November FOTM: Tribute to a Fallen Friend - nazthug - The Ford Focus Forum

**Ataru** · 10-23-2006, 12:43 AM

In his memory, one of Focaljet's original members and one of the great personalities on Focaljet, Nazar Kitch, nazthug, will be honored with November's Focus of the Month.

Here's to one of the early staples of Focaljet and the Focus community. Rest in Peace Naz. You will be missed, but never forgotten.

Here are some pictures of his car throughout the years with descriptions in his own words. If you have any pictures of his car from different stages, please feel free to post them.

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Originally Posted by nazthug

this is plain amazing, i was stupid back in the day and never took pics of the car in its building stages, so when i saw devon post this, i almost cried. My baby in its early stages....

i seriously sat in front of my computer for like 15 minutes just thinking about back in the dayz...wow

damn how i wish i had a FULLY stock before picture..oh well, it had the hellas and ground controls along with some other junk, but its the closest to stock i had, i think i started modin it like the 2nd day i got the car, i couldnt stand stock. I was so excited when i bought like a $30 filter or $20 clear corners. Now its like, $500 there, $800 there, $1100 there...and still not happy...damn, ive spoiled myself i guess

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Originally Posted by nazthug

its been a while huh guys?

Well, here are the before shots...yes, believe it or not, these are the before pics...

Before what?

Just gotta wait and see

P51, those pics are just for you, just how you love it, nice and low
jk(raised for street driving and commuting ofcourse)

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Originally Posted by nazthug

Well as good as i can at least, i know there are guys on here that can wax a mirror out of their cars but im no pro and i dont have the patiency, but i washed it, polished it and waxed it with Meguiers stuff...its good enough for me

posting cause im excited about a clean car...hasnt been washed since last year cause of the rain and ugly weather

love that sway bar and my HUGE 3" angle cut exhuast pipe tip...lol

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Originally Posted by nazthug

and hell...whats a fast car without some bump?

I had asked Naz after these pictures were taken why his car wasn't featured in a magazine and here was his response:

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Originally Posted by nazthug

unfortunately, here is how magazines work:

Anything darker then SI blue simply wont make it

If you dont have bright, custom graphics, simply wont make it.

If you dont have a custom stiched interior, it simply wont make it.

If your engine isnt coated with 3 gallons of chrome, it simply wont make it

THE ONLY REASON that cars that DONT have the above mentioned and make it into magazines is if the magazine is doing a feature on a clean, simple, ride that does what its supposed to OR if you got a hookup...its THAT SIMPLE

Plus, this is a street car driven 400 miles a WEEK, so it has many imperfections, and to tell you honestly, i dont mind 1 bit that i dont have any magazine coverage, i think its just not for my style of car...i rather go to the track and rip up all the MAGAZINE cars

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Originally Posted by nazthug

tuan , nacho and me

SRT, tuan and my intercooler...lol

nacho, me and tuan

back that azz up

the sign in the background actually says NO DUMPING

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Originally Posted by nazthug

hope you guys like the new look, went from a cruiser to a street killer i guess....i like the transformation personally, enjoy

The autopower roll bar goes in next week, when i come back from....HAWAII

11.8" SVT brake upgrade for the front
16" rotas with S03's
new full eibach suspension
new front euro lip
new seats and autopower rollcage(with pics next later in the week)

my huge ricey tip...oh wait, thats just the end of my 3" piping...

the go...

and the new corbeau FX1 seats

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Originally Posted by nazthug

+ new cage

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Originally Posted by nazthug

"And now the G..."

"has to go..."

"and do some work"

all the lawns in the world wouldnt give me enough work to pay for this toy

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Originally Posted by nazthug

closeups of the cage for those that wanted to see it

and the SVT front brakes with caliper painted a ceramic black paint

and finally wraped the 2.5" turbo downpipe with heatwrap

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Originally Posted by nazthug

u guys are great, thnx for the

thats really what pushes me to keep working on it

you have no idea how many times this car has made me want to quit for good, but the positives keep me coming back.

Right now the car is on vacation, taking a break, just getting me around. Im hoping to have the new shortblock and head in before school starts hopefully, built and ready for more power

The secret? Im not going with huge turbo sizes and big intercoolers, thats not my plan because this is my daily driver and i like for it to spool on the same day, lol

BUT, it will have a healthy shot of n2o on it.

