AJ's Forester GT

Dauntless

A workmate offered me the car, and for some reason I didn't turn it down.

I haven't seen it yet, I pick it up this weekend. Apparently it has 200k on the car and a WRX engine with 50k on it.

Rough plans:
Get it running - I've been told it's a fuel issue, possibly the pump
Renew the rego
Manual conversion - already have this lined up
Swap all the good parts from the other Foz
Basic mods like intercooler and exhaust
Probably some cosmetic stuff

KWAN

I loved my Foz GT. Just keep an eye out for head gaskets that could go, as well as burning oil, as your motor gets older.

Dauntless

Cheers. I know they're not as reliable as the NA and are a bit harder to work on, but hopefully the extra torque is worth it.

Ex850R

You could sell old one to my mate, with the good bits? Or good rwc for a Rego in Victoria? Is it auto though?

Dauntless

The old one is an 02 Limited manual. It makes more sense for me to swap parts over than buy it all again.

Vee_Que

Na manual boxes are not compatible with turbo cars if they are like gc impreza era foresters, cable vs hydraulic clutch, weaker box etc.

Philia_Bear

Dauntless;c-147885 wroteThe old one is an 02 Limited manual. It makes more sense for me to swap parts over than buy it all again.

Make me an auto na car and I buy it from u!

Dauntless

Vee_Que;c-148032 wroteNa manual boxes are not compatible with turbo cars if they are like gc impreza era foresters, cable vs hydraulic clutch, weaker box etc.

My SF NA Foresters are hydraulic clutch, however there's push and pull types.

The white SF has a gearbox from an SG 2.5 which is stronger with taller ratios (compared to the SF NA), and people have successfully done this swap in order to gain dual range in a GT.

I can get a full manual conversion "kit" from an 01 GT manual locally, so I'll probably go that way.

Dauntless

Philia_Bear;c-148038 wrote
Dauntless;c-147885 wroteThe old one is an 02 Limited manual. It makes more sense for me to swap parts over than buy it all again.
Make me an auto na car and I buy it from u!

I know a bloke selling an NA manual in Penrith for $200, it looks pretty nice. I guess it wouldn't be too hard to convert to auto.

Dauntless

DW200 arrived:

Philia_Bear

Nice

Dauntless

DW200 installed, and it runs!

Philia_Bear

Yay... when u going to start driving it?

Dauntless

Rego check at 8am tomorrow

Dauntless

It passed. I'm really not used to driving an automatic.

PaddlerEd

2 foot braking much?

Philia_Bear

Dauntless;c-150970 wroteIt passed. I'm really not used to driving an automatic.

Is it faster than the na manual?

Dauntless

Yep! Much more mid range, but feels very restricted at higher revs.

On the hill where the manual NA is in 4th at WOT, the GT is cruising in OD.

Philia_Bear

I'm curious about fuel use as well