What have you done to your car today?

[BenO]

did the independent foglight mod and it worked no problems. Other than I thought I lost a screw from the gauge panel bezel but it fell out from somewhere while driving

[Benfolio]

Phase 2 of the the swap is underway! Drove the BD to work (for the last time), pulled it in after hours, and started pulling her apart.
Motor is 99% out. Didn't want to yank it and leave it on the floor overnight (would be in the way of the cleaning crew that scrubs our floors) but everything is disconnected. Only ran into one snag, the lower rear bolt on the A/C compressor. WTF Subaru!?!?
Oh, and I broke the flange on my midpipe. Had shitty welds to begin with. We finally have a welder at work so I'll have someone fix it for me today while I pull the motor, trans, and start the transplant into the wagon.
Hopefully I'll be driving the wagon home tonight!!!!!

[decke48]

. Only ran into one snag, the lower rear bolt on the A/C compressor. WTF Subaru!?!?
yeah we all hate them. if you havent got it out yet. try a short 14mm u-joint flex then an extension.

[track8]

IIRC, I used a wobble extension. Ben, I like where your head is at with the GT wagon swap deal. :cool:

[evolegacy]

Phase 2 of the the swap is underway! Drove the BD to work (for the last time), pulled it in after hours, and started pulling her apart.
Motor is 99% out. Didn't want to yank it and leave it on the floor overnight (would be in the way of the cleaning crew that scrubs our floors) but everything is disconnected. Only ran into one snag, the lower rear bolt on the A/C compressor. WTF Subaru!?!?
Oh, and I broke the flange on my midpipe. Had shitty welds to begin with. We finally have a welder at work so I'll have someone fix it for me today while I pull the motor, trans, and start the transplant into the wagon.
Hopefully I'll be driving the wagon home tonight!!!!!


LOL let me know if you figure out how to get to that bolt, because I cant figure it out either!

[Benfolio]

Phase 2 of the the swap is underway! Drove the BD to work (for the last time), pulled it in after hours, and started pulling her apart.
Motor is 99% out. Didn't want to yank it and leave it on the floor overnight (would be in the way of the cleaning crew that scrubs our floors) but everything is disconnected. Only ran into one snag, the lower rear bolt on the A/C compressor. WTF Subaru!?!?
Oh, and I broke the flange on my midpipe. Had shitty welds to begin with. We finally have a welder at work so I'll have someone fix it for me today while I pull the motor, trans, and start the transplant into the wagon.
Hopefully I'll be driving the wagon home tonight!!!!!


LOL let me know if you figure out how to get to that bolt, because I cant figure it out either!

The wobble wouldn't fit, so I took the oil filler neck out, and using an extension VERY CLOSE to the cam sensor I crakced it loose. Used a pry bar between the extension and the head to keep the ratchet from smacking the cam sensor.

It's DONE!!

Had the motor in the wagon by noon, but we couldn't get the trans to line up. Took me and a friend three tries and until 2:30 before it was in. Then I had issues with the pedals, the radiator, etc, etc, etc. Ugh. At the end I got buttoned up, swapped the radio, gave the car a wash, and drove it home. High idle and all. At 11PM last night
Never got a chance to ground out the pin in the PCM so the CEL is on for a trans code. Left the TCM in so I got a high idle (versus not having ABS), but will be taking care of that next time.
I have an issue with the clutch pedal sticking (takes a bit to come back up), but that's it. Runs great. Handles like a boat. Needs my WRX struts out of my sedan. That's next on the list.
I took pics but they're on my work camera. I'll be posting them somewhere on Tuesday.

[evolegacy]

i figured out what was wrong and got my compressor off. Just went outside to do a check for what needs to still come off (motor mounts, headers, and trans>motor bolts) and then i noticed something unusual on my windshield that I just had replaced 2 weeks ago......ANOTHER F'ING CRACK!!!!!!! FML!!!!!! i just dont seem to have luck with this car......."sigh"......

renting a hoist 2morrow and pullin the engine to inspect the internal damage.........

[DLC]

18mm swaybar from jamal and 03 WRX seats.

[Airgne]

took out all running gear from the 01 and installed new clutch, sun pro rear diff bushings, installed 05 outback rear diff(118kvs32k), and rebuilding 01 subaru mt transmission.

[chuckthefuk]

Got my JDM bumper, replacement hood and jdm grill. Also upgraded to a JDM front re-bar and jdm fogs. Everything is wired up and HID's on there way. Just need some time to get to the spray booth and spray some more flat black.

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Subaru finally called me today.. parts guys are so slow.. Time for a 25mm tribeca upgrade

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Also scored a set of GC aluminum control arms :grin:

https://sl-i.net/FORUM/
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When these get mounted I also have the Group N front/front bushings

Waiting for more cash to pay Reason for an oil cooler kit and find Whitelines ALK .

More pix eventually..
-Chuck

[rougeben83]

http://i87.photobucket.com/albums/k153/rougeben83/P1070706.jpg

[1-3-2-4]

did tire rotation recharged the AC system for the last time before I replace the receiver/dryer and vacuum out the system.

the O rings need to be replaced and I'm sure something else as well.

[BenO]

installed some random dual speakers we had laying around in the front doors. possible snorkusectomy tonight or tomorrow?

[Benfolio]

Swapped the center console lid guts from my sedan to my wagon so I have A. the higher armrest and B. an armrest that isn't broken.
Made the best of both units. Now it has a good latch, AND stays open. Always had one or the other before.

TRIED to swap PCMs. Didn't turn out so well. CEL still on and now I can't even get in it with a scanner to see why.

Took some crap off the sedan.

[evolegacy]

ordered the new block from tigerjapanese.com. hopin it gets here by friday, if not i'll see it early next week, but i'll have to take a day off to put it in.

[jey]

Worked on some more on the fitment of the hood I picked up yesterday for the Cadillac. The radiator support is bent so I relocated the latch and tried to align the hood but it's still a little off. Will have to check the FSM to do it the right way...

[Benfolio]

Found the innards of the wagon's rearview mirror busted (no wonder it won't stay in one place), so swapped the sedan's.
Re-installed the wagon's PCM and grounded out pin 81 (black and red wire) with the wire from the sedan. NO MORE CEL!!!

Until....

I went to the original owner's house to pick up a rear headrest and cargo cover that were missing when he sold it to me. Free stuff rules!

CEL came back on when I got on the highway..... I'll scan it tomorrow. :smt011

[geckoboy86]

Took my BD6 off the pavement today up in the woods of PA. Was awesome.
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[BenO]

did that whole snorkus delete. never noticed how easily angered I can get at things. The bolt inside the engine bay was simple. the bolt behind the foglight was a pain. tried removing the foglight to get at it but the screw were rusted and stripped, couldn't get to the screw for the very front of the splashguard so I had to try to hold it out of the way and cram my other hand in there to get to the bolt. ratchet would only go a click or two so it took forever.

Anywho I'm really glad I did this. I love having the low end torque. my car no longer stutters when starting in first gear and through 2nd as well. above 3500 rpms it has a great sound, especially in 3rd

[rougeben83]

both recaros are now in.

[KAG]

Installed my JDM tails today. Too dark out to take pics though, unfortunately.

[scubydu]

Installed my new Alpine hu.

[hink01wag]

last night i went and got the 3M™ Headlight Lens Restoration System. this is one of the best kits ive used!!! my lights are clear again :smt026

[Benfolio]

Installed the JDM projectors on the wagon, pulled more stuff out of the sedan. Gonna do the interior next me thinks....

[BE-Fresh]

I installed a TWM short shifter, bushings tomorrow :grin:

[sqc151]

installed some maint. stuff today on the 91 SS.

knock sensor
plugs
wires
air filter
fuel filter
oil change
cleaned throttle body

[)2edline]

Found out that over the last 2 weeks, while I used my brothers SE-R SpecV, my mom and brother obliterated my rear polk speakers, and tossed and tumbled everything in my trunk.

Also have a terrible feeling my driver rear strut is blown. =[

Quick question. I'm running 04STi suspension all around. With the driver rear blown, would a viable option be to use MY97 Legacy/GC8 specific AGX's with different springs for the rear only? Or shall I just keep a lookout for 04STi rear struts to replace them?

Say...2 sets selling in both Hartford and Boston. =\ I don't want to spend a ton of money on this car anymore. What's better cost-efficient/right choice.

[Airgne]

since im not leaking/spraying gear oil everywere i used some purrple power and engine degreaser on the engine bay, under engine area. wow it looks so much cleaner happy i did it again. in the morn i will be changing the gear oils again(had lucus gear oil in to clean crap out). oh also will be doing a oil filter change(use amsoil so dont have to change oil but once a year).

[TheAngryPidgeon]

Not today, but a few days ago: Installed my JDM Projectors. Good golly, the difference is amazing, even without HIDs.

[Huffer]

Also have a terrible feeling my driver rear strut is blown. =[

Quick question. I'm running 04STi suspension all around.

Do some searching on the STi forums for the clunking strut problem. This happened a LOT.

