Dr. RX

Don't tell me Dr. Seal told you that. What have you been smokin??

Subarus are sold as Chevys in India, that is why it is called a Chevy, it has nothing to do with content or anything, that is just the way they are sold in India. That site is for India, if you don't think so, check for dealer information.

You got my vote also. MtSmiths, that is why I go by the saying, "If it ain't Boeing, I ain't going!" Of course I'm a little prejudice being a Boeing engineer (Flight Deck and Functional Test).

Gee, I wouldn't say the rear glass weighs a ton, I can lift it, in fact I have to keep moving one around from time to time (a spare one I have laying around), I have also lifted sedan doors, and I'd say the two sedan doors weigh more then the rear glass. What good is a piece of metal across the rear when the whole frame flexes more, anything you gain from that is lost in body twist. Besides, if you are going to race the coupe, you'd brace that anyway. I forgot to check the weights last night, but 50 pounds can be made up in just the weight of the driver, and those weights are for a production car, if you were racing them, a lot of production weight is removed. I wouldn't be surprized if the rear glass on the Subaru rally cars wasn't glass at all, but plexiglass. Since I had had and driven hard both a RX 3dr and a GL-10 turbo sedan with RX suspension, I would say, in my opinion the coupe handles much better. I think Subaru felt the same way or they wouldn't have changed for the sedan (85 and 86) to the coupe (87 to 89).

Stiffer?? two large holes in the side versus one, lighter??? two more doors with window and latching mechanism in them, better balance??? how do you figure, they both have the same wheel base and track, what make the sedan better balanced???

Most of my favorite mid engined cars are Ferraris, the 330 P3/4 being one of them, the the 206 SP is probably the sweetest. Actually my fender will be more boxy then those of the 330 P3/4, and be streetable (note, no turn signals on the P3/4). I have drawn several mid engine cars that I would have liked to build, but somehow never got around to it. I think the best one would have been the one powered by a Chevy 454 BB with 4 Webber dual downdraft carbs, that time I had the engine, but not the intake set up. I'm getting closer now, and with building a garage where I can mock-up things, I just might do it this time. here is a link to a photo of the 206SP it is the one with number 196 on the hood http://www.barchetta.cc/Common/Images/SN.dino/002/Large/206.SP.002.Spa.001.jpg

The RX2s were the RX's the we got in the USA, they were known as the second generation RXs in Japan. Here is a shot of the 87 Subaru Rally team that was prepared by the group that would later be known as STi. http://www.corkysrocks.net/020615_rx_rally_squad_1987.jpg And here is a photo of the first gen RX at the Safari Rally in Africa http://www.corkysrocks.net/1stRX.jpg

I think if you had really looked at my sketch you'd have seen that there is very little that is the same as the Ford GT. The Ford GT is not powered by a Subaru engine. Wait until I finish the side view and some better sketches before you jump to any comparison.

Added sticker, I'll agree with you, but as to them being STi parts (or the group that eventually became STi), I wouldn't venture to say one way or the other, since there were parts created by the group and sold to Japan only.

Brian, thanks for the support, and I haven't left out the twin turbo idea, just that the first version will be what I have on hand. If you know me, I can't leave anything alone, ie the EJ20G powered RX, the WRX conversion to an Impreza Brighton, a Chevy 454 4X4 conversion into a 87 3/4 ton Chevy pickup (they never came that way from the factory), and many others, so once this project is running, I'm sure that I will never be satisfied with it and will be trying new things all the time. If it does get a twin turbo, it will be of my design since the Subaru twin turbo setup is progressive, mine would work together, basically two turbocharged 2 cylinder engines joined at the crankshaft.

Sorry to disappoint you Styles, but STi was around then, they just weren't called STi at the time. It was the department that became STi that set up the first WRC rally cars back in 87, yep that's right, they were RX 3 drs (I've got a team photo at home). That department started to be know as STi in late 89 and their first car that had STi logos on it was a 92 Legacy. Here is my favorite RX (gee I wonder why??) http://www.corkysrocks.net/images/RX3afterA.jpg

Gee if I wanted something with memory, I'd used titanium. It has been my experience the steel doesn't have any more memory then aluminum, it is just that un-tempered aluminum bends (crushes) much easier then steel. But then the idea it not to crunch it, so I will take the one that is easier to form. Using box and channel aluminum for the frame is not that much harder the using tubular steel, it is just a matter of what type of hydraulic press you are using for forming.

Hopefully she was talking about the car.

Well I can't knock a guy with a Yahama avatar.

The body will NOT be fiberglass or CF, it will probably be aluminum. Skip, yes I know I can use my MIG to weld aluminum, but a TIG aluminum weld is stronger.

Yea, Alex Tribeca (pronounce Tray Beck a)

It's a long way from here to Spokane, the commute would eat up any profit you might make. I had two bids and took the one that did that most, the prices were very close, but one was willing to do a lot more for basically the same price.

Brian, I'd love to make it AWD, but the engine lay out and tranny location makes that very difficult, a lot more then I want to tackle.

To get the complete FSM for a 98 Impreza, you'll need all of the books from 93 to 98, each year was a suppliment up to 2000, from 2000 on there were individual year sets. I have the complete set from 93 to 99 for sale (no I will not split it up) for $325, that is a total of 13 books, I have no idea what shipping would be, but if I were to guess, I'd say somewhere around $40. Impreza 1993 Service Manual Book 1 Impreza 1994 Service Manual Book 2 Impreza 1995 Service Manual Book 3 Impreza 1996 Service Manual Book 4 Impreza 1997 Service Manual Book 5 Impreza 1997 Service Manual Book 6 Impreza 1997 Service Manual Book 7 Impreza 1997 Service Manual Book 8 Impreza 1998 Service Manual Book 9 Impreza 1998 Service Manual Book 10 Impreza 1999 Service Manual Book 11 Impreza 1999 Service Manual Book 12 Impreza 1999 Service Manual Book 13

It sure gets spikey at the higher boost, I wonder why.

It's a place, and the name of an indian tribe.

If you look in the 'For Sale" section you find that awhile ago, I stated that I was looking for a FWD 5 speed EJ series tranny, that is the tranny that I would be using. I thought about twin turbo, and that might be an option later, but for the first engine, it will have the single turbo.

Actually I was think of a box channel type aluminum frame, similar to the 2005 Chevy Corvette. Yep, I'll have an English Wheel, that is the first tool on the list for the new garage, then a good HVLP paint system, next it will be a set of a metal stretcher and shrinker. I've got most of the other metal working tools, but a pneumatic planishing hammer would be nice.

Well, I couldn't figure out where else to put this, so here it is. After I get my garage build (waiting on building permit approval now), I'm going to start gathering parts for a long term project. I made a rough sketch the other day and filled it in with fine point markers today, it is still pretty rough, but I've got time to smooth it out. It will be powered by an EJ20G (I just happen to have a space one sitting around). I tried to incorporate the new grille pattern that Subaru tends to be going towards into the design. I'd like to make the thing out of aluminum, but I need to get a TIG welder first. Anyway here is a link to the sketch, let me know what you think. http://corkysrocks.net/SubiMidEngProto.jpg

It's real simple, what is the first letter in the VIN, if it is 'J', then it came from Japan, if it is somethiing else, I think the USA was 'S', it was made outside of Japan.