Spencer's Legacy Turbo *New Pics Page 17*

asc_up · Post by **asc_up** » Sat Oct 17, 2009 7:28 pm

Are you positive Spence? I'm not saying you're wrong, just that I've heard that only the STi had a quicker steering rack.

PhyrraM · Post by **PhyrraM** » Sat Oct 17, 2009 7:29 pm

Early USDM WRX is 16.5:1, I am not sure about the EJ255 WRXs.

IIRC the BC/BF Legacies are faster.

555BCTurbo · Post by **555BCTurbo** » Sat Oct 17, 2009 7:32 pm

PhyrraM wrote:Early USDM WRX is 16.5:1, I am not sure about the EJ255 WRXs.

IIRC the BC/BF Legacies are faster.

This man speaks the truf

smh0101 · Post by **smh0101** » Sat Oct 17, 2009 8:57 pm

Well the one in Daves car was 3.5 turns lock to lock... after swapping the WRX one its only 3 turns.

smh0101 · Post by **smh0101** » Sun Oct 18, 2009 3:23 am

Got some done so far... Timing Belt on... Engine in... Accessory all on...

Finish bolting everything down, put the exhaust on, fix wiring and she'll run!

Headin out to do more right now.

smh0101 · Post by **smh0101** » Sun Oct 18, 2009 6:13 am

So at the end of the day what got done today...

Timing Belt...
Installed Engine...
Modified the WRX Coolant Tank and made some little brackets for them
Put in the WRX Power Steering Pump
Pulled the stereo from the old car
Rewired the harness on the old stereo
Cleaned parts of the engine bay
Figured out which wires are the MAP and which are the MAF from the heap of cut wires
Cut down the clutch resevoir to clear the TMIC
Set Grill in

Pics tomorrow... Left my Camera in the shop

cj91legss · Post by **cj91legss** » Sun Oct 18, 2009 4:23 pm

When you cut down the clutch resovoir, how much do you have to trim off?

smh0101 · Post by **smh0101** » Sun Oct 18, 2009 5:46 pm

Quite a but... lot more than I wanted to.

And as for the whole steering rack thing... Mine is out of an 07, and it bolted in... the 05 and up WRX racks have the same ratio as the STi ones. So Kimo... mine is from an ej255 rex

smh0101 · Post by **smh0101** » Mon Oct 19, 2009 12:33 am

I fucking hate bleeding clutches.

I'd rather build an engine than bleed a clutch.

Nuff said

kimokalihi · Post by **kimokalihi** » Mon Oct 19, 2009 12:53 am

I've never done it. Mine will need to be bled for sure. Right now, my clutch is all the way to the floor. It'll pop back up from the spring or something if you pull on it but if you push it at all it springs back to the floor.

With that comment though....I'm not looking forward to it now. Is it like bleeding brakes?

I have a power bleeder that I've never used. You hook it up to the resevoir and fill it with fluid and then pump it up and crack the bleeder screws one at a time. No risk of getting air into the system. Plus it's super easy to do by yourself.

Would the power bleeder work for bleeding the clutch or is that a different procedure?

Post by **Legacy777** » Mon Oct 19, 2009 2:56 am

Have you done away with the damper? If not, I'd suggest doing that. It's much easier to bleed the clutch without it.

cj91legss · Post by **cj91legss** » Mon Oct 19, 2009 4:58 am

What do you mean by damper?

smh0101 · Post by **smh0101** » Mon Oct 19, 2009 5:06 am

Legacy777 wrote:Have you done away with the damper? If not, I'd suggest doing that. It's much easier to bleed the clutch without it.

Wait... Can I get rid of it?

smh0101 · Post by **smh0101** » Mon Oct 19, 2009 8:26 am

Did some looking... the damper is going bye bye tomorrow. And I'm putting on a SS clutchline

Got some done today...

Figured out some wiring...
Finished getting everything in/on the engine...
Installed the Radiator
Fucked around with the clutch FOREVER
Put the exhaust on

and thats about it lol...

Tomorrow we'll get everything buttoned up and ready to go

kleinkid · Post by **kleinkid** » Mon Oct 19, 2009 5:44 pm

For some reason, don't know why, don't care why, bleeding the clutch for me was maybe the most frustrating job I have done on my car. Did it about four years ago. Got a 50 gallon drum of fluid and filled from that job. Not really, but seemed close to it. This was prior to the 6 speed swap.

I don't have the damper anymore. It went away with the 6 speed swap. Am using the SS braided line also now. So paranoid about letting air into that system again.

Spenser, just exhale and let all the bad out, and then inhale the good in.

Post by **Legacy777** » Mon Oct 19, 2009 6:09 pm

Yes, you can get rid of the damper.

Also, a tip for bleeding the clutch. Depress the plunger on the slave cylinder back into the slave cylinder after you have depressed the clutch pedal a few times. This helps force air out of the slave cylinder and back up into the MC.

smh0101 · Post by **smh0101** » Tue Oct 20, 2009 6:54 am

Got rid of the damper... fixed out vacuum bleeder... All is well... Oh and with a SS line

smh0101 · Post by **smh0101** » Tue Oct 20, 2009 7:38 am

Some shots today...

Got most of the stereo done...
Fixed the alignement enough to drive to get it aligned lol
Welded up a new steering knuckle... errrr... dave did that... lol
Got the clutch all done

Steering is just about 3 turns lock to lock... Which seems shorter than the old legacy rack.

I'm excited that its almost done

Will be done tomorrow for sure!

smh0101 · Post by **smh0101** » Tue Oct 20, 2009 7:43 am

Haha... just realized I forgot about the windsheild washer tank

555BCTurbo · Post by **555BCTurbo** » Tue Oct 20, 2009 9:37 am

I bet Kelly really appreciates that picture

smh0101 · Post by **smh0101** » Tue Oct 20, 2009 4:51 pm

I love Kelly! Shes awesome

SubaruNation · Post by **SubaruNation** » Tue Oct 20, 2009 7:59 pm

headlights look so clean!

smh0101 · Post by **smh0101** » Wed Oct 21, 2009 5:55 am

Got everything all done today minus the brake bleeding, hood, and windshield washer tank...

Started and ran... kinda...

Check Engine Light... 23 and 45

Hrms... This is gonna be a bitch... I hate wiring gremlins...

93forestpearl · Post by **93forestpearl** » Wed Oct 21, 2009 6:05 am

I'm not sure if this project is moving fast enough

smh0101 · Post by **smh0101** » Wed Oct 21, 2009 6:12 am

I wanted it done faster! lol

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