Highlights

Rare opportunity to own a fully restored MK1 Legacy Turbo Estate with a "Blueprinted" engine
Extensively modified across engine, running gear and chassis totalling in excess of £40k
Dual engine MAPs (tuning done by Bob Rawle Developments – renowned Subaru specialist)
Potency disguised by factory standard aesthetics
Prepared for fast road/racetrack use although only run-in gently on motorways so far
Good history file of improvements by specialists and build photos
Comes with a large quantity of spares for those looking to maintain the car themselves
Just five registered keepers
Original UK market Mk1 Legacy

The Appeal

Audi may believe it invented the hyper estate with the RS2. Wrong. It began here, with Subaru’s Legacy.

The joy of the Legacy is that beyond the factory standard sports estates there is huge scope to make it faster and better.

That is the story of this first-generation car. It is an original UK market model that has had just five registered keepers from new - the current one for the last 20 years of its life. It certainly looks factory standard, but equally definitely isn’t.

The vendor says over £40,000 has been spent on improvements across the engine, gearbox and chassis! It features a practically new "Blueprinted" engine, with dual engine MAPs by Bob Rawle Developments which can be switched while driving. it comes with a significant quantity of spares as well as a detailled photographic record of all the work carried out so far. The extensive history file further records a raft of improvements, while the array of auxiliary dials, under bonnet upgrades and even those figure-hugging Cobra seats tell their own story.

Do not underestimate the attention to detail in refined upgrades to this Subaru Legacy

The History and Paperwork

First UK registered 7th January 1994
1994 car that has original Subaru Bristol supplying dealer paperwork
Five registered keepers from new
Current keeper since 4th April 2004
Lots of spares included as shown in photographs
Old MOTs to verify mileage
Handbook set with supplying dealer details
Stamped service history to 138,281 miles in 2002
History file invoices and paperwork attests to ongoing work beyond that date
2 keys and alarm fobs
Thick history file recording raft of improvements using renowned specialists
Photographic record of work carried out
Last MOT expired 16th November 2015 with no advisories and 179,304 miles showing on test
Now showing 180,124 miles
Car currently SORN - the interested party will have to trailer away

The Condition

Gold multispoke Prodrive alloys in good condition
Toyo Proxes and Pirelli tyres fitted
Smart bodywork with straight panels
Some areas of deterioration to the exterior to note in photographs
Well-kept cabin with tidy switchgear and fitting
Boot liner supplied with car
HID kit for the new owner if they want to fit
New centre rear brake light
One new 17” alloy (spare)
Original front seats were damaged in storage so no longer accompany the car
The vendor points out some minor stone chips on the bonnet, a small kerb to one spare alloy wheel as currently fitted to car with Pirelli tyre
The wheel and tyre currently off the car has a pinhole puncture on a new Toyo tyre, so will require minor repair to make it fully functional again.
Very light surface rust shown on edge of arches but this is external and not on internal bodywork
Any major rust was repaired on rear seals prior to the respray - a common failure point for these cars
Offside rear seal repaired with new metal, surfaces sealed internally and externally before respray
Car cover included

As this car has undergone such extensive changes, the vendor provides the following specifications:

Custom machined engineered nylon inserts for rear subframe
All drive train brackets and drive shafts shot-blasted , shot peen and spray painted with commercial grade oil pipeline paint
New ABS sensors all round
New rear boot gas rams
New rear plastic detailing
Bumpers front and rear colour-coded to car (previous standard black finish), some slight cracking on paint between joints
Car shell re-sprayed Mercedes Iridium Silver
Second-hand aluminium sump guard
Exhaust heat shields shot peen and hot aluminium oxide coated
Stainless steel heat shield fabricated for bumper
Rear OEM tailgate spoiler
New wheel nuts for better access
Pentagon glass reinforcement film, plus smoke tinting from B-post back
Group-N heated front windscreen
New tailgate glass
New fuel tank feed pipe and vent pipes
WRC Arch liner part-way with mudguards
308 stainless steel bespoke arch liner mounts (all corners)
Uprights shot blasted and shot peened, painted OEM silver
New wheel bearings all round
New rubber boots for all half shafts all round
Bosch Flat blade front wiper blades
Forrester rear wiper blade with modified actuator shaft
New rear bumper sub-frame
Cobra Suzuka Seats
Sabelt 6-point harness (front only)
Alpine stereo, CD changer and speakers

