The Competitors
and the winner:
OmniFocus!
My Focus was assembled in June of 2000, making it 7 years old, and has been in my hands for six. I bought it used with 5445 miles on the clock. Within weeks I ordered autocross tires and started beating on it thoroughly. I've been in love ever since. Last I checked it had 114,4xx miles on it.
Right around late 2005, the mod bug hit REALLY hard and the car went through a fairly major transformation from daily driver to weekend backroads and track toy. I 've always tried to keep function before looks, with a few notable exceptions.
My future plans are to drive it... a lot. It only racked up about 3,000 miles from July 06 to July 07, mostly due to the time consumptive nature of large and expensive modifications on a shoe-string budget. I think the result has been well worth it, but I need to now enjoy the fruits of my work to make it all ultimately worthwhile.
Original Stockness... I bought the car in Oregon the day I moved to California. (July 2001)
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My second track day, hot on my heels is the famous Murphmobile. (2002)
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Taking on the MINIs at a ProSolo in 2002.
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At the Alameda NAS by work. (The same place they film Mythbusters).. 2005?
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Redline Time Attack in December 2006, first event with the PowerWorks.
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July 24th, 2007: Paint!
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A recent picture with my arch-nemiFocus, the Mr. Blue mobile. I admit to photoshopping the bumper black.
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Suspension:
H&R Race Springs
Koni Yellows
K-Mac camber plates (sort of...)
H&R 24mm front bar
H&R 24mm rear bar
Energy Suspension rear swaybar bushings
Energy Suspension front control arm bushings w/ removable Moog balljoints.
Rolling Stock:
Track Set #1: 17x7.5” Rota SDR w/ 235/40-17 Falken Azenis RT-615
Track Set #2: 17x7" SVT Euro w/ 215-45-17 Yokohama A048R
Street: 16x7” Rota Grid w/ 225/45/16 Yokohama ES-100
Interior:
Autopower Roll Bar / Rear Seat Delete
CFM Short Throw Shifter
SVT E-brake handle
2005 Mustang Shift Knob
SVT HVAC bezel
SPA Dual OilT/OilP gauge
SPA Dual Temp/Tempr gauge
VDO Boost gauge
CFM Command Console
G-Force 5-point camlock harness
Cobra Monaco Seat
Exterior:
Vis Hood (Paint in progress!!)
SVT Bumper (Paint in progress!!)
Ford Accessories Side Skirts (Paint in progress!!)
Painted hatch strip
Painted side moulding
Euro Tails
ST170 headlights
Glossy triangles
ST Side stripes
Ford mudflaps
1998 Euro upper grill
Drivetrain (Includes Dress-up):
PowerWorks Supercharger
ZX3Tuning Oil relocation line kit
Mocal Oil take-off plate
Powdercoated Ford Blue Contour valve cover
SVT Coolant tank cover
VF Passenger Side Motor Mount
VF Driver Side Motor Mount
CFM Race bushing rear mount
FocusSport Flywheel
Torsen T-2
2003 MTX-75, cables, and shifter tower
4.06 Gears
Luk Pro Gold Clutch
CFM Short-throw shifter
SVT Front and Rear Brakes
12.2” Wilwoods from TCE (In box, pending install)
Borla 2.5" Exhaust
FocusSport Flexpipe
In planning:
Oil Cooler
Brake ducting
SVT Header/Exhaust
Splitter
Air intake ducting
and the winner:
OmniFocus!
My Focus was assembled in June of 2000, making it 7 years old, and has been in my hands for six. I bought it used with 5445 miles on the clock. Within weeks I ordered autocross tires and started beating on it thoroughly. I've been in love ever since. Last I checked it had 114,4xx miles on it.
Right around late 2005, the mod bug hit REALLY hard and the car went through a fairly major transformation from daily driver to weekend backroads and track toy. I 've always tried to keep function before looks, with a few notable exceptions.
My future plans are to drive it... a lot. It only racked up about 3,000 miles from July 06 to July 07, mostly due to the time consumptive nature of large and expensive modifications on a shoe-string budget. I think the result has been well worth it, but I need to now enjoy the fruits of my work to make it all ultimately worthwhile.
Original Stockness... I bought the car in Oregon the day I moved to California. (July 2001)
My second track day, hot on my heels is the famous Murphmobile. (2002)
Taking on the MINIs at a ProSolo in 2002.
At the Alameda NAS by work. (The same place they film Mythbusters).. 2005?
Redline Time Attack in December 2006, first event with the PowerWorks.
July 24th, 2007: Paint!
A recent picture with my arch-nemiFocus, the Mr. Blue mobile. I admit to photoshopping the bumper black.
Suspension:
H&R Race Springs
Koni Yellows
K-Mac camber plates (sort of...)
H&R 24mm front bar
H&R 24mm rear bar
Energy Suspension rear swaybar bushings
Energy Suspension front control arm bushings w/ removable Moog balljoints.
Rolling Stock:
Track Set #1: 17x7.5” Rota SDR w/ 235/40-17 Falken Azenis RT-615
Track Set #2: 17x7" SVT Euro w/ 215-45-17 Yokohama A048R
Street: 16x7” Rota Grid w/ 225/45/16 Yokohama ES-100
Interior:
Autopower Roll Bar / Rear Seat Delete
CFM Short Throw Shifter
SVT E-brake handle
2005 Mustang Shift Knob
SVT HVAC bezel
SPA Dual OilT/OilP gauge
SPA Dual Temp/Tempr gauge
VDO Boost gauge
CFM Command Console
G-Force 5-point camlock harness
Cobra Monaco Seat
Exterior:
Vis Hood (Paint in progress!!)
SVT Bumper (Paint in progress!!)
Ford Accessories Side Skirts (Paint in progress!!)
Painted hatch strip
Painted side moulding
Euro Tails
ST170 headlights
Glossy triangles
ST Side stripes
Ford mudflaps
1998 Euro upper grill
Drivetrain (Includes Dress-up):
PowerWorks Supercharger
ZX3Tuning Oil relocation line kit
Mocal Oil take-off plate
Powdercoated Ford Blue Contour valve cover
SVT Coolant tank cover
VF Passenger Side Motor Mount
VF Driver Side Motor Mount
CFM Race bushing rear mount
FocusSport Flywheel
Torsen T-2
2003 MTX-75, cables, and shifter tower
4.06 Gears
Luk Pro Gold Clutch
CFM Short-throw shifter
SVT Front and Rear Brakes
12.2” Wilwoods from TCE (In box, pending install)
Borla 2.5" Exhaust
FocusSport Flexpipe
In planning:
Oil Cooler
Brake ducting
SVT Header/Exhaust
Splitter
Air intake ducting
