Aredub2's '92 ss

[aredub2]

Injectors and ECU in at last. Painted rims and calipers. Some pics from last few months...

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[mike-tracy]

How does she drive now with the new ecu setup? I've ran both the revtronix and the robtune, the Rev got better fuel economy, but was temperamental to say the least.

[Omega79]

Congrats to getting it back on the street!

[aredub2]

I am pretty ignorant when it comes to ecu stuff. I can bolt/ unbolt and swap parts and follow write ups but I don't have much knowledge in electronics department. I can say swapping the ecu has increased the rev limiter and changed the parameters to make more power. Definitely an improvement from stock but I do seem to be having an issue.

[aredub2]

Dude. I am so glad to have it back on the street.

[mike-tracy]

Awesome! Great ride just in time for summer! You may see me driving around, I have your car's twin, white but with gold RS 6-spoke wheels.

[aredub2]

Grabbing parts for N/A lift (aka The Green Turd) and picked up 5 speed tranny, driveline, rear diff with 4:11 and pedal assembly. Local pick n pull doesn't have much for selection. Going to try to do a swap. Think I blew a head gasket so I have to pull the engine anyway.

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[aredub2]

Swapped trunk deck and hood. Engine and auto tranny pulled. 5mt parts cleaned and ready.

[https://photos.app.goo.gl/xiMNCMf1xb9Cskoe6]

[aredub2]

So, after swapping outback struts, front and rear cross member spacers and transmission member (on the Green Turd), I was having issues with the drive line rubbing at rear cross member for diff due to angle caused by lowering tranny. I ended up climbing under and building spacers for just about everything connected to the subframe.

https://photos.app.goo.gl/rXefKF8XNqdUmTnb9

Also, Tapatalk wants to charge money to upload pics so I found I can just post a link. I hope it works.

[aredub2]

Heads gaskets on, engine all put back together and tranny mated. Now i need to install pedal assembly, rear diff and drop everything in.

[Legacy777]

Photos work

[aredub2]

https://photos.app.goo.gl/nUSH2DLhGyE9MQSWA

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[aredub2]

After three years of checking local wrecking yards, a tleg came up. Someone got the short block before me but I got heads, manifolds, turbo, waterpump, wire harness, ecu, etc.... Should have grabbed the crossmember; went back for it but was already gone. Unburied the engine from the old parts car and got busy. Let's see how the Green Turd likes it.
Also, I finally hurt the white SS. Wastegate piping came off while ripping around and now she's smoking...bad.


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[mike-tracy]

Sorry to hear about your engine. And sucks you missed out on the junkyard shortblock. Where's that SS at? I could use a couple things off it.

[aredub2]

It was at pullapart on steel street months ago. Long gone now. I got there mid-day the day after it arrived. Later found out on facebook, some dude in Olympia got the block.

[mike-tracy]

Ahh. Thanks for letting me know.

[aredub2]

So far, so good.
https://photos.app.goo.gl/FNrybrxaE9PkoXYE8

[aredub2]

I love boost even if it's from a vf11 Still missing a passenger fender. Drove to Tumwater the other day to look at one but it was really rough. Now I can tear down the ej22T.
Saw another tleg in Lakewood; looked like it had prefaclift conversion. Can't remember the color of the body but I believe the hood and fenders were wine. I should have followed him to say what up!

More pics:
https://photos.app.goo.gl/mhCYdk8Nbib9L14q7

[aredub2]

Tleg still sits in the garage. Did a compression test and found cylinder 4 is @ 0.
The GreenTurd is still rippin and a tearin. Put a tmic on and found some Outback tires.
Also bought another Tleg. All stock. Wine color.

[WestVirginia]

I have a near perfect 92 Legacy with a trunk leak that is driving me mad. Can anyone help me? Please.

[jefferson]

Get in the trunk with a flashlight and have someone use a garden hose to run water over everything. You should find the leak that way. Just make sure that someone is going to let you back out of the trunk.

[Olduser1]

I had the same issue, turns out it was the seal on the spoler - it was shot . I just removed the spoiler cleaner up the rust & debris replaced seal with clear bathroom sealant.

[aredub2]

Finally pulled the engine. #4 cylinder looks like it melted. Bought a parts car in the fall to swap engines but the parts car is pretty cool and I can't bring myself to salvage it.

[cartwheels]

Seems like you have quite the fleet of first gens!

[aredub2]

Been working on it! Haven't uploaded in a while. Stripped the Turd. Ended up running low on oil and the crank didn't like that.
Found a touring wagon with a 5 speed swap already done. Bought it for parts but now it's pretty much my daily.