What have you done to your car today?

[eekay]

+1
I've done 5% all the way around (not windshield) to every car I've ever owned. My eyes are also super sensitive. I've actually looked around trying to find a doctor that could prescribe windshield tint for me. Not 5%, of course, but something like 25% or so would be fantastic.

[Huffer]

Smashed.

https://sl-i.net/FORUM/images/imported/2012/08/E447610976294B4AB3D8D7822DCBC8A452103000-1.jpg

[Wiscon_Mark]

Oh no. What the hell is going on around here? Everyone's getting in wrecks.

[ElbryanWolf]

^^ what he said! WTF is going on :( clean subbies getting trashed

[Thomistopheles]

NOOOOOOOOOOOOO! Are you ok, Huffer? That looks like one hell of a hit.

Today I cleaned my interior and put in my new Husky Liners. They fit well, but the sides are a little warped from being in their box. Should work themselves out. Brakes were supposed to be delivered yesterday...then today... and now supposedly tomorrow. Damn fedex...

[eekay]

God damnit! Pretty soon 2nd generation Leggo parts are going to cost more than Tuscan parts! It's not even the Legacy owner's fault! :(

[98legwag]

Holy crap. Are you ok?

[chrish8r]

Damn that a brutal looking hit...

But on another note, I picked up some nice stuff at the "U pull it" yard today.

SVX window assembly w/ motor, legacy cup holder(for xosubielegacyxo), SVX hood emblem and the sprayer nozzle for the back wiper.
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[evolegacy]

installed H&R lowering springs today, the drop wasnt as much as I thought it was going to be but its still nice, gotta fix the sagging ass though xD

https://sl-i.net/FORUM/images/imported/2012/08/IMAG0221-1.jpg

forgive my lil bro, he's a pain in the ass

planning to get spacers for the rear to fix the sagging booty.

[eekay]

Seriously saggy butt. What does it look like without anyone in the back seats? Not sure if you've found it yet, but Paranoid Fabrications sells the saggy-butt spacers that will work. Otherwise, care looks great!

[evolegacy]

Seriously saggy butt. What does it look like without anyone in the back seats? Not sure if you've found it yet, but Paranoid Fabrications sells the saggy-butt spacers that will work. Otherwise, care looks great!


without 1000 pounds of ppl in my car it even on both sides, ill snap a pic of it once the weather clears

[Grafton]

HOLY CRAP THE TAIL OF THE DRAGON IS AWESOME!!

ran it twice, 318 turns in 11 miles there's even one that drops like a mini version of the corkscrew at Laguna Seca

from down here
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to up here
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I haven't bought the pics yet so here are some of the proofs
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saw a group of porche's including a Cayenne is race livery, then another group of older sports cars that I think were 240z's and a Ferrari F430.

[Muse]

Again, late, but what happened:
So, Thursday, I get a call from the manager of the local Dominos "Can you come in for an interview on Friday at 3?"
"Sure," says I.
"Your car is in running order, correct?"
"Absolutely. I just fixed it's major issue."
So, of course, 3 hours later? Big cloud of steam as all that fresh antifreeze that I just put in a few days before comes dribbling out of a fresh, new hole in the radiator. So, I spent the next morning and $130 or so putting in what I think is a first-generation used radiator and fans. Because the bolts holding the fans I had in my car were rusted solid. Also, looking at them, I don't think my 2nd-gen fans would have fit on the 1st-gen radiator. the "new" ones have a metal shroud, and the originals were plastic. So, the mounting pegs on the bottom didn't fit, but fortunately, the people at Subaru made holes that it does fit into. But the top radiator bracket does not fit at all, and I have zip-ties holding it in place. But it's working fine, for now. *knock on wood*

Oh, and I made it to the interview on time, no problem.

[TGX4776]

HOLY CRAP THE TAIL OF THE DRAGON IS AWESOME!!

ran it twice, 318 turns in 11 miles there's even one that drops like a mini version of the corkscrew at Laguna Seca
saw a group of porche's including a Cayenne is race livery, then another group of older sports cars that I think were 240z's and a Ferrari F430.

Man that looks awesome! I'll have to do it next year when I get something other then a Suburban and a park ave

[98legwag]

Did the red hazard button DIY with the button from the pick and pull. Its not in the best shape so I do it to one from my car later. Also, did the power mode DIY yesterday with a switch.

[96LegacyWagon]

Pardon the pic, apparently my phones camera is jacked up and doesn't focus anymore...

One time my phone got all blurry and what I had to do was get some glass cleaner on the lens and then it worked again.

[96LegacyWagon]

I just got finished fixing all the rust on the underside of the doors... What a PITA. LOTS of grinding, sanding and fiberglassing.

I dont understand why none of you guys take me up on my offer to ship RUST FREE doors?! I have three of them... :smt021

Please show me the link to the doors, I need doors for my 96LegacyWagon. It will be the 3rd transaction on my list, but I do get things on my list eventually.

[Thomistopheles]

My wagonload of free parts from greenspeed included... a short shifter! YAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAY
https://sl-i.net/FORUM/images/imported/2012/08/07d6cbd3-1.jpg

[Huffer]

Also got my first speeding ticket ever yesterday. 61 in a 45 zone. $150. Think I'm going to go to court to ask for a reduction in fines as it's my first ticket.

Went to court today, got the prosecutor to change the speeding ticket to a parking violation, 0 points. Cost me $175 and change, but it's worth it because now my driver's record stays clean and penalty free.

[Muse]

I'm missing part of this, I'm sure, but how in the hell did a speeding ticket get turned into a parking violation? were you doing 50 in a carpark?

[Thomistopheles]

The same way my 70 in a 55 was turned into a "dirty windshield" ticket.
(My speedo was off in my first supra and I didn't know it. Whoops.)

You have a chat with the prosecutor, and they're usually pretty lenient if you aren't a habitual speeder or anything... they can change it to something else in order to avoid points on your license.

[Huffer]

^^ yep. They still have to account for some kind of violation (and this is where the cogs turn on making money) and usually if you tell them what you want (essentially a plea bargain), they'll reduce the fine/penalty to something more palatable. In my case, my fine went UP to $176 (instead of $149) but I don't get any points, and the mark of "speeding ticket" is removed from my record. When insurers look at your driving record, they're looking for the number of speed related offenses, DUIs etc. They're not looking at someone who gets a lot of parking tickets.

[Perdue]

Glad that you got it taken care of, Roger. I didn't think they would nail you on a first offense. Hopefully, this is the first of things looking up for you all.

[1996Battlewagon]

Grafton! WTF!!!! Next time you go there PM me. I live 45 mins away and go about twice a month. Glad you liked it!

Moving on:

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[ElbryanWolf]

^^ Got Groceries?
^^ Grocerie Getter? ;)

[eekay]

LegacyGT meet on Sunday. Had a blast. Need to wash, wet-sand, and add a few more coats of clear me's thinkin'...

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[Thomistopheles]

Today I took apart a 5MT! I'm a trans noob, but it was really easy...y'know, since I can read and have the FSM. I'm keeping the center diff from it in case anyone needs one.

Other than doing that, I stripped down another intake manifold for the injectors, rails, sensors, and TB. The throttle body took a hit to the inlet at some point and bent/cracked, so I need to strip it down, TIG weld the crack, and paint it to match my faaaaaaaabulous clean intake manifold.

[Huffer]

Went to visit the car at the tow yard. Total loss.
Hoping to do a part out if they'll let me have the vehicle for cheap and give me a nice payout.

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[98legwag]

Haven't done anything in the last few days but I'm considering replacing the bulbs in the hvac that have been out for a few years. I'm thinking about getting LEDs and doing the gauge cluster as well with LED bulbs from superbrightleds.com.

[Wiscon_Mark]

I drove my Outback for the last time yesterday (its for sale soon). I've been taking a lot of the mods & things I've done to it off the car today.

The flipside is, I bought a Subaru Forester!

https://sl-i.net/FORUM/images/imported/2012/08/mIgDn-1.jpg

Link to the MR thread is in my signature :smile:

[mycargoesvroom]

Motor goes in the OBS today! Unfortunately I don't have an exhaust manifold yet so I doubt I'll be starting it :(

[Huffer]

The flipside is, I bought a Subaru Forester!

Very nice Mark!


Motor goes in the OBS today! Unfortunately I don't have an exhaust manifold yet so I doubt I'll be starting it :(

You can't you reuse the old one?

[RandyMarsh303]

HOLY CRAP THE TAIL OF THE DRAGON IS AWESOME!!

ran it twice, 318 turns in 11 miles there's even one that drops like a mini version of the corkscrew at Laguna Seca


SOOOOO F-ING JEALOUS. I HAVE BEEN WANTING TO DO THIS FOR YEARS!!!!

Ordered some LED's for the dash and floor boards..

[mycargoesvroom]

Motor goes in the OBS today! Unfortunately I don't have an exhaust manifold yet so I doubt I'll be starting it :(

You can't you reuse the old one?

Nope. Took the EJ22 out in favor of a EJ251. Need dual port exhaust :(

My buddy just gave me a set of legit Borla headers but they're broken at the collector. Gunna head up to my exhaust guy soon and see if he can fix me up. If not I'll just order some knock off's on ebay.

