RALLY STANCE
#The Blue Turd
drifting forge
So much room for gaptivities
No longer will my soul hurt when going over a speed bump
pearl oak
Those quickjacks?
drifting forge
Ye
pearl oak
How’d you rate them? I’ve been eyeing them up for years and never actually gone for them as I’ve not known anyone who’s used them
drifting forge
Next best thing if you dont have the space for a 2-post
They're great. Plenty of space underneath even for a fat fuck like me and very stable
pearl oak
Nice nice, might be something I look into then. Don’t need them for the mini as I can lift the back end by hand but always felt my other jacks were a little bit lacking and a pain to get setup
drifting forge
We got them from costco, think it was about a grand but that was like 5 years ago
pearl oak
Yeah I’m finding them for like £1200 online these days
Not valid for Costco membership unfortunately
Plus I doubt they still do em
drifting forge
Did a deed
round skiff
About time
drifting forge
need to actually wire up the spotlights tho
round skiff
I'll take your covers, can't run foglights with the FMIC
round skiff
Those Hella ones
drifting forge
you need foglights to put those covers on them you silly billy
round skiff
Is this what you were looking for?
There's another, bit more expensive
Okay there's actually plenty of the facelift accordion boots in SF Foresters
drifting forge
oh I got one by accident ages ago
round skiff
Ah
drifting forge
bought a spare forester armrest to have a backup lid and rear cupholder, and it came with the accordion boot and surround as well
drifting forge
just enjoy it
round skiff
Impossible
drifting forge
drive it around, go on roadtrips, go camping
pearl oak
when half your camping stuff is spare oil and spare parts /s
drifting forge
going camping next weekend again, then at the start of august again for USC then driving it to romania and back again, then camping at silverstone again for TRAX
pearl oak
I am sad I cant make it to TRAX anymore
round skiff
You still care for the MAF delete? We have a month get the car ready and running again so that's our timeframe
drifting forge
yeah I still want that adapter bracket
drifting forge
Well fml. Crossover is leaking again it seems... Thats dried up coolant...
think I might need to get an aluminium pipe fabricated and welded onto the cast piece because it's definitely the joint where the metal one meets the ally one that is leaking
who tf at subaru thought push fit metal into ally is a good idea, they've got different heat expansion properties ffs
drifting forge
well shit
gonna try and helicoil that thread...
but if that doesn't work... well
time to max out my credit card again
pearl oak
Did the brake break breaking other brake bits?
round skiff
but if that doesn't work... well
It will work
drifting forge
now i wait
drifting forge
Also you did buy the fine pitch M12, right?
m12x1.25 yes
round skiff
Good, good
drifting forge
No local shops?
its sunday, shops are closed, and its an odd size they don't usually stock
round skiff
Japs pulling a funny one having STD up to M8 and then fine from that point on
drifting forge
welp, helicoils arrived, cars back together, brake wobble is gone... for now...
still don't know WHAT was causing it to start doing the wobble
-could have been the coilovers
-could have been the weakened mounting thread on this one caliper
-could have been buildup of paint on the mating surface of the carrier to the calipers that i've now cleaned off
who knows, it's been doing this for two years at this point where when its got a fresh set of brake discs it's all fine, but then within 2-3k miles it'll start shaking like the discs are warped, and no, i'm not heavy on the brakes, nor do I stand on them at stop lights
odometer is at 124.5k now, lets see how long it takes until/(hopefully)if it starts wobbling again.
prime saddle
@round skiff do you have a windsheild scuttle panel for lhd?
round skiff
<@281512747596775424> do you have a windsheild scuttle panel for lhd?
