Hi guys- I have a 93 loyale wagon with the EA82 and auto. I remember watching some threads about swapping an EJ22 into it from a 1998 or so Impreza. I found a 1998 4x4 Impreza, and I wanted to get some insight on it and even point me to the older threads. Is it possible to transplant the entire transaxle? The donor car is a manual transmission which would be nice, but not a deal breaker if its too much to modify. 

 

You can take the AWD manual box from the Impreza. Bits that will need mods to fit it: 

- gearbox crossmember 
- tailshaft modded to fit (can’t remember if longer or shorter needed) 
- possible gear shift linkages need modification 
- match rear diff 
- front drive shafts - swap for MPFI/turbo units and they’ll slot straight on. 

The hardest part is the EJ conversion itself for many ppl. The wiring is what gets ppl stuck. 

It’s worth the effort! 

Also an advantage of the AWD box is you retain the factory EJ flywheel and clutch. And on that, if it’s a hydraulic clutch you can swap it to a cable operated clutch by swapping the clutch pivot ball location and the clutch fork for the cable fork. You’ll also need the clutch cable bracket that mounts on the gearbox. If the gearbox is a cable clutch setup you’re all good to go! 

Cheers 

Bennie

Yep, been done many times.

Start here: 

 

I compiled all of the information I could find at the time into a pdf after completing my first, nearly 20 years ago. It's still available there.

 

 

There are hundreds of combinations and approaches to do this, depending on your budget, skills and goals. Some of what we did then involves parts that are basically impossible to find now. Reliable daily? Drag Racing? Circuit? Ice racing? Rally? Mudding? Sand dunes? Rock crawling? It's all been done.