GClark's 1993 Legacy Touring Wagon

[GClark]

It's about time I made one of these.

My N/A lifted OBS has always left me wanting more power, so I started to collect parts for supercharger build, to give the OBS some more power. My smarts caught up with me so I ended up leaving the OBS N/A for DD duties and looked for suitable project car.

First I picked up a 89 Saab 900t, long story short, it was a POS. I then looked for a Subaru project car, and spotted a 1993 Legacy Touring Wagon on legacy central for sale in VT. The owner ended up driving to Maine for 4th of July and brought the car with him. I purchased it for $1000 delivered with a slew of problems.

3 Brakes were stuck rusted together
Turbo wastegate was stuck open
Running on 3 cylinders
Automatic Seatbelts didn't work
dents everywhere, etc etc etc, but relatively no rust!

Here's what it looked like:

http://i767.photobucket.com/albums/xx317/skiermandude/Legacy002.jpg

http://i767.photobucket.com/albums/xx317/skiermandude/Legacy001.jpg

Pretty poopy.


Then I started to fix and improve it:

New injectors
3in Turboback exhaust
Meyagi Axelback
07 TMIC
Tein HA Coilovers
Turboxs BOV
Spoiler
Manual Swap
TD04
Ralliart Seats
Walbro 255 Pump
Coffee Cup Mod

This how she sits now:

Engine:
http://i767.photobucket.com/albums/xx317/skiermandude/IMG_9553.jpg


Seats:

http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5054/5491697857_ca9a00fd1a_z.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/41986107@N05/5491697857/)


Car:

http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1091/5111988394_f1aa3a5009_z.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/41986107@N05/5111988394/)



http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1246/5111377185_33d06229df_z.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/41986107@N05/5111377185/)



http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1325/5111979504_f3e1d07470_z.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/41986107@N05/5111979504/)



Exhaust:

http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1222/5106021189_0a4a6b0d3a_z.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/41986107@N05/5106021189/)



http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1419/5106616038_bc25e4967b_z.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/41986107@N05/5106616038/)



All those mods made for a really fun car, but it left me wanting more. Especially after riding in Mikes monster.

So I got these:

http://i767.photobucket.com/albums/xx317/skiermandude/031211161250.jpg

17X9 Rota Dpts


Which will be mounted this weekend with 255/40/17 Hankook Ventus Evo tires!

Also coming in this weekend are Evo Brembo Brakes, to help stop my new wide wheels. Those will also be hopefully installed this weekend. For rear brakes I'll be running WRX 2 pots as soon as I can find some for a good deal.

(Thats 4 parts from Mitsubishi on my car for anyone counting)

In the near future, I'll be getting Mikes old setup(vf23), which will put me somewhere around 300whp since he'll be building a 400whp setup.

Also coming soon:

new paint
fmic
and bodywork(already have the body parts, just have to install)

That's it! I'll keep this thread updated as more stuff comes in and get installed!

[abenson100]

what an ugly car :-D j/k

looking good cant wait to see it on the new stoppers.

[Berge56]

Nice work Clark! Car has come a long way since you bought it.

Anything else up for mods?

[GClark]

what an ugly car :-D j/k

looking good cant wait to see it on the new stoppers.


She's ugly now, but give me a month or two and she'll look brandy new.

and thanks me too:D

Nice work Clark! Car has come a long way since you bought it.

Anything else up for mods?

Thanks!

Hrmm, I think thats it.

I have a Turbo SS bumper, 2.5 heads, and body panels sitting in my barn. Hawk pads and DRT slotted rotors on the way for the Brembos. A 6 speed is in the future too, as soon as the 5 speed starts to go(which is going to be soon). I'm pretty pumped to get Mikes setup, it'll be all the power I'll ever need.

I'm thinking black or red for a new paint job. Any other ideas?

[04Wagoon]

black would be decent, but i like the original color myself... good job with the car so far, man

[squeethebee]

Sick wag!

ed

[MikeyMeyagi]

im so glad you decided to keep this thing....
Looking forward to helping you build a sweet turbo legacy!

[bratman18]

Can't wait to see it after all the work is done! And yeah like Mikey said, glad you kept it!

[GClark]

Thanks guys!


