gorgeous on how to restore a true gc8! My huband has a 96 2 door brighton coupe he is restoring to turn into a fun machine. Major love to someone taking the time to do it right!
RRC + Subaru = 100% watch rate. I'm guessing I'm not the only one who is in this position, and I struggle with the idea of analytics data determining what kind of projects someone works on, but I think it's the difference between not having the time for casual YT watching, and making the time for something you're interested in and will likely learn something useful from. Also likely to do with the fact most Subaru owners are currently working on their cars and they're all rusted to hell and back. >.>
There's no way that bottom bolt came out with just a splash of WD40!! There's was absolutely no swearing and a half hour search for a ten mil socket!! Top work as always, can't wait to see where they end up! ;-)
You did an Amazing work restoring your struts, while pink sti springs are definitely a really good upgrade, I would have upgraded the damper cartridge at this point (koni yellows) to better match the springs. Not the cheapest way to look at it tho'. Love your channel.
Enjoyed this one! I like the b roll of the trip to get the springs etc, it’s a nice story telling touch. Only thing I didn’t like was the pink on red color scheme, black body on the struts would have made the pink pop
Thank you, I'm really glad you enjoyed it , I'm trying to make all my future video a bit more immersive into my world just like the trip out the get the springs etc etc im happy to hear its a welcome addition :)
I get and the love your work in rebuilding the strut body and then repacking the grease. But what about the actual shock absorber. Surely they are cactus by now? Also perfect drop in ride height I would go with a set of H&R’s or Eibachs.
Would takeing the paint off with stripper also reduce costs as less time spent running air compressor both in electric and wear and tear on compressor. Have had workshops grumble about running costs on such things it's useful thing to have but they aren't cheap to buy or run if a decent size unit needed to run blasting cabinet, spray guns ect.
It does indeed especially if the paint you are removing is quite tough then you are looking at double the run time so yeah basically doubling your costs, and that another reason why I strip chemically first.
I love you videos man. I was wondering if you’d ever thought about making a tutorial how to do some at home restoration for painting body panels. Your so informative and it would be a honor to learn from u man. Thank you:)
Sorry but the pink springs look awful, just my opinion but red and pink don't go together. On a positive note though, you did an exceptional job as usual. Love your videos and I learn a lot.
Cheers Adam, I totally agree red and pink aren't the best together but that's the factory colours and at least we wont have to look at them much when fitted haha
Crazy how most car dampers are replacement throw away parts, I couldn't imagine it coming from mountain bikes! What's your lethal paint stripper might I ask? I have some wheels to strip for my own restoration project!
Great content as always,please can you tell me what sort of paint stripper u use,or at least recomend a good powerfull one,as i cant seem to get a result like yours with the ones i try? Thanks👍
Thank you for this detailed film. May I ask you, why did you replace the springs for shorter ones? I've read that old springs become shorter, what makes the car to sit lower. But here the old springs were longer. I've replaced the shocks and struts on 2 of our cars and almost done on the 3rd one. I've used the assemblies. I'm not sure if it makes sense to redo the old ones and have spares, and what parts can be used. Only 3 of 6 struts are leaking, all the springs are good, but as far as understand you can't reuse the old springs. I bought before those bottom struts for one of our car (2009 Nissan), thinking to put the original springs on it. But then I needed to replace the front struts quickly there since they were leaking, so bought the whole assemblies, put them on, thinking to transfer the original springs on those struts I've bought before and have spare. But now I'm in doubts if the springs can be reused at all. Thank you again. I would appreciate any opinions on this matter.
Got two black eyes a broken nose, a hefty opticians bill for new glasses and knocked out cold with those very spring compressors. Still give me the shivers
Fantastic wee vid, love it. I need to do this to mine. In the mean time to temper the knocking, I do hand grease the shafts every time I service the car, so hopefully they're still in good shape. Amazingly it does shut them up for a good year or so! But the're up to 200,000KM now so I'm wondering if they are worth servicing, or is it's time for replacements... KYB AGX's sure do soung tempting, but expensive to get shipped to NZ. If you wouldn't mind, can you share what grease you use? And if you think it's important for that certain spec of grease? And thoughts on the grease nipple/zerg fitting mod? And lastly, is there a paint code for 2k KYB Red?