Annnd I'm up early to try and get some crap done to the car today. I have to plug the rear badge holes - after two years the plug finally fell out...right before a rain storm. :(

[dplacencia]

I just put another coat of wax on the GT. I used the mothers wax on it this time. The car looks so shinny. lol i also replaced the cup holder on it too.

Next i want to replace the front seat belt buckels.

[rougeben83]

Tracked down to what I think has been causing my squealing when the engine is fully warmed up: A/C idler pulley. At it least when I removed it the bearings where loose and could easily hear them jiggle around in the carrier.

Glad that I replaced that part, not so glad I had to pay a few $$ more from the dealer vs. if I had just ordered it online with the belts :-?

[Airgne]

changed the oil filter and added what oil needed(noticed some gold flaking, need to save up for a rebuild). changed the tranny and rear diff oil(only a week and the oil was nasty, tranny must have been dirtyier than i thought). goin to wash it next or later today i want to wax it bad(hasnt had wax since nov08).

[DLC]

Put in those JDM side markers, though I haven't wired them to work yet. Still waiting for someone who has done this to give a few tips on whether or not I have to remove the fender liner, etc.

[Benfolio]

Last night pulled the side skirts pending a sale and the rear interior out of the BD. HOLY FUDGE those lower seat belt bolts were rusted in there. It's all out now. All gutted behind the front seats save for the headliner and carpet. Pulled all the door panels too.
Pulled some more stuff today pending sales....

Cleaned the interior of the wagoon FINALLY. Yuck. Soda EVERYWHERE. Driver's floor mat is TOAST. Was able to save the other three with some carpet cleaner foam and then a good scrubbing, followed up by a steam cleaning. Got more work to do but it's alot cleaner than it was. Even pulled the driver seat out of the car to get at all the crap. WHY did Subaru make the inside seat rail the perfect place to drop all kinds of coins and debris? Found like $3 in there, plus some unopened gum. Didn't eat it. Or the little choclate egg I found under the back seat. :smt016

[99SUS SFD]

Put some gas in the bish....that's it.

[evolegacy]

just took the headers off and planned to take the rest of the exhaust off when i notcied that the exhaust shop welded the tab from the cat to the tab on the body, the bolt holding the tab looks pretty rusted so i didnt bother trying to take it off, afraid of breaking it, just hope that the pipe doesnt crack or the muffler dent when the car gets put on the flat bed for transport to the garage....


on a side note, block comes in monday afternoon, old man is drilling/tapping the egr pipe for me tuesday, then putting the block in on wed. Hope all goes well :neutral:

[rskb4]

Put some gas in the bish....that's it.
Hi Mate what is the price of gas that you use for your subby over there. I use BP 98 which works out to $ 4.10 US a gallon ( including tax ).

[Huffer]

Next i want to replace the front seat belt buckels.

I did that today. Took both STi seats out, replaced the STi buckles with the 98 GT ones, now my belts work properly. Cleaned the carpet and repainted the seat brackets/rails. Washed the car and rotated wheels. Removed the "2.5 STi" badge off the back, replaced with a Hawk Performance sticker temporarily. Presoaked my rear swaybar bolts to prep for a nice 24mm upgrade. Booyah!

[Huffer]

Put some gas in the bish....that's it.
Hi Mate what is the price of gas that you use for your subby over there. I use BP 98 which works out to $ 4.10 US a gallon ( including tax ).

Tony - the equivalent octane over in the US would be 94 or 96, and depending on the state is usually around $3.50 per gallon (inc. tax).

BTW - nice to see ya!

[Airgne]

just finished clay bar and wax on the BE. last time was nov08 and i was hammerd. they found me on the garage floor rag in hand passed out. this time that didnt happen, but got her done.

[99SUS SFD]

Put some gas in the bish....that's it.
Hi Mate what is the price of gas that you use for your subby over there. I use BP 98 which works out to $ 4.10 US a gallon ( including tax ).

Tony - the equivalent octane over in the US would be 94 or 96, and depending on the state is usually around $3.50 per gallon (inc. tax).


The highest octane we have here, regularly, is 93. But I filled my Suby with 87 for $2.479 per gallon.

[decke48]

[quote="99SUS SFD":2p8d5b7e]Put some gas in the bish....that's it.
Hi Mate what is the price of gas that you use for your subby over there. I use BP 98 which works out to $ 4.10 US a gallon ( including tax ).

Tony - the equivalent octane over in the US would be 94 or 96, and depending on the state is usually around $3.50 per gallon (inc. tax).


The highest octane we have here, regularly, is 93. But I filled my Suby with 87 for $2.479 per gallon.[/quote:2p8d5b7e]
it depends where you are. you can get any where from 81 to 100 over here e10, e85 e00.
any ways ordered some new 215\45\17 kumho ecsta spt for the car. picked up a used set of bilstiens w/ spring for $100, one is blown sending it out monday. probally pick up a 25mm FSB. and maybe go down to the dealer and see if i can get a tribeca RSB and see if its will work on the legacy

[Airgne]

just finished deatailing the inside of the car. 2 step leather conditioning, dash and doors, and windows. she looks pretty.

[geckoboy86]

Went and did a full cleaning of my car. Wax was done too. Pulled off my headlights for doing one of those headlight defogging kits. Works well.

[Huffer]

picked up a used set of bilstiens w/ spring for $100.

Whaaaat!!?! How, where? :(

[Benfolio]

Installed some cheapo Kenwood speakers in the wagon.
Wanted to KISS the guy who wired the stock front speakers to be PERFECT plug-and-play for aftermarket speakers (one thin spade, one thick), but then smack the guy who decided the rears (like my sedan) have a vehicle specific plug and therefore the wiring must be spliced. GRRRRRRRRRRRR :smt013

Oh, and the fronts were held in my torx head screws, the rears were hex head. WTF.

For that I blame Indiana :smt021

[decke48]

picked up a used set of bilstiens w/ spring for $100.

Whaaaat!!?! How, where? :(
:razz: just oem bilstein springs but, im the owner in the long circulation of these struts, no one ever used them so the price keep going down and down. till i got a steal. fronts have a rebuild w/ about 10k on them and the rear good one has 5k one it


Oh, and the fronts were held in my torx head screws, the rears were hex head. WTF.

For that I blame Indiana :smt021
at least you didnt get stuck with some one that used 4 inch long wood screws in the back

[Benfolio]

Oh, and the fronts were held in my torx head screws, the rears were hex head. WTF.

For that I blame Indiana :smt021
at least you didnt get stuck with some one that used 4 inch long wood screws in the back

No. Not this time. Back in my used cop-car Crown Vic days anytime I wanted to remove the driver's door panel I had to remove a bunch of long ass self tapping screws and then try to piece the door panel back together to get it reinstalled. FUN times.

[8baal]

finished spraying over the wood trim with flat black spray paint, came out sweet :grin:

[1-3-2-4]

installed the ipod cable for my head unit.. cut a small hole in the arm rest so I can leave the ipod in without it sitting in the dash.


No more cd's flying out from the cd holder when leaving a light.

[hink01wag]

fabed up the supercharger...

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[evolegacy]

fabed up the supercharger...

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is that a custom built SC or did you pick that up from someplace?

[hink01wag]

custom built by Rimmer Engineering. i picked it up on craigs list.

[jg09]

fabed up the supercharger...

That is sic!!!! :shock:

[hink01wag]

thanks i plan to put all that i have done on here once i get this and paint done. i also have to cal induct the hood should look even more sic. new gauges tomorrow, swaybars and endlinks next week hopefully hood next Monday and supercharger should be in that following weekend... should put out 240+ horse :smt026

[sqc151]

today i did:

timing belt
front driver hub bearing

[rougeben83]

rashed one of my wheels. :smt012 :smt013 :smt013

[geckoboy86]

Cluster gauge done
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[evolegacy]

Cluster gauge done
https://sl-i.net/FORUM/

thats how I want mine to look but instead I got a teal color going on....did you use the marker method or overlays?

[Benfolio]

Swapped tail lights on the BD and gutted more of the interior.

https://sl-i.net/FORUM/images/imported/2009/06/img_0089-1.jpg

Looks like the passenger front seatbelt has been out before because someone crossthreaded the lower retractor bolt when they put it back in :smt011

[geckoboy86]

thats how I want mine to look but instead I got a teal color going on....did you use the marker method or overlays?

That was done with markers only. the 6 in the tach is a pain though due to location of the bulb. i have 3 layers of masking tape blocking it.
I mainly just followed this DIY (https://sl-i.net/FORUM/viewtopic.php?f=39&t=1123) minus i did not swap out the bulbs and the barriers under the cluster faces i only reduced to half the hight with no reflective tape added

[Benfolio]

Speaking of clusters, what's the "HEIGHT HI" light for? Some JDM option we never got?

Oh, and found out why my CEL keeps coming back after my swap. Generic scanner said the P1101 was for "Manufacturer Air Flow Metering".

After trying different MAFs and intake resonators (leak?), I found out that it is actually a NEUTRAL SAFETY SWITCH code. :smt021

So my car doesn't like being in neutral all the time. Gonna have to fix that.

