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The BC are just failing apart. The rears where leaking and top mounts knockings I had assumed the whole struts where broken so got 2 new rears. The leaking stopped but the knocking was still there even in the brand new shocks. The ride, in my opinion, is horrid. not because its hard or firm that's what you get with coilovers. But really harsh. There is little absorption in bumps. They just kind of hit the bumps without soaking them up. I have had XYZ before on my RX7. They where really nice (that's compared to other units like Tein/BC and Apex which also tried on that car. After a couple of year I upgraded to Nirton NTR dampers for more adjstment). XYZ never gave me any problems. yes they where hard but soaked up the bumpers in the damping area. Again like those on the RX7 they are their entry level Super Sport kit. Design for more road use. 30 way damping, full body height adjustable. Separate spring pre load adj. Camber adj. these ones use a rubberised pillow ball type top mount. Unlike their race kits which use a more conventional pillow ball mount. These being entry level come in at around £600 from Scooby Parts. Don't let the price fool you. Being a street coilover they are their cheapest unit. They offer a huge range of coilovers from these @ £600 right through to Gravel and Tarmac rally specs and the Circuit Master remote reservoired range that was used by the Alfa Romeo WTCC team @ over $3,000. For the money in my opinion they stunning. Just as a foot note. There are lots of posts on forums with people saying they are the same as BC/Apex n what ever. They are not. They use different top mounts. They have bigger bodies and use a bigger piston.

Got the coilovers through today from Tim @ Scoobyparts. Cannot praise them enough for their service. Parts turning up promptly. Second box tomorrow with the Whiteline parts. They've kept me up to date all the way through. Very very happy. And over the moon with the coilovers too. Will get them on as soon as I get half a chance. Few of pics.

Righty ordered some more toys this morning to sort the chassis a bit.... Whiteline 24mm front roll bar Whiteline 24mm rear roll bar - adjustable Whiteline anti lift kit Whiteline front and rear ally drop link set New coilovers. Because the BC are knocky and leaky..... agian. For the second time. On the same car. I've gone for XYZ adjustable jobbies. Racing logic where the first choice to be honest for the alotted budget. Which ruled out Nirton/KW/Ohlins/Aragosta etc etc. HSD was an option as where the Buddyclub units but I had XYZ units on an old rx7. Along with their big brakes. And I have to say was mega impressed. They offer bigger more sturdy bodies and a more robust top mount than bc/apex type units for the same money. And they also didn't corrode half as fast as the others. One of the big things is that they actually soaked up the bump as opposed to just hitting them so you got a good level of damping even with a firm ride. Pair that with the roll bars so you can run the damping a little softer and they where properly mint (again for the budget).

Thanks chap, STI 8 scoop fitted up

Chipping away at the tasks left to do. Test fitted the guages to make sure I can see them all from the old drivers seat. Good news yes I can. So once the body is completed I'll plumb all these in when I do the Syvecs. Got the ABW bits. Front splitter and skirts. Both had to be modified to suite the wide arches on the car. The test fit of the splitter. I can't elaborate enough how well it fitted. Shame to have to mod it. Part way through being modded and also the skirts added. These had to be extended out to suit the arches. A lot of flatting down and finishing to do. Hopefully all wrapped up tomorrow. Then just paint and I can concentrate on the electrics :D

It's a Portuguese Mut Perini. WW2 Jeep. Not mine.

Think I'll keep then thanks :D Well. Can went on a transporter yesterday and found its way home so I could get cracking with the body. I hadn't finished the 2nd two wheel yet hence the yellow ones :D On the transporter and off she goes: Hour later and the old girl is home; lots to do: That was yesterday. Being off today I started setting about the arch work. There is a bit of shaping to do and I'm. Waiting on some bits from ABW. First off. 18x10s all round. The some arches :D

Ha no he wasn't too enthusiastic as I wouldn't let him chew them. Neither was the one :D The two pressure guages and air/fuel will go in the dash pod. The three temp guages will sit above the switch panel where the radio should be.

Right. Scoob is leaving the workshop tomorrow to go home as I'm taking some time off work for a bit and it will give me something to keep me occupied :D I have started really chomping away at the inner arches now to suite new wide arches. I've also a ordered a couple of bits off ABW that will need to be modded a bit to suite the wide arch width. Becuase everyone needs wide body impreza in their lives. Also ordered a few guages that turned up this morning. Oil pressure Boost pressure Air/fuel Oil temp Water temp Exhaust temp Also a dash pod to suite. Once these bits are in and body is done I'm going to do the loom and get it mapped.

