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> VOX Subaru Swap build
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post Feb 22 2009, 02:00 AM
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Hey guys i'm new, name's James, i've been surfing the forum for the last few weeks. At first i was planning on building a sr20 datsun 240z, but through some convincing by dlo, i decided to go with a subaru swapped 914. i just picked up the 914 yesterday and started working on it today. I'll try to document what i do in this thread. anyways im new at this and i'm working on a limited budget, so anything you can contribute would be greatly appreciated. especially knowledge and parts on a subaru swap. i'm a full time student so its mostly a weekend project, i hope to get done by summer.

picked up the 914 from dale in lake elsinore. who still has a red roller for sale.


heres how it sat when i showed up. it was sitting at the top of a long uphill dirt road which my car could not make it up. dale drove me and dlo up the hill to check out the car. very nice guy.
(IMG:http://www.914world.com/bbs2/uploads_offsite/img.photobucket.com-10027-1305492155.1.jpg)


heres the front trunk and gas tank.
(IMG:http://www.914world.com/bbs2/uploads_offsite/img.photobucket.com-10027-1305492155.2.jpg)


the rear trunk
(IMG:http://www.914world.com/bbs2/uploads_offsite/img.photobucket.com-10027-1305492155.3.jpg)

here we are towing the car down the dirt road with dlo in the cockpit.
(IMG:http://www.914world.com/bbs2/uploads_offsite/img.photobucket.com-10027-1305492155.4.jpg)
(IMG:http://www.914world.com/bbs2/uploads_offsite/img.photobucket.com-10027-1305492155.5.jpg)

