*** RB!, subaru wagon, driveway build ***
 

right then, after selling my last skid car a good few months ago due to buying my first house iv finally saved up enough to treat myself :luvlove: to an na wagon

iv had rx7s ae86 silvias skylines etc but I like being different so the plan lol

Subaru wagon rb25det with Nissan front suspension steering setup,
I don't no if its going to work all I have is hopes and dreams and very little money so this isn't going to be a big money project all the fabrication will be done by me, other than the propshaft

iv not dabbled in the Subaru world so im relying on you lot to help me:D



first question, regarding the rear diff setup im assuming the current diff wont hold the power and iv hurd an r180 will hold good power can I put a r180 straight in or do I also need to replace the diff half shafts and hubs?

wiring is going to be fun after emoving the dash iv found the ecu loom and interior loom are one! so I think when I get the rb loom im gona hav to sit down in the living room with a couple beers and wiring looms n try and make it happen

any way here she is

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I got a mate to pick it up on hes flat bed heres a few pics of it on here drive

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and on my drive her resting place, for some time lol

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and after I removed the dash

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Good luck mate!! Thinking of putting a sr20 in mine!! be interested to see how the loom turns out

Can only see small pics on the phone but what wheels are they!

Looks mental. Rough n ready.

mad max scooby!!!

looks nails :)

Cheers guys yea she does look mean

Unsure of the wheel make there steels in 17inch

Wiring loom shouldn't be to bad really the big hill to climb will be the front suspension gettin that righ is crucial got my self a s14 subframe on way so will eye it upsoon as n see if it's goi to work

Carnt you use the Subaru subframe and make mounts to suit

unfortunately not to achieve maximum lock , its a fair project for a driveway but im in no rush and I want it to be right

will put some pics up when I get the subframe to show what my job luks like :eek:

all so is any one able to answer my question

https://www.scoobynet.com/drivetrain...lp-needed.html

its a long way off touching the rear end but I like to have a plan in place ;)

had a couple hours free today, so spent sum time on the car

removed the gearbox brace as its definatly not needed, altho I will need to cut the tunnel out I wont do so until I have the engine and gearbox setup to see what needs to be removed and where

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removed all of the remaining dash parts and started removing the sound dentening

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I would of thought the transmission tunnel would have been big enough with no need to chop anything.Have you actually got the new engine and box?

no not yet but the only other scoody ( not wagon :) built by japperformance parts had to modify the tunnel to exept the rb gearbox, however im not going to till I get the setup and offer it up my self

altho its going to be a wile until I can afford the engine, so plan is to do all free manual work that can be done now like removing the sound dentening cleaning the engine bay and getting my head around the wiring diagrams etc so that when I do get the engine setup im ready to go

progress will be slow but hopefully the end result will be pretty cool

There is a conversion kit out there to fit these engines and the transmission modification is not needed:)

sweet do you have a link mate?

I messaged you the other day only just seen this :)

picked up some parts

s14 front subframe
s14 steering rack- poly bushed
s14 japspeed track rods and ends
s14 lower arms
s14 knuckles

wont be able to fab the front subframe until I can afford the engine setup

so next on the list is to start on tubbing the front arches as the arches are very small being 4wd with smaller lock, angle grinder time

so front arches are done, still have the upper and lower gussets to make, but ther welded in, seam sealed and coated in red oxide to keep them nice, arches were made from a 2mm sheet of steel with no fancy tools

didn't manage to get any in-between pics unfortunately as just wanted to crack on wile the weather was nice for once, roll on the clocks going forward so I can get some light in the evenings

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In for the updates ;)

cheers mate also considering going sr as the rbs14 I built allways felt front end heavy and not very nimble, so im on the fence at the moment

I would be interested to see the sr20

Watching this on driftworks, awesome.

I am just about to start converting my gc8 for rwd using a SR20det from an s14. Can't wait start now I have the engine, box and loom.

Good Luck

if changing the wheels, would be interested in the steelies

Cheers for the comments

Wheels will be staying for now but will update on here if I do decided to change wheels

And good luck danamo are you goin to keep the Subaru subframe rack etc?

Thanks Bud,

I am for now but i am watching out for an s14 subframe just incase. Wont decide until it goes in.

Thinking of putting a skyline rear end in though for extra strength.

YeA I was thinking the same put a full 200sx or skyline rear subframe setup on it but think ill run mine for a bit see if it holds up lol

I have a spare s14 subframe if your interested 60£ inc uk postage pm me if you want :)

well, iv made a decision handling over the sweet sound of a straight 6 it is

not allot to update other than iv found an sr setup that fits the bill and im now working my arse off to pay for it, I want this car to feel nimble light and responsive, altho I love the sound of an rb, the sr pokes the same power albeit in different ways for roughly the same money, either setup you can push/ build to what you want so plan is to rock it fairly standard then when the winter comes and iv learnt the car, play with the handling and maybe rebuild the sr or go vet ;O

hopefully picking the engine up next week so will update then with some pics of a dirty sr ;)

gizmo is not impressed with daddy, still no engine!

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then this happened, not bolted in just placed in to see what it luks like, settled for a bent cam removed from a low mileage auto s14

just need a gearbox now then I can start measuring and making up the mounts etc


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Cut out lower sections from chassis rails as had no need for them


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Picked up some front brakes and gave the disks a lick of paint


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How the loom is looking

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