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Needs a new cross member they said, plus a few other bits. Ok, says I, crack on. This was the bar they took out :eek::eek::eek::eek: There's also evidence on it of a previous weld - repair from a front end collision. The perils of a 22 year old car with 15 years of history before I got it.

Modding cars is expensive. We know this and one of the first things I say to newcomers on the scene is to kiss goodbye to your bank balance, and one of the first questions I ask people who ask what mods they should do their car is, "what's your budget?" Your budget is never enough. Recently...

Today I am driving around this (Castle Combe). In these I've already warned the wifelet that this might lead to me wanting to get my own Scooby on the track. We shall see :)

I thought it was about time I got one for my Scooby, so I went straight to the source, Haynes' own website. They have a search by reg option. I wasnt overly hopeful of this working as nothing finds my car from these types of searches (because they are just pulling data from the DVLA and the...

I've actually never been on a track. With any car. My mum and sister got me this for my 40th :) Happy days (8})

Yeah.... I changed the gold wheels to black to remove a little of the chavvy-ness. I've put some back :rofl: If the car was cleaner the wheel pink would better match the STi pink. I like it (which is all that matters) and it will look better once the car is black (which might take a year...

Something I've wanted to do, but really couldnt be bothered to do, is get the videos of the idiots I encounter on the road. Something snapped this afternoon when this idiot tried to crash into me. I may post more as and when they happen and I think about.

Going from this to rear windows tinted, later this afternoon.

Well, just the head unit for now. Guy is installing new one literally as I type. Going from this... to this https://www.sony.co.uk/electronics/in-car-receivers-players/xav-ax3005db I'll post a pic from the car when he's done :)

Probably, yes. With enough money thrown at it most cars can get turbo'd. However it's a pain in the... The Mighty Mod chaps, from Down Under, recently added a turbo to their two wheel drive Evo. Gives you an idea of what is involved, but doesn't cover everything in that one video. Hit up...

At some point in the past couple of months some twonk has scraped passed the front off side corner on my car, scratching my bumper and cracking the lens case on the side light. I am not happy about that. More annoyingly my camera didn't pick it up; can only assume it was done slowly and...

Everyone loves big numbers, 300bhp, 400, 500! POWER!! But it's not always about peak output, often the space under the curve is the important part. The Mighty Car Mod boys recently built a Nissan Fairlady with an RB32 engine. Should achieve 350kw, iirc, (about 470bhp). But when they took to...

On Netfix, episode 1 is called "David vs Golith". It's about sleeper cars. Fast cars that do not look fast. The firstst car under the spotlight is a 1927 Dodge pickup called Lunchmoney |B:D

I hate those gold wheels on my car. So they are now gone :) After finding a slow air leak in the front near side I had the tyre looked at only to find the wheel was buckled on the inside (fecking potholes). This lead to searching around for wheel repair places and settled on...

Sodding nail in the tyre! Makes my car look so stupid :( But at least it's only for a day or two until I can roll into a tyre place and get it fixed.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-43211946 Diesel ban approved for German cities to cut pollution They say it is "older" diesel cars, but I didnt see any age range.

I broke my car last week. Regular readers may remember I had horrible battery issues last winter that was finally solved with an Optima Redtop battery. Last week on Monday, when it was quite frosty, my battery was dead. Bloody annoying to say the least. I get my neighbour to bring her car...

Which way do you lean? I've seen arguments for both ways and I think one is complete tosh. My view....

Wouldn't it be nice if we could get a list from the DVLA of all owned vehicles..... :( From what I can remember: Started driving in 1996... 1986 black Metro 1988 beige Nova S 1988 red Golf C 1979 white Golf GTI 1986 black Golf GTI 1988 black Golf GTI 1989 green Golf C 19xx silver Vectra SRI...

