Rebuilding an Subaru Brumby/BRAT - new engine and paint [EP3]

The Brumby is painted and ready for some mods! In this episode we're installing a lift kit and adapting as many parts as we can from the Forester that we wrecked to build this mad little ute.
If you're in Australia and would love to own this when we're finished restoring it, Register your interest here, details of the upcoming raffle will be sent to you first: www.subaru.com...
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Thanks to Subaru Australia who are supporting this project and helping to raise funds for road safety.
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[@mightycarmods]

This car will be raffled to raise funds for the ARSF, if you're in Australia you can register your interest here and you'll be the first to know when tickets go on sale: www.subaru.com.au/arsf-brumby

[@MexicanPoro]

Only for Aussies or open to us Americans too?

[@Craig-wp3pz]

Mighty Car Mods ARE the experts 😅 if Marty and Moog can't do it, mere mortals might as well throw the towel in!😢

[@TFMsnavy]

oi. good shit mate.

[@kwe_rere]

Us from South Africa never win. I've never won since 2018 when I started watching. Could use the Subaru for everyday use than my 1981 Toyota Cressida thats unrealiable

[@Craig-wp3pz]

@@kwe_rere shipping to SA might prove a little costly......... 🇦🇺 🚗 🚢 ➡️➡️➡️➡️➡️ 🇿🇦 💸

[@ElFreddoAndRubyScoo]

“Just get yourself a Dave” - everyone needs a Dave in their life, including Daves!

[@Slack3rDav3]

Indeed... I could certainly use one

[@davidcookson4043]

You know we all have to answer when you do that.

[@hatboi_xd]

in this day and age we really need a dave and a james

[@slowcarshop]

need a dave fr

[@tturi2]

you need to give back though

[@timvanderbyl3077]

Dave's a master at what he does, so good to see him teaming up with MCM on a Brumby build!!

[@ElFreddoAndRubyScoo]

Pretty epic hey Tim?!

[@BigDigBandito]

I deliver pizza to Dave quite often, always so amazing to see the old Subarus in his driveway. Subarus are my bread and butter so he inspired me to want to own a swapped brumby seeing his drive around. Crazy to see him on MCM but I had a feeling we would see him as soon as they revealed the car 😂

[@MartinMio]

Hes sure is good with a die grinder

[@DavidClark081]

All Dave's are masters

[@kiesh.]

It did make me laugh though when Marty asked Dave to "tell me EVERYTHING" about the car, Dave's reply was "it's a '92" 😅

[@alexj6408]

My good mate, his name was Peter - had a Canary yellow Subaru wagon of this era - he bought it off another mate's wife who had just passed away - we had a couple of cool drives in it. I just wish I had convinced him to sell it to me and kept it. Since then he's moved on after a short battle with metastatic cancer, but the memories are there. He was an absolute nutter, he described a story where his kids sat on the front of his brumby to get it to drive up a steep hill that he was living on before he paved the driveway which turned to mud in the winter!

[@petersumner1209]

thanks Marty and Moog for getting Dave from Subrino involved, he has dedicated a lot of his time to the Brumby community 😁 having owned 6 other Brumby's over the last 25 years they get into your blood... I will be joining the raffle to own number 7 😇

[@motodruid4327]

This conversion is why you're the best 4 wheel drive channel in the world!

[@corex72]

And because their fans know how to spell you’re.

[@motodruid4327]

Your comment is appreciated.

[@bcbishop90]

Moog needs to make his own channel showing him making this amazing music.

[@michaelkariuki6021]

What is the song being played as they work on the read hand brakes ? I love it.

[@octane613]

​@@michaelkariuki6021moog makes all the music, unless he releases them, they're only in the videos.

[@bavomaes]

THIS ☝️

[@Grant82gc]

Moog needs to have a remix contest for us music producer car nuts ..

[@Slack3rDav3]

the welds on those coilovers is a work of art

[@craigdavies8099]

Unlike the transmission bracket!! But I over engineer everything, I hate failures!

[@Oockeshoek]

@@craigdavies8099 That looks like it's gonna break in no time, basically a straight welded plate...

[@802Garage]

9:05 I genuinely thought Moog was screwing the lug nut on with his foot for a second. This build is super awesome. As someone who has always wanted a modernized BRAT, I'm living vicariously.

