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07-12-2011, 03:10 AM | #1 |
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Join Date: Jul 2009
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Location: Vancouver BC
Vehicle:1999 FoLEsTa EsTe-Ai Canyon Red |
JC's SF5 swap thread
I've had my Forester for almost 1 year now, and things have come a long way since. Originally, I was inspired by Angry Toaster:
After finishing school, I worked two months for VANOC during the Olympics and Paras, saved my monies and bought the cheapest Foz I could find on CL. 300,000KM 5spd with a funny idle. Turns out the exhaust valve on Cyl 4 doesnt close properly, thus creating a horrible imbalance. Don't have any pictures of it from back then... Looks like any other stock Forester, cept the hood was bent in from a front end accident. Front brakes were seized when I took possession, so FHI 4 pots that I had bought a year ago went in. *Thanks to Zefy for rebuilding them* Still had some dough burning a hole in my pocket, and these came up for sale: 17in UK17 WRX wheels. Yay! I sat on them for almost a year until I could find some suitable rubber. Now that I had the brakes fixed and it was actually drivable, I turned my attention to the horribly soft 300k suspension. In went some Koni Inserts and RCE WRX wagon lowering springs. Turned out to be exactly the ride height i was looking for. Handles so much better after. As things were at this point: A while later, I came across some Recaros on the board for sale. Scooped those up and added them into the mix. Had to get custom rails made by Wedge Engineering in California. Now, I realize that I have no hope of passing aircare the next time around, and I find the first piece of the solution to my emissions problem. A JDM SF5 Turbo hood, with the all important hood scoop. Bolted in perfectly, right in the parking lot before the Timmy meet. Soon afterwards, the biggest piece in the grand scheme of things showed itself. Half of a JDM 2002 WRX STi Limited. Standard with EJ207, VF30 and the much coveted 6spd gearbox. We spent the first day removing the remnants of the windshield, vacuuming the glass shards and whatnot. Removed: remnants of the windshield bumper beam HID ballasts Coilovers carpet kick panels and center console steering wheel airbag ECU STI cluster intercooler intake snorkus Day Two: Removed: Accessory belts Radiator Disconnected: Fuel Lines Heater core Power steering all wiring to engine transmission harness So, I have the front half of a GD Chassis. What do? I'll have stripped everything off it, it'll just be the metal frame. Anybody have any brilliant ideas what I should do with this apart from just scrap it? Last edited by jchretien; 07-12-2011 at 04:02 AM. |
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