Homemade WRX

I figured I'd ask on here as it's the picture thread. Has anyone run the sedan width fenders, rear doors and welded on rear quarters to the wagon body?

I'll second this. Also, what do you mean by 'it shuts off as soon as I crank'....as in it won't let it crank or it fires up and instantly dies? Pull a coil offer, slap a spare plug in it and put the spark plug against the cylinder head while cranking. You'll see the ark if you have ignition. Next is check fueling. You can crank and if you have the means to inspect the ports, see that they're wet. There are other means to check voltage to the injectors. Before that, you can validate that you have fuel pressure by pulling the feed line, grabbing a vessel and keying-on. Double check that your MAF is connected and oriented in the correct direction. Vacuum leaks will usually allow you to fire up but will run like crap or die very quickly.

Very interesting. Didn't mean to sound like I was doubting you. So STi's and Spec B's much have different R180 flanges then...

well wasn't the 06 spec B a 6-spd with an R160?...makes me question which spec b driveshaft you have. I know first hand that r160s and r180s have different flanges.

you'll want a front diff but a non-oem front diff is better. You also won't have the dccd.

well I know that it isn't just the difference between DRL and headlights as I've done side by side of my brothers LGT and my mom's 06 outback on a garage door. There is no issue with the electrical system and actually helped him do plugs yesterday and know the contacts are good as well. I'm knew this was going to be a PITA to fix.

Hey guys, My brother's 05 LGT has a bizarre issue. His DRL's are working normally but when he switches on the headlights, it barely illuminates any brighter. He just changed both bulbs as well and they made no difference. They are so dim that his foglights outshine the headlights at night. I haven't had much time to look into it at all but was wondering if anyone had any leads or thoughts on it. Thanks, Micah

I think you are bit confused... You need the driveshaft from a 4-eat or from a Spec B...diff flanges can be changed on the rear end to accomodate. Half shafts, which may have you confused, are CV's. Does that clear anything up for you?

Sweet, I learned something new!!

07 is the first year subaru stopped running the oil pump in the trans. You can see on pre-07 setups where the hardline runs in and out of the box, that was for external trans cooler...

Sorry, when I say lifting, I'm referring to weight transfer which will occur in all cases. Didn't mean literal lifting of the wheel. Nothing will really save it there short of a spool Cusco RS is a very nice unit and you can always stack the plates for the amount of lock you want. Personally I'd run a Cusco RS and Quaife ATB front diff with either DCCD or Cusco Tarmac (essentially RWD biased open diff) center diff.

I was referring to the torsen being in the back of the spec B vs clutch in the R180 from an STi...only clutch R160's that I know of were the early STi RA's before they switched to R180's in Ver 4 IIRC... Also: clutch > torsen would mean that the clutch style is better than torsen...however out back a clutch will not go to open when lifting a rear inside tire nor allow wheel spin as easily. Heck even with some high powered Impreza's on stock R180's they are peg legging (spinning a rear wheel) coming off of corners BUT you already explained about those junk Hitachi units. My vote for setup for most everyone, except rally, is a torsen/helical front and a clutch rear. Center's are very much a personal preference type of deal. A 1-way clutch isn't bad up front for tarmac but is noisy.

I understand that and hence I was simply showing another option that offers a two-fold upgrade....though more costly. A clutch pack rear > torsen

or you can go with Spec B axles and a 3.9 R180 from an STI...its stronger and has a clutch LSD.

Does anyone know of anyone doing an actual 5eat to manual conversion on the legacy? I know the ECU/TCU have become more integrated since the early 90's leggies.