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Just wanted to say a quick thanks to Grant and all the boys at AWD for a bang up job (as always) servicing my scooby ;-). Also i cant recommend enough to people to get some whiteline bushes on to your scooby (especially if you own a classic like me), the rear diff supports and steering rack bushes and the adjustment to the rear roll bar have really tightened up the feel of the scooby when i was driving home, all set now for a little spirited driving down the windy roads! :-) Cheers Again lads, hopefully see you all at the open day.

That is bloody scary stuff man, glad you got away ok and nothing serious happened to yourself!! Did sound like a carjacking especially if there were 2 cars with folk in them coming for you, dam shame that things have got like this these days [:@].

Thats exactly the tyre pressure i use on my 17's [] The way i did it was to just experiment a bit until i found something that suited my driving style as each to their own! []

Whats big power without a big stereo, driving about just doesn't feel the same without the rumble of the flat four echoed with the rumble of some choice tunes from the subs and 6x9's! [] Wish i could make it up for this one but will be down in England so have to miss this and Crail on Sunday [:@]

Just to add to the comments I have tried the Mintex 1144 and 1155 and found both to be cracking pads. I have had the fortune to try both pads on city, country road and track driving conditions. I found the mintex 1144's to give excellent bite from cold and still retained that level of bite down a country road blast (over the course of 3 hours straight []). When at Crail during the hard braking on the last leg on the 1/4 mile there was loads of bite from them however the second i was onto the track i found the pads heated up far too much to the point where after about 3 minutes of spirited driving they were severely compromised in the amount of bite they delivered, in fact it was so bad i decided to pit in only to stop and see the pads smoking away!! The pads seem to wear at a moderate rate but have not had them long enough on the car to comment much on this also i have noticed moderate amounts of brake dust when using these. The 1155's were pretty good from cold but needed a few brakes to heat them up to their typical standard, when they do heat up the bite is awesome (more so than the 1144's). I personally find these brakes fine around town and excellent on country roads, at Crail and especially on the track. The wear on the pads was pretty moderate over the a couple on months driving and a trackday (with me not holding back on my braking!!) added to this i have only experienced a moderate amount of brake dust from the pads! All in all i would say that the 1155's were my particular favorite of the two primarily for its versatility over all sorts of driving conditions and the higher levels of bite that you get from them compared to the 1144's and the fact that i want to use the car on the occasional trackday. I would add that due to the pads not biting as hard as they typically do when heated if you have a tendency to drive close to other cars bumpers on occasion then there is the risk you could underestimate the braking of the pads and bump into them or if you have to brake suddenly you may initially not have that same level of bite, however i have not had any problems using them! As for disks the only ones i have tried are the standard ones and the grooved black diamond discs. I have had no problem with the black diamond discs but have noiced that the feel of the brake pedal was not quite as smooth as the standard discs, this does not affect the braking performance so i think the feel i was getting is from the pads rubbing against the discs grooves. I was advised by many people against getting the drilled discs as they are proven to cracking if they are put under a lot of stress (as would be seem at a trackday). I would however maybe next time go for the Tarox grooved discs as they have more grooves on the disc for better cooling and just to test out but as they were priced at nearly twice that of the black diamond my budget could not quite afford it at the time when i got the brakes done. Hope that is of some help?[]

H&S all the way mate!! [Y][]

Have to say i am not too keen on the new scooby effort, dont think it suits being a hatchback. There are elements of it that are definately cool like the vent that is molded into the bonnet and the rear trim near the exhaust but all in all not quite as complete looking as the new Civic type R or the V6 Clio. Guess i would have to see it in the flesh before i pass final judgement. []

Our boy Andy F never fails to to work wonders on scoobs!! [] About the resonator box removal was wanting to do this to my scoob at some point as i already have the IC hoses in place. I remember a while back someone posted a 'how to' about this up and i still had the link kicking about http://www.scoobytuner.com/tuning/?tSfID1=19&tuningID=9 Hope it helps! []

Flipping heck mate that is a complete world of difference, i am pretty gobsmacked just looking at it! [] I know who to call when i want some touching up done to my scooby!! In fact my other halves paint work on her Nissan Micra is looking a bit dull like, the audi, and i tried the Meguires treatment but never got anywhere near the results you have there. So was that all just from a mechanical polisher and some rubbing compound? Please do tell []

I had something similar with my classic after i put on a set of Samco IC hoses. As with yourself turned out that the problem was me not quite tightening up the one jubilee clips to the hose. So made sure to tightening it back up as tight as i could and have had no issues. Was cautious when i went back out on the road for a while, but been to crail and a trackday since and everything is running like clockwork so i reckon you should be ok []

Cheers for the suggestions and offers for wheels but i think that the time has come to get bigger alloy wheels and my old 16" wheels with its remaining tread could do me for the next trackday. []. Been dying to get some 17's on the car for some time now but always end up putting it off, so nows my chance to sort it out. So if anyone out there has a decent set of 17's out there give me a shout!! Cheers mate!! Classics all the way for sure [] The bonnet is a cosmetic carbon fibre bonnet (as opposed to the real thing) but still loads lighter than the old steel one, fits a treat and looks sweet!! Glad i cleaned the Scoob a fews days before the trackday so it was looking its best for the photos.

Some cracking photos there mate!! Loads of my Scooby in action []. Was cool meeting you k19wrx (sorry i never even caught your name) and cheers again for the lend of your jack [] All round was a great day with cracking weather. Have to say i was so impressed with the cornering on those Evo's they really were leaving me for dust! Guess its time to maybe get some Whiteline goodies onto the car in preparation for next time. Also wish i had a spare set of wheels as i have nearly demolished most of the tread on mine. At least it gives me an excuse to invest in a new set of wheels and tyres..... nice set of 17's me thinks []

Bugger about the FRB as thats the route i normally take! Hopefully if i set off early there should not be so much traffic about (fingers crossed). Cheers for the heads up st3ph3n [Y]

1.jimser 2.cyprock 3.scoobaroo 4.Scoobymark 5.Iqy Hopefully be there, still bitter about getting slower times than usual last time up but bring lets see how we go this time. Any scoobies wanting a spirited run down the quarter mile please feel free to step up (mines the silver classic) []

Nice launch mate although i hope you beat that Nobles sorry ass down the strip [] I'm itching to get up to the next Crail!!