Subaru Conversion.. Is it Reversible?, Want to keep body stock. |
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Subaru Conversion.. Is it Reversible?, Want to keep body stock. |
Brian Mifsud |
Oct 6 2016, 11:35 AM
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Mechanical Engineer Group: Members Posts: 981 Joined: 3-March 03 From: Penngrove, CA Member No.: 384 Region Association: None |
Has anyone successfully swapped in a Subaru and NOT had to slice up the body for the cooling lines, plumbing, and heat exchangers?
Specifically, in the nose of the car, can you get adequate cooling by installing the radiator and ducting by slicing up/altering JUST the front hood? (inlet in front, outlet at base of windshield, or above fender wells). I'd like to make the swap wholly reversible so the car keeps it's "Stock" value. "Plan B" (very undesirable) I'd think would be to cut out the inner fender wells, but keep the steel to reweld later.. and use the front hood (glass replica) to do the air-inlet. |
DBCooper |
Oct 6 2016, 06:00 PM
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14's in the 13's with ATTITUDE Group: Members Posts: 3,079 Joined: 25-August 04 From: Dazed and Confused Member No.: 2,618 Region Association: Northern California |
Hey Brian, Penngrove? I lived there when going to Sonoma State and driving my '59 Westy... a long time ago. A long long time ago.
You know you're talking an awful lot of work for a car that needs smog every two years, but now I understand the reason for wanting an easy switch back and forth. It makes my head hurt thinking about it. I also have a '77 Jaguar with a CARB legal small block Chevy swap. I'd give anything to be able to start over with a '75 or older car so I could do whatever I wanted to with it. A lot fewer artificial limitations and headaches. |
Brian Mifsud |
Oct 7 2016, 09:18 AM
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Mechanical Engineer Group: Members Posts: 981 Joined: 3-March 03 From: Penngrove, CA Member No.: 384 Region Association: None |
Hey Brian, Penngrove? I lived there when going to Sonoma State and driving my '59 Westy... a long time ago. A long long time ago. You know you're talking an awful lot of work for a car that needs smog every two years, but now I understand the reason for wanting an easy switch back and forth. It makes my head hurt thinking about it. I also have a '77 Jaguar with a CARB legal small block Chevy swap. I'd give anything to be able to start over with a '75 or older car so I could do whatever I wanted to with it. A lot fewer artificial limitations and headaches. Hope you kept that Westy! Switching over the '76 as you know means I have to transfer the whole drivetrain "as a system".. so anything that would affect the emissions performance from whatever vehicle I yanked the Subie from would have to find a home in the 914... a nightmarish thought. I think making a custom cradle for each engine that drops into the floorjack's head would make it really easy to do the drop. Does anyone have an accurate CAD model of the Subaru 4 cylinder engines? |
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