Another Newbie, sort of...

[Aerotech]

Hello all,

Haven't posted to this group since the Yahoo days, I bailed because of excessive off-topic posts, and I almost got rid of the car... Glad I didn't! This forum is great, very nicely organized.

I have a 1991 Legacy SS 5MT, Black, originally w/ grey interior, that I bought from Matt Schiccitano, one of the pioneers in modifying these cars, I think his articles & pics are still on Daves Legacy Central, if that comes back...
I got the car w/ the following mods:
-JDM Impreza I/C (the one with the 10 deg. left turn built in) & BOV
-Custom 3" SS downpipe by RalliSpec
-3" sewer pipe exhaust system & hi-flo cat
-Cold-air intake
-Haltech manual boost controller @ 11.5 PSI (via VDO boost gage)
NKG plugs, 8mm wires, etc

Drove the car for almost 2 years, no major problems, but was starting to look kinda shabby, and oil was appearing in the coolant resevoir in more noticeable amounts. I was on the verge of selling it, when, fortuitously, I got whacked by a large truck. This turned out to be a great day, since it was a NYC-owned construction vehicle, the upshot being that after a few months, I got a check for $2300. The damage to the car was on the driver's side, where the lug nuts of the truck had opened up the sheetmetal like a can opener. 2 used doors, 1 new front fender, and some welded patchwork at the rear wheel arch, and she's good as new. Complete paint job in polyurethane, tinted the windows, and I paid for the mods already done and funded a few more! Here's the latest list of goodies:

-WRX rims & Tires
-WRX front brakes
-Goodridge SS brake hose set
-KYB GR-2s
-WRX Front Seats
-WRX td-05 Turbocharger
-SS racing header system for WRX (no cats, fit perfectly, 2 bosses for probes) heatwrapped
-WRX 6-disc CD Stereo (had to change the plug on the car harness)
-STI forged alum. front control arms (fit w/ minor grinding)
-Hella FF driving lamps in place of front signals (relocated to side marker housing)
-Blacked-out all chrome, including tail lamp assembly
-Shaved badges, replaced w/ small STI logo ovals
-ABS reproduction WRX hood scoop (cheap, but try to tell the difference) and cut out sheetmetal for I/C airflow
-Black interior from '93 turbo wagon
-Knock-off MOMO wheel w/ pushbuttons for cruise control operation
-Brullen twin-tip muffler (I HATE ricer coffee cans!!!)
-Rockford-Fosgate speakers all 4 corners

I got the majority of the parts from EBay, the car has become a rolling experiment of WRX upgrades.

Good to be back, look forward to talking to you all!

Cheers.

[THAWA]

awesome!

[ultrasonic]

Sounds great. I'd like to see the details on the Hella FF driving lights.

Now you need to throw a EG33 in that Synchro!

[georryan]

You need to get us some pictures as well

[Aerotech]

I'll get some pics on as soon as it stops raining.... next week some time, apparently.
re the Syncro: I was seriously considering putting the ej22t in the van at one point.

[boostjunkie]

Sounds like a sweet car! Welcome to the new board!!

[legacy92ej22t]

Sounds sweet. I'd like those pics too.

[entirelyturbo]

Yeah, welcome! Nice list of mods you got there

[Mudpup]

Curious...
What were the forged front arms originally for?

Jason

[Aerotech]

Control arms are for a new STi... will fit pretty much any Subie based on our car, I just had to grind off about 1/16" off each side of the front bushings to get them to fit into the body mounts. You can order them from Subaru, come complete w/ new ball joints & all bushings. Takes off about 10 lbs each side of unsprung weight... I was looking for ball joints anyway, these were a pretty good deal.