You can get them straightened, but is not cheap IIRC...

 

I'll have to get some quotes, all 4 are old and tired so may have to get them all checked over and resprayed.

 

There's a number of places that'll do it for you pal, but shop around and make sure they dip them not spray! It's a better finish and they'll last longer.

 

I've dropped it off for a simple repair this morning. I've found a crack in it .

 

The plot thickens!

 

Stop driving into kerbs then. What size wheels are they, Al?

 

17's

 

Merry Christmas 2013 to everyone, and a big thank you to everyone who's helped me over the last 12 months

 

Remember this?

 

No I don't, please enlighten me?

Joe

 

It's my old WRX, six months after the new owner picked it up.

 

That's annoying mate! I've just seen your other thread, what's more annoying is the fact that the new owner has brought his troubles to your door! Flipping nightmare mate, I'm with Bez on this one. Karma will sort it out.

Joe

 

Ouch what a waste

 

Yup,
The car was registered in his Dads name, and when I pointed out any grief over driving without insurance and he that may have to pay legal fee's he said his dad didn't care about debt and was always getting bailiff letters.
Had he said "sorry" I would have let it go, but trying to lie his way out of it just pissed me off.
That and smashing my old car to bits, I wasn't a happy bunny.

 

Finally relocated the oil temp sensor to get a reading....

 

Something to fit this weekend



It also gives me the chance to try a different colour manifold as I really don't like the blue. It won't be a great finish as its a trial, I can't even be bothered to sand off the old flakes of paint from the original manifold, I'll just go straight over them.

 

Out with the old....



In with the new...

 

This has come on along way, looks great and easier to maintain with a finish on it

 

Thanks Simon, getting there slowly slowly. Just need to sort a running issue. I've been offered a cheap run around that I'm considering, I'm held back as I have to use it as a daily and that means jobs I should be taking my time over I'm having to rush. Look at the spaghetti junction gauge wiring for example lol.

 

I picked up a daily many years ago it was the best thing I ever did, an old Punto that paid for itself in the 15 months I had it then I had a secento lol but again it served its purpose, I've worked my way up to a nice golf now so happy days. I think a a Subaru owner 2 cars in the right circumstance is the best option it's allowed me to run mine as if it was a daily Subaru it would not happen I could not afford to run it as a single car.

 

It's the sensible option. It's a 1.6 Megane with 10 months ticket on it and a months tax. Hard to say no at £300.

 

If you so chose you could scrap it for £160 when your done with it. Sounds like a good option to me mate.


Joe

 

No need to think just buy it

 

Interesting day. The car hasn't been running well so has been off road. Working mornings 6 days a week give me about an hour of daylight to work in, and when it's been pissing down as it has I've got no hope. This is how I've had to improvise....



Anyway, worried I had an air leak somewhere and sick of having to yank the FMIC pipework every time I had to put it back on I bought some longer silicon pipework to make the fit better and less fiddly.




And also fitted a collar between the silicon inlet and MAF pipework to make sure there was no leak there. But still not running right.

Further investigation (With help from Simon Roe) found a mashed up inlet manifold gasket and an inlet chamber full of fuel




Another week of riding in the rain to work, made all the better by the recent news of a chap being kicked to death on the route I have to take.

 

Really sorry to hear you've had these problems mate. I sympathise with you regarding the weather, it makes doing the smallest of tasks a big deal. Fingers crossed that you get it all sorted. All I can say about what's happened to the guy on your route is, make sure your on your metal and If needs be maybe look into an alternative route. Maybe sounds crazy but nothing is worth risking your safety.

All the best mate

 

Thanks Joe. It's pitch black all the way down this cycle path, absolutely mental. Basically it has a little homeless community full of tents next to a railway line. God knows what happened but a 23yr old ended up killing a homeless fella that had only been in the country for 4 days, but then that's the town I live in.
What with the rain, and early starts it killed me last week.

Need to get back on the road ASAP.

 

I think I may have found the problem

 

Made a start on the spare inlet manifold....



by literally hacking some lugs off...

 

I got carried away when I did mine but they do look much cleaner

 

Lol, yours have almost gone completely....