See this is where it all falls apart as far as i'm concerned,JDM is Japanese Domestic Market,a reference given to the vehicles sold in Japan through there dealerships(whether it be Nissan,Mitsi,Subaru,Honda etc)so i would have thought that as TRIAL are a recognised tuning,aftermarket company(zerosports,mines,hks to name but a few)if a car is to be ripped appart like yours has and come out the other end as something completely unlike what it began as then it can't be classed as a JDM car,surely its now a TRIAL fatboy,nothing more nothing less,its not a JDM STI V4 coupe anymore.
Its like saying that a LICHFIELD is a JDM car,when in fact at its heart is a UK built engine by Cosworth,built in Japan and Made much much better in the UK.
Gav