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been discussed. as mentioned, the crank angle sensor is the key. you'd have to find a way to mount the sensor from an EA82 disty to the EJ..... seriously. harness modification isn't that difficult. and one of the reasons the EJ motors are so powerful (not just in a hp way either...) is the electronics. surprisingly intelligent/adaptive ECU, electronic ignition, MPFI, etc.

another vote for pulling the motor. it's definitely possible to do in the car, but the extra time to pull/replace the motor is decidedly less than the extra time to do the headgaskets while stooped over the fenders.

^The EA lines will plug right into the EJ pump. and yes, AFAIK the non turbo pump is the same (either way, I know the non-turbo pump will work...). also, what tranny bearing do you need? I've got a '93 n/a legacy tranny in pieces in the basement. worked fine when pulled, it's got some miles (like 180k, IIRC. which is why it didn't cost me anything, but seriously had nothing wrong with it). let me know what you need, and pm me your address, and I'll send it off to ya.

according to the information I was able to find from various sources and compiles....they would work, but you'd need the newer upper spring perch: spring rates for the newer legacies were a bit harder to find....so the H6 ones might be stiffer...

technicality yep, already working on the front, but since that design is very similar to EJ stuff, it's really not new territory. and yea, I was thinking about some subframe connectors to stiffen the length of the unibody.

yea, it's been said that a strut tower brace on the front will drastically help with chassis flex, and therefore handling. I also have a pair of aluminum fender braces for an impreza that I intend to use on my wagon (when I get motivated enough to pull my fenders......don't hold your breath ) but I've been thinking about the rear. many wagon owners talk about how much a rear strut tower brace helps, and I've been looking at my car, trying to decide how best to do this....empty-handed of course. my only success was finding cool pictures of some custom braces....like this for a GC impreza, that still allows the use of the rear seat: then it occured to me.....the rear suspension is already very well tied together due to the trailing arm design. I don't think that turning forces really exert much force on the rear of the body (between the 2 sides anyway, I'm sure a full roll cage to tie the front to rear would help....but that's a whole different can of worms). am I making sense? thoughts?

been done on many cars (I've never seen it for an old subaru....but the idea remains the same). cut a piece of plastic/carbon/wood/whatever the shape of the stock cluster, then use a hole saw to cut holes for aftermarket gauges. a few lights for indicators, and some paint and you're set. it's something I'm looking at doing in my next round of mods EDIT: a quick google image search for "custom gauge cluster" brought up these..... the hard thing, of course, will be the speedometer.....especially if you have a swapped car that needs the VSS signal

and understandably so! I know how you feel. boy was it hard to watch my Chuxwagon leave, especially knowing that the guy that bought it crashed his last sooby into a fence post :-\

I know, front is still goofy. and are you going to mount a tcase to the justy tranny? there's absolutely no reason to do this to a justy, when there are EA81 hatches out there. virtually the same size, but set up just asking for a lift and tcase.

an EJ22e would be your best bet. I just did one from a '96 impreza and I'd highly recommend it ('96 = last year for non-interference so a broken timing belt won't hurt anything, and first year for OBD II, for more power/mileage). download my write-up here: http://www.numbchuxconversions.com/downloads.htm your car is an EA82, btw.

yikes. the motor is pointed the wrong way, so you'd have to either rotate the justy motor to put a tcase in the middle. then the trans.....any way to lock it up so it just sends power to the tcase? probably wouldn't hold up very well. front axles aren't symmetrical, so you'd have to either mount the diff off to one side, or get new axles. I'd say put a real subaru drivetrain under it. no, scratch that, get a real subaru and do it.

all 5MT front diff carriers are the same. so an aftermarket front LSD for an EJ 5MT would fit in an EA one...... but, it'd cost more than your car, and you have to split the tranny case to install it. and most are helical, which would be worthless offroad.

depending where you are in the country, rust might be an issue. and not just cosmetic rust, get down on the ground and make sure it's structurally sound. the oil leak isn't really anything to worry about, pretty hard to keep an EA82 from leaking. usually the valve covers are the first place to leak, but unless meticulously maintained, they'll seep a bit from everywhere. that's about all I can think of for now...

EA82 and EJ strut tops are interchangeable. I have legacy struts/tops on my EA82. but, as mentioned. struts have to match the knuckles.

essentially, yes. AFAIK, OBS springs are a tad taller than stock impreza ones. but lower spring rate than legacy ones.

yea, the carbed ones will, but not terribly well. if you go that route, don't get a stock carb. I had an '85 with a feedback carb, blew the fuse for the ECU (and didn't figure it out for a couple days....). it still ran, but extremely rich, had no power at all.

yea, you could. I wouldn't put it too far away from the tank though.... MorganM relocated it where the rear seat was. I had that wagon for awhile, and still know the guy who has it, it's quite loud and obnoxious. but it's safe. http://www.ultimatesubaru.org/forum/showthread.php?t=19948

I'm not far away in Duluth, MN

as mentioned, allows you to put it into neutral without the key (or more importantly, without a battery!).

negative. just did an OBD II ('96 impreza Lx to be exact) EJ22 swap. no fuel tank sensor or anything. all the sensors I needed were either on the engine, or the 2 on the passenger strut tower. I get more CEL codes from my OBD I swapped car than the OBD II. also, the OBD II one definitely has more power, gets better mileage, AND was simpler to route the wires. 1997 was the first year for interference SOHC motors.....so IMHO, 1996 is the best option.

very cool! first thing I noticed was the FOUR power window switches in the center console.......now I see why

you're crazy.....totally unneeded

I think I may have found a clue........... posted in an EJ swap thread.............

I need to do the same. JCwhitney sells numerous styles of generic weatherstripping by the foot. I'm sure there's something there that could work.

more details on said subaru..... I ran 225/55r16s mounted on WRX wheels on my loyale, but they rubbed a bit on the rear trailing arms. also, mathematically, both options are just shy of 26" tall.