[new buggie project]

Thanks for everyones input I am building it for trails and desert running mostly. I was driving around town and ran across a 87 GL wagon 5 speed duel range, would that be spfi or mpfi did not look that close? could probly pick it up for $400-$500 it was in pretty good shape had 160,000 and needed new CV's in the front but overall not bad. too bad I an not at the point of needing a doner yet but I tend to run across deals prettty regularly.

 

 

Welcome to the board!

 

Cool Buggy!

 

I don't think there is any extra work envolved in a turbo vs. anything else.

If your truely using the "one donor" concept then it won't make any difference what you do. Your swapping all the parts over. If you frankenstein it your in for a world of problems.

 

If I was going to choose motors/donor vehicles, I'd choose an injected candidate. As the Rock Crawlers know...a carb can be tempremental on steep angles. Unless you already have a donor, I'd shop for an injected model.

 

A turbo is cool but, I'd bet most of your needs will not be high end rpms (turbo)? I'd bet low end torque is what your going to be using most of the time---espescially if you put bigger tires on it!

 

Tires. Lots of opinions here! I'd suggest analyzing your Geography, Driving style in making that decision. If clearance is everything go "Big" with the tires. But remember "Big" tires w/o lowering your gear ratio gives you less climbing ability.

 

The equation your balancing with tires is climbing VS. clearance.

 

As far as the tranny goes, I think the gearing of a 4 speed would be better. With a 4 you have a one piece drive line (easyier install) and you'll never need that 5th gear off-road--esp. with larger tires.

 

No matter what you do, you'll have more clearance, better power and your angle of approach and departure will be better than most any Subie around.

This occurs because your loosing serious weight and your not bound by unibody restrictions.

 

Good Luck,....You'll need it!

Glenn

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[sub engine to rwd trans]

I have been kiking around the thought of hooking a subaru engine to a RWD trans for install into some custom cars I have been looking at I know you can use a 4X4 trans and plug the front shafts but it seems that it would be extra chance of something breaking.

 

my thought is that they make adapters for sub-VW and ford 2.3-vw so why not a sub engine-ford 5 speed.

 

with the right mesurements it should not be that hard.

 

what do you all think?

[new buggie project]

Hello all first let me introduce my self I grew up in a little town in Alaska where every othercar was a rusted out subaru and I spent a good amout of time keeping them running and learned to love them. I then moved to Oregon and whent to school for automotive tech. where I am now.

 

My new progect that I found online is a subaru dune buggie that is made in australia I orderd a set of plans (they have not come yet but soon) and hope to get building soon. It uses a single doner car 82-90 sub wagon.

 

My question is do you all think that the extra work of using a turbo wagon is worth the extra work, or should I just go with the standerd 4X4 wagon? I know I want a 5 speed with duel range 4X4.