TwistedAutoWork's 99 Legacy GT

[twistedautoworks]

Hey everyone, here's my 99 Lego that was finished up recently. I'll be getting up a mod list thus far as well as some more photos.

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[twistedautoworks]

ok so for my mod list

engine -
cold air intake
stainless uel's
coming soon full sti exhaust

suspension -
wrx struts
wrx lowering springs
cobb adjustable hollow rear swaybar

wheels -
18x8.5 +38 Falken Hanabi's
maxxis tires

body/exterior -
modified stock front bumper, hella 700 lights (4300k hids), widened opening
mk3 jetta top half of bumper used as lip spoiler (side slightly modified)
blacked out, eyelid'd and tinted jdm headlights (5000k hids)
05 Wrx hood scoop, flanged to fit flush
semi aggressive fender roll
tinted jdm fender lights
shaved door moldings
rear legacy STI 3pc spoiler
tinted USDM rear lights
OEM legacy SUS rear bumper cover
Black roof, Bronze Hazelnut Pearl Custom paint, basecoat/clearcoat

future mod list -
gc8 carbon rally mirrors
2.0l wrx swap
vlsd rear diff
full 3" exhaust
rpf1 17x8 +35
coilovers
4x hella 500's across the bumper (only if i put outback suspension on for rally and huge mud flaps)
modified spare tire well for battery, washer, etc
full belly underpan
rear splitter/diffuser

[redlegacygt]

man o man. the more i see your car, the more i want that bumper.. haha awesome work man.

[zmiko]

Your car is amazing, I'm quite jealous, I love to color, wheels, and spoiler especially

[twistedautoworks]

thanks, i think once i finish the rear diffuser this summer the back end is going to look almost as aggressive and complete as the front does

[WESTcoast]

I will be awaiting that rear diffuser so i can jizz my pants!

[ryu_haneda]

I think I smell future magazine feature... hehe :grin:

[gibbons98legacygt]

Where u located in washington

[MRLancaster]

I WANT THAT BUMPER AND COLOUR!

[twistedautoworks]

Where u located in washington

the top of the state, up near bellingham

[jospgut]

looks so nice, loocks better with out spoiler

[twistedautoworks]

not to mention 2.5mpg's better without it. when it comes time to track/auto-x it i'll probably throw it back on since it is functional

[Lone_legacy]

That car is rediculously good looking.

[xx97LEGACYxx]

NICE CAR DUDE! LOOKS SOOOOOOO GOOOOOD!

[teh luckinator]

YOUR FRONT BUMPER IS SICK

what did you do to it exactly?

[twistedautoworks]

the front bumper is a stock gt bumper, only things i did were.

1. in the center section of the bumper, i enlarged the main opening by 2".. cut a 2" strip above the upper opening, used bumper adhesive to reinstall the original opening top and put some extra plastic i had to fill in the 2" chunks missing on each side.

2. looked and looked for something to use for a bezel for the hella 700ff lights, which ended up being some 8" schedule 80 pvc pipe. this was trimmed and fit into the bumper which was kind of a pain but was worth it. those were also grafted in which bumper adhesive (fusor 114 if your curious)

3. chopped off the upper half of a mk3 jetta bumper, trimmed and smoothed the sides a little bit and screwed it to the bottom of the bumper.

other than that, its stock

[subie/legacy]

Nice work. I would like it more if the lights were a lil more flush with the bumper.
Still looks good.. damn good

[twistedautoworks]

yeah me too, i recently hit a rock and cracked my bumper a little bit, i'm going to be trimming up the "bezels" and moving the lights back some. should still look really aggressive from the front, but will be more appealing from the side as i agree, it sticks out a bit further than i would have liked. but like most one offs, its trial and error.

[teh luckinator]

the front bumper is a stock gt bumper, only things i did were.

1. in the center section of the bumper, i enlarged the main opening by 2".. cut a 2" strip above the upper opening, used bumper adhesive to reinstall the original opening top and put some extra plastic i had to fill in the 2" chunks missing on each side.

2. looked and looked for something to use for a bezel for the hella 700ff lights, which ended up being some 8" schedule 80 pvc pipe. this was trimmed and fit into the bumper which was kind of a pain but was worth it. those were also grafted in which bumper adhesive (fusor 114 if your curious)

3. chopped off the upper half of a mk3 jetta bumper, trimmed and smoothed the sides a little bit and screwed it to the bottom of the bumper.

other than that, its stock

other than that hahaha! very cool man!

[sleepysideways]

I will be awaiting that rear diffuser so i can jizz my pants!

didnt need the rear diffuser. i already jizzed mine. :lol:

do you rub a lot with your wheel setup?

[twistedautoworks]

right now the fenders are rolled semi-aggressively it doesn't rub very bad at all. the fronts are no problem, the rears i've had it rub once or twice (taking corners fast and hitting bumps). i've left my camber settings stock, so i'd assume that with a degree or two i could eliminate all problems

[sleepysideways]

right now the fenders are rolled semi-aggressively it doesn't rub very bad at all. the fronts are no problem, the rears i've had it rub once or twice (taking corners fast and hitting bumps). i've left my camber settings stock, so i'd assume that with a degree or two i could eliminate all problems

i see. i'm looking at getting the drag 31 rims in 17x9 +37 for my BD and wasnt sure if it was too agressive for the car to clear the struts or make it rub all night long. so i guess if im going to do that, im going to have to get some aftermarket suspension since im still on stockers

[aurelius]

i see. i'm looking at getting the drag 31 rims in 17x9 +37 for my BD and wasnt sure if it was too agressive for the car to clear the struts or make it rub all night long. so i guess if im going to do that, im going to have to get some aftermarket suspension since im still on stockers

http://www.1010tires.com/WheelOffsetCalculator.asp

If you have stock 15x6 then you'll be 20mm closer to the struts and you'll go out 56mm more.

