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After 18 years offshore with many many safe rig moves under our belts with info and advice received from the Abz met office, it will be a sad day indeed when we can not get the first class service we have come to relay on and trust so much. DMI and Meteo from Denmark and Holland simply can?t tie their boot laces. Absolute nonsense; when you consider all the safety systems the North Sea has lost due to cost cutting and the apparent need to increase profit margins. Poor show indeed.This closure must not be allowed to happen

Ditto all the above. Don?t mean to point out the obvious but more horses equals more heat and high (or higher) BHP cars do suffer from high temp problems which leads to symptoms as you have described. Once you get high 90 degree temps then we run the risk of the dreaded air locks caused by boiling and they are a true bitch to clear in a Scooby. Recently I have been suffering this problem after RCM and Bob Rawle worked their magic in Feb. With hard use and an up rated Sti rad cap, I would get tell tail signs of things getting rather hot and having suffered the lack of water pump prime and air locks with all three temp gauges (dash, defi & secs) going through the roof, literality Spoke with Olly at Roger Clark Motorsport (RCM) and he recommended an up rated thermostat, which they had fitted to the Icelandic car; the 650 bhp one and a few other big BHP cars. Brian Downie fitted the thermo only last week and I have been running the car over the weekend and also back and fore to work today. Both oil and water temps are down nicely. Water used to sit around 86 degrees for normal driving and it is now at 78 degrees. Fast road use on the way home tonight never saw me get above 92 on the water and the oil stayed below 100. Oil used to peak over 100 quite (maybe I should say very) often and I could have had several cups of tea to boot; if you like you tea made with an anti freeze mix So if you are changing the thermo, go for the RCM supplied one is my advice. It?s a proven product (as is all their gear) and I like that when spending dosh. It is a Japanese sourced Zero Sports Racing Development Thermo. Says EJ20 CL-CL-0003-0 on the box. I was 60 quid plus vat. Also go for the flush treatment if you are changing the thermo and run the minimum of anti freeze, within reason of course. Another big plus is less activity from the Knocklink; in fact I was thinking it was not working on Saturday morning as I headed to Turriff from Inveruire. So all in all a wee mod that saves lots of heart burn....for you and the scoob Hope this helps.

Swiggi, Craig; YHM IanJ; We may need that offer to get parts down to central belt this week. Cheers.

Update and status on parts. Standard 4 pots are sold. AP 6 pots are provisionally sold to Swiggi; Waiting on confirmation from him. Brembo 4 pots have a noted interest; e-mailed pictures to Craig who has a shout on AP?s also. drb 5; Did you send me an e-mail on Friday 22nd July? Please let me know. Will take offers on sports cat DP and Prodrive back box. Also offers on pinks Sti wheels with RE070?s on them. No use to me now; won?t fit over brake upgrade and taking up space in garage. Clear out time on other parts; standard 6 speed clutch, fly wheel, exhaust system, headers, up pipe, engine hose?s, rear ARB, drop links, standard discs, brake hose?s, all kinds of bits and pieces.

Swiggi; YHM

All, I will come back to you with the info that you requested tomorrow; been away with work commitments and unable to log on to SIDC site through works machines Hence the request to e-mail me. I can log onto that OK

I have a few bits and pieces that I'm considering selling on; Aberdeenshire area Tow bar with detachable swan neck assy £200 Sti 17? pink track alloys with good RE 070's £400 Complete PPP kit, Cat DP, BB exhaust, etc. (early one with Gems daughter board) £550 Subaru 4 pots for classic or new age £220 SOLD Sti Brembo (Gold) 4 pots with DBA 5000 2 part bell/discs (only fit under 17? Sti alloys or bigger) £500 SOLD AP 6 pots (black/yellow) with 330 mm 2 part bell/discs (fit under 17? classic/new age wheels) £600 SOLD Sti 7 headlights £130 SOLD May part exchange or swap any of above for new age 18? or 19? alloys. Serious peeps only please If you are looking for any of the above and have the dosh ring the bell by E-mailing me at Jools@JASF.co.uk Don?t ask for pictures just cause you want a look see. That just messes it up for serious folks and gives us all the run around. First come, first serve basis. My selling philosophy is quite simple; money talks and bull5hit walks If sending mail, mark your e-mail subject box with "Scooby parts" or something equally obvious.

1. Matt ..........6th 2. jc scoob ...(any) 3. Jasonb......(any) 4. JohnnyR6..(not fussed..too upset about the timing gear to think) 5. Fee.....(any) 7. Adam Kindness....(any) 8. Miss Scooby....6th please (Gee Wr1 passenger) 9.Higgy.............any 10. Playsatan2...any 11. WRC No 1....any 12. Big Daz / Scoobylav.......( any ) 13. Rice Rocket .... (Any) 14. Ferry Scooby (any) 15. Weeb (any 16. GUMBAW (Whenever) 17. Kenny McGee 18. Jools (any)