[Huffer]

^ fix the Borlas - have the exhaust guy order a new collector and weld it on in place of the broken section. The ebay headers are junk for fitment.

[mycargoesvroom]

That would be the plan it just depends on if he can fix these.

https://sl-i.net/FORUM/images/imported/2012/08/IMG_20120822_135015-1.jpg

What's funny is this is the 3rd set of these this guy had been through. After this one broke for the 2nd time he replaced them with eBay headers and hasn't had an issue since.

[mycargoesvroom]

I drove my Outback for the last time yesterday (its for sale soon). I've been taking a lot of the mods & things I've done to it off the car today.

The flipside is, I bought a Subaru Forester!

Link to the MR thread is in my signature :smile:

LOVE this body style! Throw some STI Spring/Struts on that bad boy!

[Muse]

https://sl-i.net/FORUM/images/imported/2012/08/7834532566_eae893d987_z-1.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/67955471@N07/7834532566/)
LOL Roof Basket: You're doin' it wrong.

[Huffer]

That would be the plan it just depends on if he can fix these.

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What's funny is this is the 3rd set of these this guy had been through. After this one broke for the 2nd time he replaced them with eBay headers and hasn't had an issue since.

Is that a dent in the unbroken runner? Because that's not a Borla if it's a dent...

The ebay headers are hit and miss unfortunately.

[eekay]

Borla headers have a 1,000,000 mile warranty. Borla will replace them for free if you can provide a receipt for the purchase.

[mycargoesvroom]

What's funny is this is the 3rd set of these this guy had been through. After this one broke for the 2nd time he replaced them with eBay headers and hasn't had an issue since.

Is that a dent in the unbroken runner? Because that's not a Borla if it's a dent...

The ebay headers are hit and miss unfortunately.[/quote]

Not a dent, just some grease.


Borla headers have a 1,000,000 mile warranty. Borla will replace them for free if you can provide a receipt for the purchase.

These were actually a replacement from Borla under warranty. After they broke at the flange he had them fixed, when it broke at the collector he was over it. At this point they're 4-5 years old and I doubt that even if he wanted a replacement he would go through the trouble of finding the receipt. This really wasn't an uncommon issue with these during the time frame he bought them in.

[eekay]

I bought my Borla's in 1999... They cracked in 2011 and Borla replaced them for free. It's definitely worth keeping the receipt. :) See if you can dig it up. Much better than paying for another header.

[Navi271]

I want free headers! My borla replica one is ok, definitely showing some wear however. Bought mine 3-4 years ago and got a good one.
I think I drove my car yesterday... I don't get out much anymore.

And a new avatar.

[1996Battlewagon]

^^Who is that?

[Huffer]

^^ girl from Harry Potter. Emma Watson.

[eekay]

I want free headers! My borla replica one is ok, definitely showing some wear however. Bought mine 3-4 years ago and got a good one.
I actually bought a header on eBay a while back made by a company called "TopSpeed". Fitment is great and the quality is actually really nice. I think I paid $150 shipped. If you can't afford Borla, I'd recommend the TopSpeed header.

[Navi271]

^^Who is that?

What Huffer said. Someone on CounterStrikeGO who had this as their avatar kept killing me. So basically made it look like Emma Watson was killing me every round and it made me laugh. We'll see how long I want to keep this avatar. I didn't want to keep the Rio one for that long either, but like a year later I still had it...


I actually bought a header on eBay a while back made by a company called "TopSpeed". Fitment is great and the quality is actually really nice. I think I paid $150 shipped. If you can't afford Borla, I'd recommend the TopSpeed header.
I'll write this down, Thanks!

[Wiscon_Mark]

What Huffer said. Someone on CounterStrikeGO who had this as their avatar kept killing me. So basically made it look like Emma Watson was killing me every round and it made me laugh. We'll see how long I want to keep this avatar. I didn't want to keep the Rio one for that long either, but like a year later I still had it...

You can keep it forever. I don't mind looking at Emma Watson every so often.

Drove the Forester to work for the first time!

[ElbryanWolf]

LED kit installed from Diodynamics (doors, licence plate, truck, dome, reading lights) and front Lip from EZlip.com

All new and shipped to my fozen canadian province for less than 80$ :shock: They look real nice... pictures to come, don't worry :razz:

[eekay]

You can keep it forever. I don't mind looking at Emma Watson every so often.
There's definitely something attractive about that woman. Not sure if it's the nerdiness or what. *shrug*

[Navi271]

You can keep it forever. I don't mind looking at Emma Watson every so often.
There's definitely something attractive about that woman. Not sure if it's the nerdiness or what. *shrug*
I'm not entirely sure either. I also don't mind looking at her, so she'll probably stay for a while.

I bought some paint, which probably means I'm going to paint something small eventually. I'll post pics when/if I ever do it. It's kinda drastic!

[superu]

With an field schedule like mine, it takes a while to get anything done. 8 away 6 home. .
With the engine and trans out for over a month now. ..
My buddy did the valve cover gaskets, cam seals and caps, front and rear main seals and water pump pretty much right away, but last night i did the oil pan gasket

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with luck (and me getting off the computer), I'll do the timing kit, bolt the trans back to the engine, AAAAND drop it back in, button 'er up and drive home tonight!

but that might be wishful thinking :smt030

[TireIron]

Subaru doesn't use a gasket on the oil pan... just fujibond and nice clean surfaces.

[Huffer]

My wrecked car is back in my driveway, and insurance checks will be deposited next week. The part should start next week too, providing the baby cooperates(still inside Mrs Huffer)

[Muse]

Figured out that my friend's 500-ish HP Ford 306 V8 would technically fit in my Legacy. Not that he'd give it up. And not that I'd give up AWD for it. Naah. Flat-4 for me, all the way.

Also, I painted over the body rot with some Rustoleum flat Jade green. not the same color as Wintergreen, not even close... But I felt like something had to be done.

Tomorrow, I begin the long, slow process of beating my Grace into the ground, as I'm starting as a Domino's delivery driver... But I'm hoping that with this job, I can save for a Postal wagon.

[grayguy]

I have been neglecting my poor leggy. I have had new suspension sitting in the trunk for weeks now, hopefully that can go in this sunday.

[98legwag]

I have been neglecting my poor leggy. I have had new suspension sitting in the trunk for weeks now, hopefully that can go in this sunday.

Don't feel bad, my new suspension sat in my garage for about 3 months before it got put on. As for today I plasti-dipped my USDM and JDM grills. Also did they DIY emblem color change for the USDM grill. Its all still drying. I was going to wash and wax the car but I just saw its going to rain later.

[Okin DaVanh]

My wrecked car is back in my driveway, and insurance checks will be deposited next week. The part should start next week too, providing the baby cooperates(still inside Mrs Huffer)
I don't know whether to say congrats, or sorry to hear. :smt017 :grin:

I have some news...
However, it's not about how much anyone's going to save on their insurance either. :smt018

Eet Snau CAME HOME!
I had a 96 Volvo 855GLT,
https://sl-i.net/FORUM/images/imported/2012/08/DSCN3141-1.jpg
and was fine with it... no problem, liked the car. Made it a 7 passenger, tinted the rear doors back, threw on the rack for travel and put about 4k on it, in 3 months of ownership. I get a call from my sister-in-law ( those who've been here for years, know where this is going :grin: )

S-I-L; Hey?...?... WatchaDoooo-een?
Okin. ; WTH? What?
S-I-L; Can you come check this car out for me?
Okin- k.


Get in the car, tools and all and I'm on my way. I get there and I'm not even out the Volvo yet,

S-I-L; Oooohh that's nice. Wanna trade?.
Okin- Want what?
S-i-L- I think he wants to go home. He keeps squeeling and draggin his ass. He got something hanging from his behind, and....
Okin- Sure, when???

After 4 hours of cleaning (a few pounds of dirt, grime, dust and a world of other things.) New brakes at all 4 corners, and a few adjustments here and there, he's purring again. Happy to be home. But then again, he's got a little less than 20k of old lady driving and less than 12k on a rebuilt 2.2 I did about 2 years ago. He's also sporting recent tires at all 4 corners and is still sitting on Bugeye Stuts and Tenabe GF210's. The JDM headlights are still intact sans 1 tab. He looks a bit beat in the hatch area. 3years with my sis-in-law and also my nephews BMX career was launched with Eet doing the hauling to get him there. The interior is still good with the exceptions of
the cargo area carpet stained
1 kicked in speaker grill and demolished speaker
the tint being scratched everywhere his bike made contact
Grill center knocked in
and some maintenance and other minor bumps, I'd say he fared well for being away for 3 years. :smt023


No pics of his current state, and I am considering selling him for priority reasons, but I don't think that'll happen anytime soon. :smt023 We'll see. But for now, an old pic...

https://sl-i.net/FORUM/images/imported/2010/03/Picture002-1.jpg


Oh, All this happened yesterday, and today's my birthday.... seems fitting. :smt023

[Huffer]

Yayyy eet snau is back!

[chrish8r]

Took out the dead Duralast battery in my SVX and put in a Diehard battery. Hopefully its a decent battery and lasts a good while....

[Okin DaVanh]

Yayyy eet snau is back!
:lol: Congrats on #2!!

Updated the old thread as I did a couple of "minor" updates and current pics.

