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So I found an amazing deal on my dream exhaust setup (thanks TSi-WRX!!) and swapped it on this weekend Turned out sexy, beautiful, and fit like a dream! Next gonna find a great welder to cut up my DP and TIG stick weld a true 3" pipe and flange for me You can also see how much of my bumper melted onto the Cobb tips by comparing the material I cut off. It all cleaned off nice and fit/found an EXCELLENT new lady (an OBSTi ) You just can't make this stuff up!

Thanks man! Yours too! I'm gonna try and make it out to Subiefest this year. Long drive but should be worth it

Hell yea! Nice man! I was able to use the USDM fender liners and got the JDM under tray. I originally had the HID headlamp housings with the washer sprayers but didn't feel like dropping the extra cash getting all the pumps, wires, levelers, and control units for all of it. If I ever get back into a financial position of dropping the dough again I would consider getting them or sending mine out to have the projectors retro'd for USDM lighting with my HID kit. Very nice looking ride man! If you weren't so far away I'd say lets meet up for a photo op! PS: If you ever go FMIC you gotta ditch the buck tooth LOL

Everything but the hood and hood latch LOL! Guess it's time for you to find an SWP (SUPER RARE) 09 spec B then man

LOL I try Here's a funny vid for today too! Semi NSFW (language)... http://www.theonion.com/video/sony-releases-new-stupid-piece-of-shit-that-doesnt,14309/

Got a neat little addition on the way. Look forward to getting it on and taking some pics next weekend or soon after!

Thanks Hood struts: http://legacygt.com/forums/showthread.php/redline-tuning-hood-lifts-now-available-your-legacy-123544.html?t=123544&highlight=redline+hood+struts Lip spoiler: http://legacygt.com/forums/showthread.php/stanza-roof-spoilers-124521.html

Since the front end was completely trashed, the JDM STi front end I had sitting in boxes for over three years finally had a chance to go on, as well as a window lip spoiler The painter ended up painting the front lip spoiler without my say but after seeing it painted, it looked like it should have been to begin with so needless to say, I was happy! We had to do a fair amount of trimming on the bumper for FMIC clearance and cleaning up the air flow. I also had some custom SS FMIC piping fashioned and even more trimming on the bumper and the fog lamp shrouds. I ended up with five stitches when the utility knife I was using slipped and almost cut my thumb off... That was one heck of a birthday present LOL! After waiting over a month on insurance and then the other little parts, I took a few pics of it the day I picked it up and had some fun driving it! After a trip back to Kansas I had a buddy of mine help me do a little photo shoot and one made it into the calendar For the time being, paying stuff off and working are my priorities so saving for a clutch and motor/turbo build is a little ways off yet...

The end of 2011 I got a couple little things to bling her up a little; some stainless steel hood struts, STi plate ring, and I decided to get another Legacy badge and put it back on the trunk lid. I also picked up some JDM window visors 2012 absolutely did not start a great year for the Leggy... A kid decided to reverse and try to drive through me at a stop light that he stopped short of by two car lengths. Ruled a no fault due to lack of clear evidence caused me to pay my deductible but the results were great after it was all said and done!

Thank you, wish it was on better circumstances but it is what it is... Look forward to seeing everyone again though Thanks! The Tomioka isn't too shabby. I'd like more power but the TD-05 20G is about as big as you can go with a stock motor. Anything bigger doesn't spool and my motor starts losing power :/

More pics coming soon now that I have internet! Today marks 4 years!

