('03-'05) Matt's Journey to low 'n slow - 2004 FXT

ruhrohh · 06-09-2012, 02:42 PM

Welp, it's been a long year, but I'm finally back in an FXT.
I picked this up from another member on here with 113k miles on the clock.
All required maintenance is done and it's in great condition.

If some of you may recall, my last 04 got totalled after being hit by an old lady during the terrible New England weather we had last year.
To my mistake, I bought a WRX shortly after and quickly realized I made a big mistake. Sold that 2 months ago and now I'm back and ready to pick up from where I left off.

This car is also CalamityConcept's old FXT.
It started it's life in CT and now I brought it back and ready to finish what I started 2 years ago.

Here's the mod list as I picked it up:

KYB GR2 WRX Sedan Struts GONE
2005 STI black springs GONE
Paranoid Fabrication 3/8 saggy butt spacers GONE
SPT STI catback exhaust with longer hangers GONE
SPT STI intake GONE
Curt Hitch
2004 STI BBS painted black GONE
JDM STi hood scoop
STI Pedals
03 and under rear wiper mod

With the exception of the JDM Hood scoop none of these parts will be staying on the car anytime soon.

That being said here's what I plan on doing:

ISC N1 coilovers CHECK
Wide wheels CHECK
Tires
Adapters
Cobb Replica Catback CHECK
Catless STi uppipe
Stock airbox (not a fan of intakes) CHECK
Short shifter
STi Mikey stage 1 (maybe 2 with supporting mods) tune.
Retrofit HID projectors
DIY grill
OEM rear wing
LGT brake upgrade

The car is going to be a slammed, reliable, daily driver.
Eventually I'll start looking into power mods, but that's highly unlikely since I'm in college with no job.

Here's a pic from today after picking it up.
Drove 85 miles from NYC to North Haven and loved every minute of it (even the traffic jams)

ConnorLug · 06-09-2012, 02:47 PM

Nice!! good to see you back in a fozzy!

ruhrohh · 06-09-2012, 03:14 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by ConnorLug

Nice!! good to see you back in a fozzy!

thanks man it's great to be back.
was contemplating on buying an N/A for a while until this popped up so I had to get it.
Can't wait to start getting to work on it
had an ear to ear smile on my face the entire ride back home

ConnorLug · 06-09-2012, 03:24 PM

Hahaha I know the feeling, you should of seen my face after driving an N/a for 2 years, merging onto the highway in my new XT right after i bought it

acohn1 · 06-09-2012, 03:43 PM

Looks like its in great condition. That's the same suspension set up I'm on right now. Congratulations on the new foz!

ruhrohh · 06-10-2012, 12:24 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by acohn1

Looks like its in great condition. That's the same suspension set up I'm on right now. Congratulations on the new foz!

Thanks man. It definitely is. Very little blemishes on the car and I couldn't be happier. The suspension rides nice for what it is but I want slammed fitment.
The previous owner only clocked 8000 miles within the last year. He took the train to work.

Put the momo shift knob I had in the car last night

ruhrohh · 06-10-2012, 04:39 PM

had the car for one day.
decided to wash it and polish it.

hipstergram pics

^love how menacing it looks.

^this needs to be dealt with asap.

ConnorLug · 06-10-2012, 04:48 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by ruhrohh

^love how menacing it looks.

^this needs to be dealt with asap.

yes it does!! lmao

Soapfxt · 06-11-2012, 07:48 AM

Cant wait to see it slammed! do you have any idea what wheels your gonna get?

ruhrohh · 06-11-2012, 08:59 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Soapfxt

Cant wait to see it slammed! do you have any idea what wheels your gonna get?

Me neither the wheel gap is killing me.
Right now I'm stumped on what wheels to get. I'm a very picky person and given the fact the car is silver I'm trying to figure out what would look good

I'm a firm believer in getting real wheels (no offense to the rota and xxr people) so this is going to be a long process

ctsquid · 06-11-2012, 09:49 AM

A mighty long process on a college budget.

ruhrohh · 06-12-2012, 04:12 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by ctsquid

A mighty long process on a college budget.

yeah but it'll be worth it

ruhrohh · 06-12-2012, 04:14 PM

not much of an update.
car's still not registered, but took it down my street and snapped some real pics.
I'm convinced that something's wrong with my camera seeing as how the pics come out terribly and there's so much grain and noise (despite the ISO being at 200). Didn't do this before and my editing style hasn't changed. But oh well, excuses.

Dannycvr6 · 06-13-2012, 04:11 AM

North Haven, CT huh? I'm right around the corner.

JFXT · 06-15-2012, 12:03 AM

Man, looks nice! Perfect stance. Love the simplicity of the Jdm scoop and the clean silver on black style.

