cusco kid

hi m8 never skimp on any lubes ///always go for the best at the time geo

hi m8 contact autoglym or autosmart and get some tar and glue remover ,this will soften the glue so you can wipe it off without damaging the paint finish .my son has is own valet bis /he uses it all the time because some paints are water based you have to be carefull what you use on them NEVER use cellulose thinners on 2 pack paint as it can degrade the top coat as we found out at mercedes cheers geo

duh

your a bit behind the times m8 he has been there for years geo

hi m8 possible your water pump is leaking ,the rads crack just at the top hose area and is only visible when you cane it m8 get a pressure tester on it asap to check cheers geo

the first thing to mod is the roll stiffness. the cars roll too much giving a very nervious ride . the front is wooly ,not positive and the overall handling is total p**h after doing my front and rear bars 22mm each end so far the car has been transformed here is front bar fitted rear bar + strengthening kit i am going to alter the stiffness of the bars to see whats the best combo plans fo anti lift kit springs poly bush kit and under braces . the wrx is even softer sprung than the sti and could with the bar and spring treatment . when i first got the sti ,it was nice to drive till it was run in and when i used its performance the roadholding showed that it wasnt up to the job this is a work in progrress cheers geo

i think about 15 years ago m8 ,i retired from rallying in 1994 scottish tarmac series, my last run in davilla would be around 89-90 i think with my 3 door cossie. i remember malcom wilson using the first escort cosworth as course car on the scottish rally .the weather was scorching and in dv he wiped the bogy time fook me he was fast .the times were counted at the end of the rally and if running he would have won it by miles great days when men were men and sheep were nervious cheers geo

go and get your car fully checked out by a suspension qualified tec who knows scoobie suspension/coilovers .dont take the chance and diag/it your self ,it will only cost you extra money in the long run bud, you cant diag from a computer terminal it needs to be hands on cheers geo

hi m8 remember on a scoobie the more you lower it the more bump steer you get,not a nice feeling on full suspension compression the car becomes a handfull ,but it can be totaly eliminated pm me and i will tell you what to do cheers geo

it was used for years for rallying inc the scottish rally and sc /championship rounds ..the best parts of the stage were the yumps and the gate posts which claimed many a rally car ,or the split junction here is me at said juntion ,kingdom stages again many years later another part of devilla one of the best stages in scotland m8 ////a wee bit of history for you and right on your doorstep .now used for rambling and horses mountain bikes and dog walking What a waste of Great RALLYING ROADS cheers geo

here are the mods done to the hatch so far hayward and scot twin 4.5 inch pipes,subaru exhaust trims rear wheel arch flip ups and 18 in pff 7 wheels (selling soon if anybody interested with michelin tyres 114 pcd fitted them to make the car different ,i have the same for the front, not fitted yet going to fit some carbon fibre bits when i can get them .not a lot of choice out there yet cheers geo

hi m8 i sometimes re drive some of the stages in my head that i drove 25years ago was walking in davilia forest one day with wifeand told her every corner as before we came up to it the humps the camber everything about it then she said pity you dont remember our wedding aniversary or birthdays soo good cheers geo

is this one of those moments your talking about /////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////// or this one i have had a few wee moments in my rally times ,,,,very expensive cheers geo

thinking about 265/35/18 on rota drift 9x18 either white or dark antracite geo

has anybody got any experience of these , kumho ecsta tyres? any info much appreciated thanks geo

ha ha you just had to get that one in m8 lol geo

fitted new whiteline roll bars to my 08 sti last nite , front 22mm and on the rear 22mm also. here is how it went started with the rear first as it looked the bigger job loosend off the drop links first and the brackets that hold the bushes to the x member the new hatch suspension is different from the older cars, not as simple now with the rear 22mm bar fitted on to the car with the poly bushes and the rear wishbone nut removed to allow the fitting of the whiteline brace bar brace bar in place you are supplied all the hardware ,washers and longer bolts for the tubed bracket that fits on the bush cup and grease for the bushes total time for fitting 30mins ,then fitted the front. you have to remove the plastic undertray first when its off the car you see whats entailed ,its a lot simpler than the newage scoobies .no full xmember to remove but a strengthening bracket 8 bolts hold this on then remove the drop links both sides and the bush loop bkts the old anti roll bar on the deck in 15 mins new bar checked and ready to go on the car same as all the other scoobies classic and newage ,the bar points upward under the steering arms,:wonder: some guys fit them the other way round and end up fouling the steering ,not a good idea :nono: the bar fitted stg bkt back on ready for the undertray total time 30mins ,ready to rock and roll:cool: what does it drive like ,before i tell you here is what my wife says it used to handle like . A FOOKIN BOAT IN A STORM, well she is the expert . now the first impressions are , flatter cornering more stable at high speed ,entry speed into roundaouts increased with confedence ,exit more stable and gives a greater feeling of control . i did not like the way the car handled before :cry: but after the honeymoon period of having a new car and being cautious with it i never felt like the car would go around corners even with the electronic gismos that are on it . i had one moment with her that i thought this it it big man were f***ed , on the entry to a sharp left then a sweeping right just after i encountered a slight undulation mid bend :eek2: she broke away hopping to the right ,caught it then secondary slide snapped full left :eek2: :eek2: :eek2: just managed to catch it back ///biggest moment in a while that would have never happend in my old sti (scooby glue)named after the reg no st ** pva . guess where i am going back to try this bad boy out cheers geo

the latest Sti hatches are 114.3 also geo

christmas present from her boyfriend car before new spoiler car after new lip fitted this is an Ht Auto front lip good quality for the price . £117 We got it painted for her and then kev and i fitted it ,dead simple 15mins max every thing lined up a treat, 2 fixings line up to the original plastic button fixings,then self tapping screws for the rest you dont need to bore the holes the bolts have drill ends on them simple looks great. next job,suspension ,bars and so on geo

oh yes they do connor meees always on it lol cheers geo

hi m8 this is a classic import circa 1995 ,this is also hyd/ you are thinking about the ram type with seperate pully adjuster that the ram pushes onto the cam on the mounting , this car has possibly had an engine change. cheers geo

as you can see there are many pullys and also a hydraulic tensioner her is one of the tensioners ,there are 2 types on scoobys this being the earlier one with lock pin in to hold back the pressure in the piston this is what happens when a numpty changes a belt and leaves the crank pully loose hope this helps m8 geo

hi m8 give ian greive a phone ask for jamie give him the chassis no off plate on l/h inner wing 17 digits in all you will need half moon seals x4 rocker gskts x2 plug hole seals x4 rocker bolt rubbers full set ask for gasket sealer also jamie will know tell him g paris from mercedes said ot call the gskts can be changed in place without any hastle hope this helps geo

hi m8 contact ht autos on e-bay ,i just fitted one on my aileens 06 plate hawkeye .got it painted same as car, crystal gray .comes black no painting req if you prefer it a good fit made of plastic top price £117 cheers geo

hi cal dont want to rain on your parade m8 BUT its not a good idea the way you have done the brake pipes at the caliper 1)you dont have any support on the metal pipe 2)you have used a qunifer 10 pipe which will not lend itself to any vibration(vib cracking failure when turning the pipe could bend out of shape /// better using steel pipe and some sort of location bracket or better still take the flexy right into the caliper here is our caliper with flexy right into the caliper body i would only use c/10 on a bridge pipe that has non movable fixture if you look at my rear caliper here the pipe comes out the calip/body to a residual valve that is fixed to the back ot the cal/mounting //no vibration problems and no chance of cracking failures and is proteced bu coil wrap (stone protecter m8 cheers geo