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Old Feb 22, 2014 | 02:21 AM
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Loving the video Jim
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Old Feb 22, 2014 | 08:52 AM
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Great video and great car.
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Old Feb 22, 2014 | 11:52 AM
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stunning car m8! it sounds awsome in the video! is it a full decat?
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Old Feb 22, 2014 | 01:32 PM
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Originally Posted by joe v3sti
Lovely looking car. The white arches make all the difference. I did my v2 Sti Ra last year. Could I be cheeky and ask white stone chip you used? And did you paint it afterwards ? Cheers pal, keep up the good work. ??
I used Hammerite stonechip shield, if they'd been white and not had any black underseal I'd have used a clear coat from Bilt Hamber.
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Old Feb 22, 2014 | 01:35 PM
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Thanks.

It has a sports cat but I must admit the anti lag was on for that short clip.
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Old Feb 22, 2014 | 03:35 PM
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Givens a shout next time you do something mate and I'll get the old girl out.

Great vid, sounds nice, pity my twin scroll never sounded that good, if it did I probably would have kept it!
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Old Feb 22, 2014 | 05:08 PM
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What exhaust system did you have on your Spec C?
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Old Feb 22, 2014 | 05:15 PM
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What exhaust system did you have on your Spec C?
Not sure what it was, it has the JASMA stamp but wasn't OEM.
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Old Feb 22, 2014 | 05:51 PM
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When I followed you at Merc world that made me miss the burble!
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Old Feb 22, 2014 | 07:07 PM
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Originally Posted by jimblive
When I followed you at Merc world that made me miss the burble!
It's what I missed when I had the Spec C!
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Old May 11, 2014 | 12:46 PM
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At long last I got round to replacing the nasty little fog switch with an OE part.

It never sat in the hole as the wires always pushed it forward, not the best pic but you can see the switch under the intercooler spray switches.



So I got a new switch and took the blank out of the IC switch panel, new fog switch now seats neatly in place. I've had to use a grommet to fill the hole that the previous fitter drilled. Thankfully you can't see it unless you put your head down under the wheel to take photos!



Also while I was at it I fitted a cover to my AL switch.



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Old May 11, 2014 | 12:49 PM
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Looking very neat and tidy in there.
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Old May 11, 2014 | 01:12 PM
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Are you not bored of this car yet??? Im waiting until the for sale advert comes up to buy it!! But im guessing I better get to the back of the very large que!!!

Credit to you mate, she is a stunner, one of my favourite impreza's on here!!
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Old May 11, 2014 | 01:14 PM
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Nice work mate!
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Old May 11, 2014 | 08:43 PM
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Originally Posted by scoobyboy1
Are you not bored of this car yet??? Im waiting until the for sale advert comes up to buy it!! But im guessing I better get to the back of the very large que!!!

Credit to you mate, she is a stunner, one of my favourite impreza's on here!!
Thanks for the kind words.

Not bored of her yet. However I do think every now and again it might be time to pass her on to someone else to enjoy, but then I know I know I'd never find anything else like it in the UK. If it went it would be for an RA-R or maybe something from Stuggart.

However, as you say there is quite a que if I did decide to let her go, but I think most would pass when they realised it's not the usual price of a spec c.
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Old May 11, 2014 | 09:53 PM
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Awesome car and a very well put together video.
I hate this forum, makes me want to spend so much money on my car, anti lag FTW!
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Old Jul 20, 2014 | 12:15 PM
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What a delightful and rare example you have there, has there been any more changes since?

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Old Jul 20, 2014 | 09:43 PM
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Cracking motor.
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Old Jul 30, 2014 | 09:03 PM
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Originally Posted by Subaru Collector 555
What a delightful and rare example you have there, has there been any more changes since?

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Thanks, not as rare as I thought as one is up for sale on Pistonheads, now means there are two white RA's in the UK! However I imagine it might go abroad like most of them making mine the only white one.

I keep an eye out for a Recaro RS-G as that would be a nice addition, other than that nothing other than driving and cleaning.
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Old Jul 30, 2014 | 09:20 PM
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Originally Posted by jimblive
Thanks, not as rare as I thought as one is up for sale on Pistonheads, now means there are two white RA's in the UK! However I imagine it might go abroad like most of them making mine the only white one.

I keep an eye out for a Recaro RS-G as that would be a nice addition, other than that nothing other than driving and cleaning.
Couldn't see a Hawk version on pistonheads only a blob do you have a link been looking for one for a while? Thanks
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Old Jul 30, 2014 | 10:23 PM
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Just looked and it's gone, guess it sold?
It was low mileage, looked in great condition and twice the price of the blob.
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Old Jul 30, 2014 | 11:07 PM
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Just looked and it's gone, guess it sold?
It was low mileage, looked in great condition and twice the price of the blob.
I remember seeing one for sale on ebay for 19k but it for sale somewhere in Europe I think it was Denmark?

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Old Jul 31, 2014 | 07:33 PM
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For 19k I'm guessing it had around 35k - 45k miles on it?
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Old Jul 31, 2014 | 08:01 PM
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Originally Posted by jimblive
For 19k I'm guessing it had around 35k - 45k miles on it?
I think it had 53,000 miles, but not completely sure.

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Old Jul 31, 2014 | 08:24 PM
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Wow!
Seems values are on the up?
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Old Dec 29, 2014 | 05:24 PM
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As a result of this new toy in the stable:


I'll probably be saying good bye to the RA in the new year and getting something a little more sensible.

Can't bring myself to put up an advert though!
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Old Dec 29, 2014 | 05:38 PM
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Proper motor!
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Old Dec 29, 2014 | 05:57 PM
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Wow Jim, hope it goes to a great home. PS-text on its way!
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Old Jan 1, 2015 | 09:58 AM
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Great car. Not a bike fan but that also looks superb. Great taste Jim
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Thanks Mick.

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