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25th May 2010, 22:42
Hazell B

My original Land Rover 90 is still nestled under a hedge at the back of my stables, years after failing it's last MOT.

We've added an extension to the buildings and the hedge behind it is all grown over, so it's trapped for ever now :rolleyes:

Poor old thing ......
25th May 2010, 23:34
Daniel

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Originally Posted by Jag_Warrior

Which ones did you have, Jan? Unless you were really leaning on the loud pedal, that's not much life for a non-track tire (although I have a buddy with a Vette who went through a set of tires in 5K miles). I replaced the awful Bridgerock Potenza all season tires that my car came with for Falken all season tires... ZE 512's I think they were. I've had two sets and both lasted to over 20K miles.

What I need is another set of wheels so I can mount some performance summer tires. Ya know, next month is my 10 year anniversary here. Sure would be nice if you guys & gals would get together and buy me a set of wheels and tires. 18" BBS or OZ lightweight wheels with some sticky Pirellis or Dunlops would be nice. What are there, like 4,000 active members now? See, if everybody here would give just a dollar... For a mere dollar, you could help make a little boy's dreams come true. For less than the price of two cups of coffee, little Jag_Warrior won't go to bed hungry (cause he had to spend all his money buying these things himself!). I'll send you a picture of me beside the wheels, and I'll write you (my new foster friend) a letter of thanks.

Jag,

You should keep an eye on Ebay for some nice wheels. Get some nice speedlines in 17" or 18" flavour and put them on :)

http://shop.ebay.co.uk/?_from=R40&_t...All-Categories

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Originally Posted by Jag_Warrior

I really should have said exhaust rather than engine. Other than a Cobb AccessPort EM unit, set to Stage 2, and a K&N filter I haven't touched the engine internals (yet ;) ). I have to change the timing belt and spark plugs very shortly, so now would be the time to install larger injectors, a larger turbo, intercooler and higher flowing fuel pump. On the exhaust side, I've installed a larger Perrin stainless (catless) downpipe and up-pipe, along with a 3" stainless Borla exhaust. I was going to put headers on it, but I learned that unless you run at very high RPM's, headers on this application actually harm mid-range performance.

Suspension: Prodrive springs that lower the car about 1.3" (I believe). Larger front & rear sway bars. Polyurethane bushings throughout. Carbon fiber front strut tower brace. I ordered the car with a factory short-shift kit. When it's time to replace the shocks, I'll probably go with Tokico adjustables - but not coilovers. I have the adjustable Tokicos on the RX7 race car and I like them.

Brakes: DBA drilled & slotted rotors (front), Hawk brake pads all around and Goodridge stainless lines - gotta have those.

With the pro tune and the Stage 2 setting, we estimate that I'm just shy of 300 horsepower (not quite in STI Land, but almost). With the bigger turbo, fuel pump and injectors, I'd set the Accessport EM to Stage 3 (further upping the boost) and probably shoot for 350-375 horsepower - we're talking 2.0 liters on pump gas. :s mokin:

The only bad thing I've done so far is make a TERRIBLE tire choice recently. I chose Kumhos and should have stuck with the Falkens that had proven themselves so sound (and sticky). The Kumhos have a frightening amount of sidewall flex during off-camber cornering. Tires and then (lighter) wheels are the #1 thing that you can do to improve (or worsen) your handling.

Reading over what you're doing to the Legacy is exactly what I would do. It creates what we call a "sleeper" over here: a car that doesn't look like it will beat the paint off of a 3 series Bimmer or whatever, BUT IT WILL! You can't beat having a turbo AWD in an affordable package... that can be upgraded without breaking the bank. I love Subies now!

And don't forget, Evos suck! Spread the word. :devil:

Interesting stuff :)

You certainly know your stuff. I was going to reccomend whiteline, cusco, perrin and kartboy stuff but I suspect you've probably already got a lot of their stuff on. Pictures of your car and some of the bits would be nice!
26th May 2010, 20:16
Jag_Warrior

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Originally Posted by Daniel

Jag,

You should keep an eye on Ebay for some nice wheels. Get some nice speedlines in 17" or 18" flavour and put them on

http://shop.ebay.co.uk/?_from=R40&_t...All-Categories

You certainly know your stuff. I was going to reccomend whiteline, cusco, perrin and kartboy stuff but I suspect you've probably already got a lot of their stuff on. Pictures of your car and some of the bits would be nice!

Yeah, I did lots of research before I bought the first part. And I'm really happy with the results. I really do like this car. Except for the horrible tire choice I just made, it's a pleasure to drive... especially on twisty roads.

