Jay762

Awesome - just awesome - a bbq round your gaff must be testosterone overdose you are the chaps that put a dab of wd40 behind your ears after shaving :P

Wotcha and welcome - I had to google the mazda never heard of them - nice

like it :)

:lol: Diz you slay me :lol:

game on ;)

Wotcha and welcome Chris - as you are our first member with an SVX I felt you should have your own intro thread ;) as Gambit said it would be great to see some photo's and details of any mods etc

Yup let us know how you get on

looks like you have something a little special there then

sounds like a plan ;)

Yup I miss it - but.... there will be another Opie oils very helpful, with your two miles to work keep an eye on the battery as it may not be charging over short distances like that - I know with school runs we had an issue - but then that meant I had to specifically give it the beans on a weekend - for a genuine reason (because of course I dont own a battery charger...cough cough ahem shuffle) :P

wotcha and welcome - not the best intro thread but echo the rest maplins catalogue and some over looking cameras - the in car ones wont capture what you need.

:D :D :D its a tinker isn't it

Hi Rhys, we do have a few members from your part of the world, not too active but they are there. wrt show attendance there are 3 things in the offing so far Jap Fest 1&2 and Trax - feel free to get stuck in, the forum has a dedicated space for shows... http://uk.subaruownersclub.com/forums/forum/40-car-shows/

I'm not sure how the finish will be with the wrapping if the surface underneath is not good - would it cover your dents? If you have it painted and the bodywork sorted you could have it wrapped at a later date knowing all is well underneath?

here is some info from not just wheels in Nottingham - basically if you dont know how your wheels were made or have any doubts dont do it http://www.notjustwheels.co.uk/index.html Powder Coating or Wet Painting Wheels In short, Powder Coating alloy wheels should not be an option. In certain wheels, powder coating could be dangerous For one, unless you know what your wheels are entirely made of you should not expose them to temperatures of up to 400°F as this can alter the strength the wheel affords at the molecular level. Forged aluminium wheels should especially, as these will almost certainly lose much of their strength. Re-crystallisation can begin at around 300°F depending on the make up of the alloy compound. Powder coated wheels chip easily Powder Coat is very tough indeed, but this is its greatest downfall when used on alloy wheels or anything else where is is subject to possible stone chips. Powder coat is simply too brittle and chips when subjected to high speed stone chips. This side effect can easily be compared to that of an old army issue enamel mug. Impossible to repair without a having full refurbishment again You can’t buy touch up paint to match the colour of your wheels, you’d have to get the closest colour to it which probably wouldn’t be quite right. If you curbed your wheels again after a powder coat refurbishment you are forced only to go to the refurbishers who did them before and hope that they haven’t discontinued your colour. If they went out of business or moved away you’d be guaranteed not to be able to find anyone else to match that colour as these are normally ‘stock colours’. Limited range of finishes Most wheel powder coat refurbishers can only offer a range of between 10 and 20 different finishes. Here at Not Just Wheels you can choose from over 40,000 different colours which you can look at on our colour swatches, we’d never expect you to look through all of them so, let us know before you visit us what you’re after and we’ll get a few suggestions ready for you. Can’t match to manufacturers OEM colours If you require OEM matching Powder Coat Wheel Refurbishers might apply a coat of base coat and lacquer to match them to your current standard colour, this will certainly be more expensive than their standard prices and just from a cost point of view you might as well have had a professional refurbishment by Not Just Wheels in the first place using the same process the manufacturers have used since alloy wheels became popular. Lots of Orange Peel Unlike spraying paint, it is impossible to control the finish of powder coat as it simply sits as it dries in the oven, you will still get a glossy finish but nowhere near as glossy as with paint. We have 2 Devilbiss GTi Pro paint guns, one of them set up specifically for applying the base coat to ensure even cover of the metallic flakes, the other gun is set up to apply the clear coat lacquer in the most even possible manner, massively reducing the orange peel effect.

That's a fair comment and absolutely the right thing to do - yes I read all the threads in the links, that's where I saw the commonality of failures on the particular Subaru wheel style, the one type seemed to have examples of failures over others

will look good

That all sounds good :)

dont forget your camera ;)

I had a Silver Type UK hatch (a proper one with the 330BHP dealer mod) - unfortunately had to let it go recently but will have another when things turn around ;) http://uk.subaruownersclub.com/forums/topic/155-imprezatype-uk-pics-as-promised/

I think an Andy Forrest visit would be a good thing ;)

You have revolution up your end as well - given the recent write up in Jap Performance magazine I would seriously consider getting it mapped - not for the power but to ensure you avoid ringland failure - I had been assured by Subaru that the Prodrive pack taking it to 330bhp did address this but the author of the article claims not - you also get to add in functions like launch control, flat foot shift, downshift throttle blip and antilag should you desire :) http://www.just-subaru.com/

Wotcha and welcome Claire - baiting BMW's already - like your style :D

Wotcha and welcome

doesn't matter what brand of oil you are using you shouldn't be getting through that much in that small amount of miles - even driving hard - maybe in an endurance race but not hard road driving, if you can see blue smoke coming out on gear changes look at a compression test (hopefully not but you may have ringland failure so oil is coming past your rings into the chamber) or it could be your turbo but that would be more of a constant smoke emission