Rally wagon's 98 Legacy L wagon (WRB)

[rallywagon]

"RALLYWAGON"
1998 Legacy L Wagon

Motor
-'05 LGT EJ255 Engine
-OEM VF52 Turbo
-Fast Motorsports TMIC
-Fluidyne Aluminum Radiator
-TGV Deletes
-GrimmSpeed EBCS
-GrimmSpeed 8mm Phenolic Spacers
-GrimmSpeed Down/Up pipe Gaskets
-GrimmSpeed 4 TGV to Intake Manifold Gaskets
-Perrin Divorced Downpipe-Ceramic Heat Coated
-Agency Power Up pipe
-2004 STI OEM Headers
-2006 WRX Axelback Exhaust
-Perrin Turbo Inlet
-K&N Typhoon STI Intake
-Cobb Lightweight Crankshaft Pulley
-Cobb Turbo Heat Shield
Stage 2 Excedy Racing Clutch
-2010 STI OEM Fuel Pump
-A/C Delete
-ABS Delete
-Air Blower Delete

Suspension
-TEIN coilovers
2003 WRX
-front hubs
-rear subframe
-rear control arms
-rear lateral links
2005 Outback XT
-Steering rack and pinion
-Turbo X Member
-Front Sway bar/End links
2006 WRX
-Front Dual 4 pot brake calipers
-Front Rotors
-Rear Dual 2 pot brake calipers
-Rear Stoptech Drilled/Slotted Rotors
-Rear Hubs
2010 WRX
-OEM Black 17" Wheels
-Dunlop Sport Tires

Interior
Sparco Racing Seat - Driver seat only
-Rerouted Brake Lines/Proportioning valve
-Sound Deadening Gutted
-Interior Gutted
2005 LGT
-Dash
-MT Wiring
-Tinted Cluster
-Momo Steering wheel with '04 STI Airbag


Cosmetics
WRB custom exterior paint job
Black interior paint job
WRB OEM Fog light Covers
WRB Hella Horns
JDM Headlight Projectors
JDM Taillights
JDM 3rd Gen Legacy BH rear wing
JDM BG5 GT front Mesh C Grill-
Poly Urethane Rally Armor Mud Flaps
'06 WRX Hoodscoop & Splitter
Legacy GT Bumper


Current Status April 13/13
https://sl-i.net/FORUM/images/imported/2011/02/Legacy1_zps82e16dbe-1.jpg (http://s241.photobucket.com/user/zachwingfield/media/Legacy-1_zps82e16dbe.jpg.html)

April 19th, 2010

This was how my car first came when I joined sl-i - I added more rice to it until I grew out of the highschool mods

https://sl-i.net/FORUM/images/imported/2011/02/STOCK_zps2553928e-1.jpg (http://s241.photobucket.com/user/zachwingfield/media/STOCK_zps2553928e.jpg.html)

These were all of the original mods that came with the car

-WRB Custom Paint
-Mesh Grill
-OEM '02 WRX rims
-Stage 2 Racing Clutch
-Skunk 2 shift nob
-2.25" Straight pipe
-Dual Loop OBX exhaust tip
-Perrin Cold air intake
-Smoked tail lights
-After Market Hood Scoop
-Xentec 10k HID's
-DC/Shocker/JDM stickers

Comparison to the present
https://sl-i.net/FORUM/images/imported/2011/02/Now_zps2bdb1cdc-1.jpg (http://s241.photobucket.com/user/zachwingfield/media/Now_zps2bdb1cdc.jpg.html)

[chuckthefuk]

I fixed your title :-D

I got to say.. I really do not like WRB or whatever it is but it actually looks good on your car.. The DC logos are mint but overkill IMO but who cares your car is rockin'

Love the tinted lights and what's up with your rear windows?

Keep up the good work
-Chuck

[2002outback]

sexy wagon i haver the same monster logo on my wagon mine is white. we should rally sometime.

[bulldozer24]

Looks great!

[BG5guy]

i agree with chuck, not a fan of the WRB but you pull it off nicely, nice wagon

[Zac]

I like it.

Get rid of the ricer HID's, stickers and scoop and i'll love it :)

[nasioc]

How did you install the rear spoiler! did it fit perfectly/ i believe thats the 00-04 version!

[02_Legacy]

Thats a rockin legacy man, my only criticism is I hate the muffler it sticks down below the bumper too much. Otherwise you have a sweet looking subie.

[Grafton]

Dig the color, but the HID (fail in halogen hosing) and leds really turn me off of it...

LoL it took me a while to figure out what the thing was you were holding in your hand (rear cam cover, passenger side head pI 2.2)

[peugoby]

Lose (or add) consistent tint to all the windows.
Lose the DC stickers - your not Ken Block
Faux HID's are no bueno
Do something about the droopy front grill & exhaust
Find OEM rear spoiler
Add OEM or JDM OE Fogs

Otherwise it looks good!

[ikeepblowingengines]

just to beat a dead horse:

goodbye to the 10000k hids, get 4500k or 5000k
goodbye to the horrendously installed wing that isnt made for the car
goodbye to the honda "led's" that light your cabin blue
and that nasty honda ricer scoop needs to go too..

and everything else but the grille is great

[mike-tracy]

Don't worry about the haters, I'll bet most of them wish they had wheels that awesome when they were 17, lol.

I'm with them on the Block stickers, though, - he gave up on Subaru so I gave up on him.

[Matty2Hotty]

Car looks great inperson minus the fender bender that just happened the other day.
When I was 17 I was rocking 8k/10k blue hids and blue led interior... I know Zach will look back and laugh years down the road am sure like I did. 5000k/pure white hids is where it's at... Night and Day difference and you will be much happier how well they light the road up but you DO need some JDM headlights now. I like the spoiler so don't listen to them. It gives the rear end some flavor and a good taste instead of boring plain jane. Keep up the work and if you need help with parts installing/finding or anything with it just let me know since am not that far away.

[Cervantes]

i'm really impressed with your car! i'm not a fan of stickers, but i like the rest!

[httrdd]

Nice work so far man. Rock it how you want.

[chrish8r]

nice setup........how did you go about tinting your lights, film or a spray like nightshade???

[Garrison]

Can I get a little bit better explanation on the WRX hoodscoop install? Looking to do something similar on mine without destroying the hood.

Thanks!

[rallywagon]

Hey thanks for all your feedback guys, because of the accident(4 car pile up) I got in right after I posted this haha
When I get the new bumper I won't put another DC sticker on, yay! haha and I can fix the droopy grill and I'm in the
middle of painting my spoiler right now to match my paint job(before it was a non matching non prepped spraypainted dark blue).
I also got rid of the HID's. I don't understand why you guys don't like the scoop though and also, there's no way I'm gettin rid of the Led's haha there too fun.
To fix my fender bender I'm in need of a left turn signal lamp-I need and want a GT black hood-and a GT or JDM front bumper. Let me know if you guys have anything.
Thanks again for all your feedback guys it really helps a lot!