finally next to the street. along with my car and onto the tow truck!
(IMG:http://www.914world.com/bbs2/uploads_offsite/img.photobucket.com-10027-1305492155.6.jpg)
(IMG:http://www.914world.com/bbs2/uploads_offsite/img.photobucket.com-10027-1305492155.7.jpg)
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VOX   VOX Subaru Swap build   Feb 22 2009, 02:00 AM
VOX   here it is sitting at my house. http://img.photobu...   Feb 22 2009, 02:04 AM
dlo914   Guy's this car was a bargain! It's a 7...   Feb 22 2009, 02:05 AM
dlo914   Our next goal is to find a suby powerplant, sidesh...   Feb 22 2009, 02:07 AM
VOX   heres a picture of the battery tray, we're pro...   Feb 22 2009, 02:22 AM
pktzygt   heres a picture of the battery tray, we're pr...   Feb 22 2009, 06:06 AM
smokey   Your new car is a 1975 . Can open , WERMS all o...   Feb 22 2009, 06:53 AM
smokey   BUDGET and 914 :lol4: Ledzepplin Jumboe sh...   Feb 22 2009, 07:16 AM
jc914   :wttc:   Feb 22 2009, 07:24 AM
toon1   :wttc: Cool! good luck with your project. ...   Feb 22 2009, 10:18 AM
dlo914   really it's a 75? But the door jam says 74? :c...   Feb 22 2009, 11:29 AM
charliew   Your new 914 might make a good race car start but ...   Feb 22 2009, 02:07 PM
roadster fan   prolly manufactured in 74 but a 1975 model. Guage...   Feb 22 2009, 03:19 PM
VOX   spent the weekend cleaning up and started on the r...   Feb 22 2009, 10:39 PM
dlo914   Boy it's tiring chiseling away at the sound de...   Feb 22 2009, 10:53 PM
VOX   http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v325/EvoWizard/I...   Feb 22 2009, 10:59 PM
dlo914   There's actually no layer of tar or deadening ...   Feb 23 2009, 12:36 PM
dlo914   Might have found an powerplant. We've got a ch...   Feb 23 2009, 08:54 PM
charliew   NASIOC is the place to get subaru driveline answe...   Feb 23 2009, 09:28 PM
SirAndy   Did you guys prep the metal before you put the por...   Feb 23 2009, 09:44 PM
dlo914   Did you guys prep the metal before you put the po...   Feb 23 2009, 10:19 PM
SirAndy   Did you guys prep the metal before you put the p...   Feb 23 2009, 11:36 PM
dlo914   [quote name='dlo914' post='1137547' date='Feb 23 ...   Feb 24 2009, 12:00 AM
dlo914   Will be picking up a powerplant tomorrow for a smo...   Feb 24 2009, 09:08 PM
VOX   so after we put everything away last weekend, i cl...   Feb 24 2009, 09:32 PM
flippa   There is a hole in the center of the front panel t...   Feb 24 2009, 09:47 PM
flippa   WTF???!!! :WTF: I just re-read my ow...   Feb 24 2009, 09:54 PM
VOX   Thanks flippa!, i'll give it a try this we...   Feb 24 2009, 10:36 PM
dlo914   Cool! We'll try that this weekend, when we...   Feb 24 2009, 10:37 PM
dlo914   We have powerplant: EJ22 (pretty light engine) htt...   Feb 26 2009, 02:25 AM
dlo914   Can't wait to resume rust-oration on the 914 t...   Feb 26 2009, 10:51 AM
toon1   The more I see these subie swaps, the more I think...   Feb 26 2009, 11:13 AM
dlo914   The more I see these subie swaps, the more I thin...   Feb 26 2009, 12:40 PM
toon1   The more I see these subie swaps, the more I thi...   Feb 26 2009, 01:49 PM
Zaney   Deals are out there! I picked up a 2002 Suby...   Feb 26 2009, 04:06 PM
dlo914   We've also thought about using the Subaru tran...   Feb 26 2009, 11:20 PM
VOX   so opening the front hood, screwdriver worked grea...   Feb 27 2009, 09:37 PM
VOX   went out and got some Jasco paint remover from hom...   Feb 28 2009, 08:34 PM
charliew   Everywhere the stripper gets in seams it will scre...   Feb 28 2009, 09:09 PM
dlo914   Everywhere the stripper gets in seams it will scr...   Feb 28 2009, 09:24 PM
Heeltoe914   Looking good keep up the good work. Looking forwar...   Feb 28 2009, 09:35 PM
dlo914   Looking good keep up the good work. Looking forwa...   Feb 28 2009, 11:26 PM
VOX   any help, or pointers would be greatly appreciated...   Feb 28 2009, 10:16 PM
RJMII   nice work! keep it up. =o) It's good to se...   Mar 1 2009, 02:50 AM
VOX   did some more work on the 914, cut out some left o...   Mar 2 2009, 01:32 AM
TonyAKAVW   I can't see the pics yet (stupid work blocks s...   Mar 2 2009, 06:27 PM
dlo914   We're working on the car at James' house i...   Mar 2 2009, 10:33 PM
VOX   tonight me and my uncle welded up the hole in the ...   Mar 6 2009, 11:25 PM
VOX   http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v325/EvoWizard/I...   Mar 8 2009, 10:36 PM