[grayguy]

Finally got the new suspension in the leggy, eibach springs on 04' STI struts with 1/2" butt spacers in the rear. Its pretty much the perfect stance!

https://sl-i.net/FORUM/images/imported/2012/08/20120826_134101-1.jpg

[Perdue]

I'm guessing 04 WRX/STi Struts? I like it...a lot. That is pretty much the perfect stance.

[iampetro]

OMG!!!!

I think Im buying my 4th Legacy tmw!

It will put me back into a 2nd gen and a manual which i've missed.

I might soon have 2 Silver legacy wagons in the driveway :smt026

I'm so happy to be thinking about sitting in a second Gen drivers seat soon :)

[98legwag]

I plasti-dipped the JDM grill. Also blew one of my oem under-seat subs.

[grayguy]

I'm guessing 04 WRX/STi Struts? I like it...a lot. That is pretty much the perfect stance.

Yes they are 04' take offset

This AM I gave the rears a minor fender roll with a shovel handle :)

I am going to track down a wooden bat and roll them all the way early this week. They we're rubbing on corners/ bumps last night, luckily the current tires are already shot, but I am gonna roll them over all the way before I put my 215/45/17's on

[chuckthefuk]

Showed up at the Toront-Subaru-Club.com Hyper Meet with my friends Vendor booth. Decided that in order to be show worthy it was time to step it up and go off-road. Funny thing is that more people checked out my outback compared to our 400+ AWHP monsters parked next to me :-D..

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Specs are :
Front 06' FXT struts/springs/upper perch - 96' BG top hats w/ Subtle 1" spacer
Rears 06' FXT struts - 96' BG springs/upper perch/top hats w/ Subtle 1" spacer
---> 06' FXT trailing arm brackets (to correct caster)
BF Goodwrench All-Terrain 215/70/15 on BG 15"

[eekay]

Haha! The zipties sticker is epic!

[Wiscon_Mark]

Haha! The zipties sticker is epic!

I noticed that as well. Very nice!

[Thomistopheles]

Forgot to clean my pads after my last car the other day, so I just did that. I should be polishing it tomorrow!

shiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiny.... must give the car teh shiiiiiiiiiny....

[iampetro]

So i went and saw a 97 Legacy L wagon yesterday.
Mechanicaly great, body has rust but i think im ready for a project :)

Im picking it up to be an "around town" car for my wife. any long trips we'll take our 06 cruiser wagon

It'll be my third manual 2nd gen legacy... finnaly, im home

[Thomistopheles]

Visible resprays and body work drive me ****ing nuts. :smt013

It matches a bit better after cutting through the oxidation, but the resprayed panels are a deeper red.
https://sl-i.net/FORUM/images/imported/2012/08/1ca185d3-1.jpg
It's noticeable in the sun, not so much in photos. The passenger doors and fender are deeper red.

Maybe I'll have Dead91silvia work his body & paint magic on the car when I move out west.

[Perdue]

PAYDAY! Finally got my Wheel Bearings, Wheel Seals, Ball Joints, and Inner/Outer Tie Rods ordered, as well as brakes for the girlfriend's car. I also have a new cupholder (for my car) and a set of window switches (for mom's car) coming from Dplacencia. I can't wait to get the car on the road again!

[98legwag]

Got something in the mail for the car today!

[Wiscon_Mark]

I stripped the UEL knockoff headers, shifter stay bushings and JDM headlights off the old Outback today in preparation for sale. Almost completely ready now!

[Huffer]

Logged onto sli today. Been away because we had a baby 6 days ago!!!

[98legwag]

Logged onto sli today. Been away because we had a baby 6 days ago!!!


Congrats!!!

On a side note I had a guy in a stock 95 wagon ask me about what I've done to my car. He really liked it.

[chuckthefuk]

congrats pops

[greenspeed]

Logged onto sli today. Been away because we had a baby 6 days ago!!!


Hope it was just the wifey doing the birthing :smt018


Congrats pops. Look forward to no :smt015

[redlegacygt]

Logged onto sli today. Been away because we had a baby 6 days ago!!!


Congrats huffer!

[Grafton]

AWESOME

Congrats Huffer!

[eekay]

And another congratulations from me as well, Huff!

[Wiscon_Mark]

Congrats pops. Look forward to no :smt015

I think its his second, so he's probably pretty familiar.

[Okin DaVanh]

Logged onto sli today. Been away because we had a baby 6 days ago!!!

Congrats On The :angel13: :grin: :smt023

[98legwag]

I bought something off ebay for the car today. You'll have to wait till its installed to see.

[ElbryanWolf]

Logged onto sli today. Been away because we had a baby 6 days ago!!!

Congratz!! :smt026

[Perdue]

Parts!!
https://sl-i.net/FORUM/images/imported/2012/08/IMAG0333-1.jpg

[tjdzor]

Car was mostly torn apart the last couple days but today i resealed the oil pump, put in a new Aisin water pump, new crank and cam seals, new idlers, new timing belt, new lower rad hose and clamps all around, buttoned it all up with new belts and its running like a top! (It was before too so i'm glad!) Idlers i pulled out were getting loose, and water pump was developing some noise so definately glad i decided to do this 'preventative maintenance'!

[Dead91silvia]

Visible resprays and body work drive me ****ing nuts. :smt013

It matches a bit better after cutting through the oxidation, but the resprayed panels are a deeper red.

It's noticeable in the sun, not so much in photos. The passenger doors and fender are deeper red.

Maybe I'll have Dead91silvia work his body & paint magic on the car when I move out west.

ROFL!!!!! :smt005

[Dead91silvia]

Logged onto sli today. Been away because we had a baby 6 days ago!!!

Right on daddy O! :smt023

I'm a proud uncle of 6, I can only imagine whats its like to be a daddy! :smile:

[chuckthefuk]

BG-DAILY
MOAR Clearance!
http://img594.imageshack.us/img594/6334/img20120829161017.jpg


BD-TRACK
Well it finally happenend. After years of talk I finally was able to deliver my shell to my roll cage guy :-D YAY!! :smt026 :smt026

I Removed
-windows/sound deading/dash/heatercore/blower
-sunroof/doors/engine/trans/diff/suspension/fuel tank
-brake lines/fuel lines/seatbelts/interior/door sensors/
- EVERYTHING except the brake booster/master & slave clutch/wiring harness
https://sl-i.net/FORUM/

Shes loaded and ready to go!
https://sl-i.net/FORUM/

Unloading @ O'Brien Motorsports
https://sl-i.net/FORUM/
https://sl-i.net/FORUM/

Her new home for the next few months.
https://sl-i.net/FORUM/
https://sl-i.net/FORUM/
https://sl-i.net/FORUM/

[eekay]

Awesome! Can't wait to see the cage in there. How much is going to cost all said and done?

[Perdue]

Ah! I can't wait to see progress on a caged BD. I have all the tools to do it, but the math involved intimidates the hell outta me.

https://sl-i.net/FORUM/images/imported/2012/09/IMAG0334-1.jpg

I got the passenger side knuckle completely off last night, and of course, stripped the damn bolt for the ball joint, so I will be drilling that out. Gonna work on the driver side in a bit, and hopefully free that as well. Payday, I will be having the new bearings pressed and reinstalling everything as well. Hoping to have money for the alignment as well.

[Zangado1]

I stripped the UEL knockoff headers, shifter stay bushings and JDM headlights off the old Outback today in preparation for sale. Almost completely ready now!
Mark,question for you about the manual shifter. When i get alot of rattling from my shifter while im driving when my hand is not on it is that the bushings that are worn out,and if they are is it a tough replacement like dropping the trans or can you replace the parts from inside the car by removing the shifter boot and so on? Thanks bro.... :smt017

[eekay]

Sure sounds like the bushings to me. That, or the shifter isn't seated correctly. As far as replacing the bushings, everything can be done from inside the car and underneath the car. No transmission dropping required.

[Zangado1]

Sure sounds like the bushings to me. That, or the shifter isn't seated correctly. As far as replacing the bushings, everything can be done from inside the car and underneath the car. No transmission dropping required.
Thanks, it is not severe but the car has 218.000 on it and it is the only noise that you hear in the car with the radio off while going through the gears,just curious if it is a common Subie thing or is my car just showing it's age. Is it easy to tear down the shifter from inside to replace the bushings or is there some special tools and knowledge needed?

[Perdue]

It's pretty straight forward for the ones inside. Replacing the linkage bushings below requires dropping the transmission crossmember and and using punches to knock a pin out of the linkage. Search for the subaru wobbly shifter fix and you should come up with a DIY from RS25.

[Wiscon_Mark]

Here's the DIY on the shifter linkage bushings:

http://www.ludicrous-speed.com/wiki/ind ... hifter_Fix (http://www.ludicrous-speed.com/wiki/index.php?title=Shanes_Impreza_Wobble_Shifter_Fix)

The bushings I was talking about were the shifter stay bushings, which are different. There are also the bushings inside the actual shifter itself that connect it to the linkage, but its unlikely those are the problem.

Future reference - keep these questions in the tech forums. This thread is for one purpose and will not be very helpful if everyone's talking about everything in it.

