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My build for FF2013!

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#1 · (Edited)
I have a few major things to take care of in preparation for FocusFest 2013! Thankfully, it's still a long way out, so I should have enough time to get my car ready! Sadly, I will not be re-painting my car - I am going to just paint the bumper. I need to put some money aside to make it to the event! So for now, my car will be a "10 foot" car [hihi]

Here is the current state of my car:









I love pics!!![headbang]

Completed Mods:(Mods in Red have been completed after starting this thread)

Performance
-Injen SRI
-Magnaflow exhaust, being replaced[wiggle]
-SVT snorkel
-Focus Sport plug wires
-Tom's tune

Suspension/Wheels
-KYB-AGX adjustable Dampers
-Megan Racing 2" lowering springs
-Massive Endlinks
-Steeda Strut Tower Brace
-Focus Sport Rear stress bar
-ST200's wrapped in Falken snow tires lol

I.C.E.
-Pioneer DEH-P7400HD head unit
-6x8 Alpines all-around
-Alpine 4-channel amp
-Alpine 500w mono amp
-Rockford Fosgate Punch 8" slim sub

Interior
-SVT seats with blue inserts
-SVT door cards with blue inserts
-SVT steering wheel
-SVT e-brake
-SVT HVAC controls
-SVT sub enclosure
-SVT vents (they are grey instead of black)
-Ford Edge shift knob
-Kuda phone mount
-Ebay HVAC knobs
-Blue LED interior conversion
-Metal Monkey instrument faceplate
-Carbon fiber instrument cluster surround

Exterior
-98 Euro front bumper
-Rieger lip
-98 Euro lower grille
-Euro RS collection rear bumper cover
-Holfele grille
-SVT sideskirts
-SVT spoiler
-SVT doorhandles
-SVT mirrors
-Euro plate
-Ford edge rear wiper
-Redline tuning fuel door
-Kona Rack
-Carbon fiber eyelids
-ST170's covered clear Lamin-X
-Euro taillights covered by smoked Lamin-X
-Smoked euro bumper lights
-Euro glass fogs with Hella yellow H1 bulbs
-Euro clear sidemarkers

Engine Dress-up
-Custom shaved Contour VC painted wrinkle black with Massive install kit
-Massive Billet oil cap
-SVT Degas cover
-Roush spark plug cover

Miscellaneous
-Debadged
-Silver-tinted 3rd brake light with black "Loading..." decal
-DiY shorty antenna
-30% tint
-AVS ventshades
-"Superbright LED's" license plate bulbs
-Di-noc wrapped lots of things
-Pink car seat


So far, the only planned mods that I have are the parts on order, I will continue to add more mods as I go along!


Planned Mods:
-Morimoto retrofit ST170's
-Ceramic coat SVT header & ORP, install
-FSWERKS stealth exhaust
-datalog
-Install power steering re-locate line Ordered 01-01-13 Received 01-22-13
-Install early Zetec intake manifold Received 02-01-13
-Install Ignalls stiffy mount
-Install C-F-M poly dogbone mount
-Install FSwerks lower front stress bar purchased 02-08-13 Received 02-13-13
-Install Focus Central TB Purchased 02-18-13 Received 02-22-13

Parts on order:
-ATS type 10's purchased 12-26-12


Completed mods since I started this thread!
-Di-noc wrap radio bezel and other interior pieces done!12-04-12
-Carbon fiber guage cluster surround done!12-04-12
-Holfele grille done!12-12-12
-Redline tuning fuel door done!12-15-12
-Focus sport plug wires done!12-15-12
-Metal Monkey instrument faceplate Done! 12-15-12
-Different Euro plate done!12-16-12
-Tune done!12-17-12
-Starfury's full interior conversion in blue done!12-25-12
-Kona rack done!12-27-12
-ST200's done! 12-31-12
-SVT interior Done! 01-12-13
-SVT snorkel Done! 01-20-13
-Fire extinguisher re-locate Done! 01-20-13
-Possibly removing ventshades and stickers. I removed the sunroof ventshade when I installed the Kona, sticker removal done! 01-21-13
-CF eyelids Ordered 01-14-13 installed 01-21-13
-Custom shaved Contour VC painted wrinkle black02-05-13
-Massive valve cover hardware kit with oil cap ordered 01-30-13 installed 02-05-13
-Properly fit Reiger front lip to Euro bumper Done! 02-01-13
-Cut SVT honeycomb grille to fit in the Reiger lip holes Done! 02-06-13
-Paint front-end, dropped off for paint 02-01-13 Painted 02-06-13 installed 02-07-13
-Take care of some fitment issues Done! 02-07-13
-Install Euro glass fogs Ordered 01-03-13 Received 01-22-13 installed 02-07-13
-Swap Steeda plug cover for Roush plug cover! Purchased 02-18-13 Received 02-22-13 Done 02-23-13

Hahahaha, I have added a lot more mods already! Way more than I intended and I still haven't finished all the original planned mods yet.