What the plastic wiper trim?
prime saddle
yeah
round skiff
Probably
prime saddle
customer in uk needs one and for it shipped £387
if you do ill let him know and i can pay you for it if he wants to go pick it up
drifting forge
be a bit of a trek to go to finland to pick up a scuttle panel
round skiff
It's nice here this time of the year
drifting forge
Thats not my driveway
And its not my car
And my driveway is also full of oil n crap lol
pearl oak
Yeah it’s not, it took me until you said it wasn’t to realise that’s not your car at all lol
I’m having a dumb brain time
drifting forge
The paint on that is too shiny and its all one single shade of blue. Cant be mine
pearl oak
You could polish and wax yours to that shine though
Also the lights are the big difference
drifting forge
nah, mine needs a full respray, it was too wet at oulton park for you to be able to see the full horror of how bad my paint is
pearl oak
Yeah, it was very damp. This year was quite dry and nice tbh
drifting forge
I completely missed that it was on, until some friends posted pictures that it's happening on the day of...
pearl oak
Yeah my car club is very on it as we one of the larger groups that turns upto the north tunerfest
drifting forge
anyway we're prepping for USC this weekend now
pearl oak
Yeah I can’t attend anything this month unfortunately, but I’m getting rid of the Lexus so my gfs car is the only show worthy attendee anyway
drifting forge
sadly I'm no longer allowed to get absolutely plastered anymore on account of diverticular bleeding so I'll have to be mostly sober the whole weekend
pearl oak
That is unfortunate, alcohol is fun
drifting forge
Yeah I can’t attend anything this month unfortunately, but I’m getting rid of th...
sell lexus, buy a barchetta
then sell me the barchetta once it's broken down for 1/3rd the price
all this nice weather making me want a barchetta even more
pearl oak
Yeah nah I have plans to import a s660 from Japan so that’s my aim
Bit more expensive than a barchetta though
I do keep looking at the fiat miatas too…
drifting forge
Yeah nah I have plans to import a s660 from Japan so that’s my aim
ooooh nice, theres only like 10 of them in the country iirc... and I saw two of them at the motorist on the same day
pearl oak
Yeah I’ve missed all the ones in the uk whenever I’ve been anywhere
But it’s my achievable dream car and my gf said yes to it so I’m taking full advantage
drifting forge
i do prefer the look of the fiata over the regular ND, to the annoyance of my friend who is a bit of an ND supremacist
tho his V8 swap should be done in time for TRAX
pearl oak
Yeah the fiata, I like that name, is much nicer looking but it’s almost exclusively driven by old people unfortunately
pearl oak
tho his V8 swap should be done in time for TRAX
I’m so mad I can’t go trax, I got the early bird special tickets but now I’ve got to go to Glasgow for the weekend
drifting forge
we got the early bird special tickets too, the ones with the cleaning kit gift,
pearl oak
Yeah that’s the one I got
drifting forge
gonna be tight for me.
2-4 aug USC,
5th of august take the roof tent off, put the roof box on, unpack the car from USC, pack it for romania
6th of august at 8am i need to be in harwich for the ferry to the netherlands then 2 days of driving to romania
then on the way back got the ferry to the UK on the 29th
30th is unpack from romania, pack for TRAX, swap box for tent again
31st set off for TRAX
pearl oak
Damn that’s a busy month, I thought I had a busy month but not that bad
drifting forge
he's got a sunroof! now I'm jealous!
pearl oak
I love sunroofs on cars, I miss it now I don’t have one in my Lexus replacement
The legacy had one and I used it all the time
drifting forge
i wish I had a sunroof on mine. can't even get an aftermarket one fitted anymore either since ASC went bust and webasto stopped making their sunroofs
pearl oak
Sad times, I’m gonna have to try and get one of those fabric sunroofs for my mini when I get that sorted
You could do a roof transplant if you wanted a real project. I’m sure you could find a roof with a sunroof at a scrappers
drifting forge
nah if I ever do a roof transfer it's gonna be a carbon fibre one to get rid of all roof rust worries
pearl oak
I get that, rust free car would be the real win
drifting forge
i want to go stick my arm into the rear arches to feel up the strut towers SO BADLY
pearl oak
Drive your car round there and go say hi
drifting forge
Me? initiate interaction? WITH A STRANGER?
never.
pearl oak
You came and spoke to me at tunerfest!
drifting forge
yeah after we've been speaking on here for a year+, not a full-on stranger
pearl oak
Touché
drifting forge
hot dang, someone spot me £100k quick
pearl oak
Dayan that thing is a need
drifting forge
prime saddle
adi is this ur roommates car that i saw on fb reels? i cant remember what his is
drifting forge
drifting forge
adi is this ur roommates car that i saw on fb reels? i cant remember what his is
Na, his is an ND.