[@matthewsmith1461]

That paint job looks so good. Can’t wait to see the finished product.

[@benjaminkamben4908]

Guys I love the infusion of opera / choir music in with the electronica for the beginning of this video. Reminds me of some early Mike Skinner stuff from "The streets UK". This is a mammoth size project to tackle. Love the enthusiasm! Can't wait to see it when it's done.

[@brIceni-x4w]

I have such fond memories of these cars. It was the first car I ever drove, although I should probably correct that somewhat by admitting that I was just steering whilst sat on my great grandfathers knee. He had a beautiful red one on his farm in Norfolk U.K, I'd also sit in the back and push hay bales off the rear for the (then) terrifying giant herd of cattle chasing us down like a pride of hungry lion (I was only seven or eight years old O.K!) which was a real rush.. Hadn't thought about it in decades but the sight of this car brought it all back along with a big smile on my face. I 'd love to own one of these cars some day but they're extremely rare in the U.K.

[@ElFreddoAndRubyScoo]

That’s awesome!

[@NottiOne]

Yes, lift it. My uncle had a Brat on his 300 acre cattle farm, he figured out a lift kit. Me and his boys learned to drive in that thing when i was 10. It was a blast, we used to jump it and tear thru the pastures in that brat. Brings back fun memories. U cant find them in the states anymore.

[@deanadams7198]

I saw this on the back of a truck coming through menai on Tuesday this week. Colour looked goodz

[@theSam91]

Ah I remember Subarino Dave helping guys out online way back in the old Ausubaru forums heyday, you should see his Hatchie! You enlisted the help of some expert hands, and the project looks like it's coming together mint 👌

[@Roger-hq1yt]

4x140 was a standard trailer size stud spacing too so that fits with the Farming use idea, i had a1981 pick up , loved it , drove its wheels off almost, never got stuck and towed all sorts no problem.

[@knibbzy]

When I saw the first episode I was wondering if they were gonna bring in Dave From Subarino, glad it happened, couldnt of asked for a better guy. 🤙

[@downtheshedwithbyron]

What a great build guys Back in the day i had a L Series with a ej22 a Forster gearbox a RX Vortex rear end LSD and 5 stud i converted the front end to Forster struts and brakes it was a weapon in the sand dunes went most places in the bush But the family grew and we sold it for a GQ patrol Take its boys Byron From WA

[@thomasfx3190]

In the states we called these a Subaru Brat, early ones came with a pair or seats (no seat belts) in the bed with handles to hold on to while your pals jumped over sand dunes. They were very popular on the west coast in California, Oregon & Washington State. Cool project!

[@RandomActsofGibberish]

The colour is fantastic! Once all the black accents are on, it is going to look amazing! Having never seen a jacked up Brumby before, it is shocking how good that looks! It is a shame the tyres you got don't fit; It looks phenomenal with the chunky rubber.

[@OutAboutOffroad]

Wasn't ready for 15:40! So true though. I'm only now just starting to see the finish line on my own project car. The emotional cost of setbacks and delays has been huge and I've been so disheartened of late. Making content for youtube amplifies the feeling of failure a hundred fold when it gets delayed. Doesn't help that I did most of it alone through lockdown. It's great that you're doing this as a couple of mates, that support and friendship would be invaluable when the going gets tough

[@jamesbarisitz4794]

An orange pinstripe would nestle in nicely with the autumn green and black bush bar.

[@Roguescienceguy]

Dedication here. Watching an MCM when it's already way too late to be up in frikkin' Belgium😅. Love you guys. Peace ✌️

[@destnations5588]

So Awesome to see Dave on there, he's a deadset legend, knows his early model subis ,and has always been helpful to me with my repairs, advice, upgrades, and recently, Engine swap troubleshooting :) Go Hatchie! Great Video Marty n Moog!

[@twinshock175]

Subarino the legend. I knew Dave from years ago when he first started with the MY Wagons. I lived in his locality at the time. I built my first lifted wagon from some parts of one of his donor cars. With his knowledge and others in WA, and on AUSubaru forum I got my first real modded car, a '81 round headlight wagon. Then I moved onto a L-Series turbo, then a Forester. So good to see Dave has gone to the next level in this as a business!

