Gen 2 Legacy GT-B

[Marty]

My baby is a genuine JDM Legacy GT b spec wagon, late 96 model so officially a my97 according to the papers i got with it

it was brought in 2003 as a personal import... this is what it looked like when the QLD owner had it..

http://members.iinet.net.au/~martinm/cars/gtb/gtbqldpic.jpg

once i got it home...
http://members.iinet.net.au/~martinm/cars/gtb/passengersideon.jpg

under the bonnet
http://members.iinet.net.au/~martinm/cars/gtb/enginebay.jpg


these gauges went in a day or two after i got it, not so much for bling factor just cause it wasn't running all that well when i got it so wanted the boost gauge to help sort it out...

http://members.iinet.net.au/~martinm/cars/gtb/subascan.jpg


my previous car was an my97 GX awd wagon, absolutely awesome bulletproof car, one of the best i've owned.. but slooooooowww
http://members.iinet.net.au/~martinm/cars/gtb/bothcars.jpg

after a good wash and clean...
http://members.iinet.net.au/~martinm/cars/gtb/interior1.jpg

the reason i drive a wagon!
http://members.iinet.net.au/~martinm/cars/gtb/boot.jpg

not many mods to speak of, replaced everything that was stuffed, fixed the rusted out jap spec exhaust, got a set of dumps still to do on, water spray, major service, new slotted DBA brakes as of yesteday and sti gearnob, replaced plenty of vac lines and other bits and peices along the way, spent over 7 grand since i bought it just getting it up to scratch and insurance and all the rest... its THE most expensive car i've ever owned but i wouldn't trade it for anything

[smoov]

Sweet car. Love it in the blue.

Gotta get our cars together for a few happy snaps.


and I also want a play of your subaru datascan toy.... :D

[Al]

Very nice.

Just did a V4 STi driveline into a GT Leggy Smidge. Repinned the ecu etc. You know you want it. :D (you too smoov)

[hyde]

I have been waiting for you to post this up. Have always liked it dude.

Did the Legacy things at the side of the door come standard?

[Marty]

']STI etc etc Very nice. You know you want it. :D

after almost getting chopped by my bosses golf gt-i, i either want this thing intercooled and boosted or i want STI-ness :D

[Marty]

Did the Legacy things at the side of the door come standard?

an option in japan i understand as not all Gt-b's have them that i've seen... nice little extra though! floor mats are factory too

[Legacy555]

nice car mate love the GTBs .and that colour is sweat

[Xmetal]

Gotta get our cars together for a few happy snaps.

*waves* :D


I love it, the colour and wheels work perfectly. :)

[sparta]

Yep, great looking car there.

[d_generate]

Next on the shopping list....................Clear side indicators, looks great.

[TassieTT]

']Very nice.

Just did a V4 STi driveline into a GT Leggy Smidge. Repinned the ecu etc. You know you want it. :D (you too smoov)


Don't listen to him Smidge - he's possesed.

That's a clean ride - and look at that virgin engine bay.

I can't even remember when my engine bay looked stock.

[Marty]

its got a catch can, water spray, temp probe and a few other small goodies but otherwise looks pretty much stock under the hood!.... a fmic is in the works though, that and the dump pipes

[naif]

thats one sweet car smidge, love the colour,

wish i got a ride in it at the dyno day :P

ps sorry i forgot to bring the knock sensor.

[Kenan]

Smidge & smoov. i know a few places around the airport for some nice pics. give it a few weeks and we can take some pics

[Marty]

ps sorry i forgot to bring the knock sensor.

its all good dude, ended up biting the bullet and buying and fitting a new one the day before, glad i did seeing as how hot it got that day!

[rs guy]

mmmmmmmmmmmmm i love gen 2 wags they are hot
specially in blue drooooool :D

[Kenan]

my clear side indicators
http://i120.photobucket.com/albums/o173/kenansalbum/Image01011.jpg
http://i120.photobucket.com/albums/o173/kenansalbum/Image010.jpg

[Marty]

yeah looks decent huh! did you get yours from NZ?

[Kenan]

made em myself. clear ones on ebay just look plain. these blend in with the colour of the car

[Marv]

Awesome wags, muchacho...

[smoov]

Smidge & smoov. i know a few places around the airport for some nice pics. give it a few weeks and we can take some pics
for sure!!

