swcolegacyl Posted September 20, 2012 Share Posted September 20, 2012 (edited) http://srvtelluride.dyndns.org/Subaru/Legacy1a.jpg Hi, This is my 1st Subaru, a 1996 Legacy L Wagon AWD, 2.2L 16v EJ22E, Auto 4EAT. with 196,000 miles. An on going project car, fixing and upgrading. This car is originally from Arizona and does not have a speck of rust on it. It could use to be repainted at some point. she's burning about a quart of oil about every 10,000 miles. not bad, and i'm getting 29 mpg on the highway. So far total 4" Lift with a total of 10 inches clearance. I take her off road as much as possible. I didn't care much for the automatic transmission when I first got the car. And I had considered swapping it for a 5-speed manual. Since I’ve discovered that the automatic is great for rock-crawling. I believe the ‘torque multiplier’ is helpful for the low range. Another mod I have done was to add a switch inside that allows me to alter the drive-train power distribution. A single toggle switch (DPDT) (On/Off/On) that controls the Duty solenoid 'C' on the 4EAT sending 12 volts for FWD (100/0), stock voltage for AWD (80/20) or 0 volts (50/50) power split front/rear. Download - 1996 Legacy Owner/Service Manuals and other helpful PDFs I've found: http://srvtelluride.dyndns.org/Subaru/1996SubaruLegacyOwnersServiceManual.zip Work i've done so far: -------------------------------------------------------- '95 Legacy Left rear tail lens '97 Legacy Outback rear hatch lens/reflector '97 Legacy Outback leather interior door panels '98 Outback Panasonic Stereo '98 Outback Front seats. '98 Outback Rear sway bar '98 Outback struts and springs (1.5" Lift) H&R Trak Plus 15mm wheel spacers Perrin Rear sway bar links with spherical bearings Perrin Lightweight crank pulley JDM Head lights, Projector style JDM Side marker lights K&N Panel Air filter Amsoil 20w50 Synthetic Racing Oil and Amsoil filter NGK Plug wires Bosch iridium spark plugs Oil pressure sensor EGR valve Skid-plate Subtle-Solutions 1" lift kit Greddy upper front strut stabilizer bar 15" Impreza rims with Firestone Winterforce 205/70/15 tires 2 sets of 3" 55 Watt Pilot lights wired to the High beams Magnaflow Muffler with a custom cat-less exhaust and factory resonator Yakima Roof Rack Yakima BasketCase Yakima Fairing Uniden Pro 510xl cb radio Garmin Nuvi GPS ScanGaugeII Interstate battery 20% Front and 10% Rear tinted windows Painted the wiper arms with Black Krylon Fusion Painted lower front and rear trim line and rockers with Black Krylon Fusion Painted rear spoiler with Black Krylon Fusion front sway bar links (factory replacement) both front half shafts with new CV joints front brakes, ceramic pads timing belt fuel filter radiator hoses every single light bulb replaced Alternator belt Wiper blades Rear hatch gasket New windshield remove snorkus and cut huge hole for air intake below the air filter. A/C works great. I live at 9,000ft, not much need for A/C so i removed the belt. This car was stock and in pretty rough condition when i bought it, about a year and a half ago. I think I’m the 3rd owner of this car. The original owner kept impeccable records. I’ve got receipts for every little thing and factory servicing. The second owner ran the car into the ground. But she did have a major service on the transmission done. Including changing the seals. When i first got her the squeaks and rattles came from everywhere. Loud enough that you couldn’t hear the radio, if it worked. I knew the car had penitential after a major cleaning, vacuuming and removing about a hundred gooey stickers inside and out. The basic drive-train, engine and body were in good enough condition to make it worth buying the car. No rust, I’ve removed bolts that have not been touched since the car was built with ease. Where I live, I don’t need a car so this Subaru is mainly used for road trips, off road adventures and camping. She's in great shape now reliable and very fun to drive! http://srvtelluride.dyndns.org/Subaru/subaru1996_1.jpg http://srvtelluride.dyndns.org/Subaru/subaru1996_9.jpg http://srvtelluride.dyndns.org/Subaru/subaru1996_10.jpg Found some older pics. A work in progress: http://srvtelluride.dyndns.org/Subaru/before.jpg And a little bit later... http://srvtelluride.dyndns.org/Subaru/legacymid2.jpg http://srvtelluride.dyndns.org/Subaru/legacymid1.jpg And now. http://srvtelluride.dyndns.org/Subaru/subaru1996_7.jpg Edited December 4, 2013 by swcolegacyl Vertically orienting pictures to avoid page run-off Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
swcolegacyl Posted September 25, 2012 Author Share Posted September 25, 2012 (edited) Off road in UT. http://srvtelluride.dyndns.org/Subaru/grut1.jpg http://srvtelluride.dyndns.org/Subaru/grut2.jpg http://srvtelluride.dyndns.org/Subaru/grut3.jpg http://srvtelluride.dyndns.org/Subaru/grut4.jpg http://srvtelluride.dyndns.org/Subaru/grut5.jpg Edited November 22, 2012 by swcolegacyl Vertically orienting pictures to prevent page run-off Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
