Cret Posted October 4, 2003 Posted October 4, 2003 Hi all Been nattering to Jon a bit and thought I'd come on here and put in an appearance as a fellow local scoob owner. Confession I have to make is that it's a Legacy though. Please don't hound me off the forum. Pretty please? As a contribution for starting a new thread on here you should all have a skeet at this site if you haven't seen it already. Helluva funny, and I can think of some prize winning barry style shopping trollies around here that would qualify for one of the flyers on this site! Enjoy anyway! BarryBoys.co.uk
Boxer23 Posted October 4, 2003 Posted October 4, 2003 Welcome mate. A Legacy?!? Mmm, I'm sure you'll fit in just fine with the rest of the Manx Impreza lot. Just don't do your bad Mr T impressions, fool! Lol Enjoy the forum mate.
Cret Posted October 4, 2003 Author Posted October 4, 2003 Ha ha! I wondered which one of these here critters would be you! Don't make me have to come and throw you helluva far big man!
Boxer23 Posted October 4, 2003 Posted October 4, 2003 Ha ha ha, how could you tell it was me? How are you, nigga? You going to be partying at the Outback anytime soon, sucka? Don't make me get you on no damn airplane now, ya hear?! Tell us about the Legacy then? It's a stunning example. What's the year/spec?
Cret Posted October 4, 2003 Author Posted October 4, 2003 Ain't no other foo' would dare talk to T like that. Had to be you! Bit too skint to be out on the sauce at the minute after buying bits & pieces for the car. Plus the fact that you'd probably put knockout juice in my milk, 'cept I know it wouldn't be to get me on no foo' airplane...... Stunning? Hope that's sarcasm fella! The old girl has had a dented wing for about two years now! Just got the Tanabe coilovers on the front setup about right, at least right compared to how they were anyway. Muhfuggers had 350lb springs on them and they're meant to be about 180-200. Bouncy don't even come close. Not too much fettling done on it yet but these are the bits & bobs it has: 17" 5spokes Tanabe Sustec Pro coilovers Afterburner decat centre pipe, & straight through custom made backbox Blitz FATT timer Bailey Dump valve Straight through inlet plenum Custom cold air snorkus ITG filter (just put it in now) A chip on it's way which should be here in a week or so. It's quite the rocket ship I'd like but a 14 year old that looks like a rover, it does the job! But it's still not as fast as ma van foo'!
Boxer23 Posted October 4, 2003 Posted October 4, 2003 I'll get you on that airplane, sucka!! Ha ha I love your car. Think it's spot-on. Very sublte but very quick. True, does look like a Rover. Bet a few people ask you what it is? What's the chip you're getting? Is it a straight replacement or your old unit, sent away, remapped and sent back? Any more turbos in the pipeline? Damn, crazy nigga!
Cret Posted October 4, 2003 Author Posted October 4, 2003 You dig it the most baby! Yeah I like having it as RS's like it are rare as rocking horse sh1t in the uk. I've neglected the old knacker for too long so she's been getting treats recently - want to get it nicely macked out and in good shape again. Are there any garages here where I can get a gasket for the backbox? It's blowing a bit and it spoils the noise so I want to get it sorted now, if not sooner. The chip is one froma place in New Zealand that make them. Was saying to Jon before that it's tricky to get chips for as it's an '89er (first year) and they had a different ecu, but this geezer makes them and apparently they're pretty good. It goes in the normal ecu but apparently there's a bit of solder work involved. Doesn't worry me unless it's some hardcore intricate precision sh1t, as knowing what I'm like I'd try fitting it when I've got the shakes from a night out and fudge it up real bad! Heh heh. A new windmill would be nice to stick on it but I can't afford it at the moment (think you used to work where I do so you know I'm not earning much bullion even for a guru like me), plus I think the one on it is still in good nick. Never seen so much as a wisp of smoke out of the back anyway. That's not stricltly true actually. Just before sticking the new filter in just now I chucked a can of that 10K boost stuff in as I've heard a lot of good stuff about it. I figured with 100k miles on the clock and 14 years it's probably got more coke in it than daniella westbrook and tara palmer tomkinson having a snow blowing showdown at high noon! (That's quite good actually, must remember it!) Sure enough when that stuff got sprayed into the turbine and through the motor the amount of coke stinking smoke coming out the back was ridiculous! Job done anyway and the flat spot it had just off idel (since I bought it) seems to have gone now so it must have done something good. Gonna take the ol' shed out for a trundle now anyway and see if I can notice any difference with the new filter etc. Sheet! That's a bigger essay than I ever wrote at school/college!
Cret Posted October 4, 2003 Author Posted October 4, 2003 Bought a hybrid turbo for my old Renault 5 GTT a few years back. Cost me about £900 and lasted two months when an oil pipe burst and I heard the incredibly scary noise of a turbine locking up on full boost! Nasty isn't the word. Helluva fun while it lasted though.
enCrypt Posted October 5, 2003 Posted October 5, 2003 << ...and I can think of some prize winning barry style shopping trollies around here that would qualify for one of the flyers on this site! >> Hehe, you mean like the goon that drives around in the fantastically styled Escort 1.3 which looks like he covered it in glue and drove it through DMS's window....!!? And theres the bog standard looking burgundy Beemer 318 with the big 'wing' on the back...(gotta be a Jap that owns that!)
