Jay762

Parts arrived from Japan - Build can continue 😊

look for air leaks possibly the smaller tubes going from your intake to the turbo actuator

still mint - good luck with the sale

Closer than Walsall? https://www.powerflowexhausts.co.uk/powerflow-northampton

Bits starting to go back on car Fuel filler Before After Front subframe After Group N gear box mounts Awaiting a replacement bolt from Subaru hence wood blocks still in place. Rear Subframe Before After, fully polybushed, powder coated and painted Nuts sheared the stud on on petrol tank straps - Apparently you can no longer get these from Subaru as a replacement item so to stop the plastic panels and the rear diff heat shield flapping about I made a couple of brackets

Powerflow dealers will sort you out a stainless system that fits no hassle and once done you wont have to worry about it again http://1stperformance.co.uk/2016/09/01/we-are-powerflow-norwich/

Yup steel or Titanium is what I would run - Titanium on longer studs though

Looks like your pcd (bolt pattern) is 5x100 so possibly one from a wrx?

Its a 3.3ohm, few pence of evil bay

The wrx wings will fit straight on as they are the same as the model you have. The STI wings are wider and whilst they will bolt on you will need the front bumper as well due to the width increase

Great to hear - Feel free to share some photos 🙂

currently under SORN from DEC 2018, so someone has it parked up somewhere

Always good to hear about the great service stories 👍

Pitch Mount addressed Before Bracket powdercoated Comparison After

Started pulling suspension apart to address split dust boots, they had not been trimmed on assembly so when compressed they rub on the springs and split - both fronts missing altogether. An argument could be made for running without them - cosmetic etc but I always tend to follow what the pros do and if motorsport teams run with them and Ohlins supplies them as part of the original kit they should be there IMO Discovered that the units had also been incorrectly assembled (shouldn't be surprised really) with the front and rear set both having different springs They should be 90Nm front and 70Nm on the rear - here are the fronts where you can see the difference in spring diameter and 70C (70Nm) labelled on the spring Awaiting the dust boots but the springs have been blasted and powder coated ready for reassembly

Progress being made on reassembly Powerflex polybushes fitted to powdercoated and painted parts Subframe powdercoated with Whiteline & Powerflex bushes in place

Gear linkage tweaked with replacement bushes and a quick shift kit Before This is where all the plastic bits go if you install a meter behind a panel but just go at the panel with a dremel in situ Ball out of socket Perrin QS installed Socket nice and clean After Underneath - Standard Subaru support bush and gear link bush After with Whiteline rear support, Perrin front

After a week of soaking in penetration oil (Plus Gas) and attacks with a lump hammer and bolster, SDS hammer chisel I resorted to the press 9 tonne to get the bearing out from the hub Derusting Undercoat Top coat x 4 After trying several different methods described on the web, press, drillout followed by SDS chisel I opted for old school blowtorch Stripped a thread due to rusted solid so a little bit of welding but even more grinding... Diff spruce up Rusted Prepped Painted Other bits in gloss

Lots of work for what appears to be very little progress. Put in an additional wire from the fuel pump panel to the ECU which will give the option of individual pump control based upon conditions (boost / demand etc) as opposed to both internal pumps running constantly. This can be switched just by moving moving a single fuse in the panel from one location to another. Testing the Fuel pumps showed some leaks from the Torques UK joints after some backwards and forwards with them and establishing I had assembled correctly I will be redoing the fuel lines with an alternate supplier, tried the cheaper option but I now have no trust in the other joints that didn't leak. Fuel spillage in the boot lifted part of the sound deadening so lifted the rest - will replace with some dynamat Dropped the rear subframe and differential to spruce up and replace all the bushes for polyurethane alternatives. Discovered the fuel filler pipe rusting

Wotcha and welcome. Dump valve - easily reverted to a recirc from a vent to atmosphere, yes they can make the car run rich as the air that has passed the maf means the ECU is pumping in fuel expecting it to all be there but it has just been vented where as the fuel is still being pumped in. MPG can also be dependent on your driving style. A bespoke map even with a standard setup can get extra midrange which helps overall mpg although I must admit I would expect more like 28 - 30 for your motor Fuel filter - no idea for your model but they do have an intank one green stuff on manifold - this could be the stuff subaru sprays all over the bay bay as a corrosion resistor but check your hoses and cap for any coolant leakage. Rusty brake booster - Subaru metal protection is not great, I am powder coating a lot of my painted stuff but also use ACF50

Investigate the 4th cylinder cooling mod and also another mapper of repute is Thwaites (TDR) in Warwick

Discovered the geniuses that assembled the coilovers had set the car up for driving clockwise in a circle - instead of the springs being paired left to right they were paired front to back with 90NM on front and rear left and 70NM on right front and rear 🤡🤡🤡

I have some in white I can send you gratis - DM me if your would like a couple

The N/A narrowbody Impreza can be made to look like a WRX by changing front bumper, bonnet and spoiler. The STI front wing and bumper will fit to make the front wider but the rear bumper will not fit as it will over hang the rear quarters which are part of hatch the body. There are other body kits out there to widen narrowbodies as an aftermarket option

Given your location I would suggest Engine Tuner - Alan Jefferys in Plymouth