WideSam

Depends how quickly you want it to go and who is looking for one at the time. If it's got a good service history and the body work is good, you can get £2-2.5k easily Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

It wasn't too bad, I'm just hoping the weather holds tomorrow so I can get it running again Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

Finished for today now with the engine sat in place, just a case of connecting everything up now. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

Came on Friday to this... So this morning I got the engine out Now the turbos are on ready to drop it back in... Plus I'm now all rubbered up. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

Did you get mine Gambit? Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

Import please :) Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

Yeah, I'll take a set. I'll pick them up from you at the show if that's easier? Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

Couple more guys in UKLegacy want a pass if there are any left? And how much are the plates again Alex?

[quote name="savage bulldogs" post="101990" timestamp=" I'll definitely make more of a effort next show season as I'll hopefully have the bodywork tidied up a bit by then I didn't think it could get any cleaner as it is!

Sorry to hear it couldn't be sorted- just had a similarish experience with my girlfriend's car (which incidentally she bought from a garage, so you're still not always safe). 10 months down the line when I actually got round to doing some work to it and discovered its rotten as a pear. If my numbers come up in the euromillions I'll keep you in mind!

Welcome to the club :). I assume when you say gear oil, you mean the diff oil too? If not, that's worth doing. When your timing belt is done, in my opinion, you may as well get the water pump changed. Idle air control valve might be worth looking at, may a bit sticky and need a clean or just adjusting slightly. Simple enough to do, warm the car up, undo the two screws on top of it and it will twist slightly, one way will turn the idle up, the other down. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

http://m.ebay.co.uk/itm/391246677514?_mwBanner=1 This the sort of thing you're after?

Was planning on getting some more bits taken off the old engine, but the weather disagreed. So I dug out my spare inlet and started getting it ready to paint... Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

Have you tried putting your keys in the ignition once the alarm starts sounding? Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

Had these arrive today! Plus the engine is pretty much together. Hopefully the weekend will be productive and I'll get a near running car! Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

Booked in for my map tweak with Bob Rawle today... Looking forward to learning a bit more about the process of mapping- it's all a big beyond me at the moment to be honest Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

I can stick something up if you like? Save you the 10 hour wait Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

"It's only money" is something I've heard myself say a lot recently too Nice to see it coming together!

Valves are being but back in the heads today, meanwhile I've been taking bits off the old engine ready to go onto the new one while it's out of the car so it can be ready to just be dropped into place! Inlet manifold is off, I'm just about to tackle the turbos... Wish me luck

Got home from work last night to discover a big bag of gaskets and seals had arrived in the post for me! Which means I do actually have a complete engine. Now it's just a case of putting the thing back together

Ooh, that's a beaut!

If you're looking at the older models, GT, GTB you'll only achieve it safely by converting it to single turbo. Plus obviously all the internals would need to be forged etc etc... I can't say I know much about the newer models- I know there's a couple of guys seeing the mid to high 300s by supercharging their gen 4's. It would be a pretty similar affair to getting big power from an Impreza, just in a bigger car- so if you want to drive it daily, I'd be a tad concerned it wouldn't be all that driveable.

The other option is to find a complete engine and have that put in instead? Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

It's honestly not as bad as it seems! I'd maybe have a quick search on the Internet for local independent specialists. The one local to me is brilliant- his knowledge is unbelievable! Best of luck Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

Well strictly speaking I've done it twice, don't know the full extent of the damage in the engine that's currently in the car, but the one we took the heads off of the bearing had completely worn away and the piston could come a few mm out of the top of the bore. In my case the crank will probably be scrap because of scoring etc (don't get them machined, I've seen what can happen there). However in your case it should all be fine and it'll be a case of swapping the bearings- think of it as prevention rather than cure. A cracked head will only be apparent on getting them checked, which you'll need to have done anyway. Luckily, if you need new heads, there's always idiots like me around knackering their big ends. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk