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1600 gft 1980 next week

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Hi everybody.

 

I'm new in this site, but as far as i'm seeing, it's awesome.

 

Next week i'll getting a 1600cc gft hardtop subaru, and i'm looking for further info because i founded gl,gf,dl info, but i can't find what gft means, or at least what model's specs i could use for it.

 

It will be my first car too, i have no license yet either, i must to start to the lessons to learn to drive, but hey, i will have a subaru, and that is the important thing !!!

 

Hope anyone could bring me a light to my path, because i wish to have the right specs ...

 

Keep the good Job !!!

 

jumanja

welcome to the boards :D

 

is it possible GFT might mean GF Turbo?

Hi everybody.

 

I'm new in this site, but as far as i'm seeing, it's awesome.

 

Next week i'll getting a 1600cc gft hardtop subaru, and i'm looking for further info because i founded gl,gf,dl info, but i can't find what gft means, or at least what model's specs i could use for it.

 

It will be my first car too, i have no license yet either, i must to start to the lessons to learn to drive, but hey, i will have a subaru, and that is the important thing !!!

 

Hope anyone could bring me a light to my path, because i wish to have the right specs ...

 

Keep the good Job !!!

 

jumanja

thanks and welcome to the board!!! the meaning of gft is gift? cuz the model names for old subies were gl,glf,and dl. hey post pics of it when u get it and then we will be able to tell you what you have. once again welcome :)
cuz the model names for old subies were gl,glf,and dl. hey post pics of it when u get it and then we will be able to tell you what you have.

 

Oh contrare - there are more models out there than you know son. It's probably a dual carb 1600 or something. No on the turbo tho - those came later.

 

Here's some examples from my archive:

 

gft-5.jpg

 

And these are in my collection:

 

xx-5.jpg

 

GD

Oh contrare - there are more models out there than you know son. It's probably a dual carb 1600 or something. No on the turbo tho - those came later.

 

Here's some examples from my archive:

 

gft-5.jpg

 

And these are in my collection:

 

xx-5.jpg

 

GD

thanks daddy :lol: . but any way thats our proof :grin:

I tend to agree with GD, it's a variant on what would be our DL or GLF hardtops of that year. For the most part, the car should conform to their specs.

 

In the US, the 1600cc's were all manuals, so I'm guessing this one is too?

 

So then the way to tell which one it is a variant of, I guess, would be first to check the dash to see if it looks like a DL's dash or a GL's.

 

Then look under the hood at number of carbies to see if GD is right about that. :)

Dual carb - high compression (9.5:1) 1600. Pushing 77 HP. That's more than a stock US 1800.... only got 73 HP. Interesting.

 

GD

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thanks and welcome to the board!!! the meaning of gft is gift? cuz the model names for old subies were gl,glf,and dl. hey post pics of it when u get it and then we will be able to tell you what you have. once again welcome :)

 

sure, I will taking some pictures, thanks !!

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Dual carb - high compression (9.5:1) 1600. Pushing 77 HP. That's more than a stock US 1800.... only got 73 HP. Interesting.

 

GD

 

Ok, so it's a gf dual carb ? the car's documents says 1980 model, but i think probably is, in fact something like : http://www.ultimatesubaru.org/80s/specs/general/1979gfcp.html

 

... and the exterior looks like : http://www.ultimatesubaru.org/80s/specs/general/1981glf.html

 

I'm in Bogota, Colombia, and sometimes the models doesn't change, specially oldies models ;) .

 

Thanks a lot ... i will posting pics A.S.A.P. when, i have my subaru :banana:

 

:clap:

Pretty sure you'll find that it IS a 1980 as the GFT hard top I don't beleive existed as a Gen 1 body style. It will be the "EA81" gen 2 body style almost certainly.

 

GD

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Pretty sure you'll find that it IS a 1980 as the GFT hard top I don't beleive existed as a Gen 1 body style. It will be the "EA81" gen 2 body style almost certainly.

 

GD

 

ok !! thanks a lot to all of you for the feedback ...

  • 3 weeks later...

:eek:

 

I want your gauge cluster! That's a JDM Gen 2 RX style cluster.... but I had no idea they existed for left hand drive. :banghead:

 

Please locate one for me! Hehe

 

A picture of the engine for us to drool on??

 

GD

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