Cret Posted October 5, 2003 Author Posted October 5, 2003 Bingo! That escort wouldn't happen to be a silver mk5/6, 5door one with the big gay bodykit and kind of wrc style spoiler on the back by any chance? It's hard not to wet myself every time I clap eyes on the monstrosity! Other local ones that disgust me are the purple puma that looks bog standard except for a spoiler big enough that it could easily have been robbed from the milennium falcon, and the puke green coloured 'goldfinger' corsa. It looks like a blue peter demo car from all the plastic crap glued onto it!
Boxer23 Posted October 5, 2003 Posted October 5, 2003 Ha ha ha ha, I know just the motors you mean!! Good old Manx Power boys!! Everyone has to start somewhere.....just with a bit of co-ordination and no gay bodykits!! 0/10 for effort. CustomScoobyIOM always makes a point of waving to the Escort/Impreza hybrid-thingy, just to wind the fella up. R-plates by any chance?!
Cret Posted October 6, 2003 Author Posted October 6, 2003 Cheers Dave! Oh yeah, I just found the guide that I think our friend 'Escort Barry' must have used to create his sleek, dashing, silver piece of asphalt detritus. I must warn you not to look at this for too long as it may convince you to sell your scoob and join the 'scort brigade! Enjoy: How to...
Boxer23 Posted October 6, 2003 Posted October 6, 2003 Lol, that's brilliant mate. I've already Tippex-ed 'clear' indicators, ripped all the badges off and replaced with BMW badges, replaced the spoiler with a replica Cosworth whale-tail......
CustomScoobyIOM Posted October 6, 2003 Posted October 6, 2003 Hey Jim, See I told you they would look after you mate Good to see you on here. So you know Neil then? Lol who wouldn't? Anything to do with the Mr. T haircut per chance!! ROFL!!! Whats wrong with waving at him? I was in your car when i did!! Lol!!! He always looks away now when I see him. Actually he came in Colours the other day when I was working and asked did I have a silver Subaru? I said yes, are you the one with the Escort that is trying to LOOK like my Subaru. I got told to be nice to the customers
Cret Posted October 6, 2003 Author Posted October 6, 2003 Yeah, I might be a little bit of a space invader moving in here, but y'all seem a decent bunch. Haha, the Mr T was a 2 off - once for a bad hair compo at work, then for TT week as I wasn't working. Have to admit that I do kinda get used to it though - I'd be happy to keep it like that but can't for work, and it'd be too much aggro to look after! Might make a point of waving to 'Barry' myself when I see him. He'll think it's a conspiracy if we all start doing it. Either that or get the wrong end of the stick and think that we're all giving him respect for his ugly silver wheelbarrow! Yuk yuk.
Cret Posted October 7, 2003 Author Posted October 7, 2003 By the way - a few pics of my old chariot so any of you can give me a wave/flash if you spot me out & about: Legacy Gallery (under construction)
Boxer23 Posted October 7, 2003 Posted October 7, 2003 Of course we'll give you a flash and a wave. I always do anyway, even when you're walking up Broadway! Lol. We don't mind waving to an old Legacy/Rover-like. We're all brothers with boxer engines, right nigga?! Ha ha ha
Cret Posted October 7, 2003 Author Posted October 7, 2003 I should think so too you young whippersnapper! There'd be no imprezas if the RS hadn't been around first! All hail! Had a look on autotrader website last night to see how much ones like mine go for these days and couldn't find a single RS on there! I knew they were scarce but not that rare! Best give the old beast some more TLC and new bits. Nah, I walk to work and back every day as there doesn't seem much point driving just halfway along the prom at a horribly slow speed, trying to find a space, then paying £4/5 for the privilege. Screw that! Besides - got to do some exercise to try and keep the beer gut minimal!
CustomScoobyIOM Posted October 15, 2003 Posted October 15, 2003 I had a ride in it yesterday and I like it
Boxer23 Posted October 17, 2003 Posted October 17, 2003 WHAT?!? Me?? I'm always on my best behaviour!!
Cret Posted October 17, 2003 Author Posted October 17, 2003 Cheers Jon! Whenever you like yessir. I'm chuffed that the old tank still gets the odd enthusiastic comment from people who remember them from their rally days. Anyway Neil, you'll be bound to see me out and about in it a lot more now that it steers properly again and goes like it should do! I can't get enough of driving it at the moment. Just need to be able to make it stop like it should now, without using braking accessories like walls/lampposts/sheep etc. Anyone know someone who can do cheap panelbeating/spraying? I MUST get the wing done on the front of mine as it spoils the whole car but I'm not exactly fluch shall we say right now.
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