The Finishing Touches on my JDM Subaru Forester STI tS Conversion
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Sarah on the Ranger: "I dont wanna half-ass it"
Oh c'mon girl, we know you NEVER half-ass anything. You always go above and beyond with EVERYTHING YOU TOUCH!!
Love your humor especially your lack of filter. Don't ever change.
As someone who has been doing upholstery for 18yrs, thanks for saying what we do is not easy.
1:29,,, “Vape cloud intensifies”, totally awesome, best way to get serious about keeping viewers interested is not to take the car stuff too seriously.
Black headliner would really set the interior off !!!! Always an amazing job.
I like how Sarah actually gets multiple things done in each video instead of doing 2000 cliffhangers like all the other TH-camrs😂
Hi Sarah, I love your attention to cleanliness and detail. You should be proud of your OCD, it has made you a TH-cam Star. All of your vehicles are immaculate and well maintained.
It is such a pleasure to see someone do a proper work. Have work ethic in what they do. Absolutely refreshing!
Sarah, absolutely love love love what you've done to Gump so far. Definitely what Japan should have given the US market. You're doing a great job on ALL of your projects. And don't beat yourself up trying to please anybody. All real car people knows there is a lot of jobs on project cars that is not fun and boring but essential to a build. Again you're doing a great job.
Sarah, your dedication to doing things right never ceases to amaze me.
The bolstering test is priceless and fun . ☺
You are so industrious and dedicated! That interior is sick! Plus a 6spd is so cool.
There is nothing you can't accomplish! I'm in awe- from complete rewiring to breaking down seats to reskin them. Keep it up.
Bolt on jobs that work out are always satisfying. And regarding what you record and such, yes the content is part of it but its you the person most of us like to watch and listen to.
Exactly! Well said!
Holy upholstery cleaning tracks on that rear seat upright!! That was impressive! Gump is looking great!
I'm more impressed with the upholstery work than the mechanical stuff!
Great detailing Sarah, I agree those little touches make to difference, I love your attention to detail, Gump is looking awesome. 😊👍
I enjoy your videos; nothing's "half-arsed" about them. I hope YOU enjoyed the fruits of your labours with many hours of road tripping your Forester Gump.
I love going back to these old videos of yours, yes everything you do is legit. You are bad ass, thanks for all the effort Sarah!
Detail is unmeasurable. There is not anything you do to your cars that isn't stupid clean. Great work girl, as always.
What a difference, given Gump a fresh look. Ps congrats on the increasing numbers on your second channel. Can’t wait for the next review!
Second channel ? what am I missing?!
@@jody024 Look up Give it the Beans on here, new more serious review channel
What second channel?
@@smee1969 It’s called “Give it the Beans”
My names forester gump. But people call me...
S-T-I (read it in clint eastwood voice)
You have to be so patient to do this. Both the work itself and waiting for parts. Kudos.
Yes, very patient indeed 😬
Your commitment is by far one of best on utube you are one smart woman,just don’t ever despair on what you do,keep doing what your doing in life 👍👍👍😎😎😎
I did not realize you plan to 6 speed the Gump! that is awesome!!
Sarah is obviously able to break down a car into atoms... Great Job! Greetings from Czechoslovakia! (Slovak in Czech)...
"I need a bigger shop". I knew this statement would arrive, but I never expected it this soon!! LOL!!!!
Looks amazing🤠🤠🤠 touchless is a huge timesaver!!!
From the suspension to the seats. How friggin’ awesome the detail you go into and that you figure out *everything* about the stuff you want to do. Soooo cool.
Another Awesome vid 👍, that bolstering test, WOW 👍👍👍 great job!! 🔥
Great to see that the folding and reclining rear seats still worked when you swapped the foam and covers. Proves that hard work and dedication gets results. Thank you Sarah for doing these experimental swaps.
Such a minor detail but the piano black definitely upped the game and are perfect with those RECARO seats. Gotta appreciate the Lego strategy for car parts.
11:50 that eye roll lmao
You're doing a fantastic job with this transformation, those seats look incredible in there.
Honestly - I think you should do PURE detailing videos as well. You have a gift (obsession). 😃
Videos like this are why we love you
I have my Forester for months, only this time I realized back seat is reclinable! Thanks a lot! 😊😊😊
What can't this girl do!?