prime saddle
oh i thought his was an na
looks like the same person if i remember right but that picture was over a year ago
drifting forge
Altho, i'm pretty sure I've met one of the previous owners of that anime na
prime saddle
ive met alot of anime n/a guys.
i saw in gatlinburg some guy in an anime gc8 sedan, following me on 287 towards cades on 34
drifting forge
Finally wired up the antilag switch
pearl oak
Now we need the mandatory anti lag video
round skiff
Don't drop a valve
drifting forge
car packed for cross-continent roadtrip again
drifting forge
Hot goodies arrived
OE cubby gauge pod, extended forester armrest lid, kartboy foglamp brackets
drifting forge
Extended armrest installed. need to paint it to match when I get back to the UK. Still deciding if the better poature for my left shoulder is worth loosing one cupholer tho
round skiff
The cupholder is in the worst possible position anyways, it's 10 times better to have a proper armrest
drifting forge
yeah but it was the only one that fit my big yeti cup
now I'm down to just 4 cupholders
how ever will I survive
pearl oak
Oh you’re a yeti bro, oh dear lol
drifting forge
i've got 3 of the damn thing. smol cup, big cup, and a big friggin bottle
tho to it's credit, the shit does keep my stuff warm. Hot coffee in the cups when setting off from austria near villach was still hot like 8 hours later when I was getting close to the romanian border
drifting forge
Might have to actually start saving up and looking for a 6-speed... Gearbox is starting to make noises... Theres a faint chattering noise when not in gear thats started to happen
round skiff
How tragic
drifting forge
i know
what a shock
gonna check the gearbox oil level tomorrow, maybe its run dry again and needs a fill
round skiff
Is it gonna be DCCD time?
Knowing you you'd probably have to hunt down the OEM switches if you did
drifting forge
nah, dccd is just more things to break
round skiff
It's not gonna break but technically it is a service item
drifting forge
want a non dccd forester 6-speed for the longer gears (so ive heard)
round skiff
I think some UK Imprezas got some good gearing too and a front LSD too
Which the Fore is probably lacking
But if you happen to go with DCCD, buy the MapDCCD. The Spiider is an absolute theft compared to what it is
round skiff
Which the Fore is probably lacking
Nevermind this
prime saddle
want a non dccd forester 6-speed for the longer gears (so ive heard)
i put my rs to the 3.9 ratios from an l for lower rpms, its like 600 difference from max compared to my friends 4.1
when i did my manual swap
drifting forge
mines currently 3.54, cant remember what the longest 6-speed ratio is
prime saddle
they are shorter gears but longer final drive
i belive its actually a tad bit higher rpm in 6th than the 5spd if i remember correct but that may be for the 3.9
round skiff
mines currently 3.54, cant remember what the longest 6-speed ratio is
It's 3.9 in practice
Front is 3.9 but transfer ratio can be 1 or 1.1 making the rear diff either 3.9 or 3.54
drifting forge
120kmh / 75mph is a flat 3000rpm on mine
round skiff
What size tires you have?
drifting forge
factory spec 205/50r16
round skiff
That's factory spec?
drifting forge
yep
round skiff
Thought it was 205/55
drifting forge
nope, its 205/50
round skiff
Huh
drifting forge
because ofc it is, its an odd size thats like twice the price of 205/55
round skiff
120kmh / 75mph is a flat 3000rpm on mine
Checks out
round skiff
because ofc it is, its an odd size thats like twice the price of 205/55
I run 55 on my 16's
drifting forge
fair nuff
round skiff
I'm at 3330 rpm at 120kmh, I cri
drifting forge
tasty
this is what 2500km with the silencer bung in looks like
it somehow lost TPS calibration while sitting for a month since I got home, and wouldnt idle right. one quick recalibration and it looks to be running fine again
probably battery drained itself a bit much
round skiff
Unlikely dependent on battery voltage, otherwise my ECU would get wiped out every time I turn off the car. Probably just glitched out for some reason
drifting forge
different ECUs tho
round skiff
Yeah, but I can guarantee none of the available ECUs rely on constant power to save the tune.