[decke48]

rebuilding my bilsteins :shock: since it would cost $250 to rebuild the one blown one. since the strut is f**ked. building them with 05 sti internals, since there about the same valving. got my work set for the day. taking out the guides and milling out the bilstein 1mm to accept them. :smt028

[BenO]

picked up an outback rear sway and factory tweeters for a grand total of... $40!

Installed the tweeters, very very easy to do. passenger side needs a clean up it has white paint or something on it.

swaybar needs to be de-rusted and painted

[ShadowGT]

Still here..

Replaced my radiator with a Spectra Premium radiator. I abandoned the GC8 radiator idea because this is my only car and the down time was unacceptable. I needed something fast and had no time to research and fabricate things. A man has to drive to work and gigs.

Easy job, took about 30 minutes probably less to pull the old one and swap it.
In the meantime I ordered and received my slim electric fans. Problem is that the wiring harness is a two wire and the car is a three wire. The fans have a blue and a black wire. The car has two multicolor wires and a black wire. Duh on the black wires, not sure what to make of what wires go where after that.

Oh.. the kicker about the slim fans is that I lose the mount for the coolant overflow tank. You guys with slim fans, what do you do about that?

[)2edline]

Finally got around to taking care of one of my quarter panel rotted sections.

[Benfolio]

Took my stock 2.5GT struts apart to try and sell the springs. Wellllllll got to the last one and found out the spring had rusted and half a coil had broken off. YAY. So.... I put em back together. Guess they're not for sale.

Still gotta throw them back on the 2.5GT and take off my WRX struts so I can swap them to the wagon. Someday. :smt015

[dplacencia]

Changed the alternator and added freon on the wagon today.

[TheAngryPidgeon]

Had my driver's CV shaft replaced. Sweet jeebus my old one was bad, everything is so smooth now.

[decke48]

finally found someone that sells white lithum grease in a small bucket, so finished the rebuild, cleaning up the bilsteins and painting the struts tommorow (yellow), swaping the hats, came with 93-01 impreza tophats, putting the kuhmo escta on, hope to get it aligned and off to the NE meet

[Bhatman]

Lowered the car finally...
Before:
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After:

https://sl-i.net/FORUM/images/imported/2009/06/IMG_0224-1.jpg

Not sure if it has the saggy but yet...but it drives amazingly

[Okin DaVanh]

What suspension are you on?

[Bhatman]

What suspension are you on?

Running 06 WRX struts on 06 STi springs

[sqc151]

when u guys post ur mods can u post a pic of it so we can see the difference. like using certain suspension parts would help alot.

ie... the post above me. would like to see side pics of ur car to compare with other setups. im still all over the place wheather to get cheapo coilovers or get really good adjusting struts/springs.

thanks

[juanjovv]

I put the JDM bumper in my legacy 98

http://img197.imageshack.us/img197/8501/79474135.th.jpg (http://img197.imageshack.us/my.php?image=79474135.jpg)

Regards and good luck

[Huffer]

still all over the place wheather to get cheapo coilovers or get really good adjusting struts/springs.

When you buy quality, you buy quality. Quality doesn't necessarily = costly though. If you cheap out on stuff just to get "the look", you'll look ridiculous when it breaks.

[drimmie]

swapped the rims off my impreza:

Before:

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After:

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[Huffer]

^^ as they should have come from factory!

[drimmie]

^^ as they should have come from factory!

before throwing the rims on I was skeptical as to whether or not they would look right on a legacy.

after they were on, i loved the look immediately. i only wish they didn't rob so much power

[99SUS SFD]

Not my car, but I attempted to replace the brakes on my friend's BH. She said her pedal was going to the floor and the brakes were grinding badly. So she dropped the $200 for parts and I attempted the install. I took off the driver's side front tire and noticed a steady leak of brake fluid coming from the caliper. I popped the hood and check the brake fluid reservoir...bone dry. Assuming there's now air in the lines, and I'm not sure of the leak location, I told her it was beyond me and that she needs to have the car towed to get fixed. When looking under the car, there was a lot of oil that looked like it was coming from a rubber boot dripping on the left aide of the header. Her rear struts are also shot.

[chuckthefuk]

So my Noltec order finally arrived this week. I also managed to source some GC v5 trailing arms from a 03' Wrx wagon :smile:

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And finally the friendly guys at subaruproparts were nice enough to source me some Group N engine/tranny mounts and ship them to Canada :roll:
-Chuck

[BenO]

yesterday, sheared off both bolts that hold the fog lights in place. The kicker? not only did it happen to one side but both sides! Oh joy! not only that but I tried to drill through and back them out but they wouldn't budge. tried to tap the holes I drilled but broke the piece off in there too. just wasn't any good for me

[DLC]

Sold the CF/Ti STi STB I had purchased for the BK.

Got a pair of boxes from Reason and hope to gain %50 more washer fluid power and %100 more cruise control.

Also have %200 more SLI stickers for my windows :)

[jg09]

made plans to ressurect it!! :smt023

[)2edline]

yesterday, sheared off both bolts that hold the fog lights in place. The kicker? not only did it happen to one side but both sides! Oh joy! not only that but I tried to drill through and back them out but they wouldn't budge. tried to tap the holes I drilled but broke the piece off in there too. just wasn't any good for me

This happened to me 2 weeks after i first got my car, drove me insane trying to fab together new mounting points.

Until i picked up my new bumper, I drilled out the stripped and sheared bolts and holes, and epoxied in 10mm bolts into the void. It actually worked, lol.

[99SUS SFD]

I cheated on it with dirty thoughts of a WK. :smt077

[BenO]

yesterday, sheared off both bolts that hold the fog lights in place. The kicker? not only did it happen to one side but both sides! Oh joy! not only that but I tried to drill through and back them out but they wouldn't budge. tried to tap the holes I drilled but broke the piece off in there too. just wasn't any good for me

This happened to me 2 weeks after i first got my car, drove me insane trying to fab together new mounting points.

Until i picked up my new bumper, I drilled out the stripped and sheared bolts and holes, and epoxied in 10mm bolts into the void. It actually worked, lol.


I thought about something similar but I want to be able to remove them if need be without removing the bumper and making a further mess of the bracket. I might cut off the bolt in back and have a friend weld on a new one

[Huffer]

^^ Drill out the rusted bolt, enlarge the hole a tad and have a nut welded to the back of the mounting bracket so you can use a bolt from the front.

[T_F_E]

I have a lighting addiction!!

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[Benfolio]

Pulled the dash and HVAC crap out of the BD. Couldn't get the heater core/case out. Do I HAFTA take out the crash bar/dash support?? Dammit. :smt019

[jey]

before throwing the rims on I was skeptical as to whether or not they would look right on a legacy.

after they were on, i loved the look immediately. i only wish they didn't rob so much power

Yeah they are my favourites on the BKs too - what tires are you running? They didn't decrease performance for me when the alignment is correct...

[DLC]

I actually noticed a small performance handicap moving from the 14" stock alloys, with snow tires (185/70) to the 16" 99 RS wheels with A/S tires (205/55), but I attribute that more with the larger diameter than the heavier wheel/tire combo (which I haven't actually measured, to be fair.)

Bigger != better in some cases.

[rougeben83]

um...yeah...I picked up another set of wheels :grin: :grin:

[jey]

Drove the white Legacy. It now has all the best parts from both Legacies, and a bunch of new stuff too, so boy is it fast!

Going to go easy for 400 miles to break in the Exedy Stage 2 clutch - not that I'd really pound on it hard anyway since we have a stock 185k-mile L tranny :lol: But yeah, TurboXS catless uppipe, 3" HKS downpipe and 3" all the way back, WHAT turbo lag I dunno what that is :lol: And boy that clutch BITES we have the adjustment cable all the way out and it still engages near the floor, it's like driving a Nissan :lol:

This is going to be a fun week!

finished the engine swap!!!!! :twisted:

[Huffer]

Drove the white Legacy. It now has all the best parts from both Legacies, and a bunch of new stuff too, so boy is it fast!

Going to go easy for 400 miles to break in the Exedy Stage 2 clutch - not that I'd really pound on it hard anyway since we have a stock 185k-mile L tranny :lol: But yeah, TurboXS catless uppipe, 3" HKS downpipe and 3" all the way back, WHAT turbo lag I dunno what that is :lol: And boy that clutch BITES we have the adjustment cable all the way out and it still engages near the floor, it's like driving a Nissan :lol:

This is going to be a fun week!

Pics!

[jg09]

http://img522.imageshack.us/img522/4185/40450892.png

Mounted my CB in the Outback.

[jey]

Pics!

https://sl-i.net/FORUM/images/imported/2009/06/white1-1.jpg

https://sl-i.net/FORUM/images/imported/2009/06/white2-1.jpg

The shiny uppipe looks out of place next to the well-used other pieces :lol:
https://sl-i.net/FORUM/images/imported/2009/06/white3-1.jpg

S-AFC:
https://sl-i.net/FORUM/images/imported/2009/06/white4-1.jpg

Swapped the hood over from the red car too since it has a scoop. It actually makes me feel more at home to see the red hood as I drive anyway, I haven't gotten used to driving a white car yet :lol:
https://sl-i.net/FORUM/images/imported/2009/12/white5-1.jpg

[track8]

That couldn't look any more non-fast (sleeper) if it had a pillow under it's head.