Cheers dude, Just a quick few of the other pipe now all done. I have to say now the ti is blue like the fittings the red wastegate is really bugging me.... So started getting the shape together for the rear arches. A teaser of things to come....

Provisionally sold.

Sorry wrong price..... £450 is what they are up for

Looking good dude. Going to come together very nicely :D

As above, Rota GRA wheels, NS2R tyres with no milage at all. They have been fitted to the car and it's only been wheeled in and out the shop since fitting then. Tyres are 225/40/18 Wheels are 18x7.5 et48 5x100pcd Change due to wide body. I'm after £550. Any delivery would be on top. I'm in Claygate near Esher about 15 mins from the Cobham Fairmile pub.

Cheers chap. Finally got pipe one done. Started work on the bigger rims too. One down, one to go... Wheels. 18x10 ET12 with a future 25mm added on for good measure. New colour; but first a big mess! Then it started raining so had to bring them in for a bit Woop done.

So waiting for some bits ti turn up and again.... I haven't been about to just leave the old girl alone. Started playing with the intercooler pipe work. Because of the blue fittings on the fuel lines and headers tank I decided to accent them with titanium pipe work. All chopped and a test fit once it's all tacked up. Then a bit of heat before welding to colour it... Oh..... And this happened.

:D cheers guys, and I agree fella. I'll take my fun in the car thanks. The last low boost run we did on the shop busa it made 618hp at the wheel and it was decided that the gearing in the box was wrong so we're now waiting on a 4 speed billet gear kit for it. Than we can load it up on big boost.

This is a properly bad **** turbo kit we're doing for a guy abroad. It's a GTX42 again, twin Tial MV-S gates and one of our billet race charge coolers We do street stuff too. This is a GT30 powered GSX1400. With 8 injector conversion. Oh. And our bike

Here are a couple GT42 powered Z14. This has a charge cooler system built into the nose cone. Enjoyed doing this one. Turbo/header and pipe work Ice tank for charge cooler GTX42 powered busa, Tial stainless turbine housing

No worries dude. It's probably ended up with a few more details in doing that way over starting fresh. Can't remeber off the top of my head fella. It was what ever RCM suggested with the ACL and EJ257 crank combo. The motor has been built for a while now.

Cheers dude. To be honest it's more about what hp it makes for the boost. I'm limited on 2 factors. It's a daily driver once it's completed and all its a pinned engine. I'm expecting to be able to run 1.6 ish bar of boost comfortablely on the pinned block. So what ever it makes is what ever it makes. Because I don't have an unlimited budget to go and buy all new bits that will work harmoniously together I've have to buy bits to work what what I had. Like the turbo etc. So I'm not sure really. See where we are once it's on the rollers.

Thanks guys.

Wasn't the best way to get the thread up but it was the only way I could get the pics up? Would have prefered not to chop about old posts from another forum. Oh well. It's good to get different views on what's been done so I'm happy to share build. I had thought about it yes. Not sure if I will or won't yet decent ones are pretty pricey. I've only just planned the loom out so will order all the bits next week to start getting it done as I've still not got around to ordering the wire.

well there you go. I bought the build to you :) Goodo. Glad to spur someone else on to do it a little different. If id have used a smaller turbo the servo probably wouldn't have been an issue to be honest. Was more an excuse to run a pedal box :D

Couple of trivial bits on the go while I'm sorting out the wiring loom plugs and pins etc... First thing was to get a set of late model individual coils. Hopefully this should help with the performance and if nothing else makes for a nicer tidy engine bay in loosing the mid mounted coil pack and bright red HT leads! net result without the coil in there.... much neater The other thing I have been poking around at is the lights. I have seen a couple of the version 5/6 cars with modded blacked headlights. I think it look very cool so I have set about doing mine. There was another small issue to tackle too. As I have the oil cooler one side of the front bumper and the power steeing pump the other I have removed the indicators and little black plastic infill from the bumper. My decision was to move LED indicators into the side light housing whilst blacking them. I used a set of LED bike indicators. Started with these: Then did this: Threw them in here: And wayhay: So with the indicstors and side lights in the one housing I can set about ducting the cooler and pump :D Oh and here is a painted pair next to the pair I'll be doing in the morning