1985 Subaru Brat

This is usually how bad ideas begin. Owner Yes. Completely ridiculous. Owner Oh, the insanity. Owner 'Lucky', 'stupid', and 'brave' are the same thing if you're contemplating the offer to ride back here. Owner Passenger-side inner wheelarch rot. Not too horrible (they all have it to some degree), but wait until you see the next photo. Owner Bugger. Cut-and-weld time. At least the shock mount is good. Owner Still has the jackets for the rear seat belts! The brown liquid is the Guinness I knocked over in the process of obtaining this photo. Owner Three pedals, two bands on the radio, and a steering wheel. Pods for the lights and wipers are the greatest things ever. Reminds me quite a… Owner Ignore the interior bits on the floor; they're superfluous to operation. That inverted-J-shaped thing below the gear lever is the transfer… Owner Yes, it's switched off in this photo. 0psi of oil pressure is not its normal operating range, thank God. Owner Driver's side spring perch adjuster. Owner Passenger side spring perch adjuster. Owner This photo shows a gear shifter mechanism attached to a vehicle transmission. The year is not discernible. AI caption Close-up of a gear shifter and transmission assembly, likely for a vehicle conversion project. AI caption A 5-speed conversion shift lever is shown on a paper towel background. AI caption Gear shift lever assembly shown on paper towels. AI caption A stack of four tires sits on the floor, possibly for sale or storage. AI caption Two rusty wheels and tires are shown, with the top wheel slightly angled over the bottom one. AI caption A penny is placed on the tread of a tire, with a window screen in the background. AI caption A clutch disc is shown, with "Z-85" marked on a box in the background. AI caption A close-up view of a clutch pressure plate, possibly for a vehicle, with some shipping boxes in the background. AI caption A greasy transmission assembly is shown resting on a concrete floor next to a stack of tires. AI caption A rusty flywheel, likely for a manual transmission, is shown on a blue tarp. Some text is visible on the part. AI caption