Props, Jey.

[Benfolio]

Nice!

Pulled the dash harness and all the associated electrics from the BD. Gonna have keyless and alarm in my wagon someday! Yay!

Oh, and a properly operating neutral switch on my clutch. Someday.

Still tinkring with the idea of swapping the harness and dash from the BD into my BK. Might hold off until WAAAYYY in the future. Got to gut the rest of the BD first before I do anything else major to the BK.

[jey]

That couldn't look any more non-fast (sleeper) if it had a pillow under it's head.

Props, Jey.

Yeah, it was pretty funny, tonight my mother saw the car, and she noticed that I got a new hood and thought it was cute that I have a hood scoop now. (I think she has hood scoop envy ever since she traded her Outback Sport for a 9-2X.) I'm not sure I got the point across still that I NEED a scoop now...

[jg09]

Nice ride Jey!


I just about have the hidden antenna studs mounted in the roof rack, just have to go back and figure out how I'm going to run the CB cables through. Probably in through the back hatch.

[T_F_E]

Nice ride Jey!


I just about have the hidden antenna studs mounted in the roof rack, just have to go back and figure out how I'm going to run the CB cables through. Probably in through the back hatch.

My cb antenna just goes into the engine bay then into the cab

[99SUS SFD]

Parked it for the weekend so I could cheat on it with my mistress. :smt027

http://users.4x4wh.com/catman/IMG_1076r.jpg

[Benfolio]

Gutted the rest of the wiring, found more rust INSIDE the car (eek!), took off a door, removed EVERYTHING except the larger body panels, sunroof, steering column, and suspension.

All that's coming off tomorrow. :twisted:

[jg09]

Started designing all the tube-built stuff for it: front light bar, roof rack, rear bumper bars... roll cage?! (I'm doubting the roll cage, but I drew up plans for it anyways).

[T_F_E]

Started designing all the tube-built stuff for it: front light bar, roof rack, rear bumper bars... roll cage?! (I'm doubting the roll cage, but I drew up plans for it anyways).

you seem to start doing a lot of things

Started designing all the tube-built stuff for it: front light bar, roof rack, rear bumper bars... roll cage?! (I'm doubting the roll cage, but I drew up plans for it anyways).

you seem to start doing a lot of things

hah HA! PWND! :smt016

[dplacencia]

I replaced my 2 front seat belt buckels on my GT. The old ones were discolored and just did not cut it for me. I hvae 2 new ones now. lol

Next I'm waiting on the gove box handle. I should have the new one on Tuesday.

I also installed the yellow piaa bulbs on the high beams.

[Huffer]

Oil change on work vehicle (Ford Taurus FTL), sprayed header studs on the GT found a front seal leak *sigh*, started steering wheel swap and remembered I lost my 17mm socket. Off to in-laws to steal tools.

[DLC]

Am cleaning three new(used) parts that have a theme in common:

Polished aluminum and blue.

Pictures to come.

[Huffer]

^^ lightweight pullies?

I finally got my 03 WRX Momo steering wheel in. Only had to swap the cruise control over, everything plug n play. Woo!

[Benfolio]

Pushed the BD in the shop and took off the sways, front WRX struts, front brakes. Now the L wheels fit on the front! Fit kinda funny with no rotors. :lol:
Drained the gas tank and put it in my BK. Hey, at nearly $3 a gallon, every bit helps! Wanted to pull more but ran out of desire to take off parts :smt015

Still need to yank my leather wheel before it rains again. Gets wet in there now that a door is missing...

https://sl-i.net/FORUM/images/imported/2009/06/0612091906-1.jpg

[jey]

Washed and waxed the Cadillac, took some pictures:
https://sl-i.net/FORUM/images/imported/2009/12/sswheel3-1.jpg

[DLC]

^^ lightweight pullies?

I finally got my 03 WRX Momo steering wheel in. Only had to swap the cruise control over, everything plug n play. Woo!

viewtopic.php?f=6&t=13859&p=165140&hilit=Cobb#p165140 (http://www.sl-i.net/FORUM/viewtopic.php?f=6&t=13859&p=165140&hilit=Cobb#p165140)

[99SUS SFD]

Rolled past 80,000.

[)2edline]

found a deal for borla replica headers VERY local for VERY cheap brand new never used.

Talk about timing, we were just talkin about this at the meet, lol.

edit - also snapped a nice color accent photo of the Legacy - did a little photoshop work to get the license plate out

https://sl-i.net/FORUM/images/imported/2009/06/GarageLicensePlateDelete-1.jpg

[Airgne]

dropped the BE off at the body shop.some new additions to the BE that i think some ppl will like(i think most will hate it).

[Benfolio]

Did some cutting and welding on the BK (don't ask :smt013 ), swapped the 2.5GT front sway and Outback rear sways, and fixed my sticky and hard clutch pedal. Kinked a line when I swapped the trans in. Whoops!

[impreza_GC8]

130 decible air horns.

[green97gt]

removed and cleaned injectors, replaced O-rings.
snorkusectomy
front brake pads

still cant find where the oil is leaking from onto the Y pipe causeing the smoke, im thinking oil pan/rear main :smt021

[RedEvilWgn]

removed and cleaned injectors, replaced O-rings.
snorkusectomy
front brake pads

still cant find where the oil is leaking from onto the Y pipe causeing the smoke, im thinking oil pan/rear main :smt021

could be the separator plate in the back of the engine.

[ShadowGT]

My recent stainless steel hydraulic clutch hose broke. Yes.. broke. The rubber central core which I didn't know was so cheap.. separated from the collar and dumped all my hydraulic fluid. Never again - eBay nobrand SS clutch hoses.
Ordered an OEM version and installed it only to find out that my master cylinder is pushing far less volume. Something to do with the seals in the push-rod. It's an original part in the 98 so I ordered a new master cylinder because I'm tired of dealing with it. At some point soon this car isn't going to have a single stock mechanical part left.. but hey.. the that's the love and pain of an older car.
Fix this.. something else goes out. Replace that.. something else goes out.

This on the heels of replacing my radiator which is working well still.

[chuckthefuk]

Purchased a jdm BD center console with raised arm rest and ash tray :grin:

With impreza seats raising me up by an inch or two and me being 6'3" the raised arm rest is a must! Oh and now my cigarettes can go somewhere besides out the window :-(

I also replaced my Greddy FSB with a FHI carbon fiber bar. I had to remove the little bracket on the passenger strut tower to make it fit. Not sure what this bracket did but its useless now.

[Huffer]

Purchased a jdm BD center console with raised arm rest and ash tray :grin:

I also replaced my Greddy FSB with a FHI carbon fiber bar. I had to remove the little bracket on the passenger strut tower to make it fit. Not sure what this bracket did but its useless now.

I have one of those to install too, does it have a padded arm rest?

DLC had problems fitting his GC8 FSB, said the bolt holes didn't line up. I'm thinking his was from the wrong year Impreza.

[Airgne]

had tires balanced and rotated. didnt need balance so thats good. also my exhaust hanger was broke so got that fixed. she is back in the body shop for some things.

[rougeben83]

had tires balanced and rotated.

me too...

http://zip.4chan.org/o/src/1245251300693.jpg

[chuckthefuk]

I have one of those to install too, does it have a padded arm rest?

DLC had problems fitting his GC8 FSB, said the bolt holes didn't line up. I'm thinking his was from the wrong year Impreza.

http://img200.imageshack.us/img200/2193/11149bm39pegqc3su550027.jpg

Which car did DLC try it on? His BE or BK?

The FHI tower bar is a direct bolt on with no major modification. I have never seen a GD FHI carbon fiber bar only ones from the JDM GC's

this is a pic off Subba's car. he has the same bar but for some reason he was able to work around the square bracket. (Top left)
https://sl-i.net/FORUM/

In order for my bar to fit I had to remove the square bracket. The only other modification was lowering the cruise control unit 1 inch lower in order for the bar to clear.

.. Oh and my Group N motor/tranny mount arrived today (total weight 13lbs). I got raped on brokerage fees :cry:

- Chuck

[DLC]

I also replaced my Greddy FSB with a FHI carbon fiber bar. I had to remove the little bracket on the passenger strut tower to make it fit. Not sure what this bracket did but its useless now.

It fit, but it touched the lip just underneath where the wipers are. It also touched the cruise vacuum actuator until I bent it. The killer was that I couldn't close the hood. If I had a GT/Outback hood with scoop I suspect it would have fit. I didn't have a problem with the tower bracket, as I just bent it out of the way.

https://sl-i.net/FORUM/images/imported/2009/06/DSCF3693JPG-1.jpg

https://sl-i.net/FORUM/images/imported/2009/06/DSCF3696JPG-1.jpg

Gallery of install pics: http://gallery.legacycentral.org/v/DLC/ ... on/CF_STB/ (http://gallery.legacycentral.org/v/DLC/98/modifications/suspension/CF_STB/)

[Huffer]

Chuck - that bracket is used for the hood prop if you want the hood vertical. You pull the hood prop out of the front support and flip it upside down so the loop goes through the bracket....so not necessary.

