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    Merc6's 2005 Subaru Legacy 2.5 GT Unlimited Thread

    Back in 2007, I got my SWP 2005 Legacy GT Unlimited as a stage 2 5EAT with a few mods and 2007 Shrek B interior swap minus door cards from a LGT.com member. It replaced my 2003 Mercury Marauder after it was totaled out. Remind me to find and post the video of my Marauder losing to a Subaru on a drag strip in MD which partially lead me to getting one. That and watching a bunch of Tommi Antero Mäkinen videos online. I was a ricer when I 1st got the car in my early 20's, you may see some stuff I didn't remove from those days pop up in pics.

    Beginning of ownership pics









    Not too long after I got it, I went to MIR and ran left lane against the speed 6 pictured.









    Later,I swapped a member for painted wheels and also painted my calipers red



    After ditching the TDC tune it came with, I went with DPS open source and ran 13.35 in the 1/4 but at Capital instead of MIR.

    Fell on some hard times with no job and I ended up parting ways with my 2007 Shrek B interior. Downgraded (if you can call it that) to 2006 Tan Limited Interior. I kept the black carpet, deck, lower half, and seat belts. This was also the same member I swapped wheels with.









    My mods list is this:

    Installed
    Have

    Engine

    *OEM 2008 EJ257 Short Block B25C 704 with BBBB pistons
    *OEM VF 52 now
    Black JmP rebuilt with 11 blade billet compressor wheel
    *OEM Engine Gasket Set (2005)
    *OEM Timing Belt
    *OEM Head Bolts
    *OEM 10MM Oil Pump
    *OEM Closed Impeller Water Pump
    *OEM Oil Cooler
    *OEM Oil Control Valves X's 2
    *OEM STi I/C Sprayer tank
    *TIC FU Cam Bolts
    *LIC Aluminum Half Moons
    *Infamous Performance & Tuning Filtered Turbo Oil Supply Line Kit V2
    *AVO Induction Silicone Turbo Inlet
    *Mishimoto Radiator Hoses
    *Venair 5 Piece Ancillary Silicone Hose Set - Vacuum
    *Venair 6 Piece Ancillary Silicone Hose Set - Cooling
    *Venair BPV Return Silicone Hose
    *Turkeylord Blue Tee replacement
    *PERRIN TMIC
    *GFB GT BOV 50/50
    *GrimmSpeed CAI
    *GrimmSpeed ECBS
    *Hayden Tranny Cooler


    Exhaust

    *OEM STi UP
    *GrimmSpeed 3" Down pipe to Factory Cat-Back Exhaust Adapter
    *Stromung Divorced Waste gate shorty front DP + PERIN catted rear DP

    *Mid Pipe Resonator Deleted for 2 bullet style resonators
    *2 Aero Turbines used as rear cans
    *Custom Angle Cut Pypes Quad Tips Panted Black


    Suspention

    *Tein S Tech Wagon Springs
    *Cobb Front Sway
    *Mevotech LCA's
    *Kumho Ecsta AST
    *Hawk Brake Pads


    Interior

    *OEM 2006 Legacy GT Limited Tan Interior Swap with 2005 passenger seat(for seat belt and airbag functionality)
    *OEM 2005 LL Bean Wood MOMO Wheel and auto shift knob
    *Prosport Boost Gauge
    *CasopoliS Cubby Boost gauge pod
    *Flip Key Conversion
    *35% Tint
    *Jazzy Aux
    *2007 LGT Radio
    *YourLEDshop White Puddle, Trunk, License Plate, and Map LEDs and Red Dome LED

    *No Name generic 15 Inch Sub in generic build a box and unknown amp(will look and see)


    Exterior

    *TheGrilleGuy Stiletto Black insert
    *Lamin-X tinted Tail Light Overlays
    *Black Rally Armor UR flaps W/ white lettering
    *2005 Legacy GT Wheels Painted Gloss Black

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    This was me outside Capital Raceway in MD. I had the X02 cans on then.





    Closer pic of the sticker, back when I had like no vinyl on the windows. I'm gonna add more to it soon.



