Having some troubles. I have no lift and I'm running into clearance issues. I've bashed the tunnel wall a fair bit already but it still needs to go about 15mm (I've bashed it maybe 5-10mm and ran out of puff.)

 

I've looked through all the old threads on here about conversion and found one on a Brat that only just rubbed in one spot. So I'm confused, does my sedan have a different tunnel to a Brat? I thought they were all the same?..

 

Any ideas for bashing? I'm thinking I might have to lift it just to fit the trans... Which isnt what I wanted to do this week.

change your basher zzz or air hammer kit

 

the tunnels are different, relying on obscure reference from fuzzy memory

Are you using Jerry's 5 speed kit or are you DIY?

 

If the hammer you got aint workin, you need a bigger hammer

 

I had a problem where the 8 pound sledge wasnt doin the job, the metal would just spring back, so I got my 24 oz ball-peen hammer and went to town, and it worked like a dream! you can make precise hits and control the flex of the metal a lot better with a smaller hammer sometimes

-Bill

Although Jerry's kit is "The" way to go and the one I used there is one other thing to watch for once you are done bashing:D

 

Where the passenger side rear trans mount bolts to the tranny with the spacer that Jerry made the 12mm head of the lower bolt might contact the crossmember creating an annoying and hard to find body vibration on acceleration. I marked it and drilled a hole in my crossmember for clearance for the bolt head and it solved it.

 

Good Luck it's a great swap!

 

-Jeff

I've done this conversion before only with a FT4wd into a 2" lifted Brumby. I cut and welded the EA82 crossmember to fit into the MY radius plates so I didn't have to use the crap EA81 mounts.

I live in Australia, would take too long and cost to much to ship the kit over and I'm a very DIY guy.

 

My old brumby had custom control arms, radius rods, lift kit. It also had an EJ22 with a EJ D/R casing rapped around the FT4WD EA82 parts using the 1.59:1 low range. But I am hoping this next project will stay simple.

 

I'm going to get the hammer out again, maybe the air chisel as well and try to get it done... I thought maybe I was missing something and there was an easier way. Looks like this buz box is different to the Brats.

There was just no way the tunnel would bend to make enough room. The sedans are different like I've said in my other post in Old Gen.

 

Heres what it has come too

it transformed into a red x?

Sorry, I've just linked from attachments off my own forum over at offroadingsubarus.com. And because its in a members only area maybe they won't work for you?

From my other post in Old Gen

My guess would be the trans is sitting to high on the crossmember. On my brat I left just enough room so it wouldnt rattle as it moved around.

 

 

If you havent found it this was my little write up on it.

 

http://www.fakewrx.com//index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=22&Itemid=42

I will be modifying an EA82 crossmember to fit like I did on my old Brat with the FT4WD box. I measured where the box should sit first and I'm putting it there, I don't want it sitting lower then it should. Apparently the auto's have enough room and the manuals are far from it. God knows why Subaru would make so many different trans tunnels for what seems like an identical floor pan.....

 

I've cut it and it will fit now. Just need to get my stupid engine back together to put it in with the box so I can make sure the box will fit. Then I'll patch up the hole and get on with getting this car ready for the road.

Jobs done now. Because it is a 2wd sedan with no body lift and not an auto it just wasn't going to fit. Cut it, plated and riveted. All fixed and as good as new with some roof n' gutter silicone.

 

 

 

Heres my gearbox crossmember (I hate those EA81 mounts so this is how I do it, well this is only the second time I've done it but I'm sure I'll do it again)

 

 

I made the crossmember to sit the gearbox 15mm lower then standard. This is because the tunnel just wasn't high enough and I couldn't raise it because the heater box.

 

Its still tucked up above the chassis rails of the car so all it good.