lowerthanthou Posted February 27, 2014 Share Posted February 27, 2014 Last fall I was in desperate need for a car to get to and from work, I had been driving my girlfriend's 01 outback that we slightly modified over the course of the year but our hours were changing at work and we were gonna need separate cars. So I picked up a 2000 outback wagon from my dad for 1600, ran great, was a 5spd(rare-ish in outbacks!), very little rust, and had a super clean black/grey interior! Well, the first thing I did to it was tear the interior out because I wanted to build a rally car. Like two weeks after that I said screw the rally car idea, because I want a drift car. I paid my dad off for the car, did the rwd conversion, welded the rear diff, slammed it on 3 good coilovers with 1 blown rear (no fucks given, they were laying around), added some caster(think it was about 2 degrees positive), put 2 of my 3 good 17x7 dr-9's on the front (I see a pattern here) and some cheap 15" forester steelies on the rear with 205/70/15's on them. I burned those off in a day and a half and went to 195/60/15's instead. Much more spin, much less sidewall. Good all around. Removed my rear bumper beam (jdm impreza's don't have them, why should I?), airbags, cruise control module, entire ac system, got an aftermarket steering wheel+ quick release, and hydro handbrake. Weight before driver's airbag, rwd conversion, bumper and ac removal, and coilovers was 3180 with me in it, so 3050 without. Now I should be down in the area of 2990 or even lower (i should get it weighed again). It drifts really, really nice. I need to get video of it soon. Olivia's outback in summer mode My outback when I bought it. After some of the gutting. After all the gutting. Welded diff! such jdm, very drift, wow angry Motor pulled after spitting a rod bearing a couple weeks ago mid-burnout:lol:, ready for teardown and new shortblock, along with a mild shave and tuck. Can't wait for this snow to go away! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TurboLag23 Posted February 27, 2014 Share Posted February 27, 2014 Awesome idea; very resourceful!! I've always wondered how one of these would feel stripped-out; should be pretty quick haha. Can't wait for video! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lowerthanthou Posted February 28, 2014 Author Share Posted February 28, 2014 It's way quicker than stock, not fast by any means but it has no problem spinning the tires. I wanna get a line lock for it cuz without the resistance of the rear brakes it could do second gear burnouts without an issue. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jeffy2.5xt Posted March 1, 2014 Share Posted March 1, 2014 definitely need vids for us and warmer weather to get you moving. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lowerthanthou Posted March 1, 2014 Author Share Posted March 1, 2014 Well I've already got my motor out and stripped down, just need to slap a new head on the drivers side of the new shortblock because the chunks of piston bent a valve. This is how my piston came out.http://img.tapatalk.com/d/14/03/01/u5adurag.jpg http://img.tapatalk.com/d/14/03/01/9a9y5y3y.jpg Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ice Wagon Posted March 1, 2014 Share Posted March 1, 2014 Get that engine in and get a video up? Can you gives some details on the RWD conversion or did you just pull the front CV shafts Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lowerthanthou Posted March 1, 2014 Author Share Posted March 1, 2014 Welded center diff, pulled front cv shafts but left the cv joints in, its actually really easy. Took me 3.5 hours start to finish Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ice Wagon Posted March 1, 2014 Share Posted March 1, 2014 Where is the center diff in the subaru trans? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lowerthanthou Posted March 1, 2014 Author Share Posted March 1, 2014 Pop the tail section off the Tranny and the diff is right there. Weld the spider gears to the case and pull your front axles. Rwd! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ice Wagon Posted March 1, 2014 Share Posted March 1, 2014 idk if I'd do this to my wagon but if the funds come around for another subaru.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lowerthanthou Posted March 1, 2014 Author Share Posted March 1, 2014 You should. My car is balanced great for drift. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Redcam1 Posted March 3, 2014 Share Posted March 3, 2014 Being the lunatic that I am, I woulda drifted it at stock height and tire size lol. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lowerthanthou Posted March 3, 2014 Author Share Posted March 3, 2014 Haha I did for a day, but after my first time going up on two wheels I said NOPE! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jacobpockros Posted March 4, 2014 Share Posted March 4, 2014 Pop the tail section off the Tranny and the diff is right there. Weld the spider gears to the case and pull your front axles. Rwd! Why do you have to weld the front diff if you pull the front axles from it? Then you can just let it spin freely no? Or does welding it allow more power to be distributed to the rear? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lowerthanthou Posted March 4, 2014 Author Share Posted March 4, 2014 If you pull front axles it'll destroy the viscous coupler, its just a regular open diff like a rear diff, so it'd spin the front without spinning the rear. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jmart227 Posted March 17, 2014 Share Posted March 17, 2014 i want to do this to mine!!! is this you?? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lowerthanthou Posted March 18, 2014 Author Share Posted March 18, 2014 Yeah haha that's me Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jmart227 Posted March 19, 2014 Share Posted March 19, 2014 How's is your welded diff holding up? Is this your DD right? This thread is exactly what I have been looking for. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lowerthanthou Posted March 19, 2014 Author Share Posted March 19, 2014 When its running its my dd but I have my girlfriends 01 outback if I need to. The welded diff has held up to a lot of abuse surprisingly, but once weather gets warmer and tires get sticky it'll break. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jmart227 Posted March 20, 2014 Share Posted March 20, 2014 Yeah, it's only a matter of time I guess, but it seems like the fun would be all worth it. "Simply Stated" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lowerthanthou Posted March 20, 2014 Author Share Posted March 20, 2014 Yeah and the rear diff is super easy to swap out. But if all goes well and overtime continues like this, in july I'll have all the strength and power I need. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jmart227 Posted March 20, 2014 Share Posted March 20, 2014 What do you plan on doing? R u gonna swap out the diff with a beefier setup? "Simply Stated" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lowerthanthou Posted March 20, 2014 Author Share Posted March 20, 2014 Staying n/a but going to either a 5.0 or 351w, mustang t-5, 8.8 rear end with 4.10's and a spool. Working mad overtime right now to save up for it, one day off every other week, its rough but its money for swap. Should have enough by the end of may or June for the parts car. Going carbureted with a 650 cfm edelbrock 4bbl and msd ignition with the rev limiter set low, at 4-4.5k rpm so it can hit rev limiter without blowing up. I already have all the tools and materials I need to swap it, should be relatively simple. I think I can even use the legacy coilovers on it, with mild modifications. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TurboLag23 Posted March 20, 2014 Share Posted March 20, 2014 ^^^ Wow. Haha keep us updated; this is quickly becoming my favorite build on here. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jmart227 Posted March 21, 2014 Share Posted March 21, 2014 Dang that's insane man! Keep us updated for sure! Pics too:) "Simply Stated" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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