[Benfolio]

Sold my EJ22 to a VW van guy.

Dude pulled in his SVX powered, custom scary tube front bumper, 4WD studded snow tire equipped Westfalia. :shock:

We chucked the motor in next to his sink.

[jg09]

Did my best Formula Drift imitation

https://sl-i.net/FORUM/images/imported/2009/06/bmwdrift-1.jpg

[Okin DaVanh]

Did my best Formula Drift imitation



Haven't you had enough with mechanical catastrophes yet? And you're still out there tearing up a high mileage BMW on gravel :lol:

[chuckthefuk]

Purchased GD front fenders for $20 :grin: Time to chop/grind/weld me some more aggressive look .

[Benfolio]

Went to a local yard to look at a 'questionable' '96 Outback bumper, turns out the WHOLE CAR is there, sans motor and trans. And hood.

Bumper was a MESS but I snagged a old style intake tube (FINALLY!) and they didn't charge me a dime :smt007

If anyone needs anything off of it let me know. It's uh, green. (shoulda took pics) Tail lights are gone. No spoiler. Interior has been open to the elements for YEARS. Only 70k miles. :smt023

[1-3-2-4]

Did the front rotors because the last owner warped them bad.. and plus next week I go on a 360 mile one way trip and I don't want to deal with that..


Also washed the car and did a clay bar.

[evolegacy]

crashed the work truck...


nuff said.... :lol:

[Benfolio]

crashed the work truck...


nuff said.... :lol:

Oh noes! My driver crashed ours a few months ago. Totalled it. Bad because a new one costs more, but good because at least we got a new one. And it has 4X4 for winter fun-ness.

[99SUS SFD]

Ordered some more LED's for it.

[Wagonista]

Stared longingly at it through the living room window.* :cry:

*The transmission is totally gone, something snapped a week ago. It will be about a month before I can get a donor transmission in.

[1-3-2-4]

taking the radio out finding out if the issue is the radio or the harness.. also feeling how humid it is out now before it storms :-|

[Okin DaVanh]

Stared longingly at it through the living room window.* :cry:

*The transmission is totally gone, something snapped a week ago. It will be about a month before I can get a donor transmission in.


:smt011 Sucks. Going with a 5MT this time?

[greenspeed]

Played with my maf charts on my tune richened it up to pull 11 on wot. Got 22 miles on it, put in a gallon of av gas to offset the shitty 90 octane in alaksa, then blew my vss sensor. So cel for low input vss, and rev limiter at 4300. Makes for a sad day.

Also realized that a 98lgt 5mt really isn't made for an ej205 even if you drive it nice, Trans two lost all of 3rd gear syncro ness.

[chuckthefuk]

Also realized that a 98lgt 5mt really isn't made for an ej205 even if you drive it nice, Trans two lost all of 3rd gear syncro ness.

Like glass :-(

[greenspeed]

Maybe someday I can get a real Trans.

[geckoboy86]

I started work on my grill.
I wanted to see what gold rims would look like on my Legacy so...
I painted the hubcaps for right now till i can get a set of rims.
http://lh6.ggpht.com/_g4vzh2gkIDQ/Sj-8l04jaqI/AAAAAAAABaI/lyq-lumVL7I/s400/photo.jpg

[phoonTy]

Left mine sitting at home in the driveway. Driving the Volvo this week to get it some exposure so it sells.

[ShadowGT]

I went on a 800 round trip road trip in the Subaru. On the way to Dallas my car performed awesome. Perfect.. like my months of killing myself and my wallet finally amounted to something. Twisty country roads, major highway runs, a little gravel action.. everything was great.

Then on the way back I noticed my power steering went out. Thirty minutes later my battery warning light went on. Then the car went nuts and all electrical support went dead. The ran like shit and I struggled into a parking lot of a gas station.
My Leggy stranded in Tyler Texas in the middle of the night.

The bolt holding the alternator to the belt tensioner sheared in half. Turns out, it's not even the correct bolt, looks nothing like what I've been seeing in the rest of the car.

See? That's the problem. I bought this car third hand, seized and in bad shape except for the body. It's been a smorgasbord of missing bolts, bad maintenance and bad procedures. Lovingly I brought it back to life and every now and then.. something breaks.
The more I supe' up the car, the more things go wrong..

I'm not shitting around when I said eventually there will be no stock parts.

Using some bungie cords and some hose clamps I McGuyver'ed the alternator tensioner where I wanted it to be. Jump started my car by good Samaritan and went on my way.
Made it 200 miles back to home without incident.

The belt is chipped up so that's going. I figured if I'm going through all the trouble of freeing a sheared bolt.. and since I got the alternator out of the car.. I might as well put a Napa replacement in and that'll be the last time I'll worry about that thing.

[greenspeed]

Until you put the napa alternator in and a week later have to put a new one in.

[Benfolio]

FINALLY did a snorkusectomy on the wagoon, and installed my junkyard freebie intake:

https://sl-i.net/FORUM/images/imported/2009/06/img_0257-1.jpg

Funny thing it, it doesn't make a LOT more noise than stock, just a little, and there's no WHOOOOOO sound like my BD had with the snorkus gone but the stock intake resonator in place.

AND

It pulls harder. Butt dyno is not even joking. It can't be in my head either, because it doesn't sound any different.

Anyways, that was last night. Before that on Sunday I took a trip to Road America and the car did perfect, A/C blowing the whole time, loaded up with the wife and kids and picnicing stuffs. Although not having cruise and the drone at 75MPH with group N trans mount/pitch stop got annoying.
Today I came home, changed clothes, and headed to my in-laws to replace an alternator on Nana's Focus and the damn wagon overheated. Pushed the coolant out of the rad and into the bottle (and then out of the bottle) like it did in my BD a couple times. WTF?
Dumped the bottle back into the rad after I let the air bleed off and it was fine. Burped it and refilled it when I got home. Maybe I put too much in when I swapped the motor and had an air pocket that FINALLY came out? Who knows. Coolant is clean, no oil, no bubbles when its running.

[greenspeed]

FINALLY did a snorkusectomy on the wagoon, and installed my junkyard freebie intake:

https://sl-i.net/FORUM/images/imported/2009/06/img_0257-1.jpg

Funny thing it, it doesn't make a LOT more noise than stock, just a little, and there's no WHOOOOOO sound like my BD had with the snorkus gone but the stock intake resonator in place.

AND

It pulls harder. Butt dyno is not even joking. It can't be in my head either, because it doesn't sound any different.

Anyways, that was last night. Before that on Sunday I took a trip to Road America and the car did perfect, A/C blowing the whole time, loaded up with the wife and kids and picnicing stuffs. Although not having cruise and the drone at 75MPH with group N trans mount/pitch stop got annoying.
Today I came home, changed clothes, and headed to my in-laws to replace an alternator on Nana's Focus and the damn wagon overheated. Pushed the coolant out of the rad and into the bottle (and then out of the bottle) like it did in my BD a couple times. WTF?
Dumped the bottle back into the rad after I let the air bleed off and it was fine. Burped it and refilled it when I got home. Maybe I put too much in when I swapped the motor and had an air pocket that FINALLY came out? Who knows. Coolant is clean, no oil, no bubbles when its running.



oh blown hg's ftl

[Huffer]

^^ doubt it. Most likely an air bubble or too much coolant initially.

[xXGTBspecXx]

spilled some eye candy on my wheels.

https://sl-i.net/FORUM/images/imported/2009/06/CIMG0193-1.jpg

tell me that wont catch someones eye..

[Huffer]

^^ I see them. I also see some overspray! :P

[eekay]

Got my new Legacy scuff guards today. Gonna put them in directly after work. Couple pics coming when I finish.

[jg09]

spilled some eye candy on my wheels.

https://sl-i.net/FORUM/images/imported/2009/06/CIMG0193-1.jpg

tell me that wont catch someones eye..


My eye was caught! That oughta look real good on your car.

Personally, I like white with orange wheels and accents (like logos)

[chuckthefuk]

^^^^^
too flashy.. I had the same color on my 6-spoke gc rims and cops noticed me way too much. Going with Tein green has the same result. :-(

But back to the topic at hand. Got a smokin' deal on GC STi 5MT shifter linkage w/ oem short shifter

"Your Best Offer price of US $25.00 was accepted - you are the winner!
You saved 48.98% off the Buy It Now price. "

http://img30.imageshack.us/img30/3098/11531o3fwxu7lys7c344514.jpg

and yes i know its RPM garage.. I have had nothing but good transactions with them.

-Chuck

[dplacencia]

Changed the oil and filter on the wagon. I used RP for the oil and filter. I also added a bottle of injector cleaner.

