Thank you chaps! I knew this would be an appreciative audience.
The car arrived in the UK on my birthday in 2016. It then competed in the 22b/MLR (later renamed Whiteline Subaru) sprint series each year until 2019. I'm not a track driver myself though - the car will now be enjoyed on the road.
The car is a proper Trigger's broom. The shell is from a 1997 v3 STi. The running gear, dashboard and DCCD clocks from a v6 Type-RA V-Limited were fitted in Japan. This was the selling point of the car as DCCD-equipped classics are now hard to source and pricey. The v6 RA transmission is the one to have, as it comes with a helical front diff.
In 2018 the EJ205 dropped a valve at Curborough and was rebuilt by Engine Tuner as a 2.1 with the usual forged rods and pistons, race bearings and ARP head studs, as well as a lightened flywheel and Competition Clutch Stage 4 paddle clutch.
The turbo is a VF48 fed by a Lateral FMIC and controlled by an Alcatek ECU with switchable wet and dry maps. The latter offers 390/390; the engine is good for much more but the gearbox isn't. I'm not exactly left longing for more power as mated to the short ratios of the RA 'box it feels adequate
Ironically, being a proper classic car it is cheaper to insure than my 182.
The car came with the Subaru IHI 4-pot calipers up front and 2-pots at the back. I've got a set of newage STi front Brembos being refurbed which will go on with braided lines and XP10s to ensure the car stops as well as it goes.
Suspension is via a set of Bilstein B16 PSS9s and the car has had the Whiteline kit thrown at it including big ARBs, anti-lift kit, bump-steer correction ball joints, Max-C adjustable front top mounts, camber bolts front and rear and rear subframe lock bolts. It also has an STi front strut brace, Cusco lower front brace and Cusco rear tower brace.
It was set up by Chevron Motorsport for the track and for my purposes (B-road blasting) is too stiff. First job is to ditch the big ARBs and replace them with OEM items. If that still doesn't give the compliance I am looking for I'll replace the coilovers with P1 springs and Excel-B struts. I have experience of the latter setup from my previous classics and know how good it is on a British country lane.
Finally the newage STi wheels came shod with track tyres which have been sold and replaced with PS4s.
Here's a photo from when the car landed in the UK, with looks only a mother could love:
And from its sprinting days:
