Jay762

Wotcha and welcome - great colour!

yup but you will have to keep it completely original - the rivet counters wont like it if it becomes non standard in anyway - oh and you need to win some WRC rallys in it as well

will keep you posted - ones on ebay all seem to be stick on options and not as good as the originals I have

collected the wheels and took the car off the axle stands - contacted Subaru about sourcing some centre cap replacements

As I understand it from teh research I did prior to buying teh hatch - the blocks were the same between WRX and STI - as you say internals differ on earlier models buuuuuut IM am not convinced the hatch internals do either - all the stuff I found prior to buying the hatch in WRX vs STI spec related to chassis and I/C not engine internals - but happy to be corrected on that, maybe if they did differ from the factory some of the reported failures may not have happened???

Hi - couple of Spec D's I looked at initially were both grey so not sure about the just silver colour scheme.

good luck with the sale - clean looking motor there

Wotcha and welcome!!

Wotcha and welcome - feel free to get stuck in, all friendly on here - I look forward to hearing about your motor as there have been some mixed feedback on suabru diesels

Wotcha and welcome - get one which has already had forged pistons put in. I had an STI with the prodrive package running 330 bhp which later became the 330s model, had no issues. Am looking forward to having another.

car on axle stands - took wheels in to be repaired and powdercoated

as above have it activated dependant on the temp of the oil not the temp of your water, your tranny oil may be working harder than your rad coolant

Wotcha and welcome - what is your budget?

Wotcha and welcome - cracking motor the RB320 - really hold their value as well

Wotcha and welcome - as above anything that unloads teh front grip while cornering can unsettle the car and have the back end come around but the x4 wheel alignment may shed some light - do you trail brake?

Wotcha and welcome - feel free to share photos - loads of info on the site

£50 a corner still seems relevent - looking to get mine done - the £50 option includes some kerb damage repair

much as this is a subaru forum we are quite open about the short comings of the brand and the fact, unfortunately, is that subaru are comparitively new to the diesel technology and still have a way to go to get to the same levels the petrol solution has achived. For the mileage you are wanting go for a petrol Subaru or an alternative diesel brand model with a longer development history

Wotcha and welcome - nice motor there

Wotcha and welcome!!

That I dont know - try the link that comes up?

wotcha and welcome - mid size rally will look spot on - but if you want the OEM look get some directly from Subaru - however be prepared to pay top dollar

tried some orange tiger grip gloves - must admit slightly more expensive than the blue of white ones I have tried in the past but am very impressed, stand up to more spanner twirling than the others. http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/321556993869?_trksid=p2057872.m2749.l2649&ssPageName=STRK%3AMEBIDX%3AIT

Presented mine at Merry Hill Stourbridge they tried the barcode but no luck but then manually entered the 15% discount code no issue - but the best thing was the chap went off to get the manager (Jordan) who owns a a very tidy WRX-S hatch and was curious as to where the card came from

Yup think this will be a serious piece of kit