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No offense, but I didn't want to be another member putting up pictures of my mostly stock focus with a shorty antenna, or just rims etc. So I've waited to get the car to basically where I want it to be aesthetically, and this is my first Team Rigz post. Here are a couple quick shots I took today, and I'll get some better ones soon.

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And for kicks, a shot of my engine bay:
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There's still a couple things I want to do like an RS wing and I need the fogs for the front, but that's basically my finished exterior. Hope you guys like it. Next up is to install these Sparco Torino's I have here on the floor next to me! I also have some custom interior work i'm going to be starting in the next week or so. Pictures to come...
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Your sideskirts completely throw the flow of your car off.

On top of that...please lower it.

Love the paint though...front bumper too.
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THe paint work is soooooooo nice... But your kit doesnt flow whatsoever IMO. I think if you changed the side skirts and lowered it the car would look more "complete". Nice work, and hats off to all the time and money put into it.

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thats the first car i've liked with that bumper. it looks awesome in that color. yoou should paint your hatch trim and, like everyone else said, get larger side skirts to match the front and rear. other than that, great looking car and thank you for not posting your car when it was stock or with just a few small mods.
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THe paint work is soooooooo nice... But your kit doesnt flow whatsoever IMO. I think if you changed the side skirts and lowered it the car would look more "complete". Nice work, and hats off to all the time and money put into it.
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thanks for the compliments guys! it feels good to finally let some people who appreciate the work see it.

allright- as far as the drop goes, it is dropped. i put the SVT suspension in it, and even with that little of a drop around where i live i'm bottoming out and rubbing at times.
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so as much as i'd LOVE to drop it more, it's not practical. especially with that bumper on there, i'd be plowing snow in the winter!
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i don't know if you guys can give me any suggestions suspension-wise, but through research i haven't been able to find a suspension that would be low enough to look good and stiff enough not to bottom out that would still give a comfortable ride. the SVT suspension seems to me to be the best compromise for all of those things.

about the skirts, i guess i could see how it doesn't flow. but the only other ones i liked were the avenger sides, but everyone uses those, and i felt the lower line on the cervinis and the avenger rear line up well with the svt skirts. what would you guys suggest for something that you think "flows" better?

thanks a lot for the compliments though, and i think the reason the cervini's front looks so good with my car color is because i had the grills painted black...
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so the whole car is black and blue, no shiny aluminum grills. overall i'm pretty happy with it. i see everyone's point with the skirts, but i don't think it's that horrible that i'd need to go out and change them again. i can't please everyone, so i'm glad some like it and some think it should be different!
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my uncle did the work for him.

zx3speed; sorry i couldn't make it down there wednesday, car does look amazing.
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give me your header / cat / flex thanks.
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yeah man, whatever. last time i ever try to meet up with you!
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haha, just kidding. i just wanted a fellow focus man to drool with me. and yes, your uncle did a great job. my only gruff about the whole thing is the grills already seem like they're gonna need to be repainted. but that's nothing big. he did a phenominal job color matching, and the quality itself is amazing. i reccomend him to all!!! lisbon auto sales in connecticut.
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i like the car looks sweet. also i can back him up on the whole bottoming out thing, worcester mass has hill after hill it pisses me off to visit that place lol.

sweet paint job too
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oh yeah how much money would you charge me to clean my engine bay like that?
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oh yeah how much money would you charge me to clean my engine bay like that?
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depends on how dirty your engine is!
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i dunno, $40-$50?
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hehe. thanks for the compliments man!

eric
 
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yeah man, whatever. last time i ever try to meet up with you!
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haha, just kidding. i just wanted a fellow focus man to drool with me. and yes, your uncle did a great job. my only gruff about the whole thing is the grills already seem like they're gonna need to be repainted. but that's nothing big. he did a phenominal job color matching, and the quality itself is amazing. i reccomend him to all!!! lisbon auto sales in connecticut.
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Sorry i couldn't make it down that day, like i said
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I had made plans the weekend before with my friend. The grill is already chipping? WTF? He epoxied the damned thing!
 
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