This is market street in Tacoma-where me and Matty2hotty met up with me to give me the paint for my spoiler-thanks again btw man it looks SOLID!
https://sl-i.net/FORUM/images/imported/2011/02/183934_200028830010417_100000099053337_7-1.jpg
4 car pile up on I-5 N right near the Tacoma Dome
https://sl-i.net/FORUM/images/imported/2011/02/accident-1.jpg

[rallywagon]

and yes the inconsistent tint NEEDs to go haha I've experimented with 3 types and only black magic holds up for me so far.
That's the 2 that are tinted-I just need to get around to it. and ya I feel the same about Ken Block giving up on Subaru-LAME
I took my head lights to the Fortlewis auto body shop and they sprayed them with like 3 coats and a clear coat.
Hood Scoop came with the car as did the DC sticker haha but you just need to place the scoop over your hood and draw a line around it and cut
it a cm inside the line and then place the scoop on top and rivit it in

[httrdd]

F me man. I would trade hoods in an instant if you were closer. My GT hood is in fantastic shape too. :(

[2002outback]

Don't worry about the haters, I'll bet most of them wish they had wheels that awesome when they were 17, lol.

I'm with them on the Block stickers, though, - he gave up on Subaru so I gave up on him.


thiat is true i also had a nice car when i was seventeen and all i had was haters but thats what you get when you have a mercedes. the best thing about it was it only coasted me 2k !!

about the ken block thing he is debatable the best person to have behind the wheel of a subaru . why he left from my knowledge is that his contract/spnasership was up and he get an offer from ford that he could not resist. and in life you are always chaseing money so maybe thats what he was doing. i know i would love to see him back behind the wheel of a subaru sliding and drifting in ways that most people only dream of.

[Navi271]

That sucks about the destruction derby you were involved in...
The reason I don't really like your scooped hood is because it just doesn't seem to flow right for me, anyways...

That'll buff right out! lol, I'm sure you can find a trashed outback with a good scooped hood in washington. JDM bumpers usually come from ebay, but I haven't seen any good deals on them in forever. They're very pricey! You should get some JDM projector headlights from ebay too! They go for like a little more than $100 nowadays I think. A jdm grill would go great too if that got messed up in the crash.

What brand/color of paint did you use on the wheels? I really like how it looks and want to paint my wheels this summer!

[rallywagon]

Wheels came with the car man haha I'm not to sure. I don't know dude I think that impreza hood scoop really looks sick. I like it dude.
How do you think a black GT hood would look? Also what if I got a tilted exhaust at the end pointing upper left would that look clean?

[Matty2Hotty]

Some JDM goodies might want to bid on the first headlight link for only $89 shipped.


Grills
http://item.mobileweb.ebay.com/viewitem ... 1782483555 (http://item.mobileweb.ebay.com/viewitem?itemId=370468700683&index=5&nav=SEARCH&nid=21782483555)

http://item.mobileweb.ebay.com/viewitem ... 1715405821 (http://item.mobileweb.ebay.com/viewitem?itemId=370453422031&index=9&nav=SEARCH&nid=31715405821)

http://item.mobileweb.ebay.com/viewitem ... 4692968519 (http://item.mobileweb.ebay.com/viewitem?itemId=200547722338&index=23&nav=SEARCH&nid=04692968519)

Bumper
http://item.mobileweb.ebay.com/viewitem ... 6877865828 (http://item.mobileweb.ebay.com/viewitem?itemId=230429330715&index=5&nav=SEARCH&nid=86877865828)


Headlights
http://item.mobileweb.ebay.com/viewitem ... 5027228671 (http://item.mobileweb.ebay.com/viewitem?itemId=200577417573&index=11&nav=SEARCH&nid=75027228671)

http://item.mobileweb.ebay.com/viewitem ... 5027228671 (http://item.mobileweb.ebay.com/viewitem?itemId=330531209193&index=8&nav=SEARCH&nid=75027228671)

[rallywagon]

Thanks Matt, I feel though I kind find some locally for a LOT cheaper. I'm likin that bumper though-haven't seen that b4. Everybody post me some JDM stuff I wanna have more options and see more things that I can't find on the interweb! THANKS

[anothernord]

I like WRB on any Subaru.

If you want the most baller of all the hood scoops, get a JDM WRX scoop, and make it more functional. That would look absolutely amazing.

[rallywagon]

k thanks

[rallywagon]

https://sl-i.net/FORUM/images/imported/2011/02/183483_192366040786828_100000403001189_5-1.jpg

[chrish8r]

that is one hella pic. the angle and background mixed with your cars color.......aaaahhhhhhh

[rallywagon]

Thanks bro haha my buddy took this one today-here's a couple more

[rallywagon]

Yes Matt 5k's would look sweet-this is what my car would look like if I had 5k's
https://sl-i.net/FORUM/images/imported/2011/02/183538_201269823219651_100000099053337_7-1.jpg

[rallywagon]

https://sl-i.net/FORUM/images/imported/2011/02/180128_192383244118441_100000403001189_5-1.jpg
https://sl-i.net/FORUM/images/imported/2011/02/181922_192383284118437_100000403001189_5-1.jpg
https://sl-i.net/FORUM/images/imported/2011/02/183492_192367897453309_100000403001189_5-1.jpg
https://sl-i.net/FORUM/images/imported/2011/02/184896_192383327451766_100000403001189_5-1.jpg

All taken by my buddy Ben Wenzl today in Dupont, WA

[rallywagon]

Ben Photo shopped some inches off my suspension

https://sl-i.net/FORUM/images/imported/2011/02/dumped-1.jpg

Should I dump it?

[Matty2Hotty]

Are you stupid? ^^ What kind of question is that when it's either you drop it or donk it these days... of course you should, unless you plan on taking your Subi offroad then No. Why do you think am so low? I don't plan on going offroad anytime soon =)

[2002outback]

your only going that low ??? make that bitch so low you keep a spare oil pan in your car ; ) jk
but it will look sick lowered it will give it the finale touch it needs. GET COIL-OVERs !!!!! that way if you ever want to go off road you can lift it back to the ride hight you want. thats what i am doing to mine this summer.

[02_Legacy]

https://sl-i.net/FORUM/images/imported/2011/02/183483_192366040786828_100000403001189_5-1.jpg
do you have a link to a high res. version of this pic. I think I just found my next desktop background. :smt007

[Zac]

do you have a UEL header or just the stock one?

I went full catless once back to just a small magnaflow muffler and it had some rumble but not as much as yours!

['Buru in the Burgh]

I can dig this wagon!

[rallywagon]

your only going that low ??? make that bitch so low you keep a spare oil pan in your car ; ) jk
but it will look sick lowered it will give it the finale touch it needs. GET COIL-OVERs !!!!! that way if you ever want to go off road you can lift it back to the ride hight you want. thats what i am doing to mine this summer.

Ya dude was thinking about that because I do love going off road sometimes. Yes Matt I definitely need to lower this bad boy haha

[rallywagon]

https://sl-i.net/FORUM/images/imported/2011/02/183483_192366040786828_100000403001189_5-1.jpg
do you have a link to a high res. version of this pic. I think I just found my next desktop background. :smt007
:grin: ya isn't this sick! My friend Ben did this. Ya I'll try and get you a link I'm asking him right now for one

What's your email-he sent it to me :smt023

[rallywagon]

I can dig this wagon!
Thanks bro haha.