If it did, motorsport applications just wouldn't work due to kill switch requirements
drifting forge
shush and stop making me worry that it might be a bigger problem
i want to be completely ignorant until the engine blows
Seems normal at least
round skiff
shush and stop making me worry that it might be a bigger problem
I mean if it's something it's an ECU problem and that's just a warranty case
drifting forge
Hehehehe
so much fucking soot in that backbox tho holy fuck
antilag not doing anything to help either since that lets a lot of flue goe past and into the exhaust lol
drifting forge
Turns out the battery is dead. Barely had 10.5v in it, had to jump start the car and the car struggles to bounce back to idle after revving because the battery voltage drops to like 9v-10v and wants to die
agile jasper
That first pic, brother made steelies look good
drifting forge
I need to get those steelies refurbed and put some new tires on them actually
agile jasper
They are stunning
pearl oak
Steelies look good on a proper wrx
One that isn’t stupid low and actually looks like it should
drifting forge
just ordered new front hub carriers, new bearings, new flanges, new bolts, new backplates...
the red calipers I wanted are out of stock right now so will have to wait a bit for those to come back in stock (i hope) and then get new rotors and pads and hopefully that should finally cure the death brake wobble
drifting forge
someone spot me a couple grand pls
round skiff
For that price might as well import a donor from a country that doesn't know about salt
drifting forge
don't think theres many left of those...
round skiff
Gotta get that barn find
drifting forge
first wash since the roadtrip back from romania
drifting forge
doesnt like sitting in traffic waiting at the border in 35C heat
but other than that, and the brake wobble thats been plagueing it for years now, it was fine
drifting forge
Bent bracket or something?
no clue. but i'm so done with having to change disks every 3000 miles. its getting new front end everythings. carriers, bearings, flanges, calipers, everything. if that doesnt fix it i don't know anymore
drifting forge
Also I’m guessing the rads and that just struggling?
its got a bigger ally rad, but only the one factory fan. could do with two more modern fans.
pearl oak
no clue. but i'm so done with having to change disks every 3000 miles. its getti...
Ohhh that sucks, definitely fronts? Not some weird vibration from the rear?
drifting forge
definitely fronts
drifting forge
new calipers
now i'll need to actually put the hubs together, press in the bearings and flanges, all that
round skiff
That is mint
drifting forge
good news, bad news
bad news: subaru alternator is fucked. barely charges 12.3v at idle and under load it actually drops into the 11s
good news: costco is selling a 1kg bag of fudge for £5.99
pearl oak
If only if fudge could fix an alternator
round skiff
Buy a used genuine one if you can't find new, aftermarket are trash
drifting forge
gonna risk it for a biscuit with an aftermarket one for now, my luck in buying used is somehow worse than my luck in buying aftermarket
drifting forge
New alternator on, it works. Yay
round skiff
May it have a long and prosperous life
drifting forge
really want to go for a drive now but car is blocked in by other cars
but, be fine in time for a rally cars event next weekend
drifting forge
missed it by a mile, boooo
drifting forge
Another year of yobbery
drifting forge
and for the first time in my ownership, it was a legit pass. emissions and all.
pearl oak
Woooo magical
drifting forge
took the morettes off, went back to the stock headlights, and wired in the hellas finally
pearl oak
I was kinda getting used to the other ones, why back to stockies?
drifting forge
Frame inside warped, cant aim one of the lights
pearl oak
Ahhh
round skiff
Something that can get a replacement printed?
drifting forge
No clue, dont care for it right now, will fix later. Got bigger woes, at a massive pothole in a roundabout and its thrown my alignment out. Fuck.
round skiff
Oh shit. We've just went with tape measure alignment, car goes straight and doesn't eat tires. But there's a good chance something's bent there
drifting forge
my back is fucked so I can't crawl under the car to try and do an eyesight alignment on it, going to need to take it to a shop. which costs money. which I don't have cause I've not had any work for the past 3 months...
