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'87 AWD Subaru XT, 12a swapped.

Old Jul 3, 2017 | 09:30 PM
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'87 AWD Subaru XT, 12a swapped.

Chassis is an '87 Subaru XT GL-10 AWD, motor is a pull from a wrecked 83 rx7. Cast aluminum adapter plate, XT turbo clutch, modified XT turbo flywheel, and XT turbo AWD gearbox make up the driveline. I had to borrow the rad and oil cooler out of my fast rx7, but that is a small price to pay for an AWD rotary.

Isaac

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Old Jul 6, 2017 | 09:25 PM
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Who does that adapter, and is it still made?
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Old Jul 7, 2017 | 12:50 PM
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I bought the adapter for $250, 12+ years ago as new old stock. The previous owner thought it was a kennedy, but when i called them 10 years ago they said they never made such an item. It is a simple casting with a dozen or so holes and minor machining. The flywheel, clutch, PP, starter, and tob are all factory subaru units with the flywheel center machined to a larger ID and bolt pattern to fit a rotary auto counterweight.
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Old Jul 7, 2017 | 01:38 PM
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that is cool
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Old Jul 7, 2017 | 01:55 PM
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Ha, oh well, how hard could it be?
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Old Dec 16, 2017 | 08:09 PM
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A subaru. Of course u have my attention now.. love the old gl's i allways wanted to put an EJ in an fc but this is killer
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Old Dec 20, 2017 | 11:35 AM
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Sweet! An XT was my first car, but it was just fwd and no turbo. My friend had the turbo awd but it was automatic and I think the turbo was seized, it was much slower than mine.
Nice project!
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Old Dec 20, 2017 | 01:05 PM
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Very cool project!
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