Kojak Posted June 4, 2019 Share Posted June 4, 2019 Sub’d for wagon awesomeness. Keep up the good work and meticulous documentation. And hold onto that Kuat Vagabond, they are discontinued and look great imo. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chocoholic005 Posted June 4, 2019 Author Share Posted June 4, 2019 careful. it's a slippery slope. once you start sliding down, life as you know changes. could have bought a small country for what i have in mine. but dam it, have fun. As long as it costs less than the Jag... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Setnev Posted June 4, 2019 Share Posted June 4, 2019 I mean for what you bought the car for and OE parts to fix it, I could have shipped you a complete, rust free Arizona Legacy GT or Outback XT and just spend money on fun parts. Great to see someone has the determination to fix a neglected specimen. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TMBLKDG Posted June 4, 2019 Share Posted June 4, 2019 I was talking to a friend about my project and he's a pretty financially astute fella but he asked a really dumb question: "Will it be worth it when you're done?" He was asking about the dollar value only, as in could I sell it for as much as I'll have into it. Ummm, duh, of course not. Not sure how he could ask that question - he drives a 2 year old Q60 which I'm sure isn't worth anywhere near what he paid for it now. Love this thread. You paid a lot less for yours up front though, which makes me envious. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Max Capacity Posted June 4, 2019 Share Posted June 4, 2019 Tell your buddy, I bought my 2005 GT wagon new for $27,000 I'm well into paying for it the third time. Some people just don't understand. 305,600miles 5/2012 ej257 short block, 8/2011 installed VF52 turbo, @20.8psi, 280whp, 300ftlbs. (SOLD). CHECK your oil, these cars use it. Engine Build - Click Here Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
05MNLGT Posted June 5, 2019 Share Posted June 5, 2019 (edited) I was talking to a friend about my project and he's a pretty financially astute fella but he asked a really dumb question: "Will it be worth it when you're done?" He was asking about the dollar value only, as in could I sell it for as much as I'll have into it. Ummm, duh, of course not. Not sure how he could ask that question - he drives a 2 year old Q60 which I'm sure isn't worth anywhere near what he paid for it now. Love this thread. You paid a lot less for yours up front though, which makes me envious. when you do these builds, it isn't what it's worth at the end. it's all about the love of building it and then enjoying it. the stupid thing is when people build these, then try and sell them for what they have in it. i put a hell of a lot of money in mine because 1) it's paid for 2) i'll never sell it 3) i have two boys waiting in line for it. Edited June 5, 2019 by 05MNLGT Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
05MNLGT Posted June 5, 2019 Share Posted June 5, 2019 (edited) As long as it costs less than the Jag... it all depends on how crazy you get. i'm flatout nuts. i did the full jdm post front, rear conversion with s402 fenders, rims, down to metal paint job and a forged internal engine. Edited June 5, 2019 by 05MNLGT Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Outblack Posted June 9, 2019 Share Posted June 9, 2019 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chocoholic005 Posted June 10, 2019 Author Share Posted June 10, 2019 Worked on the car for the first time since surgery today. Spent a little over an hour pulling the dash pad back and removing the center brake line bundle. Now that the new one is installed, the fun can begin. Next time we'll be putting in the new fuel tank, subframe and all the rear suspension components. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheLed0314 Posted June 13, 2019 Share Posted June 13, 2019 Sub'd for more! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jaylew Posted June 14, 2019 Share Posted June 14, 2019 While you have the passenger side of the dash ripped out, now is the chance to 'easily' replace any a/c mode actuators that might be making the coffee percolating noise Wagon is LIFE! - 265,000 miles and climbing Unofficial Build (Restoration) Thread Steering Rack Rebuild Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chocoholic005 Posted June 14, 2019 Author Share Posted June 14, 2019 While you have the passenger side of the dash ripped out, now is the chance to 'easily' replace any a/c mode actuators that might be making the coffee percolating noise Yup, pretty sure I have that issue, however I've literally only driven the car home from buying it. Heard some of those parts are tough to get, but I don't plan on the interior going back in any time soon. Keep the suggestions coming if you guys can think of anything else I should hit while i'm down this rabbit hole. It's been a couple years since I owned an LGT. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jaylew Posted June 14, 2019 Share Posted June 14, 2019 check these threads out for the actuators. The Driver side mix is the most difficult to get to, and it doesn't help that Subaru discontinued that part https://legacygt.com/forums/showthread.php/sound-inside-dash-turn-off-car-190728p8.html?t=190728&page=8 https://legacygt.com/forums/showthread.php/vents-not-functioning-properly-266880.html Wagon is LIFE! - 265,000 miles and climbing Unofficial Build (Restoration) Thread Steering Rack Rebuild Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chocoholic005 Posted June 18, 2019 Author Share Posted June 18, 2019 Pretty much sourced everything I need to make this wagon a roller; and its about time I get my dining room back to functional status. This weekend my girlfriend and I got a significant amount of work done on the project, which is impressive since I've been completely limited to one arm activities. Needless to say, she did most of the work... Day 1: we got the rear brake hard lines installed; all new Subaru lines for the whole vehicle. Then came the new replacement fuel tank, including all new hoses. Still missing a discontinued bracket for the pressure control valve on the back of the tank, and waiting on a clamp for the charcoal canister hoses, but those can be installed at a later date. Finally we fitted the new rear subframe in place. Worked for about 5 hours Saturday and really enjoyed ourselves. