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  1. Productive weekend... Cleaned up surface rust and painted some sedan rear lateral links ready to put into my wagon. Installed a beefier pitch stop mount to complement the gearbox mount in the wagon. On the gc8 I sorted out the passenger rocker cover gasket and degreased the whole bottom and back of the motor (That's all of the leaks fixed! at least for now). Then I put some new to me 16*7 wheels/tyres on and fixed an exhaust leak ready for a WOF on Tuesday. I also installed a Cusco lower arm brace on the gc thanks to @Kiwiflyboy. I'm loving how far this thing has come now after a LOT of TLC.
    5 points
  2. tied on some 13x7"s for size : slight rubbage might go tire shopping
    4 points
  3. Outback: Replaced rear pads and rotors (about time, had those bits in the garage for about two years). MX-5: Attempted to test fit new front brakes. Discovered front hubs are seized to the uprights. Added slide hammer to shopping list.
    3 points
  4. as others are already covering the engine replacement side, i'll take a crack at mileage. i see you are moving from (or already have moved) UK , not sure from which part exactly but i assume could be an area where long commutes are quite common (as it is in australia).. in some instances that 200,000k could have come from about 3 years of commutes at mostly 100kph, in others it could be from 10 years of start stop driving under heat soaked conditions. those long commutes aren't as common here so when we see 200,000km for example, we generally assume it as having experienced greater wear and tear not just running from those k's but also wear and tear involved over a greater number of hours, greater cycle count etc. mind you it's not just the engine but also other parts like gearbox.
    2 points
  5. took the bike in for a wof. aparantly, with my silencer in the exhaust, its borderline too loud, but the wof inspector reckons that it sounds good, and significantly quieter than "them bloody harleys", needless to say the bike passed hahahahahhaha on the car, installed a shiny new cusco brake master cylinder brace. LOTS better feel on pedal, firewall flex was huge
    2 points
  6. All good, I just cut em, they fit pretty good now. Just kidding, hehe. Any other thoughts/ideas? : (
    2 points
  7. They should settle a little after driving on them for a few days since they are new, but they won't drop a whole lot more. Picture?
    2 points
  8. Hey all. The Waikato Subaru Cruise Club have organised a cruise from Hamilton to Raglan. Whos keen? Ill be going
    1 point
  9. DriveTribe Bashing the Flat 12 "Terrible" https://drivetribe.com/p/subaru-made-a-flat-12-engine-for-X6a8NgFIQom3JE-9nt06bg?iid=ETMtNOs5SoaBtSEpm9yR5w&utm_source=organic&utm_medium=fb&utm_campaign=main+ when it simply isnt #GrindsMyGears
    1 point
  10. ye coilover are significantly easier to deal with haha. someone on this thread has already mentioned it.. it's dangerous, it's dodgy, but i know my cousin has done the same thing... he used zip ties while his springs were compressed and used a rattle gun + vice trick which was also suggested here. i don't endorse this especially when the actual tool can be purchased so cheaply but i guess if you're in to that sort of thing, then yeah there are ways to get the job done. just make sure you explain to anyone helping you what they're signing up for and make sure your car is safely out of the way too
    1 point
  11. Make sure you get some v7 sedan axles, the wagon ones are the same length as the gc8, as confirmed during my swap. Not so much of an issue in the r180 rear end, but could well be a deal breaker in the r160
    1 point
  12. A-line, thats the 2.5 jdm auto aye? Iirc all the early gr models, jdm and export market, are affected by unreasonable oil burn. I've not heard much about the 2.5 autos popping motors, but the export stuff is facing a class action out of the states
    1 point
  13. @boostin can the tcu be reset to relearn shifts?
    1 point
  14. bro you arent listening , everyones said it already. they need time to settle, especially brand new stiff springs. i'm pretty sure it's like 2-3 weeks to settle properly. after this you go get a wheel alignment. perfectly fine to drive in the mean time but things will all get better once they set in and 4 wheel alignment done.
    1 point
  15. Anyone know the length of the uncompressed front spring?
    1 point
  16. Oops forgot to link it. https://www.facebook.com/events/110825202928888
    1 point
  17. add ".jpg" to the end of all the links and they will show What @Leufkax said, it definitely lowered a bit, it will probably settle more after some driving.
    1 point
  18. Drive it a bit. It'll probably settle down.
    1 point
  19. Rear spring. Pics Before: After:
    1 point
  20. You need to at least drive it in and out of the garage to settle it. Generally when you drop the car your tyres sit so they give positive camber which makes it look higher. With my bh5 the teks were sitting outside the guards until I went up and down the drive then they sat inside the guard.
    1 point
  21. Jump up and down in the boot for a bit and see if it gets any better for real though it should settle a bit. Did the ad have a picture of a car running the springs? Could always keep a couple dead bodies in the boot to maintain the low stance.
    1 point
  22. V1\'s imo are the best. but the cheapest radar detector to use and avoid speeding fines loss of licence etc is common sense and don\'t speed.
    1 point


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