Scooby Pete

Also found these Sparco ASSETTO GARA quite close to the OZ wheel.

Oh allright I'll post another pic of the new wheels :)

Also with them being magniusm wheels, getting any curbing fixed is going to cost more than you paid for the wheel, just be carefull and park 6" away from any curb :)

They will be specially made OZ wheels, you can't buy them mores the shame. But you can get close with something like the allegerita HLT or super Tourismo and superforgiata not cheap though. Also there's the Rota range. Or if you've got really big bucks the Volk range. Pretty sure everyone will chip in with their 2 pence.

Sorry Diz and Jay the bolts are out. I going to have to get my mate to fit helicoils in the side I've taken off. The callipers have to come off completely anyway as braided lines are being fitted. Hopefully the other side isn't the same and will come off easily, I was too fed up to check. Might have to use your cable tie idea to get it to the garage Jay.

I bet the rad had a pin hole in it. Mine had a pin hole in and I never saw it, took a garage to spot it for me.

Good news :)

I've always dipped the clutch when I start cars, as well as taking the load of the engine it ensures the gearbox is disengaged from the engine so if it's in gear you won't lurch on starting , handy for bank job getaways :) With the newer cars you have to dip the clutch to start the car,

Just been attempting to swap my discs and pads and had real trouble getting the bolts that hold the caliper to the hub off, so much in fact I went and bought a beefier 1/2" drive ratchet to give me more torque than the the 3/8" ratchet. Yes I know they shouldn't be that hard to get off, I was hoping they were just rusted, no such luck. Both threads on the calliper are threaded :( Now as far as I'm aware, you can't thread a bolt by undoing it. This means that it was either done at the factory or some numptie needs to back to school to learn how to do bolts up. Only attempted the n/s so far and think I may as well leave it to my mate who is going to fit the braided hoses and bleed the system for me. Upshot is the car is now off the road and will prob have to pay to get it recovered to my mates garage on top of paying to get it tapped and refitted.

Depends on how bad the pistons are when you take them out, if it were me I'd buy new, can never be too careful with brakes.

Not much else unless you want 6 pots, was going to suggest the 4pots if you had already done that.

Turns out it's not ring land failure, the bottom end has gone.

Yeah sounds like its stuck, maybe a good time to upgrade ;)

Just got back from ATS.

Had the discs and pads for a while, they arrived a cple of days after I ordered them. I was planning to do it myself, but the weathers so bad I can't do them on the drive way. So I'm getting a mate to do them same time as the 60k service.

Got home and found four large boxes had be delivered. Sneaky peak.

Also why would you need a Subaru approved remap for a Porsche engine? Think the ads got some billy bullish!t in it.

That's just down to the grin factor :D

Never found that Migg's, I always brim it for a full tank. The bit that holds the cap to the car has snapped so I put the cap in the trigger till it clicks, then top it up letting the air pockets out, filling it till it reaches the very top. You gate a fair few extra ltrs in the filler neck.

Good write up but..... :p

Bitman did you make it to,the meet I left abit early so may have missed you. There were a few fellow Fozzie's there :)

My classic was a JDM so ran it Tescos 99' the hatch sees nothing but Vpower, I get better mpg in the 2.5ltr hatch than I do in the classic by at least 2 mpg. I average about 21mpg with urban driving. Check you tyre pressures, if they are bit low then they will screw your mpg quite badly. I run 32psi front and 30 rear.

Colin and Richard tbh. After watching them slide the cars around the rally stages I was impressed with them and always rubber necked when seeing one on the road. Mine was an impulse buy, my pug 205Gti was on its last legs, I got a bank loan and thought hmm I fancy a Scoob. A local guy to me offered me a scoob and it was after being given a blast in it by his dad and seeing the smile on my mates face when I turned round. He then said "you should see the smile on your face Pete!" I didn't really need any more convincing. That was 12 years ago! Maybe one of the welsh Scoobies owners is near you and can take you for a blast in one?

Doh I meant mintex not miltec

Pro R, Ebc Tarrox, Brembo ect. I have run both Tarrox and EBC discs on my cars not much to choose between them, currently running EbC turbo Groved Discs and EBC red Stuff Pads. Pad wise, EBC, Padig, Miltec all get good feed back. Got the last set form http://www.Larkespeed.com and before that from http://www.ebcbrakesdirect.com