08 Forester engine/auto trans swap question

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I have an 05 Impreza wagon with a turbo 4 and 5 speed trans. This car has some severe rust issues so instead of trying to repair the rust I've decided to go another route. I was thinking of looking for another Impreza wagon with a bad motor and swap the drivetrain. So here's the question; I've found an 08 Forester with a non turbo 4 and auto trans. Would it be possible to swap my drivetrain into this Forester???
Any advice or help would be greatly appreciated.

Cheers,
Frank
 
Anything is possible with enough time and money. But that decision is going to be your call. In some states it's more possible than other states like California for example. Now there's a can of worms.
 
I have an 05 Impreza wagon with a turbo 4 and 5 speed trans. This car has some severe rust issues so instead of trying to repair the rust I've decided to go another route. I was thinking of looking for another Impreza wagon with a bad motor and swap the drivetrain. So here's the question; I've found an 08 Forester with a non turbo 4 and auto trans. Would it be possible to swap my drivetrain into this Forester???
Any advice or help would be greatly appreciated.

Cheers,
Frank
if you're swapping the entire drivetrain into the shell and you have your whole car for parts you can def make it work with enough elbow grease. you have the ecu and whole wiring harness so theres no reason why it wont work. and the plus side of doing an impreza to foz swap a massive amount of stuff between those gens will bolt right on, if its a wrx with the 4pot brakes theyre a perfect fit, one of my fav upgrades to my fxt. sti's arent as compatible so hopefully you have a wrx. i will say though, the handling will leave much to be desired if you leave the foz suspension stock. but ofc thats a problem for much later lol
 
Thank you for the responses guys! I'm still trying to find a suitable Forester or Impreza...I have found a few but they are too far away for me to consider.
 

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