MNBD's '98 Legacy GT ::Build Thread::

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  1. phi11
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    No more BD turbo.
     
  2. MNBD
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    No no! I'm still finishing the Legacy! I'm going to put the WRX interior and wiring in the BD. Then possibly do something with the empty WRX shell once the BD is done.
     
  3. phi11
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    I must of missed something in all that black text, lol.
     
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    Got a new addition to the family today. Thanks again, Ryan!

    The plan is to swap all the wiring and interior from the WRX to the Legacy. Once the Legacy is tuned I'll start piecing together stock parts for the wagon. Use the wagon as my DD, and sell my TSX. Ridding me of an awful car payment.

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    If time permits I hope to have it swapped over by next Sunday. I'll post progress pictures throughout the week.
     
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    i miss her already =( treat her good and she will reward you :cool:
     
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    So I finally got some work done on the Slowbaru. I'm hoping to slowly chip away at the door wiring this week, and have the interior back in the Legacy by next Sunday. Once that's done I just have to button up the motor!

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    The dash beams are nearly identical. I'll have trim the section holding the hood prop handle, but it is the perfect width.
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    While I was quickly looking at the the fitment I did notice a ground or two I'll have to extend or find an alternate spot for. But the wiring from the WRX fits like a charm.
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    Get the pedals from the wrx too lol
     
  8. MNBD
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    I want to, however I have a crappy pull-type cable clutch. I do have two sets of WRX pedals, so I will bring one set in and make it work for my current clutch, and then save the other set for when I convert to hydraulic .
     
  9. JasonoJordan
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    Shouldn't b much converting wrx in that year is pull style as well.
     
  10. Ntxhuav_Khang
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    Nice! Can't wait to see the final outcome. Thing will be awesome!
     
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    Thanks! I'm getting pretty anxious to finish it in time to enjoy the season, but doing it right always comes before a deadline.
     
  12. StickyMike
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    this build is awesome
     
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    Thanks Mike! I'm really hoping it turns out the way I see it in my head.
     
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    I got a little work done on the Slowbaru today. I got all of the interior wiring out of the WRX, and only have to pull the front harness with the headlight wiring out.

    Yesterday I picked up my slightly larger turbo. It's a Turbo Lab 20g. It has no shaft play and has the wastegate flapper welded shut, so I can use the EWG up-pipe I'm getting from Ryan. It only has to get me through this season!
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    Today I went to pick some parts up from phi11, and ended up buying a never used Grimmspeed 3" catless downpipe. The only thing I will have to do is change the 2-bolt flange to a 3" v-band and take a few inch section out of my current exhaust to get the length right.
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    I ALSO, got my hands on a true JDM Legacy rear window, which includes a rear wiper. Since I have wiring from a wagon, the steering column and controls are all ready for me to add it on. It'll look like this.
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    I'll have my heads back from the machine shop by next weekend and at that point will be able to get the motor back in the car. Ryan is holding the rest of my FMIC piping and will only have to switch BOV flanges for my Tial.

    I ran in to a set of 2000cc top feed injectors and will be sending them to Raven Works for cleaning and testing. I'm also almost done piecing together my top feed rails, -an fittings and braided hose, and will be picking up Grimmspeed 8mm phenolic intake manifold spacers as well. I'm thinking about using a DeatschWerks DW300 fuel pump to back everything up.

    The last big purchase I have to make is my Accessport unit, but I think I've gotten the worst of it bought already! I'm getting antsy!
     
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    Found out my Legacy and the WRX have Walboro 255's. So, for now I'll mod the pressure relief valve and have at it! If I still need more pump (Which I doubt I will for the power level I'm at) I'll run a BAP.
     
  16. JasonoJordan
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    Could run them both.
     
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    Thought about it, and still might just for the hell of it.
     
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    This morning I picked up a WRX transmission, driveshaft, rear end and subframe assembly. I can now convert my clutch to hydraulic, make use of the entire WRX pedal box, and can use any clutch and short shifter for a 5-speed WRX.

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    I'm unsure of what driveshaft I'll have to use, but I'll be dropping that tomorrow.


    I haven't taken a look at the rear until now. It's not too bad, but the rust makes it look like ****. Once I get it taken apart, I'll go through, sand out as much rust as possible and paint it black.

    I also plan to disassemble the WRX subframe, replace all the hardware, and clean up the rusty parts as well. [I want to get rid of those stupid plastic end links too.]

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    Decided to get the front mount installed as well. The existing bumper beam holes almost lined up. I could have probably made it work, but one of the bolts would have been crooked. Wasn't really feeling that.

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    Holes drilled, checked for alignment.
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    Installed with fresh hardware
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    Done!
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    Here's a shot from inside the engine bay.
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    I'm really happy how it turned out. I should have plenty of clearance for piping, and I got it pretty much dead center without having to modify the intercooler bracket at all.
     
  19. Grayguy
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    what size is that intercooler and what front bumper are you running? It looks way lower/further out than when i had the FMIC in my first BD turbo car...
     
