GretarK 98 Legacy outback - wrx swap // new wheels

[GretarK]

Hi im new here and I just wanted to show u guys/girls my 98 legacy
I got it maybe 10 months ago and the plan was to fix it and sell it fast, that changed a little bit.. :lol:
I got a salvaged ´02 wrx for a very reasonable price and it was stupid not to swap it in the legacy.

New wheels :grin:
http://img22.imageshack.us/img22/9065/specohvtarfelgur001a.jpg
http://img196.imageshack.us/img196/2488/specohvtarfelgur002a.jpg


So it began
the 2.5 engine is out
http://img19.imageshack.us/img19/5950/specoswap023.jpg
And here I was persuading the pedal bracket to fit :lol:
http://img7.imageshack.us/img7/5017/specoswap004.jpg
the wiring was probably the most painful thing to do in this swap, but with time and much patience it all came together
http://img23.imageshack.us/img23/1737/specoswap003h.jpg
fitting the engine loom, bit of a mess there
http://img23.imageshack.us/img23/2931/specoswap005.jpg
A LOT of soldering and looking through the diagrams :mad:
http://img12.imageshack.us/img12/4250/specoswap003.jpg
Drastic measures were needed to fit the wrx instrument panel :lol:
http://img53.imageshack.us/img53/6185/specoswap008.jpg
the interior slowly coming together
http://img205.imageshack.us/img205/6036/specoswap010.jpg
the instrument panel mix actually was not that bad
http://img204.imageshack.us/img204/7866/specoswap011.jpg
here, everything plugged and it actually started in the first try, but my uppipe was broken so we put in another that we had lying around
and it was a little bit more "bling" :cool:
The rest of the exhaust consists of 06 wrx cat-back, but modified to fit the outback.
http://img6.imageshack.us/img6/9481/specoswap051k.jpg
http://img6.imageshack.us/img6/6846/specoswap0542.jpg
http://img6.imageshack.us/img6/1013/specoswap055.jpg
everything ready, just needed a good cleaning
http://img22.imageshack.us/img22/3554/specoswap067.jpg


..but wait, I had to have a hood-scoop so a donor hood was bought from a ´00 wrx and the mounting bracket cut off
and welded on the legacy hood.
http://img6.imageshack.us/img6/2513/specoswap075.jpg
http://img7.imageshack.us/img7/4439/specoswap079m.jpg
http://img3.imageshack.us/img3/5349/specoswap080.jpg

The swap took 2 weeks, with weekends and many late nights after work :neutral: but it was all worth it in the end.


and after I got some decent wheels and the hood prepped and painted, this is the outcome.
(future plans: Lowering springs/coilovers)
http://img194.imageshack.us/img194/8321/2outback067.jpg
http://img188.imageshack.us/img188/2854/2outback069.jpg
http://img268.imageshack.us/img268/9012/2outback064.jpg
http://img195.imageshack.us/img195/567/2outback072.jpg

hope you´ve enjoyed this

[BenO]

Wow :shock: Beautiful car and great job with the swap.

[rougeben83]

nicely done. :smt023

ever think about transferring the hood vents from that hood too? I bet it would look great :smile:

I would kill for some headlight squirters on my car btw.

[dplacencia]

Very nice!!!

[oskar_subaru]

every time i see this beautiful BG i want to have it soooo bad

verð í pm ? hahaha

[gibbons98legacygt]

Man so nice i got a wrx engine im planing to do this to mine

[Airgne]

damn that is beautiful!!! your sybir's green brother.

[Navi271]

wow! so jealous! that really does look awesome

[GretarK]

hehe thanks everybody

nicely done. :smt023

ever think about transferring the hood vents from that hood too? I bet it would look great :smile:

I would kill for some headlight squirters on my car btw.
the bump in the hood goes the "other way" on the legacy, so it would be very difficult to pull off :wink:

pm sent :lol:

[GretarK]

Man so nice i got a wrx engine im planing to do this to mine

good luck on that one :wink:

[subba]

wow nice to see a project started and completed :smt023

what was the time span for the swap?

[jey]

Wow good work!

[Huffer]

wow nice to see a project started and completed :smt023

what was the time span for the swap?

Two weeks - it's in the first post at the bottom.

Damn fine work there!

