[jimbobrand]

Hi, I'm James Brand VIII but everyone calls me Jim or Jimbo. At the moment I own a 2002 Subaru WRX wagon but it isn't my first Subaru nor will it be my last. As of now I am not a STI owner but as you can see I love STI parts and I plan on owning one as soon as I finish college.

I have owned a a few other Imprezas in the past like my 1st Subaru a 2002 WRX that I bought new with 11 miles but it didn't stay stock long, my goal was to build a V7 STI limited 2 but I had to sell it so I could go back to school full time:


I then bought this 2000 2.5RS while on vacation in Colorado for the Pike's Peak hill climb:

The modding bug hit me again and a little over a year later it looked like this:


But since I'm very impulsive and love to try different types of cars and I really missed having a turbo car I traded a friend of mine for this 2002 VW GTI 1.8T:

While the VW satisfied my craving for turbo power and had excellent fuel efficiency I really missed having a Subaru so I traded the Vee Dub for this:




And again the modding bug hit me and slowly I started to make my newest car my own creation. I used parts I had left over from my first two Subarus as well as parts I had been collecting while I had the VW.





Pics of it lowered with Prodrive springs on 18x7.5 Rolta Tarmac II's custom painted with a darker gold:


Pics of the sedan front conversion:







Now with Spec-C Roof Vent:





The only downside to this newest car is that at 126,000+ miles the engine is burning some oil so it is going to be replaced in the next couple weeks with a '04 STI longblock and a VF34 with a custom open source tune.


2002 Aspen White WRX Wagon 5spd
Custom open source tune by Benw
Invidia dp w/ STI uppipe
3" ERZ Stainless Catback (Similar to the HKS Hi-Power)
act 2600 clutch
silicone y hose
16x7" Gunmetal '00 2.5RS wheels w/ Dayton Daytona ZR's
V6 STI WRC limited titanium shift knob
Autopower shifter trim and deadpedal
Plasti-dipped silver trim
Kartboy SS and bushings
STI carpet
Prodrive floormats
V7 STI Scoop
V7 STI Wagon Grill w/pink i emblem
Axxis ULT ceramic pads, Freedman Stainless lines, Motoul Fluid
De-badged Hatch with fresh paint
Ebay rear strut tower bar
Ingalls camber bolts
Paranoid Fabrications cowl braces
07 STI 20mm RSB
ATI Gauge pod w/ single Prosport blue boost gauge for now
Zerosports Formula push button starter
Painted side skirts w/ Sedan Front
STI Spec-C roof vent

Coming soon (summer 2008):
04 STI 2.5 longblock w/ VF34 and Ebay topmount.
Deachworks injectors
Prosport gauges in green
Rear solid endlinks
Prodrive lip

Down the line:
V2-V4 JDM WRX tranny with matching 4:11 rear diff
Water/meth injection
WRC Style Widebody

Some of the mods seen in pics have been removed and are reflected in the mod list.

[slyguySTI]

lookin good, you will def love that STI power.. what about the STI tranny? not gonna use it.. looks good though i always liked the wagons.

[jimbobrand]

Thanks, I love the versatility of the wagon after having both a sedan and a coupe. At the moment a STI 6spd isn't in the cards but the WRX 5spd should hold up if its not abused. I'm really leaning toward the V1-6 JDM WRX/STI 5spd and 4.11 final drive as an option. There are tons of people in the 2.5RS community running some high powered STI swaps for many miles with those transmissions without issue.

[Novtec1]

hey its jim!!!!

whats up man, can't wait till you get the swap done cars gonna be sick.

oh yea im the owner of his old RS!!!

[jimbobrand]

Hey K, I'll have to make a trip to Lawton after the motor gets swapped.

[jimbobrand]

I just got some new wheels yesterday. Rays Engineering Kubira's





This weekend I should be starting the 04 STI motor swap and I'll post more updates when that happens.