SUBAZUKI JUSTY GTI AWD

BUILD THREAD TRANSFERED FROM POCKETS

So then it begins (well it has to somewhere i guess)

as some people may know my Swift GTi that I briefly enjoyed died, but in her ashes has been born a new idea

the idea being im going to try and take a Subaru Justy AWD (basically a Suzuki Swift with Subaru's twist of AWD) and match it with a GTi swift engine
sounds fun and not too dificult so i thought id give it a go, were in the early stages of the process but hopefully we might get somewhere with it

So far im in the process of gutting the GTi for any useful bitys for the conversion.
sounnds really boring i know but were on a small budget and need all the bits i can scavenge either to mod or sell to get more bits

so the interior is nearly there now there is nothing left other than the bare bones and knackerd carpets that im donating to the scrapman
or eBay whichever comes first and im already running out of room in the garage, i didnt know there was that much stuff in such a small car

so il try and get this plan into action as fast as money and time allows, the first job ive got is trying to get a 3dr justy for a resonable price,
cant be that hard can it???!.

when i get a shell il try and do a update with pics before i tear into it

so please wish me luck and i will see you later people its going to be a long few months



IT HAS BEGUN!!!!!!


THE MOTOR


THE ENGINE BEFORE I PLAYED


THE ENGINE AFTER A GOOD BIT OF CARE new cambelt, clean, paint and a bit of tlc


ARCHES CLEAN need shutz now like a two day job:roll:


GTI PUMP VS STANDARD

Hopefully it wont take to long with all the bits ive got, just hope ive thought of everyting!!!
its going to be the little niggle jobs that take the longest, arches, bits of welding for example
now i warn you all it aint going to be pretty from here on in, i aint building a show car this is just something im determined to do with the knowledge ive got lots of paint and time so it could be very rough looking

just hope i can live up to the badge ive given the shell


il try and get a update on here again when ive done more, im trying to get the shell right before i pull it to bits and swap the blocks, this is going to be fun!!!


bit of an update been doing loads on the car recently, too many little jobs that matter to put up here tho so heres a bit of a sumary



out everything comes time to get really confused with two looms to mess with swapping plugs, tracing wires etc etc



the floor and cavities gets a few coats of chassis enamel (mite go no carpet )



front gti springs, koni dampers, gti disks that still need machining and my braided lines



the cage in 'look at me' red



the cage in ' you dont know shit about this motor' black

so thats it for now, got loads more done that i aint took pics of but wouldnt want to go on too much more anyway

engine and everything should be out soo now ive borrowed an crane (cheers jared )

hopefully she should be all done in the next few months

WELL JARED YOU WERE RIGHT ABOUT COPY AND PASTEING THE BUILD FROM POCKETS, COULD HAVE BEEN A BORING DAY OTHERWISE

new update now ive got the history



GTI brake setup, not much bigger but should make a difference



the easy way to get a engine and AWD gearbox out in one



new door handles to clear the roll cage



big difference in flywheels and clutches, more expense hope shes worth it



flywheel face gti vs justy not much difference but clutches dont line up



big gearbox for small engine shame its dirty (anyone who knows me knows what the next picture will be)



all clean



Cage is in



New wheel only a FK but it does the job



2nd hand manifolds all wrapped up



new 'keep fit' cranks



and finally for this update, the dash is progressing with some encoragement in the form of me and big rob , saws and knifes

Can not wait to see this on the road it is going to be awesome Good work matey keep it up

right then another update, warn you now things havent really changed much



anyone know a meerkat, im confused.com



wheels on



purple wires!! got some left if anyone needs some



the only real givaway that shes modified



painting inside bonnet (dont worry im not leaving it like that )



gearbox all painted ready to go back on



new lightend justy flywheel ready to go on, still heavier than the gti by 3kg but should be ok i hope



new black diamond kevlar clutch



at least everything bolts together, clutch alignment is easy when youve got the right tool, only japs would make the gearbox driveshaft fit a bearing in the the flywheel



gearbox fits



other side



my drivers seat view



seat is in with my halfords bargin harness



backend view with the pig-to-fit rear brace

and thats it for now, just gotta fit engine back in, connect it up, make a exhaust, get the wiring to work, clean and paint wheels, put a sunstrip in, front strut brace, get engine running, bleed the brakes, possibly put rear disks on if i can get the hubs off, tax it, insure it, get a v5!! so not that much really

just been told by a lad thats built one of these that they aint that quick which is what i kinda thawt, just hope there quicker than standard justy, otherwise im gunna be a bit embarrased at USC, only time will tell i guess
that just means that once its built its another challenge for me to make it quick, im sure with some minor adjustments ahhem NOS+TURBO+CAMS=

and some help from people around ie please mr shrek make my car quick
see you all around when im free, you know where i am if you want help or wanna help me

well everyone else seems to be doing a speclist so thought id better do one too
so then

