AG Focus Cosworth Project (Update 14/02/2012 - NEW DASH)

[COCHYN]

Well that's deffo made my mind up about getting rid of the seats! But they are well comfy!

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[carlo]

Nah i bought them off andys mate craig then sold them to the lad who andy was building the focus for.They are out a low mileage car that was rolled.

[COCHYN]

Yeah, they are mint. Probably just keep it as it is, would be a shame to change the original look of how the car is knows. I'll just sort the belts etc on the engine, then a few issues around the bodywork first and get it as pristine as possible. Then we'll see what direction I take with it. Love it as is

[carlo]

All the hard work is done on that car shame it sat outside not being used for as long but im sure you will have it mint

[COCHYN]

Yeah deffo, quite a bit left to do like but I'm deffo not feeling ashamed for buying it!

[Drunken Master]

Why would you it's a great buy! What you planning to use it for?

[BIG.GEOFF.H]

Originally Posted by dingla rs

yer i wudnt mind sum input as i wana go 4x4 wiv mine but every 1 teling me go rwd but never driven a turbo rwd just n/a rwds so dnt have a clue wot they be like

shame i didnt have my 2wd cossie n rwd cossie mk3 cab at work could of taken u out i 1 fun fun fun u could come my house 1 week end or 1 nite if passing and 1 of the focos's on t'ebay is 1 of my old en's was gunna buy the white 1 still thinking about it lol

nice 1 al in getting that and saving it from across the irish sea and rotting to death keep the updates

[COCHYN]

Principles normally revolve around never buying other peoples hard work...so I'm diluding myself by making myself believe "it was built and not used"

Using it for everyday use, bit of track, shows etc. etc. Hopefully away to Europe in it this year, or what's left of the year. We'll see how it all pans out

[COCHYN]

Originally Posted by BIG.GEOFF.H

shame i didnt have my 2wd cossie n rwd cossie mk3 cab at work could of taken u out i 1 fun fun fun u could come my house 1 week end or 1 nite if passing and 1 of the focos's on t'ebay is 1 of my old en's was gunna buy the white 1 still thinking about it lol

nice 1 al in getting that and saving it from across the irish sea and rotting to death keep the updates

Cheers Geoff, and thanks for the help in the last couple of weeks. Appreciate it!

And buy the white one back, would be cool to see you take it to a different level

[BIG.GEOFF.H]

i had the blue 1 dont wanna buy that back fot a reputation i need to loose 4 buying my old motors back the white 1 would be a good buy be better with steelies on it and a shopping list on the doors no probs al any time u need help drop me a line

[COCHYN]

Quality, got loads a great contacts...seem to be a lot more revolving around Cossie's Fook rep, buy the white one back...you know you want to....

Bored of seeing the Cossie cab now (*wooden spoon! )

[BIG.GEOFF.H]

that white 1 on ebay wasnt mine al my white 1 was a rally car
the blue 1 on ebay was mine realy am thinking of the white 1 on ebay thow mmm temping so tempting heres a pic of my old 2 the rally car was 4x4 the blue 1 a rwd

ive hardley drove my cossie cab in the 3 years after building it my mate has had it more but i got a few things i wanna do to it got a bigger turbo quaife diff gunna change a few things i want an adjustable rear axle but cheap thow lol

[BIG.GEOFF.H]

proper cab thow al

[BIG.GEOFF.H]

proper cab thow al

[dingla rs]

Originally Posted by BIG.GEOFF.H

shame i didnt have my 2wd cossie n rwd cossie mk3 cab at work could of taken u out i 1 fun fun fun u could come my house 1 week end or 1 nite if passing and 1 of the focos's on t'ebay is 1 of my old en's was gunna buy the white 1 still thinking about it lol

nice 1 al in getting that and saving it from across the irish sea and rotting to death keep the updates

didnt think the white one was urs get it bought geoff to add to the mass collection of cars u have lol ! im always passing urs i go misses folks every other weekend an wud lv a ride out

[bazzle]

what do focus's drive like when rwd'd?

