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    1978 Subaru Brat. From death to life and everything in-between

    in Historic Subaru Forum: 50's thru 70's

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    Does anyone have any locations that might have the connector I can buy?

     

    Narva do a complete range of plugs that you can directly swap over ( pins are similar size ) – You can either cut the old ones off & replace with new or  more tedious - swap the pins over, which can be difficult to get the old ones out, as you may have to cut the old plug up … L

     

    More here : http://www.narva.com.au/products/browse/quick-connect

     

    Cheers, Bantum …

     

     

    Subaru XV - Ute ...

    in Crosstrek "XV"

    Posted

    Certainly Haight,

     

    My background is in Architecture & Design ... So not a traditional industrial designer per say, but I still know how to draw ... :)

     

    You can see more of my work in the photo bucket links below ... ;)
     

    Cheers, Bantum ...

    80 gl conv rwd?

    in Old Gen.: 80's GL/DL/XT/Loyales...

    Posted · Edited by Bantum

    Wonder which GL you have there 19804wdPOS ... ?

     

    This might help to tell us which model you have ie: Wagon etc :

     

    http://ridehomehappy.com/index.php/blog/post/vintage-subaru-brochure-1980-model-lineup

     

     

    2675-skishop69 - as far as I can tell, the internals of a 1980's 4wd 'part time' gear box are similar ( both in layout & gearing ) to the later 1983 'Dual - Low range' box I showed earlier, just the rear out put is different & its missing a few gears ( low range ) ... <_<

    ( sorry I haven't been able to find an internal image of the correct gear box - will post when I've found it )

     

    Add : I know it don't have no center diff also - never said it did either ... :ph34r:

     

     

    Add : One way of confirming how much power is getting to the rear end, is to put the car on a dyno with a before & after test measuring just how much HP is getting back there & see if it's actually 100% ...

     

    By the sounds of it, 19804wdPOS wants to do some 'burnouts' & waste a few tyres ... :burnout:
     

    So I'd say let him find out the hard way when something goes bang ... :popcorn:

     

    Cheers, Bantum ...

    80 gl conv rwd?

    in Old Gen.: 80's GL/DL/XT/Loyales...

    Posted · Edited by Bantum

    Might be a good idea to get hold of a manual, will help to follow up on the CV & other details on your car.

     

    Here is another thread to read up on : http://www.ausubaru.com/forum/showthread.php?t=21886&highlight=rear+wheel+drive

     

    So here is my understanding of the situation : Remove front drive shafts, engage 4WD, and Bob's your uncle - you've got rear drive only. ( only recommended for light duty / emergencies though )

     

    If you're after something more permanent, you would have to look into upgrading gearboxes ... :(

     

    Add : Found this diagram that sort of explains what I'm talking about :

     

    216762d1424629099-front-rear-diff-questi

    Found here : http://www.subaruforester.org/vbulletin/f89/front-rear-diff-questions-445610/

    From this you can see that it's unlikely 100% is going to be transferred via rear through that kinda center diff ... :huh: 
    ( Item 1 & 6 are not directly connected )  - Granted your transmission is different, so I have no direct knowledge of it.


    Hope I haven't confused you all too much - even if you have a similar gear box or not  ... :ph34r:

     

    Cheers, Bantum ...

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    80 gl conv rwd?

    in Old Gen.: 80's GL/DL/XT/Loyales...

    Posted · Edited by Bantum

    Hmm - I'm not sure about that, maybe only if you have a locked transfer diff ... ;)

     

     

    More details found here : http://www.ultimatesubaru.org/forum/topic/139096-4wd-loyale-rear-diff/

     

     

    + Something to show what were talking about :

     

    PICT6665.jpg

     

    Note : this is from a later model, but the layout & gears are similar ... ( the transfer diff is not shown )

     

    There's no way to get full power using this type of gearbox to the rear with out serious mods ... ;)

    And how to get dual range 4WD here : http://www.ausubaru.com/forum/showthread.php?t=15316

     

    Cheers, Bantum ...

    80 gl conv rwd?

    in Old Gen.: 80's GL/DL/XT/Loyales...

    Posted · Edited by Bantum

    As a temporary fix it would work - But you not sure you'd get all of available power to rear ... :(
     

    Add :  Yet to confirm actual figure ... ( Do note that the transfer gears in an EA GL slush box are split 60% front, rest to rear )

     

    If you want to make it more permanent - you would need to re-build the box without the transfer gears / front Diff ... :)

    Cheers, Bantum ...

    Subaru XV - Ute ...

    in Crosstrek "XV"

    Posted

    Nearly done with wheels ...


    IMG_3555.jpg


    Last bit of casting :


    IMG_3557.jpg


    And all apart :


    IMG_3560.jpg


    And the aim is to make 'em look something like this :


    IMG_3564.jpg


    Marked out Ready to cut :


    IMG_3569.jpg


    Still more to do on front side ... :twisted:


    Cheers, Bantum ...

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    Subaru XV - Ute ...

    in Crosstrek "XV"

    Posted · Edited by Bantum

    Just received some more bits for this project ...

     

    Some Stealth Mounts :

     

    IMG_3180.jpg

     

    Some Racks :

     

    IMG_3683.jpg

     

    & Test Fitting :

     

    IMG_3684.jpg

     

     

    Got some more bits on the back burner too !

     

     

    Cheers, Bantum ...

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    Subaru XV - Ute ...

    in Crosstrek "XV"

    Posted

    Some results from more casting :

     

     

    IMG_3314.jpg

     

    Had to add a bit in the middle to level it out ...

     

    IMG_3321.jpg

     

    More prep work :

     

    IMG_3323.jpg

     

    Ready for casting :

     

    IMG_3324.jpg

     

    And no - its not milk in the bottle ... :P

     

    Done :

     

    IMG_3325.jpg

     

    Awaiting drying ... :) hmmm will have to add some bolts later ...

     

    Cheers, Bantum ...

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