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Spent this loverly shiny day fitting the reverse multi polarity warp unit from the Millenium Falcon onto the B-Road TIE Bomber, for those not familier with the workings of a galaxy class frieghter propulsion systems. Wilkys car used to have AP Racing 4pots that were originally on some TVR or other now the fat balding ex-squaddie {his words not mine} has fitted a couple of extra pots {alloy pistons not Danone fruit surpise} to the front hubs either side i was offered these TVR brakes for a very good price indeed. So i started the task with a glint in my eye and some THC flowing through my veins. I attacked the bolts to come off in WD40 to the point i created a small loch brimming with fish and plants, they died cause unfortunatly they could not survive on WD40's chemical make up but some of the fish have formed a boyband to rival Take That I removed the old 4pots with some ease to due drenching said bolts in copius amounts of Ambrosia Creamed rice, sorry Wd40. Callum, the balding fat ex-squaddie, and Andy, the handsome security guard that is good friends with christ, turned up to help in thier best Sunday togs, exchanged insults with each other for a while, drank tea, made sure the dog went no where near the car, helped bleed the brakes, went to Halfords for some spacers, woke the dead, moaned at me for smoking and generaly gave advice when needed and when not needed After a burst knuckle or two and some good advice from my good friend Jack Herer, my new brakes from a combine harvester named Sue are now fitted All pics are example only and not related to my car at all

Marty I thought that Paddy and the lads at AWD were specialists [] The Impreza crank is very small for the power it is designed to handle, the big end shells are bigger on a Saxo than the equivelent in the Impreza. With this in mind i would rather give the Crank as much protection as possible when replacing the fluid designed to protect the tolerences in the Big End Shells. Being the sad man i am, when doing an oil change on my car i pull the plugs out, unplug the cam sensor and crank the engine over until the light goes out on the dash. When the light goes out, i then reconnect the sensor and fit the plugs. This stupidly inane procedure is something i carry out on my own car for my own peice of mind. I dont recommend this over time consuming procedure to anyone as they look at me as if i am mad When the oil is sitting in the sump and rest of the galleries and shells are empty, crank the car over with the plugs in place and all sensors connected the tiny, designed to be filled with oil, space between the Big End Journal and the Crank will dissappear very quickly with NO protective cushioning and the bottom end of the engine will run metal to metal with a severe compressive force acting upon it as the explosive four stroke cycle starts to take effect and is happening directly above the dry Crank, that will run metal to metal until oil pressure is sufficient to fill the all the galleries in the engine to a level that will float the Big End area of the Crank. Disconnecting the crank but leaving the plugs in place, there is still a compressive force happening above the Big End Journals but because the Sensor is disconnected there will be NO explosive force shooting the Piston down the bore and causing a severe shock strain on the area of the Big End. At a rough guess the engine will spin about 3-4 times before the ECU fires it up, after the engine starts it will take another maybe 10 - 20 turns of the engine before oil pressure is enough to fill all the galleries to a sufficient level the the Bottom End of the block is now fully protected with a Viscous fluid and this Viscous fliud is now taking the shock of the explosive 4 stroke cycle but for they 10-20 plus turns of the engine it will be running dry with no Oil doing the job that the Oil is meant to do. The complete removal of the Spark Plugs and disconnection of the Cam Sensor will allow the Crank to spin at a decent speed until the Bottom End gets all nice and lubed with loverly pressurised oil with no undue strain or pressure on the ickle Big End Shells because there is no strain acting upon the Bottom End from above because the engine is not trying to compress the gas in the chamber above it or firing the gas to start or run the engine Regarding all your oil returning to the sump in overnight, yes possibly but some of the thick oil still remains in the horizontal aspects of the galleries (hence the reason the use of flushes are now becoming more populer) i removed my remote oil filter and left the pipe dangling, after about 4 weeks it eventually stopped dripping oil)) Yes all your oil returns overnight if it has lost its viscousity due to a variety of factors like age, quality, petrol contamination and the like. In a galaxy far far away i used to fill the old Yellow Orions CVH with a decent amount of petrol, crank it with the plugs removed and then remove the petrol from the sump. After one minute of cranking the sh1t that came out the engine was not healthy looking but the old dog ran so much better and the new oil stayed Golden for a decent amount of time. Just my method and the reasons why i do this method As is said, people look at me as if i am, i am mad Another Bowl Vicer Vote for Terry the Baboon to be your next council leader

GIve me a £20 note and it is yours. Would need to meet you at Harthill or thereabouts though as i dont trust the Royal Mail at the moment

I have one of them here

Excellent pics Superb event and i hope they do it again next year

I am in Lanark on a near daily basis

Usually groans a lot going round corners.

