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Start with some history.
Bought it in June of 2005 from Flatiorn Subaru of Boulder, CO (Highly suggest anyone to that dealership). We now reside in Concord, CA where the weather is predictable and I don't get so many rock chips. I'm my own mechanic so basically as soon as I got the car in my hands I started to get the mod sickness and that's all she wrote on spare time and money. Met some great people because of this car and now some of them I would call brothers. I want to thank the iwsti.com community for helping me everystep of the way. Please, at anytime you have questions about what I did and how to do it, you may pm me anytime. We have a new addition to the family, we traded in our 05' LGT for a 09' FXT (I love this car!). I hope you enjoy. Also, below is a list of installs and removals that I have performed so if you have any questions please ask.


Engine:
Cobb AP V1
Protuned by Mike at GST (PICS)
Dual NRG Oil catch Cans (PICS)
Freddie's Custom Red Catch Can Hoses (PICS)
Injen Crinkle Red CAI (PICS)
GM Boost Solenoid
Samco Intercooler Hoses (PICS)
Forge Radiator Hoses (PICS)
Crucial 170 Thermostat
Cusco Engine Mounts
Crucial Racing PnP Exhaust Manifold Elbows (PICS)
Grimmspeed X-Pipe Ceramic Coated (PICS)
Grimmspeed Up Pipe Ceramic Coated (PICS)
Helix Catted DP (PICS)
Borla Hust 3" Catback
Turbo oil feed/ AVCS line replacement (PICS)
APR Radiator Shroud (PICS)

Suspension:
Cobb Front/Rear Sway Bars and Mounts (PICS)
Kartboy Endlinks (PICS)
You can never have enough TiC Bushings
Cusco Rear Strut Bar Carbon Fiber (PICS)

Brakes:
OEM Gold Brembos
Technafit Red SS Lines (PICS)
ATE Superblue Fluid

Drivetrain:
Technafit SS Clutch Line
Kartboy SS
Cusco Tranny Mount
More TiC Bushings

Exterior:
Greddy Tracer Front Lip (PICS)
Seibon CWII Carbon Hood (PICS)
Custom Triple Grilles (PICS)
Debadged
Grimmspeed Hood Dampeners (PICS)
8000K Bulbs
Passenger side Fog Light bezel For CAI (New Pics)
Varis Carbon Trunk (PICS)

Interior:
RedlineGoods Custom Shift boot, Ebrake Boot, and Armrest Cover (PICS)
STri Oil Pressure, Egt, and Boost Gauges (PICS)
ATi Gauge Pod (PICS)
A Few Red Light Mods
Limited Red Hazard Switch (New Pics)

Tasks I've Performed:
Full 06's STi part out
Downpipe
Exhaust Manifold
Gauges
Upipe
All TiC bushing
Front/Rear Sway bars
F/R Endlinks
ALK
Ball Joint Extenders
Coilovers
Fixed Perch Struts
WRX to STi Aluminum Control Arms
Clutch
Engine Removal and installation
AC REmoval and installation
Power Steering Removal and Installation
Alernater installation and removal
Turbo installation and removal
All Intakes
Injectors
Light weight Pulleys
Flywheel
Axels
Driveshaft
Rear Diff
Rear dff subframe
Cusco Coilovers with ECon unit
X Brace
Fuel Pump
All Brakes
Rack and Pinon
All General Maintance
Also Specialize in Legacys and WRXs
Roof Rail deletes
Motor Mounts
AVACs line

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This hood seems to have many questions assosicated with it so heres some info.
First of all the manufacturer is Seibon out of Southern California. I bought it from South Coast Subaru and the contact there is Ferdie. You can also find him on NASIOC.com. South Coast Subaru is a vendor on that site. Also, many, many vendors sell Seibon. The hood cost $630 shipped (I'm sure you can find it cheaper but I used Suby Bucks). There is some minor fabrications on this hood becasue it was not the OEM Carbon fiber hood. You cannot utilize the oem splitter anymore unless you fabricate something but in my oppinion you don't need to becasue the hood scoop is so much bigger. My engine temps went down signifigantly. You can still have the oem windshield washer sprayers; there are holes in the hood but you must enlarge them to fit. I had to attach the IC sprayer to the intercooler. I reused all the oem weather stripping. The overall fittment was good but not perfect. Hood pins are something I think about but the hood doesn't move when I drive so it's not a priority for me. Let me know if there is any other questions.





















New Fog Ligth Bezel for CAI and Red Hazard Switch.




Varis Carbon Fiber Trunk baby!!!^^

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This pic below is of the Grimmspeed X-pipe. I wrapped the flex joint because is silences the "sowing machine" sound.
I would suggest this Crucial/Grimmspeed set-up to anyone who wants to maintain their "stock" appearence and doesn't want to
worry about a cracked header. I know cracking doesn't happen very often but I also wanted to utilizes the stock heat shields.





Below is a pic od the cusco mounts.



For the Next two images I decided to gather all the nessary parts for the inevitible AVCS line/Turbo oil feed line. I want to replace it before it fails.
If you want to know more please ask or check out Turbo oil-feed / AVCS line replacement . Remember to get replacement copper seals for the banjo bolts and fittings. Also, in the shopping list below if you want a tighter fit order the 14" line over the 16" line but either one works. There are different places to order this stuff but on the list are url's where someone found what was needed.

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I really like Whiteline sways bars if I wanted a solid bar, but they are so heavy to me.
The Cobb bars are tubular so they are very light. They only downfall is that Cobb doesn't make any bigger bars but IMO they are plenty big with
out over kill. I believe I will get the adjustable rear mounts but that's not a prioty for me.



40mm of Carbon loving!

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The next three images below are of the EGT tap sensor process.









OEM Plug vs OEM Galley Plug with AN Adapter



Oil hole exposed



Galley plug installed with AN adapter to AN line

[Laki747]

Nice car... BTW I like the hood very much!

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TY

[E85STI]

Nice interior shots!

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Originally Posted by E85STI

Nice interior shots!

Just PM'd ya bud. Let me know if you have any other questions.

[Chinky_Sti]

what a beauty... i like that cf hood.

[RFFG]

Looking good

[East Bay STi]

Looking good Brody We have to get together again sometime

-Gio

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Absolutly! Sounds like you've been hanging with jagsytle. We all need to get together and have lunch.

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Bump for updated photos!