MilesFox Posted December 4, 2009 Share Posted December 4, 2009 So i picked up an 86 3door, ultra clean for midwest car, front drive hitachi with carb issues. $300 and 300 miles towing to bring it home i also have a 91 legacy FWD i got with no motor for 140 bucks and installed a motor i had with new seals and clutch, for a total of 350 invested so if the carb issue is too much or i get tired of it, i was considering swapping in the legacy drivetrain i have had the idea of using a ej fwd trans in an ea car since it is basically the same trans with the proper bellhousig the idea is to put the ej motor and trans on the 3dor with the engine harness. i have an 89gl 4wd rear end i will install hoping one day that i get an ej 5spd(both of these cars i was assuming or told was 4wd, and realizing they are fwd after picking them up) and since i have a perfectly good legacy body with title and plate, it would be too cool/absurd to put the ea82 carb motor and trans in the legacy since it wont have an engine harness, and keep it that way until a complete 5spd donor comes along Sooooo.. how different or the same is an ej22 5spd fwd to an ea82? mounts look the same but how about the shifters? one thing i did notice, but wont matter for this build is the ej has a larger input shaft Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Uberoo Posted December 4, 2009 Share Posted December 4, 2009 My FWD legacy can incinerate the tires on command.When I had my 87 wagon EJed it was very hard to catch traction in FWD.the EA cars are just too light.Mine was a wagon and yours is a coupe so there would be less weight transfer but still. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MilesFox Posted December 4, 2009 Author Share Posted December 4, 2009 Peugeot 14's! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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