*PowerPlenty* RWD SR20DET/Impreza Build
 

Well well well where do I start with this? So basically I've had this dream/idea of having a SR20 powered subaru. Since my 1st love was a gc8 and my 2nd was my SR/S13 I only thought it would be necessary. I always wanted to do it but was low on funds. I got together with some newly acquainted people that are pretty damn good at what they do when it comes to fabrication and wiring. The guys down at Duncan Motors here in Vallejo, CA have been more than helpful to me. The guys down there most definitely know what they're doing especially when it comes to fab work and electrical. We are going through the process of making EVERYTHING perfect for this setup from motor placement to the actual geometry of the car. This car has a lot of man hours and patience put into it, and when you see the finished project you will understand why. This car already had a SR in it and was running but was strictly a mock up, but the engine blew so now I'm basically starting over. I yanked the old motor and got another one. Basically what we have here is a 95 Impreza L that has been converted from AWD to RWD. The car was originally supposed to be a track car, but I'm working on putting interior back together and using it on a daily basis. I know there is less than a handful of people already trying this swap, but i plan to be the first on actually having it running and driving with ZERO problems. For the mock fit, the crossmember was lowered 1 1/2inch and notched. We used solid polyurethane S13 engine mounts with a S13 Nismo transmission mount. The welded R160 differential and 1-piece driveshaft is already made and ready to go as well. Please feel free to ask any questions. These are pictures of where the car stood almost 2 years ago. (02 WRX dash, FMIC and some other things haha). The nicer/cleaner looking Impreza is just a parts car i bought. More pictures will be posted after every step is complete!

The shell was purchased in May of 2010. Here are some pictures of how the car looked when I bought it:


Later we made strictly a mock-up fitment to get the engine and driveline in and this is how it turned out:

Lastly my friend Trent helped me out with some aluminum and we made a template for the upcoming switch panel:

is that a celica alltrac in the garage?

yes it is. 3sgte BEAMS (added ct26) 288awhp/334ft torque

woah this is fuckin' siiiiiccccccccckkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkk.

im so following this thread...i might just sell my WRX swap in my RS just to fund it

you sir are floating my boat....

haha another GC lover i assume? yeah this is my 4th. i've had 2 RS's and 2 L's. i plan on keeping this one though.

Very cool, can't wait to see it done,

any more pics of the engine bay/mounts/trans tunner,etc. what rear end are you using? stock RS? or doing a wrx/sti setup?

Cool....Subie guys will bitch tho. lol

was looking good until you got to that switch panel. yeesh.

damm dude! props!

thats whats up looks great so far keep up the good work and good luck

dont really want to release those pictures until car is up and running, stock welded rear end for now, but will upgrade to STI LSD later.

so far so good. surprisingly i havent had any haters on the subie forums.

thats just a mock up. im sure you're saying "yeesh" now, but when finished i guarantee you wont! haha a lot of time has been put into this car so dont think im just going to have a plain switch panel. no no no sir!

this is cool/

looks good, it would be cool if you were able to find a way to stick to the AWD platform though. But a RWD is cool too! Will be looking forward to the finish on this!

Awesome build! Subscribed.

An AWD SR in that thing would definitely be baller.

Naw... that point you might as well just buy a GTIR... Their trans suck. This is more fun IMO.

mad props yo

But the engine points the wrong direction in those! :ddog:

sweet build man! I've recently been bitten by the GC bug, can't wait to see how it turns out!

I Dig this.

Im liking where this is headed...

PPG dog gear set, yo!

Sweet build. I like the idea. A friend of mine had an STI swapped RS that was pretty nasty. Full interior swap too.

my buddy has one as well. 500awhp fully built V7 STI swap in a RS. I was going to go that route but damn. i dont think its worth the money.

whats the subframe look like? Got any pics?

I support what you are doing here entirely.
Carry on.

damn i like where this is goin haha

def. going to be looking forward to this. any plans as far as body work?

Dude this is legit as fuck! mad props man