"M.T. Blake" (autohabit)
09/16/2019 at 13:10 • Filed to: radical imports, subaru, legacy, subaru legacy gt, Found on Craigslist, the hunt, wrx, jdm
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"M.T. Blake" (autohabit)
09/16/2019 at 13:10 • Filed to: radical imports, subaru, legacy, subaru legacy gt, Found on Craigslist, the hunt, wrx, jdm | 5
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This is how it is done ladies and gentlemen. The classic 90s Subaru, with a drivetrain that we should have had the whole time. This particular Legacy wagon has been aided by the well-known method of JDM parts, and the result is stunning. Come see, the inaugural edition of RADICAL IMPORTS , where I find and show the world the epic import builds for sale to the world!
Next time I sell a car, I’m going to take a picture here, always seem to bring a higher price! LOLOLOLOL.
This is a 1997 Subaru Legacy GT wagon . It is freshly repainted red, contains a myriad of new parts, and is more JDM than it ever was before, even before it got off the sushi-boat. It is advertised as having 65,000 miles, a super low mile example, if true for a Subaru, and we all know how most ‘Subys are typically driven... straight into their grave!
What is special is that this wagon has been fortunate to have it’s stock, anemic, and boring NA flat four forcibly gutted and replaced with a JDM sourced WRX EJ207 ! This brings the power output from a stock 165hp to something closer to 300hp - based on the WRX engine and modifications listed.
‘I quite like the red on this wagon’, said, Me - a non-red enthusiast.
The WRX engine is backed up by another gem in the Version 6 Type RA transmission . This is another 5-speed, like the Legacy was stock, but the RA is stronger, and equipped with DCCD (center differential). At the rear is the Version 6 RA R160 LSD . Both of these drivetrain parts are, of course, JDM ONLY!!!
Does it get better than this?! Green hood prop rods, gold strut hats, red intakes... keep talking dirty to me.
Inside this Suby you get some JDM Legacy bits from 2004 with surfaces upholstered in Alcantara. There is a Nardi steering wheel, but you get the original OEM thrown in as well. The black updated Legacy seats appear to fit well even though they’re from a newer chassis, apparently these cars didn’t change much between the two generations.
The dash was treated to the JDM gauge cluster with the DCCD control - which I believe is the white button panel near the turn signal stock in the photograph. I am unable to tell if the JDM gauges contain the speedo in KPH... please no, we use MPH here, I wonder if the original odometer was swapped in... doesn’t look like it to me!
Nardi is always a great option as it has that OEM look with a better feel.
The parts list contained within the ad is absolutely delicious. I could eat this list with a shovel and ask for thirds. It is the perfect Subaru Legacy wagon. I honestly don’t know what else could have been done better. Maybe the red paint? I’m not a big red fan, although I like this particular car, I do believe a stereotypical world rally blue could have suited it better. Then again, a red Subaru is a rare color for anything they produce for an enthusiast.
What does all this JDM-goodness cost you might wonder. It would cost a large fist full of dollar bills to build this long roof. Think about it all - engine swap, drivetrain swap, interior swap, sourcing all the rare parts, and lastly getting it smog legal for those of us in California. The time alone can almost justify a super high price... how does $20,995 sound to you?!
The wheels aren’t bad either, red on gold/bronze is always a good combo!
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MKULTRA1982(ConCrustyBrick)
> M.T. Blake
09/16/2019 at 13:18 |
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I have a soft spot for Subaru’s but worth every penny
HFV has no HFV. But somehow has 2 motorcycles
> M.T. Blake
09/16/2019 at 13:19 |
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Sees red WRX swapped legacy wagon
“ Oh I like that a lot”
Sees price
“not that much “
functionoverfashion
> M.T. Blake
09/16/2019 at 13:20 |
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Ugh, $20k is a LOT. But then, I see a 90's Subaru and assume it’s garbage because all of the ones around here are one flat tire away from the scrapyard. And like you said, it would be hard to find a better Subaru as far as this build is concerned.
I think this would sell in two beats of a flat-four -burble for $15k.