[02_Legacy]

What's your email-he sent it to me :smt023
I PM'ed it to you
Thanks

[rallywagon]

What's your email-he sent it to me :smt023
I PM'ed it to you
Thanks

What's PM'ed? haha

[rallywagon]

do you have a UEL header or just the stock one?

I went full catless once back to just a small magnaflow muffler and it had some rumble but not as much as yours!

Stock Headers, it's all in the dual loop turbo tip

https://sl-i.net/FORUM/images/imported/2011/02/downsized_1016001302-1.jpg

[csweston]

What's your email-he sent it to me :smt023
I PM'ed it to you
Thanks

What's PM'ed? haha


Private Message. Look in the upper left in the banner.

[httrdd]

Wtf is that loop for? Not diggin the loop.

[csweston]

not sure of the purpose exactly other than it changes the sound.

[rallywagon]

I don't know it came with the car, I'm thinking of changing it to a tilt exhaust like this one
https://sl-i.net/FORUM/images/imported/2011/02/shane-1.jpg

[rallywagon]

Buddy Chase Ojala took this HDR right before we went mountain biking
https://sl-i.net/FORUM/images/imported/2011/02/190357_202008276479139_100000099053337_7-1.jpg

[rallywagon]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UCi_FqUz8mA Here's a clip of my exhaust we took yesterday

[02_Legacy]

wow you have some friends that are awesome with cameras, that is another epic shot. I like it.

[rallywagon]

Thanks bro, did you check out the sweet vid?

[02_Legacy]

Ya the exhaust sounds awesome, especially for having the stock headers, you should get some UEL's on there and really get the boxer rumble.

[rallywagon]

K I'll look into that. First I'm gonna throw on some H&R springs though to lower my car a little bit, I don't wanna slam it because i still wanna be able to rally it

[rallywagon]

https://sl-i.net/FORUM/images/imported/2011/02/inthewoods-1.jpg
https://sl-i.net/FORUM/images/imported/2011/02/grenade-1.jpg

Went Mountain biking yesterday and took a little photoshoot

[rallywagon]

hella horns $40 craigslist
https://sl-i.net/FORUM/images/imported/2011/03/192825_202725553074078_100000099053337_7-1.jpg
With out a grill-I'm gonna grab some mesh from home depot and put it on my empy grill
https://sl-i.net/FORUM/images/imported/2011/03/193096_202737603072873_100000099053337_7-1.jpg

[Soul Shinobi]

There's something about how your car looks that's just awesome to me. I usually frown upon tinting lights at all for safety reasons, but I can't get over how good it looks (I'm thinking about it now, haha, maybe just a light coat). I think you should just do zip-tie stitches on the broken bumper, I think it'd be bad-ass, but you would lose the clean look (it would look cleaner with fewer stickers though).

Don't change the ride height more than an inch from stock if you don't want it to handle like absolute ass. We have McPherson struts after all, they don't respond well to lowering.

My zip-tie stitches:
https://sl-i.net/FORUM/

EDIT:


Ya the exhaust sounds awesome, especially for having the stock headers, you should get some UEL's on there and really get the boxer rumble.
He's got a '96+ 2.2L which have single port heads, no one makes headers for them.

[rallywagon]

Thanks man haha ya just do 2 coats and a clear coat and it'll look gnarly man. Dude I've been wanting to do the stiches! I can't really find out how to do it though-I got small like 4 inch zip ties and I wanna do it with those. How exactly do you do that?

Also, I'm getting RS struts-are those better for lowering?

[Soul Shinobi]

I drilled pairs of holes and stuck them in from the back. Each X is a pair of zip-ties. I spent 7 hours on that in two sittings. I was being really really anal working with small zip-ties putting them close together. I did it from the back without removing the bumper from the car so it was hard as hell, but the bumper's not too hard to remove and that would making things way easier. It looks cleaner if you use a drill bit sized just the same width as the zip-ties you're using, but depending on your style you might want it looking more beat up with big holes and the zip-tie ends on the outside, etc...

And buy your zip-ties here, lots of colors to choose and the prices are UNBEATABLE: MonoPrice - Cable Management (http://www.monoprice.com/products/subdepartment.asp?c_id=109&cp_id=10520)

[02_Legacy]

He's got a '96+ 2.2L which have single port heads, no one makes headers for them.
Ah, yes very true, I need to pay more attention lol

[rallywagon]

I drilled pairs of holes and stuck them in from the back. Each X is a pair of zip-ties. I spent 7 hours on that in two sittings. I was being really really anal working with small zip-ties putting them close together. I did it from the back without removing the bumper from the car so it was hard as hell, but the bumper's not too hard to remove and that would making things way easier. It looks cleaner if you use a drill bit sized just the same width as the zip-ties you're using, but depending on your style you might want it looking more beat up with big holes and the zip-tie ends on the outside, etc...

And buy your zip-ties here, lots of colors to choose and the prices are UNBEATABLE: MonoPrice - Cable Management (http://www.monoprice.com/products/subdepartment.asp?c_id=109&cp_id=10520)

Hey I took your advice and ordered 100 4 inch RED zip ties

[rallywagon]

So RS struts are good?

[02_Legacy]

So RS struts are good?
Struts are struts, the brand may make a difference, for instance Bilsteins will probably be better than KYB. Im assuming that Legacy and RS struts would be basically the same, but someone else will have to chime in on it.

[Soul Shinobi]

The RS ones are possibly just a little stiffer, but nearly all stock Subaru struts are made by KYB. The next step up for struts is the KYB GR2 which for your car won't run much more than $200 for a set of 4. They ride very well, are stiffer than stock, and work well with springs that are stiffer and as much as an inch lower than stock. WRX struts are close to GR2s in performance if I recall, and if you look you can find STI struts for decent money used, but they vary in style. I believe any Subaru strut will bolt up (so long as it's not from the rear of a 2000+ Legacy/Outback, 2008+ Impreza, SVX or Tribeca). Always research the spring/strut combo you're looking at, and you might need saggy-butt spacers if you settle on sedan springs (wagon rear springs are longer and aftermarket options aren't common).

[subiman2005]

Keep up the good work man...its cool to see more and more legacy's around this area that people are actually putting effort into

[Matty2Hotty]

Keep up the good work man...its cool to see more and more legacy's around this area that people are actually putting effort into

I live in Milton/Edgewood now :P

[rallywagon]

Thanks subiman. I feel the same way seeing others on this forum. I love building up my car it's so fun and endless because I don't have all the money in the world. If I did I'd have everything totally upgraded. That would get boring haha there would be nothing left to do. That's what I like about cars :)

[rallywagon]

I wanna go back to my old grill to expose the new Hella Horns-I used the Mesh from it to put in my hood scoop. Should I go to home depot and grab another thing of Mesh? Should I leave it silver or paint it black? 3rd question-or should I just get a honeycomb sti grill which I don't really have any money for.
https://sl-i.net/FORUM/images/imported/2011/03/24032_120240011322633_100000099053337_28-1.jpg

[Soul Shinobi]

Grill are expensive. Custom is cool, black looks good, silver looks cheep.

