slaytaleras 97 leg outback UPDATE 11/22 new pics

[slaytalera]

ok...i plan on doing alot to this car, i love it to death and i figured id show you guys what ive done so far (not much) and the plans for this car in the future.

i picked this car up for free, because i needed a car, and didnt have that much to spend...it had a blown head gasket so that was the first thing that was done...its been in 3-4 accidents(none of which are my fault...minor bumps, some from off roading as well). little did i know what this car was gonna mean to me, or what was available for the car.

so this was the car originally, after on accident(and on one of my rock crawling adventures):
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so needing some more light, and having the one foglight smashed in, i decided to get hella 500 fogs(it gets really foggy up here in the mountains):

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they were welded to the stock brackets and are amazing!

completed mods:
JDM squash air freshener (air spencer cs-x3)
JDM projectors
WRX struts w/ prodrive springs
DBA 4000 front rotors and Hawk HPS pads up front
Perrin lightweight crank pulley
JDM side markers
Hella 500 fogs

future mods that will happen with in the next few months:
Hella supertones
new head unit and speakers(maybe subs...i dont have room though so ill see whats out there)
replace both front and rear bumpers(both are dented pretty bad)
straighten the hood and drivers side front quarter panel
get new rear endlinks to replace my broken ones
new wheels(might hold off till after suspensions done)

and long term goals that i have set for this car:
SWAP
repaint it a solid color
body kit of some type...maybe learn to fab my own fiberglass and carbon fiber parts

[Navi271]

Looks like a solid subaru legacy outback. Can't wait to see how it all turns out!
This makes me miss my foglights :cry:
I want bigger mudflaps too!! The stock ones just don't quite cut it, and one of mine actually broke.. so I just need to get new ones.

[slaytalera]

Looks like a solid subaru legacy outback. Can't wait to see how it all turns out!
This makes me miss my foglights :cry:
I want bigger mudflaps too!! The stock ones just don't quite cut it, and one of mine actually broke.. so I just need to get new ones.


nah...the stock mud flaps dont cut it at all...you should see what it looks like after i go mudding!!(guess that means im gonna have to go out and get'er nice and muddy for pics :grin: )

also an unexpected mod came up cause of christmas...i has a tomtom 130 gps on my windshield...the drivers seat is starting to look alittle spaceship-y haha, pics of that coming up aswell

[T_F_E]

Exact same car as mine but mines black? Is yours limited?

[slaytalera]

nah, its just the regular outback...unless someone pulled the limited badge off before i bought it and i have no idea :lol:

[T_F_E]

Nice so they are still essentially the same car except yours has the 2.2 doesn't it?

[slaytalera]

hmm...i never educated myself on the differences between limited and standard...buts its auto so its the 2.5.

[slaytalera]

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half way through my projector swap and got some snow, figured it was a cool shot you guys might like

[99gtlimited]

you need to resize your photos wherever they're being hosted because they seem to be getting cut off, try ~650 width that usually fits in the frame for me

[Reason]

you need to resize your photos wherever they're being hosted because they seem to be getting cut off, try ~650 width that usually fits in the frame for me

They aren't cutting off for me...

[99gtlimited]

well then it must be something with my browser? it cuts off every picture if it's too wide...

hmmm i guess i lose

[slaytalera]

i made it a bit smaller, see if that works now.

[slaytalera]

I had some time to kill today so i did a mini photo shoot

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[1996Battlewagon]

I had some time to kill today so i did a mini photo shoot

https://sl-i.net/FORUM/images/imported/2009/04/IMG_0618-1.jpg


I really like this shot. I don't really know why. I think it's because of the Vette in the background. In your (stereo)typical photo shoot, that Corvette would be the center of attention while your 'lowly' Outback would be in the background, lost in the crowd. But here, it's the opposite. It shows how much you love your Subaru and how a simple Outback can be more entertaining than a Corvette. There is just something intoxicating about these cars and this picture shows why they have such a loyal following.

Nice job; the projectors look GOOD!

[xXGTBspecXx]

^ kinda thinkin the same thing..

[gibbons98legacygt]

I dig the projectors i need some bad

[dplacencia]

Looks good with the projectors. :grin:

[slaytalera]

thanks guys :grin:

and gibbons, yes you do, you will not regret getting them

[slaytalera]

got an array of SLI stickers, new grill from reason(if anyone can tell me what brand it is that would be awesome lol), and, most noticeably, WRX struts with PRODRIVE blue springs. it rides great, very little body roll compared to stock(then again my rear endlinks are broken so that helps)

pic time!
i love this grill
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[Huffer]

If you take off your rear bumper you can pop that dent out easily...

Suspension looks great on there - no sag either?

Considered painting your stock wheels?

[)2edline]

dang, that drop looks good.

[slaytalera]

If you take off your rear bumper you can pop that dent out easily...

Suspension looks great on there - no sag either?

Considered painting your stock wheels?


my mom rear ended me a bunch of times so most of the clips that keep the bumper "molded" around the body have broken so it needs to be replaced anyway

the suspension is level, so it looks like theres a bit of sag in the back since the rear fender wells arent as high as the fronts, but i like it like this

and yes i eventually plan on painting them...not sure on color yet

[slaytalera]

dang, that drop looks good.


thanks, it looks better in person, maybe at the next RI meet youll see it :grin:

[slaytalera]

new pics!

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[LiftedGT]

A cool no nonsense outback. Like it. The new grill and drop looks great.

[slaytalera]

thanks man, unfortunately I sold it, heres my "newer" one though, its like this one but in better shape

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