As I mentioned previously, the engine's out, and it currently being rebuilt, while the body is being prepped for complete colour change, and interior retrim.
This isn't the first time I've had the engine out, and you dont have to look too far to see the quality (or lack of) of the work done at an un-named reputable workshop previously.
For those of you that are interested, I'll start to post up pictures of the process.

At cypher - Engine out.


Engine - notice timing marks on the RHS cam gears


timing marks - dont ask


Body - engine bay almost ready for priming.


It almost seems a shame to do this to a perfectly workng wrx... hopefully all the hard work will be seen in the finished result