This 2004 Subaru Forester is being built by @the_boomeru. The owner grew up in a family of Forester owners and loved their design and convenience. However he previously owned a few 1991-1996 Chevy B-body vehicles and couldn’t give up that V8 torque. So he decided to combine his favorite parts. The Forester will be powered by a 350 ci LT1 (Gen 2) V8 and 4L60E four-speed automatic transmission from a 1994 Chevy Caprice (Police edition). He’ll install the V8 and trasmission using custom motor mounts by @black_sheep_fabworx, dry-sump system, and modified Forester crossmember. The Forester will be converted to rear-wheel drive using a modified Subaru driveshaft and Nissan R200 differential.
Source: @the_boomeru
Glad I ran across this. My 18 year old extremely ambitious grandson who has limited mechanical skills tells me this is what he plans to do. I don’t know that I’ll be able to talk him out of it because he’s pretty bull headed, but I have some background in engine swapping and have kind of been through some of the challenges. I probably should get in touch with his mother to slap some sense into him, but otherwise I guess I’ll just wish him good luck and hope he learns from the experience. I wish we lived closer together, but 1000 miles is 1000 miles. LOL