed, only two holes in the passenger side rocker and two small places on the lower bed on the drivers side. The fenders however are crap.

 

I still haven't seen the '78 Wagon, it's on a mountian and apparently hard to get to because of the rain/mud lately. Might get to check it out tomorrow, but it may be rougher than he intially thought.