[NikFu S.]

The shop is taking apart my transmission at this moment. Seems the shifter forks are busted. Will know more when they call me later. It wasn't looking very good. Here are the parts I bought pre-emptively for the rebuild (assuming at this point there will even be a rebuild).

I bought a Competition Clutch stage 2 (~$600) to replace the F1 Racing stage 1-2? that was in it. It was likely damaged anyway. I found out earlier the reason for the chatter could be explained by a missing pressure plate bolt.
I asked the tech to examine if any parts of these two models are interchangeable.

I bought a 05 series Legacy GT gear swap kit for a little over $1000. 1-3 are slightly taller, closer ratio, and a bit stronger than WRX gears. I'm willing to give out the part numbers.

My upper radiator hose is leaking so I'm attempting to get some shipping costs from Dayle for silicone hoses.