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Old October 8th 2003, 16:12
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Lightbulb Scooby Doo

Doersnt seem to be much talk of scooby doos being fitted I am the proud owner of a '73 1303s which is getting a lot of custom work done such as upgrading front brakes to 6 pot tarox vented dics and calipers and rear conversion to discs so i have decided to fit a legacy 2.2l with polished and portewd heads and an 85 shot nitrous kit. i would like to know if anyone is already running the conversion and what they think. this is an everyday car which has been getting me to and from from work for the last year on the old 1600 engine which has covered 100k since 1973 and i want to keep the old goat going for ever.
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Old October 12th 2003, 23:26
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Try over on the conversion forum on the STF. There are several Subaru conversions running out there.
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Old October 13th 2003, 12:33
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You might want to try the Subaru-Vanagon group.
Although it covers Sube conversions for Vanagons, there is a lot of good info in there.
http://autos.groups.yahoo.com/group/subaruvanagon/

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Old October 28th 2003, 13:12
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where in the world are you Cormac? (I ask cos that's a good Irish name!!)
I'm putting an Impreza EJ20T in a 1303 with a 915 gearbox, 944 turbo brakes etc...
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Old October 29th 2003, 03:31
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Hi,
I've seen a few Subaru 16-valve conversions over here, mainly in buggys, but what struck me is that the sump was scary low to the ground! Even the special sumps that are available don't give much more clearing.
I know some of you (Michael Ghia) raise the entire engine/box in a kit car/buggy, but in a bug that might not be really be as easy.

How do you overcome that problem?

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Old October 29th 2003, 04:49
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It was Rich Olaffson who raised and moved the gearbox forward in his speedster. After talking to Rich, I plan on doing the same to mine, but obviously in a 1303...
There will be a bit of cutting of the firewall and parcel shelf involved, but nothing major.
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Old October 29th 2003, 06:56
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howya trev
sure tis a grand aul irish name from wicklow
are you going to do the conversion yourself? i am getting the boyz in AMR Motors in surrey to do mine as i have tried a few things on the car myself and dont want to botch it up like i have in the past.
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Old October 29th 2003, 07:20
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yeah, I'm gonna do all the fitting and fabrication work myself. I have a mate who's an electrical engineer and auto electrician, and he'll help with the wiring end of things. Should be fun when it's done!!
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Old November 7th 2003, 04:34
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Cormac163

There are a number of guys in Aussie that are keen on engine conversions, heres a link that you may find useful re sumps that give more clearance for the EJ22 (?) engines.

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Old November 7th 2003, 18:26
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Hi Jeza
thanks for the reply didnt get the link though can you post it again thanks
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Old November 7th 2003, 20:20
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Sorry I've been doing that a lot lately....

http://www.aussieveedubbers.com/foru....php?tid=13562

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