dlo914   What James forgot to mention was that there was we...   Mar 10 2009, 03:24 AM
dlo914   Can't wait to work on the car this Friday. Mig...   Mar 12 2009, 03:37 AM
RJMII   is VOX's name James? re: post #47   Mar 12 2009, 04:31 AM
dlo914   is VOX's name James? re: post #47 Yeah, rep...   Mar 12 2009, 01:04 PM
dlo914   So today i got an early start on the car and proce...   Mar 13 2009, 09:07 PM
sendjonathanmail   Flux-core welding? Nice work Dan   Mar 13 2009, 09:27 PM
dlo914   Flux-core welding? Nice work Dan Thanks! Ye...   Mar 13 2009, 11:24 PM
VOX   so im looking at the front trunk and the rain gutt...   Mar 14 2009, 03:38 PM
FourBlades   I patched some of my rain gutters and they ended u...   Mar 15 2009, 11:41 AM
dlo914   I patched some of my rain gutters and they ended ...   Mar 15 2009, 12:02 PM
VOX   and onto the jackstands we go. http://img.photobu...   Mar 21 2009, 12:15 AM
smokey   and onto the jackstands we go. http://img.photob...   Mar 21 2009, 02:29 PM
RiqueMar   No! Now it wont be off for 3 years! Edit:...   Mar 21 2009, 02:53 PM
VOX   we're really gonna try man, hope to see you th...   Mar 22 2009, 03:57 AM
dlo914   I see sunlight! Hopefully it stays that way so...   Mar 22 2009, 11:23 AM
VOX   more pictures yay http://img.photobucket.com/albu...   Mar 23 2009, 08:59 PM
dlo914   And before pic of the rear quarter panel portion: ...   Mar 23 2009, 10:49 PM
VOX   killed 2 black widows i hope there arent anymore...   Mar 26 2009, 06:48 PM
sendjonathanmail   Nice job guys!   Mar 29 2009, 07:55 PM
wallys914   Great Progress!   Mar 29 2009, 08:28 PM
VOX   thanks guys, we appreciate the comments. sadly sm...   Mar 30 2009, 07:07 PM
charliew   Have you seen Tony's engine mount? Check his t...   Mar 31 2009, 12:04 AM
dlo914   Have you seen Tony's engine mount? Check his ...   Mar 31 2009, 12:18 AM
TonyAKAVW   I have no welding capability at home, I think I pa...   Mar 31 2009, 02:52 PM
dlo914   Here's what Amenson (Scott) did with the Small...   Mar 31 2009, 08:36 PM
dlo914   Hands are aching to work on the 914 after a first ...   Apr 1 2009, 09:54 PM
pankopp   You should like the EJ22, thats what I have in my ...   Apr 3 2009, 12:48 PM
dlo914   You should like the EJ22, thats what I have in my...   Apr 5 2009, 01:22 PM
VOX   we do have an early ej22, we're just about to ...   Apr 4 2009, 08:54 PM
pankopp   Actually i guess your right. I have the stock clu...   Apr 5 2009, 07:24 PM
dlo914   Actually i guess your right. I have the stock cl...   Apr 6 2009, 12:51 AM
Vacca Rabite   Vox, progress looks good. A suggestion, to take o...   Apr 5 2009, 08:28 PM
dlo914   Vox, progress looks good. A suggestion, to take ...   Apr 5 2009, 08:35 PM
dlo914   So after class/work today i had some daylight to s...   Apr 7 2009, 11:01 PM
charliew   You can get carbide burrs in lots of different sha...   Apr 7 2009, 11:37 PM
dlo914   You can get carbide burrs in lots of different sh...   Apr 7 2009, 11:46 PM
charliew   I buy lots of stuff at hf but I can't say that...   Apr 8 2009, 12:19 PM
dlo914   Just had James (VOX) put in an order for the engin...   Apr 9 2009, 02:22 AM
charliew   Are you removing the cam pulleys to do the cam sea...   Apr 9 2009, 08:08 AM
dlo914   Are you removing the cam pulleys to do the cam se...   Apr 9 2009, 10:30 AM
pankopp   get rid of power steering... You can find shorter ...   Apr 9 2009, 11:04 AM
dlo914   get rid of power steering... You can find shorter...   Apr 9 2009, 10:18 PM
pankopp   The pump I used is the water pump from an 02 WRX, ...   Apr 14 2009, 09:58 PM
dlo914   Picked up tires for our project. Found a set of fo...   Apr 13 2009, 01:26 AM
dlo914   The same water pump shown in this picture? http://...   Apr 14 2009, 10:19 PM
charliew   You will need the extra outlet to cool the turbo.   Apr 15 2009, 08:27 AM
dlo914   Pankopp, how did you plug the extra outlet? Since ...   Apr 15 2009, 09:32 AM
pankopp   Pankopp, how did you plug the extra outlet? Since...   Apr 15 2009, 10:04 PM
charliew   If it will ever be in a cold climate you can use t...   Apr 15 2009, 09:39 AM
pankopp   just checked my pump and it only has two outlets l...   Apr 16 2009, 09:25 PM
VOX   Thanks, we'll have to check that out. we jus...   Apr 20 2009, 07:26 PM
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