January 28, 200917 yr I'd like to pull the wiring harness and ECU out of this legacy for an engine swap in case I ever need it for an XT or something. It's a 97 Legacy GT. Any tips for getting it out or estimates on how long this takes? Since I may never use it, I might not pull it if it's a huge job.
January 28, 200917 yr Hey Gary: When I pulled the harness for my ej swap it was fairly straight forward. I pulled the dash by chopping it out and then had to remove the heater and a/c stuff. Not sure if its the same for a 97, I pulled mine from a 93. Once the dash and heater/ac stuff was out it was easy. Good luck. Daniel
January 28, 200917 yr Depends on what you want to save... my 03 was a bit of work to get the entire thing out. I pulled EVERYTHING tho. If you want to swap it into an older car, just get the wires that pass though the firewall and hunt the fuel relay and ignition relay and the OBD connector... then get EMO and start cutting... other wise you have to pull the entire dash, cross beam, vent system and everything. Took me less then five hours to do it all IIRC....
January 28, 200917 yr Author awesome, thanks folks. can i just sawzall the freaking dash out of there or cut from the engine bay side through the firewall to avoid removing all that dash stuff? the engine is already removed and the trans will be coming out too.
January 28, 200917 yr Gary: The dash is actually very easy to take out. Several bolts and then it sits on a hanger in the ceneter of the dash. Left up and it is out. Probably take less time than using a sawsall.
January 28, 200917 yr Author Gary: The dash is actually very easy to take out. Several bolts and then it sits on a hanger in the ceneter of the dash. Left up and it is out. Probably take less time than using a sawsall. thanks mike.
January 29, 200917 yr i pulled the dash on my 97 legacy rather than hack it, start cutting with any speed and you're risking setting yourself up for a nightmare down the road. i wanted the entire vehicle harness from the doors forward without cutting any wires so i stripped everything. dash and all came out fine, pita was rushing through the evaporator and heater core without accidentally popping a/c lines.
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