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Post by mcgooble on Sept 16, 2014 1:53:05 GMT -5
Hello friends, I posted in January about buying my first Justy, but the deal didn't go down because my evil brother in law-at the time... talked me out of it. Since then I've become much more familiar with cars in general... sooooo I think it's time that I seek a properly proper Justy. I'm so in love with the Justy, obsessed even. It's frightening. Only problem is the only one I've seen on craigslist in about 6 months is an automatic. My question to you is, how difficult would it be to swap transmissions and make it a manual? (keep in mind I have access to a garage with a hoist and a few skilled welder friends.) (none of which have ever even heard of a Justy Also, has anyone here ever tried to convert their 4x4 to a rwd? My friends are all big on drifting and I feel like this would be a sweet little car to get sideways. Someone told me that you just have to weld the centre diff, but I feel like more would be required. What do you guys think? On an un-related note, if anyone wants to show off their Justy and lives in or around Vancouver BC, there is a pretty huge reoccurring car meetup (sometimes with up to 400 cars) in South Burnaby every Thursday night. Not sure how many of you live around here but the meet is at Marine Way and Byrne Road in the parking lot there. Everything from Datsun 510s to the occasional McLaren 640s, it's a lot of fun and I'd love to see some Justys show up. Also anyone in the Vancouver BC area selling a Justy?
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Post by indkid87 on Sept 16, 2014 9:24:54 GMT -5
I've never done a manual swap, but it should be fairly painless on the justy if you have all the parts.
Rwd conversion is easy, there is no center diff so you don't need to weld anything. All you have to do is take the front axles apart at the outer cv joints. It won't be the easiest thing to drift with such a short wheelbase though, but it can be done.
Welcome, good luck finding a car. -Dave
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Post by sp0ngebob on Sept 16, 2014 10:23:36 GMT -5
you cant weld the center diff. its already locked.
in order to go rwd, you need to remove the front axles and use the inner CV joints as "plugs" to hold the seals in. then put it in 4wd and go. however, the diff is really little and will likely die shortly if this is daily driven while clutch kicking etc to get sideways
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Post by mcgooble on Sept 16, 2014 18:40:37 GMT -5
Oh wow I didn't think it would be that easy! I figured there would be extra wear and tear since the car wasn't designed for what I'd put it through but still think it would be fun as hell. Can't wait to get my hands on one, think I might buy an auto for the time being.
Thanks for the responses.
-John
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Post by indkid87 on Sept 16, 2014 19:51:11 GMT -5
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Post by mcgooble on Sept 16, 2014 20:31:26 GMT -5
That's actually the video that made me consider the justy as a viable drift car! I was considering a mazda mx5 but the justy just has so much character. Can't WAIT to get my hands on one heheh.
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Post by sp0ngebob on Sept 17, 2014 10:46:45 GMT -5
Oh wow I didn't think it would be that easy! I figured there would be extra wear and tear since the car wasn't designed for what I'd put it through but still think it would be fun as hell. Can't wait to get my hands on one, think I might buy an auto for the time being. Thanks for the responses. -John i think youd also need the outer CV joints in there too in order to hold the front suspension together. basically you would remove the shaft in the middle
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Post by mcgooble on Sept 17, 2014 11:33:21 GMT -5
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Post by Loki on Sept 18, 2014 18:17:02 GMT -5
It is very very easy to take a 4WD Justy and turn it into a great RWD drift car... All you have to do is remove the two (2) front drive shafts which drive the front wheels, you will have to leave the vehicle in 4WD mode all the time, and you will have a little light on the dash all the time, but it would make for great fun!
I'm not a fan of the Automatic transmissions that Subaru has chosen for these vehicles, (my advice) = try and buy a manual one.
cheers, Loki
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Post by Loki on Sept 18, 2014 18:20:52 GMT -5
i think youd also need the outer CV joints in there too in order to hold the front suspension together. basically you would remove the shaft in the middle I just did a front wheel bearing replacement last week, and I can confirm that YES you will need the outer CV joints to hold the front wheel bearings in place, and to seal the front wheel bearings so that road dirt will not wreck the bearings. FYI: you may need to remove part of the exhaust system to get the split pin out of the passenger side axle assembly. Ug, rusted exhaust components never ever come apart easily. Cheers, Loki
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Post by Loki on Sept 18, 2014 18:22:50 GMT -5
This is TWO cars for the price of $1200 CND... it's a good deal. Only problem is they are both auto. You will at least have a good collection of spare parts. I like the 2door version better than the 4 door version. Let's not kid ourselves, who is going to sit in the back seat really? cheers, Loki
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Post by mcgooble on Sept 19, 2014 16:00:57 GMT -5
Too bad I have no place to store 2 extra cars. Great pointers about the rwd though.
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