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It sounds like a micro switch that may have slipped ever so slightly out of position..just enough to intermittently operate. I've been chasing a similar problem on one of my cars for years. I like the idea of the micro switch on the brake pedal as described above. Just my 2 bucks

Mark Twain

Might try swapping passenger side over to driver side to see if the issue is the box or just aftermarket crap axle? A lot of work but would be diagnostic.

a '64 Rambler Classic (287ci) I had one of those, among the most trouble free vehicles I ever drove. "Weather Eye" instrument cluster, and 'desert only' knob lol! FULLY reclining front seats hubba-hubba

It’ll be a clutch throw out bearing - the symptoms you shared are text book TOB wearing out. Cheers Bennie

There's a class action on rod bearing failures. Engine replacement cost is rarely less than $10k. I have no less than 6 of that exact chassis awaiting engine builds at my shop currently. Wouldn't touch it with someone else's dirty d1ck beaters without lots of records and a thorough inspection including FILTER CUT and detailed inspection of contents. Young man will have REALLY high insurance costs. Manual transmission and turbocharger are both HUGE red flags to the insurance providers. Likely going to be $300 to $600 a month to insure it for a new driver. Transmission and drivetrain on them is pretty solid but he's going to burn through clutches. That model is easily capable of 315 HP @ THE WHEELS with an intake, exhaust, and a custom tune. That's not the 265 HP that's advertised. That's 360 HP at the crank and that's only going to cost him about $2k to get it there. He likely already knows this and isn't telling mom. He will be dangerous in short order or he will pick a poor choice for a tuner and blow it up. See my first sentence...... Honestly a terrible idea for a first car. GD

The older I get, the more clearly I recall things that never happened.

Check with Subaru? They periodically pull in stock from Japan..... Options will not increase they will continue to decline. Old Subaru's are not old Chevy's. Try to find ANY part for an 360 or even an EA63 or earlier.... crickets. There will not be more made or more suppliers interested in making these parts. There's essentially zero market for them and it's not profitable. GD