savage bulldogs

Im in south suffolk but do everything myself so can't really help with a tried n tested subaru garage . A few scooby owners i know do use "tim farmer" who is a mobile subaru mechanic that is based in our area , unsure if he'd be able to stamp the service book but if all else fails give him a google

If it's your first time fitting a scooby lump ,Couple of pointers for the engine refit .... If you've removed the clutch (to remove the thrust race) , make sure it's aligned properly with a alignment tool . Cable tie the clutch fork so the clutch pivot pin is out of the way , otherwise it can engage the thrust race into the clutch before the engine and box are fully mated together. Jack the gearbox up to help align the engine and box . Search on here for coolant refill threads , as scoobs are renound for getting coolant air locks . Pull the crank sensor and let the engine turn over a few times to prime the oil pump and get the oil around the engine , before initial start up [emoji6]

I did find it hard to believe that a "scooby specialist " fitted all those new parts 800 miles ago to a knocky engine . Let alone fit a new clutch into a bellhousing that was covered in oil without investigating why and where it was leaking from [emoji849] I had only intended to clean the bellhousing but as usual i got a bit carried away [emoji850] mind you a clean bay not only looks better but makes it much eaiser to spot leaks or issues in the future . Your right there stu , i can't wait to get stuck in with the engine build , although I'm not looking forward to the 1,000 miles of no smiles (low boost running in period) [emoji53] I see your build is coming along nicely, engine back in at the weekend is it bud ?

Finally Ordered the build bits this morning so once they're here and everything has been through the engineers hot wash again , i can hopefully crack on with building the engine [emoji41] Due to the rear crank seal failure the bay and gearbox bellhousing are quite oily , I'd been putting of cleaning everything for a while [emoji849]. But after a couple of hrs and nearly a bottle of machine cleaner , not only does the bay look a bit better, but the new clutch has got a much better chance of not being contaminated by all the oil [emoji6]

Nice work , I'd love to be at this stage [emoji41] But what with my birthday, easter , far cry 5 and a dose of man flu i haven't done much "scooby" lately [emoji849]

Hi n welcome to s.o.c , nice looking blob you have there [emoji41] Unfortunately I'm more of a classic scooby modder, so can't really recommend a type of splitter or diffuser but ht auto's or abw do sell plenty of good fitment options . I did buy some epman wheelnuts with red caps covering the bolt holes and sent them back the next day . As the threads we're shockingly bad quality , in fact I'd say dam right dangerous. All due respect to the seller though as he refunded me for the repostage as well as the goods, just be cautious about buying cheap'ish wheel nuts [emoji6]

I used to run elbaich pro springs beforehand but it didn't sit quite low enough . I like the current MeisterR zeta r's on my v1 sti , being 32 way adjustable they seem ideal set at 26 rear 24 front . Only other coilovers I've had experience with on scoobs is tein streets , they had adjustable height but fixed damper . Far too harsh for road use imo . B.c's on the v7 sti admittedly i only drove it 30 miles but set at 20 front n back they were quite crashy in comparison. Think i paid just over £500 for the meisterR 's, including rear extenders and delivery but that was nearly 3yrs ago and i think they've gone up a bit in price now .

Still haven't ordered the parts yet as im getting AS performance, icp and R.M performance to quote me and price match first . So I'm not too sure when I'll start just yet ,As i need to keep costs down but won't cut corners [emoji6] I'd originally planned to get it fitted and start the running in process by the end of April but as it gets closer to the warmer months i tend to get a higher work load and struggle to find spare scooby time [emoji53] Could always just turn my work phone off until may [emoji848] [emoji23]🤣 Thanks for the comments chaps , hopefully this thread will help familiarize members with the ej207 and give the new owner piece of mind seeing it's been built properly .