The plan is to get to 300whp with this T3, because i really dont want a bigger turbo with more lag, but for those times i need more power, its gonna get a "75" shot, which on a turbo car like this should be close to 100whp extra boost, plus the turbo is gonna love it

Getting juice and at the same time cooling the charge. That way i dont need to redo everything. Because 300whp on the street is plenty, i dont want to have a turbo that does 500whp but is unstreetable.

anyways, thats the plan.

Me and drabert should have the new sintered disk in within a week ready to handle it all.

The ultimate goal is about 450whp with spray on racegas for those awesome freeway runs

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Originally Posted by nazthug

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Originally Posted by nazthug

btw....the rear is a bit higher then the front because the trunk is empty, my stereo setup isnt complete yet so its missing a few pounds

Here's a few more, and thanks for all the comments guys, i couldnt keep her sleeping much longer

love those svt brakes btw

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**Redlight** · 10-23-2006, 10:02 AM

Great looking car. Too bad I never got a chance to meet him.

RIP

dave.

**thefrush** · 10-23-2006, 02:54 PM

Well done. RIP Naz. One of the ultimate Focuses of all time.

**hEaT** · 10-23-2006, 03:10 PM

Too bad I wasn't a member here to see that car be built up and have a chance to talk to him.

One hell of a ride.

RIP

**2focusd** · 10-23-2006, 03:16 PM

Wow, definitely a great timeline Jason, thank you for that

RIP Nazar

-Brian

**1FocusedHokie** · 10-23-2006, 03:17 PM

His SVT brakes are on my car. Bought them from him when he parted out his blue car in '04. Glad to have a piece of Focus-history with me.

RIP Naz. I only talked to you on the phone, but you were definitely an awesome guy. You will be missed.

**Focci01** · 10-23-2006, 04:01 PM

Nice car. RIP NAz

**sit'n'on_chrome** · 10-23-2006, 04:20 PM

thanks for making me cry bastards.. all the times we hung out at my house were never about the cars soo we hardly took pictures of the cars. kinda feel bad i didnt now.

missing my buddy

RIP BRO

**sit'n'on_chrome** · 10-23-2006, 04:29 PM

pullin a naz, i get chills at reading stuff he wrote , cause as i read it i hear his voice,
At his funeral a few pages he had wrote a couple years back were read that floored me. He talked about how fortunate he is to be soo lucky to have awesome family and freinds push him to succeed. and how other people take it for granted how hard life eleswhere could be. If you guys didnt know his family is from Ukraine and fought long and hard to get to where they ended up.
as it was read i didnt hear the speakers voice but i heard his ..

**Ray** · 10-23-2006, 04:36 PM

One of my all time favorite cars here. RIP brother.

**focusownerskid** · 10-23-2006, 04:52 PM

- Drew

**2focusd** · 10-23-2006, 04:53 PM

I never knew the guy other than looking at pictures of his car back before I ever joined on here and drooling because it's Focus perfection to me, but I got chills reading through Ataru's collaboration of his progression

-Brian

**focusownerskid** · 10-23-2006, 04:53 PM

I was at that San Jose G2G that first pic was taken at. I was 12 or 13.

In fact, our silver Y2K ZX3 is directly behind him.

- Drew

**Dato** · 10-23-2006, 06:07 PM

This one still drops my jaw. Every time.

RIP Homie.

**belacyrf** · 10-23-2006, 06:11 PM

Naz... you had a great car, and your desire to make it constantly better was entertaining as well as educational!

Awesome car!

RIP Naz!

**MEANSVT** · 10-24-2006, 01:02 AM

Thats sad to read his posts i never knew the guy but he seemed real cool RIP. Im going to put my rear wiper straight up and down as a tribute to Naz.

**sit'n'on_chrome** · 10-24-2006, 11:30 AM

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Originally Posted by MEANSVT

Thats sad to read his posts i never knew the guy but he seemed real cool RIP. Im going to put my rear wiper straight up and down as a tribute to Naz.

thats cool mean! he would get **** about that damn wiper all the time lol but he loved his boner wiper lol .. stupid naz lol ..

**ZX3autoxtasy** · 10-24-2006, 12:21 PM

RIP Naz.

And incase your reading this from up above, Damn Dude, you went through a lot of different seats!

