Another Sonic Blue SVT

swansong · 07-02-2012, 12:45 PM

So after a year and a half of searching, I finally found an SVT to my liking a few weeks ago. I've been putting some pics in the SVT Owner's thread, but I figure I can dump some here to show off as well!

A little about the car: The previous owner was a Ford mechanic of 20 years. It was his year round DD; he sold it as he's got a blue 2013 ST1 on order. Pretty much all the necessary and preventative maintenance has been kept up. He bought it at 60k, and I believe that all of the modifications were done by the owner before him, as he said he bought it almost exactly as it sits now. This car will be my DD, as I save up for an ST, at which point it will become the winter driver. At least that's the plan. I have an odd internal debate every time I put money into modding this car, as I could have taken the money and put it away for the ST! I put a rough $1000ish limit on my mod spending for now...

Here's how she started:

Won a cool trophy at a local car show a week after owning it! No idea what the award was for hah.

And here's what I've done, cosmetically, so far:
Build Number:

"Carbon fiber" third brake light sticker:

Plastidipped white wheels:

Other mods:
Tom's Tune, CFM blue plug wires (can't even see them ha!), K&N drop in filter.

Future plans:
Exhaust (likely Borla), short throw shifter (likely Steeda), HIDs (I've got a pending sale on some used Mach's, I'll probably paint the insides black, with silver/gun metal rings), blue-painted brake calipers, Euro grill. Open to suggestions as well!

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Svt_kid · 07-02-2012, 12:50 PM

You've got a fine looking svt there!

***SkyPilot*** · 07-02-2012, 01:04 PM

very clean SVT, they are becoming hard to find in such good shape these days..

swansong · 07-02-2012, 01:10 PM

Thanks guys, the cleanness was a big motivating factor for me to buy it.

Of course, being 10 years old, it is not flawless. There's a few door dings here and there, a small warp/dent in the rear bumper, plus these little issues:

Hatch rust:

Spotty and slightly cracked front bumper (rocks n' bugs n' stuff):

Seat stains:

Djzx3 · 07-02-2012, 01:31 PM

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Originally Posted by swansong

Thanks guys, the cleanness was a big motivating factor for me to buy it.

Seat stains:

Looks like the last owner had a lady friend.

GO.army.1969 · 07-02-2012, 02:03 PM

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Originally Posted by Djzx3

Looks like the last owner had a lady friend.

That is what I was thinking also lol

swansong · 07-02-2012, 02:07 PM

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Originally Posted by GO.army.1969

That is what I was thinking also lol

Lol you guys are terrible. Actually, there's a similar but smaller stain on the driver's seat...

Malibooya · 07-02-2012, 01:21 PM

Meh, those are no big deal. Bet you could clean that seat really easily.

I love white wheels. How bad's the brake dust?

swansong · 07-02-2012, 01:38 PM

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Originally Posted by Malibooya

Meh, those are no big deal. Bet you could clean that seat really easily.

Yeah, I'm really being nitpicky on those things. One of these days I'll give the seats a good cleaning.

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I love white wheels. How bad's the brake dust?

No idea, just did them last night.

Hopefully it won't be too bad if I clean them up often enough. I already give the car a wipe with a California Duster every night after work, so adding a quick wheel clean to that ritual will be fine with me!