Numbchux
05-27-2006, 02:22 AM
Thought you guys might like to see what I'm doing with my street subaru project.
hopefully it will finally be done here within a month or so.
this '92 loyale started life as a FWD 3-speed AT granny car in Florida. it was sold/traded (not sure which) to delray subaru with 130k miles on it. my dad was sent down there to buy my grandma a van (back when ATC's could fly free....but that's a whole different rant). having not found any worth buying, he remembered that she had had a subaru wagon, and bought this one. She thought it was neat, but wanted a van, so it sat in her driveway for a few weeks. then my dad's current daily driver, a '76 mercedes 300D didn't start one too many cold MN mornings, she said he could have the subaru. and so he drove it for a few years. then I got my license, and more or less inherited the car. I beat the crap out of it, and it took the beating quite well.
http://www.ultimatesubaru.net/photos/data/500/medium/3242Loyale_in_the_ditch_4.JPG
there it is wishing it wasn't just FWD.
well, I was tired of that drvetrain setup, so I bought an '85 4WD Gl, and the loyale was pushed into the woods and forgotten.
http://www.ultimatesubaru.net/photos/data/500/medium/3242PICT0813resized.JPG
there's the '85 on the left, and the loyale in the high grass on the right
and then about a year later, the loyale hasn't moved, and the '85 has been retired to parts car, right after I bought and built my '88 (blue lifted one)
http://www.ultimatesubaru.net/photos/data/500/3242PICT0449.JPG
now, having driven large, top-heavy, swaybarless versions for a couple years, I'm longing for something with some on-road performance, mostly handling. so I bought a full-time 4WD dual range RX tranny with lockable center diff and matching LSD rear. a rear disc break conversion, and some 450/500lb coilovers from a buddy. and will be taking the EJ22 (MPFI 2.2l) out of my mom's old legacy.
anyway, I've really started working on it again. pulled it out of the woods and into the garage. here it is with the FWD rear end in it, and an extra engine and tranny in the back. this is about how it'll sit when everythings done and the coilovers are in it:
http://i26.photobucket.com/albums/c108/Numbchux/PICT0978.jpg
so now I've swapped the old rear end that I saved from the '85 (first step towards 4WD!), and dropped the old engine/tranny:
http://i26.photobucket.com/albums/c108/Numbchux/PICT0981.jpg
http://i26.photobucket.com/albums/c108/Numbchux/PICT0984.jpg
this is the first major mechanical step I've made, but I've spent about a week of hard work pulling the wiring, A/C, bumper, radiator, shift linkage, pedal box, etc.
I can't wait, this summer it won't be much of a street monster, just cause I can't afford some sweet R compound street tires yet. but I've got some really nice snow tires, and lots of M+S tires for ice racing and RallyX. this thing will be all go and no show, lol. and no, not go in a straight line either, this will be a track car. there will be no frum rolls, or any stupid crap like that!
hopefully it will finally be done here within a month or so.
this '92 loyale started life as a FWD 3-speed AT granny car in Florida. it was sold/traded (not sure which) to delray subaru with 130k miles on it. my dad was sent down there to buy my grandma a van (back when ATC's could fly free....but that's a whole different rant). having not found any worth buying, he remembered that she had had a subaru wagon, and bought this one. She thought it was neat, but wanted a van, so it sat in her driveway for a few weeks. then my dad's current daily driver, a '76 mercedes 300D didn't start one too many cold MN mornings, she said he could have the subaru. and so he drove it for a few years. then I got my license, and more or less inherited the car. I beat the crap out of it, and it took the beating quite well.
http://www.ultimatesubaru.net/photos/data/500/medium/3242Loyale_in_the_ditch_4.JPG
there it is wishing it wasn't just FWD.
well, I was tired of that drvetrain setup, so I bought an '85 4WD Gl, and the loyale was pushed into the woods and forgotten.
http://www.ultimatesubaru.net/photos/data/500/medium/3242PICT0813resized.JPG
there's the '85 on the left, and the loyale in the high grass on the right
and then about a year later, the loyale hasn't moved, and the '85 has been retired to parts car, right after I bought and built my '88 (blue lifted one)
http://www.ultimatesubaru.net/photos/data/500/3242PICT0449.JPG
now, having driven large, top-heavy, swaybarless versions for a couple years, I'm longing for something with some on-road performance, mostly handling. so I bought a full-time 4WD dual range RX tranny with lockable center diff and matching LSD rear. a rear disc break conversion, and some 450/500lb coilovers from a buddy. and will be taking the EJ22 (MPFI 2.2l) out of my mom's old legacy.
anyway, I've really started working on it again. pulled it out of the woods and into the garage. here it is with the FWD rear end in it, and an extra engine and tranny in the back. this is about how it'll sit when everythings done and the coilovers are in it:
http://i26.photobucket.com/albums/c108/Numbchux/PICT0978.jpg
so now I've swapped the old rear end that I saved from the '85 (first step towards 4WD!), and dropped the old engine/tranny:
http://i26.photobucket.com/albums/c108/Numbchux/PICT0981.jpg
http://i26.photobucket.com/albums/c108/Numbchux/PICT0984.jpg
this is the first major mechanical step I've made, but I've spent about a week of hard work pulling the wiring, A/C, bumper, radiator, shift linkage, pedal box, etc.
I can't wait, this summer it won't be much of a street monster, just cause I can't afford some sweet R compound street tires yet. but I've got some really nice snow tires, and lots of M+S tires for ice racing and RallyX. this thing will be all go and no show, lol. and no, not go in a straight line either, this will be a track car. there will be no frum rolls, or any stupid crap like that!