a new member of the evo club!! :-D

[richleeson]

hi! the evo is finally mine today! been waiting for ages for it! ive bought it off my dad its a 2004 evo 8 260 running at 320bhp, just gotta take my dad to hampshire to get his new focus RS(380bhp) and when i get back i can take it out for my fist official spin!! exiting times! does this mean i can finally be considered cool?? i know im not MR cool but atleast some form of cool????!

got an MR spoiler and carbon vortex and some other bits and bobs waiting to go on it.

 

[fq-craigus]

Congrads mate I take it you got the insurance all sorted it was you that was struggling wasn't it. Get some pics up buddy. 380bhp in an rs I know they got some funky chassis that can handle 300 but when a mate of mine had his mapped to 350 it just wouldn't move any quicker you will have to keep us informed of what its like, I rescind the evo will have it

So when u gettin the bits put on

 

[gooner8]

happy day's fella get the wallet ready lol

 

[richleeson]

finally got time to site down! the focus RS is amazing! the previous owner spent £4000 on performance upgrades right after he'd bought it! it dont half go! ent raced him yet tho lol

i got the insurance sorted for £1700 protected wich i think is a very decent price!

ive put the bits on today, also had a carbon front badge, metal recirc valve(to make it future safe) set of iridium spark plugs as it has never had a new set in 56000 miles. also put new discs and performance friction pads on it earlier in the week.

piccys
before i put all the bits on.

After the bits

Focus RS

 

[evoaps]

Looks good I see u took the small boot spoiler off

The focus looks good to

Welcome btw

 

[richleeson]

thanks! yeah had to get rid of the small boot spoiler lol, im getting the wheels done black next week hopefully so it should be looking sweet then :-D

 

[evowalsh]

Welcome along mate focus is gorgeous but its a ford... ha your evo aint bad either

 

[Steve220]

He'll want the evo back once you've got more power in it

 

[Nickygixer-k5]

Right now get modding

 

[richleeson]

hehe he loved the evo so much he kept it for 7 years!! hes not getting it back off me noooo wayyy lol ive just got back from a little drive on my own, ive never had so much fun in a car its insane! that grip is unbelievable!! love getting the rear out a little and letting it snatch back in again on roundabouts, great fun!

im hoping by xmas ill have:
walbro fuel pump
3 port solenoid
map to suit

the exhaust is 3" up to the cat so i just need to make 3" from cat back! and its already got an apexi intake

do you think i could maybe see 360-380 after all this?

 

[fq-craigus]

thanks! yeah had to get rid of the small boot spoiler lol, im getting the wheels done black next week hopefully so it should be looking sweet then :-D

the wheels black look mint mate, strats makin it look evil

 

[richleeson]

yeah cant wait to get them black!! was thinking powder coat gloss black.
im off all this week so should be able to put the car on axle stands and pop em to the powder coaters :-D

wat you think of carbon fibre mirror backs?

 

[fq-craigus]

yh powdercoat is the way forward much better, and as for carbon mirrors yes!! but im not a fan of the tiny shreck ear ones but its personal taste really. i been lookin at some m3 style ones with the gaps in teh middle and indicators on them

 

[richleeson]

yeah i had my wheels on my last car wet sprayed and its just not as good, the inside of the wheel doesnt get done and eventually u get peeling, powder coat is also thicker wich is also a bonus!

yeah u cant go wrong with M3 mirrors mate, always a winner (aslong as they are not on a 106 or somet lol) i was thinking i would just get the carbon fibre mirror backs that stick over, are they any good? got a carbon fibre wrapped dash piece coming too, got it for £85

 

[fq-craigus]

You've seen pics of my car havnt you lol? The carbon wrap job looks good mate done it myself cost me a tenner for the stuff and a few evenings of my time but great result. I done my wheels black myself but luckily my friend has recently started working at a powder coaters so when he gets his feet under the table ill take advantage lol

 

[richleeson]

hehe yeah im just totally copying you
yeah spose i could have give it a go myself but i saw it on ebay and couldnt resist! :-o
my dad is in with our local powder coating guy so he always give us good deals woot! defo helps to have friends in the right places lol

 

[fq-craigus]

I knew it great ideas are there to be copied I suppose lol. Yh give it a crack mate its satisfying knowing you done it yourself Jus make sure the weave is all the same way I didn't and Chris on here noticed straight away but its minor really. Have a look at my post on carbon wrapping mate see what u think

 

[fq-craigus]

http://www.evoowners.co.uk/f4/has-anyone-tried-their-hand-carbon-3737.html

Here mate few pics for ya

 

[foxy lady x]

Good stuff, your car looks sweet

 

[richleeson]

cheers for that craig, recieved my carbon wrapped dash piece off ebay today, fitted it and it looks ace, think im gonna try wrapping the one ive taken off and see if i can sell it on :-D if i dont balls it up

been hard at work all day today upgrading the sound system..... had the car 2 days and already spent well over £1000 lol

sent your vortex off today craig.