Spec Car Pics - Focaljet

**Ted7rns** · 01-16-2006, 12:35 PM

Here's some pics of the Spec Car

**GtnMaZumOn** · 01-16-2006, 12:41 PM

Nice!!!

Are you going to leave the stock pedals?

**02_smurf** · 01-16-2006, 12:44 PM

any better pics of the spec cage? Did you get it done by Gillis?

**teamDFL** · 01-16-2006, 01:08 PM

Will we be able to substitute motor mounts? I find the stockers get quite soft with heat and if you intend to run these cars in enduros, that could be a liability.

**mievil** · 01-16-2006, 01:09 PM

Holy crap that thing's been ripped into. Very cool.

**Ted7rns** · 01-16-2006, 01:14 PM

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Originally Posted by teamDFL

Will we be able to substitute motor mounts? I find the stockers get quite soft with heat and if you intend to run these cars in enduros, that could be a liability.

Yes, you can change the motor mounts.

**Ted7rns** · 01-16-2006, 01:15 PM

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Originally Posted by GtnMaZumOn

Nice!!!

Are you going to leave the stock pedals?

No, I’m going to change them soon.

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Originally Posted by 02_smurf

any better pics of the spec cage? Did you get it done by Gillis?

Yes, Andrew did the cage.

**Ted7rns** · 01-16-2006, 01:33 PM

Also, those a FRPP heads with stage 3 cams on the Zetec Motor. Which we didn't have during our test car at Willow Springs and Buttonwillow. We should pick-up more power with these new heads and cams.

**f2focus** · 01-16-2006, 02:03 PM

Nice car Ted where did you get it from? Becuase it looks very familiar too me....

**Penguini66** · 01-16-2006, 02:13 PM

Very nice car.

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Originally Posted by Ted7rns

Just a word of warning unless you didn't already notice...or for others benefit.

Take a look at the front of the valvecover right where it meets the head. Notice how it is wet? With possibly oil?

Mine looked like that for about 20k miles. Actually, once during those miles I noticed that one of the valve cover screws was finger tight.

Then one day, all of a sudden, the thing just started leaking like crazy with oil all over my underhood. When I pulled the valve cover to replace the gasket (75k on the odometer), the entire gasket had hardened. The old gasket was about as hard as the valvecover itself.

Anyway, it might not even be an oil leak, or you may have already fixed and/or noticed it. Just thought I'd give a heads up. Since the 20 minutes it takes to replace the gasket is definately worth it rather than having it start spewing oil while on track.

As always, keep up the good work.

**Ted7rns** · 01-16-2006, 02:33 PM

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Originally Posted by Penguini66

Anyway, it might not even be an oil leak, or you may have already fixed and/or noticed it. Just thought I'd give a heads up. Since the 20 minutes it takes to replace the gasket is definately worth it rather than having it start spewing oil while on track.

As always, keep up the good work.

The head was just changed, and the gasket is new. It was just left over from the changed. I hadn't cleaned it up. But, as you can see it's not on the head at all... it's only on the valvecover.

Also, it doesn't look as bad as the photo shows.

But, it is a good idea for people to check that.

**Ted7rns** · 01-16-2006, 02:37 PM

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Originally Posted by f2focus

Nice car Ted where did you get it from? Becuase it looks very familiar too me....

I bet. By the way, I didn't build the car. It was built by F2 Motorsports.

**Penguini66** · 01-16-2006, 02:38 PM

Yea, I guess if I had actually read all the posts I would have noticed that you had just had the head off...duh.

**02_smurf** · 01-16-2006, 02:41 PM

hate to sound like a broken record, but do you have any better pics of the full cage?

**Penguini66** · 01-16-2006, 02:52 PM

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Originally Posted by 02_smurf

hate to sound like a broken record, but do you have any better pics of the full cage?

Because of how awesome the cage probably is, I have a feeling that pictures of the full cage would shatter the internet and create a black hole. You don't want that to happen now do you?

