1986 Subaru Leone "GL-10" TURBO

[NICO]

well its my new wip ! soon to be one of the fastest subarus on earth. this car has been in storage for 17years the kms are not a mistake lol. its 5mt fwd ea82t, the engine bay has just dirt that will wash off. enjoy !

[evolutionmovement]

What are you swapping into it?

[kimokalihi]

Pretty low miles. Damn that thing is in good shape! Are you keeping the drivetrain the same?

[NICO]

well for a swap i want the GL-10 Sec. i'm think FWD also, if a honda can do it why not my subaru. or i could get crazy and swap all my legacy stuff in it.

the main reason why this car is becuase in ontario its a classic and 1986 is the last year it needs a emission control test. so i could go insane with it and they cant say a thing !

[evolutionmovement]

Just so you know, that EA is a 3-bearing bottom end, IIRC smaller bearing sizes, with horrible heads and twin timing belts. Dropping an EJ22 N/A would be a better start if you want to make a performance car out of it. The EA81s were ohv and they were neat in that they had a gear driven cam.

[NICO]

evolutionmovement i am going to take that motor out for sure, i want it to be a 10 sec subaru like the model GL-10. i have a couple block head combos laying a round to play with. i just dont know if i should FWD or AWD or RWD for this ?

[kimokalihi]

You can forget the EJ22 NA idea then. What does it weigh? Do the toyota trans bellhousing adapter swap for RWD!

[NICO]

i did some search and there is people with sti 6mt in this car with the r180. i could mix and match everything no problem.

look at this one guys wagon http://wordpress.suberdave.com/... my sedan has not one bit of rust its like takeing a brand new car lol.

[evolutionmovement]

I echo Kimo's sentiments—Toyota R154 to a Ford 8.8 rear end (if that can fit in there, but this is the drivetrain I'm using for the car I'm building though that will have less power and weight so it's all overkill, which is also what I want). With the Ford, you can handle a lot of power and have an assload of options for FD ratios, types of LSDs, and they're readily available. They come in live axle, independent, and front axle (reverse gear direction, which also means you could flip it and use it as a rear diff if you need the driveshaft to come in at a different angle). I read about someone fitting one of these to a Subaru, but it was part of an LS1 swap and got abandoned. I'd like to fit the 8.8 to Duchess as well when I go rwd. I want an indestructible drivetrain to handle whatever I'd want to do with the engine. I think this should all be cheaper for you as well, though money doesn't seem to be an issue for you. Of course, there's also the Ford 9" if you feel you need even more durability.

[oskar_subaru]

i can´t put it into words how jealous i am

[kimokalihi]

Yeah I would just restore that thing. It's in such great condition I wouldn't want to mess with it. Keep it 100% stock and find another one to swap. Take that engine apart and rebuild it and clean each piece up to look new. That would be fun and cool to have.

[NICO]

ya i think i'm going to just clean it all up fix all little nicks in the paint and its going to sit in a dealer ship window, first job is getting it to run like a beast again !

ill keep you guys update !

[sqc151]

i can´t put it into words how jealous i am

what he said^^^

[zagarus]

That cluster is just pure win.

[evolutionmovement]

Yeah, those old digital dashes are cool. Now. The XT with the digital dash was even more fitting.

[Robb]

check PM...

[NICO]

well i found a nice 5x100 AWD system donor car for my baby !.. so now i can have awd and go crazy with my gl-10.. i just dont know what to do with it yet. do it or dont ! ........... i kind of want to make a crazy all sti parts car and stick it in a mag like retro ride and who ever wants to show it off in there magazines

so want a xt6 now but this one is rusted out !

[kimokalihi]

Nah, if you're going to go to all the trouble of swapping it you might as well get an STI donor. Go big or go home.

[Robb]

Im begging you to keep your GL-10 stock man !! Why ruin such an original car !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[kimokalihi]

I vote keep it stock and restore the underbody and engine bay. Take the engine out and transmission and probably everything under the car and sand/repaint it all.

[Robb]

I vote keep it stock and restore the underbody and engine bay. Take the engine out and transmission and probably everything under the car and sand/repaint it all.

I agree.. Here's the cleaning I did to my civics engine bay after I bought the car:

http://forums.nwp4life.com/zerothread?id=12847

BEFORE:




AFTER:




If you want to go fast in a Subaru, buy a 98-2001 Impreza 2.5 RS and do an STI swap. Dont butcher a clean 1986 !

[NICO]

Wow that's a cleaning job !!!

But guys you don't now I have a problem !! I can't have a car that is slow it drives me nuts I refuse to drive it. It would be insane with a full swap and 500hp ! Might even take all my legacy stuff out and swap it over !

[Robb]

Wow that's a cleaning job !!!

But guys you don't now I have a problem !! I can't have a car that is slow it drives me nuts I refuse to drive it. It would be insane with a full swap and 500hp ! Might even take all my legacy stuff out and swap it over !

Well then sell it to somoene who will treat it well (like myself)

[NICO]

^ i want to much for it, but its my baby now lol !

[speezly]

Good lord man! Keep it stock! With decent struts and springs, that car is so much fun to drive, even if it is slow as hell. I would never have gotten rid of mine, had it not gotten into a scuffle with a brick wall (R.I.P.) Restore it, dont butcher it. That is vintage Subaru that doesn't need to be tampered with.