HellaGT/Trevor's 1999 Legacy GT Update May 5th 17" wheels

[hellaGT]

Here is my ride!

Update 3/6/09 Cleared cloudy headlights with $6 solution from kreagan with before / after pic
Update 4/11/09 JVC Arsenal reciever, replaced woodgrain, Ebay shift boot.
Update 4/26/09 MOMO Steering Wheel!
Update 11/27/09 Painted and polished fog lights
Update 1/19/10 Replaced front wheel bearings and CV axles
Update 3/31/10 18mm Sway Bar
Update 5/5/10 New 17" wheels

Mod's
Power/Drivetrain
Replaced engine long block from risingsunengines.com
DXD clutch
STI trannny and motor mounts
Magnecor KV85 competition sparkplug wires
Iridium spark plugs
K&N Air Filter
Stromung cat-back exhaust
Extra-S synthetic gear oil
Mobile 1 oil and filter
Valve cover gaskets
Unequal length headers
High flow cat

Exterior/Interior
Custom grill
Sti v2 wheels
Thule snowboard racks
Rally armor mudflaps
JDM Projector headlights
Red dash lights

Audio
JVC Arsenal 4/11/09
Infinity reference component front speakers
Infinity sub
MTX 4 channel amp

Most current picture
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The headlights after the $6 bottle of "cloudy yellowed headlight cleaner" 3/6/09
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LAKE BERRYESSA DRIVE

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The black legacy GT is TheAngryPigeon's in the 3rd pic and thats the yard I used to swap the engine.
THe white bronco II is my old car.
Peace Out!

[T_F_E]

Very clean looking ride!

[Navi271]

I really like the hella supertones behind the front grill!
I've been thinking about getting some magnecores for my car. Did you notice any performance gain from them?
Next upgrade should be JDM projector headlights, or clear up the foggy ones you have now.
I personally hate foggy headlights, I just replaced mine cause I couldn't afford projectors...

[hellaGT]

My head lights look like they were yellowed like fog lights... I have plans to clear them up.

I also agree with the hella horns and grill look.
When I finished dropping the newer engine in I had the magnacore wires and plugs installed at that time. I noticed a big difference in power, which could have been from the newer engine's compression. When it comes to NA cars, every little bit helps a little bit... and there are quite a few you can do. Although I don't know the HP increase, when compared by TheAngryPigeon, my car seemed to pull a bit faster off the line than his 98 GT who has also just replaced his engine. :smt027 I would still recomend them if the price is right.

[TheAngryPidgeon]

Although I don't know the HP increase, when compared by TheAngryPigeon, my car seemed to pull a bit faster off the line than his 98 GT who has also just replaced his engine. :smt027 I would still recomend them if the price is right.

Have we actually gone toe to toe yet? I don't think we have =p.

Navi, we'll have to settle this for you sometime soon. lol

[hellaGT]

I was hoping you would say that :grin:

[Navi271]

oh YES! i can't wait

[hellaGT]

I really like the hella supertones behind the front grill!
I've been thinking about getting some magnecores for my car. Did you notice any performance gain from them?
Next upgrade should be JDM projector headlights, or clear up the foggy ones you have now.
I personally hate foggy headlights, I just replaced mine cause I couldn't afford projectors...

Headlights now are clear and I'm impressed how easy and cheap it was to do.

[KAG]

Looks good Trevor. Now I can't give you shit about the headlights being foggy and the corners being spotless :lol:

What's next?

[hellaGT]

some sweet suspension!

[TheAngryPidgeon]

The suspenseion is killing me.

[gibbons98legacygt]

What type of suspension you thinking about runnning

[hellaGT]

I was lookin at some ION springs paired with the KYB GR2 struts which woud be about $750 total... but there may be a group buy in order for ION springs. ION stated there would be further discounts.

[hellaGT]

Looks good Trevor. Now I can't give you shit about the headlights being foggy and the corners being spotless :lol:

What's next?

Haha that could have been my motivation

[gibbons98legacygt]

Yo man check out my page gibbons98legacygt i just lowered my car and i got kyb agxs and look at what i did its a pretty nice set up i like it

[hellaGT]

New JVC reciever and got rid of the wood grain. Also got an Ebay shift boot.

Before:
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After:
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[Navi271]

the boot matches the sti on the floor mats nicely! I like the new cd player too, personally i like alpine the best but have had no problem with jvc
you need to get the black window opener button insert thingers on the doors to match the new center blackness

[hellaGT]

the boot matches the sti on the floor mats nicely! I like the new cd player too, personally i like alpine the best but have had no problem with jvc
you need to get the black window opener button insert thingers on the doors to match the new center blackness

Yeah I was trying to hide the woodgrain window panel behind the steering wheel... lol

[hellaGT]

BEFORE
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AFTER
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[hellaGT]

Took some photos berfore the snowboard racks came off :cry: ...

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[Wagonista]

Sweet BD! Very clean! I know lake berryessa... I used to live in sonoma county. Just needs some matching mudflaps for your rears...

[KAG]

MOMO wheel looks good Trevor. I bet it feels a lot better too.

Are you ditching the entire rack or just the snowboard rack?

[hellaGT]

Sweet BD! Very clean! I know lake berryessa... I used to live in sonoma county. Just needs some matching mudflaps for your rears...

Yeah... I was backing up and pinched one between my tire and a curb so it came off... took off the the other side so it wasn't so obvious lol. Until I can order new hardware and install them.

[hellaGT]

MOMO wheel looks good Trevor. I bet it feels a lot better too.

