the sawtooth build thread Options

[sawtooth]

Wanted to start a build thread for my na suby conversion. The car is my newly acquired '73 2.0L fi. It is very clean, appearance group, 2nd owner, 88K. I currently use it as my daily driver.



I want to do a suby conversion because I believe the overall package will have the performance, drivability, and dependability I'm looking for.

EDIT: I've changed motor selection slightly and am also taking a bigger plunge by going with a suby trans, see Post #49.

[sawtooth]

Got to drive my car for the first time in over 2 years last night, pretty surreal with everything finally coming together in one moment. Man I'm excited about this setup. All I can say is that it's everything I hoped it would be. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/beer3.gif) No, it's not a fire breathing turbo monster, but at around 220chp the power feels like a perfect balance for this car, hard pulling power all the way through. The torque of this motor is very good. I was really surprised to find that it'll idle up my fairly steep driveway in 1st with no extra throttle, didn't expect that. Only car I've seen do that is my jetta tdi. The suby trans is outstanding, short precise and smooth shifts. Thanks bigkat_83 and dbcooper for giving me the confidence to go for the suby trans! I ended up using my stock clutch pedal with a new heavy duty push/pull cable. Since my trans was a cable clutch to begin with I decided to give it a try. I'm really glad I did, the clutch feels fantastic. Still need to finish the exhaust, just running the equal length header right now. Will post some more pics and video once the exhaust is done.