The UK A3 build...

[OSSHWA]

Sounds like a cool project he's got. Is he putting the 2.5 volvo engine like they have in mine? Or is he fitting a turbo to current engine?

He's fitting a turbo to the 2.0. He's pretty much pieced it all together thusfar. Its like the mother of all frakenstein builds. I believe he's got a stock EVO 8 turbo, he's going to run a custom under the hood intercooler setup using my other roomate's stock STI intercooler and will be using a custom scoop/duct on the hood to route air to it, and he's fabbing the manifold, IC piping and brackets himself.......AND tuning it himself. I told him if he pulls it off without a hitch, then he's a genuis, lol. Speaking of franken-builds, he was also rocking a stock leather WRX back seat (now removed....making room for a cage), and he's still rocking the stock leather WRX shift knob, lol.

[TonyTeeAdams]

My roomate lusts over these cars. He's currently doing a homebrew turbo build on his '05 Focus SE hatchback. His trans just went out around 90k....he got a new trans in, but he's just awaiting the Exedy clutch/Fidanza flywheel so he can put it all back together and get the car on the road again. I'll make sure to show him this thread when I get home from work.

Sounds like a cool project he's got. Is he putting the 2.5 volvo engine like they have in mine? Or is he fitting a turbo to current engine?

[OSSHWA]

My roomate lusts over these cars. He's currently doing a homebrew turbo build on his '05 Focus SE hatchback. His trans just went out around 90k....he got a new trans in, but he's just awaiting the Exedy clutch/Fidanza flywheel so he can put it all back together and get the car on the road again. I'll make sure to show him this thread when I get home from work.

[TonyTeeAdams]

looks good man. i love hatchbacks. what else is on the list for it?

Cheers for the comments everyone.

And plan to get some spacers for the rear to get the stance looking alot better. Then do some smoothing of certain bits to get it looking cleaner.

[Stolzy]

without the wing on the back the car would look weird

i like it

[schroedin]

Why not we can haz that?

[bjh102]

looks good man. i love hatchbacks. what else is on the list for it?

[TonyTeeAdams]

man if we still got the focus hatch, and it looked like that...id get one.

looks great so far (and yes Dubmd was referring to how your offsets are a little high)

Thought so, it will be getting sorted once i can sort some spacers out

[Gottalovethexi]

man if we still got the focus hatch, and it looked like that...id get one.

looks great so far (and yes Dubmd was referring to how your offsets are a little high)

[TonyTeeAdams]

love it!
needs a little more flushness all around tho

I'm not down with the US terminology at the mo, but guessing your on about my ghey tuck that i've got going on?

[Dubmd]

love it!
needs a little more flushness all around tho

[SeanDub]

Looks pretty good so far

[TonyTeeAdams]

Well i have sold the Focus after being able to get a car i've wanted for a while.

Here's some pics of the Focus,

Then it eventually went low.












Well here's the new whip,










And probably one of my favorite parts of the car,