The avcs Heads have the usual visual crack between exhaust valve ports and spark plug hole . Although it's almost impossible to find a second hand set of avcs heads without cracks (very common issue) and the 3 other scooby engine builders ive spoken to , said they looked fine . I dont want to take any chances so i had my engineer pressure check , lightly mill the faces and recut all the valves in both heads . Which cost me a extra £300 on top of the normal face work [emoji849] but it's worth it for piece of mind for me . Looks like I'm starting to run outta excuses not to upset the wife and order all the rebuild parts [emoji4]

Yeah I've polished a few ally bits before , pretty time consuming to get good results [emoji53] My engineer is gonna blast the cam covers and i think i might just get a quote for cleaning up the block too [emoji4]

Trying to curb the urge to paint the bug's block before rebuilding it [emoji849] Just cos i like painted bays , it doesn't mean the next owner will [emoji848] It's still gotta go through the engineer's hot wash but ive spent about a hr on 1 casing halve and its not made a great deal of difference imo [emoji848]

I'll probably go to this to have a squint at the pods new 1/4 mile [emoji41] but i ain't gonna tempt fate and stick my name down for any show stands, at least until I've got the bug up n running [emoji849]

Always nice to see a classic getting some tlc [emoji41] As jay said feel free to start a thread in the build section [emoji6] Are you going to give it a tidy up and go back to standard or modding it ?

Seeing as the v1sti seems to be jealous of the bug taking up all the scooby time [emoji849] i bought her a couple of preface scoops for when i (eventually) get round to refreshing the paintwork [emoji4]

Don't get me wrong , you don't want to be bouncing off the limiter [emoji4] but you'd probably be putting less stress on the engine, at under a 3rd throttle at 4.5k than 2/3rds throttle at 3k .[emoji6]

It's always good to stay off boost when the engine's cold and keep the revs low if possible but it's not so important to keep the revs low . if going up a incline when cold, I'd say you'd probably be better off bringing the revs up a bit by holding it in gear at a lower throttle position . Than sitting at 3k with over half throttle, as at 3k with half throttle most scoobs will trying to make more boost

Block half faces have been checked over, bores have had a light hone (to bed the new rings in) and the pistons have come up well . Looks like im gonna have to start getting my shopping list together soon [emoji4]

Might get far cry 5 , think ive played them all appart from the primal one . Hopefully days gone will be as good as it looks and not 3rd person all the time [emoji848] Last decent zombie open world game i played was probably dying light

Im Still mostly playing bf1 on the ps4 and waiting for days gone release date [emoji849]

There's a sticky thread in the tech section that shows you how to run self diagnostics on classics by plugging connectors together under the dash [emoji6]

Missed this thread somehow. It depends on the condition of the rest of it ? Is it clean enough around the rear inner arches, boot well ,inner sills and suspension turrets? If the brakes have been sitting a while, the discs might be quite pitted and calipers might need a refurb too . Diff and box oils (plus a few other serviceable parts ) would probably worth doing as well . Id say realistically; it would cost about £1k to get it on the road and would've have thought you'd be able to pick up a second hand lump for £650 . You could fit the new belt kit to that , But with anything second hand you do take a bit of a chance . If that engine is goosed ? i do need a exhaust cam pulley, left bank timing belt cover backing plate and a clean center timing belt cover for my bug [emoji6]

Give Alyn at asperformance a bell he'd probably at least match the price of the pad fitting kit and help with pads , discs ect (if needs be) I got some t2 discs and pfc pads for my brembos off him , best combo I've had for fast road / daily driving

Check to see if ios does a suitable app for your smartphone first ,or use a android tablet if you have 1 you could use. As for the bluetooth dongle , i think any cheap odb11 bluetooth dongle should work fine fella. Hopefully someone who has one will point you in the tried n tested direction though

I bought my pins, r clips , new bleed nips and copper washers from either Alyn at asperformance or luke at import car parts (can't rember which lol )

When i enquired a costing from Alyn, that was for all the machine work needed to just assemble the bottom end ie rebore , hone , face work to the deck and cdb inserts [emoji6] Definitely always a bit of a gamble with any 2nd hand parts but it depends on how deep the op's pockets are . My pockets are fairly deep but I've only got short arms [emoji23] Hence why I've never pushed my budget build with a £2k turbo and only have 360hp from my £150 turbo [emoji4]