Thanks for the advice Shane, with my luck with car mechanics I think I'll leave it for the experts.:grin:

I'm also beginning to think that the clutch is begining to slip :???:

The way I have the servicing phased ,the blob is 6 month's before the wagon but with no trip this year and no miles on the blob since Germany last year I might be forced to rethink .

Well for anyone that thinks their Power Steering pump is on its way out can I suggest the first thing you do is a fluid change, just spent half an hour and £5 on a litre of Dexron III and now no more whiny power steering pump. What came out was black, what went in was red!!! Have a spare litre if anyone needs any.

Could be a job worth doing considering its age.
Did you cyphon out ?

Yep, big syringe and a bit of hose, top up, steering lock to lock a few times, siphon out, top up, repeat until the fluid that was coming out was much the same as what was going in.

Finally fitted my fire extinguisher today, only one splinter in my finger, maybe a bit of ally would have been easier but had this lying around so seemed rude not to use it

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Spot on that


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Looks good.
I assumed you had the day off when I spotted the scoob out front today.

Just need to trim a bit more off the end with the Dremel to clear the raised bit on the seat mounting but was running out of time and had to get the seats back in.

Nice one :doubleup:

Got something new in the post today, you'll never guess what it is:

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Were you right, it was a tricky one?

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I'm glad you posted an after pic, for a moment I feared I would never know what it was.

Could you post up some more pictures please :-)








What's the make Shane ?

It's a TSL Group N Steve, bit louder than the Prodrive but not quite as unsociable as the Cobra, it's the slightly later version of what Scott has. Will whack it on tomorrow.

Awesome exhaust.one of the best sounds i think. :drive:

TSL is on the wagon, nice sound imo :doubleup:

There's not much difference in size between the TSL and the Prodrive.

https://farm5.staticflickr.com/4293/...56e3809b_z.jpgTSL GpN Vs Prodrive by sbarnard69, on Flickr

https://farm5.staticflickr.com/4329/...6b614136_k.jpgTSL GpN Vs Prodrive by sbarnard69, on Flickr

There is a difference in hardness between my head and the diff housing though

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Looks good and sounds even better

https://farm5.staticflickr.com/4300/...d7398df2_k.jpgTSL GpN on Classic Impreza by sbarnard69, on Flickr

OUCH!

Looks good though and I should think it now sounds nice and deep.

My boy asked what would happen if I started it with no back box on, obviously I needed to demonstrate :-D Not sure the neighbours appreciated it as much as he did.

Bet that hurt!

Backbox looks good, I had one of these a few years ago too. Great quality... in fact i think it ended up on Lucky's black blob??

It didn't actually hurt, I didn't realise it was bleeding till Tom asked me why there was blood on the floor, looked a lot worse than it actually was as it had run from one side of my head to the other and down the side of my face.

Following a cheeky bid on ebay I've found myself in need of my polishing kit again

Before
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Getting There
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Much Better
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Bit more work tonight and should be ready to fit.

Think the ride is about to get a little less comfortable.

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Complete set of Original STI 5 suspension delivered for less than one replacement KYB. Quick coat of paint to freshen them up and should lose some of that space between the wheel and arch.

Nice bargain if you ask me had them on my Terzo they wernt to bad .

I feel my driveway being borrowed in the not to distant future.

How much fluid did you get through to do the job? My PS pump just started making horrible noises after loosening off the banjo next to the turbo inlet pipe which we've swapped. Doesn't want to bleed the air out just by going lock to lock but I can't remember the PS fluid being changed...

I'm guessing its Dexron III ATF fluid that's needed, like this?
https://www.eurocarparts.com/ecp/c/S...76012&&cc5_869

Cheers :)

A litre of that will do it Steve, I bought 2 bottles of the same and never opened the second.

Nice one, thanks Shane. Looks an easy enough job :)

If I was local I'd drop it all round but it would cost more to get it to you than you could order it for. Try not to remove too much at a time, it does cause the pump to make nasty noises.

Heh, no worries. Like you say, at under a tenner a litre its not exactly expensive stuff :)

Gratuitous post clean in early morning sunshine shot

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Probably started a little too early as the water froze on the car.

:doubleup: :10:

Looking good. I’ve just done mine and had the same. Looked around me and everywhere was white!!

Had to start mine with the heaters on full to melt the ice on the bonnet and roof so I could dry it.

Cleaned mine yesterday after a 200 mile tour of Kent Surrey and Sussex trying to find a k1 replacement.
Left the wheels till this morning but decided on a warm bucket of water for wheels 2, 3 & 4 !!!

Finally had a quick play with the DA polished, medium pad and compound on the rear spoiler which has always been covered in really bad swirl marks, relatively happy, will attack the whole car when I have time.

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Good job Shane looking forward to using mine when weather is better .

Just fixed a load of the picture links by moving stuff to Flikr (yes I was bored) and noticed that not all of the links to photobucket are broken, will keep an eye on them as have moved everything over now. Can everyone else see the photos on Page 2 of this thread?

I can't.

Yeah can see them

Think they were cached on the laptop as they wouldn't load on my phone, should all be fixed now other than those that are in quoted text.

Don't think it looks too bad seeing as it will be 20 years old next year.

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