December FOTM: Is that a Focus RS? - o2_designs - The Ford Focus Forum

**Ataru** · 12-05-2006, 12:32 PM

The Competitors

And the winner:

o2_designs

Quote:

It was never supposed to go this far. After owning my 94' Eagle Talon for a little over 2 years, I was kind of getting bored of it. At the time, there wasn't much interest in the early DSMs. I wanted a car I could modify here and there, and have fun with. I knew I wanted something different, so I started looking.

I knew I didn't want a Honda. But was leaning more towards something domestic. So I started looking at Z24 Cavaliers. Drove a couple, and never really like any. They seemed to handle sloppy, and the gearbox was as worse. While still looking, I was reading a magazine with a red and black Focus in it. Turns out, it was HCI, with a car called "Tribal". I instantly fell in love with the Focus. I hadn't heard much about the Focus until then.

So I found a local dealer with a automatic CD Silver hatchback. I really liked the design. And I loved the interior. Drove it. I loved the handling. But was unimpressed with the power. So I kept looking. Found another dealer in town with a "dark blue" Focus ZX3 with a stick. Went out and drove it. And loved it. The handling was there. And the gearbox really made the car come alive. But I was really hoping for a black or white one. This was on Tuesday. Thought about it over-night. Decided, I really liked the car, and if they still had the car on Saturday, then I would go out and pick it up.

That Friday, I picked up a Twilight Blue ZX3. I knew already I wanted to modify the car a little. So I read through the Tribal article again, and at the end of the article, was a website. Focaljet.com. First modification was a set of taillight covers a week after I got the car. It hasn't stopped since. The car has turned into an absolute addiction. Started ordering rims, exhaust, intake, body kit, springs and littles stuff here and there. Early summer of 05, a friend called the car, "My Chromed out G'ride". Thats when the car got its name, Chromed(or Chromie). Nine months of ownership, I took a trip down to JetFest 05'. Turned out to be an eye opener of Forced Induction and AutoXing....

A lot of thanks goes to my ole' man for all the help he's put into the car thus far. Also thanks is in order to Ron, The Man of FocalJet, Tony at New Edge, Randy & Ivan at FocusSport, Ricardo at F2 Focus, and Steve-O, the parts guy @ Tousley Ford (local crack dealer). Another big thanks to Rob of the Tribal, for giving me inspiration in the first place. All the peeps of [FJ]. And a big shout out to the thugs of mnfocus.

Go:
FocusSport/VF Stage 2 Supercharger
Xcaliber2 tuned
Ford Racing 9mm Plug Wires
OBX 4-2-1 Header / o2 cheater wire
New Edge Performance Flex Pipe
Magnaflow Catback
Eibach Pro Kit(1.5inch drop)
SPC Adj. Strut Mounts
Eibach Rear Camber Bolts
Demonfire Big3 Grounding Kit

Show:
F2 RS Front Bumper
F2 RS Rear Bumper
Roush Side skirts
Inpro St170 Facelifts w/Silverstars
Euro Upper grille
SVT Color-Keyed Mirrors
WeatherTech window visors
Shortend Antenna
20% tinted windows all around
Color Keyed side moldings
Black powdercoated Mustang Fuel Door
SVT Triangles
F2 RS spoiler
AVS Smoked Tail Covers
Euro Rear Wiper
Smoked Rear Euro Fogs
[FJ] emblem overlays
Strut Covers

Interior:
Recaro Black Leather EAP seats(front and back)
SVT center console
SVT ebrake
SVT Pedals
FordRacing short shifter w/ alum lockout collar
Leather Cougar shift knob
SVT Radio bezel
Euro 1din cover
RS door sills
Ford Racing floor mats
Speedhut Cobalt gauges
Full Blue LED light swap
AutoMeter Boost gauge
G-Tech SS Pro
Clarion Ungo Alarm w/ VW indicator
Jesnen Indash DVD/MP3 reciever
Pioneer 6.5 door and rear seat speakers
Rockford P5200 1000w Amp
2 Alpine TypeRs in custom enclosure

Wheels
Exel F1
BFG g-Force KDW2 (215/45R17)

Future mods
FocusSport Stage 3
SVT Full Brake swap
65mm Throttle body
2000 Intake Mani
Cams
Cam gears
18's with BFG tires

One of the first pics in the early stage...

Chromie at JetFest

The end of summer 05'

After a long winter, Chromie returns with a updated look

Night shot of color-coded interior

As the addiction continues....

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**sit'n'on_chrome** · 12-05-2006, 12:53 PM

chromie ?

**Spatakula** · 12-05-2006, 01:02 PM

congrats!!!

-spatakula

**MrPotatoes** · 12-05-2006, 01:09 PM

one of my favs for sure

**R0B** · 12-05-2006, 01:14 PM

Great pic!

**drive02svt** · 12-05-2006, 01:25 PM

Congrats!

