To pre-facelift my wagon or not

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macipusy
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To pre-facelift my wagon or not

Post by macipusy »

So I currently have a 91 Tleg that I have been working on for 5+ years and can be seen in my rarely updated build journal. Rust has been slowly eating it away and is starting to take it's toll. In addition I recently acquired a 93 touring wagon with a blown motor. I have been thinking of moving all my stuff from the 91 SS to the 93 TW. All my stuff....including all bolt-ons, oil cooler setup, standalone ECU, injectors and the full 5mt swap including hydraulic clutch assembly and the LSD.

My question is, should I move over my 91 front end with full EDM headlights/fog lights and have a very rare pre-facelift turbo wagon?...I don't think they made a 91 turbo wagon at all.

Thoughts?
maciek puszynski

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Re: To pre-facelift my wagon or not

Post by Someperson »

I think they did, lemme find the #s they were posted like 2 days ago
Blue 94GT dead and steadily parting out.
Silver 93 Fwd N/A sedan undergoing repairs
93 Winestone TW project
92 SS scrapped by my landlord...
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Re: To pre-facelift my wagon or not

Post by sqc151 »

uh, i dont think any 91 TW's were made.

i think you should do it. im all about being different yet under the radar.
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I would go for it. You would have a one of a kind. There were no pre facelift TW here. I always thought that would be a really neat project/

Jeff
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Post by cj91legss »

im going to pre-face my 92 ss
91 L-TW Wagon with a full Swap -RIP
92 SS Prefaced, GD dash swapped, 22T/205 Hybrid 20 psi - BEAST!
93 SS Bone Stock Gone!
94 TW Bone Stock Gone!
91 SS 4EAT Sold!
98 LGT 4EAT
98 LGT Wagon 4EAT
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I am definitely leaning toward swapping the front end.
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Re: To pre-facelift my wagon or not

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By buddy cotruckin (Jarrid) is doing this. He lives there in Denver and is swapping everything over to a TW after being rear ended in his 91ss. Everything should bolt right up and the pre-face looks better in my opinion.
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Post by SILINC3R »

We all know the pre-face is the best front end anyway. I say go for it.
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Post by rallyak »

Mine sports the pre-face TW look and I like it a lot. Go for it.
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SILINC3R wrote:We all know the pre-face is the best front end anyway. I say go for it.
Disagree, I am more fond of the 92-94 rear end. But i really miss my 91 TW

To the OP, You'll wanna find a 95-99 Outback Wagon spoiler. Search my build might have a pic or two on it. Ended up lookin really good.
91 L-TW Wagon with a full Swap -RIP
92 SS Prefaced, GD dash swapped, 22T/205 Hybrid 20 psi - BEAST!
93 SS Bone Stock Gone!
94 TW Bone Stock Gone!
91 SS 4EAT Sold!
98 LGT 4EAT
98 LGT Wagon 4EAT
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Re: To pre-facelift my wagon or not

Post by oldscoobyturbo »

pre-style

Image

current mix-n-match

Image
Silver 99 Legacy GT Wagon
White 90 BC5 RS Type RA
Black 01 Legacy Outback H6 Wagon
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those steelies are badass
91 L-TW Wagon with a full Swap -RIP
92 SS Prefaced, GD dash swapped, 22T/205 Hybrid 20 psi - BEAST!
93 SS Bone Stock Gone!
94 TW Bone Stock Gone!
91 SS 4EAT Sold!
98 LGT 4EAT
98 LGT Wagon 4EAT
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Re: To pre-facelift my wagon or not

Post by Someperson »

hate to admit it, but they are...... brand? where would one purchase these?
Blue 94GT dead and steadily parting out.
Silver 93 Fwd N/A sedan undergoing repairs
93 Winestone TW project
92 SS scrapped by my landlord...
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Post by oldscoobyturbo »

They are custom made by a local shop in Toronto, Canada. Made from a set of stock subaru steel rims then got them widened 2.5" and painted primer gray. I'm thinking about red for next season.
Silver 99 Legacy GT Wagon
White 90 BC5 RS Type RA
Black 01 Legacy Outback H6 Wagon
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Post by robertpaige »

Not a fan of the pre-facelift on wagons. Just my 2 pennies.
the guy who had the really low winestone SS on the corvette wheels
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Post by subytech »

Damn that looks good!
92 Legacy Turbo, 5sp MT, Early Large CC 20G heads, Ported custom clocked td04, Cobb catted DP, Injen SS 3" exhaust, Turbosmart MBC @ 10psi, Apexi 20g intake, custom FMIC, Fidanza 11lb flywheel, stock 05 WRX clutch
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Re: To pre-facelift my wagon or not

Post by macipusy »

I think I'm going for it....already been on the look out for and 95-99 Outback or GT wagon spoiler at the local salvage yards.
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01 Impreza | v6 STi RA | 5mt | ej236t
93 Legacy Turbo | TW | 4eat | ej22t
16 WRX | 6mt | fa20
98 Legacy GT | wagon | 5mt | ej25d


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