[rallywagon]

I like that motto haha, k sweet

[STIdarkside]

Have you checked out Yamazaki's JDM Sales Thread, he has some very nice used parts for your car at great prices... I highly recommend him. Here is the link: viewtopic.php?f=9&t=15649 (http://www.sl-i.net/FORUM/viewtopic.php?f=9&t=15649)

He currently has projector headlights, jdm mudguards, and jdm taillights that are for your car... They would make your car even more unique and dress up the exterior... If you have the money I would pick up all three...

[rallywagon]

Thanks dude I'll check it out

[Zac]

[quote="Soul Shinobi":2a7p3taf]He's got a '96+ 2.2L which have single port heads, no one makes headers for them.
Ah, yes very true, I need to pay more attention lol[/quote:2a7p3taf]

Supers over on RS25.com just confirmed not too long ago that hes making up another batch, head over there quick and put a deposit on one if you want some :)

[Soul Shinobi]

Whoah, 2.2L headers? This sounds good, my friend and I might each have one depending on price. :)

[Soul Shinobi]

Whoah, 2.2L single port headers? This sounds good, my friend and I might each have one depending on price. :)

[rallywagon]

Got my OBX coilovers with 2.5 RS struts, $20!!!

https://sl-i.net/FORUM/images/imported/2011/03/springs-1.jpg

[Soul Shinobi]

Well, can't complain. :grin: Might get saggy-butt with that, but depending on the adjustability it might be fine if you just leave the rear at the highest setting. Just don't slam them, it'll ride and handle awful.

[Matty2Hotty]

Pshhh slam it and get your tires tucked.

[rallywagon]

Tires tucked? Why is it gonna ride awful? Also I'm gonna cut all 4 springs-I know it might be bouncy but it couldn't be that bad right? A lot of people cut there springs, also I'm probably gonna get some newer ones eventually and then I won't cut those

[Soul Shinobi]

With McPherson strut setups like we have they start to camber in as they go through their travel, having them near bottomed out can cause dangerous handling with poor, potentially unpredictable grip. Those adjustable springs you have are already going to be pretty low, I wouldn't cut those. Well, you shouldn't cut any spring for more complex reasons involving spring rate and thermal shock (depending on cutting method) etc... Hey, we pride ourselves here at SL-i on being a lot less rice than the other forums. :razz:

[rallywagon]

That's true-so I'm gonna sand blast the springs, get new bushings, I already wire wheeled everything including the springs, I'm soon gonna repaint the springs. and the plan is to only cut the springs a couple cm's to match the one spring that's been cut very minimally. I'm most likely going to make these look real nice and sell them on craigslist for $200 with 2 struts. 2 of the struts are dead so if anything I would use my stock struts or just get new ones which I probably should do haha. If I fall in love with the outcome though I might use them for at least a little bit.

[slaytalera]

this is going from barely ricy to full out rice pretty quick... :| to cutting springs and fake HIDs, everything else is pretty cool, please dont ruin a perfectly good legacy

[rallywagon]

Oh ya I forgot to mention I'm not cutting the springs haha. That's some dumb highschool v dub shit just took me a minute to realize that haha. I'm gonna get a new one to match the 4. I'm sandblasting the springs at 5:30 today and wire wheeled all the rust and old paint off it yesterday. I'm using my friends oven to powder coat these haha. Trust me there won't be anymore rice I've gotten rid of the rest of it.

[Zac]

I wouldnt slam stock struts, you'll be lucky if they last you 6 months. I would lower an inch tops from stock rideheight if you want these to last.

What are the spring rates for those springs?

[rallywagon]

https://sl-i.net/FORUM/images/imported/2011/03/zippy-1.jpg
New Homemade grill, hella horns and stiched up. My zip ties came in the mail like a couple hours ago haha. I
took the bumper off and threw em on right away.

[rallywagon]

Not sure on the spring rate

[Soul Shinobi]

Haha, nice!

[rallywagon]

thanks.

[evolegacy]

nice lookin BG, and i do gotta agree with a lot of ppl have said about some of your led stuff, they gotta go, but that my opinion. like you when i was your age, when i first got my BD5 i was like OMG YES lets mod the hell out of it and added neons under the dash, did a bunch of other crap to it, i look back now on it (still have the car but selling/parting it within the week) and i go, wow, wtf was i thinking when i did this? xD But dont let us stop you from doin what you wanna do to your car, its looking good to me. Minus the t-wrap stitches *pokes at Soul*

too bad your way out in WA, maybe someday we could meet up though cuz my GF lives out in WA.

[rallywagon]

Thanks, ya I actually took the LED's off last week, and the HID's off like a month ago. I feel the stiches add character though don't you?? haha

[evolegacy]

lol to each his own i suppose, i like the clean look really (disregard my screw up of a GT xD) my new GT is gonna be a clean setup, needs body work and a new paintjob though. But that will all come in time. If you wanna do something with the interior try looking at redlinegoods.com, they have some nice leather interior pieces that you can match your exterior or interior with. Something im planning on doing with this new GT.

[rallywagon]

sweeeet, will do man

[STIdarkside]

Did you take a lot at the JDM parts thread, if you have the coin I would definately pick up those parts as you will have a hard time matching the condition and pricing of his parts... Keep up the good work on your wagon...

[rallywagon]

Thanks bro, here's some updates.

https://sl-i.net/FORUM/images/imported/2011/03/Before-1.jpg
https://sl-i.net/FORUM/images/imported/2011/03/after-1.jpg
New Snowboard rack!
https://sl-i.net/FORUM/images/imported/2011/03/rackbeforearranged-1.jpg
I traded my extra Q towers for it
https://sl-i.net/FORUM/images/imported/2011/03/rack1-1.jpg

[LGT Kirby]

Nice ride for the age. Also gonna say its maybe a little to ricey for my taste. I'm 18 and never really got into that ricer stuff. Never have owned a honda or anything FWD for that matter. Went from a v8 s10 when I was 16 to my LGT when I turned 18. (I did paint some interior pieces red in the s10...)

Keep up the good work.

Ps. There seems to be ALOT of Legacy's on here from WA. I never noticed this before. We should set up a meet sometime!

-Kirby

[rallywagon]

Ya every wednesday in olympia theres a suby meet in the home depot parking lot and just got moved across the street but it's an all subaru meet. Ya I haven't found an all LEGACY meet I wanna do that. 1/2 way between me and you is Tacoma, we can all meet at Market street at the Alice and Wonderland grafitti wall! That would be sick. It's a big empty parking lot and would be perfect.

So here's the spot we should meet in my opinion
https://sl-i.net/FORUM/images/imported/2011/03/0312111807a_0001_0001-1.jpg

Here's my new interior I've created myself. Next is the door panels to match and then leather seats.
https://sl-i.net/FORUM/images/imported/2011/03/shiftboot-1.jpg
https://sl-i.net/FORUM/images/imported/2011/03/ebrakeboot-1.jpg

[rallywagon]

Nice Wrx at Pierce College Fort Steilacoom
https://sl-i.net/FORUM/images/imported/2011/03/0316111005a-1.jpg
Solo Point in Dupont
https://sl-i.net/FORUM/images/imported/2011/03/0315111616e-1.jpg
https://sl-i.net/FORUM/images/imported/2011/03/0315111615b-1.jpg

[LGT Kirby]

I've never been to the Alice in Wonderland wall. I'm available only on the weekends. You should set up a meet.

