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If you find out who did it, give us all a call, and a lot of pent up anger could be redistributed to the a$$eholes.

Yoy gotta love it when the piggy bank breaks and you have to spend the money somewhere - damn nice place to spend it it by the look of things.

Yep, air always rises to the top, so you really were fighting a losing battle.

A routine is an old wife's tale, been bleeding brakes for 20 years, and it really doesn't make a difference. the big thing is to make sure that the fluid doesn't get too low, and that each pump or the pedal is nice and slow up and down. Have you bleeding the inner nipple on the Brembos first, then moving to the outer nipple?

10W-60 isn't doing it any harm, but I prefer to use Silkolene 10W-50, as I don't think that you will get the oil too hot to bother with the 60 part. Actually, with your oil cooler set-up, you could possibly get away with a high quality 5 or 10W-40.

Never mind John, your luck might change at the weekend, and your team might actually get a result

I think some of the parts may have rusted with how long you took to put it back in last time (Sorry, couldn't resist)

My Legacy RS was made 20 years ago, and I'm trying to do subtle mods so as not to change the look too much, but am trying hard to get it looking good again and keep it corrosion free. And if we are looking for cars that are going to remind us of the good 'ole days, then classic Scoobs give us no better memories of Messers McRae and Burns (unless you count a barrel rolling Focus!)

Some nice equipment out there, and the wet track looked to even up the field a bit.

Newage's always look better with nice big rear spoilers - it was one of the first things that the Wife's blobeye got when it was new. 18's an Morettes and no one can call it ugly any more!

Do they have really big brakes or do you mean BDA's

The Blobeye was actually the biggest selling model for IM - these are the last ten years according to figures in EVO Magazine - 1998 - 3070, 1999 - 3843, 2000 - 3510, 2001 - 3363, 2002 - 3361, 2003 - 4262, 2004 - 3203, 2005 - 2970, 2006 - 2177, 2007 - 1737, 2008 - 787 + 1200 projected sales (was written in October 2008). I've got to admit, that if Ford had spent the extra money and made the RS 4WD, then I would currently be on the waiting list for one, and I would have happily paid £5000 more than it costs at thye moment for that privelege, but looks like I'm sticking with the Scoobies for the moment.

That really is wasting no time, did you not only get it on Thursday?

I saw the car yesterday when Grant came in to collect the "old blue thing" (which is very tidy underneath for anyone wanting an "interesting" car), and have to say the Banana is very nice. There are a lot of detail touches on it that make it an awful lot of car for it's money. To be fair, Grant has noticed a few points that can be improved upon, and I'll hopefully get the chance to help him get it nigh on perfect. The first 3 points that were a fuel pressure regulator (noticed by Grant), and next there seems to be a restrictor on the turbo (which sits beautifully), which will be removed if possible and Mr F then can work some real magic. The last thing I commented on was how the car lacked a heater which Grant wasn't overly bothered about, but a heated screen was on his wishlist, so that has now been sourced. I'm desperate to see a club stand somewhere with Wilky's car and the Banana beside it to see how big the crowds would be. We could even have the Welsho's IrnBru 32 car beside them to fill a stand

Jimser, if you had the money for a good one of these, then you would be close to 22b money. I'm no expert on Type R's, but my money would be on the black one simply for the mods on it. Change the wheels right away though - too much black. I can't understand why the blue one would want to look like a P1 (lovely cars though they are), if you have a Type R, it is special in it's own right.

Are you bringing it by tomorrow Grant when you come to pick up the "old blue thing"? Looks the dogs danglies by the way.

Got to admit, that I had a set of EBC Redstuff in the car, and didn't rate them. No real bite until warmed up. I've found both Ferodo DS2500 and the Carbon Lorraine much better pads.

I've got a set of almost secondhand (they did about a thousand miles) set of Carbon Lorraine pads sitting in my garage. They squeal very slightly at slow town speeds on occasion (enough town occasions for the wife, as that's where she spends her time and it is her car), so I took them out. I'd supply and fit them for £100 if you were interested. They are absolutely awesome in terms of bite and lack of fade, but her indoors didn't seem to care about that for some reason.

To be fair, the wheel wasn't held on with just 3 nuts, the other 2 were on, but the threads were badly cross-threaded, so were still holding a bit of the pressure. I doubt if the rear nut had come slack John, just that some wear had happened in the rear bearing, that could be taken- up by tightening the hub nut. It would be prudent to check it again in a few thousand miles, or after the next trip to Knockhill. But remember and check the oil every thousand miles - in fact, for all 2.5 Subaru owners this is good advice from what I have heard so far.

Grant, surely the one to go for is L555BAJ, with a strategically placed screw here or there, it effectively becomes L555BAT. I'll call later with regards to the PM by the way.

I have a funny feeling that they will too, so if it were my car, I would take a deep breath order the right bolts, and you wil forget about the cost in a week or two. I've actually just remembered that the Welsho needs some as well- want me to order a job lot in on my account?

I am also looking for a full de-cat downpipe for my series1 Legacy RS (don't need a cat on a 1989 car ), I think it is the same as a version 1 Impreza. I'm looking for an open bellmouth, and a standard flange where it meets the centre section - where is my best option and what is a ballpark price? Oh, BTW Gus, sorry that I have been a lazy S.O.B, and haven't sent the Whiteline quick release strut brace clamps, will try to find a minute when I get back to work.

Don't know about internet option, but Dingbro or suchlike may be able to get their hands on them. I got a rebuild set from Halley's for a set of GT-B front 2 pots, that had all the seals for both front calipers, and it was around the £20 mark (before the parts price increase though). You'll definately get the right thing if you get dealer stuff, which is good peace of mind when you have just stripped the caliper, have no brakes and are hoping that the seal kit is the right one.

Judging by that front spoiler, I am going to have to order some extended run up ramps for the 4 post hoist. At first I was shocked by the pictures, but then realised that it is a car for the Squiggle, so it is actually rather tame!

Arch, if it really grates that much for the bolts, do you not have anything at the airport that is the same? Alternatively, head up to the place on Underwood road in Paisley, or the one on Abercorn Street that are bolt suppliers. You'll more than likely have to cut them to the right size though. It depends on whether they are high tensile bolts that Subaru supply for them. Me personally, I would bite the bullet, and just order them up from Halley's and be done with it, at least you know they are right for the job. Think carefully on what you are putting on, after all, we all spend on fancy discs/pads/hoses/fluid, yet we are talking about skimping on a couple of the most important bolts on the system.