Lord Flashheart's outback update: the car is done.

[lord flashheart]

this is my outback. i bought it cuz i worked at the dealer at the time and got a steal. i needed something that got good fuel econemy, was reliable, had a resonable cargo area, and was all wheel drive. and it is great.
its bone stock other than some all weather mats from a 06.

DID YOU EVER READ THAT BOOK "OH THE PLACES YOU'LL GO"? thats my cars motto.

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SNOW ESCAPADE 1
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snow escapade 2
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out and about

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camping
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drive
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break in
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[)2edline]

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I lol'd. did you get out ok? sweet pictures, I'd love to take my Legacy offroading though i worry how she'd fare.

[lord flashheart]

i got out with a little help from a tow truck... thanks the only time ive noticed the subies struggle off road is when things get unlevel.
but as long as 4 wheels are on the ground they do good.

[Drakien]

Looking good! I almost got an outback! They look pretty wicked!

Yours is in really good condition. :D

[dann]

man i did the same thing on a dirt road... me and a buddy messin' around. stopped 3ft from a telephone pole, had to go change my pants...

[LSiTo5Revo]

LMAO. I did a little off roading myself ....into a creek. Cost me a good one. Bent frame and all. Nothing worse than driving around in a car that smells like hardcore mold! that's a nice subie. Those pics belong on a subaru ad on the tube.

[anothernord]

True Subaruism here.

[lord flashheart]

I had to sell it :( but everyone who came to look at it said it wasthe bestbest Subaru that any of them had seen which a major ego boost for me but it also broke my heart but I'm going to get A newlegacy soon

[mrpyb]

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IS THAT A UFO ABOVE YOUR CAR?!?! :shock:

sweet adventures man, super clean for so much off road time. sorry you had to sell it :smt009

[lord flashheart]

yea i still see it around town. the family left all of the goofie stickers on the back lol.
im on the prowl for a new one. and in november ill finaly have enough money to stick a EJ257 in it :)

[2.5GT]

That's def. not a trailer queen. Subarus are meant to see the outbacks lol. Love it :)

[lord flashheart]

i really appreciate all the positive feed back guys! there isnt a day that goes by that i dont think about getting another one.

[4wd]

this is why i drive a subaru

[WESTcoast]

i heat hard working subies!!! mine just sits around hahahaha

[lord flashheart]

i heat hard working subies!!! mine just sits around hahahaha

If you dont raise them right they just mope around the house and drink all the beer and invite there friends over when your not home.. its the lazy ones you gotta watch out for.
jk. i really admire your GT WESTcoast.

[lord flashheart]

found some old photos on my phone so i figured i would post em.
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[kevbot]

Yeah, mine just sits around my garage all day and eats all my money!
It doesn't work, doesn't clean up after it's self, doesn't even help me when I need it!!

**Ungrateful Subie**

Love the Pics though,

Kev-Bot

[lord flashheart]

lol same here.

so have you started on your engine rebuild yet?

[kevbot]

I got the engine out on monday, and spent ALL DAY getting the "crank pulley bolt" out...

Tomorrow, Timing belt and sprockets/pulleys...

Then, I get to the heads!!!

Awesome Pics
Later,
Kev-Bot

[lord flashheart]

NEW (to me) outback!
here is the 411.
its the XT. (turbo model)
black perferated leather/heated/power seats
its equipt with the EJ255 (06' and up WRX engine)
and the 5EAT w/ tiptronic shift on the momo steering wheel
also has ipod hook up
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[Navi271]

OH how I chuckled at the "I LIKE THEM FLAT" sticker! I expect this car to be spun out in a snowy ditch like the last one!!!

[lord flashheart]

OH how I chuckled at the "I LIKE THEM FLAT" sticker! I expect this car to be spun out in a snowy ditch like the last one!!!
HAHAHA havent been up that road.. yet.

[lord flashheart]

so small update on my 99 outback.. they live right by me and they brought it in the shop today, and much to my dismay, it has been sorely neglected and abused.. the spark plugs are far over due. (i even gave him the plugs and wires when i sold it to him and told him they need to be done) it was very depressing for me to see the car in that poor of shape. concidering i loved that car more than my new one. and i wish every day i hadnt sold it...

[lord flashheart]

Why must bad things happen. So I cruising along when the people in front of me stop short. I manage to stop but the 1991 ford bronco couldn't. He destroyed the back of my outback. Right now it's at the shop. Tomorrow the insurance company decides to fix it or to total it. If that's not enough the insurance company stuck me with a hyndai accent. (which I'm sure is the slowest car in the world.) I asked the body shop to take some pix of the damages so hopfully I can post some soon.

[d1giPhux]

Ouch.. thats no good man. Hope you get a new car outta the deal.. or something. Driving around a car you know has been banged up always hurts. Hope shit gets sorted out for you!

