I've been busy lately... Take a look (56k)

[GAViper87]

I have done a few mods to the car in the past few weeks and thought I would share them finally.

First I painted the rusty rear drums....

Before:



After...




Then I installed the Steeda Tri-ax Short Shift (awesome product!!)



.... And put on a shorty antenna and painted the antenna base...



Last week I installed the AEM CAI and it sounds awesome!



Yesterday I installed the SVT suspension kit and debadged it. I'm only posting one picture of the debadged rear because you really can't tell a difference the suspension made visually yet. but more later.




So that's it for now. Hope you all like what I have done lately. It was lots of work but I had FUN!

[DereQ]

good lookin, man. it's cool how something as subtle as painting your drums and calipers black make so much of a difference.

[SuperFlea]

AWesome. I lieky! Looks Klean!

[GAViper87]

Thanks! I believe it's the little things that show you care about your car.

[2006TZX4]

nice looking car

[PnkRckr121]

Hey man love the antenna where'd you pick that up? How much? And how did you paint the base, what did you use? Car looks great! I'm going to be painting my brakes soon too.

[slowzx320]

Looks good man!!!! Cant wait to see pics of it lowered

[Asca]

Looks good.I painted my drums this week also. Looks a lot cleaner!

[GAViper87]

PnkRckr

I got the antenna from Central Florida Motorsports for $20. Here is the link: http://focus.c-f-m.com/index.asp?Pag...ROD&ProdID=188

I painted the base with Krylon Fusion paint. The stuff works great on plastics, apparently it bonds at the molecular level with it. To take off the base just pop out the dome light remove the trim and remove the screw holding the base to the roof. Have someone hold the base though otherwise it will fall down the front window.

it's an easy mod that blends well with the new antenna.

[whiteboyslo]

those are all excellent yet subtle mods. great choices! i especially appreciate NOT painting the drums some bright color.

Mike

[Phacade]

You've got some good mods going on there, 'grats!

[BlackEuroust]

Originally Posted by PnkRckr121

Hey man love the antenna where'd you pick that up? How much? And how did you paint the base, what did you use? Car looks great! I'm going to be painting my brakes soon too.

its the CFM shorty I have one I also painted my base but it didnt come out as good as yours what did you do to get it so smooth and glossy???....

[BlackEuroust]

Also remove the fire wall material from the engine bay its makes it look so so so much cleaner

[GAViper87]

Thanks everyone for the good feedback.

BlackEuorust... I just used Krylon Fusion gloss black spray paint. I took the base off the car and taped the antenna thread stub. Do the usual pre cleaning and use very light coats. I think I used 3-4 light coats. Let them dry about 10-15 minutes between. After the last coat let the whole thing dry for about an hour. DO NOT touch it before it's dry or else the finger print will ruin the whole thing.

How do you remove the material from the firewall. That would make a huge difference. What does it do?

hope this helps.

[ryancsvt]

Where in Gwinnett are you? I live in Loganville and work in Lawrenceville.

[GAViper87]

I'm actually going to school in marietta but go to lilburn on most weekends too my parents. Do you know of any other focus people in the area?

[ryancsvt]

Yes lots and lots, in my sig there is a forum, go to it and sign up and I will approve you. We are mainly made up of foci. We have a meet this coming weekend at Stone Mountain, I will be bringing out my 3l turbo ;-)