I am going to have to check my shocks on the Camry now to see if they can be rebuilt. We have the sports version (Touring), and was the only one to get the stiffer suspension. However, Toyota no longer sells it, only the soft one. So I'd have to go coilovers, but if the factory ones can be rebuilt....
interestingly i have seen people modify these sti struts before due to the knocking by drilling and tapping for a grease nipple and then just using that every service to give it a small top up of grease. not sure if how effective it would be or if it would cause problems.
That RRC Restoration Super Ultra Lethal Paint Stripper sure does remind me of something... don't yet know what it is... 🍾 but I bet it sure has cost you dearly!
Love the channel. What is the colour code you used for the KYB red? I have a set of AGX on my 2.5rs that I trimmed the spring buckets on for the Ground Control spring kit I put on and would love to paint them all one colour again and the factory KYB red would be killer.
very nice Mr RRC , but i would say get rid of that rubbish media blasting gun ,get yourself a decent gun with a boron nozzle and a foot pedal .and upgrade the hose size and you will be blown away by the difference it makes .
Its funny that you should mention that as I'm defo going to be upgrading the media blaster as its a bit down on power for my liking these days haha, cheers for the comment :)
@rrcrestoration great video, how did you remove the seals before painting the strut body? I’ve got some pink sti struts to refurb and I just don’t want to damage. Thanks
I would love another Subaru restoration from you! Giving me the motivation to tackle the rust and worn bushing on my bugeye
Nice one, Glad to hear I'm providing a bit of motivation for you. I've got more to come from the Subaru so stay tuned ;)
gorgeous on how to restore a true gc8! My huband has a 96 2 door brighton coupe he is restoring to turn into a fun machine. Major love to someone taking the time to do it right!
RRC + Subaru = 100% watch rate. I'm guessing I'm not the only one who is in this position, and I struggle with the idea of analytics data determining what kind of projects someone works on, but I think it's the difference between not having the time for casual YT watching, and making the time for something you're interested in and will likely learn something useful from.
Also likely to do with the fact most Subaru owners are currently working on their cars and they're all rusted to hell and back. >.>
I enjoyed the road trip
I'm planning on doing more of them seeing as people are quite liking that addition :)
I miss the STi series! Thanks for bringing back updates!
Plenty more coming very soon ;)
Great news, I loved your gc8 videos too
Missed you dude 😁. 😎
Very nice, RRC/ Sweet job and a nice little filler until the bigger job comes along.
Thanks very much, Glad you enjoyed it :)
Another great video. Quality content and editing. Keep the installments coming.
Thank you so much :)
Literally the best hands on Renaissance man on youtube.
There's no way that bottom bolt came out with just a splash of WD40!! There's was absolutely no swearing and a half hour search for a ten mil socket!! Top work as always, can't wait to see where they end up! ;-)
Haha love it! thanks for the comment :)
lol I guess the missing 10mm is a thing on both sides of the pond.
This is the type of content I love the most from you channel! Amazing!
Amazing vehicle!!!
Congrats from Mexico! ✨ 🇲🇽
You did an Amazing work restoring your struts, while pink sti springs are definitely a really good upgrade, I would have upgraded the damper cartridge at this point (koni yellows) to better match the springs. Not the cheapest way to look at it tho'. Love your channel.
I did a refurbishment on my shocks but didn't take the shock apart, you have shown me the way now. Very much looking forward to the new project 😀
Thank you for making these videos! Love it.
Thank you for watching them :)
Aah, a fresh professional paintjob is always nice. 👍
Pink and red. What a fetching colour combination!
Yeah, its not the ideal colour combo lol
The red T4 is the star of this show! I'm biased though because I have a white one 😁
Any Sti content goes hard 🔥
Brilliant!
Snaps fingers: .... hey it worked 😄
Massive amount of work, but a great episode !
Always a good day when a new RRC video comes up 👍🇦🇺
Enjoy :)
love the red color but not the pink color . nice work do .
Subaru is art! Thank you for this video!
Good stuff keeping scottish subarus alive!
Cheers, Its a full time job these days the Scottish climate just eats jap metal!
Awesome content as always, with great filming and editing too! Looking forward to seeing the next project! 👍
Thank you so much :)
Sir Mac. Love your show and your hard work. And the ditalie what ewer. From Sweden.
I love seeing classic sti anything restored! Congrats on the pink springs and Inverted monotube shocks! I wish I had these on my wrx.
