Hi,
I've been lurking around here for a year now, reading and learning from a lot of you folks. My wife said that I had to pay cash for this kit, so I took a teaching job to save up the $$.
I am a Ford guy by history, but I like the 818 concept. My kid is giving me his 2007 WRX as a donor (after buying a BRZ to replace it)!
Hopefully I can incorporate many of the ideas that you have shared (AZ Pete's comfort mods), Bob's braking, front fuel tank), Zero Decibel parts (hood hinges, MR2 shifter mods, 6 speed linkages), and many others.

Plan:
Built short block by Tuned In Concepts, rebuild heads
6 speed trans already ordered with STI hubs/axles/brembos on 114.5 hubs
Aluminum LCAs
Have a Mazda brake booster (going with power brakes, anti-lock, square braking). (I plan to redrill brake pedal lower, instead of higher to lower ratio)
Have Fiat door handles
I'm going to go out there and say dual turbos (very small, with crossover headers to compensate for the on/on-off/off firing order to somewhat equalize putts).

Anyhow. Thanks to all of you for helping me along by reading both positive and negative experiences in your own journeys.
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