badbaz

More to consider, thanks Mac, I'll look into these options

Can you explain H Brace better, are you meaning bottom arms? The anti-lift kit has been given a couple of different descriptions now. What is the real purpose and can someone explain it's position on the car, connections etc.? BC coilovers mentioned, Whiteline parts, what's differences, price, quality, just personal choice?

Lots to research now. Thanks.

I can't be very good at using the search facility on here! It's not a daily driver, it's a toy. It's a pretty standard toy at the moment, engine and exhaust aside. The way I'm looking at it is the car probabaly won't sell for good money anymore. It's a good, straight base to start with so why not modify and make it a very serious toy? I'd like to keep it road legal but aim it at track days too. So maybe ultimately extreme road and mild for the track. I'm thinking roll cage, stripped out, etc. etc. Fair comment, I'm a mechanic to trade but have hardly spent a minute under my Impreza. Why the drop links? What's an H-Brace? Clearly something to make what rigid exactly? Can't begin to fathom what an Anti Lift Kit is or is for? Except reduce lift obviously!! Of what? Bushes, yes probably. If going for a welded cage will this not make the chassis mega stiff negateing the need for strut braces? Out of warranty so any money will be going on replacement suspension. The car won't be going back to standard ever. So we wait for the recommendations, would have to be able to live with the craters on some of the roads out here, wouldn't want to need to swerve to miss a red chip lying in the road from someones driveway. But would be looking for something serious for the track days. Compromise required here. I've considered equipment for doing geometry before, this might be just the time to have a new business acquisition! Thanks for the advice

Had a nosey around and can't find the info I'm seeking, want to get my suspension in order and don't know what route to go down. I can remember reading about the rear shock problem with these and in fact shocks were replaced under warranty about 10k ago. They've started to make the occasional bump again and I feel the suspension isn't really a strong point of my Scoob. I realise this will be a preference thing, money limited etc., but who's done what to their car and to what degree of success? Is there a no brainer route or is it each to their own? I also can remember reading of either anti dive or anti lift kit. What the hell are they, is someone giving another suspension component an odd name? Please correct me and/or explain please. Things to consider, don't want the car scraping along the deck, roads out here in places are woeful! Money is not the decider, quality, guarantee, adjustment etc. Slight possibility that I'm gonna start to head down the route of serious mods to the chassis and power in time to make an effective road and track car. Don't want to go mental but I'm keeping my options open! Figure since car now at 340bhp, time to sort the chassis before venturing back under the bonnet.

Started a thread in Events which if I can work this properly you should find here Linky Don't be shy, get your names on and let's get this off the ground.

I'll see what response tonight brings from those who have shown interest already before I start an Events thread. Don't want to jump the gun on the date, though it could be negotiable by popular demand.

Thanks Imy, praise indeed from a mega organiser!! Good to know I'm not steaming in without the required authorisation. Just gotta see how many will go for the date to get things up and running. Do you think I should post it in events too just now, just in case?

1/ badbaz : 1/2mile from Lanark 2/ TPS -SCOOB : 12 miles 3/ boab type ra : 10 mins 4/ StrikE : 800yrds 5/ J10 DLY : 15-20mins 6/ evil_scoobs : 21 miles 7/ st3ph3n : 17 miles 8/Big Gordon 9/ kennyuk300 10/Cruz104 11/ GazTurboUK 12/Big J : 8 miles 13/ badbaz's workmate : 6 miles Numbers getting up now. A few wishing to travel as well for a wee nosey so that's good. I think we should keep it round about a fortnight away from Glasgow, I don't know when the other 'closest' meets are don't want to clash with them either, although two meets meeting on a run could be interesting?? Do you follow? Big J says Saturdays are out. I'd like to avoid Friday & Saturday nights too because of family commitments. Tuesdays and Wednesdays are also difficult for me at the moment. I realise this will not suit everyone and there will always be something that clashes with someone's plans. Why don't we provisionally say the third Thursday of the month and see what response we get? I'll leave it in this thread just now till I get some agreement before I start one in Events. Do I need permission to hold a meet? Who want's to be in charge? I'm not mad keen but I'll do it if I need to! Can someone in the know let me know if this is all ok? Please? So, answers on a post here please. The third Thursday of the month will be May 21st. How's that sound for a 7pm meet at the loch and a 730pm run out somewhere? There's a Shell station in Lanark for the obligatory optimax. It would all fit quite nicely?

Yip Grant there is plenty of routes to choose from. Maybe we'll be graced by the banana if we get it together?