**fordrule** · 10-24-2006, 11:32 PM

thanks this is the most beautiful thing i have seen a car forum do for somebody. I haven't talked to naz in a cpl years, and what i remember he loved the car and was so excited on working on it. from the last time i talked to him the car looked way different.

chromie was the best influence on him

RIP NAZ

**JFord** · 10-25-2006, 08:30 PM

I missed the decision making thread that led to this but def is awesome to see FocalJet respond like this. I very barely remember Nazar in fact only can recall a few of his post, he'll be missed by a very many as is obvious from the threads about him.

**svt4cus** · 10-25-2006, 11:30 PM

his car was sick

**ZedX31485** · 10-26-2006, 01:35 AM

Looked great at every stage.

Well deserved FOTM

RIP

**915_spi** · 10-26-2006, 01:40 AM

Rip. I Dont Know Him, But I Can See That He Was Is Well Known, Prayers To His Friends And Family. Tell Ya One Thing, He's Got The Sickest Foci Up There.

**tymeks** · 10-27-2006, 12:04 AM

Definitly an insipiration from WAY back. RIP.

**shadyninja** · 11-01-2006, 11:24 AM

wow that car went thorogh a lot , he loved his car .. rip bro

10-23-2006, 10:02 AM	#2 (permalink)
Redlight Your friendly neighborhood douche pickle Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: s a n a n t o n i o Posts: 8,564	Re: November FOTM: Tribute to a Fallen Friend - nazthug Great looking car. Too bad I never got a chance to meet him. RIP dave. __________________ This is my Focus. There are many like it but this one is mine. My Focus is my best friend, it is my life. I must master it as I master my life. Without me, my Focus is useless. Without my Focus, I am useless. I must race my Focus true. I must race faster than my enemy who is trying to beat me. I must beat him before he beats me. I will! Before God I swear this creed! So be it, until there is no enemy but, peace! Amen!

10-23-2006, 02:54 PM	#3 (permalink)
thefrush Just Dri-Fit! Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: I LIVE IN SACRAMENTO LOL Posts: 10,938	Re: November FOTM: Tribute to a Fallen Friend - nazthug Well done. RIP Naz. One of the ultimate Focuses of all time. __________________ ((. When someone asks me the cause of a minor injury, like a scrape on my leg, .)) I like to tell them something extreme happened. Like I got attacked by a bear. ((. They're way more impressed than if I was missing an arm or something. .)) Obviously that bear didn't have crap on me. ((. .)) http://www.papabarter.com/sacstate

10-23-2006, 03:10 PM	#4 (permalink)
hEaT I <3 UC^3 Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: CT Posts: 7,449	Re: November FOTM: Tribute to a Fallen Friend - nazthug Too bad I wasn't a member here to see that car be built up and have a chance to talk to him. One hell of a ride. RIP __________________ 2001 Twilight Blue ZX3 - Volant Intake, FC 65mm TB, SVT Header, RT High Flow Cat, SVTF Borla Exhaust, Koni's 1985 Nimbus Grey Merkur XR4Ti - Work In Progress Tuned By: Bristol Dyno

10-23-2006, 03:16 PM	#5 (permalink)
2focusd [FJ] Addict Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Uniontown, PA Posts: 15,364	Re: November FOTM: Tribute to a Fallen Friend - nazthug Wow, definitely a great timeline Jason, thank you for that RIP Nazar -Brian __________________ Godspeed, Colin McRae, may you live on forever as the reason countless people fell in love with the Ford Focus (myself included). 1968-2007 '08 Carbon Grey Metallic Hyundai Tuscani GT V6 Early '00 ZX3 - E-spec in progress (Rattletrap) - Gone but not forgotten!

10-23-2006, 03:17 PM	#6 (permalink)
1FocusedHokie Senior TEAM Member Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Virginia Tech Posts: 1,747	Re: November FOTM: Tribute to a Fallen Friend - nazthug His SVT brakes are on my car. Bought them from him when he parted out his blue car in '04. Glad to have a piece of Focus-history with me. RIP Naz. I only talked to you on the phone, but you were definitely an awesome guy. You will be missed.

10-23-2006, 04:01 PM	#7 (permalink)
Focci01 TEAM Member Join Date: Jul 2005 Posts: 953	Re: November FOTM: Tribute to a Fallen Friend - nazthug Nice car. RIP NAz __________________ www.focsa.net

10-23-2006, 04:20 PM	#8 (permalink)
sit'n'on_chrome [FJ] Addict Join Date: Sep 2000 Location: (David) East side san jo northern killafornia Posts: 14,567	Re: November FOTM: Tribute to a Fallen Friend - nazthug thanks for making me cry bastards.. all the times we hung out at my house were never about the cars soo we hardly took pictures of the cars. kinda feel bad i didnt now. missing my buddy RIP BRO __________________ Go to sleep with your face to my knuckles. Northern Cali born, Northern Cali bred and when the time is right I`ll be Northern Cali dead!

