Yup, a build thread for my ST. I'm sick of having a mediocre car, so I plan to step things up a notch on my modest budget.
What is Done Since Last Winter:
-REMOVE sunroof wind deflector
-Greatly reduced sticker count
-Energy Suspension dogbone bushings
-Keegan Komponents front endlinks
-Keegan Komponents toe arms
-Omni-Kit
-Marcy Motorsports Intake
-H&R Coilovers
-Rolled and pulled fenders
-Redline Goods Shift/ E-Brake boots
-Steeda Tri-Ax shifter
-Miscellaneous maintenance
-Removed bumper stripe
-Flocked interior parts
Plans for the Next Year or So:
-Paint stock wheels, get ready for winter
-Purchase, refinish, buy tires for, and install Keskin KT1s
-Widen Keskins
-Re-do pinstriping
-Camber arms (hopefully my own soon)
-Build stainless steel 2.5" exhaust
-Figure out an improvement for the Marcy intake (shorten the MAF tube)
-Build a water/debris shield for the intake
-Extend the front fender liners to make clearance for tires
-Tune/ launch control ( <3 FSWerks)
-Get around to the audio install
-Actually do some work on the headlights (paint the new ones matte silver)
-Custom rear springs
-Koni yellows out back.
-PDR on various places (DS rear door!!!)
-Make front lip
-Finish flocked center console, decide on other flocked interior pieces
Plans After That (The Following Year or So):
-Cams
-Send coilovers out to be re-valved
-Keep saving for better wheels
-Buy a winter beater?
-Start working seriously on the interior
-Begin preparing for boost
-Gather parts to build turbo or centrifugal supercharger setup
-Upgrade brakes
-Tubular rear control arms
-Tubular front control arms
-Build some sort of roll protection
The car as it sits (12/1/2010)...
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The Car as of FR'11...
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I do like a well-fitting wheel...
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Photo credit to Rob:
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Photo credit to Carlo:
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Photo Credit to NHFocus's GF, Liz:
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The tapejob on the way down...
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With the plaque we took home...
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What is Done Since Last Winter:
-REMOVE sunroof wind deflector
-Greatly reduced sticker count
-Energy Suspension dogbone bushings
-Keegan Komponents front endlinks
-Keegan Komponents toe arms
-Omni-Kit
-Marcy Motorsports Intake
-H&R Coilovers
-Rolled and pulled fenders
-Redline Goods Shift/ E-Brake boots
-Steeda Tri-Ax shifter
-Miscellaneous maintenance
-Removed bumper stripe
-Flocked interior parts
Plans for the Next Year or So:
-Paint stock wheels, get ready for winter
-Purchase, refinish, buy tires for, and install Keskin KT1s
-Widen Keskins
-Re-do pinstriping
-Camber arms (hopefully my own soon)
-Build stainless steel 2.5" exhaust
-Figure out an improvement for the Marcy intake (shorten the MAF tube)
-Build a water/debris shield for the intake
-Extend the front fender liners to make clearance for tires
-Tune/ launch control ( <3 FSWerks)
-Get around to the audio install
-Actually do some work on the headlights (paint the new ones matte silver)
-Custom rear springs
-Koni yellows out back.
-PDR on various places (DS rear door!!!)
-Make front lip
-Finish flocked center console, decide on other flocked interior pieces
Plans After That (The Following Year or So):
-Cams
-Send coilovers out to be re-valved
-Keep saving for better wheels
-Buy a winter beater?
-Start working seriously on the interior
-Begin preparing for boost
-Gather parts to build turbo or centrifugal supercharger setup
-Upgrade brakes
-Tubular rear control arms
-Tubular front control arms
-Build some sort of roll protection
The car as it sits (12/1/2010)...
The Car as of FR'11...
I do like a well-fitting wheel...
Photo credit to Rob:
Photo credit to Carlo:
Photo Credit to NHFocus's GF, Liz:
The tapejob on the way down...
With the plaque we took home...
clean that stuff off!