That's an awesome story! Sounds like we both lucked out big time! As far as exhaust recommendations I prefer a quieter, deeper, not so crackly sound so I am and always have been a huge fan of Borla. The Cobb (or Stromung) TBE was a more complete set than the Borla (I like keeping things the same if possible). If I were to do it again, I would have a catless DP and 3" back to the rear y-pipe 2.5" to a couple of Borla cans with quad tips. I think Invidia has a pretty complete package like that though I'd say check out YouTube and listen for yourself just to play it safe though. Already there! Normally I don't but I felt like sharing the frustration and the fun I've had building this car. Thank you though

Winter 2010/2011 involved A LOT of fun in the snow! devxtech joined in on the fun too haha! Just a few more adds for the summer of 2011 including Mishimoto radiator and fans/shroud, Zero Sports radiator hoses, Evans NPG+C coolant, Grimmspeed pnp exhaust manifolds (sent mine in since I already had a EGT sensor tapped in) with oversize flex crosspipe all ceramic coated, wrapped all the exhaust in DEI titanium wrap, DEI turbo blanket, Grimmspeed turbo heat shield, and then... Also picked up a Subtle Solutions SS alternator cover and had to modify it a little for fitment with the radiator hose. Went back to Cobb Tuning Plano but this time to figure out why I wasn't getting the power I should have been... Went ahead and swapped out the AVO450 for a Tomioka TD-05 20G 8cm hot side turbo and changed out the Grimmspeed AOS for a V2 Crawford recirculating catch can AOS to (hopefully but not so much success) reduce oil consumption lol. When back on the dyno she put down 324whp 335wtq with the shop at 113 degrees (so guessing add 10whp/wtq in fair weather?). Who would have thought a smaller turbo would make more power? Again, back to the mismatch I also saw scooby2.5's OBXT waiting for his new motor while I was down there! When I got back to KC this time I noticed the car running rough and stumbling. Well due to turbo fitment issues, the inlet pipe had slid off the turbo and was letting post-MAF air flow in. LOTS of hours and frustration went into taking it all apart, fixing it the best I could, and putting it all back together. That would just about wrap up 2011... just a few more bits and some recent pics soon to come!!!

The end of summer and fall of 2010 was the most fun I've had working on her. At this point I thought I could do the front end conversion as well... Before I found out that I needed the JDM fenders as well LOLOLOL!!! Time for the go fast bits! at 17k miles on the clock she got an AVO450, AVO FMIC, AVO BOV, AVO inlet pipe, AVO CAI, AVO SS flex UP, DW 850cc top feeds, AVO 245 lph fuel pump, all exhaust and intake Grimmspeed gaskets, Grimmspeed 8mm phenolic spacers, TGV deletes, removed the entire air pump system and performed m_sprank's APS mod on the driver's side solenoid, Cosworth air pump delete plates, CF Braille race battery (same specs as OEM battery just 21lbs!), 05-07 LGT oil fill neck, Cobb oil cap, Zero Sports radiator shroud, Prodrive 3-port EBCS, new A/C condensor (damn shitty hardware breaking and poking holes in things...), Hella horns, Xtreme HID kit, Grimmspeed AOS, removed the oil screen in the passenger side banjo bolt, STi radiator caps, removed/hacked a bunch of useless metal bits around the engine bay, and LOTS LOTS LOTS of SS hardware and SS T-bolt hose clamps lol. It seemed like every day I looked at her for the month and a half she was sitting on jack stands it was another set back, hence the length of time lol. Put one thing on and find out I needed another, this, that, and the other thing. The real fun came when I started on the JDM STi conversion... After hacking off the harnesses from the USDM headlamps and using them to wire the JDM lights for perfect OEM style plug-and-play use, I test fitted the JDM front end only to find out the issue with the fenders. Shit. So then I had to make my own harnesses for not only the USDM's so I could put them back on but also the JDM's for later on lol. I went ahead and cleared the headlamps while I was at it too. Then, instead of hacking up the JDM front bumper, I had to hack up the USDM bumper for FMIC clearance (quite a bit of other trimming was necessary as well). At this point, since I was unable to use the JDM bumper beam, I ditched it and the USDM bumper beam and mounted the HID ballasts on the "subframe rails" end caps (perfect spot for them if you are unable to use your bumper beam ). After putting it all back together, I went ahead and put some icing on the cake in the form of (only ones in the country?) JDM Legacy/Liberty GTB-STi 10 spoke 18x7.5" Enkei wheels I got 5 just in case of an accident and being stuck with an incomplete set so one sits in the trunk as a spare I had Calvin Dotson at Cobb Tuning Plano, TX send me a couple e-tunes so I could limp it down there from KC. When I got down there I had him pro-tune it for me on their Mustang dyno and put down 279whp and 279wtq. Later come to find out the turbo is mis-matched with the stock EJ255 but that would later be fixed, sort of... At 20k miles on the clock I noticed the oil burning issue in full effect... I'm guessing she had this problem most of her life Leak down test showed nothing out of the ordinary, compression test showed 140psi in three cylinders and 145psi in one cylinder, oil was black and smelled like fuel, and oil was being consumed at about a quart every 1k miles I have a TON more pics but only 10 per post LOL! Almost there... two more years and a lot more to it yet!

