WRX STi Suspension Compatability?

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Which engine for conversion to a 92 gen 1 series 2 awd wagon (all front cuts)

Legacy EJ20 Turbo auto 55186kms $2650
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95 WRX manual EJ20 Turbo $4500
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Legacy '01 model EJ20 twin turbo triptronic auto 14,354kms $4500
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97 WRX STi EJ20T no box $38000
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WRX STi Suspension Compatability?

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I've been thinking maybe, and its extremely remote, but if i was to get a '97 WRX STi front cut (very eccy) it could almost be worth it if all the suspension and brake components were modifiably compatible. you would end up with STi engine, turbo, cooler, computer, springs, struts, brakes, steering :? , nardi wheel :D (on the 1 that i'm lookin at anyway. hahah trivial, but its a damn nice tiller.) etc...
just wondering because my mate just took the whole front suspension setup off a 31 skyline and with minimal mods fit it to his 1200 datsun. so he ended up with R31 suspension and brakes. he just exchanged strut tops so he didnt have to modify the actual car.
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the money you save going with the legacy can buy you better suspension/brake parts and lots of mods to beef up that engine to stronger than the sti
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Post by legacy92ej22t »

I voted for the Legacy too on the assumption that it's an EJ20G block. At that price you'll have some money to play with.
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Post by Noodles »

yeh i sorta thought that. but if i were to get the STi cut i'd be spending $1200 over the legacy and not gettin a box. thats a fair crack of the whip once its in the car. but 1200 squid still isnt goin to cover suspension let alone engine mods.
remember... these are lowly australian squid :D
p.s found another STi cut but with manual box for $4k
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ah, must have been a typo then. In the choices it says the sti one is $38000 which is why I said that. Either way I'd still take the legacy stronger engine.
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Post by ciper »

What year is the legacy, its very important.
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i got all of the listings of three different webpages (cept the STi frontcut, $4k with box) so i dunno what year... it'd have to be pretty ruff for $2600 and only 50-thou on the clock.
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Post by ciper »

Mileage is not why, after 94 most ej20 aren't closed deck!
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Post by czo79 »

is the 97 STI one of the really nice ones? Like the last year with closed deck maybe? DOn't know for sure...
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Post by evolutionmovement »

I thought the RAs were the last with the closed-decks.

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Post by Noodles »

pardon my ignorance/stupidity :oops: , but what is open/closed deck? does that refer to the bottom of the block being directly open to the crank :? ??? (no idea on that)
over here price is pretty much an indication of quality (as it is everywhere i spose) so as i said for AUD$2600 with only 50,000kms its gotta be fairly rough.
whats open/closed deck do when its at home? its obviously pretty drastic. i'm not in the market for anuther 4-5 months (still organising funds etc) so i'm just sorta researching at the moment.
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Rio Red 90 Legacy LS AWD 174k
Liquid Silver 92 SVX LS-L 88k
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Post by Noodles »

gotcha :wink: what difference does this make and how can you tell (visually) whether a certain engine is open/closed deck short of taking off the head?
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so i want closed deck right? :?
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