Type 3 Conversion

[Terry]

I have a 69 sqback that I would like to put a Subaru motor in, has anyone had any experience with this that could offer some advice.

Thanks, Terry

[famous phil]

Welcome ,
I've not personally but have seen one on the net ,
Might help if you could add which engine you were thinking of , or were you kind of wanting information before purchasing an engine
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[ElusiveStranger]

Watcha

I think there's a couple of guys on Aussies who've done them.
ISTR that the engine sits very high and you have to raise the boot floor to accomodate
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[Kai]

It's pretty easy to fit a water cooled motor into a type three. Plenty of room in the spare wheel well for a radiator, the engine bay is mahosive and can easily fit a quad cam Subaru motor in it with no cutting of the car, slightly different tal if you go for a turbo lump but only slightly. With enough effort you can run your coolant lines through the gearbox tunnel or you can run them beneath the car.


Is your squareback a pan scrapper slammed to the road? If so then I'd reconsider going for the Subaru motor. As mentioned above the subaru is a tall engine from the engine sump to the top of inlet manifold. If you fit the engine low enough to fit below your stock engine hatch you'll need to lift the back of the car a far bit to gain some clearance for the sump. But if you leave the chassis on the floor and raise the engine and gearbox to clear you'll be stressing cv joints and forcing the gearbox oil into the nose end and starving the diff of oil.



As above Aussieveedubbers is the best place for squareback conversions that I'm aware of. Few other places for notch and fastback conversions.
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[Kai]

It's pretty easy to fit a water cooled motor into a type three. Plenty of room in the spare wheel well for a radiator, the engine bay is mahosive and can easily fit a quad cam Subaru motor in it with no cutting of the car, slightly different tal if you go for a turbo lump but only slightly. With enough effort you can run your coolant lines through the gearbox tunnel or you can run them beneath the car.


Is your squareback a pan scrapper slammed to the road? If so then I'd reconsider going for the Subaru motor. As mentioned above the subaru is a tall engine from the engine sump to the top of inlet manifold. If you fit the engine low enough to fit below your stock engine hatch you'll need to lift the back of the car a far bit to gain some clearance for the sump. But if you leave the chassis on the floor and raise the engine and gearbox to clear you'll be stressing cv joints and forcing the gearbox oil into the nose end and starving the diff of oil.



As above Aussieveedubbers is the best place for squareback conversions that I'm aware of. Few other places for notch and fastback conversions.
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[ElusiveStranger]

Kai,
What beer/drugs are you on dude


2 hrs between posts (the same post)

Do we have a "stasis leak"?

No, I'm not messin'/
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'78 Bay, 2 litre 091 box, EJ20 NA & the ashtray's on the 'right' side.
I don't lean forward for hills any more
Bugger, missed out on "Live fast, die young"

[hansend23]

clay just put one in his fasty.that kid did it in two weeks.i was impressed.

he hit the pan,and now is shortening it.
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[ElusiveStranger]

Grab some shots please

How's your bug doing?
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Your experiences are worth shed loads to others, including the f'ups - live and learn.
Wouldn't YOU rather learn by someone else's mistakes? So would they.

'78 Bay, 2 litre 091 box, EJ20 NA & the ashtray's on the 'right' side.
I don't lean forward for hills any more
Bugger, missed out on "Live fast, die young"

[Kai]