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Old 11-15-12, 07:43 PM
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FL 1989 FC Drift Build

Hey,
I'm Ela, here's my drift build...
I bought this car back in March of 2011 with the purpose of building a drift car.

The day I bought it:
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Old 11-16-12, 07:01 PM
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FL

Some weight reduction (I also removed the sound deadening, but I dont have the pics of that)

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Roll cage by KSR:
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Old 11-16-12, 07:10 PM
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my first time drifting it all stock
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then I got some BC coilovers
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Old 11-16-12, 07:22 PM
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i like what your setup you have going on i did the same to my SE how much were your coilovers? and how much weight did the roll cage add im planning of getting one soon
Old 11-16-12, 07:37 PM
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Thanks! I got a deal on the coils for $900 (compared to $1400 MSRP) and I'm not sure exactly how much weight but I know when I bought the car it weighed 2638, then I removed all the interior, sound deadening, A/C, ect, but my guess is only 50-100lbs, for the safety and the added structure it's totally worth the weight
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Here are some aesthetics to give it my own personal touch, and just to remind people in case they forget that this is a girls car

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Old 11-17-12, 05:45 PM
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Originally Posted by jabroski
Here are some aesthetics to give it my own personal touch, and just to remind people in case they forget that this is a girls car
Sorry but that doesn't strike me as "girly" so much as "blind".
But you go, girl.
Old 11-17-12, 05:52 PM
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Originally Posted by clokker
Sorry but that doesn't strike me as "girly" so much as "blind".
But you go, girl.
Hey hey now, nobody said you have to look at it :P but I have this feeling you won't like my engine bay either....
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Lets see it.
Old 11-17-12, 08:44 PM
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So I drove the car on the stock motor for about a year after I bought it, then in February 2012 I blew an apex seal (engine had about 90,000 miles on it, although not sure how accurate that is). It was time for a new motor. I had a bunch of different 13B's laying around the shop in all different conditions, some with better parts than others so I decided to combine pieces to make the best mix. (never actually taking the motors apart, just matching the miscellaneous pieces). The engine is a S5 TII 13B with a massive street port.

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Refurbished Stock Turbo (done by Charlie Brown in Florida) with clipped and balanced exhaust wheel and 20mm expanded intake
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Then some extra goodies:
Racing Beat Race Disc 4 puck unsprung clutch
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Pineapple 10 qrt oil pan:
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2" Gilmer belt drive
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(It only has the top mount on for that pic until I can bring it to my fabricator.)
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Nice work. It's colorful ha. But I dig it.
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Pretty nice.
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Originally Posted by clokker
Sorry but that doesn't strike me as "girly" so much as "blind".
But you go, girl.
Are you colorblind?
Old 11-18-12, 07:37 PM
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Looks good! I like the black top mount btw.
Old 11-18-12, 10:47 PM
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Lookin good! Build is coming out super legit. 4 puck unsprung, like a boss
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Looks good, just bought a T2 in just about the same condition you picked your car up in.
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very nice work!

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Old 11-22-12, 07:29 PM
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Thanks guys! Hopefully I'll be updating soon, just brought my car to a buddies shop so I can actually work on it, my neighbors were getting pissed at the 3"straight pipe and Gilmer screaming in their window. Have some tuning that needs to be worked out and I'll post some videos
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im impressed...i like where this is going
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Sick. Really blingy but super sick. Good job dude
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Originally Posted by Bobby M. Loo
Sick. Really blingy but super sick. Good job dude
you obviously posted this post to raise your post count

btw its not a dude its a woman.

Please refrain from post drivel.

To the Op keep up the good work.
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Originally Posted by Alex Rodriguez
you obviously posted this post to raise your post count

btw its not a dude its a woman.

Please refrain from post drivel.

To the Op keep up the good work.
She may not have the organs of a man but she is just one of the guys. Trust me
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Now just paint the outside
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Originally Posted by Ruler_Mark
She may not have the organs of a man but she is just one of the guys. Trust me

are you so sure about that Mark? maybe there is something I'm just not telling you



Originally Posted by 100-dollar-dorito
Now just paint the outside
What's wrong with the white?I don't want to paint it now because there are more important things that my money can go to and I like the stock look of it. But eventually I will eventually need a paint job and I think I will be going to a white pearl with a heavy purple flake.
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Nice FC, keep progress coming!


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