Nice one, well done

Nice spec, bet that shifts a bit

nobody who posts on this thread actually go out in there scoobs (no one ever sees anyone anyway ) even though most are probably daily drivers!!

 

has anyone ever used Railway Motors in WestHoughton? Gonna have a clutch fitted on Tuesday by them, was recommended them by a few garages around Atherton as most places "wont touch" a scoob. One place who shall remain nameless "Atherton Mot Centre" quoted about £700 just in labour as its "an engine out job" (engine is probably secured with about 10 bolts in total, radiator 2 bolts, downpipe maybe 5, few jubilee clips to loosen for the fuel lines then up up and away. Doesnt seem like £700 worth to me, but hey Im no mechanic!!

This Railway Motors prep a ford focus rally car with fully Subaru drivetrain and engine and have changed a clutch on it in 20 mins they are charging £150+vat for the labour to do it which is quite decent I think (assuming hourly rate is £50)

Just hope my uprated clutch kit and lightweight flywheel arrive on monday!!

 

That sounds alright, let me know how you find them, need a clutch fitting in mine. Don't see why its an engine out job, at least, it isn't on the sport, just take the rad out and shift the engine forward.

 

I have used them before and had no problems

They also will show you what was up with your other and why it was crap and possibly what caused it

They did when I had my 306 gti6 done there a couple of years back

 

seem like a friendly / knowledgeable bunch when I have spoken with them on the phone, the labour is less than what API charge (just got my new uprated clutch delivered this morning and lightweight flywheel )

Failed its mot on power steering leak so gonna ask them to sort it out, it is only a pipe leaking going into the steering rack, but the bolt is slightly rounded so I cant get it off without cutting the hydraulic pipe and trying a socket on it, also think the CO2 sensor is goosed as failed on emmisions as well something like 7+% when it should be something like 0.5% - oops that was on a non cat test as well!!

 

Think I flashed Chris today, was it yours ending in CYG? Nice car!

Jay, can you not get a set of mole grips/Vice grips on the pipe?

 

yer that was me pal.

 

Japanese car made for Japanese tools and mechanics (small)
Access is a major problem on where it is situated. Solution found. Offer up replacement pipe to make sure its the same, then bend pipe to weaken it , then with amount of pipe remaining bend more with needle nose pliers (fiddly due to access) and then finally mr 12mm deep socket and extension and pray. Sorted it yesterday and touch wood no more leak! (now just to change the lambada and do a bit of soldering!!


Railway motors did a great job on the car, fitted in around about 3 hours (well got the call of them about that time after I had dropped the car off), expecting to stall the car when I got it but not stalled it once. Biting point is now in a more usual position, and engine seems to rev slightly quicker as well and no more clutch judder!. Railway motors also pointed out a few little things that need addressing soon (water leak from the header tank - common problem replacement due today ) and a split in a cv boot. Its a shame they dont do "normal" garage work otherwise I think I would get all my jobs done there (ones I dont want to do/try myself)

Talking for a while about their focus rally car with full scoob running gear, finding out how it gets its power (approx 300bhp/300lbft) with it being restricted. They were also impressed with my new brakes

Different note, actually saw Andy10 yesterday in the scoob, yes you heard it here first, in the scoob!! got a mad wave from him as well

 

intercooler pipe ripped apart this morning, oh well, good excuse for a fmic (which will be with me tomorrow!!)

 

I like your style!

 

I wont like my credit card statement next month though

 

no one post on here these days?

Saw a blue newage ragging it down bag lane on saturday I think it was, sounded okay but very clean. Too many scoob owners with clean cars

 

I drove my car today and spotted myself in the window of a shop as I drove past At least it looked like my car but it could have been an identical car driving at the same speed as me through the inside of the shops
Nah that would be madness...
Anyway, I'll be driving back in my car later so if I see me, make sure I wave, i will! Excellent! Nice one Abdabz...

 

thats weird, I saw a scoob being driven by no one and you post on here. Thought you only used your invisibility cloaking device in tellins

 

The invisibilty cloak, wasnt a joke, but it recently broke, in a big puff of smoke

 

did you not think of a solar powered one, good in the day but allow different skills to be shown at night

 

spotted andy10 today at the corner of hamelton street sorry andy i was in a world of my own il wave next time though.

 

I was going to get one powered by thoughts... Hard to find although there was one on ebay going for £154,546,444,100 on buy it now... But I forgot my Paypal password

Oh and on a serious note, I was followed today by "Gary" in his black WRX hawkeye through Fearnhead in Warrington today... I know him to be "Gary" because according to his tiny reg plate he has chosen to spell his name G4RY...
Now this could be because he is a big G4 fan, and who can blame him, they are incredibly gifted young men, but I cant help thinking that announcing your love of a young Barbers Shop Quartet by mixing it in with your name on your reg plate is just a little bit gay

Abdabz, keeping the thread alive

 

nice yellow classic on the A6 between atherton and westhoughton yesterday

 

that was me sti type r in yellow i also seen a 22B or it looked like one on beaumont road on saturday around 3.30pm

 

very nice mate is it a uk spec or a jap import?

 

would any of you fellow leighters fancy joining in with this ?
https://www.scoobynet.com/northern-2...ser-event.html
it is for a good cause

 

thanks it is an import

 

nice black classic with tints and different rims parked in the carpark of the new pub at gadbury fold today 11am ish, which one of you is it,

 

im from st.helens/wigan area and travel in between the two most days have a classic scooby dbm will have a look out for all you guys and give you a wave/flash
ian

 

Think I spotted Andi in his red scoob in Leigh today? I was the one who flashed in the black celica.

Ian- Will keep a look out for you, as I work in St Helens but live near Leigh. Any specific details about your scoob, ie: colour etc?

 

Followed from tyldesley all the way down to the m60 by a red blobeye scooby the (new shape) anybody of here?

 

Yep, that was me, funnily enough I'd just been thinking about you when i saw another black celica, then you flashed, but I was daydreaming I think and didn't react fast enough

 

its a 99/v classic dark blue colour, gold alloys , sti 6 spoiler/splitter afterburner exhaust.
did you say you worked at miggys[middlehursts] used always be in there with my dad he`s always had nissans.
went with andy to one of his races in the 90`s.

 

Nice! Think I've seen you before thinking about it.

Yeah - I work at Middlehurst, lots of nice cars... but the work's very boring.

Andi - Thought it was you. Your car was looking fabliously clean. B) I hate keeping black clean, as it get's so full of **** again so quickly.