[B-rad]

beautiful is all i can say smidge!

guys i wish i could come up for the shoot, but then again im not in the clicky group anymore, being the trator that i am.

[Al]

Some say traitor, other's say realist. :D

[Billsy]

i say Soft :P

[Marty]

i say who gives a ****! gen 2 is the new hotness as long as there is some kind of turbo-ness under the bonnet anyway

[Billsy]

Amen!

[TassieTT]

']Some say traitor, other's say realist. :D

Al's been bought

[Al]

i say who gives a ****! gen 2 is the new hotness as long as there is some kind of turbo-ness under the bonnet anyway


Just stirring.
GTB's are sh!t hot and I'd have one at the blink of an eye.
There is so much other goodness in them that the TT part is of little concern.(and easily remedied if it is of concern)

[Marty]

yep, goodness like worn out shocks, busted CV boot, car park dings, flaking window tint, notchy gearbox and all the other goodness :D

like i've always said, whoever buys it off me is going to get a sweet deal!!! poured almost 6k into it in just over 6 months!

[B-rad]

ah 6 k in 6 months, she will love you long time for it!
gtb are teh hotness

[evil_rex]

very nice looking gtb you have .

but im supprised that they didnt come with leather

[Billsy]

Pfft, who wants HOT sticky/Cold and slidy seats... unless you have messy kids

[smoov]

very nice looking gtb you have .

but im supprised that they didnt come with leather
what do you think suede is?

[Marty]

the suede is nice.... mines wearing a little but looks pretty good.... seat covers help but it still rubs

[DJB]

Hi Smidge,
I love the look of the GTB. Has the new owner of your GX done a conversion, it was the perfect conversion candidate.

Darryl

[Marty]

hmmm... don't think so! haven't heard about it or seen it... was a bargain for him in some ways, perhaps not in others needed new shocks etc..

pretty sure he's in the trade in which case he's got no issues at all, once you know how to fix stuff on these cars it never gets thaaat expensive (touch wood)

car is going great guns at the moment, just put a strut brace on it this weekend, has tidied the front up, makes it feel like you have more grib until it understeers, still progressive but you can push it that little bit further

i was sceptical it would make much of a difference but i'm liking it

[Marty]

one of the previous owners had taken out the snorkus but not done anything about directing air to the airbox... this was remedied on the weekend...

all 90mm PVC pipe, cost stuff all

Me and a mate (aviation sheety) got busy grinding out the hole to the guard and the airbox to fit a 90deg bend snugly in... have yet to bellmouth it but will do

could be placebo effect but seems more responsive since doing it, either way the mad scientist in me says its better so thats all that matters...

here are some pics... (camera phone quality, sorry!)

http://www.cmproductions.com.au/cars/gtb/cai/DSC00007.jpg
http://www.cmproductions.com.au/cars/gtb/cai/DSC00008.jpg
http://www.cmproductions.com.au/cars/gtb/cai/DSC00009.jpg
http://www.cmproductions.com.au/cars/gtb/cai/DSC00010.jpg
http://www.cmproductions.com.au/cars/gtb/cai/DSC00011.jpg
http://www.cmproductions.com.au/cars/gtb/cai/DSC00015.jpg
http://www.cmproductions.com.au/cars/gtb/cai/DSC00016.jpg


also made up a little plate to cover the blank hole where the snorkus used to get air from the bay, just a concept at this stage, will probably have GT on it instead of STI but we were experimenting... can make these up for people if they want

http://www.cmproductions.com.au/cars/gtb/cai/DSC00018.jpg
http://www.cmproductions.com.au/cars/gtb/cai/DSC00013.jpg

[alexxx]

not bad, i've got an ice creamery laminated menu covering up mine :D

[Marty]

picked up a justjap replacement top mount IC today, went with the smaller of the two models as did smoov just to keep things simple. noticeable improvements are an extra psi of boost on the primary and the thing stays ice cold pretty much all the time, weighs twice what the stock item did so the thermal efficiancy has to be better, also the fins inside are much bigger so can flow a ton more air..

enough talk, here are the pics

http://members.iinet.net.au/~martinm/cars/gtb/newicpic.jpg

and this is the mod to the braket a sheety mate of mine whipped up, doesn't really hold the IC that tight but doesn't need to, its on the good and proper! can get more of these made up if anyones interested, custom sprayed any colour in 2pak /plug

http://members.iinet.net.au/~martinm/cars/gtb/custombracket.jpg

[Marty]

oh and BOV pipe blocker courtesy of local hardware store in the table leg rubber department... 35mm does the trick!

