Welp. My uncle has a 98 or 99 Outback Sport in his driveway. The Fire Dept did some jaws of life training on it, so the windows are done, as is the interior.
Ive got a day to put what I want and what is left of it into the back of my '99 Outback Sport and drive 2 hrs home.
What would you take?!
It pains me to have anything not make the cut, but unfortunately, such is life...
diffs, hubs, brake calipers, engine (if its worthwhile)
On a somewhat related note, I once had the full drivetrain of my FD in the back of my Audi wagon. Fit with room to spare. Rotaries are so compact. 
If it' for profit - what's going to give you the best return...drivetrain and suspension? For your own use - what's the most likely stuff you're going to need - brakes/suspension, electrical? I think I'd go for drivetrain/engine harness, suspension/brake bits
What are the most expensive parts on the car? That's what you take. Anything hard to find.
always take the catalytic converter/s. easy money.
Certainly get the easiy removed and easily broken items like tail light, headlight, side markers, grill, mirrors, bumper skins, alloy rims.
Start scouring the WTB postings on Subaru boards to find what the hard to get or desireable items are.
Engine, if it's good, is worth a decent chunk of change. If you're just wanting to scrap stuff and make quick cash, the catalytic converters ($50-$100), starter and alternator ($5-$10 each from a core buyer), aluminum wheels ($10-$15 each in scrap), Battery ($5-$7 core value). Even if the engine isn't any good, it would still part out or scrap pretty well.
16vCorey wrote: Engine, if it's good, is worth a decent chunk of change. If you're just wanting to scrap stuff and make quick cash, the catalytic converters ($50-$100), starter and alternator ($5-$10 each from a core buyer), aluminum wheels ($10-$15 each in scrap), Battery ($5-$7 core value). Even if the engine isn't any good, it would still part out or scrap pretty well.
Speaking of catalytics... where do people actually go? I got an online quote from a random place I found... but I'd prefer suggestions.
Any lights, bumpers. If you can strap the hood to your car, the scooped hoods are popular for folks that do wrx swaps. wheels, tires and front brakes.
If it's a wagon, take the windshield washer reservoir and the two washer pumps, along with all the tubing you can grab and the washer nozzles. You can make a cheap intercooler water sprayer that will drop right into a WRX.
If you have time, grab the stalk with the wiper controls and the relay, too.
In reply to BobOfTheFuture:
While it isn't the answer to the question you asked, the answer I'd give is "rent a U-Haul truck and trailer and take the whole thing."
Most people have covered most of the stuff I'd take, but I'd also suggest: Driveshafts instrument cluster fuses, relays, fasteners (you can never have too many spares of these laying about) if you don't take the whole engine, at least take the heads. You can at the very least practice porting, and it never hurts to have spares in case your timing belt goes kerblam
i read this as "what tools would you take to make the parts car fit in the cargo area of the other car?" and I immediately thought of the gas-engined chop saw I saw an irrigation guy using the other day. bad-ass tool right there.
I'd take my Suburban.
Rent a box truck?
splitime wrote:16vCorey wrote: Engine, if it's good, is worth a decent chunk of change. If you're just wanting to scrap stuff and make quick cash, the catalytic converters ($50-$100), starter and alternator ($5-$10 each from a core buyer), aluminum wheels ($10-$15 each in scrap), Battery ($5-$7 core value). Even if the engine isn't any good, it would still part out or scrap pretty well.Speaking of catalytics... where do people actually go? I got an online quote from a random place I found... but I'd prefer suggestions. In Flint MI I use All Catalytic Converters Inc.
First, I take catalytics to the local metal recycler.
Next, this is why one should try to afford a cheap van or truck. With the back seats out of my Aerostar, I could slide the drivetrain into the back without separating the eng/trans. But, the Outback has a large cargo area that should be able to fit everything with the seats folded down.
Personally, I'd start with the eng/trans rear diff and all axles, then breaks and susp., lights, relays/fuses, wiring/ECU, wheels, small misc parts. There should be no reason you couldn't strip this car down completely in 5 hours as long as you got all the needed tools.
Thanks for the heads up. We will see how far I get.
Photos!
Yeah - a car with a bigger trunk!
The springs/struts are good for lifting a normal Impreza an inch or so. Maybe the people over at dirtyimprezas would buy em.
The shift knob. That's what the Subaru commercial says you need to save.
Anything less than this entire car coming back in boxes/sawzalled pieces is failure. 
Seriously though, the whole nose (headlights, bumper, grill, hood, fenders), wheels/tires, brakes, rear lights and bumper, hatch, rockers, rear end, driveshafts, transaxle, catalytic convertors, engine, ECM, BCM, gauge cluster, pedals (clutch setup), master cylinder, and suspension.
I've done a whole car, getting all of the above plus the whole interior, in under 5 hours solo with handtools and a sawzall. Get to it!
borrow a long box full size pickup and bring the whole damn thing back in sections... it's amazing how much stuff fits on an 8' long pickup bed when you properly section and stack it..
novaderrik wrote: borrow a long box full size pickup and bring the whole damn thing back in sections... it's amazing how much stuff fits on an 8' long pickup bed when you properly section and stack it..
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