Absolutely flies! Hopefully, although the silicone hose I used for breather has split where it connects to the block breather so out of action for a couple of days whilst I wait for a stronger reinforced hose to arrive. Might also explain my oil drips round the back of the engine....

 

Turbo is a stock location Mamba GTX3076R with a 3" inlet.

 

awesome results mate, i bet your glad you didnt give up on it now

 

 

 

It's fine for now, I wanted it safe with plenty of power. It's actually made more power at less boost than the first time it was mapped. Previously it made 472 @ 1.7 bar.

More boost doesn't always equal more power anyway.

 

Doing some work on the brakes over the weekend, current front pads are basically done, scary to drive it at the moment

Have some new fluid, ATE Racing, Performance Friction Pads and some new braided brake lines from ICP to fit. Next up is Coilovers and I need to do a bit of wiring to tidy up my launch control and anti lag switches.

 

good stuff mate.

out of curiosity which clutch/flywheel do you have in this?

 

Competition Clutch Stage 2 and their lightweight flywheel also.

 

Coilovers have been purchased, should be able to fit them at the weekend hopefully . Went with BC's, couldn't find Miester R's forsale anywhere and need them on and sorted prior to the MOT on the 13th.

 

Good work.

Nice to see the spending is still going strong!

 

its a subaru....................the spending never stops lol

 

Ain't that true! Christ.

 

Coilovers have arrived 😁

 

Oooh. More shiny bits to fit!

 

How much did they cost you?

 

Got them from Scoobyworld, Pre-set at -40mm so I can just stick them on and not have to faff with ride height adjustments for now as the MOT is on the 13th. Cost £800 but that was with priority delivery as I needed them to go on this weekend.

 

Will be fitting them on Sunday.

 

Which springs did you go for? i went with the softer setting and seems great, very happy with them so far

 

6 front 5 rear.

 

Got the Coilovers fitted this morning in a couple of hours with a mate. All went well, ride height seems about right, maybe a touch higher than it was on the prodrive springs. Going to let them settle a bit before I fiddle with them. Set the preload on the springs etc too.

I set the dampers 8 clicks from full soft for the first drive and they're way too soft so going to knock them round a bit further to harder. Ride seems lovely on them, very compliant, not crashy or banging about etc. All seems good so far.

 

Had a play with the dampers today, put another 8 clicks towards harder on all round. Feels much better now. Still a smoother ride than I had with the Prodrive springs too . The tracking needs looking at though now they're on. Steering feels very self centring.

MOT is booked for Saturday morning, will hopefully get the tracking sorted at the same time.

 

hi

really glad this is coming along nicely now for you after your **** luck you had.

whats next for the car? any bodystyling you feel it needs?

 

Wait for it.....

Car now up for sale!




You'd better not sell after all the effort put into it. Need some nice up to date pics of the car and engine please!!!!

 

i agree, give it a good detail and take it somewhere to get some good pics............NOT FOR SALE PICS LOL

 

More suspension bits, probably alloy lower arms etc. Bodywise I might get some stuff tidied up next spring but like to keep it Stealthy really as it surprises the hell out of people 😂😂.

 

No it's not for sale 😂. I wouldn't even know what to price it at to be honest! I'll get some more pics next time it's washed!

 

Great project BTW!

How much clearance do you have on the tyres to coil overs, when lowered?

 

You probably know this already, but if you're going to do the alloy arms soon, don't bother with alignment yet, the alloy arms are 10mm wider (each) so it will push your geometry out. And you'll need a saloon ARB too, and droplinks I think, Just about to get the arms switched on my wagon.

 

I haven't even got the arms yet, will probably do it over the winter. I need to sort the alignment out though as the steering feels very funky at the moment. The tyres start squealing even with a small bit of lock on.