RE: Subaru BRAT

[STEADIRIC@aol.com]

>I can tell you from my personal experiance that the BRAT is truly an amazing

>vehicle.  I owned one for 4 years and had excellent experiences in it.  Dont

>waste your time going for anything except the dual range transfer case 
>(pre86?).  Also invest in a winch as it will allow you to go anywhere.  Gets

>fairly good milliage and was fairly reliable with the exception of cv 
>joints. 
>Talk about character you get more looks in this car than a hunkered down 
>Audi. 
> It is short on leg room so if you are more than 6' you better be ready to 
>scrunch up.  I am 6' 5" and I found a way but I was much younger then. Se 
>also 
>if you can get a canopy as it really is a good camping car.  Off road is 
>good 
>but the car does not have alot of ground clearance(torsion can be adjusted 
>up 
>as well as front struts up to an inch I think). With a winch the car can go 
>anywhere. Cant help you to find one but I look in the paper every few weeks 
>and I occasionally see one in there.

A friend of mine put a 300zx twin turbo engine in the bed and used a 
Hewland gear box from a Can-Am car.  This sucker scooted!!

Later!


Eric Fletcher
'87 5KCSTQIA2RSR2B

STEADIRIC@aol.com