Im finally getting an FC - What an Adventure!
04-18-17, 11:08 AM
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Hey guys I have an FD - I drove it, I loved it. But I wanted more power and what was supposed to be a simple single turbo upgrade slowly lead to fully stripping the engine bay, painting it, and collecting high end parts with a "do it once, do it right" mindset ... that has taken 2 years. It's 90% there and I'm so happy with it considering I've done 100% of the build so far.
But it's nice. Too nice now.
I wanted something raw. That's simple. No blingy imported parts, no limited-made fibreglass pieces that explode when a leaf hits them. A car that doesn't turn heads except maybe to enthusiasts. The more analog the better. An FB was considered, but a (soon to be) white FC is probably my favourite car under the 100k range.
So I found an FC located in Texas. Stock ports, simply modded. Raw. Lots of room to still build it as I like. I messaged the owner Friday, told him I'd take it as is. I arranged every aspect of importing it over the course of the weekend, worked out every detail I could and submitted everything to the government that Monday. It's now Tuesday and I'm flying from Toronto, Canada to Texas and driving it back without even seeing it. I have a week off so I thought why not.
You're only young and dumb once!
It's going to take 20 hours to drive back, in a random, unseen raw FC. Any tips or advice?
I think I have all bases covered and to arrange an import of a vehicle in literally one business day took a lot of research and problem solving. But I got the approval from the border.
A huge thanks to the owner for working it out with me, sending documents back and forth, answering questions etc. Here are pictures of my FD progress and my newest addition!
But it's nice. Too nice now.
I wanted something raw. That's simple. No blingy imported parts, no limited-made fibreglass pieces that explode when a leaf hits them. A car that doesn't turn heads except maybe to enthusiasts. The more analog the better. An FB was considered, but a (soon to be) white FC is probably my favourite car under the 100k range.
So I found an FC located in Texas. Stock ports, simply modded. Raw. Lots of room to still build it as I like. I messaged the owner Friday, told him I'd take it as is. I arranged every aspect of importing it over the course of the weekend, worked out every detail I could and submitted everything to the government that Monday. It's now Tuesday and I'm flying from Toronto, Canada to Texas and driving it back without even seeing it. I have a week off so I thought why not.
You're only young and dumb once!
It's going to take 20 hours to drive back, in a random, unseen raw FC. Any tips or advice?
I think I have all bases covered and to arrange an import of a vehicle in literally one business day took a lot of research and problem solving. But I got the approval from the border.
A huge thanks to the owner for working it out with me, sending documents back and forth, answering questions etc. Here are pictures of my FD progress and my newest addition!
