are subarus all aluminum?

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    i cant remember where i heard this but. someone or some article said that subarus have all aluminum bodies (doors hood fenders etc.). do they?

    also i think they have *stock* aluminum blocks and heads.

    am i right or just an R tard
    comments and excess information appreciated.

    EDIT:: if they were to be all aluminum i would think they would be later on like the 04+ line up not necessarly my Generation or previous ones
     
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    It starts with the 2002 WRX and up, for Imprezas anyways. I don't know if Legacys are aluminum or not. The GC/GF body style did come with an aluminum hood in Japan but not in the USA. I do believe the aluminum blocks and heads are correct though.
     
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    the frame of the car is not aluminum but hood fenders and doors are i believe.
     
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    At least for the 2004:

    Trunk, doors and fenders are steel, as well as the roof. Bumpers are plastic, hood is aluminum.
     
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    testing with my fr33 3van magnet i have concluded that it sticks everwhere except the hood, hood scoop, and bumpers so jason is correctooo
     
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    HAHA, yes, if you have a "FR33 3VAN" magnet, you can test for yourself. The only aluminum panel on your car is the hood.
     
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    jason thanks again for hostin the taxi get together.....im gonna need to clean the wheels and put a another couple coats on i think but still looks awesome
     
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    If you want to bring it by over the weekend, I can apply some touch ups.
     
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    drinky drinky??!!
     
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    You drunk. Keep the booze stuffs off the site. :laugh:
     
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    I think when I bought my 02 wrx, it was said to have an aluminum hood, and most of the body panels were galvanized steel.
     
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    Mild steel for the body panels. That is why they rust so easily when exposed to the elements.
     
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    05+ legacys have AL hoods and trucks/hatches but thats it
    If it was all AL, your insurance rates would be much higher
     
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    And the price of the car would be much higher since the price of aluminum is much higher than mild steel.
     
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    ahh yes. all of me questions were answered thanks!

    so the blocks and heads are/were all aluminum?
     
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    Aluminum is trickier to stamp as well. I wish they were all aluminum.
     
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    I believe the 08 STi still has an aluminum hood. But the rest have the steel.
     
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    Drapes has an 04 WRX and his headers are alluminum I believe.
     
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    Headers? The stock exhaust manifolds are cast iron.
     
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    I was eavesdropping on a conversation when I picked that up so I could be wrong :eek:
     
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    I heard they were cast iron too...:eek4: they are heavy:hsugh:
     
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    All WRX hoods are aluminum until i think it was 07 when they changed them to steel. IIRC all fenders/doors/roofs are also steel.
     
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    06 wrx came with aluminum lower control arms!
     
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    no, it still has the alum hood...............IIRC
     
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    yes, same part number... alum hood
     
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