05 STI when OCD meets opportunity. pictures attached

[psychobooe]

First of all, the car looks great! I truly applaud your patience and attention to detail!
Now, I have a question about that STI strut tower brace. I have the same one, but I haven't installed it yet. How much did you have to bend the AC lines to install the brace? Was it difficult? I'm just worried about breaking an AC line. Thanks for the help.

[22B05STI]

First of all, the car looks great! I truly applaud your patience and attention to detail!
Now, I have a question about that STI strut tower brace. I have the same one, but I haven't installed it yet. How much did you have to bend the AC lines to install the brace? Was it difficult? I'm just worried about breaking an AC line. Thanks for the help.

The Ac lines did not take much to move at all, I don't think you will find the install difficult. I will take a close up of the bracket I had to move as well to install it and then post it for you


Here are the closeup pictures for you, I had to move the security horn bracket on the passengers side of the strut tower as you can see in the picture and I also had to move the clamp down on the drivers side to clear the strut brace. Just be careful with bending the AC lines not to kink the line at the bends, it needed very little adjustment to fit, it is soft so ease into it and you will be fine!

[psychobooe]

Nice! Thanks man. I need to get that thing installed.

[22B05STI]

Nice! Thanks man. I need to get that thing installed.

Yes it is a great brace and I noticed a difference to the way the car felt after I fitted it. I also fitted the cusco rear diffuser chassis brace to my car, as it was an 05 and did not come with the diffuser. After fitting this I noticed a huge difference in the chassis flex, it actually picked up the rear wheel off the ground turning into the driveway of our house and it origially did not. That alone was evidence enough for me and I had the car for almost a year before I fitted these parts so I was well aware of the changes these parts made.

[oguitar]

Yes it is a great brace and I noticed a difference to the way the car felt after I fitted it. I also fitted the cusco rear diffuser chassis brace to my car, as it was an 05 and did not come with the diffuser. After fitting this I noticed a huge difference in the chassis flex, it actually picked up the rear wheel off the ground turning into the driveway of our house and it origially did not. That alone was evidence enough for me and I had the car for almost a year before I fitted these parts so I was well aware of the changes these parts made.

That Cusco brace will probably be my next suspension mod. Sounds like it really works good. My wagon needs this badly.

[New Rex]

wow, amazing pics and awesome work you have done. your car looks wonderful. wish mine was that clean

[22B05STI]

wow, amazing pics and awesome work you have done. your car looks wonderful. wish mine was that clean

Thanks, I have had it since new so it has been a little about maintaining what it was when it was new. I hope it is just the start for this car. lots of things to come for this 05!

[22B05STI]

The new Bridgestone potenza RE 070's fitted to the rear of the impreza have fixed the noise that started me looking at the uprights and driveline in my Impreza. There was a manufacturing defect that cause a small flat spot to develop during my drive back from Indiana to Las Vegas, so now I have the new tires it is a very quiet and smoothe ride. I would also like to highly recommend the parts department at Las Vegas Subaru. The parts manager was very helpful in getting the parts for me and I was really impressed with the dealership. Anyone in the area who has been there would agree, they are very helpful! I am still working on a project to make some carbon fiber brake ducts for my STI and when I get my first set done and finished I will post pictures. I hope to make these available for sale but I am only in the design stages at the moment so I will post here when I have finalised the design and had a set made.

[New Rex]

I have heard good things about Subaru Las Vegas. too bad I live in San Diego...
can't wait to see the brake duct design you come up with. very interested

[Mikie13]

can't wait to see the brake duct design you come up with. very interested

+1

I'd like to see that too

[22B05STI]

+1

I'd like to see that too

I am looking forward to getting the first set done and fitted to the car, I have the one set drawn up and a rough mold sent out to my Friends back in Indianapolis. I am not sure how long it is going to take as this is really a side project for them and they are too busy to work on it at the moment. I will definately let you know when it is underway and I will post pictures. Hopefully I will have some Idea before Christmas

[xFalleNx]

So I took the time to read through this thread this morning while drinking my coffee, and I gotta say, I'm pretty impressed with the job you've done. The car looks great and the work was amazing. It's nice to see that you've had the time and funds to bring that car back to what it is now.

Seriously, really nice job!

[New Rex]

I am looking forward to getting the first set done and fitted to the car, I have the one set drawn up and a rough mold sent out to my Friends back in Indianapolis. I am not sure how long it is going to take as this is really a side project for them and they are too busy to work on it at the moment. I will definately let you know when it is underway and I will post pictures. Hopefully I will have some Idea before Christmas

sounds good. it's nice having friends that can make things

[22B05STI]

So I took the time to read through this thread this morning while drinking my coffee, and I gotta say, I'm pretty impressed with the job you've done. The car looks great and the work was amazing. It's nice to see that you've had the time and funds to bring that car back to what it is now.

Seriously, really nice job!

Thanks, I appreciate your comments and that you took the time to look through the tread. I hope to be building the JDM version spec c & S204 suspension up into this car in the near future so I will bump the thread again with pictures of the install. I am trying to sell my Indycar and if I do that then I think I will start buying up the parts

[22B05STI]

sounds good. it's nice having friends that can make things

Yes It's good to have friends in that Industry, as composites are really a specialists field and not something I could do at home. I am fortunate to know a lot of other talented people that can help me out when the project is more than a basic machining job etc!
I will probably be going back to Monterey California again soon to work with my Dad at least untill I can find something that is worth making a commitment to, and he has a machine shop which I hope to make brakets for the brake ducts while I am there. I am planning to make rear ducts also that will be fairly small but useful if you were doing some track days in standard impreza STI !