[geckoboy86]

Today I took my car off the pavement. Took some nice photos. Enjoy.
http://lh4.ggpht.com/_g4vzh2gkIDQ/SkFo7obYkhI/AAAAAAAABcQ/EZYG2jBqnWo/s400/100_0753.JPG
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EDIT: Just finished my grill
http://lh4.ggpht.com/_g4vzh2gkIDQ/SkF0ItsQERI/AAAAAAAABcY/etzI1b5AcYY/s400/100_0755.JPG
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Now for where my car took me.
http://lh4.ggpht.com/_g4vzh2gkIDQ/SkFnlCX-E1I/AAAAAAAABb4/bIKJDl2YQ6I/s400/100_0747.JPG

http://lh5.ggpht.com/_g4vzh2gkIDQ/SkFnlckK8yI/AAAAAAAABb8/71hTIwl72Es/s400/100_0750.JPG

http://lh6.ggpht.com/_g4vzh2gkIDQ/SkFnl82hUoI/AAAAAAAABcA/pu7NT1up6YA/s400/100_0751.JPG
For downloads of the pics go here (http://picasaweb.google.com/geckoboy86/Lake#)

[eekay]

Excellent pictures. Beautiful view. And I love the grill (I plan on doing something similar soon.)

I got my clear side markers today and put those on along with my Crucial Racing HID kits (H1/H3) and I'm in the process of cooking my headlights now to flip the light pattern plate for USDM as I'm sure the 5000K brightness will begin to annoy/distract oncoming traffic. Should be a blast!

[geckoboy86]

Thanks.

Today i washed and waxed my BD. Had to get the dust off it from the offroading yesterday (i wanted mud...not dust :cry: , I would of kept the mud)

[eekay]

Bah! Unfortunately, the light pattern plate in my projectors can't be flipped. :( Looks like I'm just going to have to deal with it (As will the rest of the poor souls on the road.)

[Huffer]

^^ or you retrofit USDM projectors with the correct cutoff/angles. See the numerous posts by HeresMyMind for details.

[eekay]

^^ or you retrofit USDM projectors with the correct cutoff/angles. See the numerous posts by HeresMyMind for details.

Yeah. I've also read some stuff about filing down the current cutoff/angles and putting in my own using JB Weld or something similar. I'll figure out something. Thanks for the post. I'll certainly look into it.

[DLC]

Grabbed a used aluminum floor jack and new stands. Might need it if the BE ends up in the garage on stands cause it can't roll :(

[ShadowGT]

Changed the accessory belt. Drilled sheared bolt fragment from old alternator, discovered I managed not to destroy the threads in the alternator. Decided to save a few bucks and just put the old damn alternator back in.

So far so good.

[eekay]

Installing my HID kit tonight. Should be a blast.

[DLC]

Peeked under the BK4 and realized it's single-port. Guess I'm getting in on the MS3 UEL GB then...

Changed the oil to 15w-40 Shell Rotella T. It's nice to have my own tools to do this now :)

Oh, also got another intake. We'll see if I pick this one instead out of nostalgia.

[8baal]

today i brought a powerwasher home to do some serious washing especially my wheels, i got brand new tires (like 200 miles on em so far) and i let my brother borrow the car for a half hour and it came back with an awful curb scrape on my front right rim and to big chunks missing out of the new tire :smt022 :smt022

[MoclovFlop]

Found out a BE bumper fits in a BE

https://sl-i.net/FORUM/images/imported/2009/06/IMG_1251-1.jpg

JDM rear FTW! Had to drive to Southern Colorado to get it it, but what a beautiful drive.... totally worth it.

[elemenohpee]

Ordered myself a yakima rack to throw on top of my outback. 20% off + $30 rebate from orsrackdirect.com, couldn't resist. Now all I need is a basket to throw up there and I'm set!

[)2edline]

Ultimate fail, thats what I did today

was supposed to be a big install day for me.

Whiteline RSB, both bushing bolts rounded and were corroded to death, Endlink bolts looked fine. Thought about taking the entire bushing bracket off, successfully shearing off one bolt and scaring me to death that I wouldn't be able to repair it. WHAT DO I DO ABOUT THAT.

Got my Paranoid Fab. Alien Embryo Exhaust Hangars. Removed the stock hangers from the muffler bumper exit successfully, went for the third and thought I was successful until the rusted bracket holding it to the rear frame came along with it. I now only have 3 exhaust hangers. I was gonna do the last one at the midpipe. But I was freaked out that it was gonna break off too. Got the first two on successfully. They're green... and a bitch to get on.

Went to do the install on my Borla Replica's, and got off EVERY bolt off successfully, until the last one on the cat section. One came off at the cost of a brutally cut knee, but the other one wasn't happening, with the result being a terrible rounded bolt. WHAT DO I DO ABOUT THAT. Cut the sucker off?

blah.

I'm tired, sore, and wanna stab my car. I wanna just bring it to a shop or dealership to fix the problems. Best option? Try to find a suitable point to weld on a new exhaust hangar? drill out the sheared bolt and tap and thread? Cut that cat bolt off? blahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh

[DLC]

MoclovFlop: I hope you're saving more pennies, because I have a lot of large, heavy stuff that I think you'll want to drive here to pick up, when I get sick and tired of it being attached to my BE6.

2edline: That sounds like the experience I had on several occasions with my BJ. Rust and corrosion was everywhere. Cut, grind and weld it till it obeys...or sell it for something from a non-rusty state.

[BenO]

Hit 100k miles today and what a great way to hit it on the way to an amazing concert

[DLC]

Oh yeah, I also got my blast-from-the-past part from the guys in brown today. Will definitely post pictures and info on it, because it predates most everyone on this forum.

[MoclovFlop]

MoclovFlop: I hope you're saving more pennies, because I have a lot of large, heavy stuff that I think you'll want to drive here to pick up, when I get sick and tired of it being attached to my BE6.

2edline: That sounds like the experience I had on several occasions with my BJ. Rust and corrosion was everywhere. Cut, grind and weld it till it obeys...or sell it for something from a non-rusty state.


Oh, I am saving and waiting... let me know. I know SLC very well, driven there a few times.

[DLC]

Oh, I am saving and waiting... let me know. I know SLC very well, driven there a few times.

Will be in touch.

OK, so here's what I was going on about. You'd need to be an old-school Subaru forum dweller like I am to remember when these were actually on sale. I swapped out the Cobb CAI for it, and though I haven't had a chance to drive it yet, I have a feeling I'll like it.

Turn 3 cold air intake:

(click for gallery)
https://sl-i.net/FORUM/images/imported/2009/06/DSCF3925JPG-1.jpg (http://gallery.legacycentral.org/v/DLC/98/modifications/engine/Turn3/)

It's simple, fits almost perfectly, and the price was right. Cleaned up the filter last night (geniune K&N) and oiled it this morning (wow, it was filthy). Install was a snap and I'm looking forward to driving it.

[Okin DaVanh]

Ultimate fail, thats what I did today

was supposed to be a big install day for me.

Whiteline RSB, both bushing bolts rounded and were corroded to death, Endlink bolts looked fine. Thought about taking the entire bushing bracket off, successfully shearing off one bolt and scaring me to death that I wouldn't be able to repair it. WHAT DO I DO ABOUT THAT.

Got my Paranoid Fab. Alien Embryo Exhaust Hangars. Removed the stock hangers from the muffler bumper exit successfully, went for the third and thought I was successful until the rusted bracket holding it to the rear frame came along with it. I now only have 3 exhaust hangers. I was gonna do the last one at the midpipe. But I was freaked out that it was gonna break off too. Got the first two on successfully. They're green... and a bitch to get on.

Went to do the install on my Borla Replica's, and got off EVERY bolt off successfully, until the last one on the cat section. One came off at the cost of a brutally cut knee, but the other one wasn't happening, with the result being a terrible rounded bolt. WHAT DO I DO ABOUT THAT. Cut the sucker off?

blah.

I'm tired, sore, and wanna stab my car. I wanna just bring it to a shop or dealership to fix the problems. Best option? Try to find a suitable point to weld on a new exhaust hangar? drill out the sheared bolt and tap and thread? Cut that cat bolt off? blahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh


Wow.... That sucks.

Sometimes a few heads are better than 1 :smt023

[)2edline]

LOL, i totally forgot to let you know, I rushed back after work to try to get it done in my friends garage. Didn't work out too well. Do you have a driveway and all that jazz? I would be willing to just drive to you for help.

I was thinking of bringing it to some random muffler shop and letting them have a go for the cat bolt. Do you think you'd be able to help me on that one? I was gonna bring it in tomorrow but i'll hold off if you think you've got the tools and the time =D

[evolegacy]

ok not something i did but more along the lines of something I saw....

driving to one of my stops in the work truck today, i got stuck in traffic pretty bad. So i was minding my own business when I was this monstrosity drive next to me......

https://sl-i.net/FORUM/images/imported/2009/06/IMG00022-1.jpghttps://sl-i.net/FORUM/images/imported/2009/06/IMG00023-1.jpg

all I have to say is I pray that none of you have ever dreamed about doing something similar to your cars like this guy has.......


oh, FYI, all the bits on the car are not functional, its all for show.

ok not something i did but more along the lines of something I saw....




:smt009 ........Why?