Kitten, Ditto above from Jamie (shakes head) Not sure what?s been going on, and I can?t say I have seen any thing that you may be referring to; but my advice would be hang in there girl. Since joining the SIDC 7 years ago and three Subarus later my wife and I have met some fantastic people through our passion for things that go fast, namely Scoobies, although we are not Scooby snobs by any means. We used to do an annual weekend tour of the West Coast and it was fantastic times. Nowadays we focus on track events and get togethers. Regarding the folks we have met through the club several of them are now our very closest friends and we see each other several times per month. We have over a dozen other friends we have met that we see several times a year. In fact tonight my wife is out for a meal with her pals, some of whom are referred to above and there is not a man (I hope) or Scooby in sight. It would be fair to say regardless of what cars we now drive, or will drive in the future; our friendships are there for much longer. Remember e-mail and forums such as this are a difficult place to converse. Suggest you get yourself to the meets; meet some people and then you will get a feel for them and people you can get to know and trust. Lets be honest, just cause the guy in the next street drives a Scooby, doesn?t mean that you will be joined at the hip or become great friends. Hell, you will meet some folks you won?t even like?.but give it a chance and I promise you will meet a heck of a lot more that you do Regarding going to SN well there is not much happening there nowadays for us lot from North of the border, but give it a go and see what you think. What ever route you choose I wish you all the best and success.

Just called Derek Suzuki Balino 1.6 Estate. R plate, alloy wheels, boot spoiler. MOT till Aug, Tax till Oct. 123K, good runner and looks clean enough. 600 quid. Alfa Romeo 1.6 T-Spark, 900 quid. Something to consider

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My Brother has a scoob (legacy) that he was going to drive to the scrap yard. MOT runs out before Monday; free to anyone that wants it. Try calling Derek Stewart Abz 743565. Good friend of mine and deals in older motors at the couple of grand mark; he may have something real old?or know a man that does

Also Brian Downie at Kenmay for quality work, but he is always busy. Like Carl says Liam will also do a great job. Both these guys are as honest and hard working as the day is long, so no worries there. Tell Brian you were advised to come to him; that will help.

What you are saying is right Cal, expect the first stainless steel (SS) mid section right after the DP (working in gas flow direction) has a small silencer box in it and that replaces the standard fitment exhaust part that comes with a cat in it. The PPP exhaust kit is a SS hi flow cat DP, SS first mid section and the SS backbox. You keep the second ?mild steel? mid section, which is the ?resonator? section. It doesn?t touch the up pipe, which on an Sti is a straight through pipe.

Cal, The cat is on the down pipe on the PPP kit. The first mid section has a small box and you use the standard second mid section (resonator box) as fitted when the car was new, with a Prodrive back box. In short you get 3 of the 4 sections when you fit PPP. Sure am getting to the stage of selling bits and pieces; taking up room for the last 3 years now.

Was not able to get along tonight; would help if the car was fit for purpose Maybe next time....

Make sure the headers have 3 bolt flanges and not the early two bolt flange; they were prone to gasket failure regardless of OEM . RCM sell headers that are well proven on big horse power cars; that to me is worth the wee bit of extra dosh you may have to spend, compared to fitting less capable headers and then having to service/repair blown and leaking gaskets?

Early PPP car used a gems daughter board that sat right over the ECU mother board and was spiced into it, fooling the car into providing more boost. Was regarded by some as a crude way , but nevertheless a very effective way of getting more power. These were fitted on early 02 cars only. Prodrive then went the EcuTech route with the very late 02 PPP kits and from 03 onwards that all you get.

Peter, I don?t know; never had it on the rollers and not bothered with figures to be honest. It won?t be making crazy big figures, it all about the package and how the things drives and delivers power/torque. With the lightweight fly wheel and front end pulleys the car has no engine braking; it spools up like a Jap motor bike and rugs like a train. Very drivable car with good handling to match and with the Bob Rawle re-map it is very smooth right across the revs from 2500 onwards. I have mine stripped of all excess equipment, noise insulation, spare wheel, jack, boot lining, under engine/gearbox tray covers, bonnet lining, etc. As quick as you need on the B roads I would think?..it makes for lively driving and I have not had anything embarrass me so far. It fair to say it walks away from guys I know with a standard PPP car and a 330 evo...like they have a parachute tied behind them so I?m happy with the results so far

As above e-mail me at jools@JASF.co.uk for details

As above; Sti 7 headlights Tow bar with detachable swan neck assy Sti pink track alloys with RE 070's Subaru 4 pots for classic or new age Complete PPP kit (early one with Gems daughter board) E-mail me at jools@JASF.co.uk

Gordy; Looks you are going to spend serious money and if you are it is perhaps best to go with proven car tuners and allow them (to a certain degree) to advise you on what kit to go for, rather than you decide and take a mix/match of bits and pieces along thereafter to someone like Andy F or RCM. I went to RCM simply because I wanted a proven system, with bags of reliability and you don?t have to read too many Jap mags to see what they can do. Further to that RCM have done a lot of work on another Sti 7 from Aberdeenshire and I was impressed with what they and Bob Rawle can do. RCM produce big horse power cars on a weekly business and you can't help but be impressed with their staff and their premises. In saying that I didn?t know of AndyF, only heard his name so to speak at that time. If I were to do it all again I would no doubt go to him as logistically it would make so much more sense that heading to Desford way towards the bottom end of England. Horses for course, but do the ground work and don?t rush in. Take time, to save time in the long run when it comes to serious engine modifications; and get the job done right, first time around. I did and am delighted with the results...so far

Had the 1144's and pulled them off the car after a few hundread miles, binned them 1155's are better...but only just; but the DS2500's are the way to go That's why you get them as standard with 355mm/6 pot big brake kits from AP racing