Subaru EJ drivetrain swap

[matt167]

Live in the rust belt. Lots of old Subies rusted to the doors with great engines and transmissions, I like Subaru's, love the way they run and handle, but finding a solid one is near impossible.. What I have always wanted is a classic car as a daily driver. I sold my last classic, a '51 Chevy to fund some of my GF's expenses on getting her WRX.. The car was a borderline driver so while I miss it, I don't miss it..

 

What I would like to do is get something like a '60-'63 Ford Falcon, or even a similar year Nash/AMC Rambler American and put a full EJ drivetrain in it. The EJ22E's run about equal hp to the old 6cyls, and a 5spd with AWD would be killer.. I know that the subframes unbolt and could be re fitted to another unibod9 y or frame easy ( I'm a self tought fabricator ) but I dont know what to do about struts.. Any way to run a conventional A arm on top with springs?

 

I'm thinking like a '96-'98 Legacy 2.2L. A wrecked WRX would be a dream, but for a driver an EJ22E will do. The cars are about the same size as a Legacy and have simmilar track widths

 

I would also convert to 5x114.3 to use standard Ford/AMC/Mopar 5 lug wheels

Edited September 14, 2015 by matt167

[Scott in Bellingham]

If you have room on the front in the shock towers I would keep the front struts and just fab up a upper mount, I can help with that, as I have all the specs for those cars and make lift kits for them,

[matt167]

shock towers on either car are huge. It would probably work if their height dimensions were right. Still have the rear to think about but I can probably come up with a different suspension for rear if needed.