Member Profile - Hamish023

[hamish_023]

Havent had and update so here's an update of the mods so far with some crappy iPhone photos after a full 15 hour 2 day detail here it is...







Will post some proper camera photos later

Suspension:
- Front and rear sway bars
- Tein Type flex Coilovers
- Sti flexible Strut brace
Engine/Drivetrain:
- Exedy replacement clutch
- Light weight flywheel (Single mass conversion)
- HKS Panel filter
- Prova Air guide
Exterior:
- Oz Racing 18x8 Ultraleggera rims
- JDM battery + ABS engine bay covers
- Painted Calipers
- Sti front lip
- Hood gas struts
- Black leggdura racing wheel nuts
- 5000K HID’s with matching Led fogs and parkers
Interior:
- Ipod connection (EA1251)
- Aluminium pedals (From the 3.0L)
- Blitz A/C Filter



Next on the list
- Quad tip exhaust
- Darker tint (20%)
- Remove high spoiler
- Front control arm bushes


All comments, criticism and suggestions welcome

[Gambit]

Effing sweet car, no criticism just admiration , great looking ride.

[jimbo]

Wow, that really does look amazing

[Kekotic]

Missed a spot.
Hoses from the radiator

Good stuff Hamish.

[Ben]

Whooly hell, now that is a niiiiice engine detail! Well done man, looks so clean!!!!

ps. do the lower control arm bushes sooner rather than later, you'll love the difference.

[hamish_023]

Thanks for the comments

The radiator hoses get white so quick it's not funny!

With the control arm I want to but the car is a bit hard on the road as is so kinda putting them off

[Kekotic]

The radiator hoses get white so quick it's not funny!

If it's leaking a little it might.

I have to clean mine maybe once every 3 months, and even then it's only just spotted.
I don't know how some people have full on white hoses.

With the control arm I want to but the car is a bit hard on the road as is so kinda putting them off

Here is what I noticed when I changed my bushes.
Steering turns in quicker
Understeer drastically reduced in tight cornering

That's all.
The car doesn't ride harsher on the bushes, in fact your stock bushes are probably shot to shit anyway so replacing the bushes might make the ride better. Take a look at the pics of Leo's stock bushes when he did his install.

[Arith]

With the control arm I want to but the car is a bit hard on the road as is so kinda putting them off

Actually if you do rubber rather than urethane, it actually firms up the steering and feel without feeling harsh. I once made the mistake of putting in Pedder's urethane in my MY05. Awful ride with 19's. However this time around I learned my lesson and used rubber ones that Phat gets from Japan. Much much better. Improved steering feedback and feel without the harsh ride.

[Devour]

Black liberties when clean, look amazing!
Well done. Nice choice on the list of mods, its coming together very nicely

[hamish_023]

well the cars done 70,000km and i would assume original bushes anyway so will put them on my to do list

[hamish_023]

Here's some decent shot's after the detail:














TCP Auto quad tip exhaust or bushes are next

[teK--]

I reckon grill should be next (and easiest) mod! Get rid of the chrome it doesn't suit the rest of your cosmetic mods.

Other than that, looking very hawt and sharp!

[Kekotic]

Removed.

[hamish_023]

I reckon grill should be next (and easiest) mod! Get rid of the chrome it doesn't suit the rest of your cosmetic mods.

Other than that, looking very hawt and sharp!

The chrome suits the headlights, fog lights side mirrors esp against black. Can't stand the 'sports' mesh grille. The only path i would go down is to retro fit honeycomb grille from the postfacelift STI into it. Otherwise it's staying as is.

Kieran: The windows were tinted with that super ugly mirror tint which is soon to be ripped off for dark black tint.

[Kekotic]

Removed.