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7 minutes ago, BoozeRS05 said:

Oh wow thats worse than mine for sure!  Was able to get in on the trailer in the paddock but its definitely got to stay straight once I pull it off to to get it on the lift.  

 

Great to see the wagon out there again!
 

@shralp If it makes you feel better weirdly my front left control arm snapped about 6 years ago, turning around in a parking lot. Pulled the axle out of the trans drained most of the fluid right there.

2 hours ago, subie-roo said:

I have the aluminum fronts.  With 2 years and 50 track days on my previous wagon the only suspension issues I had were worn bushings and a cracked upright.

Glad to hear they are holding up, kicking myself for not putting in the aluminum Spec B units earlier, especially since I have a pair sitting in my garage just waiting to be put in.  First time I've ever seen the OEM steel units fail... 

Keep an eye on your front control arms, my driver side failed at the track yesterday and sent me home Guess 15 seasons was enough to give up the ghost… 

Wouldn’t worry about a front strut tower brace as well unless it’s a full dedicated track car and your trying to squeeze every 1/10th off your time. The front struts on the Legacy are located super close to a massive stiffener, it’s called the firewall . Makes sense for cars like the BMW E46 crowd where the strut towers are pretty far forward but it’s essentially a superfluous part for us. 

I’ve literally got less than 1mm of clearance between my sidewall and the spring collar on the KW coilovers I’m running on my track car, (w/ Continental Extreme Contact Force 255/40/17) and shockingly, no rub. Way closer than I’d like but as long as there is no contact…

They add bling and will stay more supple over the long term. If it fits your budget I’d say go for it. 

FOR SALE - Bend, OR  Schroth Quick Fit 4 point harness, drivers side.  SOLD

The Schroth Quick Fit 4 point is designed to be used with a factory seat and factory mounting points.  I ran this in my track car for about 5 seasons.  It has finally been caged with a proper race seat so I've moved onto a 6 point harness.  Once you mount the quick release points in place, its quite easy to swap in/out and you still retain the factory 3 point system.  Have to say, with my cloth seats and this harness, I felt WAY more locked into the car as compared to the factory 3 point system.  

When I purchased this Schroth told me that it was no longer making this part # and that I was getting the last drivers side Subaru specific Quick Fit harness in stock, it was warehoused in Europe and had to be shipped over.  

Belts are all in good shape, includes all parts and install manual.  

$185 Shipped to the Continental U.S. 

More info on the Quick Fit at this link https://www.schrothracing.com/item/schroth-quickfit

Stock set up is fine for a daily driver (with less failure points than an aux oil cooler), unless you’re pushing it hard on the track

Assuming your motor is healthy enough to turn up the wick, I’d highly recommend you get it E-tuned remotely to ensure your getting something tailored to your particular parts selection. Should be a few folks on here that can chime in on options. 

Great prices on helmets from https://pyrotectstore.com/product-category/safety-gear/helmets/  They are based here in Oregon. 

Hey John, can you explain to me to me why the exhaust turbine exducer side on your red 20g is smaller than the exducer side on the black 20g?  Assuming  that your red one is is the “bigger” of the two, wouldn’t both exducer sides and sizes go up on the red one?

15 hours ago, famaya26 said:

Sorry no shipping at this time

Let me know if you decide to ship, these will easily fit in a USPS Priority mail box (medium size), free at the post office. Easy peasy

19 hours ago, DoctorDaveLGT said:

Yep, that damn sticky dash. I thought I got lucky on mine but it started creeping in while it was in the shop for all of 2020/2021. Too late to take advantage of the recall and no goodwill gestures from Subaru . Taking care of it now though along with new gauge cluster lens and replacing 2 of the 3 hvac actuators since there's no better time. @xt2005bonbon I have the same fear of it creeping back but decided if it does then I'll go the custom upholstery route.

