02' Ford Focus Sedan - a bit long

AcIdBuRn02ZTS

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Hey alls...

Figured I'd post up a little info about my other project cars....

This one is my 2002 Ford Focus ZTS in twighlight blue...
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the kink in the front lip is from a towtruck... a guy following me on the interstate lost control when i had to slow down for the guy infront of me... ended up slidding around me and hitting my drivers door at ~50mph... nearly totaled the car... and i was able to walk away... replacing the lip would have put it over its limit so i told them to leave it be and i'd replace it later... his ins. company decided to go on and fix it when I provided proof of over 10k invested (including motor/tranny swap).. not including purchase of the vehicle...

The list of mods is quite long... so I'll start with the ext...
20% tint all around
04' Mach1 mustang oem lip
Euro oem upper and lower grills
headlights disasembled and chrome inner housing blacked out( svt headlight mod)
rear tails nightshaded

Under the hood....
The motor was built by me including all of the machine work.. Stock block w/ less than 1k miles on it, svt focus rods & pistons, ring gaps opened to .018", clevite h series bearings...
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Ported stock head, early 2k ported intake, comp. stg 2 cams, UR adjustable gears
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Table of new goodies going on this spring
Garrett gt3071r turbo
PWR intercooler
Greddy profec b spec II boost controller
Greddy turbo timer
Tial 50mm bov
Tial 38mm wastegate
60# injectors
Diablo MAFia
full tune via SCT
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-Tranny-
SVT Focus Getrag 6-spd swap
Focussport 12# flywheel
southbend clutch - kevlar/ceramic multi surface disc, audi pressure plate (rated/warranted for 430ft. lb's)
Quaife LSD
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my love for the atx...
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the suspension is full eibach... eibach sporline springs, pro-kt dampers, sways... Enkei J10 16" wheels wraped in 205/50/zr16 pirelli P-zero neros

interior is simple...
i modified the stock radio surround w/ a little fiberglass to mold in my new eclipse nav unit... (excuse the fingerprints and missing pieces... this pic was taken during the process and wasnt complete..)
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the system... which hassince been greatly reduced to save weight
box built by me... ~4.5cu ft vented/tuned at 36hz
4 oz audio vector 10's
hifonics 2kw rms amp (~1400rms at current ohm load)
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Anyways... currently the car is parked w/ a junk alternator and i didnt care to fix/drive it durring the winter anyways (no snow shoes at the moment..) and since i picked up the mk3... the focus is gonna sit until the table of parts goes on in a few months hopefully...

here are a few pics from my recent honeymoon
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Deals Gap
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Well... tell me what you think... I dont figure there are to many foci fans on the supra forums... but figured i'd post it up anyways.

Thanks
-AcId-
 
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AcIdBuRn02ZTS

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Been a while... So I figured I'd throw in some newer pics of the car...

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downpipe cut-out...
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dryflow ftw
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some of my fiberglass work... not perfect but it turned out decent... much more useful then the coin tray that was there..
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Anyways... thats right before I parked it for the winter... fresh paint and salt/sand dont mix

Thanks for looking
-AcId-
 

moverbaugh

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Had a 2000 SE Sedan two years ago. The SPI engine is pure suck, the OE motor/trans mounts are garbage, and it went through tires about three times faster than it should've. Spent way too damn much money fixing that thing. Had the SVT suspension kit, which helped the ride a bit. The brakes were abysmal, worse than basically every other car I've ever owned. Oh, and the seats sucked bad. Hideously uncomfortable, especially on long drives (which I did a few times in it). The automatic transmission was bulletproof, but I give credit for that to Mazda (since they designed it, not Ford). If I had to pick, it probably was the worst car I've ever owned. Maybe if I'd had a ZX3/ZTS model I'd have been happier, dunno.