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  1. evans609

    Brandon's 2012 ISM STI

    Hey, not sure if anyone follows this anymore but we made a YouTube channel and I would say most of my experiences will be captured on there. Hope to see you all there cheers
  2. evans609

    Brandon's 2012 ISM STI

    Haha all good brotha! Should be a bit better in a few months once it’s finished and I get all my shop banners and pictures up hahah
  3. evans609

    Brandon's 2012 ISM STI

    Well, the car is back! Finally, haha just about done with the exterior. The front bumper was painted and mounted, and the fender could adjust a little bit and finish bolting that down. Getting the engine prepped to go in and realized I don't have my engine mounts, so trying to locate them...
  4. evans609

    Brandon's 2012 ISM STI

    Then got all those fenders, quarters, fenders and trunk painted. Just needs to finish the skirts and front bumper and then shes ready for an engine haha This car has quite the journey and not sure ive heard of many cars go through what she has. Its been quite the experience
  5. evans609

    Brandon's 2012 ISM STI

    and got some body work done. Fenders are filled and shaped and got the rear quarters, rear bumper and front fenders as well as trunk rolls filled, sanded and primed for paint
  6. evans609

    Brandon's 2012 ISM STI

    So another update folks New tool box come in so had to do a few modzz with that hah Love origination hah Anyways while im waiting for the car to get back to me ive just been finishing up the engine. Picked up some filters and what not for oil changes and stuff. But I got the new Gates...
  7. evans609

    Brandon's 2012 ISM STI

    30 haha trying to pick up wood working now. Hiking haha I am. A lot happier with this house than my last one that?s for sure
  8. evans609

    Brandon's 2012 ISM STI

    Couple quick pics of the house hah Happy with it hah garage needs to be finished but its fairly big. 24x36 and a 12x16 garage behind it. 10ft ceilings so will def throw in a lift and part of the deck needs to be redone but happy with it all
  9. evans609

    Brandon's 2012 ISM STI

    On the way to the shop So one of the first nights at it I removed and sold my full air suspension setup wasnt a terrible time. Only issue we had is the bottom of the shock is slightly smaller so when the bolt is tq to spec it actually squats in the control arm so reinstalling the oem...
  10. evans609

    Brandon's 2012 ISM STI

    Well, it's been a while again; hah, some updates. I moved into a new house, so before I moved in, I sold the Outback and have been just trying to focus on the STi and bringing that back to stock. I might keep it as a daily, so we shall see. So the engine should hopefully be done this...
  11. evans609

    Brandon's 2012 ISM STI

    appreciate the kind words! I?ll def be updating the progress of going back to stock hah should be an adventure in itself
  12. evans609

    Brandon's 2012 ISM STI

    Just sitting back and realizing that I still had 10-12k left to spend to get it to a place that I might like it. Just struck me that it was too much and I enjoyed it more when it was stock or close too
  13. evans609

    Brandon's 2012 ISM STI

    Well guys, I decided that the car is going back to stock. Going back to stock fenders and sold everything off. Air suspension will stay in for a bit but shes going back to stock so I can enjoy it and not have the headache going forward. Once I get my next house straitened away ill be going after...
  14. evans609

    Brandon's 2012 ISM STI

    So the surface rust come from wet salty feet from previous owner racing in the rain and being right next to the ocean rust comes up everywhere the holes in the floor are usually filled in with a rubber grommet. I went and checked to make sure that these holes where filled before I fibreglassed...
  15. evans609

    Brandon's 2012 ISM STI

    Hopefully so haha hoping to get all the short block parts over winter and rebuild the engine spring/summer time for the sti
  16. evans609

    Brandon's 2012 ISM STI

    removed old engine and new one back in new clutch and exedy flywheel which converted to an 06 wrx style clutch and flywheel winter tires balanced and installed starter rebuilt and now im replacing the crank pulley and alternato belt and hopefully its good hah also removed...
  17. evans609

    Brandon's 2012 ISM STI

    The got the interior put in Sanded and polished the headlights before after rebuilt the engine using kin bearings, cp pistions with je rings, OEM gasket kit, and oem rods, ngk plugs and oem coils cleaned it all up and put back together
  18. evans609

    Brandon's 2012 ISM STI

    Got rear plastics in front dash and rear doors in cleaned the carpets Dirty first clean wired everything in
  19. evans609

    Brandon's 2012 ISM STI

    Its been quite the road. Ran into alot of issues haha Not in any specific order, just remembering what I went through hah So fixed the fuel line leak and found where it was leaking too. Was leaking right before it went to the sender unit Got a full interior harness put in shaved down...
  20. evans609

    Brandon's 2012 ISM STI

    Hahah no updates on the sti, but got loads on the outback hahaha and the R has been amazing. Currently stored away for the winter tho
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