Still got the stock trunk with the wing on it in storage lol. That pic it's hard to see but the STi lip spoiler is lurking there

The best part of 2010 I'll save for next time so here's a few good ones to leave you with for winter 2009/2010 and spring/early summer 2010 My buddy devxtech in his 2008 QSM spec.B is in a couple of those

Winter 2009/2010 was a blast but led to curbing one of the goldies and had to let them go (was told it was unrepairable ). 2010 was a LOT of goodies... TRUNK MONKEY FOR THE WIN!!! Instead of hole filling, got a new OEM trunk lid to go along with the STi lip spoiler and had them paint-matched along with the license plate trim piece to the rest of her. Thought it would be cool to jazz it up a little so picked up some STi badges and bolted them to the front mats, stuck them in place of the SI-Drive badge, and an OEM Legacy STi trunk badge from Japan. Then had a triple pod A-pillar piece designed for 04-07 Impreza STi fitment custom molded onto my A-pillar and then had all my pillar pieces wrapped in black perforated alcantara matching the rest of the interior. I left all the trim pieces alone as I think the contrast still looks good and man that would have been a nightmare plasti-dipping all those small pieces... I also found a JDM blue interior lighting kit The plug and play connections were not compatible with the USDM wiring so it took a little bit of custom wiring/searching/test-lighting but no air bags were deployed and it was very helpful I already had the pillars taken off. And yes, they are OEM pieces so they come with the timer relay so they shut off a few seconds after the dome lights do

The second most fun I have had modifying her was doing the brakes. My buddy's wife was not a happy camper when I kept them up til the wee hours of the morning using their garage the night before they had to work lol. The fronts were super free and easy while the rears were a PITA. Little bit of modification necessary lol. Bought brand new (at my cost ) 2004 Impreza STi Brembo calipers and hardware, DBA 2-piece front and single piece rear slotted rotors 2004 Impreza STi fitment, FastWRX.com rear adapters, unclemat's custom extra thick parking brake shoes, Hawk HPS pads (love to have some EBC Red Stuff now...), Goodridge SS lines, and ATE Super Blue fluid. Gold on gold never looked so fine!!!

The first wave from Japan came in the form of the GTB-STi front end that sat in boxes and traveled half-way across the US with me when I moved to Ohio from Oz. I want to point out that no one knew anything about what was needed at this time summer of 2009 so it was one heck of a learning experience lol. Took a while to figure out that I needed JDM fenders as well lol. Oh and a super rare set of gen 3(?) JDM Legacy STi wheels that i dearly miss... At least they went to a good home Gotta have that plush trunk mat too! And I can always dream about what it will look like eventually...

