Subaru Conversions

1 post · joined Jul 2010 · 24 Jul 2010, 11:39 am

#792391

Hi I am new to the aussieveedubbers, I registered just to get information about this subject actually. I recently bought a 1993 Subaru Legacy as a college car, the transmission died 8,0000 miles after my purchase but the engine still starts right up. I have a non-runnning 1967 Bug. It needs a Subaru engine! The engine is an EJ22. My question is cooling. I have seen radiators placed in front of bugs where spare tire goes and a grill cut into the front hood. What I want to do instead though is cut out the bugs firewall and move it up to the back seat making room to put the radiator in back by the engine. Does this sound crazy? I need input!

bugzla Custom Title Time!

1,164 posts · joined Jun 2007 · 24 Jul 2010, 11:47 am

#792392

buggy brad is the man u need to speak too hes done it for his v6 mazda motor in his baja

71-BEETLE-SEDAN AKA Josh

1,058 posts · joined Mar 2009 · 24 Jul 2010, 11:48 am

#792393

Hey mate, this is the place to find help and ideas. Make you way over to the non-ve conversions area and have a poke around, off the top of my head there is only a few dubs running with a rear radiator but there is a few with intercoolers back there,

Reub has a radiater in a whale tail i think and joel and ian mezz have them up front.

colonel mustard Son of Jim - Creator of Good

2,829 posts · joined Feb 2009 · 24 Jul 2010, 12:12 pm

#792396

71-BEETLE-SEDAN wrote:Reub has a radiater in a whale tail i think

incorrect. the main radiator is at the front of the car.

Smiley Veteran Volks Folk

2,125 posts · joined Oct 2008 · 24 Jul 2010, 1:58 pm

#792407

bugzla wrote:buggy brad is the man u need to speak too hes done it for his v6 mazda motor in his baja

And that'd be Baja Wes that has the Mazda V6 with the radiator mounted in the back over the transaxle in his Baja.

Smiley 😎

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