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Subaru Conversion, Helpful Hints |
Porscharu914 |
May 17 2012, 02:12 AM
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Newbie Group: Members Posts: 20 Joined: 17-May 12 From: Denver, Colorado Member No.: 14,439 Region Association: Rocky Mountains |
Recently I was gifted a '71 914. This car was given to me by a member at the country club I work at. In 1983 he took the car to a shop in Nebraska where he paid a guy 4k to do a FULL restoration to the motor and body. ($4000.00 went slightly farther than it would today) The guy was supposed to work on the car on the weekends and they planned the project to take 18-24 months. After the motor/trans were pulled and the body work had been done the shop closed down and the car had to go....NOW. The guy I got the car from picked it up from the shop and stored it, mid restoration, in a garage thinking someday he'd get to it. The car hadn't been touched from then until last 2 Sundays ago and I'm now the proud owner of a primed, motorless, transmissionless, brakeless, and interiorless 914. With all the resources and personal abilities I have I should be able to flip the car in about 2 years....hopefully sooner.
Since the motor and transmission were pulled and mysteriously went 80% of the way missing I've decided to do the somewhat frowned upon Subaru swap. Yesterday I picked up the FWD transmission, yes FWD, out of a 92 Legacy. I'll be going back for an EJ22 (non turbo) on Monday. I'm not worried about mounting the motor/trans or getting CVs that will fit. I'm most concerned about doing an ALL AROUND hub conversion for the sake of saving some $$$ on brakes and the versatility of a wider wheel selection. So with the novel out of the way here are a few of my questions: What hubs will be the best bet for all 4 corners? (consistent bolt pattern is a must) Is plumbing in a front mounted radiator the most effective water cooling solution? Do I need to upgrade the fuel pump? If so, to how many lph? Is there an easy solution to making the Subie conversion work with my guage cluster? (tach, speedo.....etc) Are there any non-mechanical issues I'm up against for bolting everything together? Also I would very much appreciate any added advice or tips to make this a smooth conversion. Cheers |
Gint |
Dec 11 2012, 09:13 AM
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Mike Ginter Group: Admin Posts: 16,076 Joined: 26-December 02 From: Denver CO. Member No.: 20 Region Association: Rocky Mountains |
Hey! I didn't see this thread last summer. Spent the entire summer working my a$$ off.
Nice project. There could be a Sub conversion in future at some point. I think about it every now and then. Have you considered trying to do a mid mount rad? Just curious. That's one of the primary reasons I don't want to do a water cooled conversion at this point. I just don't want to lose the entire front trunk. Who is the shop you referred to for building CVs? Denver Driveline? |
Porscharu914 |
Dec 12 2012, 03:29 PM
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Newbie Group: Members Posts: 20 Joined: 17-May 12 From: Denver, Colorado Member No.: 14,439 Region Association: Rocky Mountains |
Hey! I didn't see this thread last summer. Spent the entire summer working my a$$ off. Nice project. There could be a Sub conversion in future at some point. I think about it every now and then. Have you considered trying to do a mid mount rad? Just curious. That's one of the primary reasons I don't want to do a water cooled conversion at this point. I just don't want to lose the entire front trunk. Who is the shop you referred to for building CVs? Denver Driveline? The shoo that I went to is called CVJ. They will build absolutely ANY cv you could dream of to hand any amount of horse power. They're very friendly and willing to go the extra mile to satisfy. The built me a custom cv for my JDM B16 Honda build. I called and they were able to build it for me that day. I think it put me out about $250. |
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