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rocco · 02-24-2008, 01:21 AM

just got a good deal on a forester. i couldnt turn it down it does not have an engine and i need to tow it home. eventually id like to get it running but its not a priority for me. for $250 i could scrap it and get my money back. so anyone have any help?

IMPREZvWRX · 02-24-2008, 01:40 PM

Help with what? Towing it home? Getting it running? Finding a scrap yard?

rocco · 02-24-2008, 06:16 PM

thanks i appreciate the offer i found a friend to help me get it home now i just need some help with getting a motor back in it. im not in a rush or anything. i havnt really found much for the forester in magazines i did find some parts online. anyone ever swap a forester before?

**TROLL** · 02-24-2008, 06:19 PM

its a new forester? any wrx or sti engine should drop into it, not sure about drivetrain fitment if you wanted to upgrade that as well.
how about some pics of what it looks like and whats included so we know what you're working with.

xEJ20x · 02-24-2008, 06:30 PM

Give us a model year Rocco....that would really help.

Full Boost · 02-24-2008, 06:53 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by rocco

thanks i appreciate the offer i found a friend to help me get it home now i just need some help with getting a motor back in it. im not in a rush or anything. i havnt really found much for the forester in magazines i did find some parts online. anyone ever swap a forester before?

That Burn-Up Forester is beautiful! I have seen in a issue of Subiesport an STi swaped Forester, so it can be done.

Signatus230 · 02-24-2008, 06:56 PM

Of course it can be swapped, pretty much all subaru's are compatible with drivetrains, etc. Thing is, does it have the full interior wiring? ABS? Tranny? Is it completely gutted? Need some more info, lol.

And sorry but that white forester, is just plain ugly. Wheels fail, bumper fails, sideskirts are ok, the drop is nice I guess.

Stillen GLE · 02-25-2008, 11:27 PM

what year is the Forester?

rocco · 02-25-2008, 11:51 PM

im pretty sure its a 1998 as far as i know it only needs a motor i was told. im picking it up on my day off if i ever get one. i dont own a trailer or a truck that could pull one so im also counting on the help of a friend. unless i want to go and pay a for a tow truck. yes that is the burn up kit from japan. i like it but its probally very expensive and i notice a difference in some of the foresters so i dont know if it would fit. but at this point i dont need another car/truck whatever so if i really needed to get it running id probally want to just get a stock setup back in it. anyone know where i can buy a subaru motor? im going to take a look at the car tomorrow so il get some more info and take a better look at it. if i remember the camera il get some pics up.

Signatus230 · 02-26-2008, 01:01 AM

Ask Ryan @ Area1320, he has some decent hookups with engines and stuff. If not... depends on what you can afford, lol.

K-Rex · 02-26-2008, 10:27 PM

www.subaruforester.org will have the answers you are looking for.

Welcome to the world of Fozzie.

RyanG · 02-27-2008, 02:47 AM

Rocco.. Im sure I can get you in a swap for under $6k ;)

rocco · 02-27-2008, 09:37 PM

cool i visited the car lastnite the car is decent no dents it has everything but the engine. id love to do the swap(turbo motor) but i think i just want to get the stock setup in it my pops wants to get a new car but id rather let him drive the forester. thanks for the link if i ever plan on buying another subaru from the dealer it would most likely be a forester theyre alright.

rocco · 02-27-2008, 09:47 PM

forgot my camera but here are some more pics from the burn up site and some pics i took at the 2007 philly auto show

rocco · 02-27-2008, 09:49 PM

K-Rex · 02-27-2008, 11:04 PM

Those new forester sport sti wheels are ****ing sex! if only they weren't 1k

R22B · 02-28-2008, 08:06 AM

Why does it have a bird bath on the hood

;)

Swap the forestor, drop it and call it a day.

rocco · 02-28-2008, 07:56 PM

why drop it if you check out subaruforester.org like i did you would probally want to lift it. thanks again on that link much appreciated

Renegade_ · 02-28-2008, 08:48 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by rocco

thanks i appreciate the offer i found a friend to help me get it home now i just need some help with getting a motor back in it. im not in a rush or anything. i havnt really found much for the forester in magazines i did find some parts online. anyone ever swap a forester before?

Those look like the Tommy Kaira Legacy edition wheels just with a lower offset... And that things looks fugly. Sorry.

And you can take any subaru drivetrain and swap it into a forester. Its the same with the impreza in the universal subaru drivetrain compatibility setup. If you just want to get the thing running and all the wiring is there, any 99 and up forester has the same exact motor as the 2.5RSs so it should just swap right in, wiring included.

rocco · 03-05-2008, 09:37 PM

well as of right now things are not going as planned i came up with the money and im having trouble getting the car home because of my schedule. im hoping to have it home the 15th. i guess well see what happens.

