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Cars 67,98,99 are all local lads from my neck of the woods, there's a good squad going from here so i'll be in attendance, see you's there!

Here's #61!! of the origional 200 still work in progress but not too far away now!!! All my small changes can be put back to standard at any point as i kept have all the origional parts. bt feel what i've done do the car justice and dont take anything away from a seriously scarce car.

Cracking looking car mate

Really nice looking classic, you canny beat a clean black scoob!!

Just outside Edinburgh mate. www.trackhound.co.uk

I've had my hawkeye sti ppp for a wee while now and am delighted with it as it is a minter, however wasnt quite happy with the performance as it just didnt feel quite as smooth as it should and was defo overboosting coupled with the ecu freeking out now and again knowing the cat had been removed so after some chat with Alistair he told me to take it down to him for a look to see if he could work his magic. Well I cant speak more highly of Alistair and his work within minutes of starting work and all was hooked up to the laptop he was explaining everything that was on the screen. bing bang bosh 2nd sensor on exhaust sorted out no more annoying intermitent check engine light on the dash. Then for the fun and games.......up came all the maps, fuel, air, ignition timing all the time Alistair explaining what he was looking at and adjusting, learnt alot last weekend about mapping and all the things that make your engine go and how they all relate and depend on each other. Amazing watching someone apply this much experience and will not let it go until it is absolutely spot on. Without a doubt the best money I've spent on one of my own cars and the best 4 hours learning. We racked up a good few miles on the hawkeye the car now boosts exactly as I want it to and pulls like a train getting endless amounts of horses on the tarmac, it now goes even better than it looks. Spot on mate, and cant thank you enough.

You cant beat a clean black scoob! good job there mate

This shows the paint / body a bit better in day light

For those of you who think im a vandal and want to stick big spoilers on every car!! Some of you may know I got my hands on my dream car around this time last year. Ever since the first time I saw Mcrae in a scoob I wanted one and now I have. Over the course of the last year i do not know how many hours have been spent on this car but its a fair few I can tell you. Kenny I know you wanted to see some pics so here you are. I was going to do a full project thread when it was done but ive got one going on smoc so i thought that i would just post up some pics to see what you all thought, its nowhere near finished but its coming along nicely now. I hope to get it finished or at least drive it to perth under its own steam for display with a couple of fellows from sm owners club for the mcrae forest stages. Just a wee taster sorry for the poor quality pics as they dont do the car justice.

lol!! I guess it'll be going on the bay then!! lol That means some cash for errrr some mods am I allowed plain black mudflaps or a set of black prodrivey ones??? rest to be spent on discs,whiteline goodies and sensible engine mods and mapping then

I kept my old wrc spoiler from my blobeye which looked like this........... sorry ive not really got better pics, but was thinking of getting it painted and fitted to the black hawkeye sti? This is how the rear of the hawk currently looks. Whats your thoughts............Cheers John

As some of you know I recently got my hands on a 07 plate 2.5 hawkeye sti the other day i was tootling along (was actually giving it a bit of the beans to be honest!! ) and the car really hesitated for an instand and the obd engine light came on thought id broke it!! Has anyone else had this issue, i think that the car has now realised that it has had the cats removed and has a full magnex system fitted. I am at some point in the very near future going to book an appointment with AndyF for a map and I know he will cure the issue. and I cant say i wasnt warned by the boys at Ian grieves as they said they were surprised it wasnt on when they swapped the system off my blobby when i got it so i was expecting it to happen so im sure they have come across it before. Is there anything i can do in the meanwhile. Please correct me if im wrong but is there some sort of temp fix i can do with a 2 ohm resister or something to temp fool the car? Im sure ive read it mentioned and also been spoken about at a few meets, just looking for a temp fix until mapping time as ive got a couple of things to do first. if so the usual answers of how to come up with a remedy please folks, cheers John

Wasnt the biggest event the Mull Car Club have organised but it was good and hopefully will become an annual event. Here are some of my pictures from the day. Good mix of cars there and the weather was ok too and didnt get eaten alive by midges which was a result!! No idea why there aren't more rallies in Argyll as it has to have some of the best forestry roads in the UK anyways here's the snaps...........

Great pics mate, nice looking scoob

Hi mate sorry to hear about your car woes, but I have to disagree about the service at Ian Grieves I recently traded in there and the all they guys eg Adam and Gav and even John who has now retired bent over backwards to help me and service my needs and i'll be going back. the four or 5 times ive been at the garage ive seen a few familiar plates of sidc members there so that speaks for itself. They even gave me a few nuts and bolts for nowt that i was desperate for my series mcrae project that were proving very hard to get so i cant complain. maybe you have just been unlucky with your car or it sounds like its had a very hard life in the past. anyway that just my opinion and experience hope you get it all sorted out tho

20 out the origional 100 phase 1's according to the smoc reg - http://spreadsheets.google.com/pub?key=0At...OU3c&gid=11 good investment too!! Cant be all that many cats either now?

Been slowly rebuilding the sm since august last year, hopefully have it all finished by the end of the year fingers crossed. Its come on leaps and bound since the sorry state i acquired it in and then show it off a bit next year. should really start a project thread on here but have one going on smoc. was thinking about mod live and falkirk wheel so should be in attendance as it ages since ive been to a meet and iv missed the last 2 glasgow runs due to work commitments. check out that nice clean garage floor in the second pic!!!

I noticed the pink too!! lol. the cats looking good, lucky lady i gave up trying to find a series mcrae, spent a while looking for a cat in good condition which was just as hard eventually landed series mcrae #61 but got to say your cat looks in great shape got a soft spot for them

well smart, you dont see many of them around, enjoy!!

Nice touch Cathy 555 plate on her too!!! looking good. when are you opening up the dealership

Dont throw them out mate - one mans rubbish is another mans treasure!! sell it on

Was good to meet you to mate dealing with yourself and Adam hat off to you's very happy man. took the car on a the 2800 mile round trip to Monte Carlo and back in 3 days and it never missed a beat love it. I'll post some pic's of the charity rally up as it was good crack some cracking cars took part too, mint xr3i, a bently brooklands, mg midget, fully rebuild 1972 army jeep!! I'll be on the phone at some point as im needing some clips etc for the series mcrae.

I'll recommend HTatuo's splitters they are good quality, sturdy and really easy to fit. suspension set up is standard the now with the red prodrive springs, will hopefully be putting on some whiteline goodies in the future. Tints look like a factory option not sure tho

You wouldnt go wrong as Gav says. genuine sti bumper and fogs morette's charge speed scoop gold brembo calipers brembo discs all round and pads rear diffuser c'f shark fins c'f hi window spoiler c'f wing mirrors c'f rear exhaust heat sheild rear strut still fitted proper 18" pff's running ppp 42k on clock - only did 6k last year Cheers John

Just thought i'd post up some pics of my blobeyes replacement. This is her when she's dirty and fly splattered too!!!, this one really is a minter. Still cant believe one as good as this has come my way, maybe its true what they say......all good things come to those who wait!!! What do you guys think?