Member Profile - mrgnluke's XT Forester

[mrgnluke]

Hi all,

I know a few of you from around the place but I thought I'd chuck up a thread of my XT.

Purchased in September '11, it is my 3rd Subaru and my first turbo. It was a one owner vehicle with 79,000kms. Popped up on eBay a few days before my Outback drove away so after a few phone calls and a mate local to the car checking it out for me (it was in Brisbane), the deal was done.
The old man and I left Sydney on a plane at 8pm Saturday night, by 9pm we were driving the car and by 6am Sunday, I was back in bed with the Mrs!

Here’s a fairly recent picture –





Mod list –

WHAT IS IT?
2005 MY06 Subaru Forester XT

Engine/driveline/under the bonnet
EJ255
TD04
TMIC
5sp manual
Resinatorectomy
GFB Stealth adjustable BOV
Lonpro silicon short fat bit
Lonpro silicon radiator hoses
Logpro silicon turbo intake
Ultrex short shifter
Fumoto oil drain plug

Exhaust
3" diffback exhaust
Twin tip Hi-tech muffler

Tyres/Wheels/Suspension/Handling
18x7 04-06 3.0R-B wheels
225/45/18 Kumho KU27
MY06 WRX STi struts and springs
GD WRX front strut brace
Whiteline 22mm adjustable rear sway bar
Whiteline HD endlink kit
Heavy duty swaybar mounts
PMD lateral link strengtheners

Interior
Cloth trim
MY06 WRX front seats
Prosport vacuum/boost gauge (mounted in AC vent)
WRX 5sp gear knob
ECU Datascan custom mounted in genuine dash pod
SH Forester floor mats
Switched flash connector plugs

Exterior
Burgundy (mica)
20% window tints
DIY custom mesh grille
Genuine Subaru monsoon slimline weather shields
Blacked out headlight inserts
Personal plates
Roof racks & bicycle/ski/board holders (attached when necessary)
Colour coded rear emblem

Electrics/Lighting
HIDs
LED SMD parkers
LED SMD number plate lights
LED warm white footwell lighting
DIY Cup holder illumination

Audio/visual
Pioneer AVH-P3350BT double din head unit
-5.8" LCD display
-CD/DVD (bypassed)
-Bluetooth hands free
-USB/iPod
-SD card slot
Response Kevlar 6" up front
Response Kevlar 4" in the back
Pioneer 12" sub
Clarion APX4240 4ch amplifier

Future plans
3" TB exhaust
Rear spoiler
Bonnet struts
Tune

[HoFF]

Looks like a good job mate very tidy

I'm not too sure about the plan for the spec b rims tho. Very good looking rims I agree but with the offset of these won't they sit too far in on a foz?

[Rome_BRZ]

Very nice list, great picture too, you should post more I like that red colour for a forester!

[mrgnluke]

Just compiling a post with all the mods and some pics along the way. Prepare to be bombarded!

@HoFF - You are correct, the offset is different (48 stock vs 55 on the 18s) however with the STi suspension I'm running, I'm told will fix that problem! I had +55 offset Liberty GT rims on my old Outback which also have +48 as stock and it only scrubbed on full lock which didn't bother me...

[mrgnluke]

Here’s a few of the mods I’ve done along the way.
Beware of the photo overload!

WRX gear knob (also came on the MY07 XT’s)




Personal plates out of storage




Pioneer headunit install

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Wash and sunset photoshoot

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SH floor mats






Resonatorectomy

[mrgnluke]

I then watched an unlicensed driver reverse into my car. Was at a subyclub meet so there were 30 enthusiasts watching the whole thing. Everyone got his numberplate so reported it to the police and got a new front bar through insurance.

Damage was very minimal but it's the principle of the thing!




Came back all nice and shiney with a brand new front bar




While it was at the repairers, I got them to respray the rear bar as it was a bit scratched up by the previous owner

[mrgnluke]

Picked up a 'sports' grille (Aussie version) off ebay for a good price.



But my car isn't silver!



Removed the centre sections



Primed and sprayed in metallic charcoal



Hot glued the badge on from the original grille



Not bad for an afternoons work!

[mrgnluke]

Bought a boost gauge and drivers AC vent with a 52mm hole cut out of it. Perfect!






Picked up some flat top LEDs from ebay for $2. Had a bit of fun installing them into the drink holder









Then switched it because they are quite bright without bottles haha!

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Painted the headlight inserts

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Made it less of a boat with some 06 STi struts and springs





Bought an X-Force diffback off a mate. Doesn't sound like a hairdryer anymore!




STi tip



http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g1oZZwQM ... r_embedded

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r5RF5wq9 ... r_embedded

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Speaker install. 6" Kevlar response in the front and 4" kevlar response in the back









Strut brace

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Window tints

Before:



After:






Haha STi tyre valve caps



Short fat bit



GFB BOV (plumback)

[mrgnluke]

EZLip



OzFoz dyno day



158.8kw atw. Not bad.



http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2pS9cI1e ... r_embedded
Bought a new boost gauge because the Turbosmart one was a bit too bright at night

During the day it's white



When you turn the lights on, it turns green to match the dash