Better be careful. I saw beard this episode 🤣
Haha oh I know im getting very sloppy with hiding my identity these days haha
Congratulations on picking up my favorite facelift and color of car. I have a USDM WRB 2005 myself and love it to bits
Nice one, More to come soon ;)
YESS *IM EXITED TO SEE THE BLOB EYE!
great work as always
Thank you! Cheers:)
Very good and good looking
Nice restoration job, just what I want to see, and neither too long or too short
Thanks, glad you liked it :)
i was just thinking to myself this morning... I haven't seen anything from RRC, should be due soon!!!
Well done. Your man starts talking with a Scottish accent. Subtitles say - foreign... Takes spring off, subtitles say music
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Haha yeah, auto subtitles haven't done the best job with the accent this time, no worries though I'll get them sorted
Roll on the next project
What boiling solution did you use to clean the rubbers?
Thanks. 😊
Thanks!! 🙏
Honey have you see. Our extra long butter knife?
No, never knew we had one 😝
Great job as always!!
Damn, they turned out nice like everything you do. Well done
You have much better paint stripper than what's available in the US.
great job as always lad keep it going
Amazing transformation! Top shelf, mate!
Thank you! Cheers! :)
Enjoyed this one! I like the b roll of the trip to get the springs etc, it’s a nice story telling touch. Only thing I didn’t like was the pink on red color scheme, black body on the struts would have made the pink pop
Thank you, I'm really glad you enjoyed it , I'm trying to make all my future video a bit more immersive into my world just like the trip out the get the springs etc etc im happy to hear its a welcome addition :)
Great video, with just the right amount of detail. Love the WRX. Keep it up
Thanks, will do! :)
I get and the love your work in rebuilding the strut body and then repacking the grease. But what about the actual shock absorber. Surely they are cactus by now?
Also perfect drop in ride height I would go with a set of H&R’s or Eibachs.
I had the same thought. What about replacing the oil and checking the valving etc.
You made that look so easy. Nice job by the way.
Thank you :)
Would takeing the paint off with stripper also reduce costs as less time spent running air compressor both in electric and wear and tear on compressor. Have had workshops grumble about running costs on such things it's useful thing to have but they aren't cheap to buy or run if a decent size unit needed to run blasting cabinet, spray guns ect.
It does indeed especially if the paint you are removing is quite tough then you are looking at double the run time so yeah basically doubling your costs, and that another reason why I strip chemically first.
I love you videos man. I was wondering if you’d ever thought about making a tutorial how to do some at home restoration for painting body panels. Your so informative and it would be a honor to learn from u man. Thank you:)
great job as always, would love to see a resto of your work van
Sorry but the pink springs look awful, just my opinion but red and pink don't go together. On a positive note though, you did an exceptional job as usual. Love your videos and I learn a lot.
Cheers Adam, I totally agree red and pink aren't the best together but that's the factory colours and at least we wont have to look at them much when fitted haha
@@RRCRestoration oh wow, I didn't realise pink was the factory colour...ok as long as they work well. Thanks for replying 🙂
Lovely job.
Great video, thank you
Как всегда хорошая работа 👍👍👍🤔😉
Great video !
Thank you 🙏
Thank you :)
Crazy how most car dampers are replacement throw away parts, I couldn't imagine it coming from mountain bikes!
What's your lethal paint stripper might I ask? I have some wheels to strip for my own restoration project!
Oh yes top Video and Beautyfull Work and yes a Subaru new Project ❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️👍
Thank you :)
Great content as always,please can you tell me what sort of paint stripper u use,or at least recomend a good powerfull one,as i cant seem to get a result like yours with the ones i try? Thanks👍
Love your work 👍
Cheers :)
Great results as always! I hadn't seen this design of strut before. Should be much stiffer than the normal right-side up shock design.
An another great save! 😉
Cheers buddy :)
Thank you for this detailed film. May I ask you, why did you replace the springs for shorter ones? I've read that old springs become shorter, what makes the car to sit lower. But here the old springs were longer. I've replaced the shocks and struts on 2 of our cars and almost done on the 3rd one. I've used the assemblies. I'm not sure if it makes sense to redo the old ones and have spares, and what parts can be used. Only 3 of 6 struts are leaking, all the springs are good, but as far as understand you can't reuse the old springs. I bought before those bottom struts for one of our car (2009 Nissan), thinking to put the original springs on it. But then I needed to replace the front struts quickly there since they were leaking, so bought the whole assemblies, put them on, thinking to transfer the original springs on those struts I've bought before and have spare. But now I'm in doubts if the springs can be reused at all. Thank you again. I would appreciate any opinions on this matter.
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Another great resto mate! 👍👍👍
Cheers buddy, glad you enjoyed it :)
@@RRCRestoration always! ☺
I love your videos mate! Great job!
