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Sorry i cant help you with the clearances dirk, but im interested in which coil your going to use. Im going from points ignition on my EA71 to optical/electronic on my EJ22 and im guessing im going to need to change the coil.

Update again; Ive got the engine and gearbox into the car. They fit just fine and the front halfshafts are on and the alternator is hooked up. Ive got a Weber 32/36 to run it all and am have a couple of small jobs left to do before its time to fire her up. Gear linkage is hooked up and the stock linkage fits well enough to work - just needs a minor modification on the bottom mount. Need a longer clutch cable and an ignitor but pretty much everything else was easy. My new question is about wheel sizing. I've found a set of 15x7.5 rims off a Hilux i want to fit but dont know if the offset is ok to clear the trailing arms on the rear. Any help appreciated. Looking to run a low-pro tire stretched onto the rim. Would also love to know if there is any adjustable strut for another car which will fit the front of the hatch.

Just in case this info helps any future people: The gearbox im using is a TM702 which is completely unknown to me. I know for a fact that the FWD Legacy trans is different. Most Subarus here use a TY752 or TY754 trans depending on year and model. Never seen a TM702 before....but it does have a 23 spline count and a different shape casing.

The crank pulley is a standard EJ multi rib one, it just looks V-belt in that pic. Also i havnt changed the alternator pulley over in that pic. As for the carb and manifold, I had to get mine from LPGSuperChargedBrumby in the south Island as there are NONE in wreckers near me. Could be worth sending him a message as it seems theres more where mine came from.

Answer time Yes the EJ 5 speed fits great. The axle stubs are the right spline count (box is from a 1996 EJ16 Impreza). The shifter linkage seems to line up about right, in fact i think it will bolt straight on with no mods and work great. I still need to modify the crossmember and make some mounts to fit the center of the box. The EA mount at the rear of the box seems to mate up with the EJ one....so might not even need to change that. The EA71 alternator fits onto the EJ22 with no issues. Just need to change the front pulley to the EJ22 one. The EJ pulley doesnt quite fit so had to mill a bit out of it to get it onto the EA alternator's spindle.

Was chatting to LPGSuperchargedBrumby and he recommended it as ive already got the external regulator and apparently the alt bolts up fine - all thats required is to machine a little out of the back of the EJ pulley. Will know for sure this weekend. Biggest concern is will it fit in the tunnel?

As per thread title, im putting a EJ22 into my hatchback and plan on using a 5 speed FWD impreza trans. The FWD is a lot shorter than the AWD box so im pretty confident it will clear the trans tunnel easily. Im also confident i can make up some axles to fit it. Any advice appreciated. The EJ22 has been converted with a distributor and weber carb. I will be using the EA alternator. Basically wondering if anyone has done the EJ FWD swap before? As i CANNOT get any xt6 parts here - im scratching my head about what im going to do for a trans crossmember

105,000miles on my GT30 Legacy. Up from 46,000 when i bought her 3 years ago. 150,000 on my 1979 DL Hatchback.

Just bought an EJ22. Let the good times begin Now looking for a cad drawing of the adaptor plate so i can get one CNC cut at a mates machine shop. Also looking for confirmation that the EJ22 will fit between the frame rails without modification

Hehe it isnt mine. But is currently running 250kw at the wheels from a Garrett GT3071R and a 6 speed version 7 transmission. Its pretty quick to be fair. Have got some doors and gaurds from DRFVDR and I think waimaks has a coupe bits i want. Not worried about traction. Semi slicks will fix that. Would rather stay FWD than run a fuel cell. Will investigate the possibility of modifying this tank to suit.

The baffle is no problem, i have a good source for sorting that out. As the car is getting dropped rather than raised - i dont think the 2WD tank would be an option. Im trying to keep the car as close to stock as possible, hence why i dont like the idea of fitting a fuel cell. Ok so if im going to go with a EJ motor....Id be really happy if i could throw a FWD Impreza transmission in it too. Almost any EJ18 i buy is going to come with one. Or will an EA82 FWD box bolt straight in? I have access to both. Any ideas there?

Ah crap! I didnt even think of the tanks being different. As this is the only hatch ive ever seen in the country - i dont think finding a 4WD tank is going to happen. Ok thats not too much of a drama. Its not going to stop me doing a rear disc conversion. Idea! I keep reading that the FWD impreza uses the same spline count as the EA81. Has anyone ever tried putting a whole EJ series FWD box in? Would need a custom gear shifter linkage but thats not hard.

Yeah i figured opting for an EA82 would paint a target on my back. But yeah, at 110hp for a EJ18...and the added expense of an adaptor plate, id be willing to try a EA82 and at least have the potential to wind the boost up a bit. Have owned one briefly before and it never caused me any issues. Thanks for the link - was a big help. Hatch has an EA71 in it at the moment and something is wrong with it as its gutless and refuses to rev.

