As of 12/18/2022: 190251 chassis miles
Swapped at 188706 miles
1545 miles on swap
This is my 2000 Impreza RS coupe which has been my daily driver since 2004. I bought it used from a gentleman in Dallas who had it set up for autocross. Faced with the prospect of buying a new car, I couldn’t find it in myself to part with it! Now after years of wear and tear I am committed to making this thing new again, and to eventually make it into the STI it always wanted to be
More drama, the "04" crossmember I received turned out to be an 05-07 crossmember. Since I'm replacing the steering rack, that wouldn't be a big deal, but I already bought a 04 STI rack. I opted to contact the ebay seller of the crossmember and they are sending me an actual 04 crossmember as replacement. Once that gets here I'll clean that one up and throw it in. I also purchased some JDM GC8 STI control arms. Following a suggestion on this forum, I replaced the front bushings with GD versions to eliminate the need to shim the control arms. I test fit the new bushings with the crossmember and its an exact fit. I finished off the control arms with a good cleaning and new Group-N rear bushings.
I finished assembling the front subframe. Here's the final setup:
04 STI cross member
04 STI power steering rack
Whiteline 22mm front sway bar GD WRX Wagon
JDM GC8 STI front control arms
GD front control arm front bushings
STI Group N front control arm rear bushings
Cusco front end links GD WRX Sedan
New bolts, stock crossmember brace, ball joints, sway bar brackets, and jacking plate.
Sorry to disappoint a new follower... I've had an unexpected work commitment pop up recently that will keep me out of town for the next few months, so I'm going to have to put this project on hold until next spring. Sucks... especially since I just got my merged harness and goodies in the mail from iWire. Currently, I have all the parts on hand to throw into the car to complete the swap, minus a Cobb downpipe which is on backorder for who knows how long. It seems like set-backs are par for the course for this build. I'll keep everyone updated when I'm back in the garage!
Cobb 3" GESI catted downpipe 02-07 WRX/STI. Ordered July 26, just got it last Friday. According to their website, the backorder time is now much shorter than it was, 4-5 weeks vs 9 weeks previously. Good luck!
Your build is looking awesome! I am still kicking myself I didn't jump on a cobb catted downpipe that showed up on FB for $250, close to me out in the boonies. I mulled it over for a few hours before I messaged the guy and it was already too late... Dang it!
Just read through the whole thread to get caught up. Really enjoyed it, looking forward to seeing your progress when you’re able to get back to it.
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