#136: Re: Dan- Subaru Impreza STI Project thread (Pic Heavy) Author: Dan-, Location: BiggleswadePosted: Thu Feb 28, 2013 4:38 pm ---- Soo after long last my favourite part of changing a cars appearance is nearing, received my new R888 tyres today so wasted no time digging out my wheels from the loft to polish and wax ready for the tyres to go on sunday only problem is its taken me 3 hours just to do 1
#137: Re: Dan- Subaru Impreza STI Project thread (Pic Heavy) Author: Dan-, Location: BiggleswadePosted: Fri Mar 08, 2013 6:35 pm ---- Finally on they go, Much better
#138: Re: Dan- Subaru Impreza STI Project thread (Pic Heavy) Author: Dan-, Location: BiggleswadePosted: Fri Mar 08, 2013 6:51 pm ---- Also got myself a different exhaust of luke, which ive spent the last week polishing up to make look new again! the only reason im changing is due to the current having a angle exit i just cant get on with it, dont look right to me "/
#139: Re: Dan- Subaru Impreza STI Project thread (Pic Heavy) Author: Dan-, Location: BiggleswadePosted: Fri May 17, 2013 8:15 pm ---- My little baby has been spoilt quite alot this last month
the 1st thing i done was get the nurspec R fitted, looks a million times better also sounds the dogs b***** aswell
this is with the blitz fitted
The next thing i got cracking on with was the suspension, its a great handling car before but it suffered from understeer so i got that sorted with a set of solid droplinks and a uprated 25mm rear anti roll bar, i wasted no time in getting the parts fitted
while fitting the anti roll bar i decided to give the underside of the car a clean so polished up the rear control arms and polished the exhaust again
once i got them fitted the effects were instantly noticeable the rear end has completely stiffened up even kicks a wheel up now
while ordering myself the rear anti roll bar and drop links the guy was also offering a Anti lift kit very cheap aswell so would be rude not to buy it cant really tell a difference to this part yet but on track it will become apparent its there and doing its job
The Anti lift kit it abit difficult to see its the part that fits to the back of the lower control arm and also comprises of the spacing blocks between the subframe and chassis
Then i did a free mod which was remove the rear mud flaps but now i feel it looks bare so im going to refit them!!
while driving home from my friends one night i noticed the rear shock was knocking very common fault with the inverted struts, so there was no way i having that, weighed up my options and figured its best to replace the whole lot with some good coilovers as if i replace the struts the noise is only going to return at some point as with the design of them there no way around it!
took a trip up to a Subaru specialist and they fitted and dialled in a fast road alignment at the same time for me
Before
After
As you can see from the pictures its not massively lowered its just right if you ask me, looks spot on
Another thing i have done a few weeks ago was detango the headlights, basically take out the orange indicator lens, looks awful no idea why they put them in the uk spec lights :@
Before on the right and detangod on the left
and before again
Enjoy and let me know what you think
#140: Re: Dan- Subaru Impreza STI Project thread (Pic Heavy) Author: RoweY, Location: MiddlesbroughPosted: Sun May 19, 2013 2:28 pm ---- Nice and Clean motor mate! Really like this
#141: Re: Dan- Subaru Impreza STI Project thread (Pic Heavy) Author: broadblaster, Location: south coastPosted: Sun May 19, 2013 3:01 pm ---- as said before i had the same kit fitted to my last one and and it does make a big diffrence in the way they handle, and as you say a detango is allways worth doing.
your makeing a very nice car here not ott like alot do with scoobs just need to save up for a fully forged motor now (or a ej22t lump) and get her to around 5-550 and she will be fun lol lol
#142: Re: Dan- Subaru Impreza STI Project thread (Pic Heavy) Author: Dan-, Location: BiggleswadePosted: Mon May 20, 2013 4:47 am ---- Cheers guys, I will soon be looking into forging the engine
#143: Re: Dan- Subaru Impreza STI Project thread (Pic Heavy) Author: Dan-, Location: BiggleswadePosted: Mon Jul 29, 2013 7:17 am ---- Decided to go for a slight change in colour in my wheels not sure what I line better though, what's your opinions on this?
#145: Re: Dan- Subaru Impreza STI Project thread (Pic Heavy) Author: broadblaster, Location: south coastPosted: Mon Jul 29, 2013 1:10 pm ---- black for sure or gunmetal really don't like the gold
#146: Re: Dan- Subaru Impreza STI Project thread (Pic Heavy) Author: Dan-, Location: BiggleswadePosted: Tue Oct 01, 2013 9:45 am ---- I've decided to go black on my winter wheels only sticking with gold on my good wheels!