Subaru Justy 67bhp HONESTLY OFFICER LOOK ITS A G13B ENGINE JUST LIKE THE LOGBOOK SAYS

Weve got:
Suzuki Swift GTI 101BHP(hopefully) engine with new timing belt
Black Diamond kevlar competition clutch+cover
Subaru Justy 20% lightend circa 8kg flywheel
Janspeed 4-1 manifold fibreglass wrapped
Suzuki Swift GTI front brakes
Suzuki Swift GTI radiator
Full Suzuki Swift GTI loom swap
Suzuki Swift GTI dashboard
Suzuki Swift GTI fuel pump
OMP 6-point cage sprayed matt black (stealthy as fuck)
Some patch welding
Rust treatment throughout and Waxoyled everywhere
Black chassis enamel painted floors, pillars etc
Sparco 3-point black harness
Collins fibreglass bucket seat also matt black
Rear battery
Subaru justy power steering
OMP strutbraces
Koni adjustable dampers
Stainless braided front brake hoses
Suzuki Swift GTI brake vacuum servo
Comma Dot 5.1 racing brake fluid
Lots of painted bits
Custom headlight wiring (dodgey wire somewhere i cant trace)
Uprated headlights
Shortend gear lever
Extremely stripped out (no carpets, seatbelts, rear wiper, interior panels except door card and roof liner)
FK automotive semi-dish 300mm wheel and Subaru Justy boss kit
Customised indicator and wiper stalks
Suzuki Swift GTI clocks
Custom door handles
Aluminum window cranks
Two battery cut-offs with fire extingusher over-ride (fire gear to go in later)
Various ignition barrels and anti-theft wiring
plenty of stickers covering fuck-ups and unavoidable mess


COMING SOON hopefully
Oil sandwich plate (for either turbo feed or oil pressure gauge)
Good quality AF gauge to monitor engine unlike the other GTI
Turbo upgrade depending on research and cost
25-75bhp NOS
Custom piped-in fire extingusher
Suzuki Swift GTI rear disks
Welded viscous coupling
Decent exhaust once its on the road
Some sort of lamps or spotlights
Some gloss mirrors unlike the crap ABS ones ive got


Thats about it for now, ive got so many silly ideas in my head but most loose the stealth factor

sound mate im always up for helping out, and as for turbo conversions ive learnt quite a lot building the astra beast so am sure we can make summet work, as for speed, well i rekon if we try, and went space frame we could build a imp-zuki

Well then, after a few technical issues and gremlins all of the electics work or they did until yesterday lol, ive also relocared the battery to the 'boot' and fitted some fancy swithes, id put pics up but im a tad buzy currently going back down m1 from leeds!! ive also discovered after 21 years that money, makes the work go round and your cars a little quicker, just gotta woft my arse off to get some hence the quadruple shift on fair atm, god im gonna,struggle putting engine in tomorrow, hopefully

so then big things have been happening



Battery in back



Engine fitting Thanks andy it would have been allot harder without you



Engine in, with some persuasion and moifying of power steering pot


Cleaner wheels


Cold Air Intake (stealthy )


pipe to avoid engine mount


Dodgey but sound welding


New plates


Dry fitting flexi and pipe



making an exhaust yourself, quite impressed concidering my un-co-operative welder


old exhaust vs new one


new cage foam to stop me killing mysen when i roll her with weird but brilliant 'flat' tiewraps

youve done rate well there mate, loving the build thread, youve done rate well, do i spy a roof card in there still? ha ha

Yes headliners still in but its really not worth taking it out, as it weighs nowt, still got doorcards too lol

looking awesome matey rite impressed with this can not wait to see it on the road

