AlanG

Yep. there's been a few that have went there off the back of that job and the feedback i've got from every one of them has been nothing but 100% satisfaction. All have been well chuffed.

What were your terminals like compared to Scoobyshootout Andy?

I think he was talking about the car fai.

Your "gas" shocks still have oil in them, it's not gas "or" oil shocks. They'll be fine if for the right model year.

Cheers Barry, I ask because if one flexy has went you're best to replace all four to be on the safe side. As for handbrake turns, unless it's been changed to a hydraulic handbrake, it's operated by cables!

was it the flexy line that went or a hard brake line?

Would suggest looking at suitable suspension also

Thanks John. That last comment concerns me. One thing you have to be sure of is that brakes are okay!! and not "hope they're okay".

Could be my eyes and that picture, but where's the seal on the top right piston?

Ahh.. ya must have been gettin' cocky!

See it as an opportunity to learn car control in a safe environment! Once you get used to it, you'll start to love it for the fun factor!

Cheaper than full set of road tyres after a session of Knockhill !! If you push hard enough.... Having said that, if the weather stays the way it is just now there shouldn't be too much trouble with tyre wear. Could be an entertaining day with lots of slippin' 'n slidin'...

It is? Personally i wouldn't unless it was set up on a machine. Doing it by hand drill, you run the risk of the prop being out of balance with the diff and that creates a new set of problems.

I'd go lower initially, probably in the region of 26psi cause the pressure will rise with heat, but try it at standard pressure and see how it feels from there. You got any spare wheels and tyres? Don't imagine it'd be cheap to replace 18's after a session on Knockhill!

who services the car?

I went through the same thought process when i named mine as well, but felt it should stay the same cause everyone knew the car, even though the power went up! Also, it did'nt sound right for some reason in changing it 'UK600', 'UK700'... 'UK500' had a nice ring to it, dunno why. Many a time someone came up to me and said "never knew they made a UK500". lol In John's case everyone will have known it as JW340 for some time cause of the history of the car and the person, but i'd be inclined to keep as is, or think of something original, so that it can stay with it no matter what state of tune.

near rutherglen

I can't believe you did that! Have you no trust in your wife's driving capability ?? or is it your handy work you're paranoid about?

I could take a guess at what was in it Playsatan, but it was that long ago now i can't remember. Might have been different if i had bought it! lol

I thought both the Ver5/6 blocks and the P1 block were the same as well Playsatan until i was offered a broken P1 block from a Subaru dealer which had came in for replacement under warranty (some years ago). That was the 1st time i seen a 2.0 semi-closed deck block which i thought was odd. From what i believed at the time, the Ver5/6 Sti blocks of 99-00 vintage are open deck, the semi-closed version not coming into play until ver7 Sti. I've seen a number of rebuilds which have shown the Sti block to be open deck on 99-00 year. The problem now is we are some 8 years down the line since these cars were new and who knows what the history is with some of them in regards to engine changes they've had.

Erm.. ver5/6 are open deck? and P1 semi-closed? (EJ205 against EJ207)

How do the brakes feel out on the road?

Might sound daft, but you did notice there's two bleed nipples on each caliper ?!

How is it bled? Engine running or not? Is the pedal fine all the time with the engine off? Do you bleed with the bleed nipple open then close with the last press of the pedal? Pump up the pedal and hold a hard pressure on it, then open the nipple to force the fluid through, close the nipple when pedal is at the floor. Do this a couple of times starting from furthest from reservoir to nearest.

Think you need to read again Peter! There are also consumer rights and product liability policies which can take care of any issues with goods purchased.