[lord flashheart]

it was too late to get pictures of the damages but here is the the repairs in progress.
there was some damage to the body where the bumper brackets mount but they fixed that.
other than that it looks like all they gotta do is paint and mount.
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[lord flashheart]

wanted to post some pictures.. get the motor in about 2 weeks
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[kevbot]

Yer getting a new motor out of the deal!! SWEET!!

[timhortons]

Interesting story, from good (original car), to bad (selling it), to awesome (new ride), to sad (collision), to good again (repairs and engine), heh...

I gotta say that red one you had looks like it has stories to tell, I love seeing pictures of cars out in their element, subaru's look so good when they're out in snow and mud, I enjoy seeing them out there being used and giving their owners a blast.


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--This one makes me laugh a little, it's like it's dipping it's toes in the water! It's too colddddd! haha

Your new Subaru looks good, looks like the repairs are being done well! Hopefully you have as much or more fun in it :razz:

[lord flashheart]

So its been 3 long..long months but I got the motor back the reason it had taken so long is they pistons had to be custom made by wisco and the bearing were on back order for like a month.. but I got it back. And 2 days later I turned the key for the first time and.. it starts, mis-fires, and dies. Try it again, it starts revvs to 2k then isles down to 300rpms and then back to 2k while mis firing.. after working on it for 3 days, metric sent a tow truck and we have been working on it together for about 3 days. Found: 3 coolant leaks.1 vacuum leak. But it was running really shitty. It was barely running. Then we discovered that a fuel rail o ring was missing (how the f?) I didn't take the fuel rail off the intake so kinda weird. Put a new one on and low and behold it it runs steady. But we still have a dead cylinder. So we pulled plugs. And they were super foul. Which is weird cuz the only have 2000 miles on them. We did a compression test and it was like this:
cyl#1=113 psi
Cyl#2=94
Cyl#3=112
Cyl#4=109
So we did a leak down test of #2 and it held at 10% which is well within spec. But they said it is normal for new motors to do that when the run time is less than 10 minutes. So we replaced the plugs and now it runs slightly better but now we can test drive it. So we drove it and the way it was acting, they said it seems like injectors. So on Monday we are pulling the injectors and having them tested and cleaned.. that's where we are now...
Here are some pictures.

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[mike-tracy]

Jesus that's a laundrylist of problems with one car. But it WILL run again and WILL be awesome!

[lord flashheart]

Yeah for shizzle. Hopefully today.

[Zac]

so you bought the car with the blown engine or what?

[lord flashheart]

No.

[kevbot]

Cool car by the way, I hope that it works out for you...

[lord flashheart]

Thanks kevbot. Btw how did your motor work out? Last time I talked to you you were trying to get the crank pulley bolt off lol.

[superu]

While looking for your friend's ride (I<3mysubi), I came across your build(s)...

You should pluralize this thread's title to Lord Flashheart's outbacks

:smt005

Nice looking rigs dude! I'm going to pick your brain about motor swaps whenever you get your LSi (sedan) finished.. i've been thinking about a fankenmotor 2.2/2.5 hybrid, or an EG33 swap.... So your experiences will be priceless!

Cheers and good looking OBs!!

[lord flashheart]

Well I asked metric motors about the 22-25 hybrid swap and he told me you can make power but its better to build a ej251 short block. I would tell u what kinda power they quoted me at but I got in trouble with someone else because I don't have a dyno sheet proving it so I promised to shut up till I have dyno numbers. But stay tuned to my 1995 legacy build cuz its gonna dominate.

[Reason]

PM me those numbers Lord :-)

[lord flashheart]

Sorry I ment to say long block. And they told me between 200-220chp. How ever this is what they told me. Not proven or backed by a dyno. How ever I've seen a it perform, and regardless of what numbers it shells out I will be satisfied as it ran pretty well.

This is the same motor we were talking about in the 'ej20 or ej25' thread.

The engine is going in my legacy build...
viewtopic.php?f=6&t=20486 (https://sl-i.net/FORUM/viewtopic.php?f=6&t=20486) anyone interested in the n/a build follow that thread.

I there are things I like about the eg33 but I don't know much about it so I have my concerns about it..

I like how it sound like a Porsche. I like the power.
However I dont know a ton about them I know they are a ton of wiring. And they are a little tricky.I would love to put a ez30d in mine but I want the shortest down time possible, and plug and play so a H6 isn't my best option. I recommend going the built 2.5 simply because its so simple. Everything hooks up and runs off the same ecu no cutting and mending and it comes with a warranty. If you have another car and can afford the motor, and the down time I say gopher it.

[lord flashheart]

Welp. It's done and sitting at home. Everything is perfect. And holy balls its fast!!!

[DarkPhoenix]

Welp. It's done and sitting at home. Everything is perfect. And holy balls its fast!!!

Pics or Vid or it didn't happen.