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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?

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Steampunk
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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?

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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.

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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.

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1 Lucky Texan

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

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

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Steampunk

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

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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

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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?!?!

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Steampunk

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

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weelliott

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