[BIG.GEOFF.H]

yea no probs andy just give me a bell can leave ur misses with mine

[BIG.GEOFF.H]

Originally Posted by bazzle

what do focus's drive like when rwd'd?

like a saph cossie but with a focus dash in it best way of describing it

[bazzle]

im considering doing it , but using a frs engine, still not made my mind up

[dingla rs]

Originally Posted by bazzle

im considering doing it , but using a frs engine, still not made my mind up

u no it makes sence why think bout it sure no one dun wiv frs engine

[bazzle]

will a cossie t5 box bolt up to a frs lump then?

[BIG.GEOFF.H]

nothing compares to yb power me n damo was on abot puttin a frs engine in his mk2 escort coz he said he's sick of tripping over them lol

[bazzle]

i all ready have one, although it does need a rebuild, so seems the sensible option

[dingla rs]

Originally Posted by BIG.GEOFF.H

nothing compares to yb power me n damo was on abot puttin a frs engine in his mk2 escort coz he said he's sick of tripping over them lol

yer u do have few sitting around geoff fort he was seling the mk 2 .if i dnt get intouch before ill probly bump in to u at national day bud
ps think u shud put 1 in that sweet blue series 1 that was parked out side urs last time as was dwn

[COCHYN]

Loving the tags, obvious from which minority

@ Geoff

Yeah I always loved the cab, always have a look around it if its at shows, you've had it for ages too

Forgot about the white rally Focus you had, thought it was the one on ebay. But that did look really coolM buy that back if you can

And you're right, as much as I like the FRS...its a 1.4 compared to how a YB drives

[stevieturbo]

Originally Posted by COCHYN

First job was to sort the brake servo. Sat for such a long time in all weathers, appeared to be shafted. But after a slight tap it came back into life. Works well now and I have brakes!

A slight tap ? I whacked it with an iron bar and it still didnt work...what did you use, a sledge hammer ? lol


Good luck with it, at least its going to get driven now !!!

[COCHYN]

Fook know mate You must have done something to it

[michael harbour]

wheres the pics of updates???

[CarbonRick]

Originally Posted by michael harbour

wheres the pics of updates???

What he said ^

[Mark_1]

looks great, MORE PICTURES!

[andy escos]

Originally Posted by Mark_1

looks great, MORE PICTURES!

chop chop pics plzzz

[Si B]

Liking that Al

Might be up your way or Lakes 20th Sept for a week walking in the hills with a mate - if we're over your way I'll be in touch for a nosey round

[COCHYN]

Yeah deffo Si

Sorry about lack of pics, I have been working on it a lot today and in very strong wind and rain...so pics are a little difficult to take without drowning the camera

But changed the oil for some Silkolene, adjusted the coilovers and fitted some spacers on the front wheels (just for the MOT). Took a sneaky drive to the bottom of the road, oil pressure and water temps looking good from cold to hot. Pressure washed underneath her, looks brand new Just waiting on the usual sensors and belts now.

I'm away working in Spain on the 9th-16th, so hopefully be able to find time to MOT it and get some miles under her belt before leaving. I'm dying to

[COCHYN]

UPDATE TIME!

Had the MOT on Friday, passing with flying colours. And just about made it to the DVLA 5 minutes before they shut so I could pick up my tax. All well so far!



But afterwards, I took a drive up to see John Coles and she developed a bit of a knock on cylinder 1 and the oil pressure was way below par. So Saturday, popped over to John's and we got to work. This is how she looked by the afternoon...



Taking the engine appart, the oil pump was obviously well shagged judging by the scoring inside....



But looks like it was caught just in time, not much wear or damage or anything else. So all in all I feel alright about having the engine come out. It can now be rebuilt to a better spec using new components all over.

Spend this morning painting and rebuilding the inlet manifold, cleaning the sump and giving it a lick of paint and a few other little bits n' bobs.

[COLEYST200]

Thats shit mate sorry to see it like this all ready. All i can say is wellcome to the club of dead yb,s

[COCHYN]

Oh it ain't dead, was working just fine...just no oil pressure But I think we caught it just in time before it did long term damage...especially to my wallet! But we'll see when the head comes off.

Working away next week in Spain, so that gives John loads of time to focus on his own car, then when I'm back it'll be a mad building session to get it back on the road asap

[Alex the kid]

Will be interesting to see where it goes mate, glad its black lol.

[COCHYN]

Where it goes?

[Alex the kid]

The project mate lol.

[COCHYN]

Ah gotchya starting much earlier than I thought, so car might be well completed within the next couple of months