02-24-2008, 01:21 AM	#1
rocco Tri-State Post Whore Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: sj Member #1549 iTrader: (0)	just bought a forester just got a good deal on a forester. i couldnt turn it down it does not have an engine and i need to tow it home. eventually id like to get it running but its not a priority for me. for $250 i could scrap it and get my money back. so anyone have any help?

02-24-2008, 06:30 PM	#5
xEJ20x Tri-State Post Whore Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: South Jersey Member #72 My Ride: 13 STI iTrader: (3)	Give us a model year Rocco....that would really help. __________________ Nothing to see here.

02-27-2008, 02:47 AM	#12
RyanG Tri-State Post Whore Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Easton, PA Member #63 iTrader: (1)	Rocco.. Im sure I can get you in a swap for under $6k ;) __________________ I am Area1320 To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 10 or greater. You currently have 0 signatures.

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02-24-2008, 01:40 PM	#2
IMPREZvWRX Tri-State Post Whore Join Date: Feb 2005 Member #164 iTrader: (3)	Help with what? Towing it home? Getting it running? Finding a scrap yard?

02-24-2008, 06:16 PM	#3
rocco Tri-State Post Whore Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: sj Member #1549 iTrader: (0)	thanks i appreciate the offer i found a friend to help me get it home now i just need some help with getting a motor back in it. im not in a rush or anything. i havnt really found much for the forester in magazines i did find some parts online. anyone ever swap a forester before?

02-25-2008, 11:51 PM	#9
rocco Tri-State Post Whore Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: sj Member #1549 iTrader: (0)	im pretty sure its a 1998 as far as i know it only needs a motor i was told. im picking it up on my day off if i ever get one. i dont own a trailer or a truck that could pull one so im also counting on the help of a friend. unless i want to go and pay a for a tow truck. yes that is the burn up kit from japan. i like it but its probally very expensive and i notice a difference in some of the foresters so i dont know if it would fit. but at this point i dont need another car/truck whatever so if i really needed to get it running id probally want to just get a stock setup back in it. anyone know where i can buy a subaru motor? im going to take a look at the car tomorrow so il get some more info and take a better look at it. if i remember the camera il get some pics up.

02-26-2008, 10:27 PM	#11
K-Rex Tri-State Aficionado Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: D-Town Member #2255 My Ride: 2004 Forester XT iTrader: (0)	www.subaruforester.org will have the answers you are looking for. Welcome to the world of Fozzie.

02-27-2008, 09:37 PM	#13
rocco Tri-State Post Whore Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: sj Member #1549 iTrader: (0)	cool i visited the car lastnite the car is decent no dents it has everything but the engine. id love to do the swap(turbo motor) but i think i just want to get the stock setup in it my pops wants to get a new car but id rather let him drive the forester. thanks for the link if i ever plan on buying another subaru from the dealer it would most likely be a forester theyre alright.

02-27-2008, 09:47 PM	#14
rocco Tri-State Post Whore Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: sj Member #1549 iTrader: (0)	forgot my camera but here are some more pics from the burn up site and some pics i took at the 2007 philly auto show

02-27-2008, 09:49 PM	#15
rocco Tri-State Post Whore Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: sj Member #1549 iTrader: (0)

02-27-2008, 11:04 PM	#16
K-Rex Tri-State Aficionado Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: D-Town Member #2255 My Ride: 2004 Forester XT iTrader: (0)	Those new forester sport sti wheels are ****ing sex! if only they weren't 1k

02-28-2008, 08:06 AM	#17
R22B Tri-State Post Whore Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Allentown, PA Member #5854 My Ride: 88 Merkur XR4Ti \| 92 Mazda MX3 \| 98 Ford Explorer Eddie Bauer \| 91 Ford Ranger89 \| 89 Yamaha FZR600 iTrader: (0)	Why does it have a bird bath on the hood ;) Swap the forestor, drop it and call it a day.

02-28-2008, 07:56 PM	#18
rocco Tri-State Post Whore Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: sj Member #1549 iTrader: (0)	why drop it if you check out subaruforester.org like i did you would probally want to lift it. thanks again on that link much appreciated

03-05-2008, 09:37 PM	#20
rocco Tri-State Post Whore Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: sj Member #1549 iTrader: (0)	well as of right now things are not going as planned i came up with the money and im having trouble getting the car home because of my schedule. im hoping to have it home the 15th. i guess well see what happens.