The Albuquerque Stripper
Specs & Mods
- Lap times
- 4
- Ownership Status
- Currently Own
- Year
- 2018
- S550 Model
- GT
- Transmission
- Manual
- Mods - Handling
- MCS 2-way adjustable coilovers w/ Hyperco 800# front 1100# rear springs
Vorshlag Caster/Camber plates
Ford Racing Performance Front and Rear Swaybars
Whiteline Swaybar End links
SPL Front Lower Control Arms and Front Tension Rods
Apex EC-7 18x11, 315/30-18 squared
Brembo Performance Pack 6-piston brakes, booster, and master cylinder
AP Racing 2-piece rotors
Hawk DTC-70 Brake Pads
- Mods - Power
- 2M Fabrication 1 7/8" Longtubes
MBRP Off-Road Pro Race Catback
Lund e85 race tune
Mantic 9000 Ceremetallic Twin-Disc Clutch and Flywheel
- Mods - Exterior
- APR GT-250 Rear Wing
Race Louvers RX EXTREME Center, Recessed Hood
Patco Splitter (with plenty of help from Ale and Tom)
- Mods - Interior
- Autopower 8 point custom cage, harness, window net
ASL Race Capture Pro on an Amazon Fire Tablet
GoPro Hero 7's + 8's
Recaro Halo
- Background & Plans
- Found this theft recovery that didn't drive, didn't run in Albuquerque's Copart right as Covid-19 started sending everybody home.
Get it running (check!)
Get it on the track (check!)
Get it racing - TT (check!)
Get it to win an TT event (check!)
Get it to catch fire (check!)
Get it to win a season championship (check!)
Get it to win another regional championship (yo yo!)
Get it to wreck at a national championship (Texa---no, ALASKA SIZED CHECK)
Get it to win a national championship (never)
We didn't get there, but dang, we were close. Not a bad run for a car assembled for under $20k by a guy who knows nothing about what he was doing.