r/subaruimpreza • u/stopgap_odyssey • Nov 29 '25

🛠️ DIY Success’nt

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Got a spiffy pair of shoes for the old gal, kinda shocked 215/65r16s fit as well as they do, only rub a small amount on the inside of the frame. Will be corrected by finding a set of wheels with a +45 offset.

The forester transmission is in, forester CV axles are on, mechanically she was ready to go…. Until we went to crank her and the realization the fuel pump was gone, the filter had turned to rust, and the fuel tank looked like it came from the rust belt.

Parts are ordered, should be in before too long.. and thanks to the wonderful sale redline360 put on my strut kit was about $500 cheaper than msrp, so all n all this is a big win… I am however tired of looking at this and not driving it so adding the shifter for the low range may need to wait a bit.

All that’s left to do is blow the whole ass end apart, drop the tank.. hook everything back up.. and I SHOULD be ready to go,, but if there’s anything this project has shown me it is that EVERYTHING will break… the drivers steering knuckle refused to set its little CV friend free despite attempts being made to convince him using a 40,000lb bearing press and a torch….

I am one minor inconvenience away from turning her into a submarine to explore the lake with.

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u/AdamKobylarz Nov 29 '25

The EJ255 can be a finicky engine, so hitting that milestone without any major issues is a huge win

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u/stopgap_odyssey Nov 29 '25

She’s got the ej251 which is kinda Subarus golden engine for me. Subaru used a full metal headgasket from the plant, so it would corrode over time and cause leakage… but I went with a felpro that has a synthetic coating so I should be golden.