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Length of the bar looks the same as mine, that points towards the mounts then. How annoying, maybe my car is wonky? Think I will send it back and forget about it haha

Wow this is popular isn't it :D. Good work Gambit! I shall say put my name down, can't complain for £10 really!

That is a pretty harsh but brillant prank! What colour did you go for? lol. Still can't believe my car misbehaved this morning, what actually happened is I was reversing up a slight curb, I'm talking half an inch! The mud flap touched the wheel which in turn grabbed it and pulled it off it's mounting. Car basically chewed it's own flap! :D

I ordered a rear strut brace off ebay... http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/120805088421?_trksid=p2060778.m2749.l2649&ssPageName=STRK%3AMEBIDX%3AIT I attempted to have this fitted on Saturday to no success. First issue was getting the mounting end through the bulkhead but once both mounts were on we put the brace bar onto one mount to find it doesn't line up with the other side... about an inch too long! Here is a picture of the brace bar held up in the boot Has anyone had the same issue or know the size of the brace bar? I've either got a dodgy product or my car is thinner than everyone else. Which would be worrying ;).

This is awesome! Great information, thank you :D.

Cheers Gambit! Oh yes, much better looking Dog ;).

I'm enjoying driving round in my lovely clean car :). Pulled my mudflap off on a curb, oops! Will pop it back on in a bit, nothing was damaged :). Hate parking round my work. Dog, did it look like the newer astra hatch then?

Yeah that would be great thanks!

I'm with you Gambit, mine pulls well all the way past 130. When I was on a track obviously :)

Yeah I've sent him a PM but not had a reply yet, I'm sure he will get back to me when he has chance :). It's either I go for new calipers or just swap the seals myself. All that power ready to be unleashed and you can't, must be frustrating Nevell ;). I'm a little bit the same, I can't put my foot down properly otherwise I start losing coolant... I also can't brake hard haha. Excuse to go round corners fast though ;). He's not short for cash then Savage? lol. Unfortunate that happened though. They sound lovely, couple of MK1 and 2 escorts in the rally this weekend with throttle bodies. Hell of a sound!

Weirdly mine is doing this! Not from cold though, every morning is perfect. I can drive home from work, park up, have tea and what not. When I try and start it the engine keeps trying to start then eventually splutters itself into life. Done it twice in the past couple of months lol. Engine gremlins

Savage, bet you have one clean washer bottle now ;). Or did you do it as a form of entertainment? Well after 4 hours playing with my car yesterday we achieved... Tyre pressures checked Coolant leak found (replacing pipe next weekend) Sump plug nipped (washer replacement next weekend) Brakes diagnosed (leaking seals) Brake calipers cleaned to get rid of the fluid Diagnosed failing wheel bearing Discovered alloy wishbones Failed to fit droplinks (they are for steel wishbones) Failed to fit strut brace (wrong size... Inch too long??) On a good note, the car doesn't use oil or coolant! Engine is sweet . Just a couple of niggles to sort out and she's perfect again. Just cant brake until the calipers are sorted which is a slight problem with it being my daily...

Well today hasn't gone to plan, turns out both front calipers are leaking at the seals . Turns out I have alloy wishbones (bonus) just means the links I got wont fit so will swap them this week for the correct ones. Got a coolant leak on my lower rad hose so will replace that and the sump plug washer is leaking slightly. All this will be done next weekend . Currently fighting the rear strut brace, the near side doesn't seem to fit?

Went to watch the rallying last night... saw too many Subaru's to count both in the rally and there watching. Even the marshals were using Foresters! They had "Scooby Clinic" on the side :). My car has been in the garage since last night, heading round soon to sort the brakes, fit the drop links and rear brace :). Then hopefully going to watch more of the rally this afternoon if all goes well with the car. Rally is at these post codes for anyone interested... FY7 6QE FY1 1RU http://www.nwstages.co.uk/spectator_information.html Bit too far away for most of you though :(

These cars are money pits ;). You either spend money fixing something or buying upgrades! In my case both this weekend, turns out the caliper is leaking. Only have to drive home from work then its on the ramp. You got cloth atm Tom?

Is it an electronic boot lock? It could be a dodgy earth causing it to short and release.

Stuff to be fitted on Saturday Question about the rear strut brace, can you keep the parcel shelf in?

Got it being looked at tomorrow night, also having drop links and rear strut brace fitted. Its looking more like strut leaking onto my wheel. Will have a check of the brake fluid level before I leave for work

Excuse the dirty wheel, any idea what the oil substance could be on the tyre? Could be the reason I'm sliding about a bit on corners.

Just noticed your headers are heat wrapped so I'm guessing your up pipe is as well. Not sure what the red thing is in the top left under your intercooler though.

Serious stuff, very impressed . Everything is really clean as well lol

Loving that engine bay, lots of money in there. Enjoying the car?

Pink in mine :). I was thinking going waterless, glad I didn't because I had a leak so would have been a waste lol. Should be okay now so next service I may go ahead with it. Let me know how it goes

More night footage, I wasn't going to bother uploading but in the 2nd part of the video the car slid around a bit

Decided not to get the wheels... bought myself drop links and rear strut brace instead. Hopefully both arriving before or on the weekend. :)