Can I be a real member of the gang now?

[scotty]

Well ive got a mate looking for a classic so ive already let him know about yours if you decide to sell it shane .

[Red Baron]

It will be going, I'm just trying to delay the inevitable for as long as possible.

[scotty]

Have you got a price in mind dont blame you trying to hold onto to it .

[Neil97rs]

saw this parked up outside garage on the green the other day.
Still looks nice and shiny

[Red Baron]

Yep, was looking at a replacement for my Civic diesel daily.
Have a price in mind Scotty but struggling to find something with a similar mileage and condition to base it on.

[scotty]

Pm me the price you want and i will let the other person know .

[Red Baron]

Sale has fallen through bugger

[NL03Scooby]

Originally Posted by Red Baron

Sale has fallen through bugger

Hahaha, you sound gutted! So, when are you going to start modifying?

[Red Baron]

I've just unmodified it lol

[NL03Scooby]

Originally Posted by Red Baron

I've just unmodified it lol

I know, but if you are going to keep it...

Just having it to drive is probably more then enough now.

[Red Baron]

Somewhere new to park my fat arse and doesn't squeak like the leather.

[NL03Scooby]

Looks good, like the red with the red.

[Scott.T]

Looking good.
If only it was that easy for everyone to get rid of a squeaky fat arse.

[stonejedi]

Looks Good,i don't really check for leathers in Subarus,BMW and Mercs maybe,i bet your not slipping and sliding off of your seat now when you are hitting those tight corners.SJ.

[scotty]

Those seats are tidy makes alot of difference looking good .

[Red Baron]

Should never have sold these really although the STI ones seem to sit a little lower which is handy



These were a little on the slippy side but it did make it easier getting in and out

[Steve_PPP]

New ones are definitely an improvement on the leather

[Red Baron]

And another small job done today, changed the clutch fluid, horrible, 18 year old black stuff replaced with nice new Pagid DOT4, (cap says DOT3 but I'm sure it will be fine). May help with the stiffening clutch pedal when sat in traffic.
Next weekends job is power steering fluid as guess that is 18 years old as well and makes some interesting noises on full lock. Then it's gearbox and diff oil time along with a service, someone remind me why I kept it?

[Bolesroor]

"And another small job done today, changed the clutch fluid, horrible, 18 year old black stuff replaced with nice new Pagid DOT4, (cap says DOT3 but I'm sure it will be fine). May help with the stiffening clutch pedal when sat in traffic."

I had the same issue on Friday night travelling on the M25 from Guilford , loads of traffic, clutch stiffened up to the point I thought my left foot wasn't engaging with my brain.

[Red Baron]

It's not too bad a job Steve, 12mm socket for the 2 intercooler bolts, a screwdriver for the hose clips, a 10mm spanner for the bleed nipple, a bit of hose and whatever receptacle you use to catch the old brake fluid balances nicely in the undertray. Hardest bit is getting the intercooler to throttle body hose back on again but as yours has the silicone STI one it's probably a lot easier.

Oh, and you'll need someone's left leg to pump the clutch pedal.

[Bolesroor]

Thanks for the advice Shane, with my luck with car mechanics I think I'll leave it for the experts.

I'm also beginning to think that the clutch is begining to slip

The way I have the servicing phased ,the blob is 6 month's before the wagon but with no trip this year and no miles on the blob since Germany last year I might be forced to rethink .

[Red Baron]

Well for anyone that thinks their Power Steering pump is on its way out can I suggest the first thing you do is a fluid change, just spent half an hour and £5 on a litre of Dexron III and now no more whiny power steering pump. What came out was black, what went in was red!!! Have a spare litre if anyone needs any.

[Scott.T]

Could be a job worth doing considering its age.
Did you cyphon out ?

[Red Baron]

Yep, big syringe and a bit of hose, top up, steering lock to lock a few times, siphon out, top up, repeat until the fluid that was coming out was much the same as what was going in.

[Red Baron]

Finally fitted my fire extinguisher today, only one splinter in my finger, maybe a bit of ally would have been easier but had this lying around so seemed rude not to use it

[Ginola]

Spot on that


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[Scott.T]

Looks good.
I assumed you had the day off when I spotted the scoob out front today.

[Red Baron]

Just need to trim a bit more off the end with the Dremel to clear the raised bit on the seat mounting but was running out of time and had to get the seats back in.

[Bolesroor]

Nice one

[Red Baron]

Got something new in the post today, you'll never guess what it is:



















Were you right, it was a tricky one?

[NL03Scooby]

I'm glad you posted an after pic, for a moment I feared I would never know what it was.

[Bolesroor]

Could you post up some more pictures please








What's the make Shane ?

[Red Baron]

It's a TSL Group N Steve, bit louder than the Prodrive but not quite as unsociable as the Cobra, it's the slightly later version of what Scott has. Will whack it on tomorrow.

[Lucky]

Awesome exhaust.one of the best sounds i think.

