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Got the front harness in the car and am working on brackets for the fuse box and some final touch ups before I start tearing into the bulkhead harness. Will have pics soon.

Glad my headache can helped someone else lol

I've NEVER heard that changing oil too often will hurt an engine. Maybe on initial break in depending on who you talk to and for sure damaging to your wallet but thats it.

This may help http://www.main.experiencetherave.com/subaru_manual_scans/FSM_Scans/EJ20G_ECU.zip After re-reading many more times and double checking in multiple places, including this post by rob about coil conversion over on nasioc, I've confirmed that the spark ignition numbers in the 20g ECU pin...

Nope, we did this a year ago on my buddies car when he put his Brembos on, original rear lines come out of the firewall and straight up to the non abs prop valve where they need to be, easy as pie. Is just a little difficult removing and replacing the lines that run against the firewall to the MC an...

Its a bit off topic but the abs delet is really easy, all you need is the front hard lines, prop valve from a non ABS car and, in the case of the turbo legs at least, an SVX master cylinder. The SVX master cylinder has the same piston size as the turbo leg master cylinder but has the 4 outlets neede...

I was an OEM Subaru tech for 5 years, my last year being 2011. Subaru's official word is that head bolts can be used as many times as needed, and in 5 years and hundreds of headgasket jobs/shorblock replacements I've only once replaced them due to the car overheating so badly that the cylinder liner...

The plate covers a PCV passage and there is also a plug behind there for piston pin removal. Its sealed with sylicone but if yours is plastic then you need to get the updated metal one cuz the plastic ones never seal right, notice the updated cover in Josh's photo. The big brown seal in the center o...

I get my tensioners from napa cuz they are literally the same as the OEM subaru one it just dosn't have the fuji logo on it and its WAY cheaper. Also your marks on the timingbelt itself only line up every couple HUNDRED revolutions because the gears don't have a straight 1:1 rotational ratio with th...

I know many say it was full of gimicks and BS (just like all other F1 seasons) but you cannot despute the somewhat dramatic finish. My personal favorite was watching Alonso fight with what was a total POS car, that and my person all time favorite driver Kimi come back in his own dramatic style...I K...

Awesome

It was almost 10 years ago when I had my RX-7 there so I dont think I'm up to date on his current wait list lol. But I did make an appointment when I did it so give him a call.

Legacy777 wrote:Is that a paw or table leg in the top right of the top picture?

Looks good though!

Paw lol she's my faithful apprentice, even if she looks at me like I'm retarded for not playing with the wires instead of laying them out!

If you're using whatever cheapest oil you can find, I'd agree wish you. But with a good quality oil you know doesn't turn to chocolate cake under normal use, its just throwing money down the drain. But as a tech you tend to see he worst of everything, so it makes sense you'd be more cynical of exte...

http://www.wirecare.com/ This is the best and least complicated place I've found so far but be warned these connectors are not cheep. They also require a very expensive special crimping tool and unless you buy a used one the don't come with pigtails. You have to crimp the pins to the wires then asse...

I know this doesn't really count cuz it wasn't me but my buddy killed a newer charger R/T with a DOM open sorce tuned 08 Forester XT with an SPT catback. Surprized the shit out of the both of us.

I always find it hilarious how fired up people get over this oil change interval, and how it always seems to change into something else. If you want my .02 as a Subaru Master tech with 5yrs experience? 3750 for ALL turbos and about 50% for everybody else, and thats only if you care about your car. T...

I really don't think anyone cares how off topic this gets! The only reason I subscribed to this build is for the top notch hard core automotive porn! The fact that you are doing one of the most comprehensive builds on a first gen legacy is just a bonus!

Another plug for silicone intakes, I've made a couple purchases from them and they always ship fast and have good products. Also once I orderd a black 90degree hose that they were out of and got a phone call within 24hrs letting me know that they were out and asking if I would take a red one for a l...

I don't know about Seattle, but if you went to a shop in a county that has towns that not requiring emissions I believe you could do that. I've heard good things about Randys in Arlington. Also, if you have a high flow cat welded in the performance penalty is almost non-existant vs straight pipes f...

We installed 03 WRX strut assemblies with GC tophats on a 91 L sedan and it did lift the car about 3/4" That being said you could get lowering springs for a WRX to cancel it out. As for the camber issue you would have to get something like an Ingalls Camber Kit, camber plates, slot the mounting...

Subaru also says that is for passing a line through to the cabin for a pressure gauge when checking auto trans pressures while on a test drive. Kinda handy but rarely used for that purpose, at least by the techs I worked and talked with, I think thay just say that so they don't look lazy!

BE CAREFULL that bracket is SHARP don't ask how I know lol

Damn that looks good!

Got a little update. I've completely separated and labeled the circuits from the front harness, added signal wires for the COP and have deleted unnecessary wires. The wife went and got me connectors and heat shrink today from a fantastic electrical supply store in town that I had no idea of until re...