RobMinhas's '99 Subaru Legacy B4 RSK

[RobMinhas]

This is my 99 Subaru Legacy B4 RSK from Calgary, AB. I am the third Canadian owner and I believe it to be one of(if not the first) B4 RSK imported to Alberta.

Picture of it the day I brought it home, excuse the IG filter.

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A few months after purchasing it I was involved in a car accident and I had to replace the door and weld in a new rocker panel on the passenger side. This also resulted in the side skirt being destroyed.

Here is a quick pic dump link for anyone interested in what the car looked like in between the pictures posted. https://imgur.com/a/Fz0Ye

Here's the most recent picture:
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Mod List:
Exterior:
-18x8 +45 OZ Ultraleggera wheels wrapped in 245/40r18 Hankook Ventus tires
-Beatrush pulley cover and radiator cooling plate
-Clear fender side markers
Interior:
-Innovate Wideband gauge and Turbosmart boost gauge
-Some random fancy deck
-LED interior lights
-Beatrush short shifter with Beatrush Shift Knob and shift lever extender
Engine/Drivetrain:
-Some aftermarket 2.5" mandrel bend center section
-Aftermarket intercooler hoses
-Custom HKS muffler with screamer pipe
-Vaccuum lines have been replaced, EVAP solenoid delete and hose 10 mod along with POD filter
-0 KM MY93 4.11 GC8 STi transmission with matching LSDs(front and back) installed 30,000kms ago.
-Beatrush pitch stop mount
-STi group N 5MT trans mount
Suspension:
-Buddy Club coilovers with front camber plates
-Whiteline rear diff bushings
Brakes
-Hawk pads with OEM rotors for now

Mods for the future
-Cusco front and rear sway bars(acquired, not yet installed)
-Subaru 4 pot front and 2 pot rear calipers
-V7 STi TMIC w/recirc BOV
-Zerosports intake elbow
-Widebody kit(acquired, not yet installed)
-Passenger side skirt(acquired, not yet painted or installed)
-Walbro 255lph fuel pump(acquired, not yet installed)
-NRG FPR with dual fuel rail mod(acquired, not yet installed)
-Rally armor mudflaps(acquired, not yet installed)

Figured I'd make a log, at least for my own record. Currently looking for aftermarket sway bar endlinks for the Cusco sway bars, hoping to find some advice here.

[SiNGH]

Very nice mods on the B4, even the future ones.

How are the the Hawk pads treating ya?

[KNaph]

Damn, this thing looks really nice. Sits really aggressively with that wheel/tire combo and the perfect height.
Looks like I'll need to find a set of 18s for my 2nd gen.

[RobMinhas]

THanks for the kind words. Hawk pads are deluxe, big fan.


Damn, this thing looks really nice. Sits really aggressively with that wheel/tire combo and the perfect height.
Looks like I'll need to find a set of 18s for my 2nd gen.

It's actually a tiny bit lower now, I had a bit of a battle setting all four corners to the same ride height and this picture was taken before that. Personally, I think the 18s look too big, the brakes look tiny. I think it would be the same for 2nd gens as well.

[KNaph]

Yeah I'm generally not a fan of 18s, 17s are my ideal wheel size but there's something about your setup that I really like. Maybe it's the width and offset that does it. Maybe I'll try throwing my spacers back on. But I agree on the brakes, my 17s make my brakes look tinier than they really are.

[rkrenicki]

Personally, I think the 18s look too big, the brakes look tiny. I think it would be the same for 2nd gens as well.

I agree, with the stock brakes on the 3rd gen, 18s look way too big. That is, unless you put Brembos on....
Then again, with the dark blue and black wheels.. it looks good on your car.

[98legwag]

I am assuming you have the Hawk HPS pads? I am thinking about getting those for my 3.0R when it needs pads. I put StopTech street pads on my 2nd gen and leave deposits on the rotor and cause a vibration in the pedal.

[Blayzed]

This sir, is a gorgeous ride... jealousy is swelling

[LeggyxPower]

Permission to fap sir?
Seriously though beautiful car and another canadian YAY

[DaveM]

Love the color!

[RobMinhas]

Thank you all for the kind words, I was unsure on the black and blue but I find with my tint and ride height it worked out. When I go widebody I will likely stay the same color but will go with wider wheels(widebody is 2" on the front and 2.5" on the rear) so I might play with another color for the wheels then, maybe hyper silver wheels?

I'd love some Brembos but I think for the time being I will just do the Subaru 4/2 pot setup and might upgrade down the road as I'll already have the adaptors for the rear and the fronts are direct bolt in.


I am assuming you have the Hawk HPS pads? I am thinking about getting those for my 3.0R when it needs pads. I put StopTech street pads on my 2nd gen and leave deposits on the rotor and cause a vibration in the pedal.

Yes they're Hawk HPS pads. I'm a big fan of them, I haven't tracked the car but for daily use as well as some very spirited driving they have been great for me. No deposits or vibrations, bit squeally when the brakes are cold though.

[RobMinhas]

Got a Cusco lower arm bar(H brace) in the mail last week along with a really cheap set of OEM replacement rear sway bar end links, still unsure if I will use the stock ones or upgrade my end links. I also ordered an STi pedal set, an Apexi intake with a Zerosports elbow, STi pink injectors and a Greddy Type RZ BOV. The BOV is unfortunately not recirc so I'm digging around for a recirc kit currently before I install it.

Had an issue where my fuel filter lower o ring failed, losing fuel pressure overnight and other fuel fuckery. Had to pay my local Subaru stealership 70 bucks to get me teh part for tomorrow, when I"ll hopefully install it and the car will drive properly again.

[SiNGH]

One more question, why no Khanda hanging from the mirror? ;)

[RobMinhas]

One more question, why no Khanda hanging from the mirror? ;)
Not about that life, I've got a good luck charm I hang there instead.
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Had a couple of kegs in the back of the car. Was rubbing on the highway at WOT.
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Also, some new to me rubber. Dunlop sport 600s.
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ANd this stupid 70 dollar o ring for my fuel filter, fuel tank wouldn't pressurize without it and it made the car undrivable.
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Relocated teh boost gauge.
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[RobMinhas]

Some almost overnight parts from Japan.
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Helped my cousin with an oil change on his two tone GTB wagon.
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