[Bolesroor]

TSL is on the wagon, nice sound imo

[Red Baron]

There's not much difference in size between the TSL and the Prodrive.

TSL GpN Vs Prodrive by sbarnard69, on Flickr

TSL GpN Vs Prodrive by sbarnard69, on Flickr

There is a difference in hardness between my head and the diff housing though

Head Vs Diff housing by sbarnard69, on Flickr

Looks good and sounds even better

TSL GpN on Classic Impreza by sbarnard69, on Flickr

[Lucky]

OUCH!

Looks good though and I should think it now sounds nice and deep.

[Red Baron]

My boy asked what would happen if I started it with no back box on, obviously I needed to demonstrate Not sure the neighbours appreciated it as much as he did.

[Steve_PPP]

Bet that hurt!

Backbox looks good, I had one of these a few years ago too. Great quality... in fact i think it ended up on Lucky's black blob??

[Red Baron]

It didn't actually hurt, I didn't realise it was bleeding till Tom asked me why there was blood on the floor, looked a lot worse than it actually was as it had run from one side of my head to the other and down the side of my face.

[Red Baron]

Following a cheeky bid on ebay I've found myself in need of my polishing kit again

Before


Getting There


Much Better


Bit more work tonight and should be ready to fit.

[Red Baron]

Think the ride is about to get a little less comfortable.



Complete set of Original STI 5 suspension delivered for less than one replacement KYB. Quick coat of paint to freshen them up and should lose some of that space between the wheel and arch.

[scotty]

Nice bargain if you ask me had them on my Terzo they wernt to bad .

[Scott.T]

I feel my driveway being borrowed in the not to distant future.

[Steve_PPP]

Originally Posted by Red Baron

Well for anyone that thinks their Power Steering pump is on its way out can I suggest the first thing you do is a fluid change

How much fluid did you get through to do the job? My PS pump just started making horrible noises after loosening off the banjo next to the turbo inlet pipe which we've swapped. Doesn't want to bleed the air out just by going lock to lock but I can't remember the PS fluid being changed...

I'm guessing its Dexron III ATF fluid that's needed, like this?
https://www.eurocarparts.com/ecp/c/S...76012&&cc5_869

Cheers

[Red Baron]

A litre of that will do it Steve, I bought 2 bottles of the same and never opened the second.

[Steve_PPP]

Nice one, thanks Shane. Looks an easy enough job

[Red Baron]

If I was local I'd drop it all round but it would cost more to get it to you than you could order it for. Try not to remove too much at a time, it does cause the pump to make nasty noises.

[Steve_PPP]

Heh, no worries. Like you say, at under a tenner a litre its not exactly expensive stuff

[Red Baron]

Gratuitous post clean in early morning sunshine shot



Probably started a little too early as the water froze on the car.

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[Lucky]

Looking good. I’ve just done mine and had the same. Looked around me and everywhere was white!!

[Red Baron]

Had to start mine with the heaters on full to melt the ice on the bonnet and roof so I could dry it.

[Scott.T]

Cleaned mine yesterday after a 200 mile tour of Kent Surrey and Sussex trying to find a k1 replacement.
Left the wheels till this morning but decided on a warm bucket of water for wheels 2, 3 & 4 !!!

[Red Baron]

Finally had a quick play with the DA polished, medium pad and compound on the rear spoiler which has always been covered in really bad swirl marks, relatively happy, will attack the whole car when I have time.

[scotty]

Good job Shane looking forward to using mine when weather is better .

[Red Baron]

Just fixed a load of the picture links by moving stuff to Flikr (yes I was bored) and noticed that not all of the links to photobucket are broken, will keep an eye on them as have moved everything over now. Can everyone else see the photos on Page 2 of this thread?

[Banstead Stig]

I can't.

[Anger]

Yeah can see them

[Red Baron]

Think they were cached on the laptop as they wouldn't load on my phone, should all be fixed now other than those that are in quoted text.

Don't think it looks too bad seeing as it will be 20 years old next year.

[Bolesroor]

Looking good Shane

[Red Baron]

Just need to fit it now...


...and swap the fans over as the 4 blade one should be on the other side.

[Steve_PPP]

Wow that fan assembly is clean, nice work

[scooby doo]

Looks a clean set up,

[Red Baron]

Blasted, plated and powder coated, they won't rust again, fan blades were cleaned with autosol metal polish of all things, seemed to work well, new stainless nuts holding the fans in and new stainless bolts for the shroud mounts, just need to find a way of securing the connectors to the shrouds as the little clips fell apart, don't want to leave them loose as they are next to the headers.
Will do the cam belt while I have access and Probably fit the new bumper bar that I've had for about 5 years.

[alfa male]

Nice.

[NL03Scooby]

Proper job, good stuff Shane.

[scotty]

What a difference well worth the effort.

[Red Baron]

I'll take photo of the left over pieces from the old one when I get round to taking it out.

