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Old 08-15-08, 04:50 PM
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My Car from Day 1 to Today

Just figured I'd post a summary of what my car has been through since April 2007

The Day i bought it (blown motor, crappy paint)




Motor Out:


Spray Painted it white in a Chicken barn:


On the Road:



Ugly Body Kit Phase:



Winter Pics:

Old 08-15-08, 04:50 PM
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Couple Months Ago:




Repaint Properly This Time:







the black moulding stripe has been continued around the rest of the car on the bumpers now

Turbo Rotor Housings
Open 6 Port Induction
Corksport Exhaust
Electric Fan
FD Alternator
Shaved Badges
S4 Tails with Red Signals
Ford U3 (2004) Paint
Front Lip
Sound Deadening Removed
17x8” Wheels
22mm Front, 6mm Rear Spacers
Racing Beat Rear Steering Eliminators
JIC Coilovers
Mazdatrix Braided S/S Brake Lines
Hawk Brake Pads
Momo Driver’s Seat
Ebay Wheel on Momo Hub
Sunpro Gauges
JVC Deck
6.5” Pioneer
6x9” Alpine
10” Cerwin Vega Sub, easily removable for track events
Centerforce Dual Friction Clutch
Racing Beat Rear Camber Adjuster

To Be Installed:
16x7 F and 16x8 R Momo Star Wheels



That's all i can think of for now... but there will be more to come
Old 08-15-08, 06:01 PM
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what intake manifold is that....i have no clue as ive only seen it once on my friends car...is that the s5 intake for na??

oh by the way nice journey with your fc it turned out looking pretty good
Old 08-15-08, 06:20 PM
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All that hard work and came out too look very nice.Nice job.
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DUDE! What happened to those SICK red steelies?? ;-)

Nice Stars though, where'd you find them?
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Looking good. Get that engine beefy now...
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Sweet car, but S5 to S4?
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i think itll look alot better with out the garden liner ****, or get a real lip
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Originally Posted by zomglol
Sweet car, but S5 to S4?
lol i was thinking the same thing.. the tails, black moulding.. now he wants to go to oldschool wheels..

looks good tho came along way since when you got it
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Originally Posted by zomglol
Sweet car, but S5 to S4?
Some people actually like the S4 body style better.... Myself included.
Someday soon THAT ( V ) S5 will be inside THAT ( V ) S4 Chassis. ;-)
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i like the look of black mouldings and s4 tails. much prefer the s5 bumpers though the lip is cnc'd out of polyurethane... looks much better in person. nice thing is it only cost me 30 bucks, so i don't care if i scrape it. the stars i bought locally of a guy on craigslist
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really liking the yellow, currently starting my project... nice work man
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i think it looked better before.
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