Kalien32 Posted September 16, 2016 Share Posted September 16, 2016 Hey guys. Thought I'd actually take the time to make a build thread. I'm a little late to make this, so I'll just start from the beginning of my legacy experience. 1999 Legacy GT: I've always had a sweet spot for the Legacy model. Specifically the 4th gen. I couldn't afford a 4th Gen when I was 18. So I ended up with this little gem. Nothing special. Just tint, and exhaust. But at least it was a 5spd. �� 2005 Legacy GT sedan: Fast forward about a year. I had been dreaming of a white 4th gen wagon. I searched high and low, for months. Couldn't find a 5spd white wagon anywhere. But this beauty showed up in the next town over. So I settled for a white 5spd sedan. Did a few things here and there to it. Basic stage 2 setup, and some beauty parts. Just a clean daily. Loved it! 2005 Legacy GT Wagon: After two years of loving my sedan, my girlfriend bought an 07 outback, and sparked my Firey desire for a wagon again! So the search was on. Found this thing on Craigslist in Maryland. Called the guy and after talking with him, and gathering information on the car, I bought it. Had to ship it all the way here, to Washington state, without seeing it beforehand.�� http://i.imgur.com/CpLZmmk.jpg Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kalien32 Posted September 16, 2016 Author Share Posted September 16, 2016 Took delivery of the car 2 weeks before I was scheduled to be in San Diego, for an 8 month work trip. I had two weeks to swap all my parts from my sedan to the wagon, sell the sedan, and get all my stuff ready for the trip. This included tracking down a motorcycle trailer, setting the car up to tow, and making sure this new-to-me car was ready for the 21hr drive, pulling a trailer. I was a bit nervous. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
magnusonsubie Posted September 16, 2016 Share Posted September 16, 2016 Subscribing. Even though I already know the story 2005 Vader Wagon Material Tests on Ringland Failure Piston I should have held off and purchased a wagon instead of the spec.B Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kalien32 Posted September 16, 2016 Author Share Posted September 16, 2016 So, let the rush begin! Headunit and gauges swapped.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kalien32 Posted September 16, 2016 Author Share Posted September 16, 2016 Swapped headlights, so I could keep my cleared ones. And kept my genuine sti Lip. Also had to fix rear crash bar, from previous owner. Was causing a bump in the rear step that bugged me, to no end.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kalien32 Posted September 16, 2016 Author Share Posted September 16, 2016 Tinted front windows and moonroof. Wagons don't come with tinted moonroofs, for some reason.. and it's hotter than snot! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PeterJMC Posted September 16, 2016 Share Posted September 16, 2016 Awesome! Looking forward to seeing progress on this. I want a wagon in my life toooo, but ended up snagging a spec.B. Maybe I'll do like you did. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kalien32 Posted September 16, 2016 Author Share Posted September 16, 2016 Awesome! Looking forward to seeing progress on this. I want a wagon in my life toooo, but ended up snagging a spec.B. Maybe I'll do like you did. I got a lot more to add to this story. I'm just working my way through its progress. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
magnusonsubie Posted September 16, 2016 Share Posted September 16, 2016 Awesome! Looking forward to seeing progress on this. I want a wagon in my life toooo, but ended up snagging a spec.B. Maybe I'll do like you did. I'm positive you've seen his wagon in current form I helped push him over the edge to make this today 2005 Vader Wagon Material Tests on Ringland Failure Piston I should have held off and purchased a wagon instead of the spec.B Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kalien32 Posted September 16, 2016 Author Share Posted September 16, 2016 Time for major swap jobs... wheels, OEM splashgaurds, suspension, and downpipe... I decided to keep the Megan exhaust on the sedan, and kept the SPT exhaust that came with the wagon. Looking like it's got new life!! Sedan doesn't look as happy... (note my little brothers 2nd gen sedan in the background) =D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kalien32 Posted September 16, 2016 Author Share Posted September 16, 2016 One last sunset together. Because tomorrow the sedan leaves to its new home.. =( Little brothers 2nd gen came to join.