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  1. Hello been following you sport shift for 4eat phase1 and putting a phase 2 virsion 1, into a phase 1

    you said your wiring harness for sport shift works are you selling them? and info on the swap from phase 1 to phase 2.5 would be great I'm just down in spokane.

    Jim

  2. By "these", do you mean these upgrade guides, or 2nd Gen Legacy cars in general?
  3. I'm interested in building a high compression "hybrid" engine: EJ251 Block / EJ25D DOHC Heads / STi Head Gaskets / EJ20D Cams / 1996 2.5 Intake & Throttle Body I'm looking for a plug-and-play direct swap with a bump in NA power over the factory EJ25D. EJEDIT to add: The more I read and research, the more rabbit holes I fall into. But by ultimate goal is a bulletproof NA build of a Phase 2 block and Phase 1 DOHC heads that will play nice with my stock ECU. The build should be "turbo ready", though I realistically do not see myself ever going to forced induction.
  4. Sorry I missed your comment over one year ago Brighton96! But OMG I still love these GT-B wheels. In other news, I recently experienced a puzzling overheating event, though not severe. I got the car home safely and then went ahead and changed the thermostat & radiator cap the following week, followed by endless coolant system burping. However, few nights ago the car temp gauge went up again during a test drive with the coolant overflow bottle going nearly full and all foamy on top of the coolant. I'm pretty certain at this point I'm looking at a head gasket problem again after 11 years of ownership.
  5. This week marks ten years of ownership for my Legacy GT. Pictured here a little while after its December 2010 rescue: And the same angle a few minutes ago:
  6. I thought I'd post a quick 1-year update: I'm really glad I did this brake work, and the calipers still look pretty nice. Though there has been a bit of yellowing of the clearcoat on the brackets due to heat, it seems the main body on the calipers has not yellowed much at all. The car stops wonderfully. I do have a faint squeaking/metallic grinding sound that I believe is coming from the front right brake that I'll need to investigate. Also I feel that the brake lines need to be re-bled because of the brake pedal dropping more on the first pump than on successive pumps. I ran into the problem last year as soon as I installed everything. I re-bled the brakes last fall for some improvement but still the symptom persists, so I believe there is still air in the lines.
  7. Yes I considered Powerstop remanufactured calipers for their powdercoating, but I wasn't crazy about the bright red finish. Plain-Jane remans will begin to rust within weeks. Ultimately I went with used OEM calipers and brackets in good condition because they are a great starting point for my clearcoat approach, and because I was mixing/matching several donor cars with differing brackets (front/rear calipers from 2007 Impreza wagon, front brackets from 2008 Forester to match newer style 2-piston caliper (same size as WRX) and rear H6 brackets from a 2002 Outback). I seem to remember NAPA sells remans with a black epoxy coating but I never looked into that.
  8. A quick clarification... the shiny "new" calipers were a spare OEM factory original set from a 2007 Impreza, and I put in a ton of work to shine them up. The old rusty calipers that came off of my car were cheap remanufactured units that superficially appeared new and "painted", but the metallic grey coating turned to a rusty appearance within weeks of installation. Three out of four calipers had been on the car since February 2011, and one of the rear units had been replaced under warranty about two years later. A few pics to enjoy before the detailed writeup. EDIT: For some reason I haven't posted a closeup of the rear Impreza-style calipers. I chose these over Gen 3 Legacy calipers because the locating notch for the brake line is positioned to hold the fitting in place correctly. With the Gen 3 Legacy caliper, the angle of the Gen 2 brake line cannot fit in the notch and there is the risk of the banjo bolt coming loose over time. Here is a link to post #64 that shows this issue in close-up: https://legacygt.com/forums/showpost.php?p=3271307&postcount=64
  9. Well. The brake caliper rebuild on the Legacy GT wagon has finally been completed. I installed the calipers a couple weeks ago, I re-bled each corner yesterday, and just today I installed the Grimmspeed Master Cylinder Brace. This project was months in the making. TL;DR: FIND all the desired components, tools, and supplies. GRIND all of the calipers & brackets, then wire wheeled to a smooth finish. SHINED the calipers with a caliper clearcoat over bare brushed steel. BIND the clearcoat to the caliper steel at 200°F for 1 hour. COMBINED the calipers, brackets, pistons, seals, & pads with existing EBC rotors and then fastened everything to the car. LINED the calipers to the existing polymer-sleeved stainless brake lines, and then vacuum bled thoroughly. SIGNED - as in STOP, which the car now does very well. MASTERMIND is Jamal, so study his Compiled brake information thread at NASIOC because it is full of vital Subaru brake information. ********** EDIT: Having difficulty editing post (all text gets deleted from edit window) and adding images (uploads failing) :/ EDIT #2: Seems that the editor does not like the "degrees" symbol! °°°°