[@bmantvclips]

brumbies are not just some of the best cars ever made, but one of the best *things* ever made. great video guys

[@nxto8705]

Aaron is an absolute subaru wizard, you guys are doing great to have him on board helping out

[@BrandonK80]

The paint looks awesome and so does the lift. Question l, are you planning on refinishing all the rusty/dirty parts you’ve put back on? Also I say stick with the BFG KO2’s just get a smaller one that fits if possible. Can’t wait to see the progress!

[@MarcGKiwi]

They said it was just a test fit and they’ll be refinishing everything

[@ElFreddoAndRubyScoo]

I believe that’s the smallest KO2 available!

[@matthewscorgiecole3819]

It’ll probably end up running an all terrain tyre

[@bradenperry4318]

Saw the Brumby on the back of a trailer at Wollongong on Tuesday. Looked amazing

[@grannyflatgarage7599]

"I shouldn't sing either" - one of the best modern Australian musicians....

[@speakingout6345]

It’s still the intro for me, let me say I’m STOKED to see this build and you 2 are geniuses for doing this, the color is 🔥🔥🔥

[@ifitsrusteditsmine]

These videos are like Star Wars movies. The music is the thing that ties everything together and makes them extra enjoyable

[@Dylza94]

Killed it with the music in this one guys! Really made me feel all the things!

[@stephanematis]

Love it. Dave's bits of kit are excellent, you can see the passion and fitment that he achieved. I guess I need to move down under to enter the raffle :D

[@MuscatelTom]

15:10 i dont know why. But i really needed to hear that. I was about to give up on my 2003 legacy (liberty) wagon. Hearing that segment resparked my motivation to get it running and track ready. Thank you Marty

[@mattfisher4256]

Paintwork looks absolutely mint guys. Maybe a set of A/T tyres would suit the build best. Wouldn’t it have been better to test fit everything, get it sitting pretty before the paint? Avoid potentially scratching the awesome paintwork whilst working out which parts go where

[@pauljohnson7382]

7:45- Marty's emphasis on "jamming" in new parts... 👉👌...Legendary...✌️

[@JonnieB.]

As a kid my mum had a mid 80’s Subaru wagon with those white wheels. Seeing the Brumby gives me all kinds of memories. I love where this is going and am excited to see the rest of the build.

[@matthewshultz8762]

Love the BRAT in the us - the jumpseats in the back are a cool relic of that era

[@TheKnobCalledTone.]

I'm sure Dave never gets tired of being greeted with "Hi-diddly-ho, Subarinos!" whenever a customer walks into his shop.

[@richardatkin8526]

I learnt to drive in a brumby, loving this series! Got my eoi in with Subaru, will be buying some tix for sure, would love to give this masterpiece a new home! ❤

[@doctajuice]

Nice use of 'Americans will measure with anything but the metric system'. Very subtle. Well done

[@djsalyers]

CANNOT WAIT to see this thing in action! What a cool project.

[@TheSharkGirls]

Registered AND shopping with Subarino

[@paulhazell9299]

The car i never knew i needed. I will be throwing my hat in at a chance to win it and if that fails ill be doing my best to replicate it myself. Such an awesome build. Cant wait to see it done

[@vortecmacs]

You’re right. Having your mates help goes a long way. Probably why I haven’t messed with any of my projects in a while…

[@Bwebb1892]

Can't get enough of these two. I absolutely love the content here. Marty and Moog!!!

[@RearEngineShop]

This thing is going to be so cool when it’s done! I want to find a 80’s Subaru XT!

[@TheresGabe]

Dave's accent is sooooo much more Aussie! Love it!

[@MrRagequitnow]

The track after the 8 minute mark is fire!

[@lukevibertuk]

What a difference a Dave makes👊🏼

[@heuben]

The man, the myth, the mystery. Dave.

[@ElFreddoAndRubyScoo]

Never a truer phrase said today!