10-23-2006, 04:29 PM	#9 (permalink)
sit'n'on_chrome [FJ] Addict Join Date: Sep 2000 Location: (David) East side san jo northern killafornia Posts: 14,567	Re: November FOTM: Tribute to a Fallen Friend - nazthug pullin a naz, i get chills at reading stuff he wrote , cause as i read it i hear his voice, At his funeral a few pages he had wrote a couple years back were read that floored me. He talked about how fortunate he is to be soo lucky to have awesome family and freinds push him to succeed. and how other people take it for granted how hard life eleswhere could be. If you guys didnt know his family is from Ukraine and fought long and hard to get to where they ended up. as it was read i didnt hear the speakers voice but i heard his .. __________________ Go to sleep with your face to my knuckles. Northern Cali born, Northern Cali bred and when the time is right I`ll be Northern Cali dead!

10-23-2006, 04:36 PM	#10 (permalink)
Ray Driver > Car Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: CT Posts: 28,121	Re: November FOTM: Tribute to a Fallen Friend - nazthug One of my all time favorite cars here. RIP brother. __________________ Vacuum Vulture Racing - I can fix your car with a hammer. Intelligence is largely at the mercy of self-control *Roadtrippin.org* \| CART

10-23-2006, 04:52 PM	#11 (permalink)
focusownerskid Administrator Join Date: Aug 2000 Location: Woodhaven, MI Posts: 17,762	Re: November FOTM: Tribute to a Fallen Friend - nazthug - Drew __________________ 2.3 L1QUID ZX3 *<-For Sale, PM ME!!!* ///type dRew"...we roll tight whips.... EVAREYDAY!"

10-23-2006, 04:53 PM	#12 (permalink)
2focusd [FJ] Addict Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Uniontown, PA Posts: 15,364	Re: November FOTM: Tribute to a Fallen Friend - nazthug I never knew the guy other than looking at pictures of his car back before I ever joined on here and drooling because it's Focus perfection to me, but I got chills reading through Ataru's collaboration of his progression -Brian __________________ Godspeed, Colin McRae, may you live on forever as the reason countless people fell in love with the Ford Focus (myself included). 1968-2007 '08 Carbon Grey Metallic Hyundai Tuscani GT V6 Early '00 ZX3 - E-spec in progress (Rattletrap) - Gone but not forgotten!

10-23-2006, 04:53 PM	#13 (permalink)
focusownerskid Administrator Join Date: Aug 2000 Location: Woodhaven, MI Posts: 17,762	Re: November FOTM: Tribute to a Fallen Friend - nazthug I was at that San Jose G2G that first pic was taken at. I was 12 or 13. In fact, our silver Y2K ZX3 is directly behind him. - Drew __________________ 2.3 L1QUID ZX3 *<-For Sale, PM ME!!!* ///type dRew"...we roll tight whips.... EVAREYDAY!"

10-23-2006, 06:07 PM	#14 (permalink)
Dato BrownChickenBrownCow Join Date: Oct 2001 Location: At your moms house, throwing my back out Posts: 3,391	Re: November FOTM: Tribute to a Fallen Friend - nazthug This one still drops my jaw. Every time. RIP Homie. __________________ Safety third!

10-23-2006, 06:11 PM	#15 (permalink)
belacyrf [FJ] Addict Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Where my home is Posts: 17,524	Re: November FOTM: Tribute to a Fallen Friend - nazthug Naz... you had a great car, and your desire to make it constantly better was entertaining as well as educational! Awesome car! RIP Naz! __________________ Current: John Cooper Works Mini Cooper Clubman Former owner of Turbo Miata Former owner of Turbo SVTF

10-24-2006, 01:02 AM	#16 (permalink)
MEANSVT Senior TEAM Member Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Rosamond, Ca Posts: 2,550	Re: November FOTM: Tribute to a Fallen Friend - nazthug Thats sad to read his posts i never knew the guy but he seemed real cool RIP. Im going to put my rear wiper straight up and down as a tribute to Naz.