New wheels mounted today. The fenders had to be super rolled and pulled. The fronts are now flared, but it came out realll good.


http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5030/5604551698_5a047c79f5_z.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/41986107@N05/5604551698/)



http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5028/5604551362_3b82ee3ab2_z.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/41986107@N05/5604551362/)





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http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4104/5604547430_1f740c8828_z.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/41986107@N05/5604547430/)






http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5267/5604545628_408292e6cc_z.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/41986107@N05/5604545628/)





http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4110/5603959985_acfd9b8068_z.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/41986107@N05/5603959985/)





Brembos!!

http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5110/5603959435_fc62cc1443_z.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/41986107@N05/5603959435/)

I have a turbo bumper that will be going on tomorrow and then a front lip as soon as I find one. The gap between the bumper and the ground is killing me. Dents were already on the car before the rolling :/. New fenders will be installed some day.

[Bu11dogg2]

Turbo hood is definitely in order :)

Nice work!

[1982gl4]

I envy you... One of my favorite Subarus every built is a early legacy turbo wagon. Thing looks nasty with those wheels too.

Also how hard was the manual swap? I have been seriously considering it with mine, now that it's getting nice again, and I have other cars to drive so I have time to work on mine winter ride again!

[RCKSTR]

Thing looks mean with that wheel/tire setup! Looking forward to future mods :spin:

[bratman18]

Turbo hood is definitely in order :)

Nice work!

Already has a turbo hood, the little dinky scoop it cam with!! I doubt that will be needed before too long though. Car looks great!! Great job by Mikey rolling those fenders!!

[squeethebee]

Those fenders came out spot on!

ed

[GClark]

Yeah the hood is a turbo hood, but I've got an N/A hood that will go on when I install the front mount.

Thanks for compliments guys! I did not do the manual swap, Mike did, but it seemed like it was pretty straight forward. Maybe he'll chime in. It's my favorite mod on the car so far, automatics suck all the fun out of driving.

Mike did an excellent job with the fender rolling. He had to flare the fronts about a 1 1/2in to make the wheels fit! We knocked some rust lose while rolling the fenders, so I'm taking care of that today with some paint that kinda matches.

If anyone is looking for some new tires, check out the Hankook Ventus Evo. These things are way sticky! And they were relatively cheap, $490 shipped after a mail in rebate. I Highly recommend these.

[Berge56]

I just saw your updated pics. Car looks so mean! Love it.

[Joe]

BEAUTIFUL!

give me those wheels and tires please. :lol:

[Berge56]

Clark your bringing this to SM5? I want to see and hear it in person! :devil:

[GClark]

I just saw your updated pics. Car looks so mean! Love it.


Thanks!

BEAUTIFUL!

give me those wheels and tires please. :lol:

Straight trade for your lifted truck? :D I need to run over some Priuses.(Priusi?)

Clark your bringing this to SM5? I want to see and hear it in person! :devil:


I wish :(, hopefully I can make SM6.

[Joe]

Straight trade for your lifted truck? :D I need to run over some Priuses.(Priusi?)


Let me check with my accountant, but i think we may have a deal!



:lol:

[Berge56]

serious??

[GClark]

New bumper, hood scoop, fenders, and lip:


http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5222/5700801581_1652b1c817_z.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/41986107@N05/5700801581/)





http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5069/5700804383_573052b50d_z.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/41986107@N05/5700804383/)





http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2132/5701391902_87a3c153f9_z.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/41986107@N05/5701391902/)

[Nemesis]

hey how was that hood to put together?

[GClark]

Very easy. I took out the old hood scoop, ground down the mounts on the wrx scoop, apply 3m sticky tape and heat, and bam! New hood scoop. It won't be going anywhere, that tape is very sticky.

[1982gl4]

Looks awesome! Mine won't be this low, but it's about what I'm going for with mine, I really like that front lip as well looks really nice. I would think about adding one, but my cars seem to see a lot of snow banks in the winter :lol:

[Berge56]

Clark your car looks great! They should have come from the factory this way.

[MikeyMeyagi]

thing looks super mean now.... Good luck on your brakes install today Garrett!