Sarah-n-Tuned big ups!!
I enjoy all your content.
Of course we want to see the bolstering test! Lol
Seriously impressive work! Subscribing!!
I love your patience and dedication. You certainly love what you do. RESPECT!
No gumps were harmed in the making of this video lol, I use fishing line to take off badges, no chance of denting anything, absolutely great video Sarah 👍😁❤️
Little tip when removing badging, use either a heat gun or hair dryer and heat up the glue. The badges come off a lot easier and you will not damage them if you ever want to reuse them. Love your videos, keep up the great work. You crack me up.
One of the best tool investments you can make is a quality pair of hogring pliers, otherwise you'll get carpal tunnel in your wrists after one reupolstering job
“I bought some trim” with a smirk. Nice!
Ok Sarah… we’ve to talk! Saturday I ran my usual maintenance on my commuter, oil change, air filter, the works…. I’m finished, look at my engine compartment and, and , and START CLEANING IT WITH A TOOTHBRUSH. After a while I stop, thank Sarah for putting that crap in my mind and continue….. so a 20 mins affair turned in to a 2 hour project. But w/o honking my own horn, my ATS engine is clean! 😁 you see? That happens…
Sarah, thank you for the bolstering test at 11:52! Seriously - outstanding job on this Forester (Subaru, are you watching?). Carry on!
I’d forgotten how much I hated hog rings until I watched this!! My apprenticeship in a Ford workshop in the UK 25 + years ago involved daily replacing seat foam and trims on MK6 Escorts. We used to open the old rings rather than cutting them. We also discovered that very small cable ties (called zip ties in the USA I think) worked just as well and were much easier to fit.
I bought some trim once....I was 18, it was the 80's....I was stationed in W. Germany and it was legal......OK that was a lot to share. If I have my druthers I'll choose the small butt plug option for the initial experience 😜.
WOW!! That looks great!!! Well done, young lady.
Bravo Sarah, Bravo. Not many people know just how hard it is to work with seat coverings. Not easy by any explanation. But you seemed to have pulled that off flawlessly. Thumbs Up!
Sarah's excitement levels = 11/10!
SARAH!!!!! (Looks great!)
Gump is looking sweet! Don't stress about content quality - just film what makes you happy. I, personally, love the vlogs & 'cars & coffee' & event type content, but that seems few & far between. I'll take work, reviews, road trips, nerding-out-garage-science Sarah... whatever. Cheers.
I’m in endless awe of your engineering competence, attention to detail and determination. 🤩
I actually feel happy when you do something that makes you happy. You really are a gifted car geek.
I love your attention to detail. These are cool embellishments. The Gump interior looks amazing. 😁 👌
I could see you restoring old/rare cars. The way you are so meticulous and thorough with your work. Keep up the awesome work!
I’d love to do a RA28 Celica
@@SarahnTuned Great choice!
Interior looks great. Awesome job!!!
Love that you take your shoes off to avoid another round of cleaning!
The things this woman takes on is amazing 👏 Great job Sarah!
The seats and badges look awesome.
Another classic Sarah video; amazing production quality, great technical content, and super attention to detail. Make sure to thumbs up and smash that subscribe button!
Sarah like always, you amaze me me with your ingenuity, skill and intelligence. Really well done. Kuddos
Dredging this one up from the archives... I always thought this project was just something odd (but still cool) you were doing by hopping up a station wagon with sportier parts that happen to fit. I just learned today that there is a whole "Forester Culture" out there when I saw a modified Forester with a "Forester Culture" sticker on the rear window. Not really my gig but it's always interesting to see groups united in a single car culture interest.
Sarah... Your Forester is the bee's knees!!!
Awesome work!
I appreciate your excellent attention to detail. You do outstanding work!
Love the interior upgrades and thank you for the impromptu bolster wiggle :)
Sarah the most amazing woman her humor strength always makes my day better your half-ass is better than most people all in always be Sarah one of a kind none better.
For what it's worth, and for everyone's future reference, there is a hog ring removal tool. I used one when I reupholstered our old Forester. Saved me from having to buy new rings. Didn't really save much time over just cutting them, though. FYI, doing upholstery sucks! LOL My fingernails hurt just remembering it.
