Numbchux

I did something a lot like this with my blue wagon. except I didn't need to lengthen it. I just added a second bushing on the front side of the bracket, and cut the inner bushings at an angle so that the rod could sit at an angle. I then removed the 3 blocks between the bracket and framerail, and put one between the bracket and tranny crossmember so the driveline was still dropped, but the leading rod bracket was still tight against the framerail. unfortunately, I sold the car before really wheeling it hard after that (went once, but the water pump was failing, so it spent most of the trip parked while I rode with someone else). it seemed like a pretty tough setup though.

technically......the rears are not the exact same. the '86 will have dual DOJ rear axles, and the loyale will have outer CVs. they're interchangeable, but not identical....... and yea, wagons, coupes and sedans were all EA82s starting in '85.

here's the page I send out with my harnesses Harness info.doc

you're probably right, but not using the EA82 computer. the signal for the sensors is calibrated completely differently. you could probably do it with a standalone system. in which case, why bother? if you're wiring in a standalone (IIRC megasquirt doesn't read the EJ crank and cam sensor signals accurately, so you're looking at something quite a bit more expensive), wouldn't be too hard to use the stock EJ wasted-spark coil/ignitor. or all 4 injectors, instead of just one, that's just 3 more wires and a different calibration. also, I've never heard of an SPFI EJ motor.

that sounds about right. the last EJ swap I bought cost the same, and was out of a '96 impreza lx. truth is, in this market anyway, the whole car wouldn't have much more value than that.

it's amazing how easy it is once you know your way around the harness. it's suprisingly easy. my first one took the better part of 3 months.......now I can churn one out in a few hours.

like we mentioned before. mounting a distributer is easy. but in order to run the car on the EA82 computer, you'll need a disty with an optical crank angle sensor that sends out an identical signal as the stock one. mounting the EA82 disty to an EJ series motor would be an extreme nightmare, because the drive is completely different. and, even if you could create a distributor with an EA82-compatible crank angle sensor. you've still got that issue of a computer and injector designed for a 1.8l motor running on a 2.2, which means it's quite possible that it won't ever run right.

the search function is an amazing tool. phone number and street address. http://www.ultimatesubaru.org/forum/showpost.php?p=526111&postcount=7

yep......and it can't be downloaded until it's been approved. because it's in the OT section.

subaru heaven does exist. and there are numerous posts here and elsewhere about it..... it's not heaven. it's just another ripoff junkyard, except the guy only has subarus, and he knows what stuff is worth. not getting any EJ22t blocks for $150 like the other yards here in MN.

boy, sure would be nice if we could check out that letter.........

when he drives it, he runs with the cover on it. he doesn't daily drive it. as-is it gets like 12 mpg.......and the new engine will have 8 injectors....... but yea, no air filter. been running like that for more than a year (well.....he didn't drive it all winter since he was reworking the piping and upgrading turbos).

yep. I'm running an '85 front bumper on my loyale with the body kit. keep up the good work. can't wait to see what you end up doing on the back.

yes, I love to go out driving. but my car really doesn't like sliding on pavement. pretty much all traction.......of course, I wouldn't really call that a bad thing

Got a buddy here in Minnesota with this STi: in order to minimize piping, he mounted his GT42R turbo in the bumper: He's putting down well over 400 awhp on the stock STi EJ257. and he's building a sleeved, overbored 2.7l fully built block that should be putting down something close to 900 on E85/Meth.

check out post #17 of this very thread......you'll find a youtube link for it.......

look what I found! pics of the backing plates right after I sand blasted them! the other side of the XT6 plate: the trailing arms, XT6 plates, EA82t plates with and without dust sheilds:

glad it was helpful. don't mind GeneralDisorder......he's a little surly. and tends to get right to the point.... anyway, I'm sure it could be done. but I think the amount of custom fabrication and research that would be required would wasted since it would be a huge step down in power and mileage. as far as making it look original. here's my engine bay. '92 legacy EJ22 in a '92 Loyale:

oops....sorry, all the recent 5-lug talk has gotten me confused

yea, the concept is a good idea.....but the execution would be a nightmare. you couldn't just slap the EA82 disty on the EJ22. as they're very different. and the crank angle sensor for the EA82 is in the disty, so you'll have to replicate that signal for the EA82 computer. not to mention the displacement increase......could the EA82 computer/injector compensate for the extra .4l of air being pulled in? if you're worried about the wiring part of the swap (which, I can understand why......not everyone gets wiring diagrams. some of my most respected subaru friends won't wire their own swaps), there are a number of people who can do it for you.

^ EA82s are already extremely rare here in MN. and I haven't seen an EA81 (except the ones whose owners I know) in years. in fact, first gen legacies are already all rotting away. good news there is that EJ-swap donors are a dime a dozen! if only there were any EA cars worth swapping (my buddy has been looking to copy my wagon for almost 6 months, and we haven't found anything)

a good friend of mine from the Twin Cities is working with the company who is in charge of the Subaru advertising campaign. I haven't see anything yet, but he contacted me a few weeks ago looking for a subaru with over 300k miles on it to feature in a new ad. And he was really hoping to find an EA-series car. unfortunately both things were hard to find here in MN. So I'm not sure what they ended up with.

Fair enough. it really wasn't as bad as I was anticipating. Still seems easier than trying to mount L front calipers to EJ knuckles. the RS brakes aren't much heavier than standard legacy/liberty hardware. I wish I'd weighed it all while I had it apart, but I did compare them, and didn't notice a difference. And I'm pretty sure the calipers with the ebrake mechanism are heavier. one of these days I'm going to disassemble all the different setups in my shed and compare things. I definitely agree that the light car doesn't need much, and the 294mm WRX hardware is definitely overkill. but the 276mm RS stuff is very nice. Also, the SX calipers I'm using actually came off an S12......so that might make things more difficult your end. BUT, as far as I can tell, B14 200SXs (aka sentra or sunny) rear calipers would work as well.... Anyway, up to you. but it sure seems like mounting L calipers to EJ knuckles is not the ideal solution. EDIT: just looked on wikipedia. looks like the S12 is badged as the gazelle there in Australia. maybe more common then S14/15 parts?

^huh? were you responding to my question? mounting nissan rear calipers isn't any harder than the RX ones you're planning on using. in fact, it'd be exactly the same except with different calipers. you'd still be using RX pads, and whatever rotors you want. AND, by not trying to use the L front calipers, you can use EJ-series front brakes. which are WAAAAYYYYYYY more common. especially performance options. I've been running a 5-lug setup with 200SX rear calipers, rear ebrake, and RS front brakes for about 8 months now, and more than 10k miles. replace the XT6 backing plates and rotors with custom plates and liberty rotors, and you wouldn't need any more rare and/or custom parts than you already have.

I'm curious why you want so badly to have the front ebrake. I'm sure you can get your hands on some nissan 200/240SX rear calipers, which are almost a direct swap onto EA82t caliper brackets. and then you can run the much better new-gen subaru front brakes. I absolutely love my RS front brakes with 200SX rear calipers and XT6 rotors in the rear. lots of power, very well balanced, using stock EA82 FWD wagon proportioning valve.