[rallywagon]

ok

[GTDrifter]

Nice wagon, not really a fan of wagons but yours is damn nice...keep up the good work

[rallywagon]

Thanks bro! 'ppreciate it

[rallywagon]

https://sl-i.net/FORUM/images/imported/2011/03/buRTON-1.jpg

[rallywagon]

I hooked up the Hella Horns to the relay and they're much louder now!
https://sl-i.net/FORUM/images/imported/2011/03/0320111630b-1.jpg

[bulldozer24]

don't you think they are a little uneven? but i guess function over form

[rallywagon]

Ya they are, but I've seen people with it like that. But ya it'll look better if I tilt 'em back.

[MRLancaster]

Yeah, definitely fix that tilt

[rallywagon]

https://sl-i.net/FORUM/images/imported/2011/03/198105_207506775929289_100000099053337_7-1.jpg
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https://sl-i.net/FORUM/images/imported/2011/03/189624_207510662595567_100000099053337_7-1.jpg
https://sl-i.net/FORUM/images/imported/2011/03/197300_207510439262256_100000099053337_7-1.jpg
https://sl-i.net/FORUM/images/imported/2011/03/197852_207509632595670_100000099053337_7-1.jpg
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https://sl-i.net/FORUM/images/imported/2011/03/199790_198290553527710_100000403001189_5-1.jpg
https://sl-i.net/FORUM/images/imported/2011/03/198342_198290460194386_100000403001189_5-1.jpg
https://sl-i.net/FORUM/images/imported/2011/03/200811_207507642595869_100000099053337_7-1.jpg
Taking off the terrible tint :smt023
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https://sl-i.net/FORUM/images/imported/2011/03/189934_207509565929010_100000099053337_7-1.jpg

[Soul Shinobi]

https://sl-i.net/FORUM/images/imported/2011/03/198105_207506775929289_100000099053337_7-1.jpg

This first one makes me want to tell you to keep running into things! :twisted:



https://sl-i.net/FORUM/images/imported/2011/03/SocalBosozoky005-1.jpg

[rallywagon]

I'm ordering a huge blow up at kinko's of this to put in my room or garage or something
https://sl-i.net/FORUM/images/imported/2011/03/BIGLegacfile-1.jpg
Here's some new interior additions and updates
https://sl-i.net/FORUM/images/imported/2011/03/IMG_3069-1.jpg
This material was from my dads old vest! haha-Once I find more material similar to this I'm gonna switch out my side panels with it
https://sl-i.net/FORUM/images/imported/2011/03/IMG_3037-1.jpg
Last thing on the list for interior is to get some new seats. I feel mine are horrendous.
https://sl-i.net/FORUM/images/imported/2011/03/IMG_3033-1.jpg

[Huffer]

WRX TR seats will do nicely - they should match your vintage interior, which is pretty slick BTW.

[rallywagon]

Really!??? Thanks I've been looking everywhere for some seats that match.

[BG5guy]

likin what uve done with this, keep it up.

[Huffer]

Really!??? Thanks I've been looking everywhere for some seats that match.

It's not going to be a perfect match...but they do have the black and grey thread.

Actually now that I think about it, some of the older 90s Imprezas and Foresters had that kind of fabric pattern. Not the greatest seats though.

[BG5guy]

you might be better off just getting your seats wrapped in fabric. i not sure how much places up north cost but there are a few spots in beaverton that will wrap your seats usually 100 bucks a seat. I did that with my wagon when i did the wrx rears.

[rallywagon]

likin what uve done with this, keep it up.
Thanks dude, well I don't know if I wanna spend $100 per seat to wrap-I mean I could just get either leather seats or sparco's? otherwise I'll probably get the WRX ones even though they don't match, they still are really nice

[rallywagon]

https://sl-i.net/FORUM/images/imported/2011/03/downsized_0331111329-1.jpg

My new Performance Strut bar came in the mail today!

[Garrison]

https://sl-i.net/FORUM/images/imported/2011/03/197852_207509632595670_100000099053337_7-1.jpg

advertising on http://www.gayspeak.com? :smt023








J/k :grin:
all the rest of the pics look good though.

[LGT Kirby]

^Mean yet funny. Lol.

[mycargoesvroom]

Love WRB, looks good man!

[rallywagon]

wow thanks....haha

and mycargoesvroom-thanks, there's not a spec of the stock silver color on it

[rallywagon]

I put some WRX struts and springs and it raised my front end a lot. I love it when it's high :)

[ESSYMOND]

Yeah, WRX springs will raise your car, STI ones will drop it

[rallywagon]

Oh really? I gotta get me some STI springs then ha

[Soul Shinobi]

Nice!

[rallywagon]

It's been a while but here's some updates for you guys!
Photo Shoot
https://sl-i.net/FORUM/images/imported/2011/05/256168_219876031363515_100000233581031_9-1.jpg
https://sl-i.net/FORUM/images/imported/2011/05/256168_219876028030182_100000233581031_9-1.jpg
https://sl-i.net/FORUM/images/imported/2011/05/256168_219876021363516_100000233581031_9-1.jpg
https://sl-i.net/FORUM/images/imported/2011/05/240896_219876268030158_100000233581031_9-1.jpg
https://sl-i.net/FORUM/images/imported/2011/05/240896_219876274696824_100000233581031_9-1.jpg
Covered up the damage with an offset license plate! I also got some Brand New Megan Lowering Springs! for an 04 07 wrx or sti-they fit the front but not my back top hat so well but I put them on anyway, give me some feedback, can I cut off the plate? or should I get an 04 top hat? will it fit?
https://sl-i.net/FORUM/images/imported/2011/05/243498_223953314284635_100000099053337_9-1.jpg
Well they're $150 and I bought them brand new but I bought them for $70 Great deal :)
https://sl-i.net/FORUM/images/imported/2011/05/244161_223383971008236_100000099053337_9-1.jpg
Here was my temporary alternator "bracket" just to get movin until I completely from scrap rusty metal made this new one
https://sl-i.net/FORUM/images/imported/2011/05/209136_218060011540632_100000099053337_8-1.jpg
Grinded down the rust, welded 4 seperate pieces together grinded off the extra yucky welds, primed it and painted it :)
https://sl-i.net/FORUM/images/imported/2011/05/210185_218579251488708_100000099053337_8-1.jpg
Changed my Camseals, my oil pump seal, o ring, and crankseal
https://sl-i.net/FORUM/images/imported/2011/05/201598_217112654968701_100000099053337_8-1.jpg
Took off the AC condensor and lines while changing my seals
https://sl-i.net/FORUM/images/imported/2011/05/210064_216886674991299_100000099053337_8-1.jpg

[BG5guy]

nice pic's. her shoes arnt workin for me tho, either put her in heels or some muddy boots lol.

[httrdd]

NICE RACK.......................On top of the car! Lol. I just had to. Car looks good man glad you went away from those ricey mods you wanted to do.