[Zangado1]

[b]Thanks for the link to the shiffter fix i will be sure to go to the [tech forums next time i have a question..../b]

[Perdue]

Grrrr...Just finished beating on the driver's side for a couple of hours and I've come back with some carnage. This side is horribly rusted. The tie rod has been replaced, and it appears that the balljoint has as well. I broke the lower strut bolt and cannot get it to come out for anything. I have tried rocking it back and forth, with and without the upper bolt, turning the wheel and trying to knock it out with a punch...it won't budge. It barely turns with a breaker bar. I also had one hell of a time getting the tie rod out, and now the ball joint won't budge...the axle won't either. For now, I have sprayed everything down with WD-40 and I'm gonna let it sit...else, I'll take a sledge to the whole thing. [/endrant]

[chuckthefuk]

Awesome! Can't wait to see the cage in there. How much is going to cost all said and done?

$4000 but the includes extras..

[eekay]

Awesome! Can't wait to see the cage in there. How much is going to cost all said and done?

$4000 but the includes extras..
Not bad. Should be pretty awesome! I'm jelly for sure.

[Grafton]

developed a serious klunk in the steering system right before heading home on a 600+ mile trip, I made it safely but i was worried the whole way that I'd hear a bang and slam into a wall

[Thomistopheles]

I got stuff.
https://sl-i.net/FORUM/images/imported/2012/09/aafc0c3c-1.jpg

[mike-tracy]

Upgrade my front sway bar to a stock 20mm WRX wagon one. Improvement? Slight but noticeable. Well worth the $20 I spent lol.

[Dead91silvia]

So my sub decided to stop working on the way home from church yesterday... Soooo.... Today I did all the testing needed and got depressed when I figured my amp died... Then I got my old crappy Sony amp and still nothing... Hmmm... Then checked one thing I keep forgetting to fix... It was only a remote wire with a bad connection... ERR!!!!

At least my sub and more importantly my amp was still good to go! Other then that, I worked on a model car and then didnt do a damn thing and feel great about it! :grin:

[98legwag]

Figured my cruise control doesn't work. Doesn't really bother me since I hadn't used it in about 3 years. It could be from when I did the LEDs in the gauges yesterday. I may have accidently damage the wires going to the switch, which still lights up but the indicator light does not work and steering wheel controls don't work. Also gave Rubie_25GT my old oem carpet floor mats.

[Dead91silvia]

Might be buying a 01 GT BE parts car... talking to the guy right now about it... Like I need more crap... LOL

[chrish8r]

Figured my cruise control doesn't work. Doesn't really bother me since I hadn't used it in about 3 years. It could be from when I did the LEDs in the gauges yesterday. I may have accidently damage the wires going to the switch, which still lights up but the indicator light does not work and steering wheel controls don't work. Also gave Rubie_25GT my old oem carpet floor mats.

Check the vacuum hose for the cruise module(look in ride thread for more details)

I washed and express shined my wagon yesterday. But with my extra day off today I.........did absolutely nothing at all!!

[camroncamera]

Figured my cruise control doesn't work. Doesn't really bother me since I hadn't used it in about 3 years. It could be from when I did the LEDs in the gauges yesterday. I may have accidently damage the wires going to the switch, which still lights up but the indicator light does not work and steering wheel controls don't work. Also gave Rubie_25GT my old oem carpet floor mats.

Our cruise control is rather wonky... it often takes 3 or 4 tries to get it to activate. Not sure what the problem is, but we don't use it much.

[Navi271]

Started looking at the rust situation I have on the rear passenger side wheel well. It's not the worse I've ever seen by far, but there's more than I thought there would be. There's a ton of rust underneath my car on the rear crossmember and such. I'm saddened... :-(

...and emma watson is also displeased.

[98legwag]

Figured my cruise control doesn't work. Doesn't really bother me since I hadn't used it in about 3 years. It could be from when I did the LEDs in the gauges yesterday. I may have accidently damage the wires going to the switch, which still lights up but the indicator light does not work and steering wheel controls don't work. Also gave Rubie_25GT my old oem carpet floor mats.

Our cruise control is rather wonky... it often takes 3 or 4 tries to get it to activate. Not sure what the problem is, but we don't use it much.

Yeah, I don't use it much if at all.



Figured my cruise control doesn't work. Doesn't really bother me since I hadn't used it in about 3 years. It could be from when I did the LEDs in the gauges yesterday. I may have accidently damage the wires going to the switch, which still lights up but the indicator light does not work and steering wheel controls don't work. Also gave Rubie_25GT my old oem carpet floor mats.

Check the vacuum hose for the cruise module(look in ride thread for more details)

Its connected. I think its electrical. But I don't care enough really to fix it.

[Huffer]

Thanks for all the congrats on the previous page guys - yes this is my 2nd boy but man do you forget a lot in 2 years. And the lack of sleep... who needs 8hrs when I can function (barely) on 2?!?

In auto related news, the Panda wagon is sitting in a dirt patch partially covered by a tarp waiting for me to begin hauling parts off. I'll have a FS thread up soon, as I have discovered some goodies in my stash of parts I didn't know about.

If you are local and want to come take the engine (stock EJ25 w/ light weight crank pulley) please PM me. I have no interest in shipping a motor and it only has 115k on it so it's still extremely viable. HG's have been replaced with OEM metal versions.

[geckoboy86]

Havent post much lately but life has changed, new (full time) job, moved out and now I have use of this (I share it with my roommate).
https://sl-i.net/FORUM/images/imported/2012/10/photo25201JPG-1.jpg
Best upgrade ever!

[Wiscon_Mark]

I polished the Forester's original headlight (passenger side one is newish) that was foggy today. We'll see how the urethane/mineral spirits UV coating works. Hopefully better than the Meguiars paste stuff does.

[Navi271]

Havent post much lately but life has changed, new (full time) job, moved out and now I have use of this (I share it with my roommate).
Best upgrade ever!

I'm hoping to upgrade soon here too! I've been looking for a job in the last couple of months and I think one might work out.

Congrats by the way.

[iampetro]

http://img210.imageshack.us/img210/7695/p6240323.jpg (http://imageshack.us/photo/my-images/210/p6240323.jpg/)

new lip

[grayguy]

My wife (well the deer actually) did.some sweet body work last night...

https://sl-i.net/FORUM/images/imported/2012/09/IMG_9609-1.jpg

Deer rolled down the side and took out the door and rear quarter too...so I see an 04'+ WRX in her future once insurance is figured out

[mycargoesvroom]

Drove my car down to Advanced Auto to pull codes again. Now on top of the other codes I'm getting mysterious Auto trans codes. Wouldn't be weird if my car/ecu was automatic. :smt021 :smt013

[eekay]

My wife (well the deer actually) did.some sweet body work last night...

https://sl-i.net/FORUM/images/imported/2012/09/IMG_9609-1.jpg

Deer rolled down the side and took out the door and rear quarter too...so I see an 04'+ WRX in her future once insurance is figured out
Bummer! It's always sad to see those bodies take damage like that. Hopefully someone is planning on fixing it? It would sure be sad if it was just junked. :(

[grayguy]

^ if that buy back is low enough, it may get bought back, gutted and caged for a wheel-to-wheel ice race car

[eekay]

^ if that buy back is low enough, it may get bought back, gutted and caged for a wheel-to-wheel ice race car
That's what I like to hear!

[98bk6]

About to get my fenders rolled and pulled today. Can't wait to slap my rims on tomorrow.. :smt026

[Muse]

Took my radiator out again, to get at the screwdriver bit for my ratchet kit that got dropped whe I was putting it in for the first time. I didn't go get it then, because I dropped it with only an hour to go before I had to be at a job interview.
So, I pull it the other day, and that night? Trans cooler line starts spewing from a HUGE crack in it. In the middle of a shift at Dominos.
Got it fixed the next day for a total of $23, and it's been good for me so far since. *Knock on wood*

[Thomistopheles]

Met Wiscon_mark and he made my headlights magically turn all JDM and stuff. Must have used those moderator powers or something. :lol:
https://sl-i.net/FORUM/images/imported/2012/09/5613dc07-1.jpg

[02_Legacy]

yesterday i gave my car a well deserved wash and wax. I also decided that when I do my brakes (soon) I am going with a low dust pad over a performance pad. I spent 30 mins on my new rims alone and it has only been 3 weeks sence I last washed them . :smt011

Also I tried using a clay bar for the first time after reading praise from several fellow members and I have to say i'm not too impressed with it. I did the hood, bumper, and drivers side before I said screw it because it was not making a difference. And after my wax job I cannot tell a single difference between where I used it and where I did not.

[Wiscon_Mark]

Met Wiscon_mark and he made my headlights magically turn all JDM and stuff. Must have used those moderator powers or something. :lol:

https://sl-i.net/FORUM/images/imported/2012/09/ETb9rl-1.jpg

It was fun! Learned something, got something done, made a friend :smile:




Also I tried using a clay bar for the first time after reading praise from several fellow members and I have to say i'm not too impressed with it. I did the hood, bumper, and drivers side before I said screw it because it was not making a difference. And after my wax job I cannot tell a single difference between where I used it and where I did not.


Do you use a rotary or DA polisher? You'd probably notice a difference in how much dirt comes off the paint and goes into the pads. It may not be visible to the naked eye, especially with a black car. Maybe try taking some macro photos before/after next time?

