Polaris' 2005 Legacy GT Limited Sedan - Simple Build Thread
About time I started one of these threads! Not looking to do anything heavy at all, both due to lack of funds as well as knowledge, so mainly using this as a maintenance/checklist sort of thing for myself, and maybe some aesthetic mods and for sure getting opinion from all of you people! So first car I had was my 2003 Lancer ES, served me well and maintenance was extremely cheap. Car was ultimately really boring and it'll soon need a bunch of work done to it so I just decided to sell it. Will miss the little bugger, could barely make it up Bow Trail from Crowchild or Stoney from Crowchild unless I floored it, and even then it'd just make loud uncooperative noises before it eventually got there.
So after looking for my next car since November, and going from JDM, to Celicas and RSX-s, to nearly screwing myself over with a bad 2003 WRX, I found bigbadboss101's leggy on Kijiji and seemingly overnight got the car inspected and finally purchased! Really cool guy, and was patient and friendly the whole time, and as for the car it's been a little under 2 weeks and I'm already pretty damn in love with it. It has the comfort I was looking for in a daily, the looks as well as the power, and the car was very well maintained. Gave it a nice wash, filled her up and snapped some quick pics (and obligatory instagram car wash pic!)
Things the car already has/work that's already been done:
- Catless up pipe
- Cobb AP2, OTS map for 91 octane
- Timing belt and pumps, alternator, etc. done
- Power steering fluid flush
- 3M on the front
- Winter tires on rims
Now for the fun part: things I want to do with the car! I intend to keep the engine portion unchanged, mostly because I don't need the extra power or whatever anyways. Mostly aesthetic mods and regular maintenance!
Red is for completed,
Blue is for future/wishlist/bucket-list- Clean MAF March 15, 2016
- Black Enkei Raijins and All-Season Tires Thanks to PerfectDark, May 7, 2016
- Brake pads and rotors May 20, 2016
- Spark plugs May 20, 2016
- Vacuum leak from intake manifold o-ring gasket May 20, 2016
- Turbo line banjo bolt filter removed May 20, 2016
- Replace crank pulley and alternator and ac belt Thanks to LDS, June 01, 2016
- Valve Cover Gaskets Thanks to Balance Auto Garage, June 27, 2016
- Killer B PU and stock #11109AA151 oil pan Thanks to Balance Auto Garage, June 27, 2016
- Alignment @147,650km Thanks to Balance Auto Garage, June 28, 2016
- Topped up ATF Thanks to RedndWhite, July 2, 2016
- Cleaned throttle body Thanks to RedndWhite, July 2, 2016
- Plasti-Dip front grill
- Yellow fog light film
- Front lip installed Thanks to jellynuts
- Muffler deletes done August 6, 2016
- Trunk lip spoiler
- LED Interior and Licence Plate lights
- New battery March 11, 2017 at 149,000km
- EZ105 EZ Oil Drain valve installed May 3, 2017 at 149,500km
- New all-season/summer tires
Oil Changes- Full synthetic oil change and filter @ 147,650 KM
- Full synthetic oil change and filter @ 149,500 KM
If anyone has ANY opinions, or advice, or something that should be done first/one particular way/at one particular mechanic, please let me know!!
Thanks for checking into this very bare, very simple Build-Thread!
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