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Well this is going to be the build thread for my EG33 (svx) swap. For those that don't know i have a 97 Legacy Brighton that will be receiving the EG33.

About the swap... Decided to go a different route than most and stay NA, but i wasn't about to waste my time playing with a 2.2 or even a 2.5 since i knew the 3.3 swap could be done. Mechanically the engine bolts right up, but will require moving the radiator. Options for the radiator include getting a custom one or hacking up the rad support to move it forward. im actually going to try a V mount style rad to see if i can fit it in with out destroying to much of the rad support and if that wont work then i will probably go with a custom aluminum rad.

EG33 is rated at 230 hp 230 lbs tq, thats beyond stock wrx territory if you were wondering.

Costs...
My hope is to keep the total cost under 1500-2000. i got my SVX with 180k and a dead trans for 600 bux. i expect to recoup almost the entire cost of the car after parting it out. the engine is in need of work and needs a new timing and idler set as well as a complete set of timing belt covers. i will also be doing head gaskets and some other seals while i have the chance.

Wiring will be done by my friend Chux at http://www.numbchuxconversions.com . he has done the wiring merge for this several times and i have complete faith in him giving me quality work.

Other items i purchased for the swap include Group N engine mounts and trans mount.


first things first. SVX + Cut exhaust = sex
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WW3ZDPyx_JY

And heres the pics of what i have so far...






Grayguys GFs new winter beater impreza. Had a bad trans so that's getting swapped out


The legacy waiting for the new heart...

Engine in for Mock Up! (exhaust & radiator)





Clearance for Radiator, and this is without the crank pulley and belts on....


other updates....

SVX wiring harness is out of the car and stripped. just waiting for the legacy harness.
Timing belt, pulleys and water pump are here... another big box of eg33 parts is on the way

We (greyguy and myself) figured out that we could use the stock bosses in the Radiator where the radiator fans are supposed to bolt on to it. This ment adding some tabs to the core support to utilize those bosses. greyguy will be my fab work guru for this project



To get the radiator to fit vertically in front of the support, I had to cut out the pinch weld and front section of the lower support





I had to cut the 3 lower grill mounts, and the inner most headlights off to get them to fit on. The bumper beam is going to need to be trimmed at the pinch weld to get the Rad sitting vertically as well.



The upper radiator hose is almost perfect! I mounted the rad just low enough to easily get the upper hose on.



On the inner side of the core support, we'll have to wrap the hose and trim a little metal so that the hoses doesn't rub.




AS a referance, the bottom mount is going to look a lot like the lower FMIC mount greyguy put in his BD

pretty good stuff! good luck with your swap

It finally warmed up enough to work on it a bit more, but alas I hit another road block because I'm out of sawzall blades, and it's still cold enough that the air cut off wheel freezes up. I've got it all marked out tho, and I'm gonna take some stuff to work to cut.

You need a warmer garage.

How cold is it? I was working on my car in my parents' garage the other night and it was a solid 15F. I had a heater but I was under the car most of the time and the heater was too tall to blow any heat under there for me and most of the heat just went out the attic windows and there's a couple borken windows on the first floor too. Not to mention the walls are all open with no insulation.

It's been below zero for quite awhile, finally warmed up to like 15 today.

Fuck, 15F is Balmy. When I did most of the work in the pics above it was like 3F. I had every intention of finishing the front the other night cause it got up to 20F.

And yes Dan, I need a warmer garage. I can't wait to build my own, cause in floor heat is FTMFW!

I hear radiant floor heating is pretty sick.

Yeah, if I was building a garage, I'd do radiant floor heat combined with geothermal ground source heat.

Geothermal is not worth it for just a garage, but If building the house and shop at the same time, then yeah it's the way to go.

Back on topic, I hope to be able to tackle the rest of the front end stuff monday, then it's time to do exhaust.

93forestpearl wrote:You need a warmer garage.

Or a torch set.

EG33 + 5mt + lightweight flywheel = massive fun. It is getting a manual trans, right?
Awesome build, btw.

^ yes it is a 5mt and it will have a light flywheel and crank pulley

hopefully we should have some more updates soon here.

nice swap man

any updates on this?

This weekend they got the new timing stuff on the motor, and the new wiring harness is in the car and mostly hooked up. Were trying to get it running for the ice races this weekend.

^yup

got the motor out and back in with new some new timing gear and new covers. got the clutch and flywheel on. got the group N motor mounts and tranny mount in. Got the motor back in.

Hooked up the SVX High pressure PS line to the rack. completed the PS bypass ( left it all in so all i have to do if i want is drop in a PS pump in and im ready to go)

Got the air intake on.

Think that basically covers it...

im guessing you already wired everything?

Tonight it Runs
Tomorrow it gets finished (rad support and exhaust)
And Friday it Ice Races! w00t!

woot woot! I hope all goes well with the fabbing tomorrow.

Video please

Dan u should see it in person before i get the chance to take a video of it.

Picture Time! Its in it runs....poorly. its missing hard and wont work well, dies frequently as soon as it gets warm, my guess is a vacuum leak and or a bad coil on one of the cylinders. hoping it shouldnt take much more time to get it working good tho!













oh yea and my new super awesome license plates!!!

haha thats sooo sick. Ultimate sleeper next to the Red Devil, . Cant wait to see more progress!