this is a feeler at the moment so I know how many to order…all have been sent to my vinyl guy
Price will be $3.00 each
I can do custom colors and custom sticker designs for a small fee…email @ RawFocusSales@gmail.com for details and pre-ordering
also no background when printed
Sizes will be posted soon, after I talk to the printer.
In a time when everybody and their grandmother change cars every other year, Mike Lynch has held onto his 2003 Zx3 since 2004. The car shows its 5 year long ownership well. From the turbocharged motor to the full R/S setup, this is one Focus that stands out from the rest. When you first think of a Focus, you think slow, cheap, econo-box and this is anything but. Pushing 253whp Mike’s Focus does a modest 13.4 quarter mile at 108mph. Weighing in at only 2500lbs you would think that time would be at least a little quicker. Well not if you don’t have traction till 3rd gear. Don’t get me wrong, Mike’s car is no joke. There is more into this car than meets the eye, and mike has the mod list to prove it.
Mike is also one of the most modest car enthusiasts I have met. He is the last person to come up and say, “Dude check out my new set of rims yo!” And why should he? The car speaks for it self. Whether it is the fact that the car is almost touching the pavement or the sound it makes pulling up, you know right away it is not your everyday Focus. This car has been changed from the ground up. New wheels, new sound system, even a new antenna and reverse light. Almost everything on this car has been touched and it shows.
I’ve had my conversations with other enthusiasts about the car and always end up getting the same response, “a Focus?” But my question to them is why not? In an age where everyone is trying to be different and unique why not try something new? This is easily one of my favorite cars on the road today simply because of its uniqueness. You will never see another car like it and wouldn’t expect for it to be as fast as it is. I mean come on, it is after all, a Focus. Hopefully more of you down the line will appreciate this car for what is done to it rather than just brushing it off. Remember, it’s not some econo-box or another ricer that thinks his hatch is a Porsche. Big thanks to Mike for cooperating with me and my shenanigans. And thanks to the security guard for letting us have the photoshoot!
Interview:
RF: Ok first off, why mod a Focus?
ML: My mom had a sedan that i used to drive. I fell in love with the european Focus so I wanted my own.
RF: Is this the first Focus you’ve modded?
ML: I modded the sedan white ZTS.
RF: What’s the question you get most about your car?
ML: What kind of car is that?
RF: Ok, now i have to know, what’s the story behind the euro plate?
ML: Just the plate in general?
RF: Ya, why on a Domestic?
ML: The bumper has the spot for it, and I wanted to make it look more euro. The Bumpers are made in Germany. To be honest it looks weird without it haha.
RF: Was there ever a point in time where you thought about selling the car?
ML: Hell no, it’s my baby.
RF: What are your future plans for the car?
ML: Bigger turbo, return fuel system, and cage.
RF: Does the car surprise people when they realize it’s not your everyday Focus?
ML: Yea I surprise a few people or at least I think so.
RF: Anyone you want to give a shout out to?
ML: Adam @ Rim Pro, Dom and Dan @ Next Level Motorsports, and everyone that stayed up late helping me work on it.
Spec List:
Model: 2003 Focus Zx3
Exterior:
R/S Collection front bumper
R/S Collection rear bumper
R/S Collection side skirts
R/S Collection upper grille
Hella dual projector headlights w/ high and low HID
Custom red taillights
Shaved rear lock
Painted rear hatch molding
Euro plate
SVT mirror caps
Painted door moldings
20% window tint all around
Stubby antenna
Shaved rear wiper
Reverse and rear fog lights in bumper
Euro fender blinkers
Interior
Boost, EGT, and oil pressure gauges by Stewart Warner
Dual a- pilliar pod
AEM wide band gauge mounted on the steering column
Corbeau forza seats and brackets
G-force cam lock harness
Rci 3in harness
Code SVT harness bar color matched to the car
Rear seat delete
SVT Focus pedals
Ford racing dash kit (brushed aluminum)
Black headliner and pillars
Audiofile speakers (svt)
Alpine head unit
Engine and transmisson:
Eagle rods
Supertech 8.5-1 pistons
Hallman boost controller
Turbonectics evolution wastgate
Turbonectics T3/T04e 47 trim
Custom 3in Intake with k&n filter
Ported early 2000 intake manifold
65mm throttle body
VF engeneering passanger mount
VF engineering tranny mount
CFM rear dog bone mount
3in blow through MAF housing
Spearco front mount and piping
Bosch blow off valve
Torsen T-2 differential
Clutchmasters stage 3 clutch
Clutchmasters fly wheel
Clevite 77 bearings
Micro Polished crank
A/C delete
Mini battery custom fender mount
Arp head studs
Custom mounted power steering resivoir
3in turbo back exhaust w/magnaflow muffler
Wastegate dump
Focus central short throw shifter
Custom tune
Kenne Bell boost-a-pump
SVT green top fuel pump
Steeda highflow fuel rail
Siemon 60lb injectors
Wheels:
OZ crono evo 17x7.5 with custom powder coat
Dunlop SP9000 205/40 R17
Suspension:
K sport 36 way adjustable coilovers
Eibach 24mm front swaybar
Steeda 28.6mm rear swaybar
Front Focus sport stress bar
Rear Focussport stressbar
K sport endlinks
Camberplates for the front coilovers(pillow mounts)
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Shawn Leite’s MKV VW GTI
Mods
Exterior
Rline front end
votex front lip
R32 rear bumper
R32 side skirts
R32 taillights
Tint
Interior
Golfball shiftknob
Kenwood headunit
AWE Boost Gauge
Engine
Revo stage 2 software
Eurojet 3” full Turbo Back Exhaust
Eurojet Front Mount Intercooler
Forge diverter Valve
Forge short shifter
Neuspeed intake
Wheels
Raderwerks Chicago’s 18x8 et44
Falken 452
Suspension
Koni coilovers
H&R Rear Sway Bar
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All Photography Taken by John Raftery
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