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IoM house is for tax reasons he has had a place there for years

Not hp, my tapatalk emotions are not being posted :o(

You know what I used to think I had a really broad set of boundaries when it came to the fairer s*x but you have demonstrated you are well beyond them

must disagree with Matt - Vicky (horseface) Henderson - Gawd awful presenter, it was bad enough when she was in Max Power, much preferred Penny Mallory of short lived Top Gear TV mostly because she had some cred through the rallying she did. But I would be quite happy to see more of Sabine I remember VBH taking her Mum around the Anglesea circuit in a Lambo or something similar shouting "faster Mummy faster" - a real seal pup moment!

How old do I feel now :P

Matt - is it better (in theory) to change the whole engine and gearbox from a simplicity perspective or is it more to do with including the rear axle as well?

wow 15K that is steep

not a silly question - auto to manual close ratio six speed STI box - hmmm lovely :)

Yup that should cover you

Removing one will make a difference as it is improving flow - removing both with be the most beneficial - or replacing with a sports cat. If it was me I would remove the 2nd cat (closest to back box) just for ease of replacement - you are just mating up to one old surface instead of two. You will notice a change in exhaust note if you remove the cats - but there is nothing to stop you putting them back - if you like the noise as is but want additional performance go for a sports cat replacement and remap over a complete de cat

x3 on ebay at the moment - are you looking for bug or blob - any preference?

Sounds like a project thread in the making, keep us posted and a camera handy ☺

that will take some shifting :D :D

Hi Caroline - Becky did have a later model hatchback impreza and the box sits parallel to the rear bumper so unfortunately I dont think this would fit your Fozzy

not something I wanted with mine - sorry

Wotcha and welcome :)

good piece of advice there - should have mentioned it myself

hmmm having trouble finding it - he may have buried it within one of his random discussions :D no doubt he will be along shortly and dig out his progress so far...

Wotcha and welcome Roy - there is a strong contingent on here from your part of the world with quite a bit going on - feel free to jump in

No braided, instead of just being rubber hoses they have a rubber core but a stainless steel braid around teh outside - this stops expansion / swelling of the hose when braking - older hoses are prone to do that. Just to be clear there is nothing wrong with OEM hoses when new but they tend to be expensive to replace so many opt for the aftermarket option. If you replaced trhe hoses you would get increased feel over the older OEM items and they will be less prone to brake fade under repeated use. If it is purely for looks I would see if these are an option for your model http://www.scoobyworld.co.uk/catalog/product_info.php?products_id=378

Wotcha and welcome!!

Wotcha and welcome - Yup Gambit is looking at doing the conversion - The backdrop makes that car look even cleaner - looks like you could eat off that engine :)

Wotcha and welcome

Wotcha and welcome, all sound advice above

Yup no problem with that Sam ☺