This is the story of my '97 Legacy Brighton wagon. I purchased it from the original own in October of 2007 with 65k miles on the clock and ended with over a quarter million on it's second engine, and had many parts changed and upgraded.
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Basic Stats
1997 Subaru Legacy Brighton wagon
-Glacier White (230)
-2.2 SOHC n/a (EJ22)
---135hp
-4EAT
-AWD
Modifications
Interior
-'02 WRX Momo steering wheel
-'04 2.5RS front seats
-'12 WRX floor mats
-Cobra CB and antenna
-Dual X2DMA400 CD and iPod reciever
-Polk Audio db6501 speakers (front)
-JBL speakers (unknown model, rear)
-Infinity BassLink powered sub (10" 200w)
-Tint (20% rear, 35% front)
-Outback gauge cluster (w/ tach and red needles)
-Cruise control
Exterior
-JDM grill
-JDM GT-B front bumper
-JDM projector headlights
---4500k HIDs (low beams)
---Osram Nightbreaker +90% H3s (high beams)
-JDM projector fog lamps
---Optilux Yellow H3s
-JDM tail lights and garnish
-JDM side indicators
-JDM flush door strips
-JDM TS-R model badge
-GT hatch wing
-Outback scooped hood
-Mercedes S-Class horns
-Honda Pilot rear wiper
-Blacked out chrome strips
Engine and Exhaust
-'95 EJ22 (dualport)
-Williaty hybrid intake
-STi motor mounts
-Optima YellowTop battery
-SPT battery tie-down
-Paranoid Fabrications grounding kit
-Borla replica UEL headers
-'05 2.5RS cat-pipe
-Custom midpipe
-Prodrive oval tip axel-back
-Kartboy XL exhaust hangers
Suspension, Wheels and Tyres
-Tein Low Down Spec Cool Style Master Super Wagon coilovers (awesome name, eh?)
-'01 RS 6-spoke wheels (16")
---General Altimax Arctic (winter)
-JDM GT-B wheels (17")
---Hankook Ventus V12 Evo II (summer)
-McGuard Spline Drive lugs (black)
-Whiteline 22mm adjustable rear sway bar
-Kartboy solid aluminum rear endlinks
-Tribeca 25mm front sway bar
---Energy Suspension 25mm bushings modified to fit stock brackets
-Kartboy solid aluminum front endlinks
-Whiteline rear strut tower bar
-'02 WRX brakes
---Pads: StopTech Street Performance (front and rear)
---Fluid: Motul RBF 600
-H6 rear brake upgrade
-Whiteline steering rack bushings
-Whiteline roll centre adjustment kit
-TiC Enthusiast bushings (full rear end set)
To-Do (Stuff that is ready to be done)
-Outback rear bumper
-Tow hitch
-GT side skirts
Planned (Stuff that might happen eventually)
-Various bushings
-Alloy A-arms
-Stainless steel brake lines
-5MT swap
-Rear LSD
-WRX/STi/H6/Frankenmotor swap, budget depending
-what ever else i can think of along the way
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how it was when i got it (minus the stickers)
just about finished installing my JDM bumper from a GT-B
and how it looked afterwards
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