This idea came a while ago, seeing as there are a few completely farked GC8s on the market at the moment (i mean mechanically but cosmetics still ok) and i might have an access to 05 sti parts makes me think whether this is possible and if anyone's done it?

Firstly, I am mechanically minded and do my own servicing and simple fixes...havent dont engine transplants but thinking of learning it whilst doing this project.

Before I end up buying anything I'd like to know if I have a GC8 shell and strip everything out of it including gearbox, diff shafts etc and replace with 207, 6 speed + brembos...firstly is it possible? (dimension wise etc)

As I'm thinking of doing it myself labour costs dont come into it however if i have to do some re-fabrication/custom stuff what would the costs be involved?? I'm not counting the costs of both donors.

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Short answer - absolutely possible.

There is a build of a white two door with jdm GDB spec C driveline, done about a year ago I believe.

GC chassis with weld in cage and gdb driveline = best combination. Be worth massaging the guards and making the most of the extra track and bigger wheel choice.

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Physically, everything will bolt right in. Engine, gearbox, Brembos. No worries.

Wiring will be the only difficulty. Easiest way is if you are starting with a 05 sti front cut. Rip out the engine and dash wiring looms out of both the front cut and gc8 WRX. Put them in separate boxes and send it all to AM Auto over east. The two wiring looms will be joined together in such a way that it will bolt right into the gc8 and run the 05 Sti ecu with AVCS and still plug into all the accessories in the gc8 dash.

Though it would be pretty cool if you put in the extra effort to get the 05 STI dash to fit into the gc8.

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out of curiosity does anybody know what it's worth to get the above mentioned wiring loom swap done?

cheers for the comments thus far, how much wider would the tyres stick out??

thanks for the info Ludwig, yeah what would something like that cost?

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if it can be done on a forester gt (ask strubaru) with spec C transplant, it can be done on a GC8

fark! if only i have known i would have personally swapped that monitor for those JD cans and at the same time checked out the car

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is 05 2.5L

If so, also swap for 2l goodness

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hahaha wasn't much effort for me to install as i bought my motor off foxey & it came with a gf8 loom and linkplus G3 ecu allready wired up, avcs enabled, map senor & wideband o2

if i was in your shoes i would swap the whole lot, including the complete loom & dash/cluster etc

the hardest part was wiring up the door looms as they were different, i thought it was going to be easier than what it was but 99 forester loom is not same same as 99 wrx loom

Nope. Last of the 2.0's.

Perfect combo IMO. MMS could do it for ya. Oh wait. hahaha