impoutback 97

Update. Still haven't mounted the fog lights. About to assemble the new motor and debating if I should still install the dual range trans swap with this much torque in front of it.

You can build hybrid axles by swapping the cups and innards straight across to the impreza axles. Just the cups that mate with the trans.

I think I warped the heads when I lost radiator fluid from the deer encounter. Now its waiting for a new Frankenmotor. Ported heads, Delta torque cams, STI high volume oil pump, 6 qt Morroso oil pan, Forester water pump and oil cooler.

Im currently running a 2" Legacy Oudback body lift, 98' Legacy Outback front and rear struts, 1" tophat spacers up front and Forrester rear springs with 1/2" tophat spacers. Im looking to upgrade instead of replace with the same. What are my options? can I swap over tophats so I can gett a taller shock, Say... for a Forrester? Is there a manufacturer that makes adjustible bolt pattern tophats, like a universal setup?

2.0 sohc x 2.5 short block = high compression. same size as a stock 2.0 but like boring it out to a 2.5 piston size.

<p>the hood doesnt slope at the front lip like the legacy outback does, so there is a bit of a gap when lining up with the grill. the fenders needed to be trimmed for the outline of the indicator lights, which left a gap where the stock lights mounted but covered well with the bra until I get around to patching it.</p> <p></p>

loose fit and without fenders. Finally able to delete the stock 97 bumper mounted indicators/running lights since the headlights have a bulb to replace them, just needed to wire them in using a 96 plug and splicing the hot wire in while grounding the extra ground wire thats left over from the stock bumper lights.

Heres the 1996 legacy Outback front and top mounting. Plug welded into place and ready to roll.

I replaced the twisted bottom radiator mount/ cross bar with a piece of 2x2 square tubing. A skid plate will mount to it nicely in the future too.

oops, didnt see all the fabrication that went into this rig, so I deleted my comment. Wheel on!

finally done. more pics to come.

I think the dual port heads would have more air flow per cylinder, especially if you were to upgrade the head pipes to the head pipes ive seen that run an individual tube to each exhaust port, merging just before the first cat.

Progress being made slowley, but surely. The front headlights mounting bracket is off of a 96 legacy and I picked up a new/used front bumper off of a 98 outback. I still need to remove and replace the bottom radiator mounting bracket/crossbar due to bend and warp. I could try to bend it back more but figured I might as well just replace it and do it right. The exhaust header is an e bay special but Im satisfied with the welds and bends so far, we'll see once its mounted. It ought to breathe real nice with the WRX exhaust I'll have behind it. I still need to find a front grill off of a 98-99 outback too.

Yeah, Gloyal, I'm full of missinformation. I'll figure it out one of these days and actually do this board justice by actually making sense about what I'm trying to describe. Trust me, my verbal communication skills are just as bad... "Im looking for this part thats behind that one thing that does this and that. You know... That thing a ma bob????...