Another Newbie, sort of...
Posted: Tue Apr 13, 2004 5:39 pm
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.
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.