[httrdd]

Do youself a favor and get wrx struts too. You should not mix different springs for different models on different struts.

[rallywagon]

I have WRX struts I guess I forgot to mention that too

[httrdd]

Ok on my sedan they matched up fine with my wrx tophats. You trying to run you tophats from you wagon?

[rallywagon]

No the top hats are the exact same, I used the hats from the strut

[Soul Shinobi]

Front top hats from a second gen Impreza (02-07) most certainly don't fit our cars, but first gen Imprezas and Legacys are the same as our second gen Legacys. However, the rears of second gen Imprezas fit our cars (and not the first gen Impreza or Legacy).

[rallywagon]

Ya your right, the 02 kyb's fit the front springs but the top hat in the back doesn't fit. Can I just use an 04 wrx top hat? will that go into my 3 holes? If not can I just "jimmy rig" 3 new holes? I feel like that would be terrible lol but idk what to do except for waiting for a long time and running into some 02 Megan back springs.

[Soul Shinobi]

The rears will fit, use the tophats from your current setup on the WRX front struts. Struts put a lot of force on that upper mounting point, weakening it by drilling holes would be a bad idea.

[rallywagon]

Are you saying buy the 04 wrx rear top hats and to use my current front top hats? If so that's what I'm plannin on doing. Also what you mean is that the rear top hats will fit and the spring cup is just different from the 02?

[Soul Shinobi]

I'm pretty sure you can use your front tophats, but I'm not actually sure how the rear tophats meet up with the springs. You might abour able to just use your Legacy rear ones too (I said use the WRX rear ones because I assumed your struts came with some). You might have to do a little digging.

[chuckthefuk]

The top hat itself isn't the issue.

The spring has to be matched with its corresponding perch when rear tapered springs are used.

Those Megan Racing springs where designed for an STi not a WRX...

-Chuck

[Soul Shinobi]

Ah, that's right. My memory is foggy, I couldn't remember if the upper spring perch was part of the top hat, and it seems not. So you should be able to use your current tophats fine. Or you could buy Group N, that's cool too. :grin:

[Zac]

you can run 02-07 WRX springs on your legacy.

All you need are the front wrx spring perches. front and rear tophats are the same

[rallywagon]

Ok let me make myself a little more clear. I own 2002 Subaru Impreza WRX struts, the springs I bought say on the box '04-'07
The front two springs fit on my 2002 wrx top hat great. But the back two springs are shaped like an upside down cone where as
the 2002 springs are shaped almost exactly like the fronts. My 2002 rear top hats are too big for my 2004-2007 rear springs.
As a matter of fact I had to cut about 3 inches out of the rubber lining just for the rubber to fit. Now the springs are in there
right now and haven't given me any problems yet but the problem still remains that the "plate" or "cup" that is below and attached
to the top hat is toooooooo big so the springs sit awkwardly below it.

Here's a picture I took before I installed them
https://sl-i.net/FORUM/images/imported/2011/05/mms_picture-1.jpg

So now let me ask again, if I buy rear '04 '07 top hats, will they fit??

[Soul Shinobi]

Looks like I'm confused again too. Looks like you'll need rear tophats?

[rallywagon]

yes

[chuckthefuk]

GD WRX and GD STi top hats are virtually identical.

Cone style spring = TAPERED SPRING

You bought 04-07 STI SPRINGS which use REAR Tapered springs.

YOU NEED the matching upper perch

https://sl-i.net/FORUM/images/imported/2011/04/stuff-1.jpg

This is why your spring moves around when using the WRX upper perch because the WRX does not use tapered rear springs.

-Chuck

[T-Brex]

Sick man! Ive totally seen you around, nice to see 253 subie goin places!

[DarkPhoenix]

Holy christ is she sexy!!!! Good lord!!!!















The girl is cute too. :P

It's looking good dude.

[rallywagon]

Thanks guys haha
Hey you guys should check out my Youtube Channel! I have a dozen tutorials on how to do stuff with your car. Hit subscribe and if you guys have questions and need me to make you a tutorial just hit me up on my forum or my channel. Thanks!
youtube.com/zachwingfield

[Matty2Hotty]

Does your sister know you posted pictures on the Internet with her in it? LoL

[Zac]

you'll need STi front spring perches and STi rear tophats then, if they even fit on legacys. Or go ask Navi how he got his STi springs to fit on his legacy wagon.

P.S. is that your sister?

[subiman2005]

You need wrx or sti 04+ rear tophats...I have 05 sti tophats all the way around no issues for 4 years

[rallywagon]

Ok first of all, no that's not my sister lol and
subiman would you sell them to me for $20? Just the 2 rear tophats?

[rallywagon]

Here's some pictures
https://sl-i.net/FORUM/images/imported/2011/06/mms_picture7-1.jpg
https://sl-i.net/FORUM/images/imported/2011/06/IMG953911-1.jpg
https://sl-i.net/FORUM/images/imported/2011/06/mms_picture5-1.jpg
https://sl-i.net/FORUM/images/imported/2011/06/259660_227440030602630_100000099053337_9-1.jpg
https://sl-i.net/FORUM/images/imported/2011/06/258563_227489117264388_100000099053337_9-1.jpg
https://sl-i.net/FORUM/images/imported/2011/06/257938_1915376136739_1612024477_31865455-1.jpg
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[Huffer]

I think you need to eat more. Or something! The girl looks bigger than you!

Car looks great though. :)

[Soul Shinobi]

Looks nice, I think the BMW looks equally mean and compliments your car well.

Jeez Huffer, you should see me, you'd be force feeding me sandwiches in a heartbeat haha. Good someone's looking after the skinny kids.

[rallywagon]

haha, thanks guys

[rallywagon]

https://sl-i.net/FORUM/images/imported/2011/07/dirtfishrally-1.jpg
https://sl-i.net/FORUM/images/imported/2011/07/mms_picture10-1.jpg
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[Soul Shinobi]

Loving the gold! Where'd you get the pulley set? What's with the alternator mount?

[Greavesy]

Wagon's looking great mate!

[Baddog]

I knew I saw your car at The BNW Meet. I was driving the green 2nd gen with the mismatched GT hood and OB bumper.

[rallywagon]

Loving the gold! Where'd you get the pulley set? What's with the alternator mount?

Thanks man, the power steering and alternator are just stock and painted right now.
I'm gonna get some new ones soon but the crank pulley is COBB.
The alternator mount was something I fabricated. I took out my AC condensor so I
needed a new bracket. I took this totally scrap rusty metal and wire wheeled it and welded it
and painted it. Here I'll post another picture from right after I shaved off the rust.

https://sl-i.net/FORUM/images/imported/2011/07/209136_218060011540632_100000099053337_8-1.jpg
https://sl-i.net/FORUM/images/imported/2011/07/219913_218060124873954_100000099053337_8-1.jpg
https://sl-i.net/FORUM/images/imported/2011/05/210185_218579251488708_100000099053337_8-1.jpg

[rallywagon]

https://sl-i.net/FORUM/images/imported/2011/07/mms_picture13-1.jpg

Painting them BLACK!

[Soul Shinobi]

Aw I was hoping white :grin:

[rallywagon]

Ya I tryed it on and it looked bad

[httrdd]

Should stick with gold. Wrb and gold goes oh so well!

