2point5RS_Dan
HATER DAN
So I have test driven tons of cars and hated all of them. I love my RS but it's a boy racer. While I love rolling into work with the loud exhaust rumbling through the parking garage covered in mud with the light bar looking awesome, it was time to grow up. The impreza has served its purpose.
Enter:
2002 Legacy GT Limited earlier this summer for $600 dollars.
Motor was blown, high mileage, rust, it's a basket case. Good thing I like working on subarus.
But Dan, I have some braincells to rub together! You're dollying that subaru!
haha jokes on you, I dropped the driveshaft in the guys yard after handing him a fist full of cash
Got it home and took some pictures of the initial damage;
Rusty trunk
Rusty inner door area
Rusty fender
Dented front fender
Day 1 did a tear down of the center console area and parts of the dash. It was filthy:
Gross switches:
Cutting up the rusty inner door area:
New metal welded in:
Sealed with chassis saver and waiting for a sanding and OEM color match spraybomb:
Dumped in a motor I got off Mikey. Was very impressed with what he sold me. Good clean motor. Not garbage like OTHER PEOPLE ON HERE like to sell me. (seriously, Gabe, I'm still waiting for a 4.44 LSD diff that isn't garbage...)
Big thanks to Chris for helping me dump it into the shell.
It runs:
Upon install, we noticed someone jacked the car up by the transmission oil pan. This is bad. It bends up and crushes important shift things inside it.
First drive of the car, motor was great, but the car was stuck in third gear.
Drop the trans pan!
Broken solenoid.
Bought a new one from pape and threw it in. The car had gears, but was bang shifting and staying in high gears. WTF
Pulled the codes and had a throttle position sensor issue. Swapped the throttle body off my dead ej25 that came with the car and the trans was sorted! Yay
After that it's chasing down the three check engine lights I had left. All of them evap related. I was told it was probably the filler neck, so I replaced that and the fuel valve.
New one painted with chassis saver:
Filler neck didn't clear the codes, but from what I'd read, it was possibly an electrical connector near the charcoal box.
Got brandy new all-seasons, because anything else is overkill for this POS.
Tires showed up in less than 24 hours from when I ordered them from tire rack.
So reading online, I found on legacygt most people had issues with evap shit due to terrible factory wiring, so I went looking.
Strip the wiring loom off the solenoid valve stupid evap thing and found this:
Yep, there's your problem.
Fixed that, get in, clear codes. BAM. Three CEL's killed with one wire.
Fixed all the brakes, then time for a lunch break.
Ripped the rear bumper off to fix some rust and paint stuff.
Took the car for a 20 mile drive.
Also, this thing is slow as shit. 0-60 in 11.25 seconds according to the Torque app. Good thing I don't mind. I can't drive wrx's because I have little self control, my RS is borderline too fast.
Wait? what is that in the windshield of the legacy?
A brand new MAINE STATE INSPECTION STICKER!!!
Car is done(-ish).
Got my sticker.
Put in my fender liners.
Cleaned the rims with laquer thinner to get the damn wierd gold off.
That night, benson messages me on GChat. Dude you coming to Autocross.
Well the RS rear suspension is very upset after NEFR and I just got the legacy stickered.
fudge IT
I autocrossed my new daily driver. All you babies with lame bolt on show cars wont even come play at an easy non car breaking autocross, yet I'll show up with a car I bought for 600 dollars, that I got stickered the day before. Step up your game guys.
And so the reason I built a new DD? I sold my Jeep cherokee because it was a pile and got terrible millage. I drove the RS half gutted for three months after doing a rallycross or two and never putting the interior back in expecting the cars I looked at to be good to go. Finally said eff it, I'll build a car myself.
The RS was nearing the end of it's point. It's off to bigger and better things. "but Dan, your legacy is an AUTOFAILOMATIC". I live in portland, commute down congress street and up and down hills, 5 speeds suck. I love my fat, comfortable, automatic legacy for spending at least 40 hours a month in a car on the clock.
"So whats up with the RS?"
LADIES AND GENTLEMEN, I'D LIKE TO FORMALLY ANNOUNCE THE CREATION OF!!!!!!!!!!