[Yokosilver]

I've been driving again. Got back from travel about two weeks ago. Just got used to driving on the left of the road again.

I bought a Broadway mirror. I don't see it as picture post worthy since we all know what they look like.

[Thomistopheles]

It was fun! Learned something, got something done, made a friend :smile:
That confirms my suspicions that you are a wizard and/or genie. Well, two can play at that game.

ALAKAZAM! My car made your 10mm deep socket disappear. :lol: Unfortunately it's still working out the finer details on how to make it reappear...



Also I tried using a clay bar for the first time after reading praise from several fellow members and I have to say i'm not too impressed with it. I did the hood, bumper, and drivers side before I said screw it because it was not making a difference. And after my wax job I cannot tell a single difference between where I used it and where I did not.

Clay bars are for removing bonded contaminants, grit and junk that has sort of glued itself on. Some clays are more abrasive than others. If you put a ziploc bag on your hand and run it across the paint, a clay barred surface feels like glass while a surface with contaminants feels like sandpaper. You won't see a visual difference in most cars unless they're really nasty.

You must must must clay to remove those contaminants before polishing, or your pad will grab that grit and give you brand new scratches/swirls at a rate of 600-2000 rpm... :shock:

[Dead91silvia]

Well, my BD got rear ended today... :smt022

Coming back from the church car show, I was driving my GMC with the Pulsar on the trailer, and my friend driving my Subaru... He got hit kinda hard by an 89ish Camry.

Guy didnt have insurance... Bent driver seat, cracked rear bumper cover, pooched out QT panel, rippled metal in the trunk... Not looking good... :smt013

Going for an estimate tomorrow...

[Thomistopheles]

https://sl-i.net/FORUM/images/imported/2012/09/14797db2gif-1.jpg
A smiley isn't enough to convey my feelings about this.

WTF is with everybody's cars getting nailed lately?! I hope things work out... uninsured drivers can go **** themselves with a rusty rake.

[camroncamera]

Well, my BD got rear ended today... :smt022

Coming back from the church car show, I was driving my GMC with the Pulsar on the trailer, and my friend driving my Subaru... He got hit kinda hard by an 89ish Camry.

Guy didnt have insurance... Bent driver seat, cracked rear bumper cover, pooched out QT panel, rippled metal in the trunk... Not looking good... :smt013

Going for an estimate tomorrow...

Aww crap! Hope your friend is okay!

[98legwag]

Well, my BD got rear ended today... :smt022

Coming back from the church car show, I was driving my GMC with the Pulsar on the trailer, and my friend driving my Subaru... He got hit kinda hard by an 89ish Camry.

Guy didnt have insurance... Bent driver seat, cracked rear bumper cover, pooched out QT panel, rippled metal in the trunk... Not looking good... :smt013

Going for an estimate tomorrow...

Sorry to hear it. Hope it all works out for you and your friend is OK. I wonder if you insurance will go after the guy personally since he was uninsured.

[skippymo]

put in a new battery and starter...should have taken pics but so simple don't think i need to explain that to anyone.

[02_Legacy]

cleaned out the inside of my car today and it needed it. So after wash and wax sat and interior today my subie is quite happy.

[bbyleggs]

Washed and debadged it the other night. Also put the rest of my vinyl stickers on my rear windshield. Now time for a photoshoot :grin:

[Dead91silvia]

https://sl-i.net/FORUM/images/imported/2012/09/14797db2gif-1.jpg
A smiley isn't enough to convey my feelings about this.

WTF is with everybody's cars getting nailed lately?! I hope things work out... uninsured drivers can go **** themselves with a rusty rake.

LOL... that vid/pic is funny!

UPDATE!
So I got a couple of estimates... $1500-1700 before pulling the cover for inspection for more damage. Oh, and I called the kids number, no good... I'm going to try it again later tonight. If I dont hear from him by tomorrow, I'm calling Pemco. That kid has no idea how F***ED he is going to be if I call my insurance.

Also, my buddy says he's got a still neck, but is fine. I want him to get checked out, but I know he's a stubborn guy!

[Wiscon_Mark]

Got my Fozzie goodies in today! Paint supplies, a new grille, hatch handle, wiper motor (rear), switch blanks, tweeters, and a jack handle.

I put on the new handle & wiper motor (and subsequently the Honda wiper arm).
I also plugged the tweeters in. Sooooo much better. I really like that the SG tweeter kit aims them more properly as well.

[98legwag]

My brother came over after getting his "new" car registered and tinted. Basically sealed the deal on me getting mine tinted. He also managed to get me some carbon fiber vinyl!

[Muse]

Also, my buddy says he's got a still neck, but is fine. I want him to get checked out, but I know he's a stubborn guy!
Yeah. you get in a car wreck, you go get checked out. That's the way you should do it. stubbornness now can lead to a lifetime of pain and hating yourself.

[Wiscon_Mark]

Cleared the headlights I got from Thomistopheles and installed them on the old Outback. Also painted the grille to make it look a little nicer.

https://sl-i.net/FORUM/images/imported/2012/09/VVyYz-1.jpg

[Thomistopheles]

Cleared the headlights I got from Thomistopheles and installed them on the old Outback.
They're looking much better. I've started using the urethane exclusively after that opti-coat failed to bond to those lights.

Oh, and you've got a PM.

[98legwag]

Washed it up. It was quite dirty.

[Dead91silvia]

LOL... They might be totaling my BD! Thats just funny! I looked up Blue Book and for some reason it's like almost $2K lower then it was a couple months ago! haha

What ever, I'll buy it back and still fix it! So yeah guys, my bumper will NOT be for sale an time soon! :grin:

[Danny-G]

Enabled "fog mode" on my moms '97 Outback today. Found the fog light relay, pulled the pin that normally powers it, and powered it with a wire coming from the fuse box. Now the fog lights can be turned on without the headlights being on.

[98legwag]

LOL... They might be totaling my BD! Thats just funny! I looked up Blue Book and for some reason it's like almost $2K lower then it was a couple months ago! haha

What ever, I'll buy it back and still fix it! So yeah guys, my bumper will NOT be for sale an time soon! :grin:

Once I saw the pics I thought "Its getting fixed one way or another."

[Huffer]

Well, my BD got rear ended today... :smt022

Coming back from the church car show, I was driving my GMC with the Pulsar on the trailer, and my friend driving my Subaru... He got hit kinda hard by an 89ish Camry.

Guy didnt have insurance... Bent driver seat, cracked rear bumper cover, pooched out QT panel, rippled metal in the trunk... Not looking good... :smt013

Going for an estimate tomorrow...

WTH!?!?!?!?

Your left frame rail is twisted. They'll total the car. :(

[mycargoesvroom]

Today I was a bit naughty and bought myself a V4 STI Bumper :smt007

https://sl-i.net/FORUM/images/imported/2012/09/ver4bumper-1.jpg

[1996Battlewagon]

^^^ That will look gnarly on the OBS!

I bought a newer Ru today. 02 Outback LL Bean H6. I'll be picking it up tomorrow and will post some of my own pics. She's regatta red with the tan cladding and I'm fairly certain she'll adopt the name Hazel. Here's her dealer pic:

https://sl-i.net/FORUM/images/imported/2012/09/7984263169_387b79a83e_z-1.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/46934330@N03/7984263169/)

This will give me something to drive while my 97 goes under for a long surgery...

[96LegacyWagon]

Today I pulled the old radiator (the one from about a year ago) and now I get to wait 2 days until the replacement ships to the auto place (thankfully they have a lifetime warranty and were able to look up the part via my phone number since I misplaced my receipt).

[96LegacyWagon]

Logged onto sli today. Been away because we had a baby 6 days ago!!!
Congrats! :grin:

[98legwag]

Today I was a bit naughty and bought myself a V4 STI Bumper :smt007

https://sl-i.net/FORUM/images/imported/2012/09/ver4bumper-1.jpg

Sweet! :smt026

[Dead91silvia]

Well, my BD got rear ended today... :smt022

Coming back from the church car show, I was driving my GMC with the Pulsar on the trailer, and my friend driving my Subaru... He got hit kinda hard by an 89ish Camry.

Guy didnt have insurance... Bent driver seat, cracked rear bumper cover, pooched out QT panel, rippled metal in the trunk... Not looking good... :smt013

Going for an estimate tomorrow...

WTH!?!?!?!?

Your left frame rail is twisted. They'll total the car. :(

Got the bumper off tonight to take a look... Bent rail right in front of the cross-member. Also found 2 VARY small buckles by the qt glass on both sides. :smt011 Re-bar looks like a pretzel also! I'll get pics tomorrow.

Calling the adjuster tomorrow, they might be totaling it. Thats ok though, I'll fix her up better then new anyway! :grin:

[96LegacyWagon]

Okay, so this is a week or two ago now, but I just compiled the video this morning, so there..lol

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[eekay]

Video is private, buddy. ;)

[98legwag]

Leaving soon to go pick up some Impreza RS front seats. Think its a good idea to clean them with a carpet shampoo-er when I get the home?

[Huffer]

I bought a newer Ru today. 02 Outback LL Bean H6. I'll be picking it up tomorrow and will post some of my own pics. She's regatta red with the tan cladding and I'm fairly certain she'll adopt the name Hazel. Here's her dealer pic:

Weird. I just started looking for an LL Bean spec H6 in red or white yesterday.

