@warnfreezer As long as it still has an OEM tank. The aftermarket tanks for the GD chassis from Spectra Premium, Dorman etc do not have drains, but they are also half the price of the OEM tank.
I have a 2002 Aspen White WRX with a STi wing. I blew the engine in December 2012. I had just bought a house and was planning a wedding so the WRX got pushed into the garage. In 2019 I bought a 2009 Forester X. The plan was to drive that while finally working on the WRX. Started modding the Forester. Meanwhile I have a table full of parts to go on the WRX. Hopefully she will be back on the road in April 2025.
Can you come to england and repair my rusty forester s turbo😀 its in the garage and i haven't opened it for almost three years. I cant bring myself to scrap it. getting rare now..
@@scoobysean555 I can weld, but can't get the forester up by my home. And our weather is rubbish most of the time, plus rents on small industrial units here are expensive.
Definitely an unusual scenario, It appears it was oiled inside the panels at some point. Has rust proofing holes drilled all inside the cars door jambs. Ya it was honestly better then most rocker repairs/inquiries I normally see with respect to condition. Since this is a low budget job, normally id just replace whole rocker outer, but that would have taken 1/3 my of budget alone.
The province of Ontario uses more salt on the roads then the rest of our entire country. This is considered a good condition car compared to same year vehicles here😂 its truly heart breaking actually
@TheSubieSanctuary Subaru send them out the factory not very well protected. I got into Subaru's when I went to watch a special stage Rallye in my local county, Shropshire England, it was Colin McCrea in his 555 that did it. Popping and banging, still gives me goose bumps now almost thirty years later..
Awesome video! Wish you had made this one 2 years ago so I could stolen some of these techniques. What does it look like where the trailing arms and diff support mount?? For me, that was the hardest thing to deal with. Also, any bolts/ nuts from inside the frame snap off? Would love to see how you deal with that situation….
@@jefffaulds4210 where the trail arms mount are rock solid on this one. I had no bolts snap in the frame thus far! This car has been incredibly willing to be taken apart. I will say over the years, I have dealt with every weld nut possible snapping in the uni body, I have come up with a method for each type. Here and there you’ll see glimpses of my rectifying them in other vids.
@ if the bolts snapped, drill them out 🙏 if the nut spun, I cut a 3 sides access flap and stick a new nut in there and a real good tack weld on it, then close the flap and weld it back up. Welding the brackets is an option too, seen lots of cars come in with that done but I just really favour the oem look.
@@TheSubieSanctuaryI thought about the access hole idea, but then thought I was crazy for thinking that was a good idea! …. I will do that this weekend. Thanks for sharing .
@@TheLeeHao ah yes, it is called a “de scaler” its an attachment onto an air hammer. Such a great tool, they are cheap at harbour freight / princess auto
Lots of appreciation for keeping the classic Subies alive! 👍👍
Best Subaru content on TH-cam right here! Can’t wait to see how the battle progresses.
today I learned that GD fuel tanks have a drain plug 🤦♀
Kinda sad they later got rid of the drains, makes it really annoying to drain tanks in the 08+ ones
@warnfreezer As long as it still has an OEM tank. The aftermarket tanks for the GD chassis from Spectra Premium, Dorman etc do not have drains, but they are also half the price of the OEM tank.
Just awesome, love the work you guys do!
Subarouille 😁
Great work great editing! Subie happy! 😁
I have a 2002 Aspen White WRX with a STi wing. I blew the engine in December 2012. I had just bought a house and was planning a wedding so the WRX got pushed into the garage. In 2019 I bought a 2009 Forester X. The plan was to drive that while finally working on the WRX. Started modding the Forester. Meanwhile I have a table full of parts to go on the WRX. Hopefully she will be back on the road in April 2025.
Oh man that wild! What a time capsule, white bugeyes are 👌👌 hope you get to it buddy. Sounds like you deserve it
Can you come to england and repair my rusty forester s turbo😀 its in the garage and i haven't opened it for almost three years. I cant bring myself to scrap it. getting rare now..
Crack the welder out
Ive been there before! Half my family lives in oxford
@@scoobysean555 I can weld, but can't get the forester up by my home. And our weather is rubbish most of the time, plus rents on small industrial units here are expensive.
@@Hasdac1896I feel your pain. I'm currently halfway through rebuilding the rear strut towers on my Forester SF on my driveway. Have a good Christmas.
@@davidwilliams706 merry Christmas mate. Good luck with the welding, Do you fancy doing mine😀
pretty amazed that, considering just how rotted parts of those rockers are, that it was still solid near the rear jackstand point. That's crazy!
Definitely an unusual scenario, It appears it was oiled inside the panels at some point. Has rust proofing holes drilled all inside the cars door jambs.
Ya it was honestly better then most rocker repairs/inquiries I normally see with respect to condition.
Since this is a low budget job, normally id just replace whole rocker outer, but that would have taken 1/3 my of budget alone.
man what i wouldn't give to work here haha
Thanks buddy, it is definitely a deep passion for me
Lets gooooooo!!!!
yes
❤❤❤ nice bro
I take it they salt the roads in winter?
The province of Ontario uses more salt on the roads then the rest of our entire country. This is considered a good condition car compared to same year vehicles here😂 its truly heart breaking actually
@TheSubieSanctuary Subaru send them out the factory not very well protected. I got into Subaru's when I went to watch a special stage Rallye in my local county, Shropshire England, it was Colin McCrea in his 555 that did it. Popping and banging, still gives me goose bumps now almost thirty years later..
Awesome video! Wish you had made this one 2 years ago so I could stolen some of these techniques. What does it look like where the trailing arms and diff support mount?? For me, that was the hardest thing to deal with. Also, any bolts/ nuts from inside the frame snap off? Would love to see how you deal with that situation….
@@jefffaulds4210 where the trail arms mount are rock solid on this one. I had no bolts snap in the frame thus far! This car has been incredibly willing to be taken apart.
I will say over the years, I have dealt with every weld nut possible snapping in the uni body, I have come up with a method for each type. Here and there you’ll see glimpses of my rectifying them in other vids.
@@TheSubieSanctuaryhow about the rear anti sway bar bracket bolts? Drill out? Or weld the brackets to the frame?
@ if the bolts snapped, drill them out 🙏 if the nut spun, I cut a 3 sides access flap and stick a new nut in there and a real good tack weld on it, then close the flap and weld it back up.
Welding the brackets is an option too, seen lots of cars come in with that done but I just really favour the oem look.
@@TheSubieSanctuaryI thought about the access hole idea, but then thought I was crazy for thinking that was a good idea! …. I will do that this weekend. Thanks for sharing .
Where I can find such brush for removing rust?
@@TheLeeHao ah yes, it is called a “de scaler” its an attachment onto an air hammer. Such a great tool, they are cheap at harbour freight / princess auto
need to buy a dry ice blaster
@@mariopic one strong enough to do anything on this would be bank, one day though. Longer they are out the cheaper they get 🙏