Baddog's 96 Legacy Hybrid - Frankenmotor Rebuild Again 6/13

[Baddog]

I have owned this car for almost a year and a half now. Just recently within the past 5-6 months I have learned a lot and it gave me a direction to go. Lets start off by saying I love this car but at the same time I hate it. It’s a love hate thing. Think it’s that way with all cars.
I bought it FULLY stock 143k on the clock and a Reconstructed title it was hit in the back end just a little bit got most of it straightened out now. Got it for $1900.
It has been an experiment. I have done things and then changed them to something else. So some things may not look the same later. Any questions just ask.

Mod List:
04-06 STI Front High Caster control arms (Perrin Steering Response kit with Whiteline lower inner front bushings)
2.5/2.2 Hybrid W/ Delta Cams
Paranoid Fabrications Grounding Mod
Group N Motor Mounts
Group N Pitch Stop
MSD Ignition Coil
Hybrid Ebay Intake W/ K&N High Flow Filter
2.25” Catback with Vibrant Flow 1145 Muffler
Fortune Auto 500 Coilovers 10k/8k
Hella Horns
Outback Bumper
Hella 500 Fog Lights
RFRB Grille
5K HID’s
Suede Door Cards
02-03 WRX Seats
Blue Gauge Cluster and HVAC LED’s
17x7 MB Weapon +48 Rims W/ 225/45/17 Kuhmo Ecsta 4x's
04 WRX Calipers (F&R) With H6 Rear Caliper Brackets to fit the 11.4” Rotor
GT Hood
22-25 Adj. Rallitek RSB
Tribeca Front Sway Bar
Single Port UEL header
Tsudo "Catless Track Pipe"
JDM Projectors
5 Speed swap: ACT Streetlite flywheel, Exedy 2.5 KSB04 Clutch, Cobb front and rear stay bushings, new shifter joint, Ralco RZ short throw and best of all an OBX Helical Front LSD.

Future Mods:

GrimmSpeed Phenolic 8mm spacers
LCA Bushings
Solid Endlinks
JDM Tail Lights




Knowing me I forgot something

Now onto the pictures. Going to try to do them in order.

[Reason]

Cool you are better off looking dual exhaust port heads before a single port header. Good luck

[Baddog]

I have the option to buy some DOHC heads. Just not really sure how to swap them over. Things like that.

[Reason]

Don't do it, if your car has slid which it does stick with sohc heads. No wiring needed just a head swap.

[StatGSR]

yea, sadly the DOHCs don't really up any doors that particularly useful. i would move a couch in front of said door actually...

[Baddog]

Don't do it, if your car has slid which it does stick with sohc heads. No wiring needed just a head swap.

So I need to find SOHC Dual Ports?
What years had those?

Sorry I am COMPLETELY clueless about this part of the motor.

1995

[StatGSR]

^ 90-95 legacys and similar yeared imprezas will have dual port SOHC 2.2 heads.

obviously swaping heads is quite a bit of extra work and possibly more money, just to get a header and sound that you want, that's why i would recommend finding a good exhaust shop and see what kind of quote they will give you to build one. Many people have made them before.

[JunkerXL]

95 = awesome! thats what my brighton is

i <3 teh brightonz

good looking ride btw, i got much wagon love but i dig clean sedans too

[StatGSR]

btw, you may want to follow this....

http://www.rs25.com/forums/f5/t146514-m ... eturn.html

seller had made a previous run with success.....
http://www.rs25.com/forums/f14/t107933- ... stock.html

[Baddog]

btw, you may want to follow this....

http://www.rs25.com/forums/f5/t146514-m ... eturn.html

You are a life saver. I am going to keep an eye on that!

Also I have called 3 exhaust shops local to me. One including Rallitek who said they cannot make me single ports.

An exhaust shop quoted me 1200 for headers....Not really sure wtf they were thinking

And another exhaust shop named "darrels mufflers" said they can't do them either.

[Navi271]

Dang! everyone is getting winter green metallic subarus!! I swear this is the 3rd winter green metallic car I've commented on recently.
I like what you've done with it so far, so keep it up!

[Baddog]

Dang! everyone is getting winter green metallic subarus!! I swear this is the 3rd winter green metallic car I've commented on recently.
I like what you've done with it so far, so keep it up!

Thank you. Takes time and money to continue what I want from it. Slow process.

[Baddog]

2.25" Catback with a Vibrant 1145 Muffler. Stock cats, Stock single port headers. Video at bottom of first post.

[Baddog]

Updated. Redid my Members Ride.

GT Hood will be picked up Monday
Wrapped Arm Rest in same Suede as door cards.

[Baddog]

GT Hood today. Going to flat black it till I get the money for the paint to color match it (hopefully close) to the car. Also need to line up the hood a little bit and fix the bumper

[rocketlegacy]

nice i like GT hoods . any pics of the suede?

[Baddog]

nice i like GT hoods . any pics of the suede?

I did a fold but really should have sewed it or somethin like that. I will do it again at another time.

[rocketlegacy]

nice i like GT hoods . any pics of the suede?

I did a fold but really should have sewed it or somethin like that. I will do it again at another time.

how did you attach it? because if you used spray glue i think you can pull and stretch the suede to fit without folding. here is what i mean. this guy did it on his pillars, which the geometry is far more complicated. http://www.iwsti.com/forums/how-install ... llars.html

[Baddog]

Yeah I used spray glue. I may give that a shot then. This stuff was like 13 a yard.

[Baddog]

Received my SS Brake Lines from Reason today.

[Baddog]

I just ordered my Single Port UEL headers today. Be a few weeks before I receive them. Next up is paint for the hood and bumper.

[still_alive]

Did you ever get those headers? If so can you post some pics up of them installed?

[Baddog]

Still waiting for the guy on RS25.com to make them. There will only be 20 made unless you make your own. PM me if you want more details. They are not cheap.

[still_alive]

Yea I saw Supers was making them again, seems like they've been along time coming. I'm in the process of making my own, I'm taking pictures in hopes of making a DIY for single ports on here. Everything is going together good so far. Maybe it will inspire people a little more to try their hand at fabbing up some

[Baddog]

Yeah I would if I could. I just dont have the parts. And these headers will sell for more then I paid for them, if not around the same. I see it as an investment as well.

[Baddog]

Installed my Rallitek 22-25 adj RSB.



I had chuck do a photoshop. The color matching isn't perfect but this is the look I am going for.

[anothernord]

Did you have to pound away the tire well to get the bar to fit?

[Baddog]

The bar was made for the Legacy. They stopped making them again.

I got one of the last 4 they had. It came with "solid" endlinks. I don't know if I can call them solid but they are made out of metal and not rubber/plastic.

Too bad my car wasn't up more. Right at my rear left quarter panel is Doug Vincents house.

[rocketlegacy]

i like the grill choice. now you just need a 2.5...