I dig waht you have done to her....
Ahhh those seats......Ohhh I wish I could find some for a decent price!
What rear bumper is that ?

**Ataru** · 12-05-2006, 04:45 PM

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Originally Posted by drive02svt

What rear bumper is that ?

F2 RS Rear Bumper

**belacyrf** · 12-05-2006, 04:54 PM

Beautiful car.. very well done!! Congrats man!

**hEaT** · 12-05-2006, 05:06 PM

One of the NICEST cars here. Love it man. Congrats on the win!

**CrUziN4L** · 12-05-2006, 07:13 PM

Happy you won man, you really deserve it. Such a menacing car

props man,

-chris

**tallguy2.3** · 12-05-2006, 08:33 PM

sweet car!

**Pappy** · 12-05-2006, 09:52 PM

mnfocus thugs for life! Congrats Kyle, glad you got it buddy. I know how stressed out all of us where at the meet on the during the final hours of the poll, all of us looked forward to going home to see if you'd won!

Great job man!

**sit'n'on_chrome** · 12-06-2006, 01:51 PM

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Originally Posted by Pappy

, glad you got it buddy. I know how stressed out all of us where at the meet on the during the final hours of the poll,

that is reallllllly pathetic if its true lol , i'm sorry but its hillarious too

congratz on the win.

**spots25** · 12-06-2006, 04:12 PM

Congratulations Kyle, you totally deserve it. Let me tell you people, I have followed that car for probably 25-30 hours, and that ass never gets old, neither does the exhaust. Although, IMO, the switch lights turning blue is probably the icing on the cake, how ever did you do it?

**ZX3Speed** · 12-06-2006, 05:10 PM

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Originally Posted by TribalFocus

i would give my left one to be the owner of that orange one on the right...daaaaaaaamn!

congrats on the FOTM, love the car!

**J_Train** · 12-06-2006, 08:24 PM

Nice Focus. One question how do the RS bumpers fit without the flared fender's? I thought the bumper's flared out with the fender's?
Just asking.

**Pappy** · 12-06-2006, 11:52 PM

It's a body kit made by F2 based off the Focus RS styling. They make flared or standard styles.

**shooter1101** · 12-07-2006, 01:49 PM

very nice job

**Mjasinski** · 12-07-2006, 04:47 PM

SWEET nice job

**bbychvz** · 12-07-2006, 08:12 PM

congrats dude

**2focusd** · 12-07-2006, 11:31 PM

Kyle you definitely deserved this one bro

And I'm digging the picture of your car in its nearly-stock form between Tribal, the inspiration, and Jon's fearsome Great Pumpkin, the mecca of the Foci world

-Brian

**Nliiitend1** · 12-08-2006, 12:32 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by J_Train

Nice Focus. One question how do the RS bumpers fit without the flared fender's? I thought the bumper's flared out with the fender's?
Just asking.

Heads up man.

Pics aren't allowed in your sig.....

And congrats o2, car looks great

**CheckMyVitals** · 12-08-2006, 05:42 PM

kudos man

...damn I love your car

**Kyleluvszx3** · 12-09-2006, 03:25 PM

sweet ass.

**Sucka612** · 12-10-2006, 05:57 PM

Congrats Kyle, that pic from Jetfest is cool as hell. Even though Kyle's Chromie is a s/c beast, he let me drive in front of him during a cruise because I have trouble keeping up with all the f/i cars.

12-05-2006, 12:53 PM	#2 (permalink)
sit'n'on_chrome [FJ] Addict Join Date: Sep 2000 Location: (David) East side san jo northern killafornia Posts: 14,567	Re: December FOTM: Is that a Focus RS? - o2_designs chromie ? __________________ 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!

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Spatakula Stoned Scorpion says, "GET OVER H.....OOhhh! Brownies!" Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Rälëigh, NC Posts: 10,689	Re: December FOTM: Is that a Focus RS? - o2_designs congrats!!! -spatakula __________________ CAPS LOCK IS CRUISE CONTROL FOR COOL.

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MrPotatoes Wanna touch my tots? Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: in your brain smoothing out the wrinkles Posts: 12,511	Re: December FOTM: Is that a Focus RS? - o2_designs one of my favs for sure

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R0B King of the Fairies Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: Burbank, Ca Posts: 8,876	Re: December FOTM: Is that a Focus RS? - o2_designs Great pic! __________________ [FJ] All-Star *2010 Ford Ranger 2.3L* 5-speed 1980 Ford Fiesta**

12-05-2006, 01:25 PM	#6 (permalink)
drive02svt TEAM Member Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: California Posts: 180	Re: December FOTM: Is that a Focus RS? - o2_designs Congrats! I dig waht you have done to her.... Ahhh those seats......Ohhh I wish I could find some for a decent price! What rear bumper is that ? __________________ O2 CD Silver Svt, Clear corners, Euro 17" wheels, 15% Tint, FRPP STS, KW Coilovers, P-51 Shims, Mach Hids, Euro grill, SCT Tune/Focus Sport, FRPP 9mm Wires, Aem CAI, SCT Tune/Focus Sport,

