my "new" 99 legacy gt limited. Idaho LGT

[Magnetrax]

https://sl-i.net/FORUM/images/imported/2008/11/PB050620-1.jpg

she is bone stock for now, but that should change

oh yea and me
https://sl-i.net/FORUM/images/imported/2008/11/P1110248-1.jpg

[Huffer]

Nice car!

[Magnetrax]

I flew to portland one way and came back with a smoking, oil leaking radio-less ride. first order was to seafoam and give her a once over detail. soon after that I claybared and waxed her back to life again. trust me, this poor leggy was not taken care of till now.

https://sl-i.net/FORUM/images/imported/2008/11/PB050618-1.jpg
https://sl-i.net/FORUM/images/imported/2008/11/PB050619-1.jpg
https://sl-i.net/FORUM/images/imported/2008/11/PB050620-1.jpg
https://sl-i.net/FORUM/images/imported/2008/11/PB050622-1.jpg

[Huffer]

Flew to portland, drove back to where? Update your profile with location! :)

[jg09]

Great to see a Legacy being restored and brought up from the dead! Welcome to the site!

[d1giPhux]

Nice car.. if you ever decide to get rid of those rims and they are in good condition.. let me know.. i'd like an extra set for my limited! And also.. WELCOME!

[d1giPhux]

wh0a.. got 2 posts going huh? double welcome.. LOL

[Magnetrax]

I"m a noob, ok sorry. this was suppose to go in the mugshot thread.

off to a great start!

[Magnetrax]

location updated.

I should hopefully get started rebuilding the engine in a week or so. possible port and polish head, sti head gaskets, cam regrind? we will see. any ideas out there, I'm keeping it NA and yea, on a budget

[jg09]

https://sl-i.net/FORUM/viewtopic.php?t=11403

Kind of talks about the STi hg idea, too.

[Huffer]

Threads merged!

[anothernord]

Nice lookin' GT! The red is indeed very nice.

And welcome to the forum!

[Magnetrax]

parts are ordered and I should hopefully be running on a leak free, slightly higher compression engine by sunday! I will be looking into an intake and exhaust setup next.

its gotta mean something if i'd rebuild an engine before fixing my no audio problem

[Magnetrax]

heads got decked, sti headgasket, valve angle grind, port and polish heads along with new timing belt and all new seals!!! does 500 sound like a good deal? i should have my baby back this afternoon. since some jerkoff stole my floor jack and jack stands I have to have my transmission flushed and diff gear changed by someone else, oh well. she should be ready to roll for winter. stoked

[d1giPhux]

$500... damn.. wish i had your connect. haha... but your still missing something... 5 spd! :lol:

[Huffer]

$500 for all that work is a STEAL.

[Magnetrax]

well, it will end up being more like 600 but we will see.
appariantly decking the heads along with the sti headgaskets causes too much slack in the new timing belt so we are working threw that at the moment. I should have my lgt back on friday night.

[Magnetrax]

so it all went in, they had to fab up a longer timing belt tensioner to take up the slack due to decked heads and sti gaskets. no piston slap. My rod bearings are done, apparently the po used heavy ass oil to cover up the knock. Now I gotta pull the motor again and replace the bearings/rings and everything else. at least I'll have a brand new engine after all of this. I might add that I got a complete turbo back sti exhaust for 150 bucks with 15,000 miles on it. not the best deal, but I'm still stoked. once I do headers and figure out how to make the hood scoop functional w/o messing up the maf, I should have a bonifide sleeper. after all of that, I'll need to do some suspension work. I dont want to go too low, but ??? will wrx stuff fit? what are the results? I'll be learning about that here soon.

[Magnetrax]

$500... damn.. wish i had your connect. haha... but your still missing something... 5 spd! :lol:

could have gone manual, but didnt want to. I just came from the e30 world and now I'm diggin the "sitting on the couch" feel that I get from just letting the at do its work.

and yea, my connect is the shit. If anyone wants decked/ported and polished head work done? I'll look into it. Turn around on mine was hella fast and it looked like you could play soccer on them thangs when they were done. figure 2-3 days max for the work then add the shipping time to that. I'll let you guys and gals know what my results are once I get my car back on teh road

[Huffer]

Don't bother making the scoop functional with the MAF. It's been tried and all they got was a wet filter and a hiccuping engine.

Let me know about the headwork that you have available, I'd like to see some prices on 3-angle valve jobs with port n polish.