Rusty Crobar

My Apexi has arrived, fitting it tomorrow. I still don't know what filter is already on the car but it sounds aftermarket. It might be up for grabs if the Apexi performs well 😀

22 minutes ago, GibletPH said:

There is a low mileage black 08 car for sale on eBay 

Looks like a lovely example with nice upgrades. Think the price is right too so should be a quick sale 🖒

Agree with you on question 1. 

I'd change the crazy button layout in the interior, updated infotainment system and separate controls for the gearbox, steering and throttle response. 

Next up: evora, 911 or a newer V8 lexus. 

I find it useful for commuting when you want to be in auto mode for most of the journey but hold it in a low gear for crawling speed sections. Manual mode is too jerky at slow speed but full auto selects too high a gear for manuvering safely I.e. overtaking numptys who don't realise that V8s take priority 😉

3 minutes ago, Stuno1 said:

Nice pics. Love those wheels but not sure about the exhaust. Does it stick a long way out of the back of the bumper? Keeping the stock look works better imo. 

Thanks. The tips come out a little further than standard but not past the bumper. I'm not that keen on them myself but the guys seemed to like the noise they make 😊. I might put oval tips on it one day. 

An extra pic of my dirty old chav wagon... 😉

Great day today, surely 5 ISF's is a British record?

Sorry about the photos, all taken and edited on my phone! 

Parking is a bit tight!

11 hours ago, Flytvr said:

Puts mine to shame. I've been half way round South Wales today, and brought back most of the dirt with me!

It'll be dirty again by the time I get there don't worry  😧

Quick wash before putting her to bed. Sadly it was a bit dark by the time I finished! Looking forward to tomorrow, wait for me if I get lost 😁

Hi, sounds good, any excuse to take the ISF out for a drive 😊

I guess great minds think alike, my list is similar : my first choice was an evora but couldn't stretch to it, also considered a supercharged jag, m3 and c63 but the ISF won because of the reliability, rarity and fuel consumption (unbelievably!). The wife vitoed a porsche as I'm too young for a mid life crisis. 

Future thoughts are the evora, alfa QF or RCF, but still loving the ISF for now 😊

Thanks guys, the comments mean a lot. 

No interior changes yet. Debadging is an interesting idea, although I do like giving some indicators as to what it is as most people are clueless! 

Getting the suspension sorted tomorrow so I'll try and get some more pictures. 

Here's a better picture of the front wheel, it's 8.5 inch wide and has standard size tyres. The rears are 9.5 so are slightly concave, also running standard tyre size which gives a slight stretch. 

2 hours ago, Stuno1 said:

Top banana! Looks superb. Wheels make a massive difference. Personally I like stealth cars when they are black so would plasti dip the badges and chrome accents. I'd also have dark gun metal wheels. With the silver wheels it works well. 

 

Thanks! I did think of going stealth but I've seen a few blacked out ISF but very few with silver wheels. It's good to stand out even if there's only 200 of us to begin with 😁

Thanks for indulging me and  I'd love to know what you think. I know that some people prefer their ISF's standard so happy to take any comments good or bad and answer any questions

The car is close to being perfect (in my eyes at least ) so future plans are quite modest. An apexi filter is coming soon and I'll fit new coolant hoses. I'll fit some spacers on the front to fill the arches a bit more, and then I'll just drive it and enjoy it.

I attended a pistonheads tunnel run yesterday which was fun and people were really interested in the car, most had never seen one and some never knew they existed. Here's a picture of some GTRs and my old Legacy which I sold to get the Lex

The car was in great condition when I got it apart from a couple of niggles. The brakes were pretty shot, the paintwork needed some TLC and I wasn't sold on the gloss black wheels as I think they clash with the chrome trim on the car. The standard wheel fitment also really bugged me as they are tucked so far in the beautiful swollen arches. So over the past couple of weeks I've:

1) Had a monster 2 day valet and detail from South Wales Car Care to get the engrained brake dust out of the paint!

2) Fitted new brembo discs all round (from ECP) and EBC yellow stuff pads all round

3) Fitted 19 inch Japanese Racing JR21's.

The wheels were a bit of a gamble as the rear offset is a bit too aggressive (at et40) plus they needed spacers to clear the calipers. But I went for it as there was nothing else that I really fancied as I'm quite fussy about wheels and I couldn't afford £5k for customer forged wheels! Turns out they fit really well with only a tiny bit of rubbing on left hand turns. I'm getting the coilovers adjusting on Tuesday so should be able to get rid of this and improve the stance further.  

Hi guys

I got my F on the last day of October 2016 and thought it was time to show you what I've been doing (apologies if the photos are all messed up, I don't really understand how to post them properly...)

Mine is a black 2008 car with just under 100k miles on it and came with a custom stainless exhaust and BC coilovers. I had heard the ride was hard on 08 cars but the BCs are really comfortable (I suspect the springs are actually a bit too soft). The exhaust is not over the top but it is loud at all times - whatever the revs. I thought it was a bit too intense at first but now I'm addicted to the noise and everyone says the same thing when they hear it "it sounds like a beast"!

It's by far the most powerful car I've driven so I've been treating it with maximum respect, especially in the terrible winter weather, but I'm slowly building my confidence in it. You all know what these cars drive like so I'll just say that it is exceeding all of my expectations and even taking it fairly gently it is massively fast and nicely balanced. It's the kind of car I could just drive for hours, I'm averaging high teens MPG and I couldn't care less, every penny on fuel is money well spend as far as I'm concerned! 

I'm in, got my new wheels and brakes fitted so raring to go!

Thanks pete, any idea where I can order them?

Same here, 15th is fine but cant do the 8th sorry.

Kemble is only an hour away from me so I'll be there 🖒

Probably a slight increase due to the new filter hopefully, although I'm not sure I'll hear it over my exhaust! 

Has anyone replaced the rubber hoses in the engine bay? Did you get standard ones or upgrade to samco etc?

Mine are a bit worse for wear so I want new ones. I've seen a 2 pipe samco kit for the radiator, are there any other pipes I should be replacing at the same time?