I'm hoping it's just the camber and toe bolts have gone out of position...
round skiff
Could be, my alignment is always just "full camber and 0 toe"
drifting forge
Still not got the alignment done, but at least gave ot a basic wash today
pearl oak
looks 'hella' good
drifting forge
Welp, just noticed that me washing the car in the sun has finally made the windscreen crack all the way. Fucking joy.
pearl oak
now you have an mot failure 😭
drifting forge
fortunately MOT is next year in march, so got some time to source another
time for a ricky evans heated windscreen I guess
pearl oak
at least you can upgrade
drifting forge
need to find clips and trims for the windscreen and the roof trims tho. fuck.
drifting forge
also just noticed their system loaded it in as a newage instead of a classic lol. oh well, whatever, angle is angle.
pearl oak
Damn it Dan
drifting forge
nah dan was cool
guess their system just doesn't have older than 2000 
the joys of old car ownership
pearl oak
That’s disappointing, understandable but disappointing
I think I need to do my tracking at some point
drifting forge
That’s disappointing, understandable but disappointing
not as dissapointing as it was a few years ago before I went standalone and needed dealership diag on the factory ECU and I called up a dealership to be told "sorry, we don't service anything older than 2004"
drifting forge
the parts guy at my local dealership is pretty cool tho, he'll actually try and find parts for me if I we can navigate the diagrams or I can get him direct part numbers and not just go "sorry too old, not in the system" to make me bugger off, but thats about it
pearl oak
The dude before my legacy had every year dealership servicing, I called up some place somewhat local to me and they said they could do it but they’d have to charge a surcharge because Subaru uk dont stock the service parts anymore
Oh that might be the reason they didn’t want to service my legacy lol if they can’t use the system to get the parts so need to find the numbers manually
drifting forge
well for me its more of a "VIN is non-turbo, car is turbo. VIN is 2000 GC8, engine is 2004 WR1 STI"
pearl oak
That’s true I forgot it started life as a non turbo
round skiff
I doubt those values would've been any different even if it was dialed for GC settings
Zero toe and approximately zero camber. Rear camber isn't adjustable anyways
drifting forge
yeah... i did buy some eibach rear adjustable camber bolts but never put them on
don't even know where they gone now lol
probably in the big box of shit i took to romania
round skiff
I gotta get some rear camber plates to fit a 225 on my current wheel
drifting forge
wish they made rally tires for 16" wheels smh...
I want some chunky mud and gravel tyres but nothing available in my size
round skiff
Gotta pick up some 15s
drifting forge
👀
💦
🙈
Soon™
(tho probably not that turbo, something smaller)
There is an actual reason for me looking at going full race car btw.
- I want to do some track days
- If I can get an FIA cert, then I can use that to import it to romania as a race car, regardless of engine swap, turbo'd non turbo, rhd, all that bollocks
drifting forge
Yeah probably just going to go bc racing again, its gonna be track and maybe some hillclimb, not rally
All paved roads and stuff
Or meisterR's
drifting forge
The 'tism badges have finally arrived
pearl oak
Lol seems like a lot of effort for the badges but I also kinda want them 😂
drifting forge
who wants the strawberry milkshake? power steering pump not pumping any power to the steering no more. fml
pearl oak
Brittle hose? Or the system actually just died?
drifting forge
gaskets in the pump not gasketing anymore
and don't know how much its the gaskets themselves and how much its the pump, because its already been rebuilt once
pearl oak
Oooof
drifting forge
want to do the electric pump conversion, but would need custom hoses for that and I don't have the money
might try to retrofit the later remote reservoir type because you can still get those pumps new
pearl oak
Ahh not a fan of the electric power steering personally, like the feeling of the hydraulic, even if mine makes weird noises sometimes
drifting forge
and on the blue turd side of things
newage PAS pump, reservoir and lines have arrived last week, but I've not been able to do any work on the car on account of my cat passing away on wednesday and me just being a mess since
also ordered all the windscreen trim , corner locators and clips of amayama, and once they arrive will call my insurance to arrange a new windscreen install under cover
round skiff
Sorry for your loss
round skiff
want to do the electric pump conversion, but would need custom hoses for that an...