Let me know if/when you decide to get rid of it! :D

[Huffer]

Leaving soon to go pick up some Impreza RS front seats. Think its a good idea to clean them with a carpet shampoo-er when I get the home?

Depends if they're smelly... or the owner looks sketchy. I probably would.

[98legwag]

Leaving soon to go pick up some Impreza RS front seats. Think its a good idea to clean them with a carpet shampoo-er when I get the home?

Depends if they're smelly... or the owner looks sketchy. I probably would.

He is actually a friend. He has two 2.5 RS's. The seats came from his 2000 which now has jdm seats. His other has been in the process of getting a STI swap for 3 years now....The seats look really good. I will vacuum them and probably clean them with this:
http://www.pepboys.com/product/details/ ... Controller (http://www.pepboys.com/product/details/360924/566/?omniturePageName=Product+Details+Controller)

[Dead91silvia]

So... Pemco goes off of NADA... My car is worth $2100! Maybe she really said $3100... but still :smt005 :smt021

I said "yeah, hell no!"

I did find a kink in my frame rail... :-(

[Perdue]

Bought a bigger hammer and got the driver's side ball joint loose and then took the whole spindle and strut assembly out together. The bolt will not come out, still. I can get it to turn just a little, but no matter how hard I hit it, it won't come out. My only option, that I see, is to grind the head of the bolt off and remove the strut...ill just get the front spindles from Rogers old car when I go up.

It's kind of depressing. I had hoped to drive the car to Cleveland when I go to get my transmission from Roger...no suck luck. This thing has almost spent more time in the garage or broken down in the driveway than it has on the road.

[96LegacyWagon]

Video is private, buddy. ;)

Okay, trying again lol...

<iframe width="420" height="315" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/7j063HGFBO4" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe>

[98bk6]

Today I:

1. Flushed coolant
2. Installed neon coilpack
3. Change spark plugs and spark plug wire
4. Changed oil

Thats it.. It runs lot smoother..
Found out where my click and tick and misfiring was coming from when driving, it was cause my old coil pack number four terminal was rusted so was the inside of the spark plug wire. So when I dod my spark plugs my number four spark plug looked like it was melted. Did all that and changed the oil, no more misfire, ticking or clicking. So happy.. Lol.. Runs like a champ..

[Danny-G]

Installed some junkyard picked parts on my sedan today. Only two issues to fix, no oil light and the TPS is throwing a code. But the car will now start and run but if I push the gas really fast, the car stumbles, the idle drops to about 500, then jumps up to where it should be in relation to where I have the gas pedal.

[96LegacyWagon]

Only about 8 more hours until the store is supposed to have my new radiator (which is the wrong one, but since I already custom fabbed everything from the last installation, I figured I might as well make it plug and play this time)... then I work for 8 hours get to work on installing it on Sunday :)

[98legwag]

While picking up my RS seats last night I realized my car and I have driven on every inch of I-70 from the east end in MD to the west end in UT.

[Okin DaVanh]

While picking up my RS seats last night I realized my car and I have driven on every inch of I-70 from the east end in MD to the west end in UT.
Yeah.... That's a lot of time to think in between :grin: I miss roadtrips... :-( Which reminds me of an excuse for 1.... Halloween. Where to take de' kiddos? Hmm.... :smt024

[Huffer]

So... Pemco goes off of NADA... My car is worth $2100! Maybe she really said $3100... but still :smt005 :smt021

I said "yeah, hell no!"

I did find a kink in my frame rail... :-(

How is that possible? How many miles? I got $4700 for my BK, and it was in worse shape than your rust free BD.

[98legwag]

While picking up my RS seats last night I realized my car and I have driven on every inch of I-70 from the east end in MD to the west end in UT.
Yeah.... That's a lot of time to think in between :grin: I miss roadtrips... :-( Which reminds me of an excuse for 1.... Halloween. Where to take de' kiddos? Hmm.... :smt024

It's not all in one trip. I did drive from MD to UT and back the fall of 09.

[Perdue]

It's not all in one trip. I did drive from MD to UT and back the fall of 09.
That...would...be...awesome... :shock:

[98legwag]

It's not all in one trip. I did drive from MD to UT and back the fall of 09.
That...would...be...awesome... :shock:

It was a lot of fun, except from Ohio to Colorado everything is FLAT. Colorado and Utah are beautiful.

[Okin DaVanh]

It's not all in one trip. I did drive from MD to UT and back the fall of 09.
That...would...be...awesome... :shock:

It was a lot of fun, except from Ohio to Colorado everything is FLAT. Colorado and Utah are beautiful.
:smt017 I see what you did therrrr mistuh! :lol: I've not been to UT yet... YET.

[98legwag]

[quote="Okin DaVanh":jk04g404]
It's not all in one trip. I did drive from MD to UT and back the fall of 09.
That...would...be...awesome... :shock:

It was a lot of fun, except from Ohio to Colorado everything is FLAT. Colorado and Utah are beautiful.
:smt017 I see what you did therrrr mistuh! :lol: I've not been to UT yet... YET.[/quote:jk04g404]

UT is awesome. The drive from rt 89 down into Zion National Park is amazing. Great scenery and many many many turns. The speed limit is low and there is usually traffic, but its still great.

[grayguy]

Well, it's been a good car weekend here. First we spent yesterday going to pick up my wifes new car after her beloved 2.5RS coupe was totaled out on a deer hit: 2004 WRX with a ej257, forged pistons, ported/polished 2.0 heads, GT52 element tuning turbo, HUGE TMIC, pro-torque stall converter, 133k miles (13k on motor/build) and it's damn near mint inside and out.

I think she likes it, the whole drive home pretty much looked like this according to my sister
https://sl-i.net/FORUM/images/imported/2012/09/DSC_8293edit-1.jpg

and the car
https://sl-i.net/FORUM/images/imported/2012/09/DSC_8309edit-1.jpg

Then today I FINALLY had time to roll/pull all of my fenders, rust proof the inside of the lip, and put my 05' LGT wheels on

https://sl-i.net/FORUM/images/imported/2012/09/DSC_8315edit-1.jpg

And for fun, here it is parked next to my old car (of former 2.2GT-T honor) that is my sister's car to show stock vs. Lowered:

https://sl-i.net/FORUM/images/imported/2012/09/DSC_8318edit-1.jpg
https://sl-i.net/FORUM/images/imported/2012/09/DSC_8312edit-1.jpg

[Dead91silvia]

So... Pemco goes off of NADA... My car is worth $2100! Maybe she really said $3100... but still :smt005 :smt021

I said "yeah, hell no!"

I did find a kink in my frame rail... :-(

How is that possible? How many miles? I got $4700 for my BK, and it was in worse shape than your rust free BD.

I have no idea. Market value for a POS is $3000 local. It's got 248K, but you can ask any of the members on here that has seen her and she's in pretty damn good shape! I should be able to get them to put the value at at least $5000 by the time I'm done. I'm keeping my car, so I'm not so worried if it gets totaled, I just want what my car is worth, or enough to get my car fixed the right way...

[96LegacyWagon]

I installed the new radiator today... now to go test drive it. :)

[Okin DaVanh]

Took the little BossMan to Cars and Copters yesterday.

[Huffer]

So... Pemco goes off of NADA... My car is worth $2100! Maybe she really said $3100... but still :smt005 :smt021

I said "yeah, hell no!"

I did find a kink in my frame rail... :-(

How is that possible? How many miles? I got $4700 for my BK, and it was in worse shape than your rust free BD.

I have no idea. Market value for a POS is $3000 local. It's got 248K, but you can ask any of the members on here that has seen her and she's in pretty damn good shape! I should be able to get them to put the value at at least $5000 by the time I'm done. I'm keeping my car, so I'm not so worried if it gets totaled, I just want what my car is worth, or enough to get my car fixed the right way...

That's why. 14yrs old and 250k in miles. Not worth crap to anyone except us diehards.

[Dead91silvia]

Well, I think I got my car all figured out now... Insurance is 99% not going to total it, but I was not too worried about that.

Found a shop to do the frame work, since I didnt want to and Pemco is letting me do the rest myself so this is super cool! I'm planing to shave my antenna if I need to do body work on the QT. Also hoping that with the left over funds, I can get my new... project... part for the BD... You guys will like it! Hans and Yamazaki know what I'm talking about... :twisted:

[Danny-G]

^ Boost?

I FIXED MY SEDAN!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
https://sl-i.net/FORUM/images/imported/2012/09/thumb_smileyvaultsigns077-1.jpg
https://sl-i.net/FORUM/images/imported/2012/09/big_banana_Dancegif-1.jpg

[98legwag]

Just saw this on Cobb's Facebook album from the Bay Area Meet, it features two of our own:

http://i1098.photobucket.com/albums/g378/98legwag/303767_10151161695729054_588262460_n.jpg

[eekay]

Haha. The Scooby Doo license plate is awesome! And, if I'm not mistaken, that is WESTcoast's white BD, correct? They both look nice!

[98legwag]

Haha. The Scooby Doo license plate is awesome! And, if I'm not mistaken, that is WESTcoast's white BD, correct? They both look nice!