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/resources/idt-sh/how_toxic_is_your_car_exhaust On top of the test the article also mentions about new charges for driving in London - Ultra Low Emissions Zone. It doesn't mention what that is exactly, but I think it's safe to assume my Scooby is not allowed in London...

After taking the photos to document my rust removal https://www.torquecars.com/forums/threads/rust-worx.39104/ I noticed something alarming. My suspension appears to be on the way out.... Front passenger side, arch is 26 inches from the ground; Front driver's side 24.5 inches to the ground...

Like a lot of classic imported Imprezas mine suffers from rust at the rear arches. When I bought the car nothing was visible. Fast forward a few years and my rear arches now look like this: Passenger side; Driver's side (which is far worse); Next week it's going into a welding...

Detour from this thread about what is a sports car to you, here's another question; barring the obvious super/hyper cars, what identifies a sports car to you? The other day it occurred to me (when checking the brakes on my mum's Micra) that sports cars do not have drum brakes. So disc brakes...

I see this question a lot around the interwebs. Once again Engineering Explained to the rescue :) Also useful info for upgrading stuff :)

Does your car have any? Something that doesn't affect the workings of your car and that are unique to your car; not the make or model, just your, individual, car. For example, in my scoob, when I engage the fun pedal and launch it, either from standing start, running start or a corner exit...

I really like this guy and here he discusses tyres, one of (if not the) most important aspect on your car - they keep you on the road.

Saw this today Looked in really good condition. Haven't seen one of these for years. Seen any rare cars lately?

One for the more technical minded. My JDM is frustrating. It's a 1998 and that appears to be a year when Japan was using OBD1 & 2. Just to be annoying. I really want my car to be OBD2, but I have a sneaky feeling it's OBD1. Anyone know of a full proof way to tell for sure? Without a reader...

Mine doesn't, it's just "The Scoob". Does that count as naming a car? I don't think so, others may differ. What about a gender? Do you refer to your car as she or he? Or just it?

This is fun and gives a nice inside view of the 4 stroke.

Gah! Running late, rush out of the house. Rush back into the house to get lunch and car keys. Hit button for locking on car. Nothing. Try again. Nothing. Uh oh..... I can see the alarm light is out so I manually unlock the car and, with a certain trepidation, put the key in the ignition...

During a 6 hour drive home from new year's party there was a bump in the road. Don't know if it was related but shortly after the windows started fogging up. (It may have been a coincidence but worth mentioning as I can't over the timing.) I had to pull over, on the hard shoulder, to wipe all...

It's time to crowd source information from the collective minds of the internet! (you guys :)) It's been cold here for the last few mornings (sub zero) and my car has been giving me grief and take several attempts to start. I turn the key, let the fuel pump prime (an Impreza thing), leave it...

Two weeks ago (ish) I was driving home from a friend's house and noticed my nearside headlight bulb was out. Being the considerate driver I am I pulled over in a handy layby and changed the bulb, as I carry spares. Three days ago I spotted another bulb was blown. This time the offside side...

It seems to be a staple of most forums, but I couldnt see one (from very cursory glance down the page) here. Usually it would be, "what are you listening to right now?" But to lend a motoring theme this one would be, "what are you listening to in your car?" With CD players on the wan and...

Whilst my car is my car the wifelet has said there is no way I can have a gauge pod in the centre of the dash :( (Actually I don't mind too much as I prefer subtle mods to things that stand out). However, she has agreed to my back up plan :) Replace my head unit with a double din unit that is...

... and any interesting stories about them? Here's mine, as far as I can remember.... 1984 Metro - it was black. I think it had a one litre engine and that's about all I can remember of it. 1985 Nova - 1.2 in beige. Looking back now it was horrible. I did have an entertaining moment when I...

Came here from a google search for respraying a car. Thought I'd hang around :) To answer some inevitable questions: I'm from the south west UK; I drive a mildly modified JDM classic Impreza (bhp is between me and my right foot); I have an account at my local Tesco petrol station; I like cars...