[GretarK]

thx again for the comments guys.

The engine is coming out this weekend though... one ringland gave in so, im rebuilding a 2.0l to put in there.
This ruins my plans to build a fully built engine, but this is how it goes :-?

[sybir]

Car looks awesome, man. Super-clean, and big props for doing the swap yourself.

[GretarK]

Car looks awesome, man. Super-clean, and big props for doing the swap yourself.

thanks, yours is nice. I suppose I "stole" a few ideas from you when modifying mine :oops: :lol:

But I had an early start on the weekend, and the 2.0L is built and my current engine is out.
So all I need to do now is swap the heads and intake ect. and it will be ready for cruising on saturday :razz:

[2.5GT]

One of the cleanest BGs I've seen in a long time :smt023

[impreza_GC8]

Gorgeous car, I didn't realize Outbacks were available in other countries. Swapped Outbacks are the best. I love your car, its got some very cool features that our US Outbacks did not come with.

[GretarK]

Gorgeous car, I didn't realize Outbacks were available in other countries. Swapped Outbacks are the best. I love your car, its got some very cool features that our US Outbacks did not come with.

thanks, I like the way you built your motor.
I tried to use the stock 2.5 na block with the 2.0L wrx heads and It worked fine for maybe 2000 miles. And it was haulin ass, left several wrx´s in the dust and a Audi s4 and others. But after those 2000 miles the cylenders ovaled and lost compression. But it was a fun experiment :razz:

[impreza_GC8]

Thanks. I am using newer flat top EJ25 pistons, I suppose they are stronger because they are taking the abuse very well.

By the way, do you have a paint code on your car? I am having my car painted as soon as I can decide on a color and I must say, yours is gorgeous. We didn't get that color in the US I don't think. Here is my "paint the wagon" thread.
viewtopic.php?f=9&t=14232 (http://www.sl-i.net/FORUM/viewtopic.php?f=9&t=14232)

[GretarK]

got myself a set of new wheels :grin:

[Navi271]

im really liking the new white wheels! it reminds me of a rallycar

[hallowpoint]

dude those looks so sexy!!!!

[aznguy0087]

CANGRATS!!! that is a great looking wagon!!!

[GretarK]

thanks guys, at first I was not sure about the wheels but now I really like them, it took me only a couple of days to get used to ;)

[Sindri_icelander]

Wow, that's a gorgeous car... I've seen it a couple of times on the road and I always slowed down to take a good look. :smile:

I think I have the same wheels as you. Did you powdercoat yours?

I'm also thinking about doing a WRX swap as well in my Legacy. Maybe you can share some wisdom when the time comes?

Ertu staðsettur í RVK? Mig minnir að það séu 2 swappaðir Outbackar á klakanum og að annar sé staðsettur á Akureyri en hinn í RVK? Allavega, frábært project hjá þér. Einhver framtíðarplön?

[legacy_outback]

wow... all i can say is wow. It looks sexy as hell! :smt023
I'm so jealous of your car and sybir's.
Also what is your car lowered on?

[anothernord]

WOW! :grin: :grin: :grin: This is just an amazing car! It is drop dead gorgeous in the first pic!

Curious: where/how did you get those headlight washer nozzles? I'd love to do something like that for my retrofitted JDM' projectors.

[oskar_subaru]

WOW! :grin: :grin: :grin: This is just an amazing car! It is drop dead gorgeous in the first pic!

Curious: where/how did you get those headlight washer nozzles? I'd love to do something like that for my retrofitted JDM' projectors.

OEM on all icelandic outbacks and most legacys in fact

[Reason]

CLEAN, I like it, good work on it :smt023

[ccampbell2546]

Amazing car. Good work, and I like the small details too. The BBS's look great also.

[Wagonista]

Those new 5-spokes look FANTASTIC. Clean, classic, big. :grin:

[anothernord]

Another post because I love this car so much. That WRX scoop is so clean; it looks like it is 100% stock.

[bentleyshane25]

awesome swap. gives me hope for the future. i have a 97 leg gt, and now have a 02 ej20t to throw into it! i was thinking about trying to swap the entire dash out of a wrx wagon in my legacy sedan. anyone done this? or would i be better off using my dash and just gettin the guages in it?
much props on your car. it is amazing. :wav: