Zoombie thread.
The fate of the subaru was decided when an axle came apart and the wife was driving. I did a junkyard swap on the engine and that was OK, but the axle, for her, was it. It has a home outside of Asheville, NC now.
Zoombie thread.
The fate of the subaru was decided when an axle came apart and the wife was driving. I did a junkyard swap on the engine and that was OK, but the axle, for her, was it. It has a home outside of Asheville, NC now.
Good to know. I plan to drive this monstrosity, assuming I actually get it built, so a little axle falling out is no problemo.
Also, I realized that the cheap shell in Chicago is likely an auto and therefore not worth the drive. If anyone sees a cheap(ish) 05-09 Legacy/outback with either an H6 or a manual trans that is in good physical shape, let me know.
As a note on these swaps, as it's something I've looked seriously into, the ez30r (05-09 3.0) and the EZ36 are both DBW with a CANBUS ECU. This means you HAVE to run an aftermarket ECU or it's a HUGE hassle. You could swap in the dash, cluster, body immobilizer unit, ecu, tcu, climate control and a couple other modules, but I've only heard of one person doing that. This means for a road car, passing any sort of inspection can be difficult, and the reason I bought a '95 legacy.
Dropping the motor in is the easy part. It's the wiring that's a total pain on these swaps. Everything physically fits, but the wiring take a LOT of work to get right.
How cheap are you looking to buy an H6? and which version?
I don't even have a car yet, just wanting to throw it out there for people to keep their eyes peeled. A 1500 EZ36 would be a pretty good deal to me. In central Missouri there are no rules. It is the wild west here. I am planning a Megasquirt (3 probably) for the build anyhow.
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