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Alphius

So I bought a broken car.

1992 Subaru Legacy SS (Sport Sedan)
For those who are unaware this means: Turbo, 5-speed, AWD

I used to have a '94 Legacy SS with a bunch of mods that was pretty quick, somewhere around 220whp for an increase of roughly 100whp over stock. I sold it and bought a boring '99 Legacy Wagon that my wife now drives. Turbo withdrawals must be solved with the addition of boost to my life! So I bought this car non-running for $750. I ended up putting a used head on it for $50 to fix the seized cam journal which prevented it from running. All of the mechanical problems were caused by the PO being a dumbass. My goal here is to keep it stock and do some cheap, easy fixes to get it in as good condition as I can manage while keeping my total investment low. I plan to drive this car in the winter and have fun on logging roads. I may sell for a tidy profit or trade for something else after I own it for a while. This will be the 10th Subaru I have owned and 5th turbo Subaru. The 22nd car I have owned in the last 8 years.

If anyone else here nerds out about old magazine articles like I do, you might enjoy these.
Road and Track: http://legacycentral.org/articles/rnt_lss/lss_1.htm
Car and Driver: http://legacycentral.org/articles/slss/slsspage1.htm

Parking lot picture is proof that it now runs!

fiveoformula · Posted: Tue Dec 10, 2013 5:10 pm Post subject:

Nice! dont see many of those. Nice to have a "cheap-ish" car project to see what you can do without spending alot of money.

Quasi-Traction

Schultzy89GTA · Posted: Sun Dec 15, 2013 1:34 pm Post subject:

I was going to ask that but then thought maybe I had just missed the big announcement Wink

-Schultzy

iansane · Posted: Sun Dec 15, 2013 4:42 pm Post subject:

Congrats on the marriage mang.

And getting another scoobaru. Smile

rjmcgee · The Hammer Joined: 08 Jan 2004 Posts: 2320

Run dude!!! Run fast and don't look back!!

Just kidding, congrats. Still the best thing I ever did, undid, then redid again

Alphius · Posted: Mon Dec 16, 2013 9:50 am Post subject:

I got married on Oct. 12th to a very beautiful woman who has been my best friend and companion for many years.
Thanks for the congratulations guys.

RSFreak · Posted: Tue Dec 17, 2013 11:05 pm Post subject:

Congrats Man! Very Happy

Twilightoptics · Posted: Wed Dec 18, 2013 7:46 am Post subject:

Well done sir!

Schultzy89GTA · Posted: Wed Dec 18, 2013 9:37 pm Post subject:

Congrats!

-Schultzy

Alphius · Posted: Thu Dec 26, 2013 1:56 pm Post subject:

Passed emissions with ridiculously low numbers.
Exactly what I expected since its a bone stock flawlessly running low-mileage car, but still nice to pass.

http://www.emissiontestwa.com/TestRecord.aspx?VIN=JF1BC6720NG607918&TSDT=12/26/2013%201:05:24%20PM