Hinyo's 98 Legacy GT - Swap Time

[Hinyo]

I KNOW HOW LATE I AM!!!!

Anyways got her in late 08 the summer of my junior year and shes not going anywhere

Lets start with my favorite pic of my girl at the moment

Covered in snow and loving it



In her "Summer Mode"



Just one of my favorite pictures of her.. i have tons...

and this one thanks to @kcowels Still pretty monster truck status

theres alot in the works ill post up more pictures with time =) and ill try to do it in order



Es300 Foglight Retrofit into plastic covers at the time have since gone and been replaced with stockers with some diamond visions but will change again very very soon


Theres alot in the works ill post up more pictures with time and hopefully historical order =)

Exterior:

JDM Headlights - Retrofitted with FXR 3.0 66420 D2S bulbs and Denso Ballasts
LED Independant wired city lights(need to reinstall)
LED Tails(in the works)
V3 Trition V2.5 1000 Lumen LED Reverselights
JDM turn Signals
Fog Retrofit(Completed)
WRX front lip(Installed)
02 03 WRX front brakes(Completed)
05-09 LGT Vented Rears(Completed)
Stop Tech SS front brake lines(Completed)
4zero1motorsports SS rear brake lines LGT/05-09 fitment specific (completed)
Zero Sports Radiator Srhoud

Engine:

OEM Intake(with snorkus)
95-97 Tube with Cone(ate gas and bogged bad) GREAT induction noise
95-97 Tube with oem box with hole still bogged
Hybrid OEM intake (snorkel still present) no more bogging =) OK sound
Stromung HFC
Borla Catback
2007 wrx ej255(in the works)

Suspension:

KYB GR2's
Prodrive Blues
Rota G force 17x7.5
Bridgestone Potenza RE760

Hopes for the future

EJ257 Engine swap and harness Merge. (300whp)
Non-ddc 6MT
Brembos(this is under consideration as my current brake setup will be plenty for stock 257 power)
WRX/STI Black Front and rear cloth seats
New wheels? (Would love a set of sti wheels from an 04 sti)
New "daily" summer wheels
SUS Rear Bumper
Non dented trunk

[r3v_v3ng3]

Looks good. I always wanted to take a pic with a silver legacy behind the Silver Legacy in Reno lol

[WPEC]

Cool Nate, you have an official thread eventually ,
So far so good , this's one of my favaorite fellow member whos def near by me.
He's not hesitate to help me and I also believehe can help another fellows,too.
I subscribed you.

[Hinyo]

Looks good. I always wanted to take a pic with a silver legacy behind the Silver Legacy in Reno lol

THANKS!!!! and as a treat here's the first pictures I ever took of her
(first issue i ever had flat tires) Patched them with my dad =)

:smt081:smt081:smt081:smt081

[lord flashheart]

Now post some current pics!

[98legwag]

Now post some current pics!

This.

[Hinyo]

This.

JERKS!!!! @98legwag @lord flashheart

heres a picture....

[Hinyo]

Now.... after being interrupted.... where was I

EH HEM!!!

Built a benchtop power station from an old power supply and figured out issue with HID retrofit. Bad d2s to amp straight adapter. Soldered it back together for the moment new one being shipped out from Theretrofitsource momentarily. Great customer service

and pictures

[lord flashheart]

JERKS!!!! @98legwag @lord flashheart

heres a picture....

Peek-a-boo!

[Thomistopheles]

Built a benchtop power station from an old power supply and figured out issue with HID retrofit.

Hah, I made one of those a few days ago, posted photos in my MR1. It's funny how a $15 DIY power supply outperforms my old $80 commercially available one.

[Hinyo]

Hah, I made one of those a few days ago, posted photos in my MR1. It's funny how a $15 DIY power supply outperforms my old $80 commercially available one.

VERY TRUE~~~!!!! and it cost me next to nothing only thing i had to buy were the alligator clips and a switch(which i will solder in eventually) and having the availability of multiple voltage and Amp sources is really nice.

[98legwag]

You should post up your new goodies.

[WPEC]

You should post up your new goodies.

Seconded this


Loving my Tulip tons

[LeggyxPower]

i would love to see your led tail lights or are they just bulbs? awesome work on the headlights. i'm getting the itch to do some mods again

[Hinyo]

Sorry @LeggyxPower atm they are just bulbs in the reverse I should have made that more clear... HOWEVER!!! as soon as @lord flashheart stops being lazy/ I stop being lazy and have time we can get some stuff in the works. Im thinking ill start simple but they will be pretty cool builds. but since you asked. HERES A PICTURE of the reverse lights lol

[Hinyo]

Some more recent pictures of her thanks to @kcowles from the sl-i meet





Installed the Lexus headlights as foglights

55w DDM DSP ballast with 3000k ebay special d2s bulb(d2s doesn't come in 300ok any other way)

Potato cam output shots

they are better in all honesty then my low beams with white bulbs in them and wide as can be




More Potato Cam...

[Hinyo]

Did an oil change today. needed it. OEM filters FTW penzoil high mileage 5w30... first time ive ever done my own oil change. even though surprisingly I've done literally everything else to the car...

[WPEC]

Great job that why you showed lately.
Hey look at what I brought from you

[Hinyo]

MORE HISTORY!!!

One of my favorite sets of pictures of my baby.... these actually really old but still relevant. Near and old abandoned house built by one random guy on another persons land but never torn down. Odd thing. She didn't have any mods in this picture hadn't even really been thinking about mods just driving her around these back roads with a friend alot at the time.

[Hinyo]

so...... less than happy atm... have to do HG..... AGAIN.... I think I might replace the heater core while I'm at it.... and for those who know me you know this is getting just a BIT ridiculous...

[98legwag]

Getting?

[chevyman1968]

Dang dude seriously getting ridiculous this is like the 4 time you've had your engine pulled right? Maybe you have a crack in the block somewhere


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[Hinyo]

sadly they have all been different engines... Instead of replacing the HG(which I had Agile do on a motor that threw a rod bearing 5 days later and another motor that just decided oil+radiator = fun after 3 months(evergreen headgaskets) I've just gotten low mileage jdm motors... I'm hoping this time to mill the heads and do head gasket job myself and call it a day till next year.... the heater core because car has almost 200k... and rather do it now than wait for it to go bad and freeze.... I've just got terrible luck lol

[chevyman1968]

[emoji15] oh wow I still have my original block and heads. It's been out and replace 4 times now but I keep returning to the old block because I know the history on it.


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[Hinyo]

Because I LOVE doing them so much....



Just Dropped the heads off at the machine ship hopefully have the car back end of next week

[Hinyo]

In other news bought some tires for the snow weather and started looking for donors for my sti swap...

[98legwag]

I still don't understand why the ej25d is going back in.....

[rkrenicki]

)I've just gotten low mileage jdm motors...

There is no such thing, unless you are @Yamazaki.. Heh.

Most of the "under 70,000km" JDM engines sold in the US have many many many more miles on them than that.. The importers don't have a problem with outright lying about miles, and it has been well documented that they don't care.

[Yamazaki]

Most of the "under 70,000km" JDM engines sold in the US have many many many more miles on them than that.. The importers don't have a problem with outright lying about miles, and it has been well documented that they don't care.

Something to add to this is the number of damaged cars from the tsunami in 2011. Most of those cars/engines made their way overseas.

[Hinyo]

I still don't understand why the ej25d is going back in.....

because I like driving my car more than I like looking at it broken?