car parts is an antidepressant lol. Being a gearhead, its medicine and feels good to install car parts for sure. I just did upper and lower control arms, endlinks, brake fluid, clutch fluid, and power steering on my honda accord. Next up, is check on my subaru 08 legacy gt transmission fluid and see if it makes her happy again. keep wrenching/modding and stay safe everyone!
Art the garage came out awesome man. Glad all the hard work paid off and the garage of your dreams is now a reality. I always wanted to see more of your Forester and now I finally have the chance. Video came out great, definitely see vloging in your future. Shout out to Clinton for the editing! Hope ya'll are well and stay safe out there
Thank you very much man, hoping you can see it in person someday! I appreciate the motivation, guys like you are definitely a driving force in keeping me moving forward. Be safe and hopefully I see you soon next year!
That's awesome to hear Michael, the SG Forester scene is surprisingly strong, I think it has a lot to do with the interchangeability of parts originally meant for the WRX/STI. -Art
Nice nice quick overview of the car and where it's at right now actually kind of excited to see future content and where you take the build love how you're trying to do something different in a platform that's been done just about every way imaginable definitely have some pretty sweet mods so far kind of digging the rear wheel drive conversion looking forward to the next video
Thanks for the kind words Tyson, expect things to get moving in the next few episodes! That's one of the my favorite things about Foresters and Subarus in general, you can make them anything you want them to be. Thanks again for tuning in and supporting the series. -Art
Wow that thing is very unassuming. Ive made quite a lot of trips to grimmspeed and everytime i see your forester my thoughts are, “just another clean stock forester”.
Thanks for tuning in! We actually JUST dropped another build series on our shop 2020 STI, check that out in the last vid. I wouldn't be surprised if we did an employee build on an earlier gen. later on.
I'm gonna need more info on everything but more specifically where can I get these wing mirrors are they straight bolt on and do they improve wind noise???? can't wait for more on this beast.
I'll get into some more specific later on in the videos, but those mirrors are a custom fit. They're a ganador-style off a 180SX that I've modified to fit on the car. That's hard to say, the setup is so noisy otherwise, I don't even hear the wind, haha!
@@GrimmSpeedthanks for the reply can't wait to see more on this build. I'd Love to hear about how you got the mirrors to fit if you get time for it in the build logs, anyways love all your work keep it up!
You'll see in the next ep. when I try to adapt the STI-version GrimmSpeed FMIC, it's not exactly a plug-and-play fit. My guess is we would do a GD WRX/STI Version before even thinking about the SG FXT.
Thanks Mike! Haha, yeah that's on me, I didn't know my selfie stick was so wobbly until after I recorded that first one, it'll look a lot nicer in the next few eps.
Sounds like a great find! FXT's are a great platform to modify and are so versatile in what they can do. If you have any questions, feel free to reach out!
I have been looking all over for your exact lip kit. Do you know what exact front lower lip, side skirt and rear lip you used? I assume wrx but not sure what years to use.
So sick. Definitely here for the build. Got my 2nd forester this year and it’s an 04 XT. It’s been a blast modifying it so far. What rear diffuser is that?!? Definitely need to add that to my list.
1-So the fozzy is great because it not the typical Subaru build . 2-Tell us about the Toyota Wondering about whom makes the intercooler (hint mark of innovation)
Definitely and the best part is that since it shares a chassis with the GD WRX/STI, most of the important stuff underneath fits right up! You're kinda right, it's actually a test core that was meant for a different GrimmSpeed project, but I was able to repurpose it for the 1Z. This one is definitely a one-off! -Art
Nice look. My Buddy has an 04' Forester Cross Sports 5 spd RHD one. He imported it out of Japan, went for a few rides in it. Nice shape, low K's, stock unit. He's at STUMPR1 [RUclips]
If only it where that simple! We would love to make more parts for these cars, but we have to chose our projects carefully due to limited resources and R&D time.
The top portion is an Importology Lip, the bottom a ChargeSpeed-Style Modified piece for an 05-07 STI. I found them online years ago, couldn't tell you where though! -Art
Yesssss!!!! FORESTER CONTENT!!!love it man..it's hard for us forester guys to find cool stuff on youtube so this is awesome
I know right!
Imagine being a Saabaru guy then lol xD
True this bro always love to see foresters out here getting modified
Only 1 episode tho……. 🥺
What is the chassis code for those ganadors!!!!
car parts is an antidepressant lol. Being a gearhead, its medicine and feels good to install car parts for sure. I just did upper and lower control arms, endlinks, brake fluid, clutch fluid, and power steering on my honda accord. Next up, is check on my subaru 08 legacy gt transmission fluid and see if it makes her happy again. keep wrenching/modding and stay safe everyone!
I hope this means more FXT specific parts in the grimmspeed catalog!!
Probably saw this but they basically say nope
I love your build. Not what I would have done but its great to see when someone does it themselves and makes it their own. Respect.
Very cool garage great work on it! Fresh Foz, like the Caddy brakes!
