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[Steampunk]

I have a '97 S00B Legacy L.
I think I'll buy a '95 or '96 Legacy Outback.

What should I strip off the '97 as spares?

 

[1 Lucky Texan]

I have a '97 S00B Legacy L.
I think I'll buy a '95 or '96 Legacy Outback.

What should I strip off the '97 as spares?

Great question, I'll be interested in seeing suggestions.

The only things that come to my mind are some electric motors -
drivers window motor/regulator (if they're the same) heater blower
motor, maybe windshield wiper motor. Maybe A/C compressor?

 

[Steampunk]

Great question, I'll be interested in seeing suggestions.

The only things that come to my mind are some electric motors -
drivers window motor/regulator (if they're the same) heater blower
motor, maybe windshield wiper motor. Maybe A/C compressor?

I like the way this guy thinks!

I was thinking exactly the same, with the alternator, igniter and maybe
the master cylinder.

 

[Nobody > (Revisited)]

I like the way this guy thinks!

I was thinking exactly the same, with the alternator, igniter and maybe
the master cylinder.

This could be my "inner redneck" or old "farmboy" thinking...

I take it the 97 L Legacy is not really saleable, so find a friend or
relative out in the sticks and put it there "out behind the barn", sorta
shrink-wrapped. I'm not up on all of what's swappable from 97 back to
95-96, but I'll bet that a lot of body parts will swap.

5 years from now, you may need a door. With the present shift to
"crusher recycling", you may not find one even thru the "auto recyclers".

But I'll admit to usually keeping a vehicle for far longer than average.

--
"Shit this is it, all the pieces do fit.
We're like that crazy old man jumping
out of the alleyway with a baseball bat,
saying, "Remember me motherfucker?"
Jim “Dandy†Mangrum

 

[1 Lucky Texan]

I like the way this guy thinks!

I was thinking exactly the same, with the alternator, igniter and maybe
the master cylinder.

Yeah, if the alternators are the same output - good idea.

Also, that front half-shaft that runs next to the exhaust pipe - its
boot sometimes fails early from the heat. I dunno, that may not be
worth the hassle.

If you get snow, you could use the 4 rims for snow tires to swap on
when winter comes.

 

[Steampunk]

Yeah, if the alternators are the same output - good idea.

Also, that front half-shaft that runs next to the exhaust pipe - its
boot sometimes fails early from the heat. I dunno, that may not be
worth the hassle.

If you get snow, you could use the 4 rims for snow tires to swap on
when winter comes.

The '97 had 14's IIRC and the '95 has 15's...

Also need a taillight, I'll grab the power mirrors...

 

[Steampunk]

This could be my "inner redneck" or old "farmboy" thinking...

I take it the 97 L Legacy is not really saleable, so find a friend or
relative out in the sticks and put it there "out behind the barn", sorta
shrink-wrapped. I'm not up on all of what's swappable from 97 back to
95-96, but I'll bet that a lot of body parts will swap.

5 years from now, you may need a door. With the present shift to
"crusher recycling", you may not find one even thru the "auto recyclers".

But I'll admit to usually keeping a vehicle for far longer than average.

I've had my '85 Corolla since...1985...

 

[weelliott]

I have a '97 S00B Legacy L.
I think I'll buy a '95 or '96 Legacy Outback.

What should I strip off the '97 as spares?

I had a 95 legacy between 157k and 249k miles, and in that time put on
5 wheel bearings. If you do it yourself the real pain of it is taking
the knuckle in and having the bearing pressed in and out. I'd suggest
checking the wheel bearing on the 97 and if they look okay, keep all
four knuckles so that when your bearings go out on the 95 or 96, you
can just swap in the knuckle and save the expense and headache of
having someone press in a new bearing. Since they are wear items, it
really depends on how many miles are already on the 97 bearings.

I also wound up replacing the manual tranny at 195k. Apparently they
are only good for about 200k. So depending on the mileage of the 97,
and if they are both manual transmissions, that might be worth
keeping.

In 19 years of driving I have replaced about 6 windshields. If you
have the tool to get it out, the windshield might be worth keeping.
You can store that behind a cabinet or something and it doesn't take
up that much room.

Ever had a broken taillight or headlight? Someone hit you in a parking
lot and took out your turn signal? The center plastic light/reflector
assembly on my tailgate cracked one cold day just from lifting the
tailgate by it. Might be worth keeping the newer one. Maybe I'm
nitpicking now.

Bill

 

[Steampunk]

I had a 95 legacy between 157k and 249k miles, and in that time put on
5 wheel bearings. If you do it yourself the real pain of it is taking
the knuckle in and having the bearing pressed in and out. I'd suggest
checking the wheel bearing on the 97 and if they look okay, keep all
four knuckles so that when your bearings go out on the 95 or 96, you
can just swap in the knuckle and save the expense and headache of
having someone press in a new bearing. Since they are wear items, it
really depends on how many miles are already on the 97 bearings.

I also wound up replacing the manual tranny at 195k. Apparently they
are only good for about 200k. So depending on the mileage of the 97,
and if they are both manual transmissions, that might be worth
keeping.

In 19 years of driving I have replaced about 6 windshields. If you
have the tool to get it out, the windshield might be worth keeping.
You can store that behind a cabinet or something and it doesn't take
up that much room.

Ever had a broken taillight or headlight? Someone hit you in a parking
lot and took out your turn signal? The center plastic light/reflector
assembly on my tailgate cracked one cold day just from lifting the
tailgate by it. Might be worth keeping the newer one. Maybe I'm
nitpicking now.

Bill

Welllll, the '97 is an AT and the '96 an MT. Interesting about the
bearings, however. But what puzzles me is, why so many windshields?!?!

 

[weelliott]

Welllll, the '97 is an AT and the '96 an MT. Interesting about the
bearings, however. But what puzzles me is, why so many windshields?!?!

In that time I've driven over half a million miles. Stuff happens. Two
were on cars that I bought that way. One was a chip from a rock that
turned into a crack one cold night. One was for a snow plow that was
plowing the opposite side of a highway. It was plowing the left
shoulder onto the median. The median was getting thinner and thinner,
then ended. He was now plowing snow into oncoming traffic, and guess
where I happened to be. He took out the windshields of the blazer in
front of me, my windshield and drivers side mirror, and the plastic
grill of the SUV behind me. The last one I was driving along on a
bridge with a bus one lane over. It's back wheels were about ten feet
in front my windshield. I never saw anything get kicked up or come at
me. I just heard a really loud noise and my windshield was white.
There was a dent about two inches deep right in front of my face. I
was very thankful for laminated safety glass that day. So I guess it
was five. That's about one every 120k miles.

Bill

 

[AS]

Did anyone suggest engine sensors yet? Cat? Are they compatible? Fuel
Sender unit? O2 sensor?