It's just that once I've got the opportunity before I start using it properly from springtime on, I may as well get all these jobs out of the way.

It'll be a case of just making what's already there better or at least cleaner, there's only one person to blame for all this...

It didn't even occur to me to look at these things until I read a certain person's project thread.

 

Nothing to do with a certain white classic?!

 

Fraid so, its all my fault!!!!

Lmfao

 

Fraid so, its all my fault!!!!

Lmfao i bloody wish!

 

some quality parts on your scooby rob, like looking at a white version of my old classic

 

Not quite Robbie.

 

Don't burst his bubble ty thought you could have just kept it going a little longer

 

No bubble bursting for me, i take pride in useing an abuseing the car for what it is, if something breaks , it breaks, i wont loose no sleep over it and you certainly wont see me polishing and claying it every weekend and worrying about driving it in the snow or rain.
No digging at other members cars intended here, we all own them and love them for different reasons, and mine is driving it how it was intended whren them wondeful japs designed it, and lovving every minute! I'll take a
Drive over epynt ranges and lamp the bolloks off the car over a show any day ;-)

 

And don't forget you also use it to get meat for the freezer as well, it provides food and pleasure.

But you're 100% right, they are built to be driven and be driven hard.

And I'm definitely not one for cleaning the car regularly either.

 

That's to true my friend and best way to put a smile on anyones face is to drive it hard over the best roads in the country

need your number pm me rob as need to drop wheels over and have a catch up and see some of those bikes of yours

 

A few more goodies picked up today at Rallyday - a Perrin radiator cooling panel from Dave Y, plus a set of orange side reflectors and side repeater lamps from Kevin.

I have also decided to get some form of in car video camera hard wired into the car, with all the idiots and blame for a claim that goes on at present I think it's a wise move.

Rumours that I only want it to showing off my driving prowess are strictly exaggerated...

 

Ha ha I knew you'd be on that Rad Panel

 

Like a tramp on a bag of chips.

 

Nice Tyron, your parts gathering is legendary


As are your driving skills

 

Glad to be of help Tyron

 

Thanks Simon, just a few more bits to go.

Thanks again, next meet I will sort you out.

 

It is feeling like it's getting a lot closer now, it is in the Suez Canal making it's way up to Larnaca and from there it's just a hop, skip and a jump (well the Mediterranean sea, up the European coastline, English Channel and North Sea) and it will be here.

 

Mine arrived 3 weeks ago maybe this week the DVLA will take their thumb out their ****

 

I'll let them know that you really don't want the car before 2014 then, mine will be through in days once they see the Welsh address.

Yours will be in pending for some time yet.

 

.... When they see the local address on yours they'll think it's stolen

 

This now raises the important point:

It is no longer a case of which month or year your V5 arrives, rather a case of which decade or century even...

 

I'll give you a job list if you like Robbie I can write an accurate one out no problems

Both Stu and Ty have an ideal chance now over winter to do a little refresh where needed it gives the foundation for years of rust free motoring then, looking back at my pictures I'm amazed how rusty areas were on mine so it's an investment for the future for sure

 

My Welsh father in law is coming over to give me a lift up to Leeds Surely that must count for something

 

Well I now have a full vehicle set of chassis Super Pro bushes plus roll centre kit, anti lift kit, front and rear anti roll bar bushes, steering rack bushes, engine mounting dogbone etc on the way.

Should improve the handling no end and stiffen up what is already one of the best Impreza models ever made.

 

i want to import one of these and twin scroll it

 

when is it landing then?

i dont want to wait until rally day 2014 to see it

 

What ARB bushes did you go for Ty ?

 

It is due on the 7th of October into Newcastle, it will then collected and taken down to Leeds for the importer to get it through the VOSA test and register it to me - I am hoping to pick it up on the 24th / 25th of October.

From there it will be going to Ryan (Prodriverules) in Leominster for a full service (every conceivable service item will be changed), some minor paintwork issues to be carried out plus the minor planned modifications.

I have to arrange to get the steering and suspension geometry alignment done and then a mapping session.

I think getting the car to the UK is going to be the easy part of the equation, it's everything else following that which is going to be the complicated bit.

As I am not going to be using the car much over the winter period I am in no rush to get it on the road.

Obviously I would like to use it but I would rather get everything done and out of the way before the first show of next year - which is usually the PCAD Spring Show at Castle Combe.

 

I have seen the saloon and wagon versions of them in the flesh, believe me they definitely do not look better in the flesh.

I still bare the mental scars even now...

 

Super Pro polyurethane bushes, I think they are 19/20mm in diameter?