General repair and replace advice plz!
01 December 2017, 12:08 PM
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General repair and replace advice plz!
Hi All,
Been sneaking about here a while but only recently joined - seems a good old community so thought it's high-time I said hello (plus, of course, I need something now!!).
I have a standard '55 Blobeye WRX & Prodrive pack that was mint, until I pranged a short while back.
It is well worth repairing (to me anyway) so am going about it - but is my first Impreza and am a bit of an engineering novice at the best of times.....
I have most of the bits to replace (thanks to a visit with Matt and his colleague from MB Developments - discovered them here and were really great chaps! Managed to squeeze about a third of an impreza's worth of parts into my ford Ka!!) but I am now after some pointers on what to do whilst I have the thing in bits.
So - Front bumper/crash bar and rads are all off at the mo. I will replace all the belts I can see, and seems sensible to do cambelt now too (& water pump?).
I have the old knock from the rear shocks, so thought replace them now - KYB Ultra seems popular and an easy fit? (I have prodrive springs on, and 18" Prodrive/OZ P1 alloys - anything I need to consider?).
And should I do anything to front shocks at the same time? (nowt wrong with them, AFAIK)
Anti-roll links show a bit of wear, not much but if doing shocks, guess this is practical and pretty cheap.
Think I need to replace the track rods (one may be a little bent - and they were really stuck on last time I had tracking done)
What I am hoping for your general advice on is -
does the above seem sensible?
Anything I have missed as an opportunity to do now?
Any pointers on where to buy the shocks/track rods/bits and bobs?
FYI, I like the car looking sort-of standard, although am adding a new STI front bumper to replace the broken WRX one.
Look forward to some of your collective knowledge!
Been sneaking about here a while but only recently joined - seems a good old community so thought it's high-time I said hello (plus, of course, I need something now!!).
I have a standard '55 Blobeye WRX & Prodrive pack that was mint, until I pranged a short while back.
It is well worth repairing (to me anyway) so am going about it - but is my first Impreza and am a bit of an engineering novice at the best of times.....I have most of the bits to replace (thanks to a visit with Matt and his colleague from MB Developments - discovered them here and were really great chaps! Managed to squeeze about a third of an impreza's worth of parts into my ford Ka!!) but I am now after some pointers on what to do whilst I have the thing in bits.
So - Front bumper/crash bar and rads are all off at the mo. I will replace all the belts I can see, and seems sensible to do cambelt now too (& water pump?).
I have the old knock from the rear shocks, so thought replace them now - KYB Ultra seems popular and an easy fit? (I have prodrive springs on, and 18" Prodrive/OZ P1 alloys - anything I need to consider?).
And should I do anything to front shocks at the same time? (nowt wrong with them, AFAIK)
Anti-roll links show a bit of wear, not much but if doing shocks, guess this is practical and pretty cheap.
Think I need to replace the track rods (one may be a little bent - and they were really stuck on last time I had tracking done)
What I am hoping for your general advice on is -
does the above seem sensible?
Anything I have missed as an opportunity to do now?
Any pointers on where to buy the shocks/track rods/bits and bobs?
FYI, I like the car looking sort-of standard, although am adding a new STI front bumper to replace the broken WRX one.
Look forward to some of your collective knowledge!
01 December 2017, 12:29 PM
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If you're replacing the cambelt and water pump, then do the thermostat while you're there. Check your coolant pipes, esp the top one - replace with standard rubber pipe on a standard car if it's showing signs of weakness. Find a Youtube vid on how to properly get the air out of the system.
Everything else makes sense. Check all your bushes while you've got the car in pieces - no point in paying for tracking again in a few months if anything needs replacing then.
www.importcarparts.co.uk are competitively priced for genuine parts
Everything else makes sense. Check all your bushes while you've got the car in pieces - no point in paying for tracking again in a few months if anything needs replacing then.
www.importcarparts.co.uk are competitively priced for genuine parts
02 December 2017, 11:36 AM
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If you're replacing the cambelt and water pump, then do the thermostat while you're there. Check your coolant pipes, esp the top one - replace with standard rubber pipe on a standard car if it's showing signs of weakness. Find a Youtube vid on how to properly get the air out of the system.
Everything else makes sense. Check all your bushes while you've got the car in pieces - no point in paying for tracking again in a few months if anything needs replacing then.
www.importcarparts.co.uk are competitively priced for genuine parts
Everything else makes sense. Check all your bushes while you've got the car in pieces - no point in paying for tracking again in a few months if anything needs replacing then.
www.importcarparts.co.uk are competitively priced for genuine parts
But follow my method for filling and you'll have no problems.
