The Boss' conversion & my RS.

[Legalcy]

Bought this GX auto,no rego & bearing knock, as the basis for the conversion.
http://i91.photobucket.com/albums/k291/Legalcy/Untitled-3.jpg
Motor/box out,inside gutted.
http://i91.photobucket.com/albums/k291/Legalcy/Untitled4-1.jpg
Fitting Legacy bar.
http://i91.photobucket.com/albums/k291/Legalcy/2-2.jpg
Readying for fresh paint.
http://i91.photobucket.com/albums/k291/Legalcy/4-2.jpg
Motor in,tidied up.
http://i91.photobucket.com/albums/k291/Legalcy/Picture007-1.jpg
Interior back together.
http://i91.photobucket.com/albums/k291/Legalcy/IMGP0306-1.jpg
Same/same.
http://i91.photobucket.com/albums/k291/Legalcy/IMGP0305-1.jpg
On the road,registered & complied!
http://i91.photobucket.com/albums/k291/Legalcy/Picture001-1.jpg
Front off for S2 conversion.
http://i91.photobucket.com/albums/k291/Legalcy/Series1toseries2conversion-2.jpg
S2 conversion-front view.
http://i91.photobucket.com/albums/k291/Legalcy/IMGP0310-1.jpg
Rear view.
http://i91.photobucket.com/albums/k291/Legalcy/IMGP0298-1.jpg
Spec's:91 Legacy motor & 4.11 box,86k km.Chip,3"TBE,Jasons intake mod',B4WRX's header tank,Fulcrum coilovers lowered 30mm,short shifter,aftermarket c/c,(tried to wire original into Legacy harness but got something wrong!)05 Lib'17"s.Alarm/immob',remote c/locking with windows up.Tried to make it as reliable as possible,it's the missus' daily driver.


My RS,bought with 152k km on it,very knocked about when I bought it,so bought a '93 Legacy half cut with 47k km & freshened up the RS.(Panels went on the GX).New motor in,interior pulled out,wire in alarm/immob'etc,fit Legacy dash.
http://i91.photobucket.com/albums/k291/Legalcy/Untitled2-2.jpg
Prep' for respray.
http://i91.photobucket.com/albums/k291/Legalcy/Untitled-2.jpg
Interior.
http://i91.photobucket.com/albums/k291/Legalcy/IMGP0321-1.jpg
And another view.
http://i91.photobucket.com/albums/k291/Legalcy/IMGP0322-1.jpg
New motor in,finished.
http://i91.photobucket.com/albums/k291/Legalcy/IMGP0328-1.jpg
Rear view.
http://i91.photobucket.com/albums/k291/Legalcy/IMGP0332-1.jpg
Front view.
http://i91.photobucket.com/albums/k291/Legalcy/IMGP0334-1.jpg
And side by side.
http://i91.photobucket.com/albums/k291/Legalcy/IMGP0337-1.jpg
Spec's" '93 RS,'93 Legacy motor,'01 WRX box,short shifter,chiptourque chip,3" TBE,Jasons intake mod',B4WRX's header tank,'05 Lib' 17"s,lowered King springs, Legacy steering wheel,(like the thicker grip,)STI in dash 6 stacker.Basically the same as the GX,went for reliability rather than power.Cheers Ian.

[Deefa]

Very, very nice - both of them!

[Geach]

tight rides there mate. very thorough work.
nice plates too.

[Jarrod|crzyrs|]

white wagon with those liberty mags looks sweet. well done.

[markmcrs]

Respect!

I feel tired and worn out just thinking about how much time and effort you put into both those cars.

[Jim]

they both look like they just rolled off the factory floor, lots of time and effort to produce an immaculate set of twins, well done!

[hyde]

Nice mate. Interesting to see you have got the same rims on both lol.

One for you? One for missues?

[rs guy]

you have done alot of work on both of them
and the results show they both look immaculate
great job man

[Al]

Nice work. A very tidy pair.

[SIKRST]

mate respect is just it! thats amazing! i hope i can have my RS as clean one day!

[Marv]

*starts slow clap*

Wow... just... wow.

[Marty]

thats the kind of turbo liberty wagon i would buy at the drop of a hat, so much work gone into them!

[Al]

This is what I keep saying about conversions, it is how much work that goes into them that shows up at the end of the day. Whack it together and it looks whacked together, build it with attention to detail and care and it will look and drive brilliantly.

Which one drives better Legalcy. /cat amonst pidgeons.

[Legalcy]

']This is what I keep saying about conversions, it is how much work that goes into them that shows up at the end of the day. Whack it together and it looks whacked together, build it with attention to detail and care and it will look and drive brilliantly.

Which one drives better Legalcy. /cat amonst pidgeons.

Thanks for all the positive feedback everyone.In answer to your question Al,I'm going to straddle the fence a bit.They both have plus' and minus',can't really separate them.Missus loves the conversion and I like the RS.

[ital]

Wow very nice writeup. Respect, Enjoy them!

[subarursliberty]

They are very nice. Well done on the work put into them.

[hendo]

Wow, that's a very tidy pair of wagons you have there mate.

[GTAWD]

Top job on both of them, Good on Ya!!

[justagx]

Seen both of them in the flesh, both are immaculate.
Ian, you must have some photos of your other wagons from previous ownership and in the extended family to show off?
Now just to bring the white wagon out for a S.E. QLD cruise sometime....

[jm3132]

they are bloody identical. thats awsome. they look fantastic
did your mrs give you a 'special' hug for all the effort put in?

[Legalcy]

Seen both of them in the flesh, both are immaculate.
Ian, you must have some photos of your other wagons from previous ownership and in the extended family to show off?
Now just to bring the white wagon out for a S.E. QLD cruise sometime....

Thanks Tim.This is an old photo from when my son & daughter were both home for a weekend,at the same time.Son got me started on these after I first drove his.I owned WGN 20T for nearly 2 yrs,sold it to my daughter,really missed it so I built the conversion,later bought the white RS wgn.
Cheers Ian.
http://i91.photobucket.com/albums/k291/Legalcy/dalsmarnsRSs.jpg

[smoov]

So, In your family, you have "four" RS Wagons?

Thats briliant!

Nice cars above. If only my missus bought a soobi...

[steve83]

fantastic rides there Ian! can we see what your working on at the moment :) :)

[sooobi]

Good dig up.. this thread is one of the best!

[axle]

Love this thread. :tu
Great motivation for me finishing off my RS Wagon. Can I ask what height king springs you have on the white wagon. Lows or Super Lows. Just gives me a gauge on what my RS Wags would look like if I got kings.

Cheers

[Marty]

awesome. must be great to be able to jump in the car each time (any of the 4 of them) and appreciate how much work you've put in!

[Legalcy]

14 months later I finally reply,lol.Sorry,I must have missed this when axle asked it.
FWIW,I'm running King Springs in both wagons,KSFL-04 fronts and KSRL-07 rears,took the Fulcrum coilovers out of the missus wagon,found them a bit too firm,(they're still hanging up in the shed if anyone wants to throw me an offer,they've done 40k km,factory lowered 30mm,cost $1500 new.)

[ALFABRUCE]

Dude, that is tres impressive. I love the silver one and those rims look amazement.

11/10.

Tim

[Nephew]

nice rides there, wagons FTW! RS wagons are so useful and still fun to drive - makes me miss mine even more, especially after I saw it driving around the other day. luckily my wife drives a forester gt for the reliable with space, while I've got the classic MY99 wrx