It's funny that the pictures I have were taken from an ex-girlfriend's camera... and we broke up because of my car obsession. :rotflmao:

http://img215.imagevenue.com/aAfkjfp..._122_845lo.jpg

http://img144.imagevenue.com/aAfkjfp..._122_473lo.JPG

http://img175.imagevenue.com/aAfkjfp..._122_366lo.jpg

She took some really cool pics of the XK8 that summer too. But since we're no longer on speaking terms, there's little chance she'd send them to me. Course, I still have some pictures of her too. ;)
Girl posing by her Corvette in bikini.
Girl posing by her Corvette and her top falls off.
Girl posing on hood of her Corvette... where are her clothes? Maybe I can broker an even swap before I decide to post those somewhere. Either that or I just need to buy a digital camera and take my own damn pictures!
27th May 2010, 00:08
Daniel

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Originally Posted by Jag_Warrior

Yeah, I did lots of research before I bought the first part. And I'm really happy with the results. I really do like this car. Except for the horrible tire choice I just made, it's a pleasure to drive... especially on twisty roads.

It's funny that the pictures I have were taken from an ex-girlfriend's camera... and we broke up because of my car obsession. :rotflmao:

She took some really cool pics of the XK8 that summer too. But since we're no longer on speaking terms, there's little chance she'd send them to me. Course, I still have some pictures of her too. ;)
Girl posing by her Corvette in bikini.
Girl posing by her Corvette and her top falls off.
Girl posing on hood of her Corvette... where are her clothes? Maybe I can broker an even swap before I decide to post those somewhere. Either that or I just need to buy a digital camera and take my own damn pictures!

Pics don't work :(
27th May 2010, 09:31
Jag_Warrior

That's weird. They showed up right after I posted them. :confused:

Let's try again.

http://img175.imagevenue.com/aAfkjfp..._122_366lo.jpg

http://img215.imagevenue.com/aAfkjfp..._122_845lo.jpg

http://img144.imagevenue.com/aAfkjfp..._122_473lo.JPG
27th May 2010, 09:48
MrJan

Nope. :p :
27th May 2010, 20:05
Jag_Warrior

In the words of Danica Patrick: "it's not my fault!" (even though it probably is).

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27th May 2010, 20:09
Daniel

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Originally Posted by Jag_Warrior

In the words of Danica Patrick: "it's not my fault!" (even though it probably is).

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#3

Yay! That worked :)
27th May 2010, 20:45
Daniel

How new was the car back then JW? Bloody clean!!!!

Caroline's Legacy is very scrappy compared to that!!!!!
27th May 2010, 22:52
Mark in Oshawa

Quote:

Originally Posted by Jag_Warrior

Yeah, I did lots of research before I bought the first part. And I'm really happy with the results. I really do like this car. Except for the horrible tire choice I just made, it's a pleasure to drive... especially on twisty roads.

It's funny that the pictures I have were taken from an ex-girlfriend's camera... and we broke up because of my car obsession. :rotflmao:

http://img215.imagevenue.com/aAfkjfp..._122_845lo.jpg

http://img144.imagevenue.com/aAfkjfp..._122_473lo.JPG

http://img175.imagevenue.com/aAfkjfp..._122_366lo.jpg

She took some really cool pics of the XK8 that summer too. But since we're no longer on speaking terms, there's little chance she'd send them to me. Course, I still have some pictures of her too. ;)
Girl posing by her Corvette in bikini.
Girl posing by her Corvette and her top falls off.
Girl posing on hood of her Corvette... where are her clothes? Maybe I can broker an even swap before I decide to post those somewhere. Either that or I just need to buy a digital camera and take my own damn pictures!

I am much more interested in the Corvette and the Girl....lol The heck with the Subbie...it is a nice car...but c'mon...lol
28th May 2010, 09:59
Jag_Warrior

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Originally Posted by Daniel

How new was the car back then JW? Bloody clean!!!!

Caroline's Legacy is very scrappy compared to that!!!!!

It's an '04, so about 2 years old in those pics. For the first couple of years that I had it, I was working out of state quite a bit, so I seldom drove it. I like the 04/05 bodystyle, along with the 02/03 "bug eye" (the first WRX's that we got here). I don't like the looks of any of the WRX/STI's made after '05. I think Subaru and Jaguar got together and decided to start making cars that I wouldn't like after 2005. Plus mine has the "proper" (WRC) 2 liter turbo, not the 2.5 that they're putting in the WRX and STI now.

Subarus have good reliability record. So I wouldn't be afraid to put some money in that Legacy or an older WRX. What you could sell it for doesn't matter as much as how much you'll enjoy driving it after you're done... and it'll probably last another 7 or 8 years. :up:
28th May 2010, 11:09
Jag_Warrior

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Originally Posted by Mark in Oshawa

I am much more interested in the Corvette and the Girl....lol The heck with the Subbie...it is a nice car...but c'mon...lol

She had a C5 Vette. I've never been a HUGE Corvette fan, but it really was a nice car. IMO, they are about the best sports cars for the money you can buy. Hers was stock and it had big power, good brakes and cornered like crazy. And then one night she had too much tequilla, danced on the hood and cracked it - even though I wasn't drinking and it was HER tequilla, somehow that was my fault. :confused:

Her car was nice. And she was fun to go to races and car shows with. But as I eventually came to realize, she was crazy (and not crazy in a funny kind of way... I mean like bipolar/schizophrenic crazy or something). And she certainly was NOT camera shy. :eek:

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