tyler120706

hiya everyone ,

after owning a 1.6 and 2.0 sport classics and 3 turbod classic ive bought a bug eye gx in black i absolutley love it it bits, i had to sell my previous wrx due to loosing my job not long ago,

im now in new employment and love this gx that much im thinking about turboing this one using a early wrx as a donor car and basicallly swapping everything over needed, i no from one of my previous turbos that the bug eye engine goes straight in a classic as one of mine had a replacement engine at some point which came from a 2001 bug.


I am capable to do the majority of this work myself but before i dive too far into it has anyone one this before ???? i know from a previous life that putting redtops in corsas etc is relatively easy concerning the wiring looms and thats my major worry with this coversion do imprezas have a detactable front harness on is it a splicing job while a can use a spanner pretty welll am p1ss poor with electrics.

obviously ill be changing the diff g/box shafts brakes etc i suppose im really looking for a bit advice from anyone whos either done this before or used things such as the diff brakes etc from a classic on a bug eye does everything bolt up the same ?? cos im told there basiically the same car underneath

if anyone could point me in the right direction that lll be great and give me a great spring project. i know people may say just buy a wrx but id rather do it this way cheers in advance

brendy76

iTrader: (6)

Insurance will be the killer fella, you cant insure it as a gx and it isnt a wrx.

tyler120706

true but my traders policy does cover me so im not really worried bout that at the min

tyler120706

bump

jayallen

iTrader: (31)

Isnt worth the hassle fella, just sell up and buy one with a tubby.

Brun

As above......

Parrg341

iTrader: (8)

As from my experience whan i was 17, yes it can be done. I Had a 2001 Sport Special classic and fitted a 1999 turbo 2000 lump along with dash loom and ecu. Fired up as soon as i done the swap.

P.s Just make sure both cars are same model and rough same spec.

d7nmr

Hello mate, Ive got a classic sub, it started life as a gl but then it had a full sit conversion done to it. I brought a donor car and swapped all the parts over which where needed, this was alot of parts. Engine, brakes, body panels etc. Personally it's a goood route to go to and from experience you will have fun doing it. Only reason I done this was because I'm only 21 and can't afford to insure the real thing.

But then again for a guy like you insurance isn't the objection as you mentioned you had traders insurance. You will learn alot and also great fun. I'm
Not sure on the wiring but if you could do a research and find out then it should be a go ahead

Brun

^^^^^^
You insured a GL with a full STi conversion as a GL????

brendy76

iTrader: (6)

So you had the funds to buy a donor car but not enough to insure it?

Jamz_

iTrader: (12)

- no wonder my insurance is so high! If you want the car, you pay the insurance for it... not to fraud the insurance companies.

bigsinky

your traders policy will not be worth the paper its written on if you have not declared the mods. read the small print. A lot of these policies are closing these loopholes especially if you are under 30 years old.

bigsinky

you cant afford to insure the real thing but you will drive uninsured in car you have converted. karma mate, what goes around comes around. wait until you kill someone uninsured and come back to us and tell us how much fun it was.

LegacySTi

iTrader: (13)

defo not worth hassle even doing work yourself.

brendy76

iTrader: (6)

That car will need sva'd or mot'd wont it?

tyler120706

continued from my previous post i am converting my bug eye gx to turbo and ive bought a l reg wrx donor car already to start when time permits, still some worrys about the wiring harness though does any one know of someone thats already done this??? are the front harness seperate to the rest of the loom as some vauxhalls, or am i going to have to source a full bug eye loom and ecu to run it

TonyBurns

iTrader: (3)

Its not worth the effort, the shell is about the only thing you wont be changing, the gx gearbox wont take the power of a turbo, the brakes aint up to it etc, its too much hassle for no real gain for what you would buy a decent wrx for.
The wrx donor car..... old worn out parts, if you want to do it then go look around the scrap yards, the car itself will be hard to sell at the end of it, that I can promise you as people dont want them.

Tony