415s30 W123TSXWaggoIIIIIIo ( •_•))°)
> M.T. Blake
09/16/2019 at 13:20 |
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Cool, I kayak by there a lot. Maybe I will take of pic of my wagon there after I change the wheels (tomorrow!!!)
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M.T. Blake
> HFV has no HFV. But somehow has 2 motorcycles
09/16/2019 at 13:21 |
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Yes, I agree, but if you REALLY wanted to have one, this would be cheaper and easier than building it.
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M.T. Blake
> functionoverfashion
09/16/2019 at 13:22 |
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Always start high. I bet they’d take 15k in a month or two. That isn’t an offending offer.
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M.T. Blake
> 415s30 W123TSXWaggoIIIIIIo ( •_•))°)
09/16/2019 at 13:23 |
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Do it and let me know. I want to take my M5 there for a picture, but finding the time... took pictures from Treasure Island looking at the skyline years ago, wish I still had them.
Highlander-Datsuns are Forever
> M.T. Blake
09/16/2019 at 13:24 |
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This is a rad car but not $20k rad. I really like that era legacy chassis and body. Great visibility, and it is actually a fairly small car. A 2.5 turbo swap would make it a real ripper.
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M.T. Blake
> Highlander-Datsuns are Forever
09/16/2019 at 13:26 |
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It could be done cheaper. I don’t think it would be much cheaper if done at home. I’d bet for $12,000 it could be done it a similar parts list... the painting though... always kills a build.
vicali
> M.T. Blake
09/16/2019 at 13:26 |
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Would rather 2003 for a better price;
but more interesting;
2002 Mark2 Blitz
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HFV has no HFV. But somehow has 2 motorcycles
> M.T. Blake
09/16/2019 at 13:26 |
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That true it would probably cost more than that to build that, and I’m sure the time invested is insane.
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Highlander-Datsuns are Forever
> M.T. Blake
09/16/2019 at 13:27 |
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You never get out of a build what you put into it.
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415s30 W123TSXWaggoIIIIIIo ( •_•))°)
> M.T. Blake
09/16/2019 at 13:27 |
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There are a lot of people around this time of year, hard to get a clear spot to take a picture, maybe on a Tuesday morning early. I usually have less activities in the colder months so maybe a clear cold morning with my big Pentax camera. But Diamond Tire Center is swapping my rims tomorrow so it will be cool to see this car with the Type S waffles on it.
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M.T. Blake
> vicali
09/16/2019 at 13:28 |
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Yes, if you like crossing into opposing lanes and reaching across the car for fast food.
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M.T. Blake
> Highlander-Datsuns are Forever
09/16/2019 at 13:28 |
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F A C T
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M.T. Blake
> 415s30 W123TSXWaggoIIIIIIo ( •_•))°)
09/16/2019 at 13:29 |
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When AREN’T there a lot of people around in the bay?!
PowderHound
> M.T. Blake
09/16/2019 at 13:32 |
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Wow that’s a lot. I had a 99 legacy g t wagon. Loved that car but definitely would have been a lot more fun with a wrx engine in it. If I found a clean body I would probably buy it and swap everything in my wrx to it in a heartbeat
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415s30 W123TSXWaggoIIIIIIo ( •_•))°)
> M.T. Blake
09/16/2019 at 13:34 |
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Ha, that parking area can be pretty dead when it gets cooler. Some people don’t even know how to get down there or think about that spot.
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M.T. Blake
> PowderHound
09/16/2019 at 13:36 |
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You and I both. I had a nice 99 Outback that I flipped. Had I the WRX parts I’d love to swap one too.
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M.T. Blake
> 415s30 W123TSXWaggoIIIIIIo ( •_•))°)
09/16/2019 at 13:37 |
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Good point.
How do I get down there again..? lol.
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vicali
> M.T. Blake
09/16/2019 at 13:40 |
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You can buy a lot of Timmies with that
change..
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M.T. Blake
> vicali
09/16/2019 at 13:42 |
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Unless...