Have you asked around hydraulic shops? Custom lines aren't too expensive, especially since you only need one with pressure fittings. Return sees no significant pressure and you can use bulk hose with hose clamps
drifting forge
anything that costs more than the £100 I paid for the whole thing is more than I can afford right now
round skiff
Yeah that won't cover it all but the hose definitely shouldn't be all that expensive
Can Link interface with the Volvo CAN pump?
drifting forge
looking at american groups, aparently the newage pump setup should just bolt up directly and be plug and play to the GC everything else
round skiff
It should yeah
For the electric conversion Volvo pump will probably be your best bet
drifting forge
Can Link interface with the Volvo CAN pump?
anything that requires more than a 12V and a ground is more than I'm willing to be bothered with in terms of electric pumps
zafira pump is literally give it 12V and a ground and it will run
no CAN bullshit and ECU faff
round skiff
Yeah that'll work, but they're prone to fail and very loud
I considered them briefly
round skiff
no CAN bullshit and ECU faff
Someone has already done the work for you. There's a Link tune file for the pump. You can control the amount of assist with it. As for installation, it's 5 wires instead of 3. Constant +12V, ground, +12V IGN, Can H and Can L
drifting forge
The link has one single can output and I'd rather find a better use for it than a PAS pump
round skiff
Oh that's not how CAN works
That's the beauty of it, you can put multiple devices on one bus
round skiff
Sure, but you should definitely look into CAN in general. It's such an amazing piece of technology, and I hate new car shit
This is a good illustration of how it works
drifting forge
Reminds me of ASi networks I have to deal with at work, fuck that shit
drifting forge
I dont want to use it out of pure vitriolic principle
round skiff
So I can just run 4 wires plus 6 bulb signals to it
Same with the DCCD controller, I'm gonna make an interface for it so I can just run 6 wires into it
Instead of running like 6 wires between ECU and DCCD alone, along with like 10 more to everywhere else
drifting forge
was gonna finally do the hubs and brakes today
built up the hubs, only to realise I didn't buy the bolts to mount the calipers to them (and no i can't reuse the old ones because those are a different size)
so can't do shit till next weekend
round skiff
Does your local hardware store happen to stock fine pitch? Put those in until you get the OE ones
drifting forge
nope. and its a holiday weekend so everything is closed until tuesday
round skiff
Ah
drifting forge
So yeah the pump cometely caked it today. Started making all the wrong noises on the way to the car meet. When I got there we found the reservoir was loose on the pump body, but didnt have anything to fix it in situ so had to drive it back home like that. The two bolts holding the reservoir to the pump had loosened themselves to not even fingertight, and the o-ring had a nip in it. Cleaned it all off, put the closest size o-ring i had on hand to replace the old one, and loctited the bolts. Will bleed it tomorrow when I get it up in the air to do the wheel hubs, fingers crossed it works.
Also the pulley is bent. Not the shaft, not the bearing, the pulley. Need to find another one if the bleed situation is sorted. Wonder if the pulley off the newage pump will fit.
pearl oak
Gotta love it…
drifting forge
New hubs on, brakes bled, had to do a steering rack gaiter too, PS pump seems happy, not tried steering under load yet because the rain keeps coming, but no more screaming noises
round skiff
Did you find the facelift accordion boot? I happened across one
drifting forge
the what
pearl oak
shift boot
round skiff
Aight
drifting forge
Pump didnt last
Pulley came loose on the M62, threw the belt off, limped into the services, tightened the pulley back on and put the belt back on, turn the key and it's clanking and rattling like a tin can full of dog shit. Looks like the splines have stripped, either from the pulley or from the shaft. don't know for sure yet, will check tomorrow
round skiff
Good thing the pumps are plentiful
round skiff
not the 99-00 turbo one at least
The NA pumps flow a bit more and operate at a slightly lower pressure. You could try taking a NA GD pump and fitting it with the remote reservoir and everything and swapping the relief valve, or see if it or the NA GC pump can fit the turbo reservoir and swap the valve over
drifting forge
What valve
I've got a hawkeye pump with the remote reservoir in the garage I'm going to try and fit
trying to figure out where to actually mount the reservoir tho, because I've got the whole airbox and boost solenoid and brake bias valve where I think it normally mounts on the hawkeye, but the reservoir lines are low pressure iirc so I should be able to just route them and make us some fresh hoses wherever
round skiff
What valve
Relief valve to regulate the pressure
drifting forge
Time to get that arm workout lol
