I've wanted a Forester for quite a while now. Been on the lookout for one, and one day someone offered to trade me theirs for my Jetta I had.
This was my static jetta
and this was the Forester the first day I got it
It had a light bar instead of a grill, and hazed up headlights. So I got an OEM grill and new headlights
Then I did the timing belt, tensioners, water pump, and a lightweight main pulley
The coils were frozen and leaking oil so I got new ones
and new wheels with much smaller tires. 245/35 vs the 255/55 that were on it when I bought the car. The new wheels are 18x9.5
extended studs with a 12x1.5 thread pitch so I could run my motorsport hardware lugs
I re-badged it
I wasn't able to drive it after I put the wheels and coils on. The wheels sat flat on the wheel wells. So I decided to tub it and shave a few things.
Some clearance now
Figuring out how I wanted the tubs
Thankfully the STI has a nice sized hatch for the sheetmetal I got
Had to remove this stuff to get to my brake lines for my ABS delete. While in here figured I should do the cabin filter, to my surprise someone went to change it and never put one back in.
My helper
In progress pics
Replaced my window motor
Had a knob and shift boot made for it from a pin I chose.
a before picture
and the completed tubs
This was my static jetta
and this was the Forester the first day I got it
It had a light bar instead of a grill, and hazed up headlights. So I got an OEM grill and new headlights
Then I did the timing belt, tensioners, water pump, and a lightweight main pulley
The coils were frozen and leaking oil so I got new ones
and new wheels with much smaller tires. 245/35 vs the 255/55 that were on it when I bought the car. The new wheels are 18x9.5
extended studs with a 12x1.5 thread pitch so I could run my motorsport hardware lugs
I re-badged it
I wasn't able to drive it after I put the wheels and coils on. The wheels sat flat on the wheel wells. So I decided to tub it and shave a few things.
Some clearance now
Figuring out how I wanted the tubs
Thankfully the STI has a nice sized hatch for the sheetmetal I got
Had to remove this stuff to get to my brake lines for my ABS delete. While in here figured I should do the cabin filter, to my surprise someone went to change it and never put one back in.
My helper
In progress pics
Replaced my window motor
Had a knob and shift boot made for it from a pin I chose.
a before picture
and the completed tubs
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