  20. derp
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    Nice, buddy. Looks good.
     
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    33" x 9.25" x 3"

    The way it sits now puts the as much of the intercooler in the center air dam. I'll have to remove the center trim on the bumper so the core will clear, but it will be contained within the stock LGT bumper.
     
  22. SurlyOldManMN
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    Well, this is escalating quickly.
     
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    It does look low. But it fits real nice! Here are a few better pictures showing the placement in relation to the bumper cover support.

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  24. Grayguy
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    Ah that looks better. I went and dug up pics of my old setup last night, it looks different to me cause mine was like 28x2.5x12 or something. When I put my 255 block in my current t boosted BD I'll probably go back to the fmic
     
  25. phi11
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    here's what i did:
    solid aluminum rear end links ( AUDI A4 front end links part # ADM614, ADM612 )
    from rockauto it was less then $50 shipped.
     
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    Bumper trimmed and half installed.

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    noice!
     
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    I began routing the front clip wiring harness and found that the existing holes for the original harness were too small. So I had to make it bigger, without it looking like **** afterwards.

    Here's how it went down.

    Figured out the most aesthetically pleasing way to make a hole big enough to fit part of the fuse block through. I used the contour of an existing bend and followed it down to the next nearest perpendicular seam. I figured it would be easy to follow that edge while cutting.
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    It ended up like this.
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    It was big enough, but it didn't look the best.

    So I took some new fuel line, cut it down the center and used the seam to hold the hose around the edge.

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    Now I won't have to worry about the wiring harness rubbing against that sharp edge and shorting my car out! Happy guy so far!
     
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    I finished connecting all the main chassis wiring to the bulkhead harness this morning and started installing the trunk and fuel pump controller. All that's left for wiring is swapping in the WRX door wiring and resoldering the connections to work with the Legacy switch gear.

    Once that's done, I'll get the WRX pedal box in, mount the clutch hydraulics and get the interior put back together. From there all that's left is drivetrain and putting the engine back in!



    I used an existing bracket to mount the FPC in a near identical spot as the WRX.
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    So it looks like this.
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    The nice thing about the wagon harness is it provides enough slack to run the harness in an inconspicuous place.
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    I tried mounting the rest of the rear wiring as cleanly as I could. I even hid the rear wiper controller behind the chassis. lol
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    Once I was done I vacuumed and wiped down the trunk area. MUCH better than before!
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  30. derp
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    Awesome.

    I am so torn between trying to find an older legacy as a dd or a b5 a4.
     
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    Stealth that intercooler with some black paint? Thermal coating worth it? I know I'd like to do something with my front mount.
     
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    I had a black intercooler and it hid well in the stock bumper. I also gutted my stock fogs to hide my fmic piping.

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    I've been going back and forth about going stealth mode with the intercooler. I think I'll run it as is for now and if I really want to change it up I'll do it next season.

    Grayguy's photo below really makes me want to do the black, but I kind of like how the silver it stands out.


    I think i'll have to trim some of my fog light trim to fit the second hot-side pipe in. But I have an idea of how I want to re-route that pipe that would allow me to leave the fog area untouched.
     
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    Setup as of 5/30

    -EJ22T block
    -EJ22T pistons
    -STi rods
    -ACL race bearings
    -ARP main, rod and headstuds
    -Cometic .120" headgasket
    -S20 heads (stock)
    -Moroso catch can setup
    -Grimmspeed 8mm phenolic spacers
    -Top feed TGV deletes
    -WRX intake manifold
    -WRX throttle body
    -Omni 4-bar MAP sensor
    -AEM IAT sensor
    -2000cc injectors
    -Parallel top feed fuel rails
    -Parallel fuel system (Tentatively -8AN feed, -6AN return)
    -Aeromotive AFPR
    -Grimmspeed 3-port EBCS
    -Grimmspeed MBC
    -Turbo Lab 20g
    -Catless 44mm EWG up-pipe
    -TiAL MVR EWG
    -Grimmspeed 3" downpipe
    -Catless 3" exhaust
    -FMIC 33" x 9.25" x 3"
    -TiAL 50mm BOV

    -'02 WRX 5-speed
    -Undecided on clutch

    -E85
    -Speed density
    -AP or RomRaider
     
  35. JasonoJordan
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    what ecu are you using?
     
  36. MNBD
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    16 bit WRX
     
  37. GiMp
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    Injectors are way too big for this setup imo.
     
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    Oh your Jason lol
     
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    They are too big. But I'll need the fuel for next years setup.
     
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    Aw you're ruining it with e85 :(
     
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    Ruining it?? What's your beef with e85? lol
     
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    I dislike almost everything about it.
     
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    what year 16bit? If im not mistaken they ran 16bit in the wrx up till 06.
     
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    MY02. From what I understand you're correct about the 16/32 bit switch. Whenever they started doing DBW is when they switched to a 32 bit.
     
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    Clearly my car has some pent up stress.

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