hillerheilman

Okay so what I'm gathering is that while a wrx swap would be possible, it'd be really costly and difficult, and basically be overkill. So it looks like I'm going the ej22 route. So, that being established, they usually came in the mid-90s legacies or imprezas, right? So I could potentially just get one of those and pull the parts I would need from that rather than order them individually? Speaking of parts, if anyone knows where I can get a brat front end with the four round lights(79??)or has one they'd sell, or knows where I might source one online, I would appreciate it. I've got another front end with the square lights already, I just prefer the look of the round ones

Ej 22, or a Forrester turbo engine maybe? Would that work better?

that sounds really interesting. Yeah I'd definitely like details if you can provide them. I've seen a rally car on youtube with a setup similar sounding to that

a fair point. As to the size of the engine, I have to replace the whole front end anyway due to it Being damaged mostly irreparably, and I'd assumed I could make it fit in the process of cutting the front end off and welding the new one on. Do you have any suggestions as to an alternative to a wrx? I would really like something reliable, and still get a substantial increase in horsepower.

So I recently bought an'81 Subaru brat from a guy who, funnily enough, is on this forum apparently. Anyway, it needs a new engine and transmission so I had planned to just gut it and rebuild it from the frame, but I'm unsure where to start rebuilding once I've done that. My first thought was to find a wrx at a wreck auction try to swap the engine, transmission, etc, from that into the brat. The trouble that I'm having is that I require hand controls due to a disability, and I'm unsure what can/needs to be done. My question is, would it be possible to have an automatic transmission with shifter paddles, but instead of having the paddles control the gears, have one control the gas and one control the brakes? Any advice is appreciated. ~Hiller