ECS Performance Forester Project

[ECS Performance]

Well tonight at about 5:30 I was sitting on my couch, bored, thinking that i have not done anything with any of the cars I own in a long time. So, I got up, went to the shop with my 04 Forester XT Limited and decided to dig around and see what spare parts i could fine.

Here is what I came up with:

A rare set of JDM Ver 5. STi Type R Wheels


I realized that the color of these wheels matched this foresters colored accents perfectly, so I wasted no time, dismounted the tires that were on them, and put my forester tires on them and threw them on.

http://www.eastcoastswappers.com/hosted%20pics/Forester%20Project/mini-DSC03140.JPG


Once they were on, the brakes looked very small and dull behind them, so next up, I searched around to see what i could come up with and decided on a set of 2007 WRX Subaru 4pot 2 pot braking in red, along with a set of stainless lines i had lying around.

http://www.eastcoastswappers.com/hosted%20pics/Forester%20Project/mini-DSC03132.JPG

http://www.eastcoastswappers.com/hosted%20pics/Forester%20Project/mini-DSC03133.JPG

[ECS Performance]

After staring at the car for a good ten minutes. I realized I really liked the brakes, along with the wheel package because of how it accented the forester, however, the wheel gap with these wheels looked worse than I remember it looking, and I hated the way the car handled previously. So, I found a set of 2004 STi struts that we had, and a set of RCE Lowering springs and threw them in. Heres the result of that.

http://www.eastcoastswappers.com/hosted%20pics/Forester%20Project/mini-DSC03147.JPG

http://www.eastcoastswappers.com/hosted%20pics/Forester%20Project/mini-DSC03155.JPG

http://www.eastcoastswappers.com/hosted%20pics/Forester%20Project/mini-DSC03156.JPG

http://www.eastcoastswappers.com/hosted%20pics/Forester%20Project/mini-DSC03157.JPG

http://www.eastcoastswappers.com/hosted%20pics/Forester%20Project/mini-DSC03158.JPG

http://www.eastcoastswappers.com/hosted%20pics/Forester%20Project/mini-DSC03160.JPG


Also, I took off the roof rack. After taking these pictures, I decided to take the car for a ride. I really liked the way it looked and drove so then I decided I just could not stop there. It was getting late so iIstopped for the night but I plan to try and get the rest of this stuff in tomorrow.

[ECS Performance]

Here is what I dug up for tomorrow. A JDM STi TMIC, A 2007 STi VF43 Turbo, a set of ARP Head studs, so that i can run over 21 psi safely, a Cobb Catted Turbo Back, and a 2006 STi 6 Speed Transmission, and knob :) And since the motor in this forester is actually a STi Longblock, I decided I should make it look like an STi with the correct manifold.

http://www.eastcoastswappers.com/hosted%20pics/Forester%20Project/mini-DSC03164.JPG

http://www.eastcoastswappers.com/hosted%20pics/Forester%20Project/mini-DSC03165.JPG

http://www.eastcoastswappers.com/hosted%20pics/Forester%20Project/mini-DSC03166.JPG

http://www.eastcoastswappers.com/hosted%20pics/Forester%20Project/mini-DSC03168.JPG

oh PS. These are the ugly stock wheels.

http://www.eastcoastswappers.com/hosted%20pics/Forester%20Project/mini-DSC03167.JPG



What do you guys think? Its essentially going to be a Forster STi on Monday, minus the Brembo brakes. I'm excited and can't wait to tune it, then drive it!!

-Paul @ ECS

[CalamityConcept]

Im jelouse, on many different levels:D Very cool!

[BrysImpreza]

Looks like my old one :D

Nothing wrong with the stock wheels! They look good painted gold.

[fantomas]

Looks good paul. I really like the drop

[iwanbo]

Looks good so far!

[WREX88]

just cause you can! looks awesome. gonna be cool.

[notdisturbed]

I had always wondered when that car was gonna get some love. Nice job!

[adam]

Saw it today in person... Looks Great and drives fun!!!

[ScrapinSTi]

Must be nice to say "Lets see what i have laying around" lol...

Nice setup.

[Dusty B]

Looks awesome Paul. Making me wish I went with the forester over the leggy now! haha

[topend]

Cool project!

[iwantmysti]

Nice. I wish I had a 6 speed tranny just laying around I could throw in my WRX...it could use it

[BrysImpreza]

What did you do with the FXT take offs?

[jut60]

it does look good :)

[sschmelcke]

was checkin it out today too. drop looks nice. call me a lesbian but ive always liked foresters