Live in the rust belt. Lots of old Subies rusted to the doors with great engines and transmissions, I like Subaru's, love the way they run and handle, but finding a solid one is near impossible.. What I have always wanted is a classic car as a daily driver. I sold my last classic, a '51 Chevy to fund some of my GF's expenses on getting her WRX.. The car was a borderline driver so while I miss it, I don't miss it..

 

What I would like to do is get something like a '60-'63 Ford Falcon, or even a similar year Nash/AMC Rambler American and put a full EJ drivetrain in it. The EJ22E's run about equal hp to the old 6cyls, and a 5spd with AWD would be killer.. I know that the subframes unbolt and could be re fitted to another unibod9 y or frame easy ( I'm a self tought fabricator ) but I dont know what to do about struts.. Any way to run a conventional A arm on top with springs?

 

I'm thinking like a '96-'98 Legacy 2.2L. A wrecked WRX would be a dream, but for a driver an EJ22E will do. The cars are about the same size as a Legacy and have simmilar track widths

 

I would also convert to 5x114.3 to use standard Ford/AMC/Mopar 5 lug wheels

Edited September 14, 201510 yr by matt167

If you have room on the front in the shock towers I would keep the front struts and just fab up a upper mount, I can help with that, as I have all the specs for those cars and make lift kits for them,

shock towers on either car are huge. It would probably work if their height dimensions were right. Still have the rear to think about but I can probably come up with a different suspension for rear if needed.