Very cool car Dustin! About the spare transaxle- is it stock 1st through 4th gears with a 3.88 or is there a longer 4th as well? I'm asking because the term 'freeway flier' doesn't have a definitive meaning and really doesn't tell us anything (and the reason I dislike it so).
"It started out with the stock 1970 its 4.12 r&p,then got a built 3.88 freeway flyer and now has the stock 4.12 back in it. I like it better..."
I get it! If your car doesn't have tons of hp the shorter r&p is definitely more fun around town. You felt the difference even with the fair bit of power the Subie has- yeah, you're a street racer at heart!
Gene Berg once said the perfect VW trans would actually be a 6 speed- 4.375 (for smaller engines) or 4.125 (anything over about 2000 or 2100 cc's) r&p
http://www.teammfactory.com/ca...0.77/3600/3600/1/0/2
perfect for ripping around town (or drag racing) AND canyon carving. Only 1 problem- because of the rear torsion assembly it won't fit... A;