[Bolesroor]

Originally Posted by scotty

What a difference well worth the effort.

Agreed

[Red Baron]

As some will have seen from Facebook, it's been a busy day:

Old rad and fans out, told you they were bad.





Thankfully no real rust in the front panel where the rad mounts, it's had a rub down and a coat of paint to clean it up.



Also sorted out the bumper bar, I saw this was a bit crusty not long after I got the car in 2012 when I changed a sidelight bulb. I picked up one from JPP from an imported V3/4 STI, thought it was about time I fitted it, hadn't realised how different they were.



Was about to get the grinder out but thought I'd do a trial fit before I painted it and the bumper fits over it fine, so bolted in place, one less job to do.

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Next job for tomorrow is cam belt whilst there's plenty of room and then put it all back together again.

[Scott.T]

Good work, Looks like that's the next job for me. Better to be safe than sorry.
Link to fan shrouds and rad would be useful ;o)

[Red Baron]

Fan shrouds were given to me, I just stripped them down and dropped them to the powder coasters, rad was an eBay special. Only other thing you'll need is new hose clips and for piece of mind, new top and bottom hoses.

[Scott.T]

Did you use Hastings powder&paint as I thought they had quite a high minimum order ££

[Red Baron]

Yep, they did them for £30.

[scooby doo]

all go then

[Red Baron]

Yep, all done. Cam belt, tensioner and all pulleys and idler, new aux belts, new radiator, fans and shrouds, new bumper bar and a fresh load of coolant.

Filled it in reverse from the turbo hose with the heater open until the header tank was full, ran until the temperature Gauge was nearly half way, topped up header and expansion and cap on and ran till the fans cut in. Allowed to cool and topped up with a small amount. Been out for a blast on this hot day and no problems.

[scooby doo]

Spot on that's exactly how I did mine. Should be good for ages now. Worth looking at other hoses tho that turbo hose you filled from I found mine not to seal
Properly again after so ended with new one and clips

[Red Baron]

Top and bottom hoses, turbo hose and the 2 thin ones from the header tank to rad and expansion bottle are now silicone with new jubilee clips.

Just need to save pennies for a new clutch now.

[scooby doo]

Good shout.

[Red Baron]

I don't care if it can't be seen, I couldn't fit looking like that.



So ended up like this:

[Rdlangy1]

Originally Posted by Red Baron

I don't care if it can't be seen, I couldn't fit looking like that.



So ended up like this:

Great job cleaning up there Shane

[Steve_PPP]

Nobody likes a dirty pipe

[Red Baron]

Seem to spend more time cleaning parts than I do the car, picked up some alloy front wishbones all the way from bonnie Scotland, were a little dirty so say the least.



Quick pressure wash.



De-grease



And a light rub down



Just need to order a new set of drop links, possibly polly bush them and get them fitted

[Bolesroor]

Good job there Shane

[SpecB]

Looking good - I’m after some JDM alloy arms for the legacy seems pointless re-bushing the steel ones


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[scooby doo]

They came up alright didn't they,

[Red Baron]

Found these by chance off one of the Facebook groups, got the pair delivered for less than the price of an aftermarket steel arm so quite happy.

[Red Baron]

Finally fitted it 8 months later, having just fired it up for the first time I don't think the neighbours are going to be impressed.

[scooby doo]

Lol have to refit the Prodrive , interesting to here it as seen a tsl group N on eBay I was going to buy.

[Rdlangy1]

Mmmmmm noise!!!

[Red Baron]

Here you go for those of you without Facebook.

https://youtu.be/B1jJ1cUEBKc

[Rdlangy1]

Like that! Nice

[scooby doo]

Very nice, have you driven it?

[Red Baron]

Just nipped out in it to drop the boy at air cadets, definitely louder but hadn't driven it for 3 weeks so difficult to say how much. Not driven it hard as need to put the Apexi in and get it mapped.

[scooby doo]

Cool

[Red Baron]

Well finally got the alloy lower arms, new droplinks and new ball joints fitted today, wasn't too bad a job other than rounding off one of the pinch bolts on the ball joints, got it undone with a 13mm impact socket hammered onto it in the end.

Also a bit of new under bonnet bling, how do the chinese manage to do these for £4.99 delivered, the STI logo is even up the right way when its fitted.

[Red Baron]

Had this fitted for a few weeks now and forgot I finally got a photo of it lit up at night, 60mm Apexi boost gauge that I got from Leighton in a modified 52mm GC8 specific pillar pod, nice colour match to the rest of the dash both in in daylight and when illuminated. Tried loads of methods of mounting the pod without putting a screw into the A pillar but had to give in as it just wouldn't sit flush or stay in place.

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Also mounted the Power FC Commander, really need to get round to fitting the Power FC as well now.

[scooby doo]

The green and red work well with the oem clusters.

[Leight]

Looks good in your car I did love the gauge but wanted more and couldn't find any that match.