[GClark]

Looks awesome! Mine won't be this low, but it's about what I'm going for with mine, I really like that front lip as well looks really nice. I would think about adding one, but my cars seem to see a lot of snow banks in the winter :lol:


Thanks! The front lip is just a 2007 STI lip, off ebay for like 60 shipped. I have my Impreza for snow bank duty :D

Clark your car looks great! They should have come from the factory this way.

Thank you! Well they kind of did, that bumper was supposed to be on the car, but from replacing the front end, I could tell it's been in an accident or twelve. They put the wrong bumper on when they fixed, cheap basterds.

thing looks super mean now.... Good luck on your brakes install today Garrett!


Thanks man, Im going to need it :cool:. Actually Im pretty close to finishing up! I had to customize some parts(aka use a big hammer and drill) but its going smoothly.

[GClark]

Yippee, some pics:

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3022/5711427353_b760b19875_z.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/41986107@N05/5711427353/)


http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2498/5711408557_9644e1b982_z.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/41986107@N05/5711408557/)

[Bu11dogg2]

Nice!

what did you have on before?

[GClark]

Stock legacy brakes. At least they were vented :rolleyes:

[MikeyMeyagi]

crankwalk is imminent lol

[Bu11dogg2]

:lol: did you get them off a Evo?

[squeethebee]

You just had to shave a little material off of the caliper and possibly bracket, the drill out the holes a little bit, correct? A write up if you happened to take pics would be awesome.

ed

[hiprsha666]

Ya something to that effect. I was reading about it the other day.

[GClark]

:lolno:


That makes four Mitsubishi parts on my car...


From my nasioc thread:


So why Evo brembos?

1. Cheaper
2. Their the same thing as Subaru brembos.
3. I like red
4. YouTube - A Dramatic Reading of a YouTube comment. (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QAnpIevA1xY)


Couple notes:

Sti pads work with Evo brembos

Get the hardware kit from napa for the sti, Ill post the part number later. It was 25 shipped and everything fit fine except for the pins. More on that later.

It was fairly easy, took a few hours, could have been faster if I didn't have to run to the store.

Use Spec B rotors, should be about 12.5in. STI ones are a little to big.


Step 1:

Jack car up, jack stands, remove wheels, etc.. Use two jacks because your car is too low :rolleyes:

http://i1142.photobucket.com/albums/n614/gclark6464/050911150228.jpg

Step 2:

Remove stock calipers, rotors, and unbolt brake line. If you need a refresher

http://www.northursalia.com/modifications/brakes/vbrakes/vbrakes.html

Step 3:


Grind down the flange of the caliper(angle grinder), just alittle bit, .1in, enough to make it flat.

http://i1142.photobucket.com/albums/n614/gclark6464/050911110846.jpg


Step 4:

???


Step 5:

Drill out the spindle. I used a big drill called the Hole Hawg, but any drill should work fine. The reasons for this is because the holes on the Evo brembos are further apart then Subaru ones.

Drill this one and the bottom one, just enough so you can slide the bolts in.


http://i1142.photobucket.com/albums/n614/gclark6464/050911223434.jpg


Step 6:

Grind down the spindle, .1-.2 of material, this allows the caliper to centered on the rotor. I took off to much so I had to use washers.

http://www.rs25.com/forums/f105/t101318-evo-brembo-install-yes-suby.html#post1615534


Step 7:

Install the rotor and calipers, slide the pads in, push the pins in, put the Jesus clip in, and put the caliper on. Screw on the bolts, which should be a 19mm bolt. Reatch the brake line, which fits the caliper perfectly. Bleed brakes, and go break em in.

Pads difference:

http://i1142.photobucket.com/albums/n614/gclark6464/050911230412.jpg

Evo bolts are bigger then Subarus, here's the new size:

http://i1142.photobucket.com/albums/n614/gclark6464/050911223614.jpg


Napa brembo hardware number:

http://i1142.photobucket.com/albums/n614/gclark6464/050911223715.jpg


Yay!

http://i1142.photobucket.com/albums/n614/gclark6464/050911171834.jpg


I'll get some better pictures of them tomorrow, and I'll let you know how awesome they are.


CN's: Evo brembos fit on subarus with alittle bit of cutting and drilling. Brings in mad ladies.


Is this when I say haters gonna do stuff? ;)


Let me know if ya get any questions. It was a pain, but totally worth it.