12-05-2006, 04:54 PM	#8 (permalink)
belacyrf [FJ] Addict Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Where my home is Posts: 17,524	Re: December FOTM: Is that a Focus RS? - o2_designs Beautiful car.. very well done!! Congrats man! __________________ Current: John Cooper Works Mini Cooper Clubman Former owner of Turbo Miata Former owner of Turbo SVTF

12-05-2006, 05:06 PM	#9 (permalink)
hEaT I <3 UC^3 Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: CT Posts: 7,449	Re: December FOTM: Is that a Focus RS? - o2_designs One of the NICEST cars here. Love it man. Congrats on the win! __________________ 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

12-05-2006, 08:33 PM	#11 (permalink)
tallguy2.3 [FJ] Specialist Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: AZ Posts: 6,791	Re: December FOTM: Is that a Focus RS? - o2_designs sweet car! __________________ ST -Cosworth-FSWerks-Quaife-Exedy-KW-Momo Sounds faster than it is.

12-05-2006, 09:52 PM	#12 (permalink)
Pappy Senior TEAM Member Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: MN Posts: 1,092	Re: December FOTM: Is that a Focus RS? - o2_designs mnfocus thugs for life! Congrats Kyle, glad you got it buddy. I know how stressed out all of us where at the meet on the during the final hours of the poll, all of us looked forward to going home to see if you'd won! Great job man! __________________ 2001 ZX3 JRSC 'Vader' - 199whp/166wtq. - MNFOCUS Boost Crew Stylez.... 2002 ZTS 5-Spd .... Super Stock .... Yea, your jealous.... $2.14! o2designs, is my little brother.

12-06-2006, 04:12 PM	#14 (permalink)
spots25 Senior TEAM Member Join Date: Oct 2004 Posts: 3,109	Re: December FOTM: Is that a Focus RS? - o2_designs Congratulations Kyle, you totally deserve it. Let me tell you people, I have followed that car for probably 25-30 hours, and that ass never gets old, neither does the exhaust. Although, IMO, the switch lights turning blue is probably the icing on the cake, how ever did you do it? __________________ '00 Focus Kona edt. SVT suspension, poly bushings, 15" split 5 spokes with Cooper CS4, ebay CAI with K&N filter, an 'aaaoooogah' horn

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J_Train TEAM Member Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Florida Posts: 479	Re: December FOTM: Is that a Focus RS? - o2_designs Nice Focus. One question how do the RS bumpers fit without the flared fender's? I thought the bumper's flared out with the fender's? Just asking. Last edited by Ataru; 12-08-2006 at 12:41 PM.

12-06-2006, 11:52 PM	#17 (permalink)
Pappy Senior TEAM Member Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: MN Posts: 1,092	Re: December FOTM: Is that a Focus RS? - o2_designs It's a body kit made by F2 based off the Focus RS styling. They make flared or standard styles. __________________ 2001 ZX3 JRSC 'Vader' - 199whp/166wtq. - MNFOCUS Boost Crew Stylez.... 2002 ZTS 5-Spd .... Super Stock .... Yea, your jealous.... $2.14! o2designs, is my little brother.

12-07-2006, 01:49 PM	#18 (permalink)
shooter1101 Junior Member Join Date: Mar 2006 Posts: 75	Re: December FOTM: Is that a Focus RS? - o2_designs very nice job

12-07-2006, 04:47 PM	#19 (permalink)
Mjasinski Senior TEAM Member Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Saint Paul, MN Posts: 1,643	Re: December FOTM: Is that a Focus RS? - o2_designs SWEET nice job __________________ 2000 Autumn Orange ZX3 "Op Orange" 2000 CD Silver ZX3 "Bullet" the beater *2005 Pitch Black ZX3, not mine but i do all the work on it* My Space

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bbychvz Senior TEAM Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: San Fernando Valley CA Posts: 1,273	Re: December FOTM: Is that a Focus RS? - o2_designs congrats dude __________________ MazdaSpeed3!!!

12-07-2006, 11:31 PM	#21 (permalink)
2focusd [FJ] Addict Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Uniontown, PA Posts: 15,364	Re: December FOTM: Is that a Focus RS? - o2_designs Kyle you definitely deserved this one bro And I'm digging the picture of your car in its nearly-stock form between Tribal, the inspiration, and Jon's fearsome Great Pumpkin, the mecca of the Foci world -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!

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12-10-2006, 05:57 PM	#25 (permalink)
Sucka612 Rookie Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Minneapolis, MN Posts: 15	Re: December FOTM: Is that a Focus RS? - o2_designs Congrats Kyle, that pic from Jetfest is cool as hell. Even though Kyle's Chromie is a s/c beast, he let me drive in front of him during a cruise because I have trouble keeping up with all the f/i cars.

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