Our main datum (whether right ot wrong remember we are no experts lol) are the front turret tops as these are pretty much unmovable from the shell and would therefore dictate the position of the gearbox for driveshaft allignment : then obviously the engine would need to be connected to the gearbox.
We already knew from measuring the turrets from the impreza and the 205 that the distance to centres of each turret only varies by a couple of mm. This can easily be taken up by adjustable top mounts.
By just trialling the fit of the subaru strut into the 205 turret we were amazed that it would actually fit with very minimal modification of the turret. This was a massive bonus as we thought that we were going to have to make whole new turrets up.
With the struts in place it was just way to tempting not to offer the sub frame into the empty engine bay to see if our measurements were actually correct. This would show if the chassis legs of the 205 were anywhere close to accepting / being modified to have the sub frame from the impreza mount without troubles. In actual fact its not bad at all. The 205 chassis is actually a little wider than the impreza and so with some slight boxing and chassis strengthening we will be able to mount the impreza sub frame to the 205 chassis. Thus keeping a lot of structural integritty of the car and also mean we dont have to make cradles etc to hod the engine and steering components.
From the pics you can start to see just how much wider the track of the impreza is compared to the 205. Our origninal measurements hinted at 3" per side. Again we were amazed at just how correct we were being
This isnt a problem and although it wont end up looking standard we liked the ultra wide track of the 205. It raised much debate and wether or not we should go the route of the typical T16 kit or not. To keep a uniqueness to the project we decided against it and have come up with some other ideas of making our own wings etc. But that will come much later.
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