[)2edline]

OMG.

I'd like those wheels, I don't even mine defacing that monster. It had it coming.

haha ughhhhhh, Sooner or later I'll see that thing around Boston.

[Bhatman]

Agree with the black wheels...but everything else god no...

[ShadowGT]

I did nothing today to the car other than enjoyed that the car works and I'm not throwing a CEL anymore. Just for a moment.. a teensy.. little moment.. everything works as planned.

[evolegacy]

haha ughhhhhh, Sooner or later I'll see that thing around Boston.


haha i bet you will, This was on 93SB about 5 miles from boston, he ended up passing me in the tunnel and I lost sight of him after that.

[Huffer]

Hopefully by 4PM today my seats will be 1" lower to the ground. :twisted:

[)2edline]

Borla Reps are in. and..

O

M

G

I didn't expect the difference in sound to be so...prominent. It sounds NASTY.

like all the crazy WRX's and STi's in the area. jeez.

[track8]

Cleaned the garage, got the Ranger driveable in order to have space to do work on the other vehicles in the stable. Yes, that means the GT also.

[BenO]

Got tinted windows. 20% all the way around except front windows at 38%
Pics to come eventually

[evolegacy]

did some rust removal on the car, apparently my car's color is no longer available at the dealership so I had to stick with the black primer. :smt019

[Benfolio]

Cleaned the garage, got the Ranger driveable in order to have space to do work on the other vehicles in the stable. Yes, that means the GT also.

Ut-oh, what's wrong with it?

[Benfolio]

I did nothing today. Absolutely NOTHING. :smt015

https://sl-i.net/FORUM/images/imported/2009/06/p1020527-1.jpg

https://sl-i.net/FORUM/images/imported/2009/06/p1020532-1.jpg

washed.
waxed.
washed.
admired.

[dplacencia]

I worked on the GT today. Installed the Crucial Low temp thremostat with gasket, flushed coolant, replaced trans fluid with Royal Purple fluid, installed the M Factory Blue trans drain plug.

[eekay]

I did nothing today. Absolutely NOTHING. :smt015

Looks like a time consuming project. ;)

[Benfolio]

I did nothing today. Absolutely NOTHING. :smt015

Looks like a time consuming project. ;)

About four hours. Spent the most time getting the rusted screws out for the filler neck, and trying to PROPERLY remove the door check strap pins. Gave up and took a cut off wheel to 'em. :twisted:

[1-3-2-4]

Did a little cleaning I decided to go ahead and install the JDM fog lights now while using the aftermarket harness until I come back.. at least I will have some extra light on the road..


other then that I will be on the road around 11Pm or so on my way to N.C.

[99SUS SFD]

Nice, I'm headed to NC on Saturday. Suby will be staying home though.

[1-3-2-4]

Nice, I'm headed to NC on Saturday. Suby will be staying home though.


I might try to find some off road trails depends how I feel lol I kinda cleaned the car up and claybar'ed it so it feels pretty smooth :grin:

[99SUS SFD]

I only saw some once but that was at a girl's house that I met down there and we rode 4 wheelers.

Staying on topic, I filled her up today. It's getting more expensive...

[1-3-2-4]

I know what i will be doing in the morning... getting all those huge ass bugs off my car...

I have some stuff called bug and tar remover but I wonder if it takes the wax off the car... i hope I don't get that sticky ass sap on my car My family member's house is surrounded around nothing but pine trees.

[99SUS SFD]

I used that stuff to get the adhesive from my rain guards off and didn't notice any difference in the paint. Of course I couldn't tell you when the last time my car was waxed either...

[track8]

Cleaned the garage, got the Ranger driveable in order to have space to do work on the other vehicles in the stable. Yes, that means the GT also.

Ut-oh, what's wrong with it?
The GT needs front sway endlinks and the shifter needs the TIC linkage upgrade or I need to make new bushings for it. Been putting that stuff off for some time now.

Props on all the work, Ben. Way more ambitious project than what I'm willing to do. I've had thoughts, however.

[hallowpoint]

i tinted my fogs and did a diy license plate relocator.
http://i296.photobucket.com/albums/mm167/hallow-point/IMG_2952.jpg
http://i296.photobucket.com/albums/mm167/hallow-point/IMG_2953.jpg

[Airgne]

figured out to read codes on my first gen. also realised that the check engine light doesnt pop for everything you have to get in there and get it. 7 codes. got to love it.

Before:
http://i161.photobucket.com/albums/t232/wakeboardingguy/DSCN1461.jpg

After:
http://i161.photobucket.com/albums/t232/wakeboardingguy/DSCN1459.jpg

pics really don't do it justice

[99SUS SFD]

Compared it to a '09 Legacy 2.5i. Nice car, a lot less road noise than my Suby, rides nice too.

[jey]

figured out to read codes on my first gen. also realised that the check engine light doesnt pop for everything you have to get in there and get it. 7 codes. got to love it.

Which codes? You sure the CEL isn't burned out? (Does it come on when you first turn the key before starting the car?) I just realized the other day mine is burned out because it didn't come on with the key...

what else is supposed to come on with the key?

[eekay]

Depending on the model, air-bag, oil, CEL, and seat belt?

[jg09]

ABS, airbag, oil, seatbelt, CEL... I can't remember anymore, as I haven't been in a Legacy for a while, but that's how my BH was, same for the Fozzie.

[xXGTBspecXx]

stripped the interior. started making seat brackets for my momo's/cleand up some wires. prepping the car for my POV install.

[99SUS SFD]

You know that POV stands for personally owned vehicle, right?

[eekay]

Point of view?

[99SUS SFD]

He's going to be installing strobe lights in his car and I believe he's referring to terminology used by volunteer fire/ems. People (like myself) put lights in their Personally Owned Vehicles to respond to the station to get on the actual apparatus.

[xXGTBspecXx]

what he said! ^ i dont have to but its safer for me to strobe out my car so it doesnt get hit.
4 led strobes will be in the grill
2 bars where my visors used to be
1 arrow stick in my back window
full wig wag and strobe
2 surface mount led strobes in each sideskirt
and something special for the headlights im getting.
all lights will be amber and white

at least it will match the orange wheels lol

[eekay]

Nice. One vote for a good video when it's all done. :)

[99SUS SFD]

Here's a quick video of my setup on the front. I currently have 2 LEDs in the rear that I didn't record.

http://users.4x4wh.com/catman/SUS/MVI_1941.AVI

I actually received the other LEDs that I ordered last week. They're Federal Signal's GHOST units. They're really small and will be mounted on the trunk lip by the rear window.

[jg09]

Make that 2 votes. I love seeing a good strobe light scheme on an emergency response vehicle.

[DLC]

Got a box of stuff to install, thanks to ReubenH.

Before:

https://sl-i.net/FORUM/images/imported/2009/07/DSCF4051JPG-1.jpg

After:

https://sl-i.net/FORUM/images/imported/2009/07/DSCF4054JPG-1.jpg

Gallery (http://gallery.legacycentral.org/v/DLC/98/modifications/exterior/grille/)

[jg09]

Here's a quick video of my setup on the front. I currently have 2 LEDs in the rear that I didn't record.

http://users.4x4wh.com/catman/SUS/MVI_1941.AVI

I actually received the other LEDs that I ordered last week. They're Federal Signal's GHOST units. They're really small and will be mounted on the trunk lip by the rear window.

Nice setup, I'd pull over if I saw that in my rear view mirror

[xXGTBspecXx]

if i dont see blue n red i dont pull over for no one.. its important that you dont pull over.. its dangerous to pull over for any car. here in this area there are marked crown vic's and dodge intrepid's(more agile in the city then the vic) and they have unmarked vic's and intrepid's.. any other car i dont stop for.. for example once a red tahoe got behind me and lit up like a xmas tree. i called 911 and had them confirm it was an actual cop before i pulled over. i suggest everyone here does the same.

-jimmah


oh yea my new front end will be here today. and i might have some new stuff as well. il take pics.

[eekay]

i called 911 and had them confirm it was an actual cop before i pulled over. i suggest everyone here does the same.

+1

I've done that before as well. I don't pull over for what doesn't blatantly look like a real police officer.

[jg09]

if i dont see blue n red i dont pull over for no one.. its important that you dont pull over.. its dangerous to pull over for any car...

Yeah, but if he's a first responder, he's not going to pull me over, I'm just saying I'd get out of his way. But you do have a good point. Although I'll admit, we used my friend's dad's white Tahoe to do that kind of thing. We saw my gf's mom and we had these little toys that had flashing strobes (one red, one blue)... you can see where this is going...

[Benfolio]

Took my 2 out of 3 peeling roof rack rails off and the rusty rear wiper arm, re-painted them all sexy matte black. Swapped the corroded passenger side wiper arm to a non-corroded one from the BD.

Planning to do more swappage this weekend, plus I need to touch up all the stone chips on the hood and roof (?) that are starting to rust :smt022

Make it all pretty for the parade next Saturday :smt023

Just wish I could find a cheap Outback bumper by then :cry:

[dplacencia]

I drained and filled the trans again on the GT. I also replace the glove box handle assembly. The old one was fadded and did not look good. I also got a used one for the wagon.

