noblesablepuma

Modified wiring Harness is in the mail. Thanks GeneralDisorder! Should be here in time for tinkering this weekend. We just got a bunch of snow here in Denver, so we'll have to see how ambitious I'm feeling.... hopefully it warms up. Next steps: - Radiator hoses/fans - Fuel pump and fuel return lines - Wiring harness - try to start it.... "try" After that: - CV-axles - Throttle cable - Clutch cable - Cover old shifter hole in trans tunnel - Change trans and diff gear oil Then it should be "good to go" Questions: - recommendations for leveling the suspension? the front is sagging a bunch with the new engine - Anyone know where I can get new carpet for the front? mine is shot - Recommendations for new seat covers/uphostery? I'd love to keep the classy 70s plaid...

The trans mount has been installed and the driveline is at a shop getting lengthened. The wiring harness is getting trimmed down by someone here on USMB and I have the radiator fans in the mail... Just need to get the fuel system figured out. I'm finally making more progress on putting this thing together!

I'm working on a similar swap and have some pictures of the trans mount I made in my build thread. It is a combination of the trans mount from the 5sp d/r and the trans cross member from the 78 wagon. Looks pretty shady, but i think it'll hold up. http://www.ultimatesubaru.org/forum/showthread.php?t=121323 I'm doing everything Free Range said in the post right above this. Seems to be working so far... Nice project! have fun

Saturday was very productive... finally... Here are some pictures of the trans mount mods. First here is the cross member from the 78 (black) and the trans mount from an 89 (brown) Here is the top view of the final mount Just needs some cosmetic work and a paint job... And the bottom view

Here are some pictures of the solution to the steering linkage issues. The next issues is mounting the transmission. Does anyone know if I can keep the stock sway bar? It looks like i'm going to have to cut the old trans bracket out so that the trans will clear the tunnel, but i'm not sure if I can leave the sway bar. Then also, I'm going to use the trans mount from an 89 loyale and weld it to the old crossmember after I cut it to fit. Any recommendations there?

I dont have an EJ trans to play with I thought the 5sp d/r would be cool so I just went that route. I think the taller engine mounts would give me issues fitting the trans into the tunnel. It's super snug as it is. (ie, I've used a hammer in places to make room for it...) I'll be working on modifying the linkage this week and I'll post some pictures of how is goes... I've got a few extra u-joints floating around, so i'm sure I can hack something together.

There are 4 bolts total holding the bellhousing to the engine. I think the u-joint option might be best. I had someone else mention grinding it down, but that seems like it would weaken things too much if you get rid of that mounting bolt. Has anyone on here done the grinding method? did it work? for u-joints, I'm just planning on cutting off the bracket for the rubber coupling and welding the u-joint right to the pinion assembly. hopefully the welds are strong enough...

Hi all, the project got sidelined for a while, but I'm back at it now. Here are some pictures of where I'm at. 5sp D/R trans from an '89 Loyale Modified bolt pattern for Flywheel Engine and Trans all hooked together Empty Engine Bay Frame Rail mods... these ugly holes will be fixed up with some welded plates to restore some structure to them... Going in.... It fits!.... sort of... This is the trans bell housing and the steering rag-joint... they are trying to occupy the same space... ideas? So now where i'm at: - I need to modify the cross member to accept the engine mount bolts. The EA71 holes are a bit narrow for the EJ22. So a little grinding on the slots should do the trick... - I need to figure out something for the trans mount. Ideas? - The steering and Trans bellhousing are trying to occupy the same place (see picture above). Is there a good way to modify the bellhousing or steering linkage to get this to work? some of the other threads on here mentioned grinding the bellhousing down, anyone know how much grinding is necessary? or if that will remove the bolt that holds the engine/trans together at that spot? is there another way? That's all for now. any ideas are appreciated. -Dirk

Hey all, I have a transmission question. I found a 5sp D/R tranny with 160K on it that is still in a car at the junk yard. According to them, it "worked well" before they parked it. They are asking $250 for it. Is this a good deal? Should I try to find one with lower miles? If I have them pull it, what else should I have them get? clutch stuff? front axles? rear driveline? Thanks.

Here are the pictures.

The wagon showed up yesterday. I'm trying to figure out how photobucket works so I can get some pictures up. Stay tuned for them soon. Also, anyone have a EJ22 with ECU or 5sp d/r trans that they want to get rid of? I'm in the market for some parts....

Free Range, Are there pictures of your '79 with the ej22 and d/r 5sp on here somewhere? I'd like to see some pictures of a couple things before I start cutting into stuff. mostly frame rails and engine mounting, radiator space and tranny tunnel. I'm getting the car shipped next week, so pics and progress will speed up after that