06-09-2012, 02:42 PM	#1 (permalink)
ruhrohh Forum Member Join Date: Feb 2009 Posts: 696 Location: North Haven & UConn Car Year: 2004 Car Model: FXT Transmission: 5MT Gallery: 0 Feedback Score: 2 reviews	Matt's Journey to low 'n slow - 2004 FXT Welp, it's been a long year, but I'm finally back in an FXT. I picked this up from another member on here with 113k miles on the clock. All required maintenance is done and it's in great condition. If some of you may recall, my last 04 got totalled after being hit by an old lady during the terrible New England weather we had last year. To my mistake, I bought a WRX shortly after and quickly realized I made a big mistake. Sold that 2 months ago and now I'm back and ready to pick up from where I left off. This car is also CalamityConcept's old FXT. It started it's life in CT and now I brought it back and ready to finish what I started 2 years ago. Here's the mod list as I picked it up: KYB GR2 WRX Sedan Struts GONE 2005 STI black springs GONE Paranoid Fabrication 3/8 saggy butt spacers GONE SPT STI catback exhaust with longer hangers GONE SPT STI intake GONE Curt Hitch 2004 STI BBS painted black GONE JDM STi hood scoop STI Pedals 03 and under rear wiper mod With the exception of the JDM Hood scoop none of these parts will be staying on the car anytime soon. That being said here's what I plan on doing: ISC N1 coilovers CHECK Wide wheels CHECK Tires Adapters Cobb Replica Catback CHECK Catless STi uppipe Stock airbox (not a fan of intakes) CHECK Short shifter STi Mikey stage 1 (maybe 2 with supporting mods) tune. Retrofit HID projectors DIY grill OEM rear wing LGT brake upgrade The car is going to be a slammed, reliable, daily driver. Eventually I'll start looking into power mods, but that's highly unlikely since I'm in college with no job. Here's a pic from today after picking it up. Drove 85 miles from NYC to North Haven and loved every minute of it (even the traffic jams) __________________ 2004 FXT WrongFitment Crew Instagram: @sg6_matt Last edited by ruhrohh; 08-02-2012 at 03:17 PM.

06-09-2012, 02:47 PM	#2 (permalink)
ConnorLug Forum Member Join Date: Jun 2010 Posts: 2,701 Location: Long Island, New York Car Year: 2007 Car Model: FXT Limited Transmission: 5MT Gallery: 0 Feedback Score: 0 reviews	Nice!! good to see you back in a fozzy! __________________ Slowbaru Tuned VF43'd 2007 FXT Limited MT

06-09-2012, 03:24 PM	#4 (permalink)
ConnorLug Forum Member Join Date: Jun 2010 Posts: 2,701 Location: Long Island, New York Car Year: 2007 Car Model: FXT Limited Transmission: 5MT Gallery: 0 Feedback Score: 0 reviews	Hahaha I know the feeling, you should of seen my face after driving an N/a for 2 years, merging onto the highway in my new XT right after i bought it __________________ Slowbaru Tuned VF43'd 2007 FXT Limited MT

06-09-2012, 03:43 PM	#5 (permalink)
acohn1 Forum Member Join Date: Aug 2010 Posts: 327 Location: Broomfield, CO Car Year: 04 Car Model: ForesterXT Transmission: 5MT Gallery: 0 Feedback Score: 0 reviews	Looks like its in great condition. That's the same suspension set up I'm on right now. Congratulations on the new foz! __________________ Alan 2004 FXT 5MT

06-10-2012, 04:39 PM	#7 (permalink)
ruhrohh Forum Member Thread Starter Join Date: Feb 2009 Posts: 696 Location: North Haven & UConn Car Year: 2004 Car Model: FXT Transmission: 5MT Gallery: 0 Feedback Score: 2 reviews	had the car for one day. decided to wash it and polish it. hipstergram pics ^love how menacing it looks. ^this needs to be dealt with asap. __________________ 2004 FXT WrongFitment Crew Instagram: @sg6_matt

06-11-2012, 07:48 AM	#9 (permalink)
Soapfxt Forum Member Join Date: Nov 2011 Posts: 302 Location: ny Car Year: 2004 Car Model: forester xt Transmission: 5mt Gallery: 0 Feedback Score: 0 reviews	Cant wait to see it slammed! do you have any idea what wheels your gonna get?

06-11-2012, 09:49 AM	#11 (permalink)
ctsquid Forum Member Join Date: Dec 2010 Posts: 197 Location: Central CT/ J-ville NC Car Year: 2004 Car Model: FXT Gallery: 0 Feedback Score: 1 reviews	A mighty long process on a college budget.

06-12-2012, 04:14 PM	#13 (permalink)
ruhrohh Forum Member Thread Starter Join Date: Feb 2009 Posts: 696 Location: North Haven & UConn Car Year: 2004 Car Model: FXT Transmission: 5MT Gallery: 0 Feedback Score: 2 reviews	not much of an update. car's still not registered, but took it down my street and snapped some real pics. I'm convinced that something's wrong with my camera seeing as how the pics come out terribly and there's so much grain and noise (despite the ISO being at 200). Didn't do this before and my editing style hasn't changed. But oh well, excuses. __________________ 2004 FXT WrongFitment Crew Instagram: @sg6_matt

06-13-2012, 04:11 AM	#14 (permalink)
Dannycvr6 Forum Member Join Date: Jan 2012 Posts: 34 Location: Bethany Car Year: 2004 Car Model: Fozzy XT Transmission: 5sp Gallery: 0 Feedback Score: 1 reviews	North Haven, CT huh? I'm right around the corner.

06-15-2012, 12:03 AM	#15 (permalink)
JFXT Forum Member Join Date: Jul 2011 Posts: 221 Car Year: 2004 Car Model: XT Transmission: 2EATU Gallery: 0 Feedback Score: 0 reviews	Man, looks nice! Perfect stance. Love the simplicity of the Jdm scoop and the clean silver on black style.

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