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I saw one of these in my neck of the woods the other day. Looked to be the same colour, had a big exhaust but alloys instead of steels.
Grill is an improvement. Think it could do with something at the front though, a spoiler of some kind.
I know someone who used to have a Saab T16S. It was fairly nippy at the time, but boy did it hate corners lol. He managed to roll it on a dual carriageway. Pleb.
Like this a LOT. As others have said though, it needs a standard front bumper for me.
This is the perfect Impreza for me, the RA is definitely the one, especially as it has both the roof vent and DCCD. It's a bit too modified for my taste, but look forward to seeing what you do with it. Very...
I know this isn't eBay/PH etc but saw this for sale on passionford in case anyone is interested: http://passionford.com/forum/cars-for-sale/491615-cheap-ph1-172-project.html
I have a couple of the fake ones and they've done the job. They were so cheap that I just use them for external video. If it comes off and I lose it, it doesn't matter.
I was planning to buy a GoPro as I'd like a mic port for my intercom, but may look into the hack.
Yes, buying a 172 would make more financial sense but, if people wanted to make financial sense, they'd be driving a little diesel runabout. Life is too short.
It's your car and your money, do what you want to it.
So much truth in this. Lowering a car rarely makes it better on the road, it just makes it feel like you're going faster.
The more hardcore and track focused you make the suspension, the worse the car gets on the road and, crucially, the smaller its operating window becomes. Put most people...
Just refresh everything with new OEM bits, they're not too expensive. It will transform it if there are a lot of original bits on there, as they'll likely be pretty worn by now. That's more than fine for a road car in my view.
White looks ace, but is a total pain in the arse to keep clean. I'd go with gun metal silver. It's the current trend among the WRC boys and looks ace. Then white outside.
I'm sure I did a couple of days on standard Brembo pads. Yes they go off after a while, but you shouldn't be doing more than 15/20 minutes at a time anyway.
If people are at the point that they need to take a spare set, I would have to wonder if they have a sticking brake caliper! I was boiling...
I've used the Brembo OE pads and they were fine for me. Perhaps I don't brake as hard and late as some of the CS heroes but I certainly wasn't giving them an easy ride.
What leg length do people go for with these? My friend has just bought a 172 and it has the worst IK ever seen on it, so was going to advise him to go for this. It's ages since I did mine so I can't remember what length I bought. The original eBay listing for mine doesn't exist anymore.
I did similar, bought a really cheap one on eBay and filled it with Tigerseal. It might not last forever but a lot of the aftermarket ones are much more expensive so thought it was worth a go.
So around 3kg saving in you think? As you say, not a huge amount. Depends on the use of the car though I guess. Every little helps, just got to be careful where you place it.
Could you not make a little ally tank and place it under the car, where the standard one is? You save weight but also...
It would be interesting to see the weight difference by the time you're done. Once you've got the new tank in and put a firewall round it, I wonder how big the saving will be. Also worth noting that, unless you mount it right down on the floor pan, then you're moving that weight higher up in the...