This one will be a little shorter... Couple weeks later and the rest of the suspension bits came Tein Flex coilovers with solid aluminum pillow ball upper mounts, Perrin front and rear endlinks, and Cobb front and adjustable rear sways. At this point of putting stuff on it was becoming VERY apparent not a whole lot of SS hardware was used from the factory so I started upgrading... all of it lol. And voila! No more monster wheel gap!!! Time to order JDM goodies right? A LOT of them

Alright, starting from the beginning... First week of owning the lady she got tint. At this point I was extremely happy I had not purchased the 2009 OBP WRX Premium sedan I had been looking to buy. I ended up spending the same on the spec.B as I would have on the WRX (lots of rebates lol). I had intended on modding the piss out of a WRX but when I got the spec.B I was so giddy about it I honestly didn't want to modify it. That didn't last long at all... Three months and I installed a Volt HID kit, then a few months later it was Volk RE30 wheels with Limited Edition Formula center caps (hard as hell to find and glad they found a great home Catalyst ), Cobb catted TBE (stock exhaust was rusted all to heck and back!), STi 6MT STS with Perrin front and STi rear bushings, SPT front lower chassis brace, Cobb radiator shroud (scooby2.5's now ), Cobb battery tie down, SPT intake with heat shield, STi aluminum strut tower bar, SPT oil cap, and an Optima red top. Still had the TMIC off the car when I took the engine pick lol. It was at this point that the muffler tips not only shot flames between hard shifts but also melted the bumper a little

Gonna try and put some stuff up tonight...

