My Build

[Ruckus]

Congrats w/ the NGEN FMIC install......we all need a new bumper design to expose all that massive air cooling area of the FMIC..

How'd you like those San Remo..... are they really much lighter than stock 17's?

[Ron]

...we all need a new bumper design to expose all that massive air cooling area of the FMIC..

I had a thought to spray paint a red scorpion on it; I used the scorpion on the OEM filter/engine cover as a pattern for a stencil (the size is about right), but didn't pull the trigger.

How'd you like those San Remo..... are they really much lighter than stock 17's?

I'm not hardcore enough to worry about weighing wheels, they seem to be a little easier to heft into position, though. I got them for looks; my stock wheels have suffered some curb rash from a previous owner, and the lug bolts are rusty, so I needed some help. I mounted them with black splined tuner bolts, used the center caps plain black, and I like the look. They're a +30 offset and that extra 1/4" looks good, too; it has me considering some 5mm spacers.

[Ron]

Had a boost problem a while back, turned out to be the OEM solenoid for the dump valve. Replaced the GFB DV+ with a Forge recirculating valve.

Since then, I've added an upper chassis brace, and I swapped the OEM WGA for one from Turbosmart (mostly because the stock WGA looked bad). And I've been doing neo-chrome fender washers under the hood for appearance, I've got some burnt Ti cap screws coming for places where the fender washers aren't appropriate.

I've been looking for a hood louver that I wanted, and I've got a custom coming from Race Louvers. After it gets here, the car goes to the body shop to get the side skirts on properly and the louver installed. My nerves aren't up to body work, so it goes to a professional.

[sportfan]

Ron, you are only as old as you feel like you are. I've got a 2013 Sport with about $9k in mods and I'm not done yet. When I go Twisted Sisters (third time this year ), I drive it like I stole it. I've done the Dragon once but, prefer the Sisters. I do all the work on the car myself ( except EC dynoed it ) and built many of my own parts. I'm 65 except when I tighten that 5 point harness and head out in the Texas foothills ,then I'm 18 again. The car is a time machine.

[Ron]

Finally got a hood louver installed. Since I've got the EC 4.1 intake I can't run a water tray on the driver side, so I only installed the passenger side. The louver is a custom from Race Louvers. I'm using half of an ACS water tray.

I didn't have the nerve to cut the hood, I let a body shop do that; and while it was there I had them re-attach the side skirts. They weren't separating badly, but they weren't right.

Installed a CF splitter extension (Feroce) and a CF diffuser (also Feroce).

Added a front upper chassis brace from Speedmotive, and I've putting on some decorative bolts under the hood. Neo-chrome billet washers and true burned titanium bolts (Z-Spec designs and Dress Up Bolts, respectively).

I've got a machine shop working on some tow hook mounts, and some parts to build a rear upper brace that uses the lower rear seat mount points. I want to keep the back seat, and I just couldn't find a lower brace. Then if I can find an Abarth windshield banner that I like, I'll get to finish up my list of stuff I wanted to do.