[MikeyMeyagi]

bravo G, good job!

[Nemesis]

Very easy. I took out the old hood scoop, ground down the mounts on the wrx scoop, apply 3m sticky tape and heat, and bam! New hood scoop. It won't be going anywhere, that tape is very sticky.

does the scoop for show or does it function too

[GClark]

Thanks Mike!


The scoop is all function. I have a 07 tmic, so the more air the better.

[GClark]

Wallet is crying, but the car is going to be happy :)

Something big on the way

[bratman18]

6 speed swap?

[GClark]

Yay!

[bratman18]

You'll love it! Your project is making some good progress!!

[GClark]

Thanks! Now I just need some more hp.. Cough Mike cough.

[bratman18]

Lol, I'm sure it will happen soon enough!!

[MikeyMeyagi]

all 3 1st gen legacys will have 6 speeds.... that is baller.

[04Wagoon]

Car is looking better every time i see this thread. Nice work.

[bratman18]

all 3 1st gen legacys will have 6 speeds.... that is baller.

I think Garrett and I counted 6 of us all together in our area. And yes it is ballah! Lol

[1982gl4]

Mine wont :( I feel left out, but mine's not a turbo so I guess it doesn't count anyway :lol:

[GClark]

all 3 1st gen legacys will have 6 speeds.... that is baller.

Too ballin. Now if only the other two Legacys had decent paint...

Car is looking better every time i see this thread. Nice work.


Thanks! It's nice to have time to finally work on it. This use to be my project, but now it's my DD! Why do turbo cars have to be so fun?


Mine wont :( I feel left out, but mine's not a turbo so I guess it doesn't count anyway :lol:

That's alright, at least you have one! Anybody who is keeping a first gen alive is okay in my book. :cool:

[Bu11dogg2]

what year 6 speed did you get?

[GClark]

ver. 7. I think thats a bugeye sti? :dunno:

[Bu11dogg2]

Nice!

what are you gonna use for a rear diff?

[GClark]

R180. I got the shebang from a guy in AK.

[MikeyMeyagi]

i want the 5th and 6th gears out of that box!
Cant wait to swap another one!

[GClark]

Me too! What's the difference in the gears?

[MikeyMeyagi]

they are shorter then the usdm one

[Bu11dogg2]

what are you gonna do for axles?

[GClark]

they are shorter then the usdm one

Oh awesome!

what are you gonna do for axles?

I think STI rears and stock fronts? I haven't looked into that yet, whatever Mike did :D

[Bu11dogg2]

Nice!

Who did you get the tranny from?

[GClark]

Nasioc, cheapest I could find with everything.

[Bu11dogg2]

You're gonna love it :)

MikeyMeyagi is converting everyone :lol:

[MikeyMeyagi]

They see me rollin, they savin.


:)

[1982gl4]

http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1091/5111988394_f1aa3a5009.jpg
Is that a factory rear spoiler? I so want one...

[boxer3maine]

http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1091/5111988394_f1aa3a5009.jpg
Is that a factory rear spoiler? I so want one...

another brown wagon.
It went elusive.

too low for me, but know why.

the spoiler stuff started on the gl, it was not desirable. instead of a kicker of crud it keeps on the gate.

[MikeyMeyagi]

the spoiler is my old one, made it out of a 95-99 lgt or outback wing

[1982gl4]

:orly:
It just so happens I have one of those....
How did you do it? I noticed the studs would be where the rear window is...

[MikeyMeyagi]

stickytape

[1982gl4]

Haha I guess that would work okay, so you just cut all the tabs off and stuck it right to the rear hatch, I may have to try this...

[GClark]

Well the 6 speed finally came into today.

New pics from wicked big meet.

http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6042/5865263484_39006fa18a_z.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/41986107@N05/5865263484/)


http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5227/5864709993_bd25491f73_z.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/41986107@N05/5864709993/)


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http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2724/5849024434_87c9ee811e_z.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/41986107@N05/5849024434/)

http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6023/5878219777_8b0983fbbb_z.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/41986107@N05/5878219777/)

Kind of a cool rolling shot of all three first gens, taken by a iphone

http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6038/5878219941_c68e386341_z.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/41986107@N05/5878219941/)

[Berge56]

Nice shots. When is the 6 speed install?