Thank you very much, both the car and garage have come a long way! -Art
Just picked up an 06 xt can’t wait to start building this video is giving me lots of inspiration
SYMS spoiler/wing is the best wing IMO for 03-08 foresters
Art the garage came out awesome man. Glad all the hard work paid off and the garage of your dreams is now a reality. I always wanted to see more of your Forester and now I finally have the chance. Video came out great, definitely see vloging in your future. Shout out to Clinton for the editing! Hope ya'll are well and stay safe out there
Thank you very much man, hoping you can see it in person someday! I appreciate the motivation, guys like you are definitely a driving force in keeping me moving forward. Be safe and hopefully I see you soon next year!
Awesome! I’ve been building an 04 FXT and using quite a few of your parts. Glad to see the Forester love, and I’m looking forward to more content
That's awesome to hear Michael, the SG Forester scene is surprisingly strong, I think it has a lot to do with the interchangeability of parts originally meant for the WRX/STI. -Art
Nice nice quick overview of the car and where it's at right now actually kind of excited to see future content and where you take the build love how you're trying to do something different in a platform that's been done just about every way imaginable definitely have some pretty sweet mods so far kind of digging the rear wheel drive conversion looking forward to the next video
Thanks for the kind words Tyson, expect things to get moving in the next few episodes! That's one of the my favorite things about Foresters and Subarus in general, you can make them anything you want them to be. Thanks again for tuning in and supporting the series. -Art
Awesome. We are the forgotten. I have an ‘08 xt sports, which I bought new. I have done a few simple things to it but I want to do EVERYTHING.
Wow, not a whole lot of original FXT owners left out there! Well hopefully this inspires you to take yours up to the next level.
love old forester
Arguably the BEST Subaru chassis!
@@GrimmSpeed got a World Rally Blue FXT with everything I need for the manual swap in the trunk coming in next week
@@ryanmcquade5490 That's awesome, tag us in some pics on IG/Facebook when you've got it buttoned up. Thanks for the GS love Ryan!
Wow that thing is very unassuming. Ive made quite a lot of trips to grimmspeed and everytime i see your forester my thoughts are, “just another clean stock forester”.
Looks can definitely be deceiving, but one of the biggest changes this time around is a MUCH more aggressive exterior to match what's underneath.
Awesome garage transformation!
VSKFs on a forester. so good.
A hard find in 5x100!
I swear all the dudes at grimspeed drive sick subies
It's not a requirement to work here, BUT it's highly encourage.
Ready for some more content on this build man 🔥🔥
Enjoyed the video, keep it up i wanna see more and hear how you built it that way.
Thanks for tuning in, many more episodes to come!
Love the car Art!
What a unique fozzy, can’t wait to see more content!! I also want to see more on that Cressida
I especially love the wheels and the stretched fender lip fitment...jdm goodies top it off
Beautiful. What front splitter/lip and side skirts is that. Looks amazing
It's an Importology upper lip and Chargespeed style lower what was customized to fit. -Art
06-08 has the best-looking front end. End of discussion
Awesome! Not a forester owner...but Subie Nation. If you guys have any BRZ or STI vids let it roll.
Thanks for tuning in! We actually JUST dropped another build series on our shop 2020 STI, check that out in the last vid. I wouldn't be surprised if we did an employee build on an earlier gen. later on.
Finally FORESTER CONTENT!!!!
Good video! Love foresters! But holy crap the shakiness during this whole video 💀
Excited for the next one! Ill still watch it if its the same set up 😋
Very impressive
Need a Forester Asap!!! It's the perfect flat 4 dad car! love it!
Definitely! They're getting harder and harder to come by these days, especially if you're looking for a turbo model.
Dang son that was a fat tre 👍
Please keep the Forester content coming! Love your products ( appart from the aos).
Will do, the next video should be dropping in a week or so!
I'm gonna need more info on everything but more specifically where can I get these wing mirrors are they straight bolt on and do they improve wind noise???? can't wait for more on this beast.
I'll get into some more specific later on in the videos, but those mirrors are a custom fit. They're a ganador-style off a 180SX that I've modified to fit on the car. That's hard to say, the setup is so noisy otherwise, I don't even hear the wind, haha!
@@GrimmSpeedthanks for the reply can't wait to see more on this build. I'd Love to hear about how you got the mirrors to fit if you get time for it in the build logs, anyways love all your work keep it up!
Awesome I wanna get a 04 Subaru manual turbo this thing is sexy I love wagons
SG Forester front mount kits please!!
You'll see in the next ep. when I try to adapt the STI-version GrimmSpeed FMIC, it's not exactly a plug-and-play fit. My guess is we would do a GD WRX/STI Version before even thinking about the SG FXT.
pumped for this! very cool! hook art up with a gimbal or something tho to smooth it out some.
Thanks Mike! Haha, yeah that's on me, I didn't know my selfie stick was so wobbly until after I recorded that first one, it'll look a lot nicer in the next few eps.
@@GrimmSpeed awesome dude 🤙🏽
I would love to do stuff like this to my fxt I just got a 2004 in Java pearl black and it’s only got 65k miles on it 😳
Sounds like a great find! FXT's are a great platform to modify and are so versatile in what they can do. If you have any questions, feel free to reach out!
