AkumaNoZeta

I like what's at the end of Juggalo Island on ICP's new album. I can't find a sound clip or anything from it so I'm just gonna have to post it (censored of course to show how I'm a decent young man, lol): Cop - Good evening sir, where you headed tonight? Shaggz - Up your mom’s a** Cop- Ok, license and registration please Shaggz- Come on, are you serious? I don’t have registration for this b****, I just stole this mother f***er like 45 minutes ago Cop - Do you have any idea why I pulled you over? Shaggz- I’ll tell you why. Because you’re a lonely f***ing nerd in a cop suit driving around going “whoo hoo hoo hooooooooo” Cop - Is there anything you want to tell me before I run your license? Shaggz - Yeah. It’s a fake license. You got some powdered sugar in that mustache of yours, and lastly F*** OFF BITCH!!! Cop - Ok, stay put. Ok, as I imagined everything is all f***ed up. You have several warrants and as you said this vehicle is stolen and you’re obviously drunk. Shaggz- Wow, extra points for you dick breath Cop - Just be careful next time and wear your seatbelt. Oh, and it sounds like you’ve got somebody in the trunk kicking and screaming and what not Shaggz - Don’t worry about that f***-hole. That’s my b****. You go eat a bowl of poop b****. I’m out this piece. F*** OFF!!!

The MIG weld is too hard to hammer on, the TIG can be hammered on because it cools slower and therefore is a lot softer. Also since the MIG is hard, it's also brittle, making it very likely to crack.

He was the only guy in the 30 or older group that was able to compete with the kids.

The warpage is caused by the shrinking of the weld bead, by hammer-welding it you are stretching out the bead again bringing the metal back to where it was. You can't hammer on a MIG weld so if you warp that it won't be as easy to bring back.

I just thought I'd add a little update to this. I've done TIGing for like 3 weeks straight and now it's easier for me than MIG welding is, I just have so much more control of the TIG that I feel so much more comfortable with it now. Not to mention I love how you can hammer-weld the TIG beads when doing body work. The Henrob 2000 for oxy-acetylene torch is nice too, I think just because of it's versatility and price I would buy a Henrob as my first welding device whenever I have to start getting my own equipment. Just so everybody know, the Henrob is a lot easier than a Victor torch.

So it mounts on the outside like the old skool and racing 4speeds do? Do they run by mechanical gears or hydraulic/electric servos like automatics do? Basically if I remove the front differential can I get rid of most or all of that wiring that's on it? It looks like there's a lot of stuff there, I like the simple transmissions where the only wire going to it is the reverse lights wire and of course the speedometer cable. I guess I should just see if I can find an Impreza repair manual huh? Off to Amazon.com I go. Well I just got back from Amazon. I couldn't find an Impreza repair manual but there's a Legacy one so next time I'm able to stop by an AutoZone or something I'll see if they have the book. I was thinking the EJ25 would be better since it's higher displacement. But I doubt the Legacy had a transmission on par with the WRX or STI version so the manual would be pointless for that huh? Good thing I have so much free time to think about what to do. Sorry about all my questions, the gearbox is the only thing I have yet to have figured out enough yet. If it would be easier for you all I'm just gonna spend my time finding as many articles as I can and read those first. I'll get back to you all later. Thank you for all the help though. Found this on a different forum: "i'm told that gen3 rx-7 transmissions will install w/ minimal drilling, and will mate properly to the svx engine, and since the svx engine will mount to the other subaru transmissions it's reasonable to assume because a=b b=c then a=c, that you could shoehorn in a manual rx7 transmission and have rwd" But I don't know if it's reliable, no one on the forum seemed to even notice that statement at all.

The only thing I would add to the Chassis Dimensions would be the axle center lines.

I really like that look, are those 15s or 14s? What size tire? They seem to fill the wheel well very well.

Those transmissions posted above are stick-shift manuals right (not some stupid paddle shift ones that are popular today)? If so how far back is the shifter mounted on them? Would the shifter to engine block measurement be similar? If it is I could just look for one of those, I just don't want the shifter coming up at my elbow because of the engine set-back.

Still not big enough

It should be illegal to let beautiful cars just sit and decompose. It makes me want to cry.

What hasn't been done to a 240SX these days? lol

Get them both?

Do you have the measurement from the front to back of the engine? I've read it was 18" but I don't know if that was the 4 cylinder or the 6 cylinder. Also, is the physical size of the engine different between the EJ20, 22, and 25s? I assume they're all the same block and heads and stuff, just different bore/stroke, but I don't really know.

If you can wait a month or two I could have you a Ford 302 HO EFI engine with wiring harness and ECU (after I get back home next month I'm parting out my Rustang). I'll let you know when I get the car apart.

I like this one because I feel like this most of the time http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gEmJ-VWPDM4 But my real favorite video is this one

Those are awesome looking, something I'd like to have in my house as a conversation peice. Thanks for taking all the time to get me the info, I think you just might be more excited about the idea than I am I guess it's time to find a suitable trans, if all else fails I can just get a custom bellhousing.

Whoah, you're awesome. Did you take all the measurements yourself or did you find them somewhere? I meant the other end of the bellhousing, the part that bolts to the transmission (if the transmission and bellhousing aren't one unit) but I feel like I'm asking too much from you now.

Stories like this makes me glad I don't have a GM engine or car Just kidding, it's not the brand that matters. It's the person who owns it, some people just have bad luck with car (which sounds like you and me with our Datsuns) and those who don't take care of their car and blame it on the manufacturer (I admit I don't take proper care of my Mustang but I don't blame Ford for the things I've neglected). As far as the hood goes, if it was mine I would take a hammer and dolly and see how flat I could get it hoping that it didn't stretch too much. And if the cut line closed up good enough I would TIG it and hammer weld it. If it did stretch too much then it doesn't look like it would need that big of a patch panel, that looks like a good paint job there though and... I'm not a painter at all so I can't say anything on the paint side of it.

Actually, some other measurements that would be nice is bellhousing bolt pattern and input shaft length so I can hopefully find a RWD transmission to fit it.

Thanks for the photo, that came to 20.7 so I'm confident I can do it now. So after I get back home I'm gonna start putting all my spare parts on eBay to try to get a good chunk of cash to buy an engine now. I've gotten so many free parts over the past year or so, a Z full literally. Since my Z is sitting I have it FULL of spare parts, and I even had to store other parts underneath the car. It would be a start at least, something to put aside until I find a job or join the service, depending on what happens.

Its the best looking convertible car I've seen, but I don't like convertibles either. I don't like having the sun shining on me nor being able to be seen so easily.

I vote the tube-front end route, you can get another one for a daily driver and keep this one as a purpose-built race car or something. Doesn't look like the firewall back is hurt that badly.

So you're saying that you can't just remove the ring and pinion gears that go to the front axle? I think my best option would be to find a suitable transmission that will fit like you said because the transaxle looks really long in the photos which makes sense because in the Impreza the engine does sit in front of the front axle line and has to extend all the way to the cockpit for the shifter.

I was planning on keeping it RWD. I don't know about the gearbox issue though. I have an extra T5 so I was thinking of getting an adapter bellhousing machined for the EJ but that would be lots of bucks plus the T5 from 5.0 Mustangs aren't exactly that durable (why do you think I have an extra one?) I figure the best option would to get one with a transmission and just eliminate the front differential portion of it.