The Mechanics

1,994cc Subaru H4 ‘Boxer’ engine with turbocharging
"Blueprinted" engine after 160000 miles, with new and improved parts
5spd manual gearbox
Upgraded engine bay fittings and hoses
Powerflex set up
The ECU has two MAP options for on the fly switch over at the flick of a switch, presenting higher boost when the need arises.
Engine work and head gasket replaced in 2010
Details of work and upgrades recorded in photographs
Car has been off road since 2015 when the MOT expired
Fully equipped Road / Race capable car (though no track days were ever completed as engine was bedding in, covering motorway mileage only)
Starts first time and runs, though idle air control valve will need adjustment
Routinely turned over to ensure oil remains lubricated across all parts of the engine

The vendor provides the following engine specifications:

Simek ECU (on-the-fly switch between maps) - ECU capable of being programmed to support anti-lag (Mapped By Bob Rawle – BR Developments.com)
EJ20 (short) closed deck block with oil spray jets onto back of piston, re-honed to accept 0. 25mm oversized pistons
Cosworth oversized pistons plus new gudgeon pins
H-Beam ‘Lateral Performance’ rods
Stock crankshaft
New ACL Race Main shells
Crank dynamically balanced
New ACL Race crank shells
New 10mm oil pump (with modified plunger, to stop plunger from sticking when hot)
New water pump
New timing belt, tensioner and idler gears
STI Triple plate steel head gaskets (1mm)
Compression ration 8.0:1
Samco/ SFS/ Viper hoses where applicable
‘Thermallogic’ Equal length header (321 stainless) with Inconel up-pipe to custom turbo mount
In-house bespoke down pipe back (321 stainless, dual exit feed from turbo)
Exhaust header ceramic coated by 'Zircotec' (was in preparation for use of anti-lag though never enabled within the ECU)
Denso Iridium Spark Plugs
WRX V4 heads with new inlet and exhaust values (leak by test carried out)
Coil packs to suit V4 head and existing wiring loom
New ARP stud head bolts
New gasket set for engine and WRX V4 heads
Exedy Lightweight steel flywheel
STI Organic clutch
Braided clutch line
Aluminium auxiliary pulleys
Stock fuel rails with Nismo 555cc (phase 2 to 1 adapters)
VF34 turbo (upgrade over VF11) modified exhaust assembly and air box arrangement to accept straight entry inlet on turbo. Braided oil feed line to turbo
TIAL Blow-off Valve
Both engine and charge cooler radiators are bespoke aluminium fabrications
Kenlowe heavy-duty radiator fan mounted between the two radiators
Bespoke aluminium turbo to intercooler pipework
New Lamba Sensor
Oil pressure and temperature sensors mounted in a sandwich plate between the oil cooler and oil filter. Braided oil pressure line to gauge
In-house fabricated aluminium remote oil catch tank for headers and crank
Power steering lines relocated using high-pressure hydraulic fittings due to turbo air access
The wiring loom is stock with no alterations
Walbro 225l Fuel pump (ITP160)
ITG Air Filter
Removable CAT on quick removable ‘V’ bands

Braking system:

CompBrake front 6pot, rear 4pot brakes
Custom -3 Braided Brake Line
New rear brake lines
Complete new rear hand brake hub internals

Suspension and bushes:

BC Racing inverted coilovers
Powerflex Polybushes on all mounts
Whitelines front castor blocks
Whitelines polybush for steering rack
Whitelinee droplinks for ARB (front and rear)
WRX forged aluminium lower wishbones
New stone shields for both front and rear uprights

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