HI!
Im from Sweden, and i dont spell very well.
So i've been a Subaru admirerer since i cant remember and for the last 3 years ive been in love with the forester. Been lurking this site for over a year and ive finaly got my own SF5 to sink my teeth in.
This is going to be my daily and enthusiast car at the same time. Both me and my GF bike, ski and skate so we need the space and the platform itself makes it possible for me to do trackdays aswell.
Im in between jobs atm and i am also going to start studyting for a master in engineering this spring so money is tight altho im alwaus spending too much on the car when i shouldent so im in the £60 club for sure.
So i am going for a engine rebuild eventially (new bearings, rings, valves milled etc.) or maybe a new low milage engine when this lump throws in the towel. right now I'm just going to leave the engine at boost cut with a td04l and deal with handling and looks first. Later I'm going for a 270-290hp setup with a td04-19t blower to get good tourqe low down. Going for an APEXI POWER FC ecu to map myself since ssm, Sti takeoffs with oem springs, full polybush suspension, sti steering rack. Bigger ARB's. Nothing crazy to be able to daily it and drive fast on bumpy tarmac, TOUGE MAXIMUM ATTACK!!! "hot version" <3
I am just going to get on with pictures of what i have been doing during the month i've owned it.
This picture is from when i parked it at home. The paint was kind of faded. Hood scoop has lost all its clearcoat, and there are alot of other scuffs and chips around the body that needs tending to.
Went to a friends garage to borrow som better pads since mine were toast.
Boot before:
Boot after:
One week after buying the car i recieved some service items, Fuel filter, air filter, oilfilter and oil. Redline Lightweight shockproof gearbox, sparkplugg, Gates V-Gripp cambelt kits with rollers and tentioner, New Cooling liquid.
Also i thought the drive train was kind of sloppy so i bought groupe N; engine, trans, pitch stop mounts. Also got some STRONGFLEX diff polybushing. They are a smaller polybushings company from poland. ALOT cheaper than whiteline or powerflex. They seem really good and they had great fitment. Havent read anything bad about them.
Also got a 3" full decat trubo back ebay exhaust including up-pipe.
I had a weekend to fit it all!
I started with the cambeltkit since it was most urgent.
I had the best mechanics mirror!
I had noticed the cooling level going down slowly...
its on! but i must say the lines do not line up properly! you just have to find the point where they are THE CLOSEST eachother.
sawed the old diff bushings out with a metal saw blade, took a while but got the job done. Half of the new bushing lubed up.
had to "screw" the bushing in place. Was kind of a pain but i finaly got them in place.
Yes i broke the temperature sensor for the diff when i lowered the diff, SIGH.
I could just slide the broken off part back on and glue them togather so operation is normal. Will replace later on.
engnie mounts!
While the engine was "loose" i jacked it up somewhat and changed the sparkplugs,, I tried with the engine mounted down, but that just drove me to insanity.
trans mount
engine mount (the drivers side was a pain to get out with the engine heater in the way!
Pitch stop in place
The new oil, also a bottle of S1. Ive only heard good things about that additive so i am on my 3rd bottle right now.
too much pictures ---> next post
Im from Sweden, and i dont spell very well.
So i've been a Subaru admirerer since i cant remember and for the last 3 years ive been in love with the forester. Been lurking this site for over a year and ive finaly got my own SF5 to sink my teeth in.
This is going to be my daily and enthusiast car at the same time. Both me and my GF bike, ski and skate so we need the space and the platform itself makes it possible for me to do trackdays aswell.
Im in between jobs atm and i am also going to start studyting for a master in engineering this spring so money is tight altho im alwaus spending too much on the car when i shouldent so im in the £60 club for sure.
So i am going for a engine rebuild eventially (new bearings, rings, valves milled etc.) or maybe a new low milage engine when this lump throws in the towel. right now I'm just going to leave the engine at boost cut with a td04l and deal with handling and looks first. Later I'm going for a 270-290hp setup with a td04-19t blower to get good tourqe low down. Going for an APEXI POWER FC ecu to map myself since ssm, Sti takeoffs with oem springs, full polybush suspension, sti steering rack. Bigger ARB's. Nothing crazy to be able to daily it and drive fast on bumpy tarmac, TOUGE MAXIMUM ATTACK!!! "hot version" <3
I am just going to get on with pictures of what i have been doing during the month i've owned it.
This picture is from when i parked it at home. The paint was kind of faded. Hood scoop has lost all its clearcoat, and there are alot of other scuffs and chips around the body that needs tending to.
Went to a friends garage to borrow som better pads since mine were toast.
Boot before:
Boot after:
One week after buying the car i recieved some service items, Fuel filter, air filter, oilfilter and oil. Redline Lightweight shockproof gearbox, sparkplugg, Gates V-Gripp cambelt kits with rollers and tentioner, New Cooling liquid.
Also i thought the drive train was kind of sloppy so i bought groupe N; engine, trans, pitch stop mounts. Also got some STRONGFLEX diff polybushing. They are a smaller polybushings company from poland. ALOT cheaper than whiteline or powerflex. They seem really good and they had great fitment. Havent read anything bad about them.
Also got a 3" full decat trubo back ebay exhaust including up-pipe.
I had a weekend to fit it all!
I started with the cambeltkit since it was most urgent.
I had the best mechanics mirror!
I had noticed the cooling level going down slowly...
its on! but i must say the lines do not line up properly! you just have to find the point where they are THE CLOSEST eachother.
sawed the old diff bushings out with a metal saw blade, took a while but got the job done. Half of the new bushing lubed up.
had to "screw" the bushing in place. Was kind of a pain but i finaly got them in place.
Yes i broke the temperature sensor for the diff when i lowered the diff, SIGH.
engnie mounts!
While the engine was "loose" i jacked it up somewhat and changed the sparkplugs,, I tried with the engine mounted down, but that just drove me to insanity.
trans mount
engine mount (the drivers side was a pain to get out with the engine heater in the way!
Pitch stop in place
The new oil, also a bottle of S1. Ive only heard good things about that additive so i am on my 3rd bottle right now.
too much pictures ---> next post