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My Focus (Lots of Pics So 56K Gotta Deal w/It)

1.8K views 16 replies 15 participants last post by  Spatakula  
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This is kinda like a photo album of what I did with my car. I bought it back in Dec 02 to replace the 00 I damaged severely. Here's the so-called baby shot:
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From there I went with a few aesthetic mods as well as a set of wheels (you will find them now on Counterfiend's car):
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Speedy Wheels HSR 17x7 w/ 205/45/17 Yokohama AVS ES100, and the hint of the Kaminari front lip:
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Here it is on the FS dyno sans lip and wheels (the lip got stolen, and the wheels made their way to Counterfiend):
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All of the real updates made it on the car at the beginning of this year though. It started out with:
Mach HIDS (Courtesy of elderfeces)
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Rota Slipstreams (Courtesy of Red SE '00')
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A Euro Grille and the return of my Kaminari Front Lip
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By the time Fabulous Fords Forever 2006 came along, I had this:
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Between FFF 06 and around June, I lost my rear bumper to a tire on the freeway. But thanks to Patrick Jmari (I dunno his FJ handle), I have this as my final product:
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And there you have it! The Project 11 Ford Focus, in which I dedicate to my late brother Jake, who was killed last year in a freeway shooting. 3 years of hard work and I ended up with this. I would like to thank Jake and Jiles (my brothers), Randy and the crew at FocusSport, Lisa, Reggie, and Jimmy at Island Motorsport for making my car most JDM, Paul Ho and the Injen crew, my buddy Matt, Mike aka elderfeces, Red SE '00', Patrick, and Troy (for the advice about the SVT header).

AND THANKS TO FOCALJET FOR ALL THE 411 AND THE GREAT PEOPLE WHO MAKE IT HAPPEN!!!!:)

Here's my MOD sheet:

Engine:
A'PEXi WS Exhaust, Super Ground Stabilizer; Injen Intake, Fuse Lid, Spark Wire Cover; FocusSport Underdrive Pulley, Spark Plug Wires; SVT Header Kit, Flex Pipe; Random Technologies Hi-Flow Cat; VF-Engineering Engine Mounts (driver, passenger, transmission)

Rollers:
Rota Slipstream 16x7 (black); Kumho Ecsta SPT 205/50/16

Stoppers:
Axxis MetalMaster Pads; Brembo Rotors

Suspension:
Tein S.Tech Springs; Eibach Pro Damper System; H&R Rear Sway; FocusSport Front Strut Bar, Rear Stress Bar

Interior:
Razo Quick Shift AT Handle; Sparco Torino Seats (uninstalled)

Exterior:
Seibon Carbon Fiber Hood; SVT Rear Bumper, Front Bumper (Mode B); Kaminari Front Lip (Mode A); Hella/Ford MACH HID Headlights; Ford European Version Grille (upper)
 
#2 ·
your car is beautiful!!! that is a nice car all around. i like the suspension...the wheels...the exterior...etc. that is really cool to dedicate it to your brother also.
 
#5 ·
quite frankly it's pretty odd how they stole it, and my goof for not even noticing it when my father told me that he found a couple tap screws in front of my car. so not thinking anything of it, i went about my day, the lip was still on the car. when it rained that night, sometime between 11pm and 4am is when it might have happened. all i know is that when i was warming my car up to go to work, i looked at my bumper and saw that it was missing. it turns out, my neighbor had it in his backyard (he has a focus too). i got it back, pressed charges, but the police didn't do anything being that i have no proof he took it. but aside from that, i had the lip back and i was happy.
 
#12 ·
Great story and well documented. Bravo!
 
#15 ·
why'd you dyno it and not get it chipped?
 
#16 ·
Awesome progress bro, and it just goes to show that a nice drop and a set of 16" Rotas are all you need to look great :thumbup:

-Brian