That man is strange and yes i am fully qualified to know

Cars that i know of Mine......under all that gumph Mckelvr.....RA varient Imy.......Std RA version GR555..........555 car Gus the Bus....555 car James666.....555 Wagon

I bet that was an interesting conversation regarding the quote Hats off to you though for covering the beast

Shockeroony Looks stunning boss Classics do indeed rule, 555 cars in particuler

Chris Allan and Bill Greer are long time friends, so the car was probably discussed at length over a Horlicks

My pax seat will be free now the wife has her own Impreza Problem is Bob Marley will be doing the driving that day, so it is up to yourself Yes back on topic FAT AR$E$

Only place i knoow of is down the M74 at Lesmahagow Owen Pilling Graphics Tel: 01555 895233 http://www.trucktecltd.co.uk/graphics.html I dont know if they will fit customer supplied graphics but it would be worth a call to stop you making a Roger Hunt of the rest of it

Yup, well done to us Happy days

Whats he gonna do, sit in between the kids

FPMSL..............i shall make sure i stop in for a brew. Fuel cap hass over 40 hours of work in it alone [] I shall put the kettle on when i here you coming over the bridge

No1....I do sex wee in my pants No2....I still do sex wee in my pants No3....The best Scoob i have ever seen.....period No4....I am off work for the next 2 days.....must see this car No5....Still doing the sex wee thing No6....The fuel flap is a stunning work of art No7....Dribble No8....Drooooollllll No9....Hard to type through mess on screen No10..He thanked me for helping.....wooooohoooooo No11..So much sex wee, now suffering from a calcium deficiency No12..Now been taken to hospital still suffering from sex wee. Paramadics are calling it the "Gush" No14..From the front splitter to the rear spoiler........Wowzer

Nice one Squire Watch out for slight increase in horsepower when exiting the old roundabouts Also look forward to visiting the Shell station more often

Z5 you should be looking for, the one from a 95 or 96 WRX RA Z4 is for the normal saloon Welcome to the forum, enjoy your time here and please dont feed the wildlife

Couple of things. I only spotted this post the now, i initially thought it was maybe another "Oh look what this idiot has done to his car" thread. If anyone wants me i can be contacted via the PM channel as my psychic abilities seemedto have failed me this time. My knowledge of the Subaru marquee is limited to the early classics, the model which i have owned in particuler and similer types that interest me IE the JDM ones. I have never owned a New Age version of the Impreza so i would have been as much use as a fart in a wetsuit regarding advise on what to look for, i enjoy reading and learning about the New Age. but have never had any first hand experience of running, repairing or driving a New Age car. So when it comes to the New Age Impreza i let the people who have first hand experiance of the cars explain how they find the repairing, running costs and day to day life with the car so i can sit in the corner and play with my plastercine. If i could have helped i would have but as stated before i never knew someone needed advice regarding a local purchase. Remember all you need for the swoosh is a Soda Stream fitted on the dash. Just the same noise as a VTA but without the risk of thinning your oil and picking up a big end bearing. "Maybe Squirrell can go along with his vast knowledge of the marque, always eager to help the fellow enthusiast", why is my Sarky-o-meter shooting off the scale .........I have always went out my way to help fellow enthusiasts being the nice guy that i am Take the rest of the day off mate, you have earned it Peace

Now thats a sore one boss Hope you get them bang to rights big style Now where was the car park as i need my front splitter repaired?

More V8 action True racing, balls to the wall style ....and a lap or two of Surfers Paradise http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vonWVEE4EAQ Crash time http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jn2yGU3-dT8 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QbCI81icP7w

Well done mate. Wanna buy a handy wee fire extinguisher for behind the drivers seat? Now take Sho away for a bloody good holiday, she deserves it for the grief your car has given her in the past couple of months

So are you for a great breakfast reccomendation ....and for letting me drag race your car aginst 75year old Ina Watts from Springburn, she nearly had us due to her rolling start but as soon as the clutch was dumped it was game over and victory number one to the cyp_rock