stg2lgcy00

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Well you may be wondering about my handle on here, Stage 2 Legacy.. huH?? Well this was my former Scoob before the RS. I got the car in May 02 before I graduated high school, and didn't do much to it till I got on some forums and then eventually joined i-club. I really liked the car due to the extra room and smooth look to it and it handled better than anything I had ever driven before. You may say why not get the WRX?? Back then the WRX was new and expensive plus I mainly just wanted an AWD car so I could go snowboarding more easily. Now tragically, the day before new years 04 my car got into an accident. Long story short, driving a right turn, semi-wet ground, rear suspension in need of repair, and making a dumb move of driving the car like the suspension was not damaged. Anyways this caused my car to slide into the curb scraping up my wheel and bending the frame underneath. Too bad my car never made it to the dealership since I was going there the next day to repair the suspension. So the car was totalled and I then parted it out and started looking for a 99-01 RS after recieving my insurance money. Here's the mods and a few pics remembering my 1st Subaru, I still miss this car and the fact that I was one of the few who took on a Legacy project.

2000 Legacy L Sedan 4EAT, Seamist green

Cobb CAI
UD crank pulley
Grounding wires
Cobb cat-back
Kartboy exhaust hangers
Cusco strut bars front & rear
Whiteline adj. rear swaybar
Whiteline front endlinks
Cobb SS brake lines
Cobb street pads
ATE super blue fluid
Prodrive P1 Anthracite 17x7
Nitto NT-450 215/45/17
Nokya bulbs
35% tint front, 5% rear
Infinity 6.5'' speakers
Sony CDX-1300 deck

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Now after a few months of searching finally got myself a RS with about 25k on the engine in March 04. The previous owner kept good care of it and it was still bone stock except for a WRX muffler and BFGoodrich G-force KDWS tires. I was soo happy, just had to get used to a 5spd this time which didn't take too long.

1999 2.5RS coupe 5MT Rally blue pearl

stg2lgcy00

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Some of the next things I did was swap in some of my Legacy parts like the front strut bar, grounding wires, endlinks, brake pads. Then after I saved up a bit I got the Kartboy shifter w/ bushings, K&N filter, Borla exhaust, WRX 20mm rear swaybar, painted side skirts and a couple of the clear lenses up front. By then the car was becoming even more fun to drive, I knew I was starting myself all over again dumping $$ for mods but whaddaya gonna do =/

stg2lgcy00

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Next I worked on SS brake lines, stereo, SUBARU debadging, wheels/tires and a few more suspension accessories. Pics after getting my Rotas were put on:

stg2lgcy00

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Here's my cardomain page which has more pics and I copy & paste my list of mods
http://www.cardomain.com/memberpage/421152

ENGINE / PERFORMANCE:
02WRX motor
03WRX radiator
Custom radiator shroud
Helix uppipe
Perrin high flow cat downpipe
Custom 3'' midpipe
Brullen 3'' dual tip axleback
Perrin tubo inlet hose
SSAC TMIC
Vishnu crank pulley
DIY grounding
Throttle body bypass
Cobb AP (Protuned by Mike Warfield)

SUSPENSION:
KYB AGX struts
Eibach Pro kit springs
Helix rear swaybar 22mm
WRX wagon front swaybar
Whiteline rear strut bar
Whiteline heavy duty swaybar mounts
Whiteline steering rack bushings
Whiteline ALK (sport)
Whiteline front endlinks
Helix rear endlinks

DRIVETRAIN:
ACT street clutch
PDM clutch sleeve repair kit
WRX VLSD
Kartboy shifter bushings
Kartboy rear shifter bushing
Kartboy short throw shifter
Perrin shift ****
Whiteline rear diff bushings
STI engine mounts
STI tranny mount

WHEELS / TIRES:
Stock 99' RS 16x7 w/ Kumho Ecsta ASX 215/50/16
Stock 00' RS 16x7 w/ Falken Azenis RT-215 215/45/16


BRAKES:
WRX front brake conversion (painted black)
Legacy H6 rear brake conversion (painted black)
Axxis Ultimate pads
Goodridge SS lines
ATE fluid

EXTERIOR / INTERIOR:
Tint: 35F, 20R
Painted side skirts
Clear side markers
Clear bumper lights
Clear corners
JDM tail lights
Debadged SUBARU letters
Painted cluster
Painted audio console
WRX intermittent wiper stalk
02 WRX front seats
Omori 45mm boost, egt & oil temp guages

STEREO / ELECTRONICS:
Hawker Odessey dry cell (13.5lbs)
04 WRX 6 disc changer
Infinity 6.5'' speakers
A'PEXi turbo timer
Alarm
PIAA Xtreme white fog bulbs

stg2lgcy00

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Couple pics of when I threw on a Perrin shift **** then afterwards found a 04 WRX changer.

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Some light/dark pics of my indiglo gauges and painted cluster. The gauges can be switched from green to blue and brighness/dimness has a controller.

stg2lgcy00

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Next step will be installing springs and adjustable struts + alignment. New pics coming soon stay tuned

stg2lgcy00

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Finally got the new suspension on the car...whew, what a job. Actually it wasn't too bad took about 3hrs in my garage and with the help of Long_Travel_WRX. Luckily the weekend before when I had a garage sale gave me enough money to buy the springs since I already had the struts lying around for a while. I will post my impression after the alignment and once the setup has a chance to settle some more.

Pics here are the front left and rear right.

Kevin M

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I see you had to zipties your lines to the strut too. Wish somebody would make clips to fit the middle bracket on Goodridge lines. Did you route the lines through the tabs, or use the cut-and-bend method?

namakemono

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sorry man, i didn't read your articles, its late and your pics are like car ****. just look at the pics and don't read.

i'll get back to this thread, keep it up

stg2lgcy00

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I used the cut and bend method, they are all done that way. Just earlier tonight I pulled that zip tie off and bent the bracket better to hold the line in there. Plus I was too lazy to bleed my brakes just did that a few months ago.

stg2lgcy00

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Okay I just got my alignment done this morning at Auto Innovations. I went with
front camber -1
front toe 0
rear camber 0
rear toe 0

Still using the stock camber bolts right now and I have the front and rear struts set on their softest setting for a week so the springs can break in.

Long_Travel_WRX

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looking good jeff your car is clean man good job