**02_smurf** · 01-16-2006, 02:54 PM

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Originally Posted by Penguini66

Because of how awesome the cage probably is, I have a feeling that pictures of the full cage would shatter the internet and create a black hole. You don't want that to happen now do you?

Can we put an anti-awesomeness filter on it so that I can see the pics? I've been thinking of a new cage, and I'd like to see it.... I've even bought filtered awesomeness goggles. I'm set!

**Ted7rns** · 01-16-2006, 02:57 PM

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Originally Posted by 02_smurf

hate to sound like a broken record, but do you have any better pics of the full cage?

Here it is... I hope it's not too big.

**Ted7rns** · 01-16-2006, 03:07 PM

I have more pics at http://socal.nasa-tt.com/Focus.html

**Ray** · 01-16-2006, 03:25 PM

sweet mother, that is beautiful. amazing work guys.

just out of curiosity, why did you keep the center vents in place?

**mysvtftoy** · 01-16-2006, 03:26 PM

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Originally Posted by Ted7rns

I have more pics at http://socal.nasa-tt.com/Focus.html

I like it. I was under the impression that you drove this car to the track. This is starting to look like a trailered vehicle. No? You previously had a little tire/tool trailer. You still draggin' that behind this car to the track?

Also, are those 205/40-17 RA1s on the antracite/polished-lip, split 6-spoke wheels? Any pics of the car with 235/40-17 RA1s?

Edit: I see that this is a different vehicle from your other car...never mind about that trailering question...

**Ted7rns** · 01-16-2006, 03:43 PM

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Originally Posted by mysvtftoy

I like it. I was under the impression that you drove this car to the track. This is starting to look like a trailered vehicle. No? You previously had a little tire/tool trailer. You still draggin' that behind this car to the track?

Also, are those 205/40-17 RA1s on the antracite/polished-lip, split 6-spoke wheels? Any pics of the car with 235/40-17 RA1s?

Edit: I see that this is a different vehicle from your other car...never mind about that trailering question...

Yeah, it's a different car then the car I drove to the track for Time Trails. I don't have any pics of the 235/40-17s.

**slidemaster** · 01-16-2006, 03:44 PM

Great clean looking cage

**Ted7rns** · 01-16-2006, 03:44 PM

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Originally Posted by demonfire

sweet mother, that is beautiful. amazing work guys.

just out of curiosity, why did you keep the center vents in place?

LOL, trying to keep a street car look...LOL

Otherwise I would have two holes there. But I am going to put a Tach inside the one of the vents.

**garyk** · 01-16-2006, 04:07 PM

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Originally Posted by mysvtftoy

I like it. I was under the impression that you drove this car to the track. This is starting to look like a trailered vehicle. No? You previously had a little tire/tool trailer. You still draggin' that behind this car to the track?

Also, are those 205/40-17 RA1s on the antracite/polished-lip, split 6-spoke wheels? Any pics of the car with 235/40-17 RA1s?

Edit: I see that this is a different vehicle from your other car...never mind about that trailering question...

do a search...there are somewhere pics of mine with the 235s on it

**mysvtftoy** · 01-16-2006, 04:44 PM

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Originally Posted by garyk

do a search...there are somewhere pics of mine with the 235s on it

Will do. Those the pictures of your car trackside at the end-of-season enduro event awhile ago?

01-16-2006, 12:35 PM	#1
Ted7rns Moderator Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: Thousand Oaks, California Posts: 4,227	Spec Car Pics Here's some pics of the Spec Car __________________ NASA Spec Focus Series Director \| NASA HPDE Instructor 2002 Ford Focus ZX3 Malibu Blue <23>

01-16-2006, 12:41 PM	#2
GtnMaZumOn Senior TEAM Member Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: Livin' off the fat of our great land Posts: 2,711	Re: Spec Car Pics Nice!!! Are you going to leave the stock pedals? __________________ Vacuum Vulture Racing: Everyone else is just carrion...

