Body swap my Rusted 93 SS into a 93 none SS?
Posted: Fri Jun 29, 2018 2:52 am
Hello legacy central!
Long time no post by me, have been busy with many customer cars and such.
Also buy a Corvette some how in the mix???
Dont worry, Still have my mint 93 Legacy SS fulled moded!!!
Anyways,
My other poor 93 legacy SS body is soo rusted i dont know what to make of it anymore....
I replaced the rear sub frame and a hole bunch of junk last year on her and got it better. But the rust is never ending.
I have soo much rust inside the rear quart panels and wheel arch and fender liner area i have holes straight into the trunk area. O and the area where the jack is located, you can see the pavement in many many areas... Like the size of my fist.
So the body is shot and its sad.
This 1993 Legacy SS is my daily car and has zero mods done to it at all.
My plan would be to swap everything good into the NA from my Turbo car.
I found this link about "making" a NA into a Turbo:
viewtopic.php?f=5&t=45769
I have a few question about performing this swap.
Wiring the turbo motor i would have to add wire?
MAP, wastegate,pressure exchange solenoid i thinks?
How hard is it to just take the entire turbo harness from my car and install it into the NA car?
I have done a fair share to bulk head harness on all sorts of subarus and the harness connectors DONT like going in or out of the fire wall..... Thoughts?
Also the plan in my mind would be swapping EVERYTHING from my turbo car to the NEW donar NA car.
Interior, Engine, Exhaust, Sway bars, brakes, ECM, hood, trunk, bumpers, lights, Wiring???? NOT the Turbo trans though. Its slips when hot into 3rd gear very bad. Like 3-4 seconds between shifts. NFG.
I would do this by swapping full assembly's and hoists and such.
Full front cross member minus the steering rack
Entire dash board and wiring IF necessary.
And what ever parts else i cant think of.
Also im a Subaru technician by trade. I fear nothing about doing this job. Just my back and how much time i need to spend doing this. Less time the better.
Thoughts
Tom
Long time no post by me, have been busy with many customer cars and such.
Also buy a Corvette some how in the mix???
Dont worry, Still have my mint 93 Legacy SS fulled moded!!!
Anyways,
My other poor 93 legacy SS body is soo rusted i dont know what to make of it anymore....
I replaced the rear sub frame and a hole bunch of junk last year on her and got it better. But the rust is never ending.
I have soo much rust inside the rear quart panels and wheel arch and fender liner area i have holes straight into the trunk area. O and the area where the jack is located, you can see the pavement in many many areas... Like the size of my fist.
So the body is shot and its sad.
This 1993 Legacy SS is my daily car and has zero mods done to it at all.
My plan would be to swap everything good into the NA from my Turbo car.
I found this link about "making" a NA into a Turbo:
viewtopic.php?f=5&t=45769
I have a few question about performing this swap.
Wiring the turbo motor i would have to add wire?
MAP, wastegate,pressure exchange solenoid i thinks?
How hard is it to just take the entire turbo harness from my car and install it into the NA car?
I have done a fair share to bulk head harness on all sorts of subarus and the harness connectors DONT like going in or out of the fire wall..... Thoughts?
Also the plan in my mind would be swapping EVERYTHING from my turbo car to the NEW donar NA car.
Interior, Engine, Exhaust, Sway bars, brakes, ECM, hood, trunk, bumpers, lights, Wiring???? NOT the Turbo trans though. Its slips when hot into 3rd gear very bad. Like 3-4 seconds between shifts. NFG.
I would do this by swapping full assembly's and hoists and such.
Full front cross member minus the steering rack
Entire dash board and wiring IF necessary.
And what ever parts else i cant think of.
Also im a Subaru technician by trade. I fear nothing about doing this job. Just my back and how much time i need to spend doing this. Less time the better.
Thoughts
Tom