Not really done a lot in the last few months, been to busy with the clio ill post some pics up later
Although what I have done is the important things, encountered quite a major problem one night though could have ended very badly, Subaru serviced my car back in august asked them to change the brake fluid as I had cooked the system on the track, reported back halfway through the day saying they couldn't release 1 of the bleed nipples on the inside of my drivers brembo so they only bled half the calliper, okay not problem really,
Driving around 1 night must have been about 11 pm down a country road, quite windy but easy to see traffic I was doing about 60-70 mph went to use the brakes, my pedal went right to the floor no pressure on it, I was like ohh **** had the missus in the car didn't say anything as didn't want to worry her, managed to hold it round the bend still doing about 50 on a bend normally taken at 35 on a downhill aswell once clear of the bend I started to engine brake slowing the car to 20 mph the used the handbrake gently to slow it to a stop got out checked the brake fluid reservoir and it was pretty much empty as I suspected, continued hunting around for the leak I checked inside the wheels and the drivers wheel inside was soaked quick dab on the finger and sniff it was obvious it's brake fluid! **** was my initial though, I'm 10 miles from home, I had a few choices either remove the brake line ok that side block or up and refill the reservoir with fluid and change the brake bias the full rear on my box, but though its not worth the risk of other peoples safety, phones my old man and got him to tow me home with a solid bar, soo as I made it home, I annoyed the neighbours got the air tools out on the drive started stripping the car down to find the fault, initially I though a piston seal may have blown, but pads were dry everything infront of the calliper was dry so that illuminated a few possibilities, went to turn the steering with my hands holding the calliper and disc, my hand got soaked so looked behind the calliper and couldn't really see anything obvious I though what the hells going on! Put some fluid in stated the car And got my dad to press the pedal down, fluid came shooting out the bleed nipple!!!
Though hmm strange how to they just loosen like that, remember Subaru saying they couldn't budge it, so what we have came up with is they may have cracked either the thread of the nipple or the thread in the calliper and over the months had managed to loosen more and more till it was enough for the fluid to come out,
Got my 11mm spanner on it tried to tighten it with no joy so I though f it I'm this far now got my small sledge hammer and hit the spanner and it moved about quarter of a turn, got the car running again and got my dad to stamp on the pedal no fluid this time, result!! It was now 4am have work at 6am :'( time to get some fluid back in bleed the entire system and go for a test drive! All good after that, been 2 weeks now and hasn't lost a drop I'm checking every time I stop the car,
I'm going to send the callipers off to brembo specialist when I can loosen the mounting bolts (nothing's budging them) to get new nipples and re Helicoil in them!
So was quite a terrifying experience for me, glad it didn't happen on my work commute on a main busy road!
#147: Re: Dan- Subaru Impreza STI Project thread (Pic Heavy) Author: Dan-, Location: BiggleswadePosted: Tue Oct 01, 2013 9:55 am ---- This is what happened the paint on the calliper all the lacquer had came off and started bubbling underneath the base paint!
Though the next day after work I want to strip the fronts down checking everything Subaru had touched to double check
Now obviously the brake pads could have been contaminated with brake fluid so though best to change the whole lot to be safe! Annoying can't get the discs of without removing the calliper which I still can't budge, I only did the pads, but spent about 1 hour cleaning the discs with brake cleaner!
These are my new pads, carbone lorraine RC6 race pads incredible stopping power!
And finally running sweet again a few pics after the trax wash
#148: Re: Dan- Subaru Impreza STI Project thread (Pic Heavy) Author: Dan-, Location: BiggleswadePosted: Sun Jan 12, 2014 4:26 pm ---- Subaru has now sold if your your wondering what replaced it here it is a 2008 E92 335D economical and very very quick!!
#149: Re: Dan- Subaru Impreza STI Project thread (Pic Heavy) Author: RoweY, Location: MiddlesbroughPosted: Sun Jan 12, 2014 4:32 pm ---- Got any plans for it or keeping it as it is ?
#150: Re: Dan- Subaru Impreza STI Project thread (Pic Heavy) Author: Dan-, Location: BiggleswadePosted: Sun Jan 12, 2014 4:43 pm ---- well as I'm now getting on abit (22) i really need to stop messing with cars as much as i have been, i do really want to get it mapped to see 360Hp and 545ft lb and 740Nm torque
that would be incredible! but the thing is it still have bmw warranty :/
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only problem is its taken me 3 hours just to do 1 
very common fault with the inverted struts, so there was no way i having that, weighed up my options and figured its best to replace the whole lot with some good coilovers as if i replace the struts the noise is only going to return at some point as with the design of them there no way around it!
