wow big 'ol can of worms! im just gonna ramble on for a few moments, hopefully its useful to you.....

if your buying a classic adm sti then the two door is the one to grab in terms of rar'ified and uber chic but also the possibility of limitless options. as is it wouldn't be a bad thing, but allowing access to convert to a typeR would be the easiest and cheapest option. you could even go a 22b (insert dodgy icon here).

if i had to do it all again, i would update to late model running gear, pref 08STi with dual avcs. totally stock 200+kws and 500nm's tricky auto diffs + 6 speed and the brembo's. once finished it prob cost the same as a brand new sti but what a hell of a car, best of both worlds, 2 door classic with latest technology...

ramble off