    Fast Fwd I'm on engine rebuild #1 and Turbo #3

    Going VF 52 this time around. Prior was original 05 VF 40 then VF 46 from a 09 Shrek B




    I also did a few things here and there like added the LL Bean Outback MOMO wood wheel to replace my 10 year old grey MOMO wheel. Same for the wood pattern shift knob. Plan on doing wood grain vinyl to make the fake wood match the wheel.
















    I also repainted the quad tips and wheels as they looked like crap over time. Wheels I need to redo again. This was a temp fix so they weren't an eyesore every time anyone walk by or look at it from afar.



    Better pic of the tips and mufflers when I 1st got them.



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    I tinted the tails using Lamin-X pre cutouts with circle cutouts and open reverse.






    I also removed the smokers package yellow haze from the headlights and mirror turn signals.




    Before



    After








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    The not so new noob

    Looks like a few double posts and broken code. Going to purge a few items so a build thread doesn't become redundant.


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    Satin white pearl FTW! Nice looking car you have there.

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    Nice Legacy.

    You might want to rename the first post so it matches the require title format. Something like Merc6's 2005 Legacy GT. You can always add something to the end of that as well.

    To edit the title. Click 'Edit' at the bottom of your first post and on the the next screen click 'Go Advanced'

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    Quote Originally Posted by 98legwag View Post
    Satin white pearl FTW! Nice looking car you have there.
    Thanks!

    Quote Originally Posted by geckoboy86 View Post
    Nice Legacy.

    You might want to rename the first post so it matches the require title format. Something like Merc6's 2005 Legacy GT. You can always add something to the end of that as well.

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    Thanks, just did.

    *EDIT*
    This thread originated in n00b area as a quick me and car intro, I'll try and go back and redo the 1st post format some.

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    Left and right LCA's came, eventually I will see if the old stuff from 10 years ago will come out the easy or the hard way.


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    Pics of the LED's installed already.












    Prosport gauge I forgot to list as it came with car. I added it to the CPD enclosure as the original owner just stuck it in the cubby wall.










    Completely forgot these Tires as well. Kumho Ecsta AST




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    A few car club meet pics




















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    The original owner of the interior (yeah the interior was in 3 different SWP Legacy GT's at this point) had a LED for his alarm here so I threw in a random switch to fill the hole. I plan on hooking up the STi I/C sprayer to this if I don't figure out how to mound and make work the actual button with the light dim/mirror/wiper defrost panel.



    This is me test fitting the inlet and filtered oil line trying to decide what color I want the compressor housing to be when it gets sent off for 11 blade rebuild.


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    Going to be sending the turbo off this week. Hope to get the stuff all together before snowfall.


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    Boxed up the turbos and sent them off. Twin turbo Subaru build in the works! Don't believe a word of that, I'm lying! Jesus when they said a 10 minute process that was if you meant 1 turbo and you done this before many times. Anyone out there looking for a 46 JmP turbo, I sent a core off to add to the inventory.







    There were a few things different between the setups, 1 thing I noticed is 46 left 52 right.




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    Merc6's 2005 Legacy GT Unlimited Thread

    Going to do the flip key mod



    Programming remotes failed, I'll try again another time. The imobilizer chip is super easy to remove from these than the original keys.



    When all said and done it will look like this. Those buttons don't line up easily. Removing the chrome key loop bar make it work out better.






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    JmP 11 blade billet wheel VF52 build is back. I will say having another car makes holding out for more mods worth it. Heads to be redone, fuel pump and injectors should be whats left.






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    Couldn't resist a group buy. Here is the result.





    Also tossed these on





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    Merc6's 2005 Subaru Legacy 2.5 GT Unlimited Thread

    Acquired an 07 Radio just need to get aux set up as well. May vinyl the face to match the wood grain in the wheel. Not sure why they did this with contrast like that.




    Keys cut, just need to get them programmed.






    Me playing around with the AVO inlet. Paired up with the GS CAI, this should be loud.






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    I also did my best trying to clean these seats and interior. So far so good, will try again when I catch another warm day like yesterday.






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