[@rx7brad13b]

Had a brumby when i was on my P plates in WA haha i had a 2" lift with 33's on it and used to show the patrols how it was done 👍

[@destnations5588]

Amen, I'm Trying to do the same with my lifted and Locked Forester ;)

[@ElFreddoAndRubyScoo]

@rx7brad13b - they’re still showing patrols and cruisers how it’s done 🤣

[@rx7brad13b]

@@ElFreddoAndRubyScoo fkn oath man haha atm I've got an AU falcon putting through the works. Big lift and tyres with a ford territory running gear.. in the mix with wiring harness and ecu problems. Thinking me and my mates need to make a channel I've got so much dumb shit to upload haha

[@Ironraven001]

I love this series so much. ❤ Seeing mates wrenching on cars together warms my old tires heart. Reminds me of why I started modding cars in the beginning.

[@Tashabitz76]

This is AWESOME, the Brumby was the first car that made me seriously want to get out there and get my license, the perfect lil beast for a horsey girl 😁

[@ElFreddoAndRubyScoo]

And do you have a Subaru Brumby in your life now or still looking?

[@Tashabitz76]

@@ElFreddoAndRubyScoo no I don't have one in my life but will certainly be keeping my eye out on this raffle😁

[@landonwebb886]

Best 4x4 channel and restoration channel on the internet!

[@ThalassTKynn]

Finally the most common question on the ausubaru forum, the offroad subaru facebook groups, and countless car meets has been answered. No, those tyres won't fit 😂

[@ElFreddoAndRubyScoo]

Hey Thalas!! It’s been a looong time mate!

[@ThalassTKynn]

@@ElFreddoAndRubyScoo Eyyy how's it going?

[@ElFreddoAndRubyScoo]

Good mate! I’m enjoying the series and seeing Subarino on there it’s very close to home for me!

[@SimonQueHarriott]

Green, jacked up, all terrains... this is identical build to my Beetle and I'm loving it!

[@Torsteinhartviksson]

I don’t know if you have it in Australia but Falken makes a tire designed for AWD crossovers called the AT Trail. It’s not as aggressive as the KO/2, but is offered in smaller sizes. I’m running a 215/65r17 on a 2011 Mini Cooper Countryman S with a 2” lift.

[@bandwagon240]

Years ago, there was someone here in Florida who had a WRX converted Brat. Had all of the 5x100 stuff, was WRB and decently low. Was pretty quick IIRC.

[@PANN1Cau]

You should check out the guys at Diversion Garage and see what they’ve done with their Brumby 👀

[@ElFreddoAndRubyScoo]

It’s a pretty common conversion nowadays. Nothing wrong with that and even better is ppl know how to do it rather than having to pioneer it.

[@RollerCoasterLineProductions]

Giggity, can’t wait to see the finished product. The name Brumby is so Australian lol

[@ethanhunt202]

That new tune at 8 mins in has me wanting to watch Michael Mann's The Keep again. Tangerine Dream did the score and the voice sample brought back listening to that for the first time

[@ThatBonzaLife]

Great video fellas! Awesome work on the brake conversion. From your fans here in the UK 💪💜

[@jrbuch]

Love the Shockworks in my Soarer. Chris did a great job of tuning them and dialling it in.

[@christophermisiano5769]

I’ve never been so excited to watch KZbin. Love this project.

[@SteveBiscuit1440]

Ran into the same issue with chunky tires on my lifted subaru. Ended up going with a Yokohama GEOLANDAR A/T G015. Not as chunky but they actually fit and have performed great on and offroad.

[@goblinphreak2132]

Honestly wanna see what ya'll do with the other Brat... You did buy two... Its cool to show off this one for the raffle. But the other one is what im more keen to see what yall do with it

[@althejazzman]

This was a mega episode where heaps of work was achieved. I'm so impressed that the original rear drum brakes become the handbrake inside the hub of the Forester discs.

[@AnttiBrax]

16:48 Didn't expect anything less than 100% synchronization.

[@TCGGRIZL]

Watched all the turbos and temples again last night Need to go back and see the 88s This is gonna be mint once it's finished

[@LegerAndCo]

being an evo x owner and now a mk7.5 gti, I'm usually not a fan of the Subaru's but you guy make me somehow enjoy it. only reason why is cause everyone who drive's a flat 4 in my city always has a clapped exhaust.