I will update this pic each time I do new mods! How she sits now:

I look forward to finally meeting you all!

I will be updating this post for as long as I can while I install new things!

Once I get locked out of editing this post click here
---> http://www.focusfanatics.com/forum/showpost.php?p=4603479&postcount=132
That way you don't have to go through pages of posts to see all that has been done[grinking]
 
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#2 ·
Installed my new shift knob!



Very easy install. I just unscrewed the old shifter and put this one on. I did have to drill a hole on both sides to screw it in. I also Di-Noc wrapped the shifter surround and that sleeve thing(whatever that is)
 
#3 ·
I Di-Noc wrapped the radio bezel today and installed Andrei's blue conversion! Only thing I got left to install for the led conversion is the gauge cluster. I am going to do that tomorrow!

Before



Wanted to see a before and after shot together, wow what a difference!

Thanks again Starfuryt550!!! They are awesome, and really easy to switch over!
 
#9 ·
Thanks!

I always liked the rear bumper. Almost bought one myself a long time ago.
Thanks! You should get one and mod it to fit your widebody[headbang]

Looking awesome. [thumb]
Thanks!

Lookin good brian!
Thanks!

Great ideas. I really like that phone holder too.
Thanks! I love the phone holder, best position to mount your phone by far! Plus it looks OEM

Not much of an update, I have slowed down on it till after the snow melts, still big things to come[headbang]

I did install strut tower cap plugs today, for me they required a lil modding because of my suspension setup, but for all others, they should be a direct swap!

Before


After I had to drill a hole, then dremeled it to give it a nice finished look.


It's all about the little details [8D]
 
#12 ·
Thanks, I try[:I]

That bezel wrap looks great.
Thanks! That was actually kinda hard to do! That was my 3rd attempt and still didn't get it quite right. There are too many curves in it!

Oh and I got a few things, not gonna post what they looked like off the car(where is the fun in that! lol

Installed!


I had to notch the euro deflector to account for the US latch


Sweet!!!!


Fitment


Just a lil drunk when I cut the notch in the air deflector lol!
 
#18 ·
Tune!!!!


It is like night and day driving this car now!!!!!!! I got Tom's tune, after the service I have got o far, I would recommend this to everyone!

All other mods are on hold for a while. It might be a few months before I update this again:/
 
#20 ·
All other mods are on hold for a while. It might be a few months before I update this again:/
Oh noes [V]
Well, maybe I shouldn't have said it like that.

I am waiting for my Kona rack, which hopefully ships today. My Metal Monkey Gauge face will be here anytime between now and Friday. Plus I can always wrap stuff!


 
#26 ·
Your car will be full of so much win by time FF rolls around...how much is Toms tune? That was my next big mod besides a new front bumper that I wanted to get before FF.
 
#28 ·
So if I buy the tuner, it comes with toms tune on it? I wasnt sure how it worked. I wanted a tune for mpg basically. lol I know I could get more out of it having a completely different exhaust system and CAI.
 
#33 ·
No prob! Glad I can help & good luck on your job search[:)]

Thanks for allowing me the opportunity to work with you in tuning your car, Please let me know if there is anything further I can do to help.

I am glad you like your tune, a little more datalogging and there may be a little more to get just let me know when you're ready.

Thanks
Tom
No, thank you for helping me with the process and tuning my car![headbang]

Jeez i hate to jack your thread here. But what do you mean by day and night driving?

And what exactly is datalogging? You can pm me to keep your thread clutter free lol
Meaning it is a completley different car now, in a very good way. I never thought it could feel as fun as it is with just the few simple mods I have:)

Datalogging is basically plugging the tuner into the car and driving around, while the tuner logs certain things about how the engine acts and so on. Then you email that info to Tom, and he makes adjustments to your tune to get the most of of your car!
 
#35 ·
I sold the Machs and installed ST170's I am very glad I did, until nighttime lol



Did some more CF vinyl wrapping installed the last few bits of my LED conversion & installed a Metal Monkey gauge cluster!

 
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