Eddy, nice find. Could you tell me the dimensions?

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Thanks Paul!  I’ll have to learn how to do that!!

I think this radiator will fit quite well in my Fiberfab!  

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Yes. right down the middle both sides of the spine looks like the easiest and best for mine. I am tempted try mounting a radiator above the engine like the limk I posted and see if that works ok. I would involve a lot less modification to the car!

Ed,

David Stroud used a mid 1990s Saab 900 radiator in his Speedster. Says it’s 14 x 20 inches. Looks like a $130 part.

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How about aluminum EMT ? or even galvanized, I wonder if the galvanize would react with the anti-freeze in any negative way? Getting a rad to work shouldn’t be too much of a problem, we do have quite a bit of room up there! Should be excellent airflow too.

Some of the beetle guys have managed to fit the coolant pipes up through the tunnel. sounds like it’s quite a job but it sure would be the neatest!  My car has quite good ground clearance so I don’t think 1.5″ shd 40 pipe would be much of a problem down there! It’s not like we are offroading like a buggy!   

No radiator yet, Eddy. Probably I will end up with a more modern rad turned sideways with a fill bottle as the highest point. The stock Legacy unit is about 15 x 32 inches and could probably be made to fit about six inches behind the existing grrill, but it would hang low. I’m looking for a grid about 14 x 27. Once I have that I’ll get a rad shop…[Read more]

Have you sourced out a radiator yet and given thought to mounting it and the plumbing?  That looks to me to be the hardest part of the conversion!  
 It is interesting that VW got such a bad rap for their head gasket problems with the Wasserboxer in the vanagon when Subaru had similar problems with theirs during those years. In both cases it wa…[Read more]

Thanks, Bill. 83k on it now but, she’s nearing 20 years old. I’ll look into the head gasket change out.

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So Ed. This Soob engine is mounting in the rear like a vw? I never in a million years would have thought of that!

Soob=Subaru. I didn’t know they made that large an engine. Learning all the time. 🙂 newkitman2013-10-20 10:28:20

Ed looking forward to the Soob swab pictures! Hell I dont even know what a Soob is! 😛

Ed, at about 140k it WILL require head gaskets. On the back of the block is a plastic separator plate that becomes brittle and cracks. Newer models have a metal plate. Replace it when you have her out.

Thanks, Boy-os.

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Bill…gauntlet gloves will solve that cold wrist problem. 😉

Cool Ed,Looking forward to watching this winter.

Remember the 300+hp Scooby flat 4 in the Manx at Carlisle? That swap is going to be sweet!