Well not much has been happening with work and crappy weather, but hopefully the motor should be road ready this week if i get on it first thing tommoz =) some big news though, ive managed to get a V5 for it which means no SVA for me!! Hoping its plain sailing now thats done, il post the weeks progress as and when i can, so watch this space lol

Right then few days of progress


Finished the exhaust



Iriduim plugs and NGK 'racing' leads (owts better than 12yr old standard)



Fire extingusher just in case


Baby amp


The wonders of a bench grinder to get rid of the heavy nissan logo


filled and primed not a brillant job but gotta be better than before


'New' centre caps gone from nissan to bright orange



Plumbed fire extinguser and suprise for people in the engine bay

next jobs,
bonnet pins and white bonnet ready for pod
wind deflectors ive got to fit,
paint the wheels black,
replace a few fuel lines,
and hoping to get my polybushes on both anti-roll bars today although another bolt snapped on me last night and i cant weld the brackets on due a bastard of a malfunction
oh one thing i forgot get it running

so a few hours will most likely turn into day as usual, good job im enjoyin it

Rite then another update for this buzy week

exhausts finished just hope it dont leak (not on my welds anyway)


weve grip taped the floor (stops my big feet wearing floor away )


Wheels before


Black wheels


And the wheels are painted up (two are anyway )

finally i got the courage to turn the key and let it run
sounds a bit tappety but im just glad it runs

good work mate, those wheels have come up well, and im loving the video, supose id better put somthing together for the astra thread now, lol, i think you win the award for best build thread, am loving the extensive cage test aswell lol, good work matey

Thats it im committed now justys gettin taxed and insured on 9th july

Just hope it drives ok,might take it on a cheeky test drive before that though

he he, if you need me to follow ya on the test run let me know, and nice work mate

today progress

some relfective tape everywhere for when she breaks down, so we dont get hit lol


in the process of starting it up the other day i annoyingly found that all the 'gas tight' joints id used wernt so good, none of my weldin leaked though , but thats all fixed now after a bit of heavy welding and some firegum

other two wheels are also all painted up and laquered like the back ones now

only got a few odjobs to do til its ready now, speakers mounts out of lexan polycarbonate (yes my speaker mounts need to be bullet-proof )
then i can get on with bedding the clutch and flywheel in and some testing of everything that i might have broken or wired up wrong allong the way, fingers crossed there isnt much more to do

gonna be great going to pod (hopefully) it should look mint rolling around with andy in his justy too, just wish they were same colour that would have been cool

Engine bays looking good mate, hope it runs well, u know, both u and Andy could have white bonnets? And I'm sure Criss would do a matching set of decals for both of them

Few more little jobs done


Speakers mounted up


Speakers in


Wind deflectors


Braided fuel line


Sunstrip (after all i found visor wouldnt work with my cage )



Other carbon vinyl wrapped stuff (i get bored easy )

time for the testing to begin (when the rain finally stops for more than 10mins)

Tank this thread is amazing ! , Only just seen all of it for the first time. Really shows how much you have re-built this car !

Honestly can't wait to get pictures of this soon !

final bit of justy progress


Both seats are in allong with harnesses all be them not matching, but always said it wouldnt be pretty


Everything in the back ready for the road


Everything in the front ready for the road


All done (mostly anyway)


Under the belly (lots of paint!!)



Justy at pre-pod meet looking mint

Still lots to do like,
exhaust (waiting on parts)
Brake master cyclinder leak (waiting for parts again)
Vacuum servo (parts again)
Vacuum leak, annoying as fuck athough its running well atm
Lowering (ordered springs in time for pod, now due 15th aug =( )
Engine damper (just need time and some metal bits)
Filler neck (my ones putting rust into the tank)
then around a thousand other little jobs to do as always, paint this new bolt there and here, it never ends!!!

once it is finished though i really dont know what il do with my time

looked sweet pal, then turbo time to test wat has too be ruthless handling, i mean 4wd and it weights nowt

its a special little motor this, absolutley massive potential, good work tanky, and those photos that young mexican and criss are making look properly mint

i like it for 2 things, the 4wd and weight and the fact that who's done this before? its rare you even see a justy or swift in a week nevermind 2 at once on same day

well original tank!