[smoov]

as previously mentioned Marty, I'm very interested in this bracket!

I'm pleased that you finally got the TMIC for a reasonable price. Good stuff!

I forgot to look and ask... How did you plug up the hole in the plastic manifold where the BOV used to feed air into? Like a crack whore, I have urges to convert my Recirculating BOV to an external venting one...must.....resist.....

and your car is looking as hawt as always :D drives well to boot!

[christuffa]

http://members.iinet.net.au/~martinm/cars/gtb/custombracket.jpg
Thats exactly what I used to plug up my BOV at one of the dyno days and on a cruise. I think it popped off about 4 times a day. I only had cable tise around it though. Very dodgy

[Marty]

as previously mentioned Marty, I'm very interested in this bracket!



if the bracket is just shortened and nothing else as you can see you have the reverse the bolt which is no big deal, the bracket doesn't take much load

if you wanted it to sit underneath the cooler like in stock, then its gotta be reshaped a little, i actually have a pot of paint at home of your burgandy (well, gen 3 burgandy, but very close) which i could get made up and sprayed if you're keen




I forgot to look and ask... How did you plug up the hole in the plastic manifold where the BOV used to feed air into? Like a crack whore, I have urges to convert my Recirculating BOV to an external venting one...must.....resist.....



used a 3/8th rubber blocker from auto1 and jammed it in upside down then clamped it, works fine!

i had a bov sitting around that i attempted to fit when i didn't have a way to block the IC pipe, took it round the block and to be honest, it sucked balls, didn't make any proper noise and was just another thing to worry about leaking, maybe with a real quality bov it would be okay

my suggestion would be to get a black 50/50 valve hybrid from GFB (about $180 direct from them...) and just install that in place of what you have and swap when you feel the urge, thats about the only bov i'd bother putting on mine for a bit of extra "LOOK AT ME THIS THING ACTUALLY IS TURBO"



and your car is looking as hawt as always :D drives well to boot!

thanks mate, only took 8 bloody months to get it that way :D

[smoov]

if it is at all possible, could you make the bracket so that it sits underneath the cooler tab?

paint? lol, don't bother. I have some heatproof black that would do the job fine :) i don't like many colours under my bonnet :D

[Marty]

could you make the bracket so that it sits underneath the cooler tab?

i have a spare here i'll mess around with and see how it goes

[naif]

awsome car Smidge, looks great.

thats the exact item i have to blockoff the bov adaptor, works a treat.

[kronjp]

Good to see my old wagon still going strong. Surprised me to see the pic of my cousin's place in the post. GL with the sale mate. ;-)

[Marty]

he surfaces! yeah its the best ic i have of the whole car, theres tons of other pics around the place so i thought id use that one first

[kronjp]

G'day Smidge, how come you've retained your history from day one? Mine's all gone bye byes! I probably have some other pics too. Will look tonight for you.

[kronjp]

Hey Smidge here are some other pics I have links for:-

fitted with Legacy BH wheels
http://img73.imageshack.us/img73/1543/left3wp.jpg
Shot with Canon PowerShot S30. (http://profile.imageshack.us/camerabuy.php?model=Canon+PowerShot+S30.&make=Canon.) at 2005-10-04

http://img320.imageshack.us/img320/1299/legacyfrontright2bl.jpg
Shot with Canon PowerShot S30. (http://profile.imageshack.us/camerabuy.php?model=Canon+PowerShot+S30.&make=Canon.) at 2005-10-04

http://img320.imageshack.us/img320/2051/legacyleft9yq.jpg
Shot with Canon PowerShot S30. (http://profile.imageshack.us/camerabuy.php?model=Canon+PowerShot+S30.&make=Canon.) at 2005-10-04

http://img320.imageshack.us/img320/4435/legacyleftrear2lk.jpg
Shot with Canon PowerShot S30. (http://profile.imageshack.us/camerabuy.php?model=Canon+PowerShot+S30.&make=Canon.) at 2005-10-04

[evil_rex]

That looks wicked, you deffenatly looked after her right

[Marty]

just a small mod, put a new leather boot onto the gear stick...

http://members.iinet.net.au/~martinm/cars/gtb/gearboot.jpg

man i wish i had the coin to keep this thing forever! such an awesome car