Post a recent picture of your car

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Originally Posted by familyMAN

When did you buy that car and did it come with 368 turbos? I think I tried to buy it once. Been sold a couple times in last few years if its the same car.

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It's probably the one you're thinking of. It came with 368 turbos, I ran them to 18/19 psi, and then upgraded around that time because I knew I wanted another 100-150AWHP. The 368s wouldn't handle more than 22-23 psi without coming apart due to the unbalanced huge compressor side and small TD04 turbine side. Whoever rebuild them last did a good job though.

Yeah it passed quite a few hands and didn't get driven much. I bought it about 1.5 years ago but fixed quite a few issues on it. One K-Sport was blown, driver's axle was bad, a few sensors had to be replaced, the transfercase was about to lock up, 3rd gear is shot, the rear control arms were worn out plus they were stock on a lowered car, there was some electrical messes, the auto parts replacement radiator was a piece of crap, there's still damage on the front end from hitting a deer that was never properly fixed by one of the owners, bearings were worn, hood is gutted, and a bunch of other things I'm missing out. You spend the money one way or another and I didn't mind the extra work siince it keeps me busy.

Once the mechanical stuff is out of the way I'll do the bodywork.

How about the DR billet endcases? They were over $3000 new but no one will buy them because of the Broomfield endcases for $1300...

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Originally Posted by DK77

How about the DR billet endcases? They were over $3000 new but no one will buy them because of the Broomfield endcases for $1300...

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Guess that means u cant afford a 3/s by everyones logic here because u went with the cheaper but equally good part.

Maybe when i am making 25-30k+ a year i wont be so picky. Or 60++ like some of these guys.

Kind of like my $1250 set of SS transfercase front and mid housings vs $950 billet set. I even sold a used low mileage SS assembled transfercase built by 3SX over $1800 for $1k a month or two ago. Nothing is really selling, the platform is the worst it has ever been, and the people acquiring the cars so cheap can't afford maintenance let alone $650 in parts for a 120k maintenance. These cars have been beat on you can just about expect $4-5k in repairs and maintenance if you only pay a few grand. It's all old news.

Nothing wrong with saving money where u can

this thread has too much talk and not enough pictures.

i'm finding it difficult to masturbate to.

Says he who does not post a picture...

Old one but I still like it :D My buddy's car that I did the powdercoating on.

http://i1266.photobucket.com/albums/...ps48bf9d07.jpg

Here's mine, complete with several months worth of dust on it...(hoping for that to change very soon, though!!)
http://imageshack.us/a/img33/5562/my...tingthetra.jpg
Sorry about the blurriness...
http://imageshack.us/a/img9/5562/mys...tingthetra.jpg

& Chris, I'd have to say that you can't really expect to be throwing too much money at these cars until you're making a minimum of $40K a year...I'm making low-30s+benefits A.T.M., paying CHEAP rent, & continuing to pay off student loans that I accrued (4 1/2 years on-campus, changed majors + .5 yr overseas studies) & even then does that leave very little (at least IMO) left over for any notable changes/upgrades to the car. Budgeting your upgrades & smart shopping, whether it be supporting one vendor or multiple ones + discounted OEM parts from certain dealerships, are by far the easiest way to go about these cars (provided you aren't pulling more than $50K+ a year w/minimal or standard debt(s)).

I would say that the general consensus here is that the majority of 3/S owners today (read: not all) seem to be unable to conduct general maintenance on their vehicles, whether they choose to do that work themselves or hire a shop to do it for them. Case in point, the PO of my R/T TT didn't know a single thing about maintenance of cars & he openly admitted it to me, so here I am about another $3,500-4,000 worth of maintenance work over my initial vehicle purchase price ($5,400) & the car is still sitting for yet another major repair to be done.

Supporting vendors whenever possible is the best thing to do for this platform if we ever want to see more parts being produced, more competitive pricing on quality products, & more barriers being broken, but the truth is sometimes you can find products that can prove to be great alternatives to what the 3/S-specific vendors are offering. I know I've done that for a few items so far (those eBay silicone I/C hoses, for example), though I truly do try my best to continue to support the vast majority of our vendors to help ensure that they stick it out with this platform just like those of us who know we have more invested into these cars than their current resale values are.

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Originally Posted by DocWalt

My dad has a modded Fiesta... I'd rather drive that than most of the 3Ses I've seen.

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largely due to owners who could never afford a 3/s in the first place, and trashed them.

anyone who says they're taking the cheap route is an idiot. (cheap, as in most of ebay & lots of untested shit--not "inexpensive" as in good solutions that some platform pioneers have espoused). even some of our supposed vendors aren't exactly reputable--and if the price seems too good to be true--it probably is. i won't even try and support new vendors anymore; i'll wait until they have an established business record.

i think a lot of owners forget that the 3/s was originally not even in the same ballpark as a car like the mustang--they were priced very differently. consequently, the 3/s is going to eat more money on upkeep and stuff; after all, it was considerably more expensive (especially compared to the fox body--MSRP vs. MSRP).

p.s.

pics in another week, hopefully. car hasn't been outside of the storage unit in a year.

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Originally Posted by Street_Chally73

Here's mine, complete with several months worth of dust on it...(hoping for that to change very soon, though!!)
http://imageshack.us/a/img33/5562/my...tingthetra.jpg
Sorry about the blurriness...
http://imageshack.us/a/img9/5562/mys...tingthetra.jpg

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Your car looks super-straight. :)