[rallywagon]

My plan is to rock these until I find some te37 replicas or rota grids in gold for cheap.

[MRLancaster]

Doubt you will find either "cheap" lol Those would look great though!

[MRLancaster]

Black makes wheels look so bland :(

[mycargoesvroom]

Black makes wheels look so bland :(


I have to agree. They don't photograph well at all, and it's just so... blah. lol

[rallywagon]

Ya your right but I feel like they'll go really well with my smoked head lights ;)

[MRLancaster]

As long as you do a shiny black :D

[rallywagon]

Oh don't worry I did ;)

[Danny-G]

Smoked headlights and right corner light, maybe smoke the left corner light too lol. I saw you're car at the BigNW meet, gave the muffler a second look due to the way its designed.

[rallywagon]

haha ya everybody gives that thing a second look it's crazy I know ha. Ya I want my headlights and corner lights to all match so I've been waiting for some guy on post to order the stuff. It's been like 4-5 months and he still won't do it. I'm just gonna figure out where he gets it from and order it myself. Here's some pictures of the wheel finished!

https://sl-i.net/FORUM/images/imported/2011/07/IMG_5311-1.jpg
https://sl-i.net/FORUM/images/imported/2011/07/IMG_5337-1.jpg
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[Soul Shinobi]

Nice. In the future, sticking large index cards between the wheel and tire is a lot easier than using masking tape.

[rallywagon]

I did use index cards. I took them off for the picture. The reason I did both was because I made a tutorial and I showed that you could do it either way.

[rallywagon]

https://sl-i.net/FORUM/images/imported/2011/07/FINAL-1.jpg

[Soul Shinobi]

HOLY HDR BATMAN

[BG5guy]

Nice. In the future, sticking large index cards between the wheel and tire is a lot easier than using masking tape.


i usually use a deck of playing cards

[rallywagon]

You can even slightly see my WRB supertones

[98legwag]

I am assuming you made the grill from a stock one?

[rallywagon]

Ya, cut out the middle, put in some mesh.

Hey check out my wheel painting tutorial guys!! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UUgwLTwjwK0

[Greavesy]

https://sl-i.net/FORUM/images/imported/2011/07/FINAL-1.jpg

Great photo!

[MRLancaster]

The wheels came out very nice!

[rallywagon]

Thanks guys

[rallywagon]

https://sl-i.net/FORUM/images/imported/2011/07/266952_250573591622607_100000099053337_1-1.jpg

[prodriver1]

dude WTF! :smt009 :smt010 who crashed into you? are they still alive? :smt027

[Soul Shinobi]

Jeez man. Could be worse, lucky the side lights weren't broken, looks like just the hatch and a little bit of the left quarter. They better pay out on that one!

[rallywagon]

No the sides are done for, the bumper is scratched, the corner is done, the hatch and the center light too, a Jeep hit me getting off the highway at an intersection. It was wet and his brakes locked up.

[Soul Shinobi]

G'dammit!

[MRLancaster]

dont speed in the rain....or off exit ramps. The wreck could have been a lot worse. Hope your ok.

[rallywagon]

Don't worry I didn't speed he did haha. Ya thanks man, I'm totally fine it was like getting hit while playing bumper cars

[BG5guy]

that sucks, all those pretty stickers gotta be replaced now

[MRLancaster]

Don't worry I didn't speed he did haha. Ya thanks man, I'm totally fine it was like getting hit while playing bumper cars

I know you didnt lol just saying in general to all the stupid people who cant drive and in return end up messing up our cars

[rallywagon]

haha ya. I know right! I'm wondering if I can save that window with all the stickers. That would be sweet :) haha

Update: I just spent 2 hours at a do it yourself auto shop and after prying and sawing away I got the hatch to open!
Next I need to find a cheap hatch to buy on craigslist. Got any ideas?

[98legwag]

Glad you are ok.

[xoSubieLegacyxo]

DUDE that sucks! Idk if you guys have junkyards out in the west, but that's where I would go. Hope you get her fixed and back on the road soon!

[rallywagon]

Thanks, ya I'm definitely going to a junk yard

[rallywagon]

https://sl-i.net/FORUM/images/imported/2011/07/mms_picture16-1.jpg

If I say so myself this is a pretty EPIC picture haha

[MRLancaster]

Did he pull you?? 0.0

[Navi271]

No tail lights?! You were asking for it! lol, that is pretty epic tho.

[rallywagon]

haha thanks man, ya I'm gonna get a set like you have! The Jdm's

[MRLancaster]

What did the officer do?

[Soul Shinobi]

Pinch your cheek and tell you to "Stay out of trouble young man"?

[Dead91silvia]

Thats not as bad as I was thinking... Complete hatch, rear cover (maybe), and someone to make the metal right and your good to go! Looks like maybe $200-300 in parts... They some paint and body work...

Hit up Lakewood Pick and Pull, they might have some BK/BG's in the yard. If not, check Roy Y auto wrecking. They have a ton of Subie parts. I have an Outback hatch, but it's got some damage (4 hr dent), but its complete if your interested...

[rallywagon]

Sorry I haven't updated you guys, I got a hatch, I'm waiting to fix the qp and paint everything. GUESS WHAT! I got the 2010 WRX rims, painted them black today, I'm gonna buy a 2006 WRX engine, turbo, TM STI IC, I'm getting a 6 or 7 point roll cage and harnesses, and a lot more!

[nikolaus.conrad]

The first couple of pics I was thinking Holy Effin Blue! but I really like the World Rally Blue on it. My only complaint on your car would be on the front bumper where the little lip should be black on the bottom isn't black so it gives no contrast. Only from an art student's point of view :P

However, it's possible you may have the most interesting car pictures I've seen in a long time, I'm loooovin your HDR shots.

I'm sorry to see that your wagon has been quite the derby car for the past couple of months, not cool. My first Legacy was totalled by a woman running a stop sign.

[httrdd]

Good to see this car go from rice to super nice! Lol. Those wheels are going to look sooooo good! For the price you are paying for that engine you can find a whole parts car with everything you need. Do some searching around for one and good luck with it.

[Huffer]

^^ Insurance baller?

[rallywagon]

Insurance baller to THE MAX! haha I'll keep that in mind about getting a whole parts car-here's a picture with the rims on and painted
https://sl-i.net/FORUM/images/imported/2011/08/wheeeeelllsss-1.jpg

[Huffer]

Mate you work fast. That's all I have to say.

[rallywagon]

haha I know!

[MRLancaster]

roll cage would be a waste of money imo

[Soul Shinobi]

He meant to say sexy. And impractical, unless you're going to have the opportunity to track the car (in which case make sure it meets the requirement of the sanctioning body that would run such events).

[rallywagon]

You know how dope that would be if I had a roll cage!? I'm gonna rally this thing man

[xoSubieLegacyxo]

You know how dope that would be if I had a roll cage!? I'm gonna rally this thing man

:smt007 rally :smt007 cross :smt007

[rallywagon]

Ok guys I'm lookin at a complete 2005 Legacy GT turbo 250 HP engine with 100k on it for $2200. Should I buy it?

