Forester STI – Noisy Power Steering Pump Fix

As the title says, a simple fix here for what I was worried might be a more costly and involved job of replacing the power steering pump. The symptoms were a whining/whirring noise when maneuvering the Forester in the driveway or when parking so when going from lock to lock. This began happening on cold […]

Forester STI – MeisterR Zeta CRD Coilovers

While I didn’t have a major problem with ride and handling on the OEM STI springs and inverted dampers (the stiffer rear ARB and subframe locking bolts really helped, see here and here) and I didn’t mind the STI ride height with the Prodrive GC-010E wheels either. But with the Rota Grid Drifts, the standard […]

Forester STI – Fitting Longer Wheel Studs

Having trial fitted the Rota Grid Drift wheels I was happy I wanted to fit them properly. The first thing to do was to fit some longer studs on the front due to needing 5mm spacers for the wheels to clear the Brembo calipers. I boought a set of these Hardrace studs. Time to get […]

For Sale – Subaru Forester STI Genome Exhaust – Sold

This is an STI Genome rear exhaust silencer to fit the 2002-2008 Subaru Forester. It was fitted to my 2004 Forester STI that was imported in October 2015 so spent most of it’s time on the car in Japan then a couple of years in the UK before I removed it and dry stored it. […]

Forester STI – Fitting Sound Deadening in the Doors

Having fitted better speakers in the doors, shown in a previous post here. I felt the complete lack of any sound deadening in the doors was not getting the best out of them. After a bit of research I placed an order with Sound Deadening Shop for some Silent Coat 2mm Damping Mat and 10mm […]

For Sale – 1977 Mini – Sold

1977 Mini For Sale I almost advertised this as a ‘rolling shell’ but it’s more than that really, when compared to most other ‘rolling shell’ projects which are usually just that. This is not too far off a complete working car except for a few obvious important components missing, not least the engine and gearbox! […]

Previous Minis – The Turbo

At the time of owning my Cooper RSP the whole Max Power thing with big sound systems, Playstations and body kits was the fashion for car modifying. I was never a fan of the silly body kits, certainly not on a Mini! But I wasn’t immune from the Max Power effect so did the whole […]

S1 Elise – Corner Weight Adjustment

After completing the suspension refresh the Elise needed a full wheel alignment. I set the toe and camber all round and got the ride height about where I wanted it then drove the Elise a bit before going round and checking/adjusting any alignment settings plus double checking various nuts and bolts. So as I was […]

Forester STI – Fitting Rear Door Speakers

I’d already fitted some new, larger door speakers in the front doors as shown here. One of the rears had a bit of a rattle and they were likely to be in the same poor condition that I found the fronts in so may as well change them too. Off with a door card to […]