10-24-2006, 12:21 PM	#18 (permalink)
ZX3autoxtasy [FJ] Specialist Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: atlanta Posts: 5,244	Re: November FOTM: Tribute to a Fallen Friend - nazthug RIP Naz. And incase your reading this from up above, Damn Dude, you went through a lot of different seats! __________________ 2008 Specialized Tarmac:: 0.0mpg with more carbon than your Focus. Pure. Power. 2007 Ridley Crossbow: Beware. Terrorizing you town until I sell it for a TT bike. 2004 Pitch Black 5spd 2.0L(Z) ZX3: Eibach Pro-Kit Springs, Eibach Pro-Kit Dampers, Brembo Rotors, Hawk HPS Pads, H&R 24mm Rear Swaybar, P-51 Shims, Focus-Sport Cool-Flo, Focus-Sport front & rear stress bar, MBRP Cat-Back, [Track] 15'' Steelies with 205/50/15 Falken Azeni RT-615's,[Street]UK ST200 Mondeo Wheels w/ Toyo Proxes 4 215/45/17's, Quantum Audio 12''/Quantum 800w Amp, Custom Ported Box, SVT Lip, and tons of other stuff...

10-24-2006, 11:32 PM	#19 (permalink)
fordrule TEAM Member Join Date: Aug 2000 Location: Clarksville,Tn/ Balad Iraq for now Posts: 860	Re: November FOTM: Tribute to a Fallen Friend - nazthug thanks this is the most beautiful thing i have seen a car forum do for somebody. I haven't talked to naz in a cpl years, and what i remember he loved the car and was so excited on working on it. from the last time i talked to him the car looked way different. chromie was the best influence on him RIP NAZ __________________ RIP Nazar Kitch aka Nazthug. '83-'06. 2000 Mercury Cougar Roush Clone PROUD MEMBER OF KY/TN NECO i used to in a focus but bought a cougar used to be a proud NORcal member.....i miss those days cardomain---->http://www.cardomain.com/ride/609872 UNCLE SAM is paying for my mods now

10-25-2006, 08:30 PM	#20 (permalink)
JFord I Tease the Ban Hamster! Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: Lancaster, PA Posts: 4,809	Re: November FOTM: Tribute to a Fallen Friend - nazthug I missed the decision making thread that led to this but def is awesome to see FocalJet respond like this. I very barely remember Nazar in fact only can recall a few of his post, he'll be missed by a very many as is obvious from the threads about him. __________________ 08 Volvo C30 Ice White www.joshfordphotography.com Become a Facebook Fan! Receive first look features and exclusive content! Personal Facebook

10-25-2006, 11:30 PM	#21 (permalink)
svt4cus TEAM Member Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: virginia beach Posts: 312	Re: November FOTM: Tribute to a Fallen Friend - nazthug his car was sick __________________ From a SVT focus to a SRT-4.

10-26-2006, 01:35 AM	#22 (permalink)
ZedX31485 Senior TEAM Member Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: Iowa Posts: 3,521	Re: November FOTM: Tribute to a Fallen Friend - nazthug Looked great at every stage. Well deserved FOTM RIP __________________ Gone: 2001 Pitch Black ZX3 New: 2008 Reflex Silver VW GTI Oakley's for sale!!

10-26-2006, 01:40 AM	#23 (permalink)
915_spi TEAM Member Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: El Paso, Texas Posts: 338	Re: November FOTM: Tribute to a Fallen Friend - nazthug Rip. I Dont Know Him, But I Can See That He Was Is Well Known, Prayers To His Friends And Family. Tell Ya One Thing, He's Got The Sickest Foci Up There. __________________ Car Name : Phatty Mods: 18X7 Falken Torgue 5 W/ Falken 512's Alpine IVA-D310, Audiobahn 12's, 1200 Watt pioneer amp. Magnflow Costum 2" Exhaust. More to come soon.

10-27-2006, 12:04 AM	#24 (permalink)
tymeks Moderator Join Date: Aug 2001 Location: Phoenix, AZ Posts: 2,482	Re: November FOTM: Tribute to a Fallen Friend - nazthug Definitly an insipiration from WAY back. RIP. __________________ February Focus of the Month. :) Sold '05ST-T JCM Racing "Corners Workers Needed"

11-01-2006, 11:24 AM	#25 (permalink)
shadyninja Senior TEAM Member Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: chicagoland Posts: 1,505	Re: November FOTM: Tribute to a Fallen Friend - nazthug wow that car went thorogh a lot , he loved his car .. rip bro __________________ if it moves, and its not supposed to ~ duct tape if it doesnt move, and its supposed to ~ wd-40

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