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Rust is bad down there!? Haha, the one you are getting for free is probably better than some of the ones I have driven ! Free Subaru with a 2.2 I'd take it, of course I usually part them all out, use what I need on my (several) projects and sell all the other parts to people on craigslist, and take the rest to the scrap yard.

I just put the OB struts in my 92 Legacy Ls wagon ( it had air ride too) The rear mounts do have to be changed, as stated above, to the older style. I used struts out of a 97 outback, and the rear mounts out of my 92. The front mounts just bolt right in. I would highly suggest doing this! The old legacys look so awesome with a bit more ground clearance. -SB

+1 on stock air intakes. I have a cold air on my wrx and I honestly think that it's doing more harm than good I'm going to put my stock one back on and sell my cold air to someone at school for 2 times what I paid for it!

What's wrong with the current one? Usually not a whole lot goes wrong with the old pushrod engines.

Yep that's what my WRX does when it starts getting cold out, the temp drops the lines harden and seep fuel, that's when I know it's time to get the winter beater out!

I would pay that for it! (probably more) I hate how rare these things are in the north east! I'd say it's most likely a simple fix as edrach has already said.

I have a brat like that.... Also I totally get where you are coming from with *most* Wrx owners, I started with my Brat and then moved to a Wrx (still have the Brat plus an ea81 wagon and a gen one lego) Some of the kid's I go to collage with just don't fully appreciate the older gen Subarus, all they think about are turbos and shiny wheels It's obnoxious!!

A Very good point I forgot to mention! I just swapped it out because I had all of it and it was free!

^ Outrageous I have heard of people using toyota pickup flares, I'm not sure on the years but it sounds like it could work.

Thanks! They are off a Forester. I ran them on my wrx for a season and this year I decided I wanted something with less power and a lift (plus I don't want the salt monsters to eat my baby) so now I have four Subarus. I can't get sick of that flat 4! -SB

Nice! My gen one lego is up to 221k now! I just did the full ob strut swap in it and I love it! Thanks for all the info you posted on that! It was very helpful!

I did! You've done some fine work on that car! Nice paint scheme as well -SB

Everywhere haha! Look really closely at the bed and the rockers, those tend to rust out very quickly, also look right behind the front wheels that's also an area of concern. If it's in good shape ( not rusty and mechanically strong) I would say it's probably worth that. If it need stuff (as all old car do) you could easily be racking up repair bills right after you get so be careful. If it's not a good enough car, spend some time looking for the "right" one, trust me I impulsed bought a Brat and spent way to long and way to much $ on fixing it up when I could have had a perfect one shipped to my house for way less then what I have into mine now! (I'm not saying it wasn't worth it just a lot of work)

Thanks! Yours looks like it's in really good shape! Wish I could still find them like that where I live! Here's a link of everything I have done to it except the lift! http://www.ultimatesubaru.org/forum/showthread.php?t=117327&highlight=meet+spiffy

I didn't notice anything that needed lengthening on the gen 1 Pretty much everything fit nicely, even the abs harness bolted in the stock location . I'm not sure about the rear brake lines, mine were looking really rusty so I replaced them at the same time. BTW Nice Lego!

+1 on wheel bearings we change them all the time at the shop I work at.

Thanks! I'll post some more pics up when I get the bash plates on next weekend!!

I'm sure there is somewhere on here... A lot of people have done this. Pretty much I took the strut assemblies out of my outback (for the gen one you have to change the rear mounts as they are different and no matter how much you want them to fit they wont ) I also took all the subframe spacers so my camber would still be in check. You have to take all the hardware from the outback because the bolts are all longer. And then you spend a few hours putting it all in! -SB

Nice! That thing looks super clean! Keep us posted on progress -SB

It's so worth it, It was nice having a whole parts car. Every time I forgot something I could just go get it! I also took the interior! It's sweet! I'm going to add bash plates next week, but first I have to change the oil pan because it's leaking pretty badly now. Has really good ground clearance now too, right about 10" at the rocker panels.

Looks like a cool project! I love the first gen Gl and Dl wagons, If I had the time I would by one in a heart beat. Good luck on your project! -SB

Same here, the nicest one I have seen in a long time was far worse than the one posted above. Rust the one thing that can kill a Subaru.

I lifted it!

This was today in the beautiful state of VT. Nothing better than a Subaru and some snow! This road hadn't even been driven on yet!

Yesterday I decided I was really board and that my Legacy (a.k.a. Spiffy) need a little more ground clearance! I gutted my outback parts car and took the struts, and spacers out of it, swapped out the rear strut mounts and the thing is sweet. We also got our first real snow today so that made it even better! It has much more ground clearance now and it made it up a bank my friends Colorado pickup wouldn't even go up Here are some pics. What do you think?