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kalien32 Posted September 16, 2016 Author Share Posted September 16, 2016 Goodbye, old friend.... You'll be missed. ='( Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kalien32 Posted September 16, 2016 Author Share Posted September 16, 2016 1st outing in the new wagon. Made a trip to REI to get a roof rack. Of course had to get something to put on it, too... gotta, at least, look like I do stuff! =D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kalien32 Posted September 16, 2016 Author Share Posted September 16, 2016 Leave for San Diego in the morning?? Good time for a Brembo swap, don't you think? All packed and ready for the trip. Only had the car for two weeks, at this point. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kalien32 Posted September 16, 2016 Author Share Posted September 16, 2016 Made it to California! Tows great! I should mention that the wagon also came with an SPT intake and vf46 turbo. I had the car tuned before I left for California. California only has 91octain gas. So I wanted to make sure the tune was being easy on the engine. Ended up making 269whp/305wtq. Not too shabby. Plenty of power for a daily driver. Made sure it had a safe place to stay... funny story. Wasn't so safe. Came home one day, and found a guy in my place. Come to find out, he had been there all day, living the life. He was wearing my shirt, and swimshorts. Found him playing on the computer, and had my xbox on, with forza playing. He used my snorkel gear, used my shower, used my trimmers to shave his head, and ate my food. When he ran out of food, he took my car to the store and came back with soda and chips... nice enough guy, though. Almost felt bad for calling the cops on him.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kalien32 Posted September 16, 2016 Author Share Posted September 16, 2016 After about 3 months living in San Diego, I got hit, and push into some parked cars... ='( All 4 doors damaged, both front quarters, one wheel bent, both headlights broke, and bumper bent up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kalien32 Posted September 16, 2016 Author Share Posted September 16, 2016 Got it home and ate my sorrows away... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Kalien32 Posted September 16, 2016 Author Share Posted September 16, 2016 Sat in my garage for about a month, while I collected parts. New JDM rear bumper... because the old one had scratch from the fender bender with previous owner. Went with some blacked out lights... chrome and halos weren't really doing it for me, anymore. Amazingly, I was able to find another set of Volk LE28N!! The catch??? They were located in Auburn WA. About 30minutes from my actual home... *Facepalm* lucky for me, my co-worker was planning to fly back home and drive his truck down. So he grabbed them for me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kalien32 Posted September 16, 2016 Author Share Posted September 16, 2016 Off to the shop.... I had the rest of the parts shipped there.. I spent a lot of evenings at the shop helping them figure out how to get the JDM parts to work together.... You'd think a body shop could figure it out. Even with some minor custom fitment it needed. I had to trim the tabs on the honeycomb grill for them. And I had to do the cutting to make the 2.0gt lip fit the spec b bumper.. they just couldn't figure out how to make them work.. smh Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kalien32 Posted September 16, 2016 Author Share Posted September 16, 2016 Figured that if it was in the shop already, might as well have them fix the hail damage from Maryland. And I didn't want them to blend the paint. So I opted for a full respray. So pulled everything apart... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kalien32 Posted September 16, 2016 Author Share Posted September 16, 2016 But if I'm paying for paint, why would I pay for a stock color?? I had built a Coquette, in GTA, with a cool white paint that shines blue. Had told myself that I would love to paint my car that same color. So I had them give it a go.. Here's a sample piece, they painted, so I could decide how much blue pearl I wanted. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kalien32 Posted September 16, 2016 Author Share Posted September 16, 2016 Time to pick it up!!! =D <3 Turned out amazing! Paint blew my mind! I was in love all over again! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kalien32 Posted September 16, 2016 Author Share Posted September 16, 2016 Got it home, and had another surprise for it. I'd been drooling over these tails since before I thought I'd even get a wagon. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kalien32 Posted September 16, 2016 Author Share Posted September 16, 2016 Couldn't help taking pictures of it whenever I parked it somewhere. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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