Are you ditching the entire rack or just the snowboard rack?

I took off the entire rack... noticed a 2-3 mpg drop with them on plus the snow season came to a close in Tahoe so off with them.

I am entirely impressed by how the wheel feels, got a good deal on it as well.

[SubaGlue]

I really like the white with gold wheels :grin:

keep up the good work :lol:

[hellaGT]

I really like the white with gold wheels :grin:

keep up the good work :lol:

Thanks! I did too, every now then I go through a phase to powder coat them black... but it never lasts long.

I like your profile pic. It's a bit ironic that my 'Check Engine Light' turned on yesterday and flashes every now and then... which means it's something serious like a misfire, fuel deprived, air deprived or something of the sort. I might as well explain what happend...

Noticed what happend as stated above and then had a friend at kreagan check the codes: cylinder 3 AND 4 were misfiring. However, the engine has been running flawlessly without a hint of a sputter. Said friend pointed out that cylinder 3 and 4 are opposing eachother on the distributer which would lead us to believe it may be giving a bad spark occasionally causing the ECU to freak out.

Very uncommon that 2 spark plugs or wires would die at the same time right?

Cleared the codes and it's back on with the occasional flashing. Any Ideas?

[Huffer]

Swap the plug wires at the coil pack and see if it happens in cylinders 1 and 2 if it does then you know the wires or the coil pack are bad.

[BlueBD5]

I always wanted too see what the V2 sti wheels looked like on a bd AND they look good :smt005 but i think imma go in a different direction now ya beat me to it! :wink:

[hellaGT]

I always wanted too see what the V2 sti wheels looked like on a bd AND they look good :smt005 but i think imma go in a different direction now ya beat me to it! :wink:

lol Thanks but no offense taken if you do decide to go that route.

[BlueBD5]

I was lookin around nasioc for a set and some guy tried to sell me some refinished ones for close to 500 i had to get back to him on that one thats like brand new rota prices and a nicer size then 16x6.5 even tho that would be plenty of tire for my stock L suspension it dont hurt to push till coilover money builds up :twisted:


and i just noticed my grill is done up exactly the same as yours cept my supertones are more offset to the sides jus workin on gettin a lip and fogs for my zenki bumper

[Huffer]

I was lookin around nasioc for a set and some guy tried to sell me some refinished ones for close to 500 i had to get back to him on that one thats like brand new rota prices and a nicer size then 16x6.5 even tho that would be plenty of tire for my stock L suspension it dont hurt to push till coilover money builds up :twisted:


www.5mileimport.com (http://www.5mileimport.com)

[BlueBD5]

so it seems thats the going rate :-( im all about modding on the cheap or finding hookups for now till i find some decent work if ya ever wanna part with those babies you know were to reach me :smt023

[hellaGT]

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AFTER
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Baked and removed the lens to paint lamp and sanded the pitted to hell plastic lenses

[Matt S.]

:smt023

[hellaGT]

I think I might take the fog lenses to the 2500 grit level, stopped at 2000.

Just installed high flow headers and cat. Now I have a complete after market exhaust: headers, high flow cat, Stromung mid pipe, and muffler... sounds puurrrrfect lol

Also swapped on a set of JDM prjectors ;) Will post some pics later

[upstateclipse]

Looks like your making some good progress

[hellaGT]

This list starts to get long while at school... lol. Have replaced the valve cover gaskets and changed the climate control bulbs to glow red

...oh and became a SLI member again ;)

[hellaGT]

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I have more pics so I was thinking of making a DIY for wheel bearing replacement. What do you think?

[TheAngryPidgeon]

Nice headlights. =D

[Huffer]

I have more pics so I was thinking of making a DIY for wheel bearing replacement. What do you think?

Do it.

[hellaGT]

Nice headlights. =D

Thanks Angrypigeon! Got a sweet deal on 'em. I don't ever want to drive at night without them... lol thanks for the hook-up.

A wheel bearing DIY on the way

[99gtlimited]

just did that myself, not exactly fun huh? was your hub totally shot or did you just replace it for good measure?

[hellaGT]

totally shot from the bearing... The CV splines actually seized up in there, took 5,000lbs from the press to get it out. Some major machine work is required for sure! Replaced the other side bearing and CV for good measure

[hellaGT]

Installed 18mm outback rear sway bar! Would highly recommend this mod for added stability around the turns. I have stock suspension, sway bar bushings, and endlinks.

[hellaGT]

Got new/used 17" wheels! Pictures uploaded soon...

[hellaGT]

Some quality pictures of the the new wheels and projectors

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waaay better!

[Airgne]

please refer to link below and fix as needed.

viewtopic.php?f=6&t=5808 (https://sl-i.net/FORUM/viewtopic.php?f=6&t=5808)

[2.5GT]

Looks great, now you need to lower it :D

[hellaGT]

I thought I would miss having gold wheels more. The gun metal color doesn't look bad.

What do you guys think about taking a BBS gold rattle can to the wheels? Anyone interested in doing a photo shop job?

[gibbons98legacygt]

Dude mad respect for the wheels i want those wheels so bad!!!!!

[TGX4776]

black or gold.

[gibbons98legacygt]

Dont paint them man. They make ur car look way to clean to change them.

[hallowpoint]

looks really clean

[hellaGT]

Thanks guys, I picked these up for 200 bucks. One "buck" flew from the front of a truck that was in front of me and tagged my right/rear wheel cracking one of the spokes on my old gold set. Causing me to go get a nicer set of wheels... lol