arikira Posted September 25, 2012 Share Posted September 25, 2012 Sweet! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mattmattyxcore Posted September 29, 2012 Share Posted September 29, 2012 Digging the look man, pretty much everything I want to do to my 95 BD Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
swcolegacyl Posted September 29, 2012 Author Share Posted September 29, 2012 Thank you --it's taken a lot of effort to get the car to look and preform the way it does. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
swcolegacyl Posted September 30, 2012 Author Share Posted September 30, 2012 (edited) Engine, Lift spacers, Interior, Strut stabilizer http://srvtelluride.dyndns.org/Subaru/engine1.jpg http://srvtelluride.dyndns.org/Subaru/engine2.jpg http://srvtelluride.dyndns.org/Subaru/engine3.jpg http://srvtelluride.dyndns.org/Subaru/engine4.jpg http://srvtelluride.dyndns.org/Subaru/engine5.jpg http://srvtelluride.dyndns.org/Subaru/engine6.jpg http://srvtelluride.dyndns.org/Subaru/int1.jpg http://srvtelluride.dyndns.org/Subaru/int2.jpg Edited November 23, 2012 by swcolegacyl Vertically orienting pictures to prevent page run-off Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rester5350 Posted September 30, 2012 Share Posted September 30, 2012 I love it!!! A guy I know just did a 4" lift on his 96, I'll post up picks when i find some time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
swcolegacyl Posted October 14, 2012 Author Share Posted October 14, 2012 (edited) Hi All –A local shop just got a new alignment rack. So I figured it was a good time to get the Legacys' checked out. The tires needed to be rotated anyway. The alignment rack is a brand new Laser Guided, Heat Activated; Turbo charged state-of–the-art rack. Very cool. You can see every aspect of the cars alignment. It even shows the height of the body at all four corners. And if the body is out of alignment. (if it was in an accident) The my car definitely needed to be aligned. The mechanic got her all straightened out pretty easily. So, after the years of neglect, the lifts, parts from other cars, larger then normal tires, and the off-road banging around I’ve done. The alignment zeroed out perfectly! A 16 year old car that has been though a lot in it’s life with 194,000 miles of roads covered. Still runs great, handles awesome on pavement and off-road, comfortable to drive and of course perfect alignment! Kudos -Subaru, i love my car. Edited October 14, 2012 by swcolegacyl Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rickmfromnh Posted October 14, 2012 Share Posted October 14, 2012 Very nice Subie! How much did it cost to get the 4" of lift? Did you do it yourself, or did a shop? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
swcolegacyl Posted October 15, 2012 Author Share Posted October 15, 2012 (edited) Hi –Thank you rickmfromnh. The 4” lift was accomplished by using Outback strut-towers 1.5” taller then stock, Subtle-Solutions 1" lift spacers, and 15” over stock 14” rims and bigger tires gained another 1.5”. the stock clearance for this car is 6.1” now it’s at 10.1”. the struts where from a junk yard, think I paid $75.00 each. Lift spacers $225. The rims I got used and new tires. I'd guess the total for the lift was around a thousand. including all the parts and labor. Most of the 'lift' work was done at a local shop. Installing the struts and strut spacers would have been a real drag without a lift. The body got pushed up by 2.5" everything was under quite a bit of tension. I had to pull down on the lower control arms while the mechanic bolted in the front struts. A couple other parts I think are important to the lift; when the car body goes up the wheels go in. The wheel spacers put them back and prevent the front tires from rubbing. It also looks better and wider track=better handling. The other is the upper strut stabilizer. Making the ‘front-end’ a little more rigid. That’s about another $500 in parts. The shop installed the wheel spacers. Edited October 15, 2012 by swcolegacyl Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
monkeyposeur Posted October 16, 2012 Share Posted October 16, 2012 Nice lifted leggy! I won't hold it against you that you are from Colorado. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
swcolegacyl Posted November 7, 2012 Author Share Posted November 7, 2012 (edited) Hi Folks –Hope you all voted! I did. A couple of days ago I was at a friend’s house. He was cleaning out his basement and had a bunch crap in his yard that was headed to the garbage. I noticed a peace of metal that looked a lot like a skid-plate. My friend gave me the plate. And other then having to drill a few holes for mounting, it fit perfectly. That was a nice find! With all the off-road driving I’ve done, I’m surprised that I haven’t done more damage. http://srvtelluride.dyndns.org/Subaru/skidplate1.jpg http://srvtelluride.dyndns.org/Subaru/skidplate2.jpg http://srvtelluride.dyndns.org/Subaru/skidplate3.jpg Edited November 22, 2012 by swcolegacyl Vertically orienting pictures to prevent page run-off Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rester5350 Posted November 7, 2012 Share Posted November 7, 2012 This is not my car but the owner is a subie mechanic and has a serious collection of wagons. Enjoy:) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
