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Hey lets go to motorkhana! Hmmm hell yes this thing handbrake turns like a champ and handles and..... wait WTF the clutch pedal is on the floor......? Slaave cylinder not even CLOSE to the clutch fork. Well...... pull out charred remains fo fork boot (WTF) and ..... Ummmm..... yeah whatever exploded in there did a good job. 60kms drive back home without a clutch aint fun but back home and gearbox out in two weeks time. poo poo.
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If you stopped just using cars they would break less often. Back on your bike sunshine  Seriously though, sucks to read more bad luck.
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you gotta stop buying your Subarus from that old indian burial ground mister
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slothrop posted:you gotta stop buying your Subarus from that old indian burial ground mister Aboriginal, he's in Australia. Which car's clutch died?
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The yellow one. I slightly suspect that there was a lot of previous owner abuse that lead to this.. slothrop posted:you gotta stop buying your Subarus from that old indegionous(sp) burial ground mister I fix the power steering on the Liberty, bloody thing starts to try to overheat again. What. The gently caress. Like literally there was no problems but as soon as I fix the steering BAM. Basically after a freeway 110kph run for over a half hour, as soon as you drop speed to 60 kph the temperature rises and I find it's blown about 500mm too much water intot he overflow. Never overheats in traffic for hours or slowish speeds. I do not understand this one at all .... and no, the headgaskets on this motor are fine. Really pisses me off not just because I cant find the reason and it doesnt make sense but this is supposed to be my reliable car. So far that old Forester has been the actual go to reliable driver. Like the 18 year old 365,000km toaster just runs. Yeeeesh.
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Ooookay so I think I know what I want to do with the wagon. STI widebody. I now know exactly what parts I need - ore to the point I know where to get them - it's not exactly an unknown conversion so the difference here will be how I widebody the wagon. There's not a lot of them - there's a few attempts to do 22B 3 door style conversions that dont quite seem to ever really work and also bolt on flares. The reason why the GF8 widebody attempts dont work is that no real established widebody kit just goes straight on. The fact that the USA and UK got coupe's means you have a farily straightforward starting base - also a 4 door to 2 door conversion is a resonably well known project by now. I am picking up an interesting thing tomorrow tho.
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 Oooooh, whats this?    Now this is rather rare.... a v3 STI rear hatch whale tail setup. Didnt even know it existed till last week - and yeah the whale tail is considerably bigger than a stock WRX wagon wing. Also - GD front arms and STI steering rack. All to go on the wagon.
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Oct 6, 2017 10:04
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I take it sticker removal will be part of the process?
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Dr. Garbanzo posted:I take it sticker removal will be part of the process? Just slightly. Tho.... shopping chopping wagon kinda does tickle me. I'm pretty sure those badges can be removed easily but of course I wont do that. The badges are cool
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Oct 6, 2017 10:43
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CAT INTERCEPTOR posted:Ichiban Stickers Buying direct from Mechanical Stig now?
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Don Dongington posted:Buying direct from Mechanical Stig now? Ben left Ichibarn a while ago - his business is called https://www.facebook.com/Bennyscustomworks/ Benny's Custom Works and yes I most certainly do buy off him  (I've known Ben for...ummm... poo poo over ten years now? I've met and talked poo poo with Marty a few times years ago as well - we're ummm.... talking to Ben currently about ***CENSORED***). Altho I also buy off Ichibarn as well, it's a rare drat good shop. The parts came from the personal stash of one of the mechanics.
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Oct 6, 2017 11:36
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When I was shopping for my 180 I nearly bought a jdm gc8 sti wagon. It's black, private import. If you ever see it around for sale let me know because gently caress I wanted that car so bad.
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Oct 6, 2017 12:10
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Lol theres a clear sign another car is coming and you all missed it. Oh wait theres always another car coming :/
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Oct 7, 2017 02:45
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CAT INTERCEPTOR posted:theres always another car coming :/ Thread title
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Oct 7, 2017 02:58
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CAT INTERCEPTOR posted:Ummmm.... link? This I gotta see HT Autos was the kit that I knew about. Can't seem to find it on their website anymore. Might be worth an email.
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CAT INTERCEPTOR posted:Just slightly. Theres only one other badge thats funnier than that one that I saw today at the Adelaide MCM meet  Its an auto too.
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Oct 7, 2017 12:31
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Holy poo poo I need a GROCERY HUNTERS banner right now
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Oct 7, 2017 22:03
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Hahhaha holy poo poo I want that as well No cars this weekend. Abusing myself with triathlon... maybe KB can chip in instead with VR4 rewiring
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 Parts run for the wagon. Annnd.... *sigh* Seriously, I need loving help .... *Insert thread title here*      Someome tried to pass this off as an STI and hid the fact it's a bugeye WRX resonably well. The engine was a proper STI so ....dunno. The Brembo setup is also R160 / 100 PCD - Straight out drop in for a GC. Gearbo seems to be a JDM 4.444 that normally Aust cars didnt get. Rear wing when it was there was a genuine STI wing. Pretty obvious what I want off this one CAT INTERCEPTOR fucked around with this message at 12:08 on Oct 9, 2017 |
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Uncle Cat Terrists Terrible Subaru Addiction
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At the moment I'm looking at a TIG as I also need to fix the very mangled sumpguard.... MRS Ballistik approved straight away.
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Oct 11, 2017 02:56
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TIG is fun besides.
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Oh why do I even what am I doing, Bugeye accquired. I was right, it's NOT a real STI, it's one that someone has done transplants on - This will be a quick strip for parts and send the bodyshell for scrap. I could NOT pass up the Brembo and gearbox setup. Going to the red wagon of course.
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Oct 12, 2017 11:04
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Oh God Why I Even WHAT THE gently caress DID I JUST BUY???????????
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CAT INTERCEPTOR posted:Oh God Why I Even WHAT THE gently caress DID I JUST BUY??????????? ...a Subaru? Just guessing.
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A Mitsubishi?
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CAT INTERCEPTOR posted:Oh God Why I Even WHAT THE gently caress DID I JUST BUY??????????? Ford Falcon
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LS-swapped FD.
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HandlingByJebus posted:...a Subaru? Maaaaybe?
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That better be a 500
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My question is why isn't it in my driveway?
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I thought we hated CVTs
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are those things CVT only? I'm guessing it's not as awful as I've heard given you've spent money on one.
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Don Dongington posted:I thought we hated CVTs CVTs are actually the best transmission out there. Best as in F1 actually has banned them for being too good (like time saves on the order of 1-2 seconds per LAP). Their weakness is... they're weak (as in they probably wouldn't be able to handle an F1 engine's level of power).
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The Levorg doesn't seem like it's a whole lot smaller than the Legacy/Liberty/Outback.
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I love the irony I'm tearing CVT's a new one in another thread.... and yes I really did get a car with one. I'm just as surprised as anyone. iospace posted:CVTs are actually the best transmission out there. Oh god no. No where even CLOSE. slothrop posted:are those things CVT only? I'm guessing it's not as awful as I've heard given you've spent money on one. This is going to take a lot of explaination....... yes they are. But we have a specific circumstance the CVT is programmed to not suck. TL:DR post incoming next Charles posted:The Levorg doesn't seem like it's a whole lot smaller than the Legacy/Liberty/Outback.   Not much bigger than a Gen 4. This was NOT the car I went in to buy. Not by a looooong shot
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