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AK
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27th Aug 10 at 15:47   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
todays stuff...

Refitted the Rain Light. Its from the inside now, so only sticks out about 10mm rather than being mounted on the boot face Looks alot better.

before



after





Fitted pass seat - just need to find the harnesses or buy nwe

Fitter new O/S headlight as old one was smashed from some stones on track.
AK
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washed the car, fitted the XP10 pads and went on the look for some more castor


First up was flipping the mount for the alloy lower arms (to the ALK) 180deg. The mount is offset so this pushes out on th rear of the arm and forward a touch. Secondly I made sure the ALK's were mounted as far forward in there slots as possible.

Its visably added more castor, and given some toe in that will need sorted

crappy pics... but this is the mount I flipped

before


after



clean'ish
AK
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31st Aug 10 at 14:21   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
longer wheel studs and some hubcentric spacers arrived I'm being optimistic and thinking I can space them out 16mm more 5mm shims allround in pics above, could have gone with an ET15 or 9.5" rim

see what happens
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the cars look amazing together, love it/them

proper!
AK
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Was in for some mapping at Wallace this afternoon - but had to be aborted as it burst the OE intake I knew it was worse for wear but was just being tight and not replacing it. That'll teach me... again
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Samco inlet fitted (what a pain in the ass)
Longer studs fitted and wheels back on with hubcentric spacers added (16mm i think)

Wheels are now just a touch in from the arches... looking better
AK
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6th Oct 10 at 10:59   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
re-tapped the alloy lower arm this morning... (after spinning the mount to give more castor)

If anyone else does this and manages to bollocks up the soft threads its a M12 x 1.25 thread

Removed the XP10 pads (for Fee to have as spares for the weekend) and refitted the KSport sanitary towels - basically to stop the pistons falling out if anyone tries to brake it.

Electrical gremlins are back - car will not prime the fuel pump again. It was this time last year that it did this

'edited' the front splitter/undertray to allow full lock with extra castor and track/wheel width. Manages lock to lock without fouling now.

Its booked in to Wallace Performance next week to get this checked out and its final map done on the new engine.
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AK
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25th Oct 10 at 18:08   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
Car now mapped

405bhp, 360lbft
AK
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1st Nov 10 at 20:54   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
New splitter on the Impreza (eventually got round to replacing the initial wooden test one )

Its about 500mm deaper and extends all the way back to the cusco H brace (rear of the gearbox crossmember)

Sits lower than wood one, is lighter and not angled quite as much
sand-eel
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1st Nov 10 at 21:06   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
Is that HDPE from directplastics.co.uk?
AK
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yes
AK
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gave it a test... and the HDPE and alu reflective tape was not good enough to deal with heat. The splitter started to distort/melt and get closer to the heat source

SO.... bodge job using what I have lying around.

Layer one - the reflective metal tape
Layer two - exhaust wrap layed out flat in strips (aprox 400mm x 200mm)
layer three - 1mm alu sheet pop rivited over the wrap



Tested again, and with the car up to temp (85deg) the area under the header was cold to touch under the sump was warm!

Also added some alu bar/bracket to help keep the gap between splitter and headers around 50mm.

Aero:

Added some wee vertical end plate things to the splitter.... they kinda tie into the arches. Will maybe add small length ways ones on the sides once I get some more L brackets and pop rivets.



Arches:

Eventually got round to putting them on the right corners... well, I have the two offending bastards off!
AK
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8th Nov 10 at 09:23   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
Had a wee test of the Impreza at Oulton on Sat. There were a few other imprezas there on the day. Anyone here?


Some daft spins.... and still learning the car since new engine, new susp, new brakes etc etc. First time on track in it (bar one sprint) since Feb!

Seems nice and stable in the dry. You can hear Fee saying it felt better than hers. In the wet was a different story. I didnt bother changing anything from a dry setup. Full hard all round, very worn 888's etc.


SPin Spin Spin

1 - Fee in pass seat, no offs but fee complaining of a sore arse after taking off over kerbs - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=COhANM6AoJI mostly dry
2 - 2 offs - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Sv9IGfmoE9k no comment about the second :S mostly dry track
3 - 1 off then black flagged for not coming in after going off. - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k11_GloLJA4 wet

Camera angles are pish....

Here is a vids from the Skyline chasing, then being chased, then being passed by the Impreza.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9abzox5pvgs
Whittie
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Liam
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Is the Q7 yours also?
Cole
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8th Nov 10 at 19:18   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
he borrowed it
AK
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9th Nov 10 at 12:00   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
as above. Its not ours, we borrowed it from a friend for the weekend
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9th Nov 10 at 12:31   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
great stuff, love it.

watch most of your vids, thanks for sharing
Tom
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9th Nov 10 at 15:08   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
The imprezza looks alot meaner with those arches/wheels spaced out, will try and watch vids later
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10th Nov 10 at 14:34   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
It does look hard. Fee is a bit jelous as hers is so ropey looking.

PS - dont look at it too closeley though
Graham88
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10th Nov 10 at 15:40   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
I've decided you have too much money, I'm not jealous, honest

Both cars look amazing.
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11th Nov 10 at 20:12   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
First time ive seem the impreza all done.

Looks superb with the wider arches, much cheaper than 22b arches anyways lol

They both look great in the same decals as well.
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15th Nov 10 at 23:37   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
Out in the Impreza again but hampered a bit by random issues

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7-r4Kwvguqc wee lad in passenger seat seemed to enjoy it. A few moments under braking and a couple of slides.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4ETK0wt_vPg One big slides round McIntyres i think, or could be next vid.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MAprRN53hFY

Running around 1bar, part throttle and normally under 6k rpm :S (2.1 with 20G).
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antnee
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Did the splitter stay level at KH?

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