E30 touring/ '98 impreza STI conversion

[shady62]

i recently had my mint subaru impreza sti written off by a drunk driver not seeing me in front of him (how he missed a Focus RS green car in front of him i dont know) but now im left with a written off impreza with a freshly rebuilt engine in it. i have also come into a 1990 E30 touring just like my old one that i miss dearly. i have had a bright idea to fit the E30 body ontop of the impreza running gear as there is only a 50mm difference in wheelbase also similar width dimensions etc. was just wondering if any of you guys have had/heard of similar conversions and if there are any off the cuff heads ups that i should prepare for? any input would be much appreciated!

[MrWhippy]

Its been done to a golf and a couple of other things IIRC, so shouldnt be too much of a ball ache!

[DanThe]

Gas axe action round the chassis legs I reckon

[ross_jsy]

Sounds very dirty.

Those mugs Bernie and Leepu pulled it off on a mk 2 Golf for Johnny Vegas. Looked half decent till Leepu touched it:



I personally wouldn't bother. If you are hell bent on a 4wd e30, look into modding an iX. Seen a couple s50 conversions. Looks a lot of hassle but no where near as hard as a cut and shut of 2 different cars.

Also I would imagine the chassis legs on an e30 are too narrow for the boxer lump.

[shady62]

scooby is in workshop now, being stripped as we speak, no turning back now i guess, only one way to find out

[maxfield]

Everything is possible with the right amount of skills and money.

Not sure as the engine would be my choice as I don't really rate them. But each to there own and will be different when done.

[Dezzy]

Get plenty of pics up mate

[e21Jason]

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