Im thinking EA82T, 5 speed DR box, RWD with RXII LSD. Reasons; EJ22T impossible to find here EJ20T wont fit between frame rails apparently EJ20 SOHC not powerful enough Turbocharging an EJ16/18/20 is going to require a rebuild and depending on motor - custom pistons. All im wanting to know is if a EA82 5 speed will be a straight bolt in? Also need to know if I'll need a custom center driveshaft? Finally if anyone knows anything about megasquirt id love to know the basics. I can get a fully assembled V2.2 ECU here for dirt cheap, wondering if any extra parts are needed to run the EA82T

Haha sorry mate, Im down in Palmerston North so Kaipara is a bit of a hike Also the plans for this thing involve turning it into a go-kart. Going to use it for clubsport motorkhanas. Wouldve liked a KP Starlet but theyre way overpriced.

Does the hatch count as an EA81 or EA82 shape body? Just wondering so i can figure out what bits will fit in it. Im assuming its the same essential setup as a 2nd gen coupe as far as suspension and axles go.

Dont know if you wouldve seen it (dont know if your on ClubSUB) but a few months ago someone was thinking of doing the same thing. Came up with this photochop; Wouldnt be too hard to do. Hardest bit would be making a bulkhead for behind the front seats. Oooh might as well add in my favourite ute so far - the M3

Drove it on Nobody seemed to mind that it wasnt registered and had no plates on it. Even had a guy at the ferry terminal come and ask me about it as he had owned a heap of leones and never seen a hatch. Yup really rare here. Luckily all of the hatch specific parts seem ok. Will definately get it insured once its running tho.

Well heres my new plaything. Needs work, but luckily ive got time on my hands. Enough chit-chat - Heres the pics; EA71 motor. Runs average on 5year old gas, seems to go a lot better on fresh stuff. 5 speed FWD gearbox. Works. Clutch is either on or off....must be a performance kevlar one Power wingmirrors on the wings. Also work. In fact, pretty much everything on it works. The only thing letting down the side is the rust. It has 3 or 4 bad patches, one on the rear drivers side quarter panel, another on the c/d pillar near the roof, a small patch in the hatch and i suspect a little bit in the drivers footwell. Needs 2 new doors and 2 new front gaurds, im pretty sure brumby doors fit so shouldnt have too much drama there. Has a big water leak at the mo from one of the heater hoses. Will get that sorted first. Towed it from ChristChurch to Wellington on a rope.....at night.....in the rain....with the driver of the tow car being American and not used to driving on the left....and has never towed anyone before. Can you say stressfull? It had a massive clunking noise coming from the rear as i drove it out of the previous owners driveway - but that was just the rear wheel falling off. After tightening the lug nuts it was sweet. It then drove from the holiday park i stayed at in Picton - onto the ferry. No problems. Driving off the ferry - it ran out of gas, so i had to push it the last 20 meters of the ramp before rolling it down into the carpark. More photos to follow as i start doing crap to it.

This would be a good use for your "brumble bee" wouldnt it?

Hey guys, What year did the L series hatch first become available? I have some cunning plans and im no longer working on my '02 wagon i need a new toy. I may have possibly found a 1979 Hatch...which doesnt sound right - I thought they were only a 81 onwards thing. Its the FWD single round headlight model. Thats all i know - still awaiting pictures. Did a lot of googling and a search here but just cant seem to find the info i wanted.

Well its a good thought with the tires, but im already running 17inch rims with 215/45 tires. Theres not a lot of clearance left to run anything bigger, or at least not usefully bigger. As far as the power goes, its just a H6 outback motor. When it was coupled to an automatic trans it had a 4.111 final drive and a 0.694 4th gear. With the manual, 5th gear is only 0.825. 60mph now comes at 3,000rpm instead of 2,200rpm. So thats a pretty big difference to the cruising rpm the motor was designed to be efficient at. Anyone whos driven a H6 - its like being stuck in 3rd all the time.

Yup its a 4.111 at the moment. The main reason i just want to swap the final drive ratio instead of the whole transmission is a clutch issue. Turbo models here have MUCH stronger clutches and cant be swapped into a non turbo case. I want a good strong clutch and a lower cruising rpm. I dont think a non turbo EJ20 clutch would stand up very long to the torque and power ill be making. The other reason is gear ratios. The lower final drive ratio transmissions also came with higher gear ratios to compensate. So by swapping the crown wheel and pinion out of one of those into my transmission ill see a bigger gain than just swapping the whole thing. A 500rpm drop would make a bigger difference to my fuel economy compared to that on a EJ22 or whatever your Impreza has. I put a 4.444 final into my old turbo 1989 Legacy and it was a total blast to drive around town - but that car wasnt built for long distance driving.

2002 Legacy (EZ30D) with a TY752 manual trans from a 1994 Legacy GT (EJ20H). Cruising RPM is about 3,000rpm for 60mph and i run out of revs in 5th at 135mph

Yeah ive also seen it the other way around on some models. No idea why Subaru would do that but ive definately seen the "diff lock" fuse holder as well as the "FWD" fuse holder. Ooops. Just checked the date