[@tyronestock379]

That Subaru Brumby looks amazing With New Paint Well Done it will be Wonderful Good job Moog Marty it will go really fast with The forester Engine 👏👏👏👏👏

[@quadruple_negative]

Love the throwback music at around 14:00 from the Subaru makeover video on Mum's driveway. (From white RS Turbo to black RS Turbo)

[@ElFreddoAndRubyScoo]

Good pick up! Think I’ll have to go back and watch that episode again. It might enthuse me to get my RS going finally. My projects take years 😢

[@bigbothoee8617]

Holy crap ive not seen your channel in years you guys are getting old hahahshshshshsah i need to watch all the vids ive missed

[@Wall3ye406]

I have a 1979 Subaru GF 2 door hard top cashmere beige with 42k miles. Love it

[@mrjklee]

Resto builds are always the best!

[@ScottG420]

The best damn 4 x 4 KZbin channel ever. Marty is correct that thing looks "Tough". loving the conversion so far.

[@ATomRileyA]

Great video always liked these since i saw Joy in her BRAT in the tvshow "My name Is earl". The car is looking great love the colour and the drive train swap is going to be a great more modern upgrade.

[@GhostRyderFPV]

I have a Brumby and a Bombi in my life. Neither are people. What a curious time it is to be alive.

[@68michthor]

Ahh heck, I’m supposed to be writing a report for work but now I’m distracted!

[@TRIPPLEJAY00]

I wish we had this kind of stuff in UK. Absolutely awesome so far. Looking forward to the next episode.

[@JeremyDahl]

These boys do so fucking great at keeping the magic alive in every video.

[@GameRelic]

I've had this Subaru in the back of mind for the last 10 years of watching MightyCarMods and I can say this is a Avengers Endgame moment, so much built up to this point it's exciting.

[@Darkslide2AR-FE]

this was epic to watch looking forward to the next video I love that you guys are rebuilding it but also doing it MCM style.

[@senditmoto]

Looks good, fellas! I'm loving this! Can't wait to see the rest of the build & the end result. 👌

[@rjdumey3149]

Previous commets hit the nail on the head. What a great color.......👍

[@coreywhitaker9619]

That drum beat though at 13:30 ❤🔥 nice job Blair

[@PuurplePumpkin]

Do you know which song that is?

[@hoggsdog]

I spoke before I saw all of the video, great wheels, they do look grunty. 👍

[@nathanknight8022]

I'm loving the music is so chill and soothing

[@accordinglyryan]

This is coming together really quickly!

[@alottalogic]

I wanna say hats off (chop off) to everyone for this build, it's amazing... Now I need to say that I am more towards blue as my color but man does that green look sexy on this Brum

[@hoggsdog]

Wow! How mouth watering is this Brumby project. Would look good with the Subaru's Black rugged wheels with black wheel nuts. I am sure you have it all planned to the last detail. Great work!

[@P8FPV]

Your going all out on this project and its coming together v nicely...I wasn't sure about the paint but now its on looks nice tbf

[@MrGorillaspam]

That colour is wild! Looks incredible

[@timbsy1987]

I saw this on a trailer on Tuesday was looking awesome was thinking when I saw it it looked like the mcm brumby

[@SzzzYT]

I’m truly loving this series, not to sound greedy could you STI swap an XV? With a wrx front end? Would suit your 4x4 content! I can help for free too I have no mechanical experience but I’m very enthusiastic 😂

[@sidneywright4466]

We had a brumby growing up there was me my brother dad and step mum loaded up every weekend to go up a ski field every weekend for years after that we put a wood splitter on the back it was a beast

[@Cooleebeen]

Wow, it's going to be a beautiful build once done. Id put BFG trail terrains on it. Lighter, still very capable off road and waaay more suitable for the paved roads.

[@ericlewandowskivlogs]

I've said this before about other projects, but this may be my favorite yet. Now i just need to move to Australia and enter the contest. lol

[@alisong7120]

I wish i could've been with a more motivated guy like these guys. Instead i ended up with a torn apart Brat in my garage that was never finished. Took me years after the breakup to part with it because the body was still in decent shape but i couldn't find someone that wanted to get it in the shape the engine bay was at that point. Car is gone but I still have the back seats in the garage for a random time i may come across someone that needs them.