[1-3-2-4]

debadged my car since it's so hot here I just turned the car around and let the sun do most of the work.. I just need some goo gone to get the rest of the crap off..

[1-3-2-4]

Took my 2 out of 3 peeling roof rack rails off and the rusty rear wiper arm, re-painted them all sexy matte black. Swapped the corroded passenger side wiper arm to a non-corroded one from the BD.

Planning to do more swappage this weekend, plus I need to touch up all the stone chips on the hood and roof (?) that are starting to rust :smt022

Make it all pretty for the parade next Saturday :smt023

Just wish I could find a cheap Outback bumper by then :cry:

I painted my roof racks while on the car :P glad I did it before our meet haha it looked pretty damn good..

oh speaking of wiper arms do you have one from the rear?

[1-3-2-4]

for example once a red tahoe got behind me and lit up like a xmas tree. i called 911 and had them confirm it was an actual cop before i pulled over. i suggest everyone here does the same.

-jimmah


oh yea my new front end will be here today. and i might have some new stuff as well. il take pics.

speaking about lighting up...

I think it's becoming a hazard.. I was in CT when they do road work they have what seemed to be that I founded near 10 super bright red/blue lights flashing Do you really need that much going on at once? God forbid they come flying up from nowhere behind you and can't see shit in all 3 mirrors because of that...

[Grafton]

i replaced my alt/ps belt, it was split!

i also repainted the belt cover flat black along with the PS pulley and a bracket that holds a vacuum sensor on the left strut tower

and repainted the area right under the condenser flat black so it isn't all speckled when you see it through the bumper and added mesh to the two big openings of the JDM bumper to protect the brand new condenser i ordered

[Benfolio]

Took my 2 out of 3 peeling roof rack rails off and the rusty rear wiper arm, re-painted them all sexy matte black. Swapped the corroded passenger side wiper arm to a non-corroded one from the BD.

Planning to do more swappage this weekend, plus I need to touch up all the stone chips on the hood and roof (?) that are starting to rust :smt022

Make it all pretty for the parade next Saturday :smt023

Just wish I could find a cheap Outback bumper by then :cry:

I painted my roof racks while on the car :P glad I did it before our meet haha it looked pretty damn good..

oh speaking of wiper arms do you have one from the rear?

Nope, just the one I painted.

[xXGTBspecXx]

for example once a red tahoe got behind me and lit up like a xmas tree. i called 911 and had them confirm it was an actual cop before i pulled over. i suggest everyone here does the same.

-jimmah


oh yea my new front end will be here today. and i might have some new stuff as well. il take pics.

speaking about lighting up...

I think it's becoming a hazard.. I was in CT when they do road work they have what seemed to be that I founded near 10 super bright red/blue lights flashing Do you really need that much going on at once? God forbid they come flying up from nowhere behind you and can't see shit in all 3 mirrors because of that...

they are super bright because of dumbasses that are either blind or def from their stereo or in car tv or phones. the brighter the safer.. and they even have a new whurr rumbler siren or sumthing like that. that penetrates sound proofing and is more prone to be heard over a loud car stereo. youtube it. (type in police tahoe and find the vid that has a black tahoe and a sound warning.) il link it in a bit.

youll be able to see my car lit up from a damn plane... im spending close to $300 on leds and a second battery. just installed my code 3 horn.. (that buzzer sound cop cars make)

and i did some more stripping today of my interior.. pm me if you need wagon panels and pillar covers.

[99SUS SFD]

There is a reason people put a lot of lights in their vehicles. I can't tell you how frustrating it is when people don't yield to me like they're supposed to. I can't legally over take them either. There could be someones life in the balance and because you're too ignorant to get out of my way it's going to take me longer to do my job.

Oh and $300 is nothing for lights. That's just one of my Slimlighters. I've put over $1000 into my car between lights and the siren. But it's all about saftey for me

[rougeben83]

Not a lot of states allow personal-use vehicles to be mounted with lights and sirens, even for first responders. Maybe those two are from states that don't. I know NY and MI don't so whoever I see with those lights are running an illegal setup for one thing.

Anyway, got a new (to me) the trunk carpet. Too much trouble to clean all the rust, oil, coolant, etc stains on the old one

[jey]

Make it all pretty for the parade next Saturday :smt023


Cool, you're going to the parade? I'm thinking about going but it's still a 5-hour trek from here.

[evolegacy]

gonna head outside in a sec to paint the calipers black, but thought I'd share this lil thing i made for my phone, comes in a week. seemed appropriate for this topic since its something I've done to my car, in a way, lol

https://sl-i.net/FORUM/images/imported/2009/07/2009Jul05080702621020919large-1.jpg

[chuckthefuk]

installed my JDM Legacy dash inserts and a 04' 6-disc changer.

https://sl-i.net/FORUM/

-Chuck

[Benfolio]

Make it all pretty for the parade next Saturday :smt023


Cool, you're going to the parade? I'm thinking about going but it's still a 5-hour trek from here.

DOOOO EEEETT!!!!! :smt023

AFAIK only one other 2nd gen Legacy will be there from the internets. WE NEED MORE OF US!

It's only a two hour drive for me, a bunch of WI guys are meeting up near my house and leaving at 6AM to get down there at 8 for registration. So I gotta be up at.... 4:30ish?

In other news, I swapped the seat cushion from my passenger wagon seat to the driver's side 2.5GT seat to get rid of the saggyness, then swapped the 2.5GT seats (mmmmmm LEATHER) into my wagon. But I kept the non-height adjustable seat track from the L since the 2.5GT's was loose and I never used the height adjustment anyways.Also swapped front door panels. So I have a two toned interior! 2.5GT in the front, L in the back. :smt017
It's not a DIRECT swap, but so damn close, and it's nice to have an almost unused seat. It's all firm, and I sit all high up now....

[jey]

DOOOO EEEETT!!!!! :smt023

AFAIK only one other 2nd gen Legacy will be there from the internets. WE NEED MORE OF US!

It's only a two hour drive for me, a bunch of WI guys are meeting up near my house and leaving at 6AM to get down there at 8 for registration. So I gotta be up at.... 4:30ish?

In other news, I swapped the seat cushion from my passenger wagon seat to the driver's side 2.5GT seat to get rid of the saggyness, then swapped the 2.5GT seats (mmmmmm LEATHER) into my wagon. But I kept the non-height adjustable seat track from the L since the 2.5GT's was loose and I never used the height adjustment anyways.Also swapped front door panels. So I have a two toned interior! 2.5GT in the front, L in the back. :smt017
It's not a DIRECT swap, but so damn close, and it's nice to have an almost unused seat. It's all firm, and I sit all high up now....

Yeah the proper way to do it from here is drive up Friday night and spend the night - there are a bunch of people from STL caravaning up there and leaving at 3:30am - crazy!

It's all about the two-toned interior - I have black GC8 seats against my lighter L interior, hehe.

[rougeben83]

It's all about the two-toned interior - I have black GC8 seats against my lighter L interior, hehe.

hell yeah two toned interior ftw :grin:

[jg09]

Again, not to the OB, but I flattened one of the BMW's front tires somehow, I need to take it in and get it fixed. I don't like running three 17" rims and one 15".

[Benfolio]

It's all about the two-toned interior - I have black GC8 seats against my lighter L interior, hehe.

hell yeah two toned interior ftw :grin:

I think I got about four tones, not counting the rear seats/door cards...

https://sl-i.net/FORUM/images/imported/2009/07/0705092029-1.jpg

[BenO]

got pulled over for 81 in a 55... now I need to find a way to get it reduced. cop wrote that my car is white when it is grayish silver not sure if that will matter

[jey]

Get a good traffic lawyer. The car description doesn't mean squat, I've seen all sorts of stuff like "Subaru Legend" on tickets.

[green97gt]

my wifes altima got pulled over(wrecked and bought legacy= )) the officer gave us a ticket and said the car was purple. it was silver. i never figured that one out. but it cost $170 for going over some white lines in the road

as for what ive done to my car, nothing on the subaru, but i put an MAD system i had laying around onto my nissan quest minivan, and removed all the intake silencers :smt026

[jg09]

got pulled over for 81 in a 55... now I need to find a way to get it reduced. cop wrote that my car is white when it is grayish silver not sure if that will matter

Just go to...ah shit, what is that trial called where you plead guilty and get like, half of your ticket taken off? In WA, it's an option to check on the back of the ticket. I should know this one, I just had to do that, like, a month ago.

[Benfolio]

Traffic school?

[jg09]

A mitigation hearing! That's what it is!

[rougeben83]

got pulled over for 81 in a 55... now I need to find a way to get it reduced. cop wrote that my car is white when it is grayish silver not sure if that will matter

Just go to...ah shit, what is that trial called where you plead guilty and get like, half of your ticket taken off? In WA, it's an option to check on the back of the ticket. I should know this one, I just had to do that, like, a month ago.

and if the cop doesn't show up, the case will be thrown out completely, so if you have a chance to fight it, take it...