I'm pretty sure its WESTcoast's car.

[WESTcoast]

yeah that is Sybir and I, it was a great show, two more legacys were there, a 4th gen and a 5th gen both verry clean! It was a great day, alot of subies!

[Danny-G]

I played tow truck with my sedan. Towed an '84 Chevy S-10 4x4 for like fifteen miles. Pulled it no problem, even when the left rear tire on the truck blew out. And as a bonus from pulling the truck, a small dent got pulled out of my car.

[Dead91silvia]

^ Boost?

HA! I wish... not getting that much! Think cosmetic... :grin:

[98legwag]

^ Boost?

HA! I wish... not getting that much! Think cosmetic... :grin:

I'm going to say JDM or carbon fiber trunk lid.

[Huffer]

Took more parts off the car... getting them packed up to ship out.

[chrish8r]

Drove with my parking brake on for about 200 feet......derp :(

[Danny-G]

^ Boost?

HA! I wish... not getting that much! Think cosmetic... :grin:
Rear wiper?

[Dead91silvia]

Ah... Maybe... Also something else though too...

I've been looking for a rear glass, no one has any for sale... But I have something else in mine also... :grin:

[Dead91silvia]

^ Boost?

HA! I wish... not getting that much! Think cosmetic... :grin:

I'm going to say JDM or carbon fiber trunk lid.

HA! It's crossed my mind...

[Huffer]

NAAAAAWWWS

[99leggy]

I installed my rally Armor universal mud flaps today and 03 bugeye stock wheels painted black and threw them on and painted my calipers red

[Danny-G]

Rallyed my sedan hard, felt good. Much dust was made today.

[Wiscon_Mark]

Fixed the window/mirror wind noise and put Extra-S in the Forester.

Also discovered that my front frame rails are rusting near the control arms. There's already a small rust hole in one of them :smt012 That's going to be a fun job. The replacement rails aren't actually that expensive. I guess I knew I had to have one surprise with buying a used car with a lot of miles on it...

[Dead91silvia]

Fixed the window/mirror wind noise and put Extra-S in the Forester.

Also discovered that my front frame rails are rusting near the control arms. There's already a small rust hole in one of them :smt012 That's going to be a fun job. The replacement rails aren't actually that expensive. I guess I knew I had to have one surprise with buying a used car with a lot of miles on it...

After being on this forum and seeing all the crap you guys deal with in the form of rust, I'm not ever planing on moving there! Screw that! I love my cars too much to let that happen!

[Wiscon_Mark]

I think this was because of an accident that one of the previous owners got into. There's virtually no rust on the frame of my Outback, which is older.

My guess is that the owner who crashed it never reported it to insurance and got the frame piece straightened, but it wasn't coated properly.

[Thomistopheles]

:smt013 :smt013 :smt013 :smt013 :smt013 :smt013

I wanted to remove my fog grilles a while back to polish the lenses...but I planned on using hand tools to remove them and not a chunk of 2x4 and an empty sawzall case at 60mph, courtesy of the truck in front of me. Those grills shattered into a million pieces. The bumper and fogs themselves were miraculously unscathed.

https://sl-i.net/FORUM/images/imported/2012/09/P9211584_zpse4c2d157-1.jpg
Maybe the car gods are trying to tell me to upgrade to hella 500s.

[98legwag]

Hella 500s would be sweet. Glad the rest of the car is ok.

[eekay]

Nice luck on the bumper damage! Wish I had luck like that. Haha.

[grayguy]

I bought 750cc injectors and a BOV for my car. Hopefully I'll have time to get my big TMIC and new injectors in so i can get it retuned and running right.

[eekay]

What ECU are you running? Who's doing your tunes? Just from personal experience, the car won't start with those injectors without a tune. So, be ready for that. :)

[Thomistopheles]

Nice luck on the bumper damage! Wish I had luck like that. Haha.
Gotta have some luck, there's enough on my to-do list for the car without adding a cracked bumper cover and shattered fogs. :lol:

[eekay]

You have no idea, bro. I have so much on my plate right now, I'm actually BEGGING for cancer. Lol. If something can go wrong for me, it will. Kinda sucks considering how humble and helpful I try to be. I'm no asshat! Why me?! :) Anyhow, car still looks great!

[grayguy]

What ECU are you running? Who's doing your tunes? Just from personal experience, the car won't start with those injectors without a tune. So, be ready for that. :)

Stock 03'Wrx Ecu, I'm pretty sure the car will start fine on them, it.has 8xx CC Modded Sti pinks in it now, that's why it runs pig rich and doesn't make the power it should.

There is a guy in the twin cities area (2hrs away) that road tunes just about every Subaru around besides the really high dollar stuff

[98legwag]

Just washed it up for a meet tonight. Hope this 40% chance of rain does not result in rain.

[chrish8r]

Our local Subaru group and I went to the dyno day at IAG Performance

[Thomistopheles]

You have no idea, bro. I have so much on my plate right now, I'm actually BEGGING for cancer. Lol. If something can go wrong for me, it will. Kinda sucks considering how humble and helpful I try to be. I'm no asshat! Why me?! :) Anyhow, car still looks great!
I swear, sometimes karma gets confused and starts rewarding douchebags and punishing good dudes. Things will work themselves out if you stick with it.

Other than the car stressing me out, things are OK here. Feels like everything decided to require repair or replacement at once, and this year's not doing so great with winter prep details. No funds for tires. No funds for pilot + TO bearings and fluids to get my engine in. No funds for spacers + camber bolts + alignment so I can get my WRX suspension in. It's driving me nuts, because it's so close to being done and over with.

None of this would be a problem if I got this car when I lived at home. All these bills and adult responsibilities suck, lol! :smt019

[Wiscon_Mark]

Know how you feel. I've got tophats, a clutch system, and a rusty frame to fix before winter, and my tires are absolutely shit. I'd never even heard of the brand before I bought the Fozzie. ugh.

[Muse]

Blacked out my rear corners with VHT Nite Shades. Going to do the liftgate plastic tomorrow, I hope. I'm debating if I want to black out the reverse lights, Probably won't.

[Huffer]

Things are actually on the up and up for me... finally got a crap ton of parts ready to ship out to patient folks, the new HU and mudguards + keyless entry system for the wife's Ody came in.
Work has finally slowed down enough that I can get home at a reasonable hour.

Now, if only the new baby would sleep longer than 2hrs at night, we'd be good.

[Thomistopheles]

Washed my BG... in the dark. We'll see how that turned out in the morning. :lol:

You know, for a detailer...the outside of my car is usually pretty filthy. Maybe it's the same phenomenon as mechanics driving around junkers. :smt102 Things are slowing down lately, so maybe I'll be able to get some things done soon. Damn gravel roads, always making me press the happy pedal and generate tons of dust...

[Wiscon_Mark]

Well, it's been raining a bit lately, so mine's been dusty/water spotty lately too. Don't feel so bad.

[1996Battlewagon]

Basically, this is what's happening to me:

http://www.subaruoutback.org/forums/66- ... -away.html (http://www.subaruoutback.org/forums/66-problems-maintenance/28100-2003-subaru-h6-overheating-trouble-wont-go-away.html)

This has been one of the worst days for me in recent history. I bought the H6 from a dealer a week ago. The same day, it starts overheating. I top it off with coolant and go on for a few days with no issue. Then it does it again. I go through all the usual in my head but the H6 isn't suppose to pop headgaskets or loose water pumps and the fans are working. I read that thread a few nights ago, got worried and threw away my pride and called my Subie specialist. He looks at and within 15 mins says its a cracked head.

F this car. I thought I would like it but after just a few days, I didn't. So in an anger driven, low blood sugar splender, I hassled the shit out of the dealership. They have agreed to buy the car back but they want to test it themselves first to come up with a fair price. I'll have to wait and see. Until then, I sorta have to leave for Florida in a few days. Thank goodness I kept the old car that I actual love.

[Wiscon_Mark]

Was there something else about it you didn't like? I mean, they should fix the heads for you. That's a very fixable issue.

[Dead91silvia]

:smt013 :smt013 :smt013 :smt013 :smt013 :smt013

I wanted to remove my fog grilles a while back to polish the lenses...but I planned on using hand tools to remove them and not a chunk of 2x4 and an empty sawzall case at 60mph, courtesy of the truck in front of me. Those grills shattered into a million pieces. The bumper and fogs themselves were miraculously unscathed.

https://sl-i.net/FORUM/images/imported/2012/09/P9211584_zpse4c2d157-1.jpg
Maybe the car gods are trying to tell me to upgrade to hella 500s.

I have some 99 SUS grills that are kinda cool looking if you're interested... :smt023



I got a new/used rear bumper for the BD yesterday... Complete with beam and foam... Even in white! :grin: It does need some work, but thats ok, I got it for cheap...

Also hopefully going to look at a BE GT parts car today... So I might have some patch panels for you guys if they are needed...

[96LegacyWagon]

Today I borrowed $76 from my mom to pay the rest of the mechanic's bill off, now I owe her instead of them. Then we left the car at the shop to be looked at since the new radiator (as of 2 weeks ago now) is leaking about 1L of fluid each trip to/from work (10 miles each way, so .1 L/mile). Smh... so yeah, now I get to pay her off, then I can start buying parts for the car from members on here, as mentioned a couple months ago now.

