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Just logged on after a while away, not like jail, more like work hell. And lo and behold, my beloved legacy GT dot com is BANANAS. What the hell.  I am getting pretty crusty when a format change freaks me out like this. Sigh. Rant concluded.  Hope everyone is well. 

On Friday night I picked up the LGT from the dealership where I had it towed in December after the 6mt decided to origami itself. After a surprisingly reasonable wait for parts, they put humpty back together. While it was in I had them do the timing belt/tensioner/water pump since it’s coming up on 12 yrs old, even though I’m only halfway there, mileage wise. And of course, I was able to demonstrate my knack for idiocy. Drove it away without rowing all the gears, so once I got to a highway and went to shift into 5th, no dice. Same for 6th. Called unhappily back to dealership, which I know they love right when they’re about to close, and made arrangements to bring it back in the morning. As I was limping up to the cabin my subconscious shifted into 5th without intending to, and there it was. Apparently the right side shift stop had moved to starboard at some point during the initial kerfuffle (I’m guessing) so when I was consciously shifting and moving over to the stop, I passed the 5th and 6th gates. Left a mea culpa voice mail for my service guy and then today I installed the Perrin shift stop and adjusted the other stop. All back to normal.

Concur, that’s a good plan. At some point, after or during your adventure bumping up the power side, consider handling. A stiffer rear sway bar and other suspension improvements really help use and enjoy the power gains you’re seeking to achieve.

Thanks everyone. Got the call this evening. Bent the input shaft, wrecked a bearing and a few washers/rings, and trashed the reverse synchro. Techs haven’t seen anything like it on this 6mt trans, but the good news is that it wasn’t as bad as they or I feared and it can be rebuilt. Parts availability is spotty but should have everything in by mid-Jan. Still going to be a pretty penny, but I can rationalize it give a few weeks and some bourbon.

 

I am going to guess this was the delayed boom from a fuse that was lit several years ago when I was 2-wheel towed. Had to replace a diff then, but I am guessing the trans had damage that just decided to make an appearance.

Put her on a flatbed to be towed to the dealer at 9 last night. Shifting from 5th to 6th accelerating away from a stop and heard the death wail of gears grinding. Coasted to the shoulder to see what’s what. Wouldn’t shift anywhere other than neutral right above 6th and into reverse. Not even any lateral travel in neutral so couldn’t get it to the 1-2 or 3-4 gates. Funny thing is, it would also shift straight down into 6th but the car read it as R. Dealer looked at it today and said they could tear it down to find the problem or just install a new trans; apparently there is one spare new 6mt in the US right now. Would be prohibitively pricey. So they’re tearing it down. We’ll see if the gamble pays off. Otherwise I’ll have a low-miles parts car (54k mi) to dispose of and will be looking for a new ride. Bummed. Will update once there’s a diagnosis.

Whose red 5th gen LGT was headed east on VA Rt. 7 midday today, just west of Leesburg? Was heading west out to the cabin and audibly gave a “holy shit” in my surprise.

Enjoyed a Fuente Work of Art. Very mellow and burned evenly. Perfect duration for a few glasses of bourbon.

I bought my heads to machine shop about a week ago, I should have them back next week. I got my big order of repair parts from Subaru today.

 

I still have a few parts that I am looking for. Before I go to the junkyards/order more parts, I figured I would ask. It needs carpet, 2010 driverside mirror assembly, i131 connector going to the radio, 2 GT ignition coils, plastic under tray. I also have a bubble in one of the stock tires with 6/32nd tread wear. Does any set of of GT rim/tires? or 13-14 Sport? I maybe interested if someone has a stock size tire 225/45-18 with 6/32nd (ie someone damaged a tire and had replace all their tires) .

 

I’ve got a set of stock GT wheels with Michelin’s on them in the garage at the cabin. If you had any reason to be down around DC or the eastern panhandle of WV at any point, they’d be waiting for you.

Those of you with the Exedy clutch, is is the Stage 1 OEM or Organic?

 

Organic for me.

I did the Exedy Stg 1, OEM flywheel, Verus fork/pivot. Had Mach V do the work, came out to just over $1600 parts and labor. Original clutch was slipping in 5th and 6th at just around 50k in Nov last year so decided to pull the trigger. Happy with it so far, not much chatter at first, no smell, etc. There was a much different engagement point and springiness that I had to get used to, but all good now. Haven’t done the clutch damper delete. Yet.

Not me either, driving the truck these last few weeks but heading out to the cabin tonight and will be bringing the LGT home so keep an eye out for a silver blur on the Dulles Toll Road Sunday evening. I did see a grey LGT out toward Winchester a few months ago (was going to say last winter but about froze my nards off at a little league game last night) but agree, very sparse 5TH gen sightings around NOVA.

Well gents, here's my new but old "what's next" car.

Brought it home this morning.

Pretty much all stock. Needs some interior cleanup and a good detail. 1991, 105k, 5spd, black interior. Checked all the boxes for what I wanted and won't be depreciating in value.