Ten who seem keen, can we head for a day then, Saturday looking popular but I can only do every alternate Saturday. Is everyone against a week night? Nobody's stepping up to organise the run either! Someone want to plump for a day/date and then we'll work from there?

1/ badbaz : 1/2mile from Lanark 2/ TPS -SCOOB : 12 miles 3/ boab type ra : 10 mins 4/ StrikE : ???? 5/ J10 DLY : 15-20mins 6/ evil_scoobs - 21 miles 7/ st3ph3n - 17 miles grrr, why's noone playing at list making? Quite a few already, what about a date? Prob best not to clash with other meet days/week so people could do both if they have the time/money. Thoughts please. . . .

Result! Some interest then and it's been thought of before! Lanark loch carpark would be a reasonable meet point, there's the restaurant/pub thing there too so toilets and a place to meet in the winter months. The car park's at the end of a residential area but as long as there's no silly noise where's the crime in meeting up there? The meet day could be polled to see what was best for everyone, we'd never please all of the people all of the time. How many others must there be? Come on keep em coming. Anyone up for organising? Add to the list if you defo up for it: 1/ badbaz : 1/2mile from Lanark 2/ TPS -SCOOB : 12 miles 3/ boab type ra : 10mins

1/ badbaz : 1/2mile from Lanark - yes to a Lanark meet 2/ TPS -SCOOB : 12 miles - yes Woo hoo! One? Only one? There's gotta be more, surely? If gonna post, put your name on the list, can we have the approx distance to Lanark? Ideally someone with a passion for organising meetings will take this on board?? Maybe all the scoobs I see out here have never heard of SIDC? Come on everyone! TPS -SCOOB, are you new to the scene? What scoob do you have?

Since I have a MY05, I like Johnfelsted!!

Seem to have seen a lot of Scoobies around the Lanark area recently. How many of you are there out here? Not sure if we should broadcast exact locations but it would be interesting just to see how many of us there are. I've been to a few Glasgow meets and it's great to see folk, the runs are great too, but it's 45mins to Hillington on a good day and it's about £20 in fuel for the return journey so not ideal if things are tight money wise and time is always tight for me! How would anyone feel about having a sort of sub meet around Lanark, maybe for those who can't make it to Glasgow or have an actual South Lanarkshire monthly meet based in or around Lanark? Hope noone thinks I'm trying to step on any toes, or steal any thunder, it's purely a suggestion. There are a lot of good roads accessible from a 'Lanark' meet(if you can avoid the pot holes) and maybe this is something others have thought of and never brought up? As I said it's only a thought, what's everyone's view local to Lanark? I'm gonna just start a list so we can see who's where and who would consider a Lanark meet: 1/ badbaz - 1/2mile from Lanark - yes to a Lanark meet

Some people just have too much spare time!

Spotted you on the M74 just at junction7 where the "look at us eejit traffic cops" were sitting on the hard shoulder trying to catch those in a rush, was half passed you when I realised, looking good! I was in me Skoda so didn't bother waving! Are you taking it to the next meet Grant? Did the STi following you have big, or wide alloys on, they seemed to look different somehow, were they dark coloured, lowered suspension or something?

Looks like it may have been misheard!! SUZUKI are out! PHEW!

Did I just hear correctly? Subaru withdrawn from WRC? What will happen to prodrive? Will they run private ones? Gronholm comeback? Oh dear. Next year will be the FORD World Championship. Oh, and those pesky Citroens!!

Repeated on Sunday morning, early on Five. Well done organisers, you must be so proud of your achievment!!

Col666, by the look of the superb pictures you've taken and posted, I'm pretty sure you took mine, a blue STi blob eye, rally decals, No 116 on the door? Please?

Who watched the Belgian Grand Prix? Who thought the beginning was good and the end very exciting? Who can't believe that the Ferrari supporters club, I mean stewards have given Lewis a penalty? Ferrari One, or F1 for short defies belief.

Neither windows replaced, not by me anyway. They are etched with chassis number as per side windows so although this could have been re-done, it points to them being original. There are no other signs of them being changed. Doesn't sound good if craigdmcd you are not having any joy with paint warranty. How do you keep up your paint warranty, surely if you've had the car in for services as per the schedule the paint thing shouldn't be missed out? Which dealer is your problem with Craig?

When giving the car a good going over before The McRae Gathering I noticed that the windscreen and rear window rubbers have rubbed through the roof paint and it's starting to bubble with rust at some points. Cars three year warranty expires in a week and it being only three years old I'm a bit miffed at this. Is this a common problem with the Impreza? Anyone had paint issues?