savage bulldogs

Gutted I couldn't make it but I only got my scoob back Friday evening 🙄 Glad you had a goodn and hopefully I'll make the next 1 at the pod s.o.c go to . As for times I managed a 13.2 , which for the spec is pretty poor tbh 😞 Wish I could blame my scoob but it was definitely driver error and mechanical sympathy holding it back 😂

Glad it was a simple fix stu 😎 And yes the scoob , me and my kids are feeling much better thanks 👍 I've replied to your p.m to bud 😉

Yeah I'm well happy with the finish , only minor thing was that the engine bay was a bit dusty 😂 mind you I hadn't had chance to spring clean the bay , so it was well overdue ☺ But It gave me something to do today , as well as putting some solution finish on the black trims and seal the fresh paintwork , so it's ready for cars on the green next Sunday 😉 Might have a play trying to fit the lower grill tomorrow .

Brought it home after it's preface refit and paintwork 😁

You know you've brought up your teenage daughters right and married the right Mrs when all 3 of them are stood at the door Snapchat'ing the Scooby as I bring it home 😊 I'll give it a few days but the preface front end needs "something" imo🤔 maybe a black grill in front of the fmic but hey it's only been on the drive 5 mins and I wanna mod it lol

Think I'm gonna have to have a couple of beers tonight too help me sleep , feel like a kid on Xmas eve lol . I' sure I'll be feeling a lot more positive once I've got her back , hell I might even start working on the bug again . Just need to find a decent non abrasive wax to seal the paint while it' still a bit soft 😉

Are you sure it's not a coilpack plug issue , as I had a loose fitting plug that used to vibrate loose and cause the same symptoms. Injector plugs making a good connection? When you say plugs are good do you mean condition or are they all the same colour? Could try a compression test to rule out a mechanical issue . Hope it's something simple , bud

Apparently just a polish and the geo set up to do 😎, so should be picking it up tomorrow afternoon 🤞

Being a self employed plasterer by trade , I can't afford to take time off , as I don't get sick pay and my customers would go elsewhere. Luckily enough I work with a friend of mine who has been very understanding and done most of the heavy lifting. Just thought I'd add that my main upset was with my insurance company and not my broker (flux) as although I did feel a little mislead by them , making it sound like I had a agreed value policy .the black and white of it was that it didn't say agreed value anywhere on my policy (Just value) . I thought I should point this out on here just in case anyone else is unfortunate enough to find themselves in the same situation . All mods listed and declared, even if the mods add up to a substantial value, doesn't necessarily mean that your car will be valued any higher than book price by your insurance company. Even if you have a higher than book price value on your policy , it doesn't mean it's a "agreed value" . Apparently they charge a extra £40 for that and the only real reason I had a leg to stand on was that in 7 yrs I was never offered a "agreed value policy " when renewing or listing mods . After all I would've paid up the extra £40 ,rather than take a chance on loosing £5k by my car being undervalued by my own underwriter. Anyways hopefully ,physiotherapy is improving our injuries , it will soon be time too collect my scoob and I can get on with my fettle'ing .😊

Unfortunately I'm not a try n get all can out of em sort of fella , I just wanted my car sorted and my kids to be better . So didn't take a hire car or claim for any inconvenience or the fact I wasn't earning as much as I normally do due to having back and knee injuries. I assumed my insurance company would've "been on my side" and not have to be threatened with the omnibus in order to get their act together. But hey you live n learn lol

Yeah I know bud , I didn't mean it to sound aimed at your comment ,it certainly wasn't aimed anywhere in your direction mate 😊. Just the whole ballache of being hit while driving in a straight line with my kids in the car. us being injured . my own insurance company misleading me into thinking my excesive premium and mods list meant my car was worth more than £2.5k . Having to make numerous phone calls to sort it out myself (thought that' what I paid them for ) Still not knowing if the Muppet that hit me has admitted liability yet . Not knowing if it's gonna affect my premiums in the future . And not having a scoob to drive through no fault of my own , has left a bitter taste in my mouth atm . On a plus side I have more pics today 😁

I got sent a few pics today fronm Rick at Ipswich accident repair , they were taken yesterday, so she's currently being reassembled 😊

I'd imagine that if theres no external oil leaks the tmic would have a fair amount of oil in and spark plugs would show it's been burning oil . Have you done a compression and leak down test to rule out a engine issue ? Actuator or boost solenoid faut could also cause a lack of boost /power too. Although I've always said keep clear of cheap Chinese turbos ,i have bought a few spares from kinigwa through ebay and haven't had any issuse with quality. I know a few that have used essex turbos or owen developments with good results but thats been for performance applications. Otherwise unfortunately, other than suggesting finding a second hand oe replacement i can't help .