YOU DIE
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415s30 W123TSXWaggoIIIIIIo ( •_•))°)
> M.T. Blake
09/16/2019 at 13:48 |
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There are actually a few ways in there but since I go to Cronkhite I go the way right by the tunnel entrance to over there and then you just turn right on Bunker rd. and it curves around under there and goes back under the way you came from. I think that is why people don’t think about it as the way. The Conzelman rd. way seems to be closed and just for government use when I see it today after renovations. There is also East rd. if you come from in Sausalito.
Chan - Mid-engine with cabin fever
> 415s30 W123TSXWaggoIIIIIIo ( •_•))°)
09/16/2019 at 13:48 |
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To Californians south of Eureka , 60F is pretty much freezing.
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415s30 W123TSXWaggoIIIIIIo ( •_•))°)
> Chan - Mid-engine with cabin fever
09/16/2019 at 13:52 |
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It’s been 80 in the city even at times this summer. I was by the water working at Chase Area the other day and it was in the 80s. That point of Sausalito could be the coolest spot most of the time though.
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M.T. Blake
> 415s30 W123TSXWaggoIIIIIIo ( •_•))°)
09/16/2019 at 14:10 |
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Moore Rd by the pier?
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415s30 W123TSXWaggoIIIIIIo ( •_•))°)
> M.T. Blake
09/16/2019 at 14:54 |
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Yeah that is probably the spot, I doubt the parking lot back further back can get that perspective. Some car rally starts and high end sales photos have been in this spot. Along there is a little dirt parking area, until further under the bridge. The Conzelman route comes down to there but it has been off limits. Oh they made it bikes only I think. Oh you can see the pier in the background, so it is from the lot by the discovery museum.
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HFV has no HFV. But somehow has 2 motorcycles
> M.T. Blake
09/16/2019 at 15:28 |
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That Toyota will be US legal in just 8 years....
Too bad it auto, because it is gorgeous
Oops I meant to reply to a comment. I’ll just blame kinja
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HFV has no HFV. But somehow has 2 motorcycles
> vicali
09/16/2019 at 15:29 |
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That Toyota will be US legal in just 8 years....
Too bad it auto, because it is gorgeous
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vicali
> HFV has no HFV. But somehow has 2 motorcycles
09/16/2019 at 15:51 |
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Don’t worry, we’ll take good care of it until then..
DoctorA
> M.T. Blake
09/16/2019 at 16:37 |
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Unique to be sure! Seats are more bolstered than the seats in my 2019 STI Limited! Would look at the underside to see how much of the structure is rusted out if I was really interested.
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M.T. Blake
> DoctorA
09/16/2019 at 16:44 |
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Good idea. The car I owned was from Wisconsin. It had some rust on the drivers door but very light rust underneath. I’m guessing this one is probably in good shape - always good to check!
beardsbynelly - Rikerbeard
> M.T. Blake
09/16/2019 at 18:15 |
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$20K?
Flights to NZ from LA = ~$1000
Legacy GT Turbo’s in NZ = ~$5000 (some as low as $3k if you’re in to sketchy)
cost of awesome
fun time holiday in NZ driving your new-old legacy turbo for a couple of weeks = as low as $2000
That up to ~ $12000 in spare money to ship the car back to the states and get it legal.
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M.T. Blake
> beardsbynelly - Rikerbeard
09/16/2019 at 18:38 |
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If it’s over 25 years old it could come home to the states. Although I’m not a fan of RHD on LHD roads.
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beardsbynelly - Rikerbeard
> M.T. Blake
09/16/2019 at 18:45 |
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hmm that means you’re limited to 92-94 models.. which is good news cause the GT/B-spec was available in 94.
You’re probably looking at around $10kNZD for a nice one of those though.
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M.T. Blake
> beardsbynelly - Rikerbeard
09/16/2019 at 19:02 |
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So about $6300 USD isn’t bad. Especially if it’s clean.
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415s30 W123TSXWaggoIIIIIIo ( •_•))°)
> M.T. Blake
09/16/2019 at 21:52 |
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Acura went there for ads back then! I can try to replicate them.
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M.T. Blake
> 415s30 W123TSXWaggoIIIIIIo ( •_•))°)
09/16/2019 at 22:17 |
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DOOOOOOOOOOO IT.