Subaru R and W series bellhousing

[Bill Hincher]

I been working for the Subaru guys on a bellhousing too

[JeffS]

Looks like quite a bit of work. Is this going into a Subaru chassis? WRX?

Just to make it RWD?

Should be interesting.

[Bill Hincher]

originally, it was to build a 2 wd version for the Subs, but the added bonus is a cheaper Toyota 4 wd driveline for the rock crawlers

[Bill Hincher]

these will work with either the W series 55 through59 non turbo Toyota trans OR the pre 93 short shaft R 150 and R 151 Toyota trans, both using the original Sub flywheel, pressure plate, starter and clutch fork with a supplied throw out bearing










we will think of somethin

[mellow65]

originally, it was to build a 2 wd version for the Subs, but the added bonus is a cheaper Toyota 4 wd driveline for the rock crawlers

TECHNICALLY, i got a hold of you so i could put it all in a 1st gen rx7,

then you have the complete other end of things, there are some crafty subaru guys out there that like to reframe their cars, put solid axles under them. but until i ran across bill, guys would either weld the center diff of an awd tranny or run an older 4x4 tranny always in 4wd and then run the output out the rear to a divorced transfer case, say from a samurai and then run your front and rear axles from that.

it worked but wasn't perfect.




then there is the 3rd group, the rwd in a subaru. guys have been doing it for awhile now. but to do it they welded the center diff and hoped for the best. the "transfer gears" (as i like to call them) in the center diff area, were never meant to hold all the power. it works, but for how long is the question.

so there was never the perfect answer for all three people, but now, there is.

ok not perfect perfect, but the little things i'm going to have to deal with like a shifter relocation thingamabob are far less stressing then always worrying about breaking the trans.

once again, Bill makes works of art.

[Bill Hincher]

the details are worked out, the wall thickness is ok and the draft angle is worked out on both sides of the housing, this should shrink about 1% and then I will test machine out a raw casting and it should all be good














It goes to the casting shop Monday