Natalie Suby Conversion

In my case the right mirror (due to placement) is completely blocked by the windshield post. No amount of adjusting will help.
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Oh, Tom sorry about that comment, I have to confess that I am not as knowledgeable about other speedster, ie those made south of our border, I hope to get myself up to speed by seeing you guys in Carlisle. Ray

No problem. Mirrors were dealer installed on the originals, so there's no one right placement. I chose my location based on asthetics without having the vehicle in front of me and I messed up.

No great loss. I drive top down most of the time and don't even need mirrors.
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I guess on your next build  you'll get make it betterish, never got it fully right in my experience. 

I know it is hard to match paint but I wonder if Carey could not install the passenger side where it could be useful and do something to either hide the hole or touch it up but then you might not want to chance the touch up. 

Silver metallic.....no way :-)

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spiffy new battery box

Fancy, fancy.

 

That IS spiffy!

No more spare

CHT gauge replaced by water temperature gauge

Is anybody else hearing "Bad to the Bone?"

Tom Blankinship posted:

No more spare

All very nice, Tom. Do you know what those three items are in the picture above ? I'm thinking the left one might be the rad if that is a filler cap thingme near the top of the pic.

The rad is under the aluminum shroud and there's another piece of shroud over the cooling fan.

Another shot sans shroud



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Inwish i had done the water temp gauge as well.  Not needed because of the dash lights but i would like to have had numbers on it.  Next one i guess!

Todd - posted:

Inwish i had done the water temp gauge as well.  Not needed because of the dash lights but i would like to have had numbers on it.  Next one i guess!

Dead easy to do, Todd. Google image search for    rad hose adapter    .  Some come fitted with a ground wire attach point. I used one at the rad outlet hose to turn on the rad fan when necessary. You could easily mount another anywhere you like to fit a temp gauge sender. They are fun to watch...eh , Ed ?

Looks great Tom, will be seeing her Thursday.

Or just use a Bluetooth OBDII reader

Better than I had imagined

Tom, I luv it! Hidden Safety item is a huge plus.

Temp gauge on the Suby is only fun to watch when it stops moving, which in my case was about six months after I installed the engine. 

Sounds excellent Tom. I will be there tomorrow taking all sorts of pics and who knows maybe a ride. ��

Sounds very nice Tom.

Before weight 1728. After 1811.

Thanks for posting that Tom, That is a very interesting number to know.  

I was wondering about different engine weights so I looked up and found this info I am not sure how accurate it is but it is close I believe. 

http://www.ausubaru.com/forum/showthread.php?t=22490

Originally Posted by http://www.prekas.nl/subaru.htm
The Subaru range of engines include:

EA-71: 1,6 liter, about 80 hp, about 78 kg(172lbs) dry weight
EA-81: 1,8 liter, 100 to 110 hp, about 85 kg(187lbs) dry weight
EJ-22: 2,2 liter, 130 to 160 hp, about 120 kg(265lbs) dry weight
EJ-25: 2,5 liter, 165 to 200 hp, about 135 kg(298lbs) dry weight
EJ-33: 3,3 liter, 225 to 275 hp, about 160 kg(353lbs) dry weight

FYI, the 3.0 liter six by Subie is about 50-75 lbs heavier than a 2.5L and is about 1 inch bigger but puts out over 200 hp stock with over 200 ft/lbs of torque.  I would think that you would need a lot of tire back there to keep the pendulum weight from becoming dangerous. Ray

The woman who cuts my hair has the 6-cylinder Suby in her Outback  - Absolutely LOVES it!

Wait. A woman cuts your hair?

Stan Galat, '05 IM, 2276, Tremont, IL posted:

Wait. A woman cuts your hair?

Her name is Delilah.  Haven't you noticed a change in Gordon?

Just made it home. Wow, is that a lot of power!  Way more than I expected.  It pulls all the way to the red line over 6K.  At 70 mph it's running at 3K and when you put your foot down it takes off like a rocket!

The signal mirrors look even better in person.

Carey has done it again!

Great news. Do you lose much of the mirror surface in reality.... it's hard to see in pictures. Ray 

Very minimal loss of surface. Well worth it.
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congrats on the new upgrades. Ray

Tom, Welcome to the H-2-0 club.  The power is addictive.  

Congrats... Engine sounds awesome, and the mirror /signal is slick.  Where did he run the cable though?  The aero mirrors don't have much room to drill a wire hole through the cast post.  Great idea.

congratulations .

And the only thing you'll have to do in the next 10 years is fluid changes

 

This is a laugh riot

Mirror wiring

Nice job! I can imagine how fun it is to drive...

Super excited for you Tom! Looks fantastic and I'm sure you're going to have a fabulous driving season.

Can you list everything that was done during Natalie's conversion? Did Carey do anything structure/suspension wise to handle the extra power?

I'm contemplating making a water cooled transformation. Still considering that vs. a brand new build. I'm going to think about it over the summer and probably make a move this fall. 

Tom that video just made me grin ear to ear.