ven

I have always liked them,i had a few quick cars pre kids went down hill..................and up as got a 4x4 shogy. 12mpg was enough to make a grown man cry cracking truck though..............So time came after 8+yrs,found a 1 owner wrx(was not too bothered if sti or wrx tbh) in black,the rest is history. Do miss my auto box and sat up high........and going anywhere too. Not going daft as "may" end up going sti route..........will see as happy for now and only a work tool with added fun and a car to keep a bit of interest. Few little mods coming up,probably after some holidays etc so not on priority list right now. When done will be threads.......... But yes,no regrets,enjoying the flat 4,had missed a TC motor tbh............brings back good memories :)

Mine is pretty much the same,but bang on middle,ideally you want the car to get up to temp as soon as possible for efficiency (wear/tear/mpg etc etc). Then stat opens and your car should sustain an optimum running temp for again efficiency. Manufacturers do build in a "parameter" of which the needle will stay,i know from fitting a temp gauge on a mitsi,the gauge would be 1/2 way from the opening of stat(78oC) up to highest i had seen 102oC............needle did not move. Would guess over 110oC or so it would edge up which could possibly be too late(stat stuck shut or head gasket etc). Reasons are to stop the customer panicking,(in basic terms)one minute its 2/3rds,next its at a 1/3rd and so forth........... There is an interesting article on Toyota,via tests etc but cant find link from a few years back(sure testing was done in OZ).

Awesome Mr ghost B)

Patient..........me Gaulson cant wait for the results,i do need some carbon on black tbh to see if i can get away with it. If i end up getting parts sprayed to match............well might as well just get the sti spoiler in the 1st place(imo anyway). Jury still out for now,will be summer time i guess for me

I have many toys i hardly use tbh,but maybe a man thing,better to have and not need(use much) than to need and not have :) From torches,cameras,ecig mods etc etc ...........more batteries and chargers.............well i could power a village But when the zombie apocalypse happens i have enough lights,fuel,ecig juice to last me a long time............can take pics of the zombies , whilst vaping and using 6400 lumens of mtg2 neutral tint to see them :P Need to focus on the wrx a little this year,in other words,need to stop buying stuff i dont really need

Check on your fingers for rust particles,i thought my system was the same and it was the orange OAT coolant,nice in the bottle,but looks rusty or if drips onto any surface again rusty orange.....................not the best of colours imo... Only a thought regarding rust.

Drove it to work and back nice cool climate,pretty good for coming up to 13yrs young and very cold. Need to be saying "sti spoiler" and "wheel re-furb" All in good time :P

Nice one,certainly makes a huge difference when using slow shutter speeds. I dusted this off from the boss(she gave it me) Pre-dusting With say 10 sec or even up to 30 second shutter speeds(dependent on subject) you can get amazing effects,certainly with waves for one example Get a mist from the waves

Sounds like a professional job !! Cheers Ven

Yes,paint wise,any specific type :)

Yeh good point,what did you use on yours? Might get them done when i get time ;)

I have some in the garage(oe lamps) and keep contemplating doing the same and fitting them. I know they are kind of marmite(love/hate) but i actually dont mind the bugeye look..................Surprising how much the VW followers like them........presume as like a beetle Mine have the prodrive ones,on when bought with oe in the boot,not sure on them tbh..........kind of got used to them Not sure what to do yet!

Looks a lot better,nice work B)

Howdy,dont forget to check up on the DVLA(reg/vin iirc) site for previous MOTs/advisories etc over the years. That way you can see if the work has been done or at least an indication towards a straight motor :)

oe unit in car This is the unit i put in The one i bought a few month before went back in Cheap but at least a brand(no doubt all made in China anyway) but can use my USB for music and change colour to suit dash

I also had the issue with a cheap Chinese pile of crap Xtrons..........dont get me wrong it worked ok............gps played up enough to drive me insane so back it went.......... I have weighed up a happy medium without spending £500(which i dont want to ) Philips do a 1/2 decent double din with gps for around £280

Hi there,it would be highly unusual for it to use that amount and not either have oil underneath or burning from exhaust or out of. I will throw a guess in here,maybe not dipped correct in a way that dip stick may not have been seated fully. Daft as it sounds,it happened to me on my gear box oil,thought it was a little low,topped up a tad to find a bit over........ Dip stick would seat another few mm lower by moving around and a little force down. Only a thought,have you had an oil change recently......? Other than that keep an eye on it,mine was a little low after a subaru service,topped up and find it does use oil,but talking 100-200ml every 1000 miles(yes around 1/2 a mug tops) every 3 months give/take.

Hope everything goes well and soon back on the road,brings back memories of my v6 shogun........ Snapped crank shaft bolt,engine out to drill and tap.........

Screw behind cup holder,so pull out to see screw(presuming newage) Fascia pulls away from dash ,just work around it and clips off 3 screws each side,2 visible each side,1 each side under

As above,defo yes,has to be a specific size or a "pull" is on the cards.................(not that type :P ) Tricycles made from four-wheeled bodies, such as saloon cars and quad bikes, must meet the normal requirements on page 9. Tricycles built from motorcycles must meet the rules for motorcycles shown below. n Characters must be 64mm tall n Characters (except the number 1 or letter I) must be 44mm wide n The character stroke (the thickness of the black print) must be 10mm n The space between characters must be 10mm n The space between the age identifier and the random letters must be 30mm n The margins at the top, bottom and side of the plate must be at least 11mm n Vertical space between the age identifier and the random numbers must be 13mm Number plates fitted before 1 September 2001 The characters on number plates fitted before 1 September 2001 must meet the size requirements shown below. Group 1 Group 2 Number plates Traditional fitted before number plates 1 September 2001 for vehicles made before 1 January 1973 Character height 89mm 79mm Character width (except the number 1 or letter I) 64mm 57mm Character stroke 16mm 14mm Space between characters 13mm 11mm Space between the age identifier and random numbers 38mm 33mm Side margins (minimum) 13mm 11mm Top and bottom margins (minimum) 13mm 11mm Vertical space between the age identifier and the random numbers 19mm 19mm info here https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/359317/INF104_160914.pdf

I dont care if your logic is wrong.............i agree anyway

Hi there :)

I have to agree,i love the flat 4 and the nur spec,but a 6.2 v8 lump through 4 pipes also does it for me ;) Wonder what a quad nur spec would sound like :o B)