Dulagarl: the Lifted H6 Forester

jf1sf5 · Apr 24, 2013

I did experience the same when I went to Morocco driving on the corrugations, both rear were just dust of rubber. To come back to Switzerland, I found an old truck tire and cut some pieces of rubber to fit on top of the hats and did the job properly back home. But I don't remember that my suspension "bottomed" and I had the problem only on the rear struts.

Escher · Apr 30, 2013

jf1sf5 said:
I did experience the same when I went to Morocco driving on the corrugations, both rear were just dust of rubber.

Morocco in the Forester. That's super cool, jf1sf5! Glad you managed to find a temporary fix to complete the adventure and drive back home.

Dulagarl · May 5, 2013

jf1sf5 said:
I did experience the same when I went to Morocco driving on the corrugations, both rear were just dust of rubber. To come back to Switzerland, I found an old truck tire and cut some pieces of rubber to fit on top of the hats and did the job properly back home. But I don't remember that my suspension "bottomed" and I had the problem only on the rear struts.

The rubber was a minor issue. It was the bent metal that I was most concerned about. Pics have now been added to original post on previous page.

Venom · May 6, 2013

So is that top spring hat supposed to be on an angle like that?

Dulagarl · May 6, 2013

Venom said:
So is that top spring hat supposed to be on an angle like that?

I hope so, otherwise it is bent much worse than what I thought. I didn't see the new ones to compare.

mr turbo · May 6, 2013

Dulagarl said:
The rubber was a minor issue. It was the bent metal that I was most concerned about.

What a mess, that doesn't look good at all.

Regards
Mr Turbo

Ratbag · May 6, 2013

Dulagarl said:
Ok, some news on the Dulagarl.

Insurance
So, Shannons cracked the ****s with me because I had more than two claims in a three year period. They decided not to reinsure me. people should note that Shannons have a three strikes and yer out approach, which they say is based on the requirements of their underwriter. Pretty **** really when you consider that one of my claims was hail damage, and another "claim" was for damage done by their transporter in bringing the car back to Melb from Dubbo.

Anyways, was a stressful experience, but I found another insurer called Australian 4WD insurance, which is offered by DGA Insurance Brokers and is underwritten by Allianz. I couldn't get agreed value, but I got market value plus market value of all modifications and accessories. This means that I have over $20K of cover now, and I'm only paying about 30% more than what I was with Shannons for about 50% more cover.

I have heard some pretty bad things about Shannons and their dodgy dealings. Your experience doesn't surprise me one bit.

Allianz are the underwriters for the Over Fifties broker that we are insured through. They have always been very good about agreed value + extras at replacement cost - AFTER I pointed out that they would probably have to buy new parts for most of the extras ...

We also have the annual "discussion" about the figures in Glass's Guide where I point out that neither they nor I have a S/H MV Dealers license and that therefore we will both have to pay retail prices for a replacement vehicle, and that I really would not wish to have to resort to the indemnity clause that is part of every MV insurance policy ...

. That is, that the Glass's Guide figures are irrelevant to the retail market ...
They usually then agree to re-evaluate the agreed value to something more like what I think it should be ... :biggrin: :rotfl:

Bloody incompetent repairs on your strut tops too. Mention that you " ... may have to explore what legal remedies may be available to you ... ". Usually focuses the attention well, IME.

Dulagarl · May 8, 2013

^ don't disagree with any of that.

In other news, I have been looking at closed lopp lambda mode for the O2 sensors and the ECU, and fuel trimming at cruise speeds. I hope to have some results to report this weekend.

mr turbo · May 8, 2013

Looking forward to seeing what the results are

Regards
Mr Turbo

NachaLuva · May 8, 2013

Dulagarl said:
In other news, I have been looking at closed lopp lambda mode for the O2 sensors and the ECU, and fuel trimming at cruise speeds. I hope to have some results to report this weekend.

Thats getting pretty techo. Very interested how you go... :iconwink:

You know the best method for "fuel trimming"? Ease off on the right foot lol :rotfl:

Dulagarl · May 12, 2013

NachaLuva said:
Thats getting pretty techo. Very interested how you go... :iconwink:

You know the best method for "fuel trimming"? Ease off on the right foot lol :rotfl:

It doesn't really make much difference with this car. I have tried!

Performed some more cosmetic surgery yesterday.

The engine cover always looked crappy, like it had been damaged by acid or something. previous owner said he cleaned it with everything imaginable and couldn't get it to look good. If you look at the engine transplant thread, it looked ****ty from the start.

So, I bought another one on ebay a while ago. It neded to have a few bits cut out of it (just to address slightly different hose angles in the engine bay of a Forester), so I did that and fitted it yesterday.

The old:

The comparison:

The new:

Looks so much better.

taza · May 12, 2013

Wow that looks heaps better Dulagarl!!

mr turbo · May 12, 2013

^^ Ditto

What a difference :raz:

Regards
Mr Turbo

thunder039 · May 12, 2013

drool H6

jf1sf5 · May 12, 2013

Nice engine cover, it makes a big difference...will it go better off road :bling:

:iconwink:

taza · May 12, 2013

Does the mighty H6 Foz have cruise control? I don't see the stock vacuum module up against the firewall.. There is a reservoir in it's place..

Dulagarl · May 12, 2013

jf1sf5 said:
Nice engine cover, it makes a big difference...will it go better off road :iconwink:

No. It doesn't need to.

taza said:
Does the mighty H6 Foz have cruise control? I don't see the stock vacuum module up against the firewall.. There is a reservoir in it's place..

No. Well spotted.

NachaLuva · May 13, 2013

Dulagarl said:
Looks so much better.

Sure does

I have noticed some engines have pretty similar fuel economies no matter how you drive them. I had a RX3 with a 12a turbo EFI transplant with Microtech computer...the only thing that changed its fuel economy was the tune..."power" or "economy".

I always asked for the "power" tune :rotfl:

So you dont have cruise control...shouldnt be too hard to put in a Subie or aftermarket setup....

Escher · May 16, 2013

Nice, Dulagarl! Makes your H6 Forester's engine bay look factory-fresh.

I wonder whether the H6 cover would fit the regular 2.5 liter H4? The engine bay sure looks cleaner with a cover like that.

On a related note, other than look good, does an engine cover like this serve any practical purpose?

Dulagarl · May 18, 2013

Escher said:
Nice, Dulagarl! Makes your H6 Forester's engine bay look factory-fresh.

I wonder whether the H6 cover would fit the regular 2.5 liter H4? The engine bay sure looks cleaner with a cover like that.

On a related note, other than look good, does an engine cover like this serve any practical purpose?

I have no idea if it would fit a 4 cyl, but I think the turbos have a similar but smaller cover.

As for whether it serves any practical purpose, I have no idea. You could sit a stubbie on it if you felt inclined.

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