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rmengr1 Fri Jul 04, 2025 12:30 pm

Any one looking for a Donor Car- Subaru Forester 2008. I used it as a daily driver for 4 years. This has engine, harness, manual tranny and ECU intact. Runs but has clutch problems. Located in Chico CA. I did my conversion with the same model, using 5 speed transmission, did the harness myself and had a shop rebuild the EJ25 engine with premium parts and short oil pan. Runs great and i can go a lot faster! DM me if you're interested.

vanis13 Fri Jul 04, 2025 12:40 pm

rmengr1 wrote: Any one looking for a Donor Car- Subaru Forester 2008. I used it as a daily driver for 4 years. This has engine, harness, manual tranny and ECU intact. Runs but has clutch problems. Located in Chico CA. I did my conversion with the same model, using 5 speed transmission, did the harness myself and had a shop rebuild the EJ25 engine with premium parts and short oil pan. Runs great and i can go a lot faster! DM me if you're interested.

nice offer

1) there is a Karma thread for this - https://www.thesamba.com/vw/forum/viewtopic.php?t=478468

rmengr1 wrote: Located in Chico CA. I did my conversion with the same model, using 5 speed transmission, did the harness myself and had a shop rebuild the EJ25 engine with premium parts and short oil pan. Runs great and i can go a lot faster! DM me if you're interested.

2) how did you get a 2.5 registered in CA?

rmengr1 Sat Jul 05, 2025 6:04 pm

Much obliged! I didn't get it registered in Cali, its registered in Washington. I tried my hardest to get it registered and they came up with the craziest reason why. Because they said the engine was from a truck and the VW was a car was the last draw and that's not aloud. I gave up at that point. when I retire I might pursue a solution.



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