[1996Battlewagon]

^^^I've been there with the moms. At least its just a small amount of money.


Was there something else about it you didn't like? I mean, they should fix the heads for you. That's a very fixable issue.

I appreciated the car for all it had to offer but it felt so damn lazy that it didn't even seem alive. While at the Subie Shop, I drove a BH 2.5 5MT and that laziness was gone: that felt like a Subaru. The H6 is just boring and the driving position compared to the BD/BK/BG is too distant from what the car is actually doing. Other than that, it was the bad blood and distrust I had towards it for doing what it did. On top of the overheating issue, a tire blew for no real reason.

[Dead91silvia]

Found 4 cars I want! errrr.... An 01 BE for $1500 with some problem (not much info in the add), a 03 BE with blown HG's for $2000 (hoping for a call back, a 96 BG that needs a motor for $1500 (super clean), and a 99 SUS thats a roll over for $1400 (parts car).

I want that 03 BE! Just short like $500 for it... Still gonna look at it if he still has it.

[Perdue]

Never hurts to make an offer...you have enough cars though. lol

[Muse]

Paid off my uncle the $100 he loaned me to get my Grace registered. Also got my camera back from the camera shop, so pictures of her on the internet will increase both in quality AND quantity soon.

[Dead91silvia]

Never hurts to make an offer...you have enough cars though. lol

HA! This is true... I talked the guy down to $1600 on the 03 BE, but then the paper work was fishy... Then a friend called at told me about a 82 Datsun 280ZX for $200... :grin: It's for parts, but now I can say I have had a 280! :smt026

Should be getting it sometime next week.

[sqc151]

so after pulling everything off.
http://i1199.photobucket.com/albums/aa474/sqc151/92ss%20Wagon/2012-09-20_20-18-43_841_zps2bd00966.jpg
http://i1199.photobucket.com/albums/aa474/sqc151/92ss%20Wagon/2012-09-20_20-18-53_821_zpsbdabc870.jpg

its all in the back and off to the shop for the swap. (i would usually do it but i cut my hand really bad)
http://i1199.photobucket.com/albums/aa474/sqc151/92ss%20Wagon/2012-09-27_21-16-30_493.jpg

[rkrenicki]

First post to this thread, but I replaced the headlights on my MY04 OBS with JDM A-C style HIDs last night. Tomorrow will also see new brake rotors and pads on the rear of that same car.

[horrorbiz]

Swapped out the transmission and added WRX wheels!

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

[Navi271]

^Nice! Winter Green metallic wooo! Did you figure out what the noise was in the old transmission? How many miles does the car have?

[horrorbiz]

^Nice! Winter Green metallic wooo! Did you figure out what the noise was in the old transmission? How many miles does the car have?

Hah thanks! When we pulled the transmission the torque converter appeared to be shot. The car has a little over 150k.

[Thomistopheles]

I went outside to mock up my Subaru badge of ownership thing and see if I wanted to put them on the car or not.
Next thing I know, I'm attacking my hatch with an angle grinder, doing rust repair.

https://sl-i.net/FORUM/images/imported/2012/09/anchormanwellthatescalatedquickly_zps6e1-1.jpg

[grayguy]

I put my BOV on and looked at what it's going to take to fit my bug TMIC in there...

[Navi271]

^Nice! Winter Green metallic wooo! Did you figure out what the noise was in the old transmission? How many miles does the car have?

Hah thanks! When we pulled the transmission the torque converter appeared to be shot. The car has a little over 150k.
You're welcome, hah mine is just over 155k and the transmission certainly shows it's age, but still works!
I don't see many winter green metallic 2nd gens on here, so I get excited whenever I see a new one lol.
Oh, and welcome to SLI!

[Muse]

I don't see many winter green metallic 2nd gens on here, so I get excited whenever I see a new one lol.
WOO! I hadn't realized you had one, too, Navi. Winter Green is a great color. Subtle, but not bland.

[horrorbiz]

^Nice! Winter Green metallic wooo! Did you figure out what the noise was in the old transmission? How many miles does the car have?

Hah thanks! When we pulled the transmission the torque converter appeared to be shot. The car has a little over 150k.
You're welcome, hah mine is just over 155k and the transmission certainly shows it's age, but still works!
I don't see many winter green metallic 2nd gens on here, so I get excited whenever I see a new one lol.
Oh, and welcome to SLI!


I didn't even realize it was a rare color! Thanks for the welcome.
The transmission I put in had over 100k but it works perfectly.

[Huffer]

decke48 and his family stopped in from Mass. on the weekend to pickup the engine, driveshaft and suspension. He had built a pretty nifty jig to hold the engine, so the two of us hoisted it up (long block n all) onto the back of his truck. His lady was extremely handy and got stuck in with her nice clean nails and WHITE shirt.

Good to meet another enthusiast just makin' it work. Hope you guys got home safely!

[sqc151]

ordered new slave cyl and throw out bearing for my 92TW. once the 5sp swap is installed ill look at better shifter bushings and maybe a short shifter in the future. but for now i need a daily while the 93ss goes under construction and i still need to finish the 07 sti trans swap on the 05LGT.

[Thomistopheles]

Finished up the hatch rust repair and put down some matte black paint over the primer to protect it until I can afford some ruby mica + clear coat. No more badges, no more hatch bar. Kinda ugly, but being rust free was more important than being red. :lol:

https://sl-i.net/FORUM/images/imported/2012/10/PA011593Edit_zpsc3139018-1.jpg

[Huffer]

I dig it.

[Dead91silvia]

Didnt work on mine, but I worked on ags18's car... got the left qt ready for primer and the right side is not to far behind...

Those of you that want to roll fenders/qt's, please do it right! I hate fixing other peoples F*** up's! (it was done before Matt got it...)
Ok, off the soap box now... LOL

[Muse]

Finished up the hatch rust repair and put down some matte black paint over the primer to protect it until I can afford some ruby mica + clear coat. No more badges, no more hatch bar. Kinda ugly, but being rust free was more important than being red. :lol:
Me, I'd continue with the black, and make it a mean-looking wagon... but that's just me.

[Navi271]

I don't see many winter green metallic 2nd gens on here, so I get excited whenever I see a new one lol.
WOO! I hadn't realized you had one, too, Navi. Winter Green is a great color. Subtle, but not bland.
mmhmm! Agreed. I had forgotten that you had one as well, WGM unite! WOO! lol, we are so cool...

Edit: 1000th post! Another WOO!

[Wiscon_Mark]

Finished up the hatch rust repair and put down some matte black paint over the primer to protect it until I can afford some ruby mica + clear coat. No more badges, no more hatch bar. Kinda ugly, but being rust free was more important than being red. :lol:

https://sl-i.net/FORUM/images/imported/2012/10/PA011593Edit_zpsc3139018-1.jpg

Nice! I like it!

I'm about to fix the badge-rust on my Fozzie as well. I'll do colormatched though.

Bled my clutch system today - feels better. Hopefully I can get a new slave cylinder and modify the pressure valve in the Master soon so I stop having clutch chatter.

[Thomistopheles]

Mine will be color matched ASAP, I'm not big on matte black. I had rust by the badges, the tail center section, the handle, the license plate, the bar, and a big spot at the bottom. It was terrible. Every time I looked at it, I could imagine Dead91silvia shedding a single tear for all the rust on our cars in the Midwest. :lol:

I'll never understand why Subaru thought the outback and AWD badges were fine with adhesive only, but the legacy badge needed adhesive AND posts/clips with holes drilled in the panel.

[Dead91silvia]

Mine will be color matched ASAP, I'm not big on matte black. I had rust by the badges, the tail center section, the handle, the license plate, the bar, and a big spot at the bottom. It was terrible. Every time I looked at it, I could imagine Dead91silvia shedding a single tear for all the rust on our cars in the Midwest. :lol:

I'll never understand why Subaru thought the outback and AWD badges were fine with adhesive only, but the legacy badge needed adhesive AND posts/clips with holes drilled in the panel.

Yeah.... A car that clean going Matt Black is a fail in my book! And rust... yes, it upsets me.

[eekay]

Hatch bar = winning! I totally spaced out cutting my holes for the bar but I definitely plan on doing it soon. It sure beats closing the hatch with my hands on the door. Finger and hand prints are a serious pet-peeve of mine...

[grayguy]

rust... yes, it upsets me.

So your saying I shouldn't post pictures of my rusted through quarters that are just coated in that's waxy rust proofing? Lol

[Thomistopheles]

There's a little black plastic thing where I can put my fingers, next to the latch on the bottom of the hatch. I use that more often than the bar, because finger prints and smudges on the bar were annoying me. :lol:

[eekay]

Ah. You're talking about opening the hatch. I'm talking more about closing it. I have to really push my hatch down to make it close all the way. Brand new hydraulics will do that. They're great, though!

[Thomistopheles]

Ahhhh that'll do it. Pretty sure my hatch struts are from 1997, so they don't put up much of a fight when I close it.

[Danny-G]

Finally uploaded a picture of my sedan with the painted fozzy wheels.
https://sl-i.net/FORUM/images/imported/2012/10/0926121434-1.jpg

[Huffer]

^^ nice! Tough 5 spokes for a purposeful vehicle.