pics of er27 engine in a brat?

[archemitis]

i cant find any, you two who have done this? got a link to a photo album or anything? i just wanna look at some front clearance shots. my measurements say it fits, but i like pics.

[MorganM]

Hey! READ YOUR SIGNATURE

[TomRhere]

No pics here. The engine ain't in yet, it be sitting on the opposite side of the garage from the BRAT.

 

Can say though, that the measurement from engine mount stud, to front pulley is roughly 17-1/2", on the ER-27. Not enough room in vehicle, forward of crossmember for it to fit, without some major fab work done to radiator support. That is, if you try to stuff it in there without doing a lift first. Then you gotta find room for radiator, somewhere.

 

Seeing as the extra 2 cylinders are added to the front of the engine, (ER-27 vs EA-82), it "should fit" the same way, side-to-side clearance wise. But don't quote me on that, as I haven't done that much measuring of things related to that issue.

[Skip]

Scott aka SubaruBrat

has a most excellent write up on his site

here is his engine instal page

ER27 into a Brat

 

Here ia one of his pictures,

hope this is what you were looking for

[archemitis]

ya, thanks skip, i finaly found that site last nite. and messaged subarubrat about a couple things. i have an intercooler and a oil cooler im going to use up front. if it was a brat, id just stick it in the pickup bed. but mines goin into a hatch.

[Scoobywagon]

A friend of mine swapped an ER27 into an L body wagon. Radiator is mounted horizontally in the spare tire well. Cut a hole in the hood and give it a nice scoop and that's all you need.

[All_talk]

A friend of mine swapped an ER27 into an L body wagon. Radiator is mounted horizontally in the spare tire well. Cut a hole in the hood and give it a nice scoop and that's all you need.

But then where's the intercooler gonna fit when you put twin turbos on it??

 

Gary

[archemitis]

and the main reason for putting this thing in there is cuz it looks so cool. i aint coverin it up with a radiator =] and its gotta look stock from the outside.

turbo coming soon. im runing out of time and garage space, so thats gotta wait.

[Scoobywagon]

and the main reason for putting this thing in there is cuz it looks so cool. i aint coverin it up with a radiator =] and its gotta look stock from the outside.

The engine is too long to fit behind the stock radiator. Using a horizontal radiator, lets the engine have the space above the radiator mounts. Also, the new rad sits in where the spare tire is supposed to go, not over the engine. Dual fans pull air down through it.

 

As for an intercooler for twin hair driers...I could come up with some other locations for that...

 

Stock looks are gonna be a tall order, methinks. You could, perhaps, mount the radiator in the cargo area of the hatch with some good venting to the outside. I suppose you could lengthen the front sheet metal, but that wouldn't look particularly stock, either. I'm thinking that if it MUST remain stock looking from outside, the best bet for a radiator would be to cut a hole in the floor immediately behind the rear seat, mount the radiator in that hole and build a housing around it that can function as duct work to pull in cold air, feed it through the rad and direct it back out. I'm thinking you'd have to fab a fuel cell to fit in there, since the rad would then be invading some of the gas tank's space. Heck, maybe a couple of tiny rads (like from an old VW rabbit) mounted INSIDE the rear hatch, using louvers to direct airflow...that'd be kinda slick.