Great video! What BOV is that?
Thanks for that! I been looking everywhere for the JDM flower shifter! Where can I get one?
I got mine at a booth in a drift event, but I'm sure you can find something similar online!
I have been looking all over for your exact lip kit. Do you know what exact front lower lip, side skirt and rear lip you used? I assume wrx but not sure what years to use.
So sick. Definitely here for the build. Got my 2nd forester this year and it’s an 04 XT. It’s been a blast modifying it so far. What rear diffuser is that?!? Definitely need to add that to my list.
What are the side skirts off ? Sickkkkk build bro, full froth 🤤
They made the next generation with a turbo manual. I own a 07 xt 5spd
Definitely! I may have misspoken in the video and meant the 09-13 FXT generation (which DID have a turbo option, but no manual).
Love everything Forester! So you're gonna show us how to mount that new Grimmspeed FMIC? 🤔
Foresters FTW! Sorta..I AM putting the GS FMIC on, however it'll entail a decent amount of custom stuff to get it to work on this chassis.
@@GrimmSpeed Excited 😁 for that video
@@danbeer4452 We should be dropping another today, then the next will be the start of the FMIC fitting!
@@GrimmSpeed Sweet! Got subscribed and hit the 🔔 last week.
Nice 360 flip aslo..
Thanks Jennifer! It was a nice little skate area while it lasted.
I miss my FXT.
1-So the fozzy is great because it not the typical Subaru build . 2-Tell us about the Toyota Wondering about whom makes the intercooler (hint mark of innovation)
Definitely and the best part is that since it shares a chassis with the GD WRX/STI, most of the important stuff underneath fits right up! You're kinda right, it's actually a test core that was meant for a different GrimmSpeed project, but I was able to repurpose it for the 1Z. This one is definitely a one-off! -Art
So I have an 04 suburu forester 2.5 na do you have any recommendations on building it
Swap it with an XT motor. The best option.
What front upper strut bar is that?
Im trying to find one that fits my 06 FxT MT. With the plan to get the grimspeed tmic later.
That's the Whiteline bar, definitely a tight fit especially if you've deleted your spacers, but does fit with the GS TMIC!
Awesome build! Mine is somewhat similar....which Garret turbo did you use?
Thanks Brendon! It's currently got a 3076 in it, but I'll be switching things up (staying stock location) later in the series. -Art
That's the one I was considering! What would you switch to?
@@Feelobeats It's definitely a good turbo, can't go wrong with a Garrett. It's a surprise for now!
Nice look. My Buddy has an 04' Forester Cross Sports 5 spd RHD one. He imported it out of Japan, went for a few rides in it. Nice shape, low K's, stock unit. He's at STUMPR1 [RUclips]
Isn't that the same front bumper that comes on usdm foresters just with an aftermarket lip?
The white one in the thumbnail was the OE with Importology bottom lip, the silver one in the video is one that came standard on some JDM Foresters.
Are the side skirts the CS Style that goes on 02-07 wrx?
Exactly, they were just modified shorter with some custom brackets to fit!
@@GrimmSpeed appreciate it!
Where did you get the side skirts??
Cmon grimmspeed more forester xt 04 parts lets fuckin gooooo, and gt please hehe
If only it where that simple! We would love to make more parts for these cars, but we have to chose our projects carefully due to limited resources and R&D time.
Subscribed 🙋🏽♂️👍🏽🔥
Awesome! Thanks for wanting to follow along!
Niceeee...!!! Where can i get the brakes...? 😁
@@artpetrakov1197 is it from the cts..?
@@artpetrakov1197 great thank you so much 😁
Stick with that front end!
Spoiler alert: I didn't. BUT you'll like what's coming next.
my 05 xt has been broken down for the past 5 months and i missed the snow..
@@artpetrakov1197 yeah ur right it might be the front differential that went out so who knows she might be rwd converted too🤔
@@artpetrakov1197 not wrong!!
where can you get the ganadors????
where is the front lip from??
The top portion is an Importology Lip, the bottom a ChargeSpeed-Style Modified piece for an 05-07 STI. I found them online years ago, couldn't tell you where though! -Art
love it!
Cheers!
Anyone know what the 2nd front lip is? It's not a jdm Forester lip
what hood scoop is this?
How u get that ganador tho
Those are Ganador-style mirrors for a 180sx, I had to modify them and the doors to fit!
where can i get that grille??
Art says he customized his stock grill. Cut out the middle part then added the mesh afterwards.
500 hp engine looks good to me as is 😂
Not a chance with the TMIC. And stock location is barely gonna push 500whp IF it can.
I feel like ur taunting me with that bf banner!
Lol finna watch this then end up buying a forester xt
That one kid on our Forester group making fun of your wheels. Said that you should have bought White bbs's 😂🤣😂🤦
@@artpetrakov1197 🤣😂🤣😂 🇺🇸🏋️🤦 kid was like 17
this guy looks like he has alopecia........ i only think that because i have alopecia
Those wheels though.. meh..
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@@GrimmSpeed Haha to each their own lol If you like them, go for it! 👍🏻That’s my favorite gen Forester though! Looking forward to its progress.