[GClark]

Thanks! Soon I hope, Mikes been very busy lately so it might be a while. I also need a clutch and some sti brembos before I swap it.

[GClark]

New pics!


http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6124/6019403089_a37ced179f_z.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/41986107@N05/6019403089/)


http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6018/6019405257_ec4bdede52_z.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/41986107@N05/6019405257/)



http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6021/6019960298_45197ed487_z.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/41986107@N05/6019960298/)

[bratman18]

Looks good G

[MikeyMeyagi]

you have been nom'ed for rotm

[Berge56]

:cool: Looks great mang.

[GClark]

Thanks guys!

Just noticed that Mike, thanks dood!

[Berge56]

Any future plans?

[GClark]

Mikes old setup!


And way down the road paint. I need to decide on what color I want first though.

[MikeyMeyagi]

come get this crap :p

[Berge56]

Sweet dude!

[GClark]

New shell from VT, not as rust free as I was promised, but way better then my red one. There's one big hole that needs to be patched, and then a sideskirt installed. Then it'll look mint.


http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7161/6656724629_a3e7a27f30_z.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/41986107@N05/6656724629/)

http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7173/6656714937_d78d605239_z.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/41986107@N05/6656714937/)

[1982gl4]

Nice score, I want a touring wagon someday. Looks pretty solid too!

[Berge56]

wow nice find! Car looks great for it's age.

[GClark]

Nice score, I want a touring wagon someday. Looks pretty solid too!

I have a red shell if you're looking for a project. ;)

wow nice find! Car looks great for it's age.

It's a better starting point then the last one, that's for sure.

[Berge56]

Are you swapping anything over from the red wagon?

[GClark]

The plan was to swap everything over from the red wagon, but now I'm upgrading. The engine and exhaust is getting swapped over, but with 2.5 heads, fmic, 550cc injectors, vf23, etc... The wagon's getting another manual swap, but with a better 5 speed, the 94 N/A tranny is not happy. Maybe a LGT or 4.44 set up. The 17X9 Rota DPT's are getting sold for some 17x8.5 (less wheel, more low). The Tein coilovers are getting sold for stiffer ones too.

Basically, I'm learning from my mistakes on the red wagon, and improving on this new one.

[hiprsha666]

Sounds like a good plan.

[1982gl4]

I have a red shell if you're looking for a project. ;)


:lol: I thought about this, but no thanks, I'd think about swapping mine first as it's super solid. But then it becomes a project instead of my DD, and I have too many projects already :unamused:

[Berge56]

The plan was to swap everything over from the red wagon, but now I'm upgrading. The engine and exhaust is getting swapped over, but with 2.5 heads, fmic, 550cc injectors, vf23, etc... The wagon's getting another manual swap, but with a better 5 speed, the 94 N/A tranny is not happy. Maybe a LGT or 4.44 set up. The 17X9 Rota DPT's are getting sold for some 17x8.5 (less wheel, more low). The Tein coilovers are getting sold for stiffer ones too.

Basically, I'm learning from my mistakes on the red wagon, and improving on this new one.

It sucks to learn the hard way, but you will have a killer car when it is all done. :) That list sounds great and should be a blast to drive.

[GClark]

New wheels!

http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7017/6782905399_8f0c8c61f7_z.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/41986107@N05/6782905399/)

[1982gl4]

Those will look most excellent.

[RobE]

Are those 16s?

[yaya]

Trevor's RGs?

[DHGurs]

:fap: Good pickup!

[Berge56]

great wheels!

[GClark]

Those will look most excellent.

Thanks!

Are those 16s?

Yes, 16x7.5.

Trevor's RGs?

Yup!

Good pickup!


Thanks!

great wheels!

I'm pretty excited, I think they'll look great. At least until I can get some rfp1s or volks. :D

[Berge56]

If they cleared brembo's I would have bought them. :lol: You will enjoy them. I look forward to seeing pics.

[Subyspeed]

Sexy rims!!!!!!

[Berge56]

Hows the progress going on this?

[GClark]

Not to much to report, both of my wagons are down at Mikes. All the parts to, just waiting for Mike to get finish his current work so he can start on mine! I'm more than excited, should be done for WBM.