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FORESTER SH XSN LIMITED BLACK EDITION REBUILD
Hi folks
so I got the opportunity to buy a very limited Forester turbo diesel which I am bringing back from the dead, it arrived very sad with blown head gaskets, hacked interior wiring loom and shot brakes/hubs all round, front strut upper mounts, exhaust shot, but interior full black leather in very good condition and bodywork just dull needing some love again. so another engine sourced to allow changeover of the diesel to get it mobile again, prep for the engine removal ongoing…. all hubs arrived today and have been stripped, cleaned and repainted to ensure long life, as all backing plate are like new and new handbrake assembly and cables fitted, ready for fitting over next couple of days. will be removing the rotten DPF pipe back exhaust system for a nice stainless wrx saloon 14- plate system as it bolts straight on, awaiting delivery. then on to the engine swap, might remove both bumpers to A protect them, and B, allow new fogs and drl surrounds on the front as well as proper tiger seal fitting of the limited body kit spoilers as they have not been attached correctly!!. will keep you updated with some pics as I progress https://cimg2.ibsrv.net/gimg/www.sco...b80e4a025.jpeg https://cimg4.ibsrv.net/gimg/www.sco...6ccf399ac.jpeg https://cimg6.ibsrv.net/gimg/www.sco...db3913123.jpeg https://cimg7.ibsrv.net/gimg/www.sco...72cbcbd2c.jpeg https://cimg1.ibsrv.net/gimg/www.sco...160e3d85c.jpeg https://cimg8.ibsrv.net/gimg/www.sco...d8884ba91.jpeg https://cimg9.ibsrv.net/gimg/www.sco...6a91d30b0.jpeg https://cimg2.ibsrv.net/gimg/www.sco...8fccdccc0.jpeg https://cimg4.ibsrv.net/gimg/www.sco...a789dadff.jpeg |
Well made some good progress tonight with both driver hubs replaced, and white line anti role bars fitted 24mm dia.
new discs & brembo pads fitted and all floating calliper brackets stripped, overhauled and now working correctly. I have a full set of spare calliper assemblies I will fit later once blasted and fully reworked in high temp calliper Subaru gold paint with new seals and stainless pistons. already starting to look the part. handbrake cables to drop and feed in the new ones on with the new rear shoes. time to dig into the handbrake and rear console to release the original cables🙈🙈 https://cimg6.ibsrv.net/gimg/www.sco...3dfe4abe9.jpeg Front OS hub https://cimg7.ibsrv.net/gimg/www.sco...884b970d9.jpeg Front OS hub https://cimg9.ibsrv.net/gimg/www.sco...ec9e8d39e.jpeg Front OS hub https://cimg8.ibsrv.net/gimg/www.sco...81fbc7f0b.jpeg New WL front Anti roll bar https://cimg0.ibsrv.net/gimg/www.sco...331a40ce0.jpeg Rear OS hub https://cimg2.ibsrv.net/gimg/www.sco...4fb41512c.jpeg Rear OS hub https://cimg5.ibsrv.net/gimg/www.sco...3795d0cc7.jpeg Rear OS caliper https://cimg7.ibsrv.net/gimg/www.sco...39a564442.jpeg Rear OS hub inside https://cimg8.ibsrv.net/gimg/www.sco...154fde33c.jpeg New WL rear anti roll bar and stiffening braces |
So busy pulling old engine from the car currently, in readiness of clean up of the engine bay, and clean up of the gearbox before fitting new engine.
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So some more progress today, old engine out and new one building up, for fitting, engine bay degreasing begun to allow any rust treatment and then repainting prior to engine fitting.
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So some progress today, all engine bay corrosion addressed and whole bay sprayed with hard wearing smooth black to enhance the bay from dull unfinished factory under seal coat.
engine remains to fit new water pump, and the new clutch assembly, release bearing already fitted once the output shaft and bell housing was all clean up. new braided clutch line fitted and fully bleed, new heater hoses and new gearbox/engine rear support fitted. https://cimg5.ibsrv.net/gimg/www.sco...86d395957.jpeg Engine awaiting new water pump https://cimg7.ibsrv.net/gimg/www.sco...46818b733.jpeg New slip clutch on alternator https://cimg0.ibsrv.net/gimg/www.sco...8c9796088.jpeg All pipes and hoses fitted and aligned https://cimg1.ibsrv.net/gimg/www.sco...cf8fd811e.jpeg Clutch to fit once on engine crane for access https://cimg2.ibsrv.net/gimg/www.sco...0d6f81772.jpeg Engine bay looking good again https://cimg3.ibsrv.net/gimg/www.sco...168fc2580.jpeg Engine bay cleaned and hard smooth black painted https://cimg4.ibsrv.net/gimg/www.sco...7709a5201.jpeg New clutch braided hose line and new billet rear engine stabiliser https://cimg5.ibsrv.net/gimg/www.sco...5af4c4f25.jpeg Ready for engine return |
So made the final plunge and got the new engine in and all hooked up and up and running, burping coolant system currently as per usual for subaru
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So as it was a decent day set about G6 compounding the entire bodywork followed by machine heavy duty polishing with carbidom wax
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So got the car rear all sorted with all the new arms and got the full alignment dialled in
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Moved on to my drivers view and sourced a rare diesel super sport clocks set, combined with a carbon fibre steering wheel after some fettling now looks way better in the drivers seat
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Some pretty solid work and dedication, im a fellow forester owner so i appreciate the work put in, all that rear end gear put in really looks good.
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Originally Posted by lockheed
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Some pretty solid work and dedication, im a fellow forester owner so i appreciate the work put in, all that rear end gear put in really looks good.
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Good luck, you might be better off posting on forester. Org. in the europe section. You will get a warm welcome on there for sure. 👍🏽
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I'd agree with Lockheed, not enough people understand just how good the Forester really is as an all round "sleeper"
Russell ps- I might be mistaken but from your pictures, it looks like your a "Kintore" native? I'm out by Inverurie ;) |
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Originally Posted by WUZ
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I'd agree with Lockheed, not enough people understand just how good the Forester really is as an all round "sleeper"
Russell ps- I might be mistaken but from your pictures, it looks like your a "Kintore" native? I'm out by Inverurie ;) just in Newmachar, be good to try get getting a group of us meeting up👍 |
Just an update as been ill over the last year but with some good friends we managed to get my JPN power folding/indicator with heated mirrors fitted and my updated wheels with new rubber I have saved up for.
currently building 2 different types of rear LSD diffs both 4.44, to allow a choice of 1. AP Surtrac R160 2. VLSD version 2 R160 (struggling to source output shaft ends) https://cimg3.ibsrv.net/gimg/www.sco...fba54059b.jpeg Forester SH XSN 6MT https://cimg4.ibsrv.net/gimg/www.sco...5e793ba98.jpeg Forester SH XSN 6MT |
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