  10. Jamal wins the internet today: One cannot judge a book by its cover: http://legacygt.com/forums/attachment.php?attachmentid=265052&stc=1&d=1526075592 I had to open up the book and read: http://legacygt.com/forums/attachment.php?attachmentid=265053&stc=1&d=1526075592 http://legacygt.com/forums/attachment.php?attachmentid=265054&stc=1&d=1526075592 The older- and newer-style pistons do indeed have the same bore diameter. The older pistons simply have a narrower rim. The newer pistons have a rim that matches the diameter of the bore. Still for me to learn: was this design change put into place at the 2003 caliper redesign? Or later? I was talking to the local Subaru parts dealer on the phone to get quotes on seal kits. The guy was saying there was a change in MY2007, and the correct kit was dependent on the VIN of the donor vehicle.
  11. Correct, I did separately get a set of 2007 Forester brackets to match the Impreza calipers... they simply aren't in this photo. The Forester went to WRX-sized brakes in 2003, according to https://forums.nasioc.com/forums/showpost.php?p=18085854&postcount=1 It's what appears to be much larger pistons that concerns me. However, Jamal says I'll need to disassemble them and measure the bore to be sure.
  12. Well, silly me. I thought I had done my research. I assumed there were "pre-2003" dual-piston front calipers, and "post-2003" dual piston front calipers... same size pistons, just a different shape housing, bracket, and pad. The brackets, like the calipers, are also divided this way, so they must change in sets with the proper calipers. It seemed to me that the 03+ caliper was the way to go... I figured I'd make my car essentially have the exact same brake setup as a 2004 Legacy GT. I found someone parting out a 2007 Impreza Wagon. Perfect! Right? So I bought all four calipers for $100, to clean, paint and rebuild with all new seals. I've had the calipers for a week, and I finally realized that these pistons are not 1.685"/42.8mm. They are obviously larger: http://legacygt.com/forums/attachment.php?attachmentid=265010&stc=1&d=1525999463 Not sure what to make of this as I kept reading that "You can put any Subaru brakes on any other Subaru". I was not expecting a change in piston size and I think this has something to do with a change beginning with Model Year 2007 Subaru vehicles. I don't think this particular caliper swap is a good idea because the change in piston size will almost certainly change my brake bias in an undesirable fashion. The rear caliper pistons appear to be the same size as earlier versions.
  13. You should have no trouble swapping to 2-piston front calipers so long as you have their matching caliper brackets, correct sized rotor, and large enough wheels: From: https://forums.nasioc.com/forums/showthread.php?t=1265631
  14. Bump Well here we are a few years down the line and it's finally time for me to change pads on my WRX Front/H6 Rear brake setup. It's got me thinking about doing a few other things that I never got around to as well. - Master Cylinder Brace - Brembo Ceramic Pads - ATE Super Blue is no longer sold by my FLAPS but there are some new performance fluid options - I plan to remove the cheap remanufactured calipers that constantly drag ever-so-slightly and appeared rusty shortly after installation, and change to Genuine OEM units that I paint and rebuild myself. Or, I could at least get remanufactured units that come already powdercoated (such as Power Stop brand: http://a.co/an0CYSe) - I also plan to change the rear caliper style from 2000-2004 Legacy "H6" that I have now to 1993-2007 Impreza/2002-2005 WRX Calipers + "H6" rear caliper bracket in order to fit my existing 290x10mm EBC Slotted/Dimpled rear rotors. The "H6" Legacy calipers that I have now are not notched properly for the brake line hard fitting, but '93-'07 Impreza/'02-'05 WRX calipers on H6 brackets should allow the brake line to fit in their notch. - I'm also investigating whether to ditch the H6 setup and upgrade to 2005-2009 Legacy GT 290x18mm Vented Rear rotors and matching 1-piston calipers. According to brakemath.xls, the '05-'09 1-pot rear pistons at 38.1mm are the same size as '00-'04 1-pot rear pistons that I have now. I think my 16x6.5 Factory Snowflake wheels may fit over this setup but I doubt that my space-saver donut spare tire would. If I can fit a 2005 Legacy GT space saver spare in my spare tire compartment I would seriously consider this rear setup. That also means adding the cost of a new pair of EBC 290x18mm Sport Vented Rear Rotors to the tally. *As cool as it would be, The 4-Pot/2-Pot caliper upgrade is not an option as my factory Snowflake wheels will not fit over them.
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