Subject: Late pan, early bug, subaru engine Whats my options!
Dunks0r
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posted on April 22nd, 2004 at 12:26 PM
Late pan, early bug, subaru engine Whats my options!
Hi again all,
I probably should have posted this before and not sure if it belongs in this forum or another, i plan to put a subaru EJ20 into my 56 oval, i plan to
put in a later pan and have put in a advertisment for a IRS pan and have had two replys i have 2 questions really
1. Most people say find a 68 semi auto pan that way you can get past the 72 regulations for emissions if i plan to put in the subaru engine i still
have to conform with the standards of the engine year dont i? so would it really matter what year pan i have? (for vic registration)
2. I also have to replace the left wheel arch from the door to the nose on my oval, i`m thinking instead of buying just a pan if i buy a whole early
70`s bug would i be able to use this as a replacement panel? has anyone done this before? i know they look the same, but yeah just wondering!
Thanks again any help would be greatly appreciated
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posted on April 22nd, 2004 at 10:04 PM
Hi
If your laws are the same for Vic as NSW then a pre 72 pan is bonus for wheels. Talk to an engineer 1st.
The post 68 bugs use a different bonnet so the 1/4 panel wont work with an oval.
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+ the oval engine bay is super small, there is little chance of getting an ej20 in there, perhaps a ej22? or definatly an ea82t. The best bet would
be to get a late bug (curved screen) and go from there.
