WideSam

Anyone got one of these kicking about? I'm looking at doing a parallel fuel rail set up and need one to make it work properly

Anything catch your eye?

Picked up the car from the garage, complete with 12 months MOT. Also picked up my new short block and had a chat about parallel fuel set ups. I really like the idea, so that'll be happening along with the rebuild- I've just got to keep my eyes peeled for a new fuel pressure regulator at a good price and maybe some nice blue rails to go with it...

And yes, I imagine it's open deck. But people run pretty good power through them, as you say, with no issues.

I believe they're centre, however it can be converted to rear to suit (as far as I'm aware anyway)

Alright, as I say, we'll get it apart and make sure that nothing too disastrous has happened. As you're looking to hone it and put oversized pistons in, I can't see there'll be any issues :D

Looking forward to seeing this. I'm absolutely fascinated with engine builds! Not sure if you've seen it yet, but I replied to your earlier post about this. I have a completely useless ej20 block sat in my shed if it could be any use to you?

I don't know if it's any use to you... but I've now got a completely useless ej20 block sat in my shed. It'll most likely need a bit of machining, but should still save you a few quid overall. It'll probably be getting be getting split over the next week or so, just so we can find out exactly what went wrong, so we'll also be able to make sure nothing too disastrous has happened.

That's the one, someone got a proper bargain there. Gen 2 is the nicest in my opinion, I'd have loved a white one, but it would've been a nightmare to keep clean. Is that the one in the midlands somewhere? If so, it's been up for a while and the price has crept up. I was debating between that one and mine when I bought it. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

Are they particularly hard to fit? I've been thinking about getting a few bits like that... Obviously they'll have to wait now. Be good to know how much difference they actually make, my steering always feels a bit loose, if that makes sense?

http://www.gumtree.com/p/subaru/330bhp-monster-scooby/1124046636 That's the one. £950- I've spent more than that on getting mine running again over the past couple of months

There was a blue GT on gumtree last week- it was dirt cheap, about £995 I think. I believe there was a gtb on the UKLegacy forum too. Nice choice with a gen2 but sadly they're getting thin on the ground now with rust and quite a few of them having bottom end failure. Welcome to the forum, really nice bunch on here. If you've got any pictures of your old cars, they're always welcome too.

That'll have to come much further down the line. I'm currently reading into compression ratios and the like... Wish I hadn't started that. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

In all honesty, I'm actually pretty excited about it all . If I wasn't spending all my money fixing the car, I'd only be spending money improving it. Although I can't take all the credit, my stepdad is the true mechanic, I just throw the money at it, but I've had a pretty steep learning curve recently. And without the forum we probably wouldn't haven't been able to get to the point we have. Despite all the agro I probably love the car even more for it! I still wouldn't change it for anything... Even a working one!

It failed the MOT- nothing too major, a rear ARB link had snapped, which is probably what was causing my interesting steering and a CV boot had split. What I hadn't bargained on was the garage blokey coming back from the MOT centre saying "Sounds like your big end's gone on number 3 mate" This was most likely caused, as Savage said, by the overheating from the water pump not working. I'm now going to be the proud owner of an STI ej20 short block, from one of his old rally cars that ended up split in half by a tree, to pop my heads on to over the next few weeks. Which, as I'm sure you know, has forged pistons and is capable of holding up to 350bhp (Much more than my car will ever make) so I'll have a nice bit of cushioning and hopefully won't destroy another bearing. Bit of a pain, but onwards and upwards, as they say! Another kick in the goolies and a lot more money thrown at it, but I'm secretly quite excited by it all.

Right then... I'm probably not going to be able to make it after today's events. I do own a Subaru I swear. Ask my bank account!!

Practice makes perfect! That's plan... Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

Practice makes perfect! That's plan... Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

That's very likely. The engine was warm when he fired it up. On the upside, I've just bought an sti short block with forged Pistons for £400. And it only failed the MOT on a rear ARB link and a cv boot. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

Just been told it sounds like a big end bearing has gone on this engine too :(

I haven't, I don't know if ones as old as mine had them? I'm just about to go off for the MOT, I'm genuinely nervous. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

I've clearly been bitten badly by this cleaning bug. I've just caught myself dusting out the heater vents with an old paintbrush... Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

get a cheap engine and pop that in! Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

Cheers Tom. It's by no means perfect, but looks pretty good from a distance Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

Just had a go at this car cleaning business... I'm sure practice will make perfect, but I'm quite impressed. Unlike my girlfriend will be when I explain why I'm now late to pick her up from work Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk