Hard Earned: Joshua Zafra’s 2008 Mitsubishi Eclipse

Vehicle Features Adam Gordon

Photography by Donnie Rochin (@r0cean11_photography)

With 67% of the Popular Vote, Joshua Zafra is the winner of the PASMAG Tuner Battlegrounds award category at Hot Import Nights: San Jose, CA.

Joshua Zafra was a big fan of Mitsubishi for as long as he could remember way back when he was looking for a project car to build for himself. He remembers that he couldn’t afford the prestigious Lancer Evolution back then, but that didn’t stop him from falling in love with the 2009 Mitsubishi Eclipse on the showroom floor.

“There was something about the look of the Eclipse that I thought was different from the rest of the competition,” Zafra tells us. When everyone was building 350Zs, G35s, Hondas, and Mustangs, he decided to follow in the steps of Paul Walker and Tyrese and pick up the Eclipse to modify extensively. Extensive modification was exactly what was in store for the Mitsubishi coupe.

Using his own hands and hard earned money, Zafra has completely transformed the Eclipse inside and out. The exterior consists of a wild combination of Duraflex components and DailyMotiveCustoms door flares, with a bunch of custom additions, finished off in Sunset Red 3-stage paint. A set of 20-inch gold XXR 526 wheels set of the color scheme just right.

With bolstered engine performance and a custom interior consisting of carbon fiber trim and tons of mobile electronics, the car has taken home several show awards, and Zafra says he isn’t even finished yet! Keep an eye on this build as it continues to grow.

Joshua Zafra's 2008 Mitsubishi Eclipse is featured in PASMAG #153. Click HERE to order.

ESSENTIALS

Owner: Joshua Zafra
Vehicle: 2008 Mitsubishi Eclipse
Location: Fairfield, CA
Engine: Mitsubishi 6G75 3.8L V6
Horsepower: 320 whp
Torque: 290 lb-ft
Facebook: /jay.mushu.71
Instagram: @_nissubishi_

ENGINE

Apex valvetrain
Spectre air filter
Injen cold air intake
HKS stage 1 camshaft
Bostech injectors
NGK (Iridium spark plugs, wires)
Jet V Force Plus

EXHAUST

Custom (Y-pipe, spiked exhaust tip)
Road Race Engineering header
Test-pipe

DRIVETRAIN

ACT Heavy Duty clutch
Fidanza lightened flywheel

WHEELS / TIRES / BRAKES

XXR 526 wheels - 20x11 +11 (f/r)
Federal 525 tires - 255/35/20 (f/r)
StopTech drilled/slotted rotors

CHASSIS / SUSPENSION

K-Sport Deluxe Edition air suspension
Eibach sway bars (f/r)
Energy Suspension bushings
Megan Racing strut bars (f/r)
Whiteline sway bar links

EXTERIOR

Duraflex Spirit body kit
Custom 3-inch flares
GT spoiler bracket
BattleAero spoiler stands
FRS spoiler
Carbon fiber side canards
Spec-D (chrome headlights, chrome tail lights)
House of Kolors Candy Orange Red paint
LED BLG underglow
Wheel lighting

INTERIOR

Sparco (steering wheel, harnesses)
GlowShift (gauges, gauge pods)
Leather racing seats
Orange carbon fiber trim
Interior LED lighting

AUDIO / MOBILE ELECTRONICS

Rockford Fosgate (head unit, sub amplifiers, P3 subwoofers (2))
Inverted subwoofer enclosure
Optima (Red Top under hood battery, Yellow Top extra battery)
Playstation 4
Panasonic DVD player
12.5-inch front monitors
42-inch LG TV trunk

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