The Daily Racecar build thread

[Meeve]

not bad for a focus!

[Whiskerz]

Well after my car dying leaving Spocom on August 1st I needed some maintenance parts.

Battery, battery cable, alternator, tensioner, idler and new serp belt. $500 later it all came in.

Did all the work myself at my mates speed shop. Car now runs and charges the battery once again, happy days!

Got the BLQ sold and still working on selling the TD PR3. May eventually pick up a more show-y set of wheels but for now I'd rather pay off debt.

Still Ocean Shores Focus Wars at the end of the month. Can't wait for that road trip! :lol:

[Whiskerz]

Got my stuff back from paint earlier on this week, so naturally I couldnt wait to put it all on. So here are some pictures!




Stock SVT spoiler


F2 RS Spoiler



Car got detailed tonight for a show in San Jose tomorrow, then August 9th im sharing a booth with my buddies at VL Motorsports at the Stance Show Off/Superstreet Cali Invasion in Stockton.

Then end of August im headed up to Washington for Ocean Shores Focus Wars.

[Whiskerz]

Finally dropped off my front bumper, euro grill and f2 rs spoiler off for paint yesterday.

Should get the stuff back either tomorrow, Saturday or Monday. Then I have to fit the spoiler myself which is a scaring concept but hey gotta learn sometime!

Honestly can't wait to have it all back and have a clean front end! Only thing letting the car down then will be the rock chipped bonnet (hood)

[Whiskerz]

No updates on the car lately. Been playing with the dampening on the front coilovers to get the feel mid corner correct, almost there.

Sold my Rotiform BLQ (tentatively, awaiting payment), still gotta sell my white 5 spokes.

Still need to repair the front bumper before sending it and the RS spoiler off for paint. But I do now have a date that needs to be done by! Headed up to Washington at end of August for Ocean Shores Focus Wars with a friend, about a 14hr drive for me. So having bumper and spoiler done by then is a must! Hopefully I can even swing it by the end of July since I have Spocom at the start of August too.

[Whiskerz]

Alright so I received my F2 RS style spoiler today, I knew the paint was bad when I bought it but I had hoped a good going over with compound would fix most of it but sadly it wasnt to be.

So the new plan is to get the holes from the front plate mount filled in and have a go at fixing that dent in the front bumper. Once the front bumper work is complete throw the car into a body shop to have the wing and front bumper painted, wing mounted.

To fund these little projects I gotta clear out a couple sets of wheels I have laying around, so my old BLQ set up is up for sale and my old Team Dynamics 5 spokes. I dont have the car registered for any more shows until August 1st so I should have enough time to get it all done hopefully.

Im seriously considering getting the front bumper clear bra'd once its painted as it attracts rock chips like a mofo being so flat fronted!

[Whiskerz]

Took the SVT out to its first show since 2013 yesterday, went out to Offset Kings at Sonoma Raceway.

Heres a few pictures I took of the car and one I found online that someone else took! For full coverage of the show check out www.cleancarculture.com






the one I never took

[Whiskerz]

Just bought a F2 RS Style spoiler, its even black already, needs some paint correction and a bit of touch of most likely but man I got it cheap! (thanks g.forces!)

So thats the next thing going on the car Just gotta get the BLQ sold and then I should be good for a long while, got the timing belt change coming up in about 15k miles too but given my mileage rate recently thats probably about 9-12months away which is nice!

So for me its gonna be focusing on my CleanCarCulture stuff for a while and trying to grow that, I actually need to restock my stickers for that and get a t-shirt designed and on the website too. So if anyone wants anything CCC wise just hit me up via PM, I can hook it up!

ONE THING, COME ON OUT TO THE MONTHLY MEET IN LIVERMORE! Would be cool to meet some more of the local StanceWorks members! Gonna have a food truck out at the meet too ;-)

[Whiskerz]

A couple DSLR pics with the new wheels




and a miata well because im always at my friends shop (VL Motorsports) and they specialised in Miatas, this one happens to be Rotrex supercharged with some Wilwoods on it!



Also if anyone wants a set of 17x8 Rotiform BLQ in 4x108 hit me up!

[Whiskerz]

Wheels are on and a nice alignment later the car is a new beast. I do however need to switch back to the SVG rear sway bar from the 28.6mm Steeda on. First corner I really pushed the car on she kicked the ass out so hard it was like RWD :lol: fun but scary lol.

I got some DSLR shots but haven't edited them yet so here's a few potato pictures for now. Offset Kings is this Saturday so car goes in for a full detail Friday, can't wait to have nice corrected paint again!





As you can see the SVT brakes even look small now.... Makes me wanna get a BBK

[Whiskerz]

So some potato pics to keep thread lively while I wait on wheels and tyres being delivered.





Test fit of same wheels I bought


Now this is with 0 camber on the front as I have not had the car aligned yet

[Whiskerz]

Coilovers went on over the weekend. Rears didn't go anywhere near as low as I had hoped so....

I went to my mates and test fit 18x8 et35 Team Dynamics PR1.2 with 215/40 on them. They fit great so I went ahead and ordered a set myself from Our forum sponsor, PCA.

High power silver. For tyres I went with hankook Ventus v12 evo2 in 215/40.

I do still need to fit the camber arms and get an alignment but I wanna wait for the 18s so I can set the height before taking the car in for an alignment.

[Whiskerz]

Well my BC's finally turned up today, hoping to have enough time to do the swap to BC's plus SPC camber arms this weekend. Will update with pictures once Comcast fix my internet

[Whiskerz]

Alright so I had Taylor Kas pick and send me a set of mk2 OEM black sunvisors ($25 all in, thanks again Taylor!)




First part of the conversion to a black headliner and pillars, got painted handles already. Gonna get headliner and pillars done once I sell the Coilovers that are currently on the car.

I am looking into getting a set of lightweight wheels in 17/18x8 but have yet to decide on a wheel (very picky). I love the look of the TurboMacs but I fear they are gonna be too heavy for what I want... The search continues!

[Whiskerz]

worst thing about here... All the rot coming from the weather -.-

Yup! But because of it used cars are WAY more expensive here!

Good news though, my Coilovers shipped out from BC Racing today, so should get them sometime next week. Hopefully be able to get the Coilovers and camber arms thrown on next weekend if everything falls into place