FAT CAT MOTORSPORTS
2013 I plan to race my shitty RS in the New England Forest Rally under the class of open light. It's going to be a crazy year, but I fully intend to make it to NEFR.
Thanks for reading.
Enter:
2002 Legacy GT Limited earlier this summer for $600 dollars.
Motor was blown, high mileage, rust, it's a basket case. Good thing I like working on subarus.
But Dan, I have some braincells to rub together! You're dollying that subaru!
haha jokes on you, I dropped the driveshaft in the guys yard after handing him a fist full of cash
Got it home and took some pictures of the initial damage;
Rusty trunk
Rusty inner door area
Rusty fender
Dented front fender
Day 1 did a tear down of the center console area and parts of the dash. It was filthy:
Gross switches:
Cutting up the rusty inner door area:
New metal welded in:
Sealed with chassis saver and waiting for a sanding and OEM color match spraybomb:
Dumped in a motor I got off Mikey. Was very impressed with what he sold me. Good clean motor. Not garbage like OTHER PEOPLE ON HERE like to sell me. (seriously, Gabe, I'm still waiting for a 4.44 LSD diff that isn't garbage...)
Big thanks to Chris for helping me dump it into the shell.
It runs:
Upon install, we noticed someone jacked the car up by the transmission oil pan. This is bad. It bends up and crushes important shift things inside it.
First drive of the car, motor was great, but the car was stuck in third gear.
Drop the trans pan!
Broken solenoid.
Bought a new one from pape and threw it in. The car had gears, but was bang shifting and staying in high gears. WTF
Pulled the codes and had a throttle position sensor issue. Swapped the throttle body off my dead ej25 that came with the car and the trans was sorted! Yay
After that it's chasing down the three check engine lights I had left. All of them evap related. I was told it was probably the filler neck, so I replaced that and the fuel valve.
New one painted with chassis saver:
Filler neck didn't clear the codes, but from what I'd read, it was possibly an electrical connector near the charcoal box.
Got brandy new all-seasons, because anything else is overkill for this POS.
Tires showed up in less than 24 hours from when I ordered them from tire rack.
So reading online, I found on legacygt most people had issues with evap shit due to terrible factory wiring, so I went looking.
Strip the wiring loom off the solenoid valve stupid evap thing and found this:
Yep, there's your problem.
Fixed that, get in, clear codes. BAM. Three CEL's killed with one wire.
Fixed all the brakes, then time for a lunch break.
Ripped the rear bumper off to fix some rust and paint stuff.
Took the car for a 20 mile drive.
Also, this thing is slow as shit. 0-60 in 11.25 seconds according to the Torque app. Good thing I don't mind. I can't drive wrx's because I have little self control, my RS is borderline too fast.
Wait? what is that in the windshield of the legacy?
A brand new MAINE STATE INSPECTION STICKER!!!
Car is done(-ish).
Got my sticker.
Put in my fender liners.
Cleaned the rims with laquer thinner to get the damn wierd gold off.
That night, benson messages me on GChat. Dude you coming to Autocross.
Well the RS rear suspension is very upset after NEFR and I just got the legacy stickered.
fudge IT
I autocrossed my new daily driver. All you babies with lame bolt on show cars wont even come play at an easy non car breaking autocross, yet I'll show up with a car I bought for 600 dollars, that I got stickered the day before. Step up your game guys.
And so the reason I built a new DD? I sold my Jeep cherokee because it was a pile and got terrible millage. I drove the RS half gutted for three months after doing a rallycross or two and never putting the interior back in expecting the cars I looked at to be good to go. Finally said eff it, I'll build a car myself.
The RS was nearing the end of it's point. It's off to bigger and better things. "but Dan, your legacy is an AUTOFAILOMATIC". I live in portland, commute down congress street and up and down hills, 5 speeds suck. I love my fat, comfortable, automatic legacy for spending at least 40 hours a month in a car on the clock.
"So whats up with the RS?"
LADIES AND GENTLEMEN, I'D LIKE TO FORMALLY ANNOUNCE THE CREATION OF!!!!!!!!!!
FAT CAT MOTORSPORTS
2013 I plan to race my shitty RS in the New England Forest Rally under the class of open light. It's going to be a crazy year, but I fully intend to make it to NEFR.
Thanks for reading.
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