SCOOBY1998S

For those that went to the Rally, what did you think of Car 21 - the very orange Impreza. We finished 11th overall and 8th in class, which we think is not too shabby for our first event in the scoob. All we have to do is get it cleaned and ready for the humberside stages on the 25th March. You can find some pictures at http://westy.smugmug.com/gallery/1269761 regards, Anthony

We went testing at the Bill Gwynne rally school yesterday. The car is a bit of a beast. The testing went very well and I think we should now be ok on the Kent. We had only one slight problem with the clutch slipping, but this seems to be due to the slave cylinder being a little close to the clutch arm. This was fixed with a small amount of spannering, although we will keep an eye on it, just in case. Although we do have a small list of things we need to fix, there is nothing dramatic. Unfortunately, I forgot my camera, so I have no pictures, that's what comes of getting up at 5.00am... Anthony

Some pictures of the car. The Car - http://www.rallyofkent.co.uk/images/subaru...rd%2005%202.jpg Cockpit - http://www.rallyofkent.co.uk/images/subarurallycar/s2.jpg Engine - http://www.rallyofkent.co.uk/images/subarurallycar/s6.jpg Boot - http://www.rallyofkent.co.uk/images/subarurallycar/s1.jpg I'm based in the medway towns

can a moderator please clean up these multiple posts, When I posted the message I got an error, so I did it again in a few seconds as asked, unfortunately you can see I have now posted the response too many times. sorry...

Hi, We have now joined the Subaru Rally fraternity, as we have just purchased a Group N Scoob. Our first event will be the Rally of Kent on the 12th March. Hope some of you can get down to watch, we plan to do a test day over the next week or so, so Peter can get some practice in prior to the event. We looked at a number of cars, but the orange beast chosen was the best by far, for anyone interested I have included the specs below. Subaru Impreza GC8 Version 6 Sti Full international GpN Specification Car built 2004 by Greersport R&D weld in cage Fully seam welded Carbon Kevlar floor and sill guards Alloy diff and sumpguard Solid mountings Version 6 Sti engine (mapped for Carless Turbo Ultimate) GEMS management (mapped by Phil Marks) High compression, high torque engine JE forged pistons 9.2:1 compression ratio N10 con-rods Steel head gaskets (WRC) VF34 roller bearing turbo ceramic Twin fan radiator (plus over-ride) Water injection Anti-lag R&D 5 speed dog box (0 miles since rebuild) all gears and shafts crack tested and case hardened. 6 blade paddle clutch (new) Prodrive Sti plated front diff Electronic centre diff (gems) Prodrive Sti Large 180 plated rear diff (max 250 stage miles) Proflex 3-way adjustable suspension (checked approx 100 miles ago) Sti bush kits to suspension Prodrive Quick rack(max 250 stage miles) 4 pot Sti front brakes (including new anti knock-off springs) front discs 50 stage miles. 2 pot Sti rear brakes Hydraulic handbrake (including hand brake release for centre diff) Mintex 1416F6R14.00 pads Carbon flocked dash Carbon door cards Stack dash Carbon roof vent Carbon foot wells Coralba C Giant trip meter – needs sensor wiring up Carbon door mirrors Circuit breakers ATL bag tank plus twin fuel pumps Prodrive seats 3" Sabelt 6-point Harness Electric fire eater system & hand held extinguishers Full stainless exhaust system (with re-packable back box) Sabelt steering wheel

Thanks that's the one I wanted. Not Australia then! We are about to have a Group N Subaru built by ATM Sport and I want to ensure that we cover all our bases. It'll be quite a step up from the 106 Gti... cheers, Anthony

Thanks Phil. Not the one I was thinking about. The site had a picture step by step guide to the build process. I've searched here, google, google australia and still having no luck. Maybe I imagined it!!!!?!?!? cheers,

Hi, I'm sure I saw a link on here to a web site in New Zealand or Australia for Subaru rally preparation, it had a full pictorial screen show of the preparation process. If any one knows what the link is please let me know. Anthony

Hi, Anyone hear about the little tussle that happened near West Malling Kent the other day? A guy at work spotted a Escort Cosworth and Impreza Hatchback having a tussle leaving the M20 at the West Malling Junction. He said they then jockeyed with each other up to the traffic lights on the A20. At which point the Escort driver used his initiative to turn right then left and thus avoid the red light. My mate did not know whether it was his cheek or his animated arm waving that incensed the Impreza driver. However it riled him enough so that he went through a red light and chased after the Cossie up the West Malling bypass. When my mate pulled away from the lights he happened upon the Cosworth and Impreza at the side of the road about a mile further on, where the two drivers where knocking seven bells out of each other. Anyone know who it was?

If the cable has broken at the release end and not at the catch in the boot, then trace the release cable under/ to the side of the back seat and break the cable open, to get at the wire inside and try and open the boot by pulling the wire with a pair of pliers, if the cable is broken further back or the remote release catch is off, then you will probably have to remove the seats, or break in to the boot using force. I hope its the cable mate...

Iggy, For around £18K I will sell you my Silver 04 Sti - only 16,800 miles and no clutch conversion! PM me if interested, where-abouts are you Anthony

Green M Plate with Yellow Subaru Decals, right outside the front of my house! Sounds nice.

Catwoman, Open the task bar properties, You get to this by right-clicking on the Start Menu and selecting properties. Then select the taskbar tab. Please see the attached picture. Once on the properties, uncheck the top 2 and make sure the third is checked Anthony

Try RF Concepts they have a lot of bullet cameras etc... The also do the geovision system which is a card you put in your pc and will record movement only when it is in a specific area. I got my bullet camera for rallying from them. cheers, Anthony

If you want to guard the intercooler you could get this instead. Intercooler Shield