Get under your car and see if you have 20mm to spare between your wheels and strut. But, PLEASE do this!

[sleepysideways]

i see. i'm looking at getting the drag 31 rims in 17x9 +37 for my BD and wasnt sure if it was too agressive for the car to clear the struts or make it rub all night long. so i guess if im going to do that, im going to have to get some aftermarket suspension since im still on stockers

http://www.1010tires.com/WheelOffsetCalculator.asp

If you have stock 15x6 then you'll be 20mm closer to the struts and you'll go out 56mm more.

Get under your car and see if you have 20mm to spare between your wheels and strut. But, PLEASE do this!

wow. that site is very useful. if only i knew the offset of my stock 5 spokes :smt021 . im not new to cars but am new to the subie scene. would anybody who knows it be kind enough to tell me the offset and how much it weighs?

[twistedautoworks]

well some specs are as follows... these are for 95-99 legacy wheels

14x5.5 +55 offset
15x6 +55 offset
16x6.5 +55 offset

with that thrown into the tire offset calculator above you should be able to calc exactly where your new wheels will sit. there is no doubt in my mind that with the right offset you can easily put a 9" wheel into our wheel wells.. Mine are 8.5 with minor work and a low offset. There is a fair bit of clearance still between the wheel and the strut. Good luck!

putting those 17x9 +37 on your car will be a stretch, just saying... basically where my wheels are at now, yours will stick out another 7mm. you would need a super aggressive fender roll at the very least (you'd end up really cracking the paint around the wheel wells) possible you would need some sort of flare (which would look awesome) camber in (which i've never been much a fan for since then you eat up expensive tires) and most likely have to stretch a smaller tire size to give your sidewall more angle rather than being squared off... (235ish)

[sleepysideways]

well some specs are as follows... these are for 95-99 legacy wheels

14x5.5 +55 offset
15x6 +55 offset
16x6.5 +55 offset

with that thrown into the tire offset calculator above you should be able to calc exactly where your new wheels will sit. there is no doubt in my mind that with the right offset you can easily put a 9" wheel into our wheel wells.. Mine are 8.5 with minor work and a low offset. There is a fair bit of clearance still between the wheel and the strut. Good luck!

putting those 17x9 +37 on your car will be a stretch, just saying... basically where my wheels are at now, yours will stick out another 7mm. you would need a super aggressive fender roll at the very least (you'd end up really cracking the paint around the wheel wells) possible you would need some sort of flare (which would look awesome) camber in (which i've never been much a fan for since then you eat up expensive tires) and most likely have to stretch a smaller tire size to give your sidewall more angle rather than being squared off... (235ish)

thanks for the wheel offset info. i come from tuning nissan 240sx s-chassis for drifting and we run mega agressive wheels with roll/pull/flares/overfender aka widebody/neg camber/ and stretching tires left and right so its not new to me. i personally prefer not to pull my fenders and if i must to make this setup work, then its a no for me.

on an 240sx, we can run 17x9 + 16 with just a semi agressive roll and we will be fine provided the car has coilovers. i didnt know subie's normal offsets are +55!!

[DonMarcoPolo]

Is there a "Ride of the Year" category?! btw, I can't tell...did you completely remove your grill? whatever you did, I keep staring and wondering to myself: "can my outback pull ANY of that off?"

...amazing

[fanilla]

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Excellent car. I ask what is the color of this?
The disks with the emission of rubber must not be caught on the arch?

[twistedautoworks]

the color is a one of a kind color that i mixed up. it is primarily gold pearl, black, with a bit of red pearl. and not sure with the translation of what your asking, but no the tires don't rub.

yes the grille is totally gone... i have a custom one i've built, but just haven't gotten it painted yet. I like the grill less look but you can see the bumper clips and so i don't so much like that.. yes your outback can pull much of this same stuff off..

[TGX4776]

bump

[jockstar]

what a well put together car. Love it!!

[httrdd]

Updates?

[twistedautoworks]

we've been really busy at the shop the past few months so i haven't really had a chance to do any work on the car. i'd like to fix the dent in the trunk and shorten the spoiler by a few inches. oh and try to fit one of the limited sti/forester front lips since mine died.

[twistedautoworks]

has been a few months since i was really busy at work. still am pretty busy but pulled my car in to change the oil and decided to fix the dent that the gate to my old shop left in it way back when the car was "just" completed. lame.. but i had to pull the hello kitty band aid off and fix it. i had ordered up a set of jdm lights for the back and went ahead and fabbed in some sheet metal and did some filler work to fit for the differences between the usdm and jdm part. i was also was wanting to reduce the size of the wing, because well... it was ginormous. so i spliced out a few inches and it looks soooo much better and not taller than the roof hah... should be getting the painting done soon and install the jdm center light.. i also drilled out some in it to install 18" led strip and it looks well... awesome since the "legacy" glows... pictures for that once i button up the whole job. next thing will be... oh who knows.. maybe changes the brakes and install an sti engine.. i wish

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[httrdd]

I was actually considering cutting another wing to make the right fitment. Need to see finished pics.

[r3v_v3ng3]

Looks good, +1 on the finised pics. Bet its gonna look bad ass since it won't be too high

[geckoboy86]

I really dig the chopped spoiler. That's about what I want for my Subie.

[Navi271]

i also drilled out some in it to install 18" led strip and it looks well... awesome since the "legacy" glows... pictures for that once i button up the whole job.
You should do a DIY thread about this as well. I know someone that wants to do this with his sedan but doesn't know where to start.

[twistedautoworks]

will do... i only have a few photos and but it was kind of a pain to do.

[twistedautoworks]

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[Dead91silvia]

Nice ride man! It's good to see another local BD guy around!