[mycargoesvroom]

Not to rain on your parade, but I think you're looking at this swap thing with too much optimism. $2200 might buy the engine, but that's not including any of the millions of other things you'll need to make it work. If you're buying an engine with 100k on it you're also going to need to do timing and water pump and with that many miles I would suggest a rebuild just to make sure you know everything is up to par.

What kind of trans are you going to use?
Who's doing the wiring?
Which crossmember are you using?
Who's going to fab exhaust for it?

There's a reason swaps are so rare for average guys like us. If was as easy as throwing a motor in, we'd all have one.

[rallywagon]

Ok thanks man for your input

[rallywagon]

here's another option, I buy a 2006 WRX motor for $1400 with everything in it except a turbo, fmic, and an intake manifold.

[mycargoesvroom]

Why is it missing the intake manifold? Seems like an odd part to take off. Anyway, $1400 seems like a solid deal but you're still looking at close to $2-3k in parts after that to make it work.

I called around a few months ago about swapping my previous LGT. The best price I got was $6k, $4k of that was the parts going in, the other $2k was labor. Best bet would be to ask some of the guys here on the forum what they spent before diving head first into it.

[rallywagon]

K thanks man

[rallywagon]

https://sl-i.net/FORUM/images/imported/2011/08/286292_258019510878015_100000099053337_1-1.jpg

Front end with the new 2010 WRX wheels 17" 9.1" wide tires, The handling is awesome!

[mycargoesvroom]

Wow! That looks awesome! The WRX wheels are 17x8 right?

[Zac]

put away atleast $5000 for a swap....

I was going down that path, instead I put my saved up money into buying an already turboed wagon and I couldnt be happier.

[Dead91silvia]

put away atleast $5000 for a swap....

I was going down that path, instead I put my saved up money into buying an already turboed wagon and I couldnt be happier.

That not a bad idea... I'm still looking into doing a WRX swap on my BD, but thats because I always do things the hard way. When/if I ever do it, I'll be getting a complete car or a Half-cut. Only way to do it, other wise your gonna be getting nickle and dimed with all the crap you didnt know you needed. When I do it, I'll be looking for a wrecked WRX that was stock. I almost got one in November for about $2500 hit in the front...

I would NOT buy a motor missing an intake, or a Turbo, at least for a Subaru. Turbo's are $900 new from the dealer (thats my shop price) and getting a good used turbo is a crap shoot. Who knows how much the correct complete intake is that you would need...

As for a swap, most of the labor is wiring on Subaru's, from what I'm told. A good friend of mine just did a JDM Forester turbo swap, but he also does swaps for a living.


Car looks good with the new wheels BTW! :smt023

[Cervantes]

thats i really nice car...love the color and the wheels in that picture

[Matty2Hotty]

You coming out to WCSS with us all? Couple more weeks away!

[rallywagon]

Ya Matt I'll try to, ya I'm gonna hold off on doing a swap for a little while. Thanks guys

[rallywagon]

I got $6,000!! From insurance, I posted a forum for the insurance company and they determined the worth of my car to be 6k!

[mycargoesvroom]

Holy crap! Congrats man.

[chrish8r]

Damn man!!! I hope somebody hits my car.........

[rallywagon]

haha thanks guys, I'm thinking of selling it and getting a wrx, good idea?

[rallywagon]

Fixed my Front Bumper Reinforcement
https://sl-i.net/FORUM/images/imported/2011/08/249301_258022094211090_100000099053337_1-1.jpg
https://sl-i.net/FORUM/images/imported/2011/08/216781_258353310844635_100000099053337_1-1.jpg
Before
https://sl-i.net/FORUM/images/imported/2011/08/284496_258021687544464_100000099053337_1-1.jpg
After
https://sl-i.net/FORUM/images/imported/2011/08/286497_264581873555112_100000099053337_1-1.jpg
Got the QP bent back for $240! Including all the surrounding metal.

[1982gl4]

haha thanks guys, I'm thinking of selling it and getting a wrx, good idea?

Were you being serious about this?
Also great job with the body work looks like it's coming along very nicely.

[MRLancaster]

Dont sell it! Just swap motors over time!

[rallywagon]

I don't know guys, I only own 1 car as my daily, I don't have any others

[rallywagon]

https://sl-i.net/FORUM/images/imported/2011/08/290489_265953470084619_100000099053337_1-1.jpg
https://sl-i.net/FORUM/images/imported/2011/08/339685_265543143458985_100000099053337_1-1.jpg

[httrdd]

Looks good. Still need the tails.

[xoSubieLegacyxo]

Looks good.

[rallywagon]

JDM tails are comin in sometime in september

[chrish8r]

JDM tails are comin in sometime in september
Hey man....you should make a vid of the install if you can

[rallywagon]

Dude no joke they just came in like really early-today! I just put them in bro. Do you want me to explain it over the forum how to take your old ones off and putting them off? Because struggled myself with taking off the center tail light.

[chrish8r]

Dude no joke they just came in like really early-today! I just put them in bro. Do you want me to explain it over the forum how to take your old ones off and putting them off? Because struggled myself with taking off the center tail light.
That would be cool. I want to do it myself but it looks like a real pain in the butt

[rallywagon]

It is kind of a pain-take off your trunk interior and unscrew the trunk lock, take off the windshield wiper motor and take off all the bolts that you can find.

[rallywagon]

BEFORE
https://sl-i.net/FORUM/images/imported/2011/08/IMG_7819-1.jpg
https://sl-i.net/FORUM/images/imported/2011/08/IMG_7818-1.jpg


AFTER

https://sl-i.net/FORUM/images/imported/2011/08/IMG_7833-1.jpg
https://sl-i.net/FORUM/images/imported/2011/08/IMG_7832-1.jpg
https://sl-i.net/FORUM/images/imported/2011/08/IMG_7831-1.jpg
https://sl-i.net/FORUM/images/imported/2011/08/IMG_7828-1.jpg
https://sl-i.net/FORUM/images/imported/2011/08/IMG_7827-1.jpg

[Matty2Hotty]

Where the heck did the tint go? Gotta throw a jdm badge in the 2 empty holes on the left side!

By the way am leaving Friday evening around 6ish, I get off work at 5... to WCSS if your still trying to go.

[rallywagon]

Where can I get one of those badges???? What's wcss?

[Matty2Hotty]

Your kidding right? WCSS, west coast subaru show, one of the biggest weekend Subaru events of each year. It's camping Friday and Saturday nights, huge car show Saturday all day with awards, prizes, and events going on. Every model has their own category and judged sepertaly.

http://www.westcoastsubarushow.com/

I will check out what I can find for you on the badge. Hr spent and I only see GT in chrome on every JDM BG5 so sorry to disappoint but no sweet badges it looks like that I can find.

[Yamazaki]

Why did you get smoked corners but clear center? Are you planning something special?

[rallywagon]

Bro I don't know they came like that, I don't know what I should do? Is theree something special I can do? haha-Ya I'm surprised I never heard about that Matt, I was gonna take a girl on anderson island this weekend but I might change my plans ;)

[Soul Shinobi]

Wonder if they're dirty on the inside... Don't know how easily they could be disassembled if that's the case.