Looking forward to seeing that!!

 

Nice.
Cant beat a bit of flocking

 

Great looking bug mate, well done.

 

Cheers shaks it's appreciated

 

well this months update isnt very exciting lol all ive purchased is a set of these so will be attempting to fit them soon as this weather clears off lol




next thing on my shopping list is either some coilovers or some 18's when i find a set i like and can afford lol

 

Get coilovers 1st Craig the car sits too high on 18's without lowering. Did you get 6's or 7's on the plugs?

Martin

Ps xxr527 well recommended haha

 

They are pfr6B mate ye I do want coilys just not found a set I want and for the right price yet lmao ye I've considered xxr.s just need to make my bloody mind up I need new brakes but I want brembos so I don't wanna waste my money buying discs and pads then buying brembos and having to do it all again lol

 

I recently had 7's put in think they would be better on modded cars. Get yourself some bc coilovers imo very good for the money and there's deals on them occasionally.
Re your brakes I did the same swap and got my discs n pads from Ian at Godspeed then bought brembos. The price of them are certainly dropping aswell so should be able to pick up a mint set.

Martin

 

ye gonna keep my eyes peels the bargain bin (for sale) section has been a bit dry recently but the less i spend this month the more i have next month lmao (1000 posts wooo lol)

 

waheyyyy congrats on yr 1000 post.......... are you going to jap fest ?
i ve just brought me a strut brace for my bug..yet to fit it tho..

 

if you wanna try my 18 s on yr car u can ....will just need to let me know

 

Cheers mate appreciate it I might take u up on that offer fitting the strut brace was easy peasy mate took me 15 mins just more fiddly than anythin

 

Re coil overs mate I'd recommend Racing Logics from Tegiwa / Scoobyclinic over BC's any day.
I've run both on my cars and the BC's are just too cheap and crashy in comparison on a supposedly better spring rate.

Now I'll await 10 people to tell me BC's are awesome 'because they run them and haven't had a problem', but I've run both sets so just saying, I think BC's are now overpriced for what they are and the build quality is lower.

All IMHO of course. Many are bound to disagree - I encounter it frequently!

 

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Just read through this entire thread bud.

Wicked car, I know I saw you at Halfords that once but didn't have time to have a proper look.

I'm modifying my car at the moment, I haven't started a project thread but I'm sure I will eventually.

I've fitted my front and rear Ultra Racing Strut braces last night in the snow. They make such a difference. I'm waiting for this snow to go before I fit my Tein SS and 18" BBS LM alloys.

 

Cheers mate really appreciate the comments my thread isn't a touch on most of the threads on here but I'm hoping one day it will when funds allow can u notice a difference with the rear brace How hard was it to fit

Cheers
Craig

 

The rear brace is a bit awkward , back seat and shelf need to come out , but still only a 30 min job.

 

I was going to say in the wagon it was a piece of cake, and I would highly recommend it along with the front strut brace. The improvement is amazing, however the handling in the wagon was never going to be good without support.

Where did you get your bonnet scoop pained Craig? I needs the STI upper and lower spoilers painted on mine.

 

Got it painted by someone called mark he has a unit by hopwood he's really good just sometimes is a big turn around as he works for himself but his work is awesome

 

Small update

 

^^^

whats your plans

wiley

 

Going for a stroker just need to decide wether to go avcs heads or just use wrx ones avcs are a good benefit but I'm not sure if I want the hassle but will see what happens its a long way off yet as I wanna do as much as poss myself and it will be a long process which is why I had brought another block so I can keep my car on the road till im near the end this will just be a little side project to do in my spare time

 

oohh this was wating at home for me aswell another part to add to the pile lol

 

Having my dash flocked in a week or so Craig but getting the bottom half done aswell. How hard is it to maintain and keep clean? Also having the gear stick surround and cubby done too

Martin

 

Nice looking car mate, after going from a pretty well modded bug wrx to a pretty much standard hawk sti I'd say the avcs heads are worth the hassle they make a noticible difference.

 

cheers mate ye i know what u mean i will cross that bridge when i come to it

not to bad to maintain mate but they get dusty very fast i usually use the brush attachment on the vaccuum to clean it but i know sum people use duck tape and go over the dash with it good luck mate

 

Thanks mate sure it'll look loads better inside
Just not looking forward to taking all the dash apart though

Martin

 

haha its not that bad mate tbf if u get stuck just give me a shout

 

took some new pics today as iaint really took any proper ones for a while iphone quality im afraid lol

 

Looking sweet Craig. Some Sti/Prodrive lights would look the part on yours mate

Martin

 

Looking great mate!!! I need to do some updates soon. Have some BC coilovers going on at the end of the month and another couple of small changes.
Likewise, would love to have funds for BIG plans, but as things are, slow and steady is the way. Keep up the good work though fella!!!