hirsch58 Posted December 16, 2017 Share Posted December 16, 2017 (edited) Here is another use of the Ej251 with phase 1 Heads (Frankenmotor) in a 1991 Miata called the miataone.com. Edited December 16, 2017 by hirsch58 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AdventureSubaru Posted December 18, 2017 Share Posted December 18, 2017 (edited) Man, I bet that think is spunky when you hit the gas. I've often daydreamed of taking a crunched impreza and making a cool AWD roadster out of an old Fiat, Opel, etc. Edited December 18, 2017 by AdventureSubaru Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sparkyboy Posted December 20, 2017 Share Posted December 20, 2017 Is there a link to the build? I'm wondering how the torque tube was installed on a Subaru engine 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hirsch58 Posted December 20, 2017 Author Share Posted December 20, 2017 Take a look at this website: www.miataone.com , has a real nice bracket the places the motor in right place in the engine bay Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
silverhelme Posted December 20, 2017 Share Posted December 20, 2017 I wonder how long the transmission will last being used as a rwd rather than awd. It looks like they just plug the openings for the front axles. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
carfreak85 Posted December 20, 2017 Share Posted December 20, 2017 Ok, color me interested.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hirsch58 Posted December 20, 2017 Author Share Posted December 20, 2017 Silverhelme, The Transmission is not just plugged. It's converted properly to a rear wheel drive only trans.The front differential is removed and the center diff housing is then welded to transfer all torque to the Miata rear wheels. This the same method that is used to driffed subaru's. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Numbchux Posted December 20, 2017 Share Posted December 20, 2017 Very interesting, and I'm sure it'll be a fun car. Yea, those transfer gears typically don't hold up well to being the sole output, but the light weight and relatively low power levels here will help. Might want to start budgeting to upgrade those. Custom driveshaft, I assume? Seems like a pretty niche market. Someone with the time and skill to assemble an engine, and notch the crossmember and framerail, but wants some bolt-on brackets? Probably a great candidate for a BRZ transmission, or Bill's bellhousing to a Toyota RWD transmission. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hirsch58 Posted December 20, 2017 Author Share Posted December 20, 2017 Sorry should have spelled it to drift subarus Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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