teamSPB Focus RS - Merc C63 AMG brakes, custom inlet manifold, SQL install, lots of carbon and some dirty stancing!

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Sub being swapped out

Although it doesnt look different on the face...the new motor design has meant more motor force and increased performance on the 50hz+ region. The new motor has also made the sub sound different to the old one in the same box in the respect that the sub sounds even smoother (which is a BIG task in itself!) as the transition between the frequencies is even more effortless and smooth flowing...

I havent had much time to listen to it yet as the car is off the road, but from what I have heard...it sounds lovely!

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[VictorFarias]

Beautiful car. Nice sound project.

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Next up was a rebuild of my front coilovers...as some of you know, I run the FRS as low as I could get the coilovers to go...this meant winding them right the way down on the Gaz Gold coilovers...

I wanted to go lower so I took them off and got them rebuilt...while Gaz had the coilovers, I made sure they checked them over to make sure they were OK and even after 5 years or so of being on the car, they reported the valves and everything within the shock itself were ok and didnt need rebuilding...

This meant they could get on with modifying the coilovers to go even lower on the front (although they were shaking their heads in disbelief I wanted to go lower LOL)...so this meant a set of Custom springs being made up which are specced for a race car, custom bump stops, and the top of the shock machined...they were then picked up looking like this...

So how low does it sit now???

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[matt402]

this car is seks...

[splzx3]

I'm in love

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I hated the original steering wheel in the car so set about looking for a replacement...

I managed to get a Mk2 FRS steering wheel at a decent price which was brand new...had blue stitching and the RS logo was also in blue...snapped that up right away!

Old

New

NOT a straight forward fit by ANY means! A right ball ache to be honest!

DEFINITELY an improvement though! The offset of the wheel is completely different to...where the old steering wheel was a fingers length away from the stalks...this is probably half an inch to an inch further away...

The airbag cover was also a brand new unit...so all in all..its a BRAND new FRS MK2 steering wheel on the car!

[El1T3Bass]

This is fucking sexy. Amazing work man

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Then it was onto a new turbo for this year...The previous turbo was a GT28 from SCC however, I wanted to change it for a little while so another turbo came up and I snapped it up...

This turbo is just a temp turbo for now as it will be making its way onto another car im building...then I will decide if the car is staying with me or if ill be parting with it...if it stays...then things are going to get a whole heap wilder!!!

Some pics of the old turbo vs new

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Roose inlet pipe

Inlet and exhaust cams curtosy of Ian Howell at Area Six

Inlet manifold

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New rims are here...these are more than likely just a temp fix for now until I decide a more permanent solution...failing that, I will have about 4 different sets for the car lol!

Team Dynamics Pro Race 1.2 9 x 18 of goodness!! BIG shout out to Harps for sorting these out!!!

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