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chocoholic005 Posted June 18, 2019 Author Share Posted June 18, 2019 Day 2: We started work on the right rear suspension. This car is getting the Spec B. aluminum upgrades along with new Whiteline suspension bushings all around. I also sourced a set of Whiteline adjustable arms for the rear and painted those to match the AVO rear underbody braces. We sourced lightly used trailing arm brackets and subframe braces, since mine were completely rotten. Cleaned them up and painted them satin black. The right side was where I snapped a weld nut off inside the body. We had to get a breaker bar into the body to hold a new nut in place while we secured the trailing arm bracket. After that we installed all the new arms, braces and bushings and torqued everything to spec. We moved on to the backing plate, removing the outer metal for the bigger brake rotors. She got to go at it with the flap disc, while I sat back and watched. At this point we realized I had bought the wrong hub bolts and stopped for the day. Another 4 hours in the books! We're up to about 164 hours total into this project. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jaylew Posted June 18, 2019 Share Posted June 18, 2019 I love to see this wagon salvage thread (in addition to mine)! Save the best car the US market got from Subaru! Wagon is LIFE! - 265,000 miles and climbing Unofficial Build (Restoration) Thread Steering Rack Rebuild Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Richard_Mtl Posted June 18, 2019 Share Posted June 18, 2019 This is an awesome project. And even more so that you and your gf are doing it together. Great build thread, Thanks ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chocoholic005 Posted July 15, 2019 Author Share Posted July 15, 2019 After almost a month hiatus, mostly due to a wedding and a Colorado vacation, we returned to work. Spent only a few hours in the garage Sunday; installed the backing plate and new hub to the right rear corner. A DBA 4000 brake rotor went on, in addition to a new wheel speed sensor. Then Emily ate a snack while I tried to figure out what the hell was going on with the new KW V2 coilovers. After I got that all figured out, we threw those on, adjusted to their highest setting to start at 40mm. Finished up the day installing some new Stoptech brake lines and torquing everything down. Next weekend were looking forward to getting most of the driver's side assembled. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Max Capacity Posted July 16, 2019 Share Posted July 16, 2019 Nice, look'in pretty good. 305,600miles 5/2012 ej257 short block, 8/2011 installed VF52 turbo, @20.8psi, 280whp, 300ftlbs. (SOLD). CHECK your oil, these cars use it. Engine Build - Click Here Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Yeti71 Posted July 16, 2019 Share Posted July 16, 2019 Subscribed. I just got done doing the rear bushings (all of them), DBA rotors, and some new Bilstein B6 shocks. It definitely takes time I did the front end stuff last summer, and will be upgrading to Bilsteins there as well once Flatirons can get me a front pair. Anyway, thanks for the fun thread! j. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SageAbkatsor Posted July 16, 2019 Share Posted July 16, 2019 So f’in jealous! I wish I had the funds to do this right, all at once. Doing it piece by piece just means it is a constant battle, never really finished. This is exactly the build I want too. I want those KW coils. Instead I am a sad man sitting on a knocking engine. Need to scrape what I can together to get my engine back in ship shape and then I can think about some rust repair. Then one day maybe some coils and wheels. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GearJamr Posted July 17, 2019 Share Posted July 17, 2019 Nice project! BTW, keep that girl. Any girl who not only supports a project like this but will actually help must be kept. I bought an 05 lgt wagon about 1.5 years ago. I have no specific plans for it, but with less than 100k miles on it, it's got plenty of potential. I did almost all the suspension work on it already and was hoping to do exhaust this year, but as it is a daily driver, maintenance comes first. Oh well, start saving up and get parts over the winter. Much looking forward to seeing how it turns out. One question though, why didn't you get it painted while pretty much everything was out of the car? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chocoholic005 Posted July 17, 2019 Author Share Posted July 17, 2019 Nice project! BTW, keep that girl. Any girl who not only supports a project like this but will actually help must be kept. One question though, why didn't you get it painted while pretty much everything was out of the car? Don't worry... she's not going anywhere. Not only does she support the project, but she wants one of her own. She's thinking 1948-1960 Dodge Power Wagon. Good question. I'm not that concerned about changing the color of the engine bay or interior as its a black base to start, but I wanted to make sure I had money to do a good quality paint job, with new front and rear JDM bumpers and small add-ons like that. I don't have $25k+ to throw down on all the parts for this build at once and a new paint job too, so the goal right now is to get it running and driving sometime in the next 12 months and enjoy it for a bit while my bank account recovers for a paint job. At least that way I get my hoist back for other projects instead of the wagon sitting there for the next ~3 years. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chocoholic005 Posted July 23, 2019 Author Share Posted July 23, 2019 Finished up the rear suspension yesterday by installing the driver's side components. Everything went pretty smoothly, until we started stripping the threads out of a few nuts during the torquing process. Apparently some of the new Subaru nuts I bought couldn't handle the factory torque spec., which is a scary thought. Ended up reusing some old nuts which solved our problem. Threw the new Whiteline swaybar in there as well, but won't install the adjustable end links until we get it on some wheels. New brake calipers arrived this weekend as well, but they need to be stripped, powder coated and rebuilt before we can install them. Only a few more things to button up on the back half before we move to the front suspension next weekend. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gabo Posted July 23, 2019 Share Posted July 23, 2019 So clean......so much want. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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