I think it's about time to start this build thread lol. I bought her brand new on January 15th, 2009 with 804 test driven miles from the local Subaru dealership. Oil consumption started to become an issue after ~50k miles so a motor build was needed. Now after 15 years of ownership, it's very nearly complete and so much fun to drive! Enjoy my journey from the beginning to the end Mods (>^.^)> Exterior: 20% tint all around 18x8.5" +38 Volk RE30 custom polished and powder coated wheels with 245/35-R18 Michelin Pilot Sport 4S tires H&R 5mm wheel spacers with extended studs (front only) JDM STi rear lip spoiler JDM rev D-F spec B front bumper w/ FMIC mod (secondary/spare) JDM STi front lip spoiler with STi rubber lip spoiler skirt (secondary/spare) JDM rev D-F spec B grille (secondary/spare) JDM rev D-F spec B front bumper w/ FMIC mod and custom fog lamp brackets (show only) JDM multi-chrome fog lamps (show only) S402 carbon fiber front lip spoiler (#?/402) with Arai Motorsport rubber lip spoiler skirt (show only) JDM rev D-F spec B/STi power leveling bixenon HID headlamps S402 grille with Zero Sports badge (from BP #54/400) S402 front fenders (from BL #112?/402) Customized front wheel liners to fit S402 fenders JDM rev D-F spec B rear bumper w/ dual brake lamp fogs JDM aero splash guards JDM aero strakes JDM power folding mirrors with Liberal 3-function grampus winkers S402 rear badge (from BP #54/400) Liberal blue carbon rear STi emblem STi polished stainless steel fuel cap cover DRL delete Diode Dynamics LED turn signal and brake lamps PIAA halogen high beam, halogen fog lamp, and LED city lamp bulbs Zero Sports oil cap Zero Sports radiator shroud Zero Sports alternator shroud Zero Sports V-Earthing/Effector kit Zero Sports 1.3 bar silver radiator caps IAG silver billet aluminum cap and dipstick set Hella Supertones hidden JDM Subaru OEM Window Visors Redline Racing SS Hood Struts Interior JDM Blue LED floor lighting kit LED interior and trunk lamps JDM OEM option plush trunk mat Canadian 2008/09MY spec B floor mats S402 shift knob (from BP #54/402) S402 door sills (from BL #241/402) Redline custom alcantara/leather parking brake and shifter boots EDM/JDM/USDM center console w/ red illuminated cup holders JDM dual console box w/ OEM alcantara arm rest DAMD carbon fiber D-shape steering wheel with custom painted trim pieces STi airbag horn Custom molded triple pod A-pillar Pillars wrapped in perforated black alcantara JDM/Custom black suede headliner and components One-off Liberal carbon fiber interior trim set Liberal carbon fiber parking brake handle Defi Advance CR boost and oil pressure gauges Zeitronix ZR-2 combo gauge McIntosh secondary tweeters EDM LHD double DIN conversion [retaining factory AUX, SWC, & NAV - @SVXdc] Pioneer Headunit JL front and JBL rear speakers Backup camera in factory location w/ OEM NAV integration Hardwire Garmin dash cam Steering, Suspension and Brakes STi 6MT short throw shifter kit Cobb adjustable short throw shifter Perrin front shifter bushings STi rear shifter stay bushing Kartboy pitch stop mount Cusco power steering rack brace P&L Motorsports stainless steel braided high pressure power steering line Off The Line Motorsports insulated low pressure power steering line Whiteline power steering rack bushings Whiteline outer tie rod ends Whiteline rear diff bushings Whiteline front lower ball joints Whiteline rear upper control arm camber eccentric bushings S402/STi flexible front strut tower bar S402 BL rear strut tower bar (from BL #194/402) STi Group N motor mounts STi Group N trans mount SPT lower front chassis brace Cusco Zero2e coilovers with dampening control Cobb front and adjustable rear sway bars Cobb rear sway bar stout mounts Perrin front and rear endlinks S402 Brembo 6-pot front calipers with custom paint (from BL #241/402) STi Brembo 2-pot rear calipers with custom paint KNS Brakes rear Brembo caliper adapters Zero Sports SS braided brake lines Grimmspeed brake master cylinder brace ITS brake pedal firewall brace Goodridge SS clutch line Custom parking brake shoes via Unclemat @ LegacyGT.com S402 front rotor top hats with Endless slotted replacement discs DBA 4000 slotted rear rotors Endless brake pads front/rear Yperion titanium brake pad shims front/rear Yperion titanium brake caliper crossover bolts and pad pins front/rear STi rear pillow ball lateral links Lots and lots of SS hardware lol Engine/Power BNM Performance/Modified by KC custom T3 flange twin scroll header, up-pipe, and 2-piece downpipe black ceramic coated Strömung quad-tip cat back exhaust Kartboy urethane exhaust hanger bushings Garage Tuning T3/T4 Garrett Gen1 GT3582R 1.06a/r twin scroll turbo Twin Turbosmart 40mm EWG AWDTuning assembled longblock: - EJ257 case halves honed with OEM EJ25D SAVCS heads - Heat-treated STi crankshaft - King Race bearings - JE FSR pistons - Pauter X-Beam rods - Killer B pickup/baffle/oil pan - Custom aged ARP head studs - Kelford 272/268 cams - Beehive valve springs/retainers - Fluidamper crank pulley Gates timing belt/water pump kit Radium Engineering top-feed fuel rails with fuel pulse dampeners 2000cc Injector Dynamics injectors Custom Fragola -6AN PTFE feed, return and parallel fuel lines Aeromotive A1000 FPR Radium Engineering twin hanger in-tank pump kit with twin AEM 320 lph ethanol pumps Hobbs switched twin fuel pump hardwire kit Custom Cobb prototype flex fuel setup with inline pressure and ethanol sensors ACT 6-puck ceramic clutch STi 6MT flywheel 3.5 bar Zeitronix MAP sensor AEM IAT sensor Cobb Access Port V3 AVO front mount intercooler Cosworth intake manifold Modified by KC ceramic coated custom aluminum FMIC piping with Vibrant HD clamps IAG 76mm big bore throttle body customized with Vibrant HD fitting Tial Q BOV Cosworth air pump delete plates IAG billet TGV deletes IAG Competition recirculating AOS system Koyo radiator Zero Sports radiator hoses Zero Sports magnetic oil drain plug Mishimoto SS coolant overflow tank Killer B turbo coolant decompression tank Vibrant custom coolant/vacuum silicone hoses Neoplot lightweight alternator and power steering pump pulleys Custom trunk battery relocation kit Mele Design battery box with ATX-30 lithium restartable battery Semi-wire tuck in engine bay and heat proofed engine main wiring harness She makes some pretty good power

Mine in Kansas was SPEC B and here in Ohio is ZERO ONE

I still have mine in a box somewhere if someone needs a spare