Interior looks great, and the attention to the exterior badges.
Looking forward to the fender flares.
Congrats on a pro quality job. The interior is outstanding. I have been discussing remote video editing with a tech guru, no hard drive handoff required still it's a dedicated job.
Great video. As a former owner of a 2003 WRX wagon (5 speed), I’m really digging on the Forester STI you’ve created. Subaru should have been making them this way from the point they dropped the WRX wagon, imho.
The interior looks awesome and I’m enjoying the gump series. Also looking forward to more MR2.
You are bad ass girl, much respect and admiration for your dedication to hard work and your love for your cars
Oooohhhh yeah!! Nothing like OEM parts for the win! The STi trim for the dash definitely completes the package! 👍🏻👏🏻
Those Recaros!!! 🤤
The Gump is all pimped out! 😎🎉
Can’t wait to see the rest of the trim!! 👏🏻
Nice skill .A lovely lady with hands on love for modification, keep it up, my blessings to your passion for your cars.
Another fun one! I like the ones where you're working on cars. I think having your seperate channel for car reviews is a splendid idea. Thanks again for all your hard work producing top notch videos.
Tip on dealing with foam, hit your neighborhood thrift store and find an electric carving knife. Makes super clean and easy to maneuver cuts in foam.
Someone on another forum suggested cutting badges off with fishing line. I'm getting ready to deal with the badges on my Taco and had set aside some guitar strings (used to cut the glass implosion shields off the CRTs in the glass cockpits I made back in the day using piano wire) but fishing line seems less likely to scratch something up.
I'm so in love with your forester right now!😍😍😍!Well done Sarah!
Oh looking fwd to the 6spd swap episodes!
Amazing work effort on the STI seat changeover in the rear! 👻🤙
I would never care about a Forester... cept you have the cutest pesonality. So fun to listen to you. From one of the people of the interwebs. :)
Damn! Forester looks great!! Always impressed with the work you do!
Upholstery is maddening work. Even doing 71 Honda CB450 seats makes one crazy. Love your content.
Timidly: "Hope you enjoyed this..."
Well, DUH!!!
This is turning out absolutely beautiful... Your dedication and attention to detail never ceases to amaze me. It's very satisfying to watch.
Did you find a 6 speed yet?
SWEEEEET! Love that look! Gets 6 penguins for sure!!!!!
Awesome video Sarah! Nice Subaru forester sti update...the car looks better aesthetically already...all the best with the rest of the build!
I’m not a Subaru fan, but I love the mods your doing to the Forrest Gump. Such detail, amazing!
I enjoy your videos but I must say I am impressed with all your knowledge and talents !!
It really looks great! I'm a fan of piano black… I admire your perseverence…
I was wondering what PNO black was! LOL
Oh! Yea, loved your Reggie Hammond ( 1982, Eddie Murphy character in 48 hrs) reference! You did grin when you said it, correct me if I’m wrong!
The interior work looks awesome and you didn’t lose the rear seat reclining feature!
and thank you for the bolster test, very scientific method, but wait till you swap out the transmission until you “give it the beans”
That interior looks awesome. I'm looking forward to when you start the Ranger. With your persistence, you'll probably manage to find parts and fasteners that are long obsolete that most average Ford guys can't find.
I love how thorough you are.
Seems like the door cards might need a tiny bit of red trim to tie in with the seats. Looks great! The 6MT swap is gonna be awesome! You should 0-60 test it before you do the swap!
Love the attention to detail! You have a great eye for getting it right and making it look like it’s from the factory. Those seats all look brand new and drum tight. 👍🏻
Super great mods! The interior upgrades look awesome
Great job Sarah, very cool up grade on the interior 👍 👏👏
Love the bolstering 😍
Another pure awesome video, thank you Sarah. The new interior looks class, wish it was mine now :)
Sarah's attention to detail is the reason why if I'm rich enough if I buy a new car, I'll ship it from Hawaii to Arizona to have her work on it.
It looks amazing! Your attention to detail, is one of the top reasons you're my favorite channel.
The interior makes the whole car kick. Not a Subaru fan, but what you've done with the inside this far is great. be sticking around to see the complete finish inside and out.
I think a carbon fiber hood with the hood scoop would look cool but overall this thing is a beaut!