01-16-2006, 12:44 PM	#3
02_smurf Moderator Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: With the wemenz: Em or mom Posts: 12,524	Re: Spec Car Pics any better pics of the spec cage? Did you get it done by Gillis? __________________ "I couldn't even get on it, I stabbed myself in the vagina!" -Name withheld to protect the drunkeded

01-16-2006, 01:08 PM	#4
teamDFL Senior TEAM Member Join Date: Nov 2000 Location: Apex, NC, USA Posts: 4,629	Re: Spec Car Pics Will we be able to substitute motor mounts? I find the stockers get quite soft with heat and if you intend to run these cars in enduros, that could be a liability. __________________ Rich http://www.v8mongrel.com

01-16-2006, 01:09 PM	#5
mievil I have wonderous butt cheeks Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: San Diego, CA / Zhuhai, Guangdong, PRC Posts: 10,035	Re: Spec Car Pics Holy crap that thing's been ripped into. Very cool.

01-16-2006, 01:33 PM	#8
Ted7rns Moderator Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: Thousand Oaks, California Posts: 4,227	Re: Spec Car Pics Also, those a FRPP heads with stage 3 cams on the Zetec Motor. Which we didn't have during our test car at Willow Springs and Buttonwillow. We should pick-up more power with these new heads and cams. __________________ NASA Spec Focus Series Director \| NASA HPDE Instructor 2002 Ford Focus ZX3 Malibu Blue <23>

01-16-2006, 02:03 PM	#9
f2focus Associate Sponsor Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Whittier, CA Posts: 2,002	Re: Spec Car Pics Nice car Ted where did you get it from? Becuase it looks very familiar too me.... __________________ Authorized Dealer for: Brembo Brakes, Clutchnet, Vogtland, Eibach, Koni, Tokico, Ingalls, Ireland Engineering, Crower Cams, Supertech, ACT Clutch, ARP Studs, Kyowa Wheels, Nitto Tires, Toyo Tires, StopTech Brakes, Centric Brakes, TurboSmart, Cosworth, Street Scene. www.f2focus.com Vehicles: 2008 Ford Fusion, 2009 Ford Flex (Coming), 2010 Mazda 3 (Coming)

01-16-2006, 02:38 PM	#13
Penguini66 [FJ] Specialist Join Date: Oct 2001 Location: Home Posts: 7,987	Re: Spec Car Pics Yea, I guess if I had actually read all the posts I would have noticed that you had just had the head off...duh. __________________ Deer are like very large brown cones at an auto-x. Except they leave a mark when hit.

01-16-2006, 02:41 PM	#14
02_smurf Moderator Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: With the wemenz: Em or mom Posts: 12,524	Re: Spec Car Pics hate to sound like a broken record, but do you have any better pics of the full cage? __________________ "I couldn't even get on it, I stabbed myself in the vagina!" -Name withheld to protect the drunkeded

01-16-2006, 03:07 PM	#18
Ted7rns Moderator Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: Thousand Oaks, California Posts: 4,227	Re: Spec Car Pics I have more pics at http://socal.nasa-tt.com/Focus.html __________________ NASA Spec Focus Series Director \| NASA HPDE Instructor 2002 Ford Focus ZX3 Malibu Blue <23>

01-16-2006, 03:25 PM	#19
Ray Driver > Car Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: CT Posts: 26,774	Re: Spec Car Pics sweet mother, that is beautiful. amazing work guys. just out of curiosity, why did you keep the center vents in place? __________________ Cable Ties. Is there anything they can't fix? Driver > Car - in memory of GaryK *Roadtrippin.org* \| CART Last edited by Ray : 01-16-2006 at 03:30 PM.

01-16-2006, 03:44 PM	#22
slidemaster Professor PowerSlide Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: steering backward through the mirror Posts: 7,903	Re: Spec Car Pics Great clean looking cage __________________ Watch for "Road Trip" coming soon- check with your cable provider