Garry Posted December 6, 2012 Share Posted December 6, 2012 Well, this is what I've been fiddling with this summer. Nothing special and never will be, but hey ho, its wheels and better than a skateboard! Copy+pasta'd from another forum. This is my third car after a couple of Corsa B's (a 1.2 LS and a 1.6 Sport). I was looking for a Focus to be a bit more grown up in the work carpark, and nearly bought a 5dr 1.8 Millenium in their famous banana yellow, but the seller sold it before I could get the money to have it. Picked this one up in April, had good service history and recent clutch replacement so seemed a good buy. Wanted a 3dr over a 5dr, wasn't too fussed on engine size. Standard apart from a cat-back Powerflow. When it was on the test drive, I noticed the creaking/grinding when steering, first thoughts were the steering rack ( Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Garry Posted December 6, 2012 Author Share Posted December 6, 2012 So, the all red-rear lights? Well I wanted some USDM rears, which are mainly red (their stop/turn signals are combined, with a clear reverse in the lamp unit), but the costs are silly. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Garry Posted December 6, 2012 Author Share Posted December 6, 2012 BTW, the repeaters have silver bulbs, just never took pics of them fitted. Will do soon. So, the headache. Try this....but on every bolt.... Thats the eccentric rear toe bolt on the rear wishbone. Lower the car and you need to adjust the rear toe. On the Focus, they used cheap metal, cheap fixings and no anti-seize grease. So, apply a bit of torque and snap goes the bolt. Every one of them. Was not a happy chappy. It was about Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Garry Posted December 6, 2012 Author Share Posted December 6, 2012 And I know the photos aren't in chronological order, but I'm too lazy to fix that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tom's rc Posted December 6, 2012 Share Posted December 6, 2012 looks nice! get yourself a sports air filter they work a treat! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flash22 Posted December 6, 2012 Share Posted December 6, 2012 out with the oxy on them there bolts typical ford - atleast thay circled the problem on the badge Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Garry Posted December 6, 2012 Author Share Posted December 6, 2012 Near enough every bolt was cut off. The fitter I used said he's never sworn at a car so much in his life. At least its replaced now so shouldn't be a hassle in the future! More pics, really should wash it. And when it got a fresh 12month ticket last month, it got the best advisory I've ever seen: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tom24-7 Posted December 6, 2012 Share Posted December 6, 2012 get yourslef a 4 branch manifold lightend flywheel and bike carbs youll see 160-170 bhp with a propper revvy engine ive also got some leccy wing mirrors if it doesnt have them and a set of alloy wheel bolts with lock nuts looks good so far mate need any advice let me know i love fords Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Garry Posted December 6, 2012 Author Share Posted December 6, 2012 Its only a 1.8 so 115bhp on a good day Not really someone who needs powah so I'm not that interested in performance/speed improvements. Maybe if I did a trackday... Have had a few ST170s get my attention though and a friend used to have one a couple of years back with a Bluefin so I know they are potent packages, but I really need to have a car doing more than 30mpg on short runs, an ST170 would be closer to 20/21mpg. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt B Posted December 7, 2012 Share Posted December 7, 2012 Shaped up nicely Garry! Wasn't sure on how much you'd dropped the back at first, then later saw it had been evened out a bit in later pictures Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Garry Posted December 7, 2012 Author Share Posted December 7, 2012 When I can find my scissor jack it'll go down another 10mm on the rear, maybe 5mm on the front as it already connects with the road in some places Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
landmaxdriver Posted December 7, 2012 Share Posted December 7, 2012 Looks really good mate, I really like the wheels, suit the car perfectly I do like the older Focus's Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Garry Posted December 7, 2012 Author Share Posted December 7, 2012 I got mega lucky with them, mis-labelled on ebay as being 5x108 instead of 4x108, they were minty mint and even came with spigot rings and a new set of Kenda tyres (no kidding, even had the coloured wear blocks on, so probably less than 250 miles on them) for a grand total of Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
willashcroft Posted December 7, 2012 Share Posted December 7, 2012 Needs lowering.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gaz! Posted December 7, 2012 Share Posted December 7, 2012 not my cup of tea to be honest but it looks much better with the subtle mods mate Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
landmaxdriver Posted December 7, 2012 Share Posted December 7, 2012 I got mega lucky with them, mis-labelled on ebay as being 5x108 instead of 4x108, they were minty mint and even came with spigot rings and a new set of Kenda tyres (no kidding, even had the coloured wear blocks on, so probably less than 250 miles on them) for a grand total of Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ScottPro8.5 Posted December 7, 2012 Share Posted December 7, 2012 Looks good, just i dont like the wheels! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Garry Posted December 7, 2012 Author Share Posted December 7, 2012 Shame I managed to kerb one pretty bad avoiding a dozy driver when I was coming home from work one morning. Not so pretty now (one of the spokes have deep gouges) but still presentable from a distance. It'll get me through until the tyres wear out, then it'll get some Calibres or some other BBS-ish wheels. Or, the other plan is something from TVR as the Griffith and early Chimeras were 4x108. The rest of the car isn't too pretty though. I scraped the front bumper on some chainlink fencing at work, the previous owner bumped the front and broke the paint around the passenger side bumper indicator (and naffed up the foglight, so it loses connection on bumpy roads), and at some point in its life its had a partial respray as the rear flanks are darker than the front or doors. Very noticeable in dull light or when I can't be bothered to wash it. Can't justify a respray on the whole thing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ScottPro8.5 Posted December 8, 2012 Share Posted December 8, 2012 Shame I managed to kerb one pretty bad avoiding a dozy driver when I was coming home from work one morning. Not so pretty now (one of the spokes have deep gouges) but still presentable from a distance. It'll get me through until the tyres wear out, then it'll get some Calibres or some other BBS-ish wheels. Or, the other plan is something from TVR as the Griffith and early Chimeras were 4x108. The rest of the car isn't too pretty though. I scraped the front bumper on some chainlink fencing at work, the previous owner bumped the front and broke the paint around the passenger side bumper indicator (and naffed up the foglight, so it loses connection on bumpy roads), and at some point in its life its had a partial respray as the rear flanks are darker than the front or doors. Very noticeable in dull light or when I can't be bothered to wash it. Can't justify a respray on the whole thing. That dozy driver was me, i told you i dont like the wheels! LOL Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
landmaxdriver Posted December 9, 2012 Share Posted December 9, 2012 That dozy driver was me, i told you i dont like the wheels! LOL bit harsh TVR wheels would be nuts! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
J13MEX Posted December 9, 2012 Share Posted December 9, 2012 I like this! Has A kind of RS style to it! How did the indicators turn out? Amber enough or red? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Garry Posted December 9, 2012 Author Share Posted December 9, 2012 Amber enough. Its an advisory on the MOT that it has ''a product on the lense that reduces light output'', thats the Tamiya Red, but haven't been pulled for it. Heres a pic right after I did the bulbs, thats 2 coats of green but I've done 4 in total. The less red you use, the less green you need, mine was about 3/4 of a can . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jason3249 Posted December 9, 2012 Share Posted December 9, 2012 (edited) Looks good there good motors me and the wife has just brought one for a 2nd motor but the estate version Edited December 9, 2012 by jason3249 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KieranBolton Posted December 9, 2012 Share Posted December 9, 2012 looks okay but i dont like the big pipe out the back... Looks to "Hello im an RS" Which it isnt... Overall looking okay Kieran Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thunderwolf Posted December 9, 2012 Share Posted December 9, 2012 looks very good imo lonly thing i personaly would do better are the wheels, personaly i don't think they match the car but thats just me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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