matt167 Posted July 5, 2016 Share Posted July 5, 2016 Everyone knows that I want to/ will when I have parts put a turbocharger on my Forester.. Reason is, they were available elsewhere but not till the later XT in the US. I happen to like the SF5/ more utilitarian appeal than the '03+ models.. I doubt I'll find a 5spd in better shape than mine within my budget if I were to buy another. My Forester is pretty clean for pushing 230k miles on NY Salt roads. Only rust that's a real issue is rear passanger 1/4" which isn't rusted through yet but it's close and a bit of the wheel well lip is gone. I currently sanded it, primed it with rustoleum rusty metal primer, then grey primer and rustoleum 7592 pro white ( really close match. can tell up close but, it's close enough ) I have heard that Subaru 1/4 rust is not repairable. question is why? If this were any other car, I'd cut it out, make a patch and weld it in. But I'm not about to go cutting on a car that's " not repairable " because I've never seen inside the panel to see what's up.. Anyone make a patch that wasn't bondo and fiberglass? Also, are there blankouts available for the buttons beside the steering wheel? Turbo goes where the cruise is and I don't use cruise anyway, so I'd like to remove the cruise stalk and cruise button and install a blank. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
heartless Posted July 6, 2016 Share Posted July 6, 2016 pretty much anything is doable if you have the knowledge, materials and time to do it. and yes, there are blanks to fill in button holes - best bet is to either find some from a junkyard car, or ask in the buy/sell section of the forum Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Recommended Posts
Join the conversation
You can post now and register later. If you have an account, sign in now to post with your account.