swcolegacyl Posted November 7, 2012 Author Share Posted November 7, 2012 Nice! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
swcolegacyl Posted November 9, 2012 Author Share Posted November 9, 2012 (edited) Bought some new front brakes today. Duralast Gold ceramic brake pads and Duralast Rotors from Autozone. The total came to $105.00. The forecast is for snow the next few days. So I’ll probably wait a few days to install them. When bought the car the front pads HAD to be replaced. The rotors, well worn where OK for awhile. But recently I started getting a little pulsing from the front brakes. I think the front rotors are getting a bit thin. http://srvtelluride.dyndns.org/Subaru/legacy2.jpg http://srvtelluride.dyndns.org/Subaru/brakes.jpg Edited November 22, 2012 by swcolegacyl Vertically orienting pictures to prevent page run-off Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
swcolegacyl Posted November 9, 2012 Author Share Posted November 9, 2012 (edited) In spite of the weather, I decided to through on the new front brakes today. I love having a car with no rust. It took me less then an hour to get both sides done. As I suspected the rotors were in rough condition. They probably could be turned, But is it worth it? Edited November 9, 2012 by swcolegacyl Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
swcolegacyl Posted November 18, 2012 Author Share Posted November 18, 2012 (edited) Hi All --Friday i got some nice new tires. General Altimax Arctic studded 205/70 R15. so far they feel pretty good and not too loud. http://srvtelluride.dyndns.org/subaru/newtires1.jpg http://srvtelluride.dyndns.org/subaru/newtires2.jpg http://srvtelluride.dyndns.org/subaru/newtires3.jpg http://srvtelluride.dyndns.org/subaru/newtires4.jpg Edited November 22, 2012 by swcolegacyl Vertically orienting pictures to prevent page run-off Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
swcolegacyl Posted November 19, 2012 Author Share Posted November 19, 2012 Just installed ScanGaugeII --lets see how it works. we'll let you know. http://srvtelluride.dyndns.org/Subaru/scangauge2.jpg Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kiyo1990 Posted November 19, 2012 Share Posted November 19, 2012 wow im liking that. nice job bro Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
swcolegacyl Posted November 19, 2012 Author Share Posted November 19, 2012 1st ScanGaugeII test: Really f***ing cool. Real-time info like Horsepower and MPG. And my speedo is off because of the rims and tires. With the ScanGaugeII you can adjust the speed to match the GPS. Now i have an accurate speedometer. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
swcolegacyl Posted November 21, 2012 Author Share Posted November 21, 2012 (edited) A little modding to the skid-plate. Some friends' with a machine shop did some welding for me. i had them weld in some heavy steel screen and some wings on the sides to protect the oil filter and lower radiator hose a bit bitter. http://srvtelluride.dyndns.org/Subaru/SkidplateMod1.jpg http://srvtelluride.dyndns.org/Subaru/SkidplateMod2.jpg http://srvtelluride.dyndns.org/Subaru/SkidplateMod3.jpg Edited November 22, 2012 by swcolegacyl Vertically orienting pictures to prevent page run-off Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kiyo1990 Posted November 21, 2012 Share Posted November 21, 2012 Nice improvement. Looking better man Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SBT Posted November 21, 2012 Share Posted November 21, 2012 Nice work. Love the 2nd gens. BTW - Please load the photos vertically. Page run-off is a pain to everyone trying to see all of your photos. - Pro amore Dei et patriam et populum - Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
swcolegacyl Posted November 21, 2012 Author Share Posted November 21, 2012 Hey --Thanks. I set the images to 640x480 respectively. i could make them smaller? but i have know idea what you mean by vertically. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SBT Posted November 21, 2012 Share Posted November 21, 2012 Size is fine. They were running together horizontally - way off the page, which makes for huge run-on in the text lines as well. When you insert one image, put a couple line returns (Enter key) between that image and the next one and it'll stack them vertically. - Pro amore Dei et patriam et populum - Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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