Hello my friend.. happy new year..... awesome job congratulations
Hey buddy, same to yourself and thanks for tuning in :)
More car content please
Plenty more coming soon ;)
McDude, you are a vehicle restorationiser and you have shionky van! Vans are the best things! C'mon, do the van! 🙂
Oh don't worry the van will get its turn, but for now its quite happy being the workhorse lol
Excellent video, more car videos please.
Plenty more to come ;)
Nice rebuild
Cheers :)
great, the only thing, I would mask the paint where it clamps and where bolts are sitting
Excellent work :)
Can't believe I did that, snapped my finger as instructed on 3 😳 I am so easily trained
Haha love it :)
Yay, more RRC content!
Enjoy :)
My snapping fingers never felt so powerful! 😎
1 2 3 snap. Brilliant as usual. Red T4?
Thanks James glad you enjoyed it :) , It is indeed i see you know your vans ;)
Yay a road trip with RRC 🛻
Im hoping to get a bit more filming done when out and about to try and make my videos a bit more immersive into my world :)
@@RRCRestoration Was a great addition mate.
Got two black eyes a broken nose, a hefty opticians bill for new glasses and knocked out cold with those very spring compressors. Still give me the shivers
Aww man that sucks! Compressed springs terrify me every time I'm near them you can just feel that they want to hurt you bad!
@@RRCRestorationyep, people underestimate the power in a compressed spring. love the channel by the way, keep up the good work.👍
Weird as I have the exact same set. Been using them for over 40 years now and they've never given me a moment's concern!
Impresiv as allways
Thank you :)
Fantastic wee vid, love it. I need to do this to mine. In the mean time to temper the knocking, I do hand grease the shafts every time I service the car, so hopefully they're still in good shape. Amazingly it does shut them up for a good year or so! But the're up to 200,000KM now so I'm wondering if they are worth servicing, or is it's time for replacements... KYB AGX's sure do soung tempting, but expensive to get shipped to NZ.
If you wouldn't mind, can you share what grease you use? And if you think it's important for that certain spec of grease?
And thoughts on the grease nipple/zerg fitting mod?
And lastly, is there a paint code for 2k KYB Red?
Great video as allways, my man. Just cinamatic. Not my cup of tea those springs tbh, but the build looks top notch.
I am going to have to check my shocks on the Camry now to see if they can be rebuilt. We have the sports version (Touring), and was the only one to get the stiffer suspension. However, Toyota no longer sells it, only the soft one. So I'd have to go coilovers, but if the factory ones can be rebuilt....
interestingly i have seen people modify these sti struts before due to the knocking by drilling and tapping for a grease nipple and then just using that every service to give it a small top up of grease. not sure if how effective it would be or if it would cause problems.
Nice vídeo
Gooooood
Had to look up what APC. Did you heat up the solution, does that make it more effective, and does it help in revitalizing the plastics and rubbers ?
That RRC Restoration Super Ultra Lethal Paint Stripper sure does remind me of something... don't yet know what it is... 🍾 but I bet it sure has cost you dearly!
Love the channel. What is the colour code you used for the KYB red? I have a set of AGX on my 2.5rs that I trimmed the spring buckets on for the Ground Control spring kit I put on and would love to paint them all one colour again and the factory KYB red would be killer.
very nice Mr RRC , but i would say get rid of that rubbish media blasting gun ,get yourself a decent gun with a boron nozzle and a foot pedal .and upgrade the hose size and you will be blown away by the difference it makes .
Its funny that you should mention that as I'm defo going to be upgrading the media blaster as its a bit down on power for my liking these days haha, cheers for the comment :)
Hey nice resto, was wondering what torque you did each nut up to? Thanks
Nice
Thanks :)
@rrcrestoration great video, how did you remove the seals before painting the strut body? I’ve got some pink sti struts to refurb and I just don’t want to damage. Thanks
maaan, i looov so much your channel, i even paid once jajaja i would never do that on other channels XD
Thank you so much for your kindness, It means the world to me :)
I did the same with my struts but they startend knocking again after few 100km its better to replace them
Как всегда зачет по рестоврации!Вы поменяли машину?
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I wish this had been something I knew 10 years ago.. I would have kept my original suspension and had it reconditioned.
What paint stripper do you use?
Wow, such a nice shade of pink, are they for your girlfriend's car? Nice video again thanks for sharing it.
nice project, but I think the dampers themselves would need a rebuild and new oil as well...