@seanyb505 Dashes should still be available, I ordered mine from the dealer about 3 weeks ago. Apparently I had ordered the wrong dash after VIN verification (thought all 05-09s were the same except for color) and they reached out to verify and made sure it was the correct one. Picked it up at the dealer 2 days later. Guess I ordered a 2.5i dash instead of a GT by mistake and they were nice enough to discount the GT dash to the base dash price.

Itching to get everything back together. New dash, new lens, Euro console w/ red LEDs, and Madrig's CF kick panels for it, and OEM gunmetal trim pieces.

I don't know what the hell happened to my cluster lens. Looking at it reminds of the scene from The Other Guys where Will Ferrell's Prius gets stolen and they find it after a bunch of homeless people had an orgy in it.

DoctorDave, how easy was it to pull your instrument cluster (three small screws to pull a trim surround and it pops out?), or was it more involved than that? Also is there a small ribbon wire on the backside that is plugged in? Asking because I’m looking to delete the seat belt chime speaker that’s encased inside now that I’m caging the car and using harnesses. Found some videos online that show this on Imprezas but not sure if it’s the same for our cars

Ok, admittedly I didn’t actually do this myself today but it did get done today Super happy after 15 yrs on track to finally be adding a cage and seat to the car. Will be adding low sidebars along the front seats as well. 

Any paperwork / receipts from Outfront?

Willing to ship the AVO sway brackets?

Making room for the side bars on the roll cage that’s going in. Kinda cool that these are a two piece panel from the factory. Made it pretty easy and clean. Seat is in!

JMP would probably be interested in the VF46 for a rebuild candidate, might want to ping him

Real talk here bud. If your letting your oil level get to the point of blowing your motor, not sure you’re a good candidate for a motor that is more complex, in need of regular monitoring to ensure engine longevity, and frankly more fussy, particularly if ignored. But yeah the swap isn’t easy or worth it…

Shout out to a bad ass turbo builder!!  

This one looked to be about as salty as my ‘08 and I would have loved to have swapped my Surgeline built motor with 60K mi. / RA spec short geared ZF Design built 5 speed with 15k mi. into this. Swap the guts from the donor into my car and sell. My exterior is way more hammered than this freshly painted example and with the suspension and brake mods he did, it would have been a really nice upgrade for me. Sadly the price needed to be hyper aggressive to realistically make the numbers pan out and than went out the window pretty quickly

I’ve seen this from Verus and wondered if I need it as well with my ceramic coated Killer B. Seems like something is different in my ‘05?  Don’t see anything plastic in that area that would get cooked? 

Apologies, but figured this would get more eyeballs in the 4th Gen forum.  Nice re-painted '08 XT on BAT right now for No Reserve.  Its in AK but a nice looking example... https://bringatrailer.com/listing/2008-subaru-outback-6/

51 minutes ago, tehspud said:

Nissan Skyline R32 or VW Golf R32?

Wish I could afford a low mile used VW R32, they pop up on Bring A Trailer here and there. Would gladly take a newer Golf R tho. Total Swiss Army knife car right there…

17 hours ago, tehspud said:

Sometimes I don't know. Sometimes I'm ready to move on to something different, the GR Corolla, specifically, has caught my eye. Unfortunately between mortgage, living costs, and student loans a car payment is not feasible right now. Sometimes I wonder if I can somehow sneak me having a second car by my wife, and get a BRZ again, because I do miss the one I sold. 

Other times I look at my wagon and remember why I searched a long time for one. I wanted to experience and preserve one of the last good, manual, "fast" wagons. I like the level of technology the car has, and how easy it is to work on. Upgrading the stereo gave me the only bit of a modern car I felt I was missing. I enjoy it every time I drive it.

I'll be ready to get rid of it someday, but I'll be a bit picky who it goes to when that day comes. 

Hate to admit it but at this point if I could afford a GR Corolla, (circuit edition) or a R32 I’d gladly jump ship on my daily