Bikingpro5 supercharged Protege5

[bikingpro5]

needs a good bath after sitting covered for 5 months,

also threw the summers on the Ford,

 

[TylerStoltz]

Sort of an off topic question, but how is the Focus to drive?

 

[bikingpro5]

Sort of an off topic question, but how is the Focus to drive?

drives great, similar feeling to the stock Mazda suspension and the interior is comfortable. All of the updated electronics and features make it comfortable for longer drives and it gets great fuel mileage, everything i wanted in a daily family car.

 

[JDM_Pro5]

Test drove a black ST yesterday. It's got some balls. The clutch in the ST feels a lot better that the Titanium's

 

[bikingpro5]

Test drove a black ST yesterday. It's got some balls. The clutch in the ST feels a lot better that the Titanium's

yea i drove the one that was in the showroom before buying this one, decided the family car needed to be a bit more subtle (it was the Tangerine orange color)

 

[JDM_Pro5]

Screamin' Tangerine! My friend would die for that color. I agree with you on the family car. I love the new Focus, great car

 

[bikingpro5]

well spring is here and that means i can finally wrench outside and not freeze.

CR3 ADP in Wrinkle black


CR3 Rad brackets also wrinkle black


Billet battery tie down in my Satin Bronze


all the old removed and ready to install all the new pieces.

Rear GT SPEC cage reinstalled after powder


sorry for the cell pics, camera ones are to come.

I have everything back in place now in the engine bay just now pictures yet as it was dark when i finished and I was too busy installing stuff to stop and take pics

 

[Lewis7789]

Looks good, man! (2thumbs)

You know I'm a big fan of wrinkle black. And moar black. With just a dash of some black.

 

[JaLMP5]

+1, definitely looks good. Keep up the good work JT.

 

[EVADE]

Sweet painted parts! btw i like the new familia car

 

[bikingpro5]

Sweet painted parts! btw i like the new familia car

thanks, they are all powdercoated parts not painted.

 

[JaLMP5]

I know they're black but it looks like it has bronze flake or something???

 

[bikingpro5]

I know they're black but it looks like it has bronze flake or something???

the black is wrinkle black, the bronze pieces are a satin bronze.

 

[JaLMP5]

Oooooo now that makes more sense. I was looking at all the PC peices and was like "I know he said they are black but it definitely looks bronze"

.......whoops, all looks great though.

edit:

GT SPEC pieces are all back

thought that said black, my bad

 

[bikingpro5]

Oooooo now that makes more sense. I was looking at all the PC peices and was like "I know he said they are black but it definitely looks bronze"

.......whoops, all looks great though.

edit: thought that said black, my bad

yea the brackets, adp and manifold are all wrinkle, the VC and GT SPEC pieces are all satin bronze. IMO the color suits the car better and i like the color better than the old stuff.

 

[JaLMP5]

I like the Satin Bronze, but where did you get the idea to do it in that color? Definitely not as flashy as the gold (burnt orange???) but I like it.

 

[bikingpro5]

I like the Satin Bronze, but where did you get the idea to do it in that color? Definitely not as flashy as the gold (burnt orange???) but I like it.

many wasted hours looking around online to find a color that not many people were using on Protege that was not flashy but at the same time made you look twice to notice it was not black.


this was a quick picture taken for the powdercoater so that he could see the installed Valve cover and show to other local customers. (its not installed yet)

 

[JaLMP5]

Very nice! By the way, did we ever get a video of that Supercharger??? (uhm)

 

[bikingpro5]

Very nice! By the way, did we ever get a video of that Supercharger??? (uhm)

thanks, and i have a few videos but nothing that is edited properly. However Evan has also been bugging me almost all winter about SC videos as well so ill post some this year for everyone.

 

[JDM323J48]

how does the powder coating hold up with heat?