brumby questions (pic or explanation)

[dubbedup]

I'm looking at a brumby ute, just wanting to know of any common probs ?

Edit: just gonna keep asking Q here. to keep all my info together.....

[spuddling aka IMPRZF]

best buy we have ever had!!! just keep going and going!! just do a google search on them and you will find the same thing. goes anywhere too Nigel loves seeing what sort of banks etc he can drive it up...

have a look here

http://www.uniquecarsandparts.com.au/car_info_subaru_brumby.htm

[Old Skool Subbie]

The only problem with early subarus....

Rust lol.

They all tend to have rust but there are still good examples around.

Ive seen near mint ones with rust, tidy ones that had rust cut out and some with piles of rust.

A good brumby tends to still hold there price for there age... but if you look round you can still find a good example... getting harder tho...

What do you want to use the brumby for?

[Old Skool Subbie]

Look for rust around the windscreen, rust on doors, rust around the hinges, rear wheel wells deck, sills etc.

some times they are hard to select 4wd hi/low front wheel drive... normally due to the bushes are worn and have a lil bit of slop in them. easy to replace fix I beleave.

My brumby some times has that problem... but saying that I dont use 4wd much any way. just have to fiddle and you can eventually get it back into front wheel drive.

Remember not to use brumby in 4wd on tarmac/concreat surfaces, due to it being locks in true 4wd and has No center diff.

They are a good ute and canot be faulted in my book. Relible, cheap to run, bullet proof, will go any where

[dubbedup]

went and had a look today, got 3 hopefully for the price of a tow truck to pick them up..... yep, i see what you mean by rust.....dam 2 of the 3 are well rusted, floor pans and sills seem to be the most rusted, but the other Ute seems to be OK, its going to get stripped and any rust fixed as there is a few wee places that need repaired. will get pics up once they arrive, the 1st 2 are the older circular head lite version, and the good one is the square headlights.... dont know chassis numbers ...yet

[Old Skool Subbie]

Do you mean by the round head light model the earler shape?

like 1979ish

[dubbedup]

yeap

[dubbedup]

are all part between the ute/wagon.sedan/hatch the same? anythings that i need to be aware of when looking for parts?

are the diff ratios all different etc?

[Old Skool Subbie]

some is but also some can look the same but isnt ive found....

Im not sure on diff ratios? there are different gear ratios in the 4spd hi/lows depending on the age... guards/bonnets/ bumpers all the same, dash, front seats.

[dubbedup]

Cheers, im missing the passengers seat.....so thats handy to know,

What is required to swap the hubs over to 5stud, has anyone on here done it before?

And if peoples have mounted a stereo - where have you put the speakers?

[Guest keltik]

A few people have done it on the Omega sedans, i think there was issues getting hubs to fit the rear of the brumby because of its torsion bar thing.

Or you could do the popular mod and drill out a set of hilux rims to fit.

[dubbedup]

yeah mite look into that, i have a full set of wrx hubs with brakes and was looking at it more to get a brake and wheel upgrade, i also have gravel tyres that i could put on if it had the 5x100 pattern.

[Old Skool Subbie]

Theres a few ways you can do it...

The easyest way is to get the cross bread hub kit. not cheap, but every thing is done.

you could get the brumby disks/drums redrilled to fit different rims.

Ive seen it done but im not so kean on that.

Also remember the hand brake works on the front.

[dubbedup]

mmmm handbrake on the front that could be a challenge,

[dubbedup]

In the past some of my mates have converted dizzies to run boost on carbied cars by finding a suitable diaphram to changing the timing, does know if the Ea82t run a dizzy as such and if they are any different from a Ea81? or do they run some 'futuristic' type setup,

any info would be appreciated

[Old Skool Subbie]

 dubbedup said:

In the past some of my mates have converted dizzies to run boost on carbied cars by finding a suitable diaphram to changing the timing, does know if the Ea82t run a dizzy as such and if they are any different from a Ea81? or do they run some 'futuristic' type setup,

any info would be appreciated

There are lots off different dizzes just for the ea82 engine. Theres atleat 2 different if not more for the EA82T

Ea81 has points. apart from some rarer models etc

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hmmm this is gonna be fun then, is there any sort of system for id'ing the dizzys?

[Old Skool Subbie]

Ive think ive heard of some guys using MSD iginion on ea81 engines etc? that would be different.

That question I do not know? some one else mite know?

[dubbedup]

all good cheers

[dubbedup]

Im missing the passengers seat, what will fit as a replacement?

[Old Skool Subbie]

as far as I know any leone/ brumby seat? I cant remember if the 1985 or later omega/leone range would bolt staight in?

[dubbedup]

OK so I got the brumby, it needs a fair amount of work tho but i want to see if i can get it going in the mean time, but the coil has been removed, and I'm unsure of what goes where, I'm keen to try and throw another coil in, can anyone post a pic of a carby ea motor in particular the coil/battery area. or a detailed explanation would be good.

cheers

[Old Skool Subbie]

I cant take a desent one at the moment but I will have a blook thru my pics and see if I have any showing that detail

[Old Skool Subbie]

Heres some pics.

Get yourself a haynes workshop manual for a subaru leone 1600 1800, 1979-1984.

It would go into more detail and are so bloody handy

[dubbedup]

thanks, that should be a good start!