I have thought about using the a c to cool intake air but seeing as i removed my a.c pump to relocate my alternator, it didn't really get past the "thinking about it stage " 😏 Think most tend to upgrade to the later newage sti tmic (maybe even with water spray too) or use a methanol/ water injection system ,to bring down charge temps . I like the idea of something different though , so let us know what route you take in the end bud 😉

What we're the symptoms that you had and what turbo is fitted to the foz ? As if its a tdo4 they rarely fail and are readily available second hand , due to being upgraded on most modified impreza wrx's. Also the tdo4's are a journal base core which require a film of oil to take up the play on the shaft , so if it hasn't been run for a while will have "side to side" play . Afaik most new or refurbished turbo cores come pre balanced and can just be fitted to the old turbos compressor housings

Usage and personal preference play a big part in tyre choice , i prefer not to have a really soft compound to avoid scrub . As Pirelli neros i found to be great for traction but the side walls wear far to easily but i also had some khumo Estrada's which didn't wear but lacked grip and were quite noisy . My current happy medium is firestone firehawks which seem to perform well all round . Have a squint on blackcircles and compare noise , weather and compound ratings to see if you spot something that catches your eye 😉

mark at lateral performance used to sell the md series turbos , so might be worth giving him a call 😉

I'd suggest to swap the suspect coil pack to a different cylinder to see if the fault shifts along with the coilpack, to see if it was coilpack or pigtail plug (bit of wiring that plugs into the coilpack) As stu said the most common fault is the insulation going brittle from the heat , cracking and allowing the spark to arch to the cam cover . Saying that ,One of mine has the locking tab missing off the coilpack which was causing a intermittent misfire, due to the coil pack plug working loose if it wasn't pushed all the way on .

I did do panel beating , spraying and can weld to a iso (British standard) , so had intended to cut the little rust bubble out of the drivers side wheelarch ,prep the car and get a full respray done this year. I do like to do as much as possible myself and it's not like me to let someone else work on it . I do also know that i haven't got the time , space or equipment to paint a car to a good standard atm, so someone else would've had to spray it (after I'd prepped it) Not that Rick is expensive for what he does but my "paint the scooby pot " probably wouldn't have stretched far enough to pay for his level of finish over the whole car . So i had originally just hoped i could get over any paint imperfections in my sub £2k respray with my mop and various cutting compounds 🤔 I'm certain it will look spot on when Ricks done and i won't have to touch it 😎 so it's probably better for the cars looks. But for me and my girls , I'd much sooner us not been injured , done some of the work myself and not had my scoob damaged by that **** in the first place ...... Or he could've at least hit the drivers side as my kids were both sitting in the passengers side and the rust spot was on the drivers side rear 😶🙄😂

Originally he said a 2 week turn around but what with me asking for more to be painted and a bank holiday, it's pushed it back a bit . There's about 15 staff there and he uses the same blokes to strip and refit everything and 1 bloke to paint it . He says that way everyone is accountable for quality and there's no excuses if customers ain't happy 😎 The owner races a v8 engined 1 series and also owns a touring car prep company, so the geo set up will be corner weighted by them afterwards 🙂

Yes bud , can't fault Rick at Ipswich accident repair for customer service or the attention to detail so far 😎 Your not wrong there bud , feel like I've lost a limb ,certainly looking forward to getting it back . Ive misssed a few local meets and shows already 🙁 Next one is in bury st Edmunds in a couple of weeks, should give me just enough time to spring clean the bay 😊

Popped in too see her today , unfortunately due to me moving the goal posts 🙄 it won't be finished until midweek next week now but it will be having a full respray bar bootlid and rear bumper 😊

Well in true savage style and not doing things by half , I've decided to get a bit more done while she's in the bodyshop . There was only one part of rust on the whole car so the rear drivers 1/4 has had the rot cut out and had fresh metal welded back in . The roof ,boot spoiler and a posts had paint fade ,so they're being painted along with the front n rear bumpers and ally preface bonnet . Hopefully she'll be back on the driveway this weekend 🤞😊

Yeah tell me about it ...boost n burble withdrawal is a bstard lol . If your still struggling with locating a plug i can probably grab one off a mate thats breaking a v5 uk but he wants to sell the engine before i can hack bits off the loom . So might not be for a week or 2

Cheers chaps , i actually feel like I'm finally getting somewhere now 👍 I never realised how much I'd miss burble n boost and dunno how the likes of Jay can be so patient and go years without it 🤔 😉 Locating new rota boost alloys was turning out fairly expensive, especially as they will need to be painted in order to match up with the rest 😏 So i spoke to rota uk and seeing as my car has been used to premote their products, they kindly let me have some ex display rims for half price 😎 So big thumbs up to rota uk for the generous offer 👍 I was well impressed with the firestone firehawks that id fitted to the front a few years back but unfortunately the front and rear drivers side tyres were popped when he pushed me over the raised traffic island on impact 🤬 Scooby diffs dont like different circumference tyres 🙄 so i can't re use the part worn front tyre from the passengers side 😏 So Black circles will be delivering 4 new ones to be fitted once the damaged rims are replaced and painted 😊