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Saleen Focus "Re"Build Log Update 7/12/11 Pg 3


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If you remove your spoiler wont there be 4 or more holes? unless you know how to do body work?

No...its hard to explain how the spoiler is put on...I'll go take some pics, and post em' up so you can see.

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Someone asked about the possiblity of holes if I take off the spoiler...here's how this thing is mounted.

The brackets are mounted in the door jam of the hatchback.

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Then the bracket wrap around the door, and to the outside of the glass.

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And around to the inside of the spoiler...I know there is one bolt missing, and this is alot of my rattle issues. Which is why it's possibly coming off.

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It's cool whatever you decide to do. It's just nice to see someone with the same type of car in the same general part of the country as me. It just so happens that there aren't that many people around that have a Focus hatch with a loud system in it. I'd still love to help you at all if you do have any questions. I can tell you that stopping the hatch, hatch trim panels, quarter panel trim pieces, license plate, and rear wiper from rattling are something that I have not been able to conquere at all. I have the car deadend but still tons of rattle that I can hear listening up front at certain freq's. Have you had any luck with stopping any of the noise in the car?

None at all man...which I haven't really tried. I took out all the panels in the hatch, and put down a layer of peal and seal...then put down some of that truck bed liner on top of it. It's help slightly, but not much. My biggest thing is gonna be getting that spoiler secure. I've even debated removing it, but i'm not sure yet.

I hear you on the spoiler thing. I have the stock one still in place on my ZX3 and the thing has started to crack in a couple of different places as well as having quite a bit of the paint knocked off of it. I can only imagine how much pressure is building up there where the spoiler mounts at in the rear. By the shape of the car I'd guess that is the most stressed point in the vehicle since all the pressure has to redirect it's self at that particular part of the car to get to the front of the vehicle.

If you ever want to meet up sometime just let me know when and where. It would be cool to talk to and shoot the shit with another guy close to me.

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nice build. i thought those saleen foci were basically just a svt focus with bodykit,and nitrous already installed. was nitrous a option yours didn't have or something or i'm totally wrong about the nitrous thing. Its been a years since i look at the saleen focus

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headunit: avic x710bt

sub amp: powerbass xta 1500d

sub: fi 15" bl fully loaded

enclosure: 3.5 cubes @ 33hz firing through rear deck

mids/highs: crappy pioneer paper cone 6x9's and stock rears for now

mid/high amp:h/u power FTL

wiring: knuconceptz 1/0 memphis interterconnects

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nice build. i thought those saleen foci were basically just a svt focus with bodykit,and nitrous already installed. was nitrous a option yours didn't have or something or i'm totally wrong about the nitrous thing. Its been a years since i look at the saleen focus

Different motor than the SVT. SVT was Zetec Based. The Saleen Focus had a Duratec Block (i want to say 2.3L)with Nitrous Added and a few minor engine change ups and obviously the bodykit and leather interior.

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nice build. i thought those saleen foci were basically just a svt focus with bodykit,and nitrous already installed. was nitrous a option yours didn't have or something or i'm totally wrong about the nitrous thing. Its been a years since i look at the saleen focus

Yeah...mine had a 10lb bottle on it from the factory. But I don't like a ticking motor too much, so I took it out. Lets face it, its just a duratec block with some minor engine upgrades. Not really made to handle a 75shot.

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nice build. i thought those saleen foci were basically just a svt focus with bodykit,and nitrous already installed. was nitrous a option yours didn't have or something or i'm totally wrong about the nitrous thing. Its been a years since i look at the saleen focus

Yeah...mine had a 10lb bottle on it from the factory. But I don't like a ticking motor too much, so I took it out. Lets face it, its just a duratec block with some minor engine upgrades. Not really made to handle a 75shot.

couldnt u just change the jets to a 50 shot that pretty much any 4 banger can handle or was the system somekind of proprietary thing that u couldnt change

1997 crown vic police interceptor

headunit: avic x710bt

sub amp: powerbass xta 1500d

sub: fi 15" bl fully loaded

enclosure: 3.5 cubes @ 33hz firing through rear deck

mids/highs: crappy pioneer paper cone 6x9's and stock rears for now

mid/high amp:h/u power FTL

wiring: knuconceptz 1/0 memphis interterconnects

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