 

Nice. First car was an 85 LX 5.0. My dad bought it for me (which he regretted) while I was in high school. I was an idiot and damn near killed myself doing a Dukes of Hazard twist-and-flip into a creek with it. Would love to have that (potential) power to weight ratio again.

Check Mach V - they show the catted J pipe on their site. might be out of stock if you add it to a cart, but who knows.

https://www.fastwrx.com/collections/downpipes/products/invidia-j-pipe-downpipe-2010-2012-legacy-gt

Tesla if you have a garage/parking situation conducive to overnight charging. Drove my buddy’s T3 and was impressed. The drag of the regenerative brakes would be useful in slow traffic if I was commuting at all under normal circumstances. Acceleration and handling were a lot of fun. Only thing I’d miss would be the manual trans (I’d be looking at the VW Golf R with the stick rather than the S3).

Sure can’t dump too much money into a 5th gen LGT. Depending on how you define “too” and “dump” and “money.” Of course, every one of the tens of thousands of pennies I’ve spent has been critical and necessary and important and...um...

 

Love that color.

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What Scuba said. I think the ride on Eibach springs is pretty good, better than it sounds like your Teins are providing. I am on the ‘13-14 KYBs on a ‘10 LGT. It’s only about 1” drop all around, so there’s a trade-off if you wanted more, but I am quite happy with the ride in both metro DC and rural blacktop and gravel WV. Different progressive spring rate than stock so can get firm as load increases, but it’s not jarring in normal street driving or on bouncy unpaved roads, and I have not bottomed out anywhere yet even with the drop. Would definitely do it again, though I don’t know if I could find the price Eibach was offering at the time (around $100).

Ahem, cough *Eibach Pro Kit* cough

Replaced the stock clutch with an Exedy Stage I. Stock original clutch was slipping in 5th and 6th when flogging it. Only had 50k miles. New OEM flywheel and Verus fork and pivot as well. Much different pedal feel, less resistance when engaging but has strong progressive spring feel as the pedal is coming back out when disengaging. Hadn’t done the clutch damper delete since I had learned to live with (read: apparently slip the hell out of) the old clutch but now it’s moved up on the list.

Turned 50k miles this afternoon, driving up the mountain out of Paw Paw, WV in the rain. Car had 14k in the first year from the initial owner (in Cherry Hill, NJ - SOA?) when I bought it in 2011. Not bored with it yet; still puts a smile on my face.

Yup. Mine does the same at WOT in higher gears. Will need to replace the clutch soon. Still less than 50k miles on a 2010. Thicker FSB going in at that point as well.

Man allegedly breaks into West Virginia deputy’s home, met by police K-9s

Encounters three German shepherds, including two K-9s

 

MASON COUNTY, W.Va. (WSAZ) - A man from Point Pleasant is facing charges after going past several “beware of dog” signs and allegedly breaking into a Mason County Sheriff’s deputy’s home Thursday night.

 

“(There is) a ‘no trespassing’ sign directly on the gate that he had to open (to get on the property) and there’s also a ‘dog on premise’ sign on the same gate right beside of the ‘no trespassing’ sign,” said Mason County Deputy Jeremy Ferrell, who owns the home.

 

Aside from those two signs, Deputy Ferrell also has other signs like: “beware of dog” posted on his property along with his K-9 police cruiser that sits beside of his home.

 

“My cruiser is out beside the house, I have dog signs everywhere, I have two German shepherd statues in front of the house, so it’s obvious there’s big dogs that live here.”

 

Point Pleasant Police said the suspect is James Will III, who they say is a familiar face to law enforcement.

 

Deputy Ferrell said after Will came through his back gate, he entered into his basement while the family was home. Ferrell said he heard a noise and went downstairs to check it out.

 

“I came downstairs, looked to the left (and) saw some person I never seen before in my life, in my basement.”

 

Deputy Ferrell said at that point, he and Will got into a small fight. It was during that struggle that his current K-9 with the Mason County Sheriff’s Office, a retired K-9 and another German shepherd bit the suspect.

On the way back home tonight from WV, I was on US522 southbound outside Winchester VA and ended up behind a fifth gen GT, grey, Invidia exhaust (N, not Q, I’m guessing), VA plates, and a dealer sticker on the trunk lid that said Lehigh Valley Imports. They made a light that I didn’t so only had a brief look in the dark but it appeared to be in good shape. Who dat?

Well done, sir!

To be fair, the new Frontiers aren't really that new anyway. They're still the same body style from 2004 and have a somewhat similiar interior.

 

True, with a facelift in there at one point. Makes finding parts easy (peasy lemon squeezy) as opposed to how it’s going to be soon, if not already, for the 5th gen LGT (difficult difficult lemon difficult; extra credit for naming the movie).

 

Frontier finally gets a new body next year but the new powertrain came out this year, slotted into the ancient coach (as a beta test, I guess). Not swayed by either.

Love the mid-size truck. My ‘12 Frontier is in the Goldilocks zone for almost everything I need it to do. I don’t tow but I do use it to skid felled trees. It’s parkable in the city and enough truck to get up some full-on sketchy “roads” out in WV. I don’t think I’d get a new one, though. May never get a new anything again, for that matter.