atm

bought a new project in january, id been following YOUNGBEN`s thread of the car he was building, when i found out he`d decided to break it after doing most of the hard work i couldnt say no and bought it as complete as i could.

with it already having coilovers and fully polybushed and the beams poder coated is what i was planning anyway so i dropped on with alot of hardwork that had already been done!


right, i bought it from youngben at the beginning of january sometime

HOW I BOUGHT IT!

ben hard at work!














it only needed a couple of bits.... a full engine, wiring loom, gearbox, turbo, rads, chargecooler system, braking system, wheels, dash..e.t.c..
which i just happened to have lying around for the st170 project i had



stripped the engine and box apart, changed the rocker cover and fitted a new clutch release bearing



but its coming along nicely, now got the front end back on

started replacing the dash e.t.c. as ben sold all the flocked stuff...
had to change the full front wiring loom as it had been chopped about abit for stack dash and aftermarket management

just a couple of bits missing from it now









standard brembos, bonnet back on

so as it is now its got fully powder coated/ resealed underside, air con removed, gaz gold coilovers, fully polybushed, braided hoses on order, a few engine mods that should be good for 300bhp

i just plan on taking it upto around 350bhp, if it doesnt make it go faster handle better or stop quicker then it isnt going on!
still need a front upper grill and loads of other silly little parts yet


the plan is to get it built up and running, get it motd, and use it for the summer, then il strip some of it back next winter and finish it off properly

Zetecfiesta

looks good!

Robs Frst

Nice, keep it up.

Brian

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Very nice


Brian

dingla rs

iTrader: (2)

didnt young ben own this an do all that work

rs-tuner

iTrader: (1)

thought i have seen these pictures before

COCHYN

Nice

jonny s2

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like it alot mate

Glenn_

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Top project.nice to see its been saved.

youngben

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glad its gone to a good home! keep it up mate! looking good

atm

as i said at the top of the thread. after doing most of the hard work for me!

i live on the rsoc, i know ben and he had a major thread on there and one on here, everyone knows the car and what he done to it.



EDIT: and see the post above from the man himself

steviecossie

did you not get the old style MO's with the car?

atm

il bring it down when its finished mate

atm

no mate, another part that got sold, shame because they suit the RS so much!

steviecossie

They did look really good on it mate.

dingla rs

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sell you a vented bonnet for it mate lol ,

atm

going for standard looks mate, although a bit lower

il have a front upper grill and n/s bumper vent if you got any though? lol

dingla rs

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iv got 2 as it happens but there 4 my 2 focus cosworts lol

keep trying ebay that were i got mine mate

atm

iv been following those threads with you fella, nice work i know seth from the rsoc who originally bent that RS shell

if you change your mind about either of those grills just send me a pm matey

dingla rs

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cheers ,il be watching this build to love the rs's mabe shuda bort one meself

ill keep eye out on ebay for you bud as im always on it looking for bits ther was one last week but didnt knw you were looking

atm

yeah i seen that, ended same night as i started this thread but i was already going out

H7 CYA

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Cool project mate, love FRS,s!

atm

right, think its time for un update..

i bought these carbon fibre fog surrounds too but iv changed my mind about them, going for the standard look so il sell them on


had a word with MONSTER too, for 40 notes he knocked this up for me,

well impressed!!
engraved polished ally with the engraving filled in black

found some of these going cheap on `the bay so picked up a few






few toys for it iv had hanging around for a while..

uprated oil feed with in line filter
forge actuator with blue spring (for running direct)
forge 007p recirc valve



i was looking for a part for 6 months before i found it..
i asked them to wrap it up well, but i didnt ask for a game of pass the parcel!!


can you tell what it is yet??



engine needed a new tenisoner, and from fraud its an rs specific part and was around 150.00 so looked for an alternative!!

found this for less then half trhe price and its a gates one so good quality!!
iv also removed the air con pump so i had to use a 2013 belt from gates, after finding out the standard focus one without aircon DOES NOT FIT







space saver spare and 6 disc headunit i forgot to give to the new owner of the old st170!



got the electrics all sorted and working, immobiler e.t.c. all sorted!


new stack boost gauge and holder for the dash






front end all done ..nearly! just got to fit the front bumper to wing brackets



iv got the brackets (nicely powder coated too, cheers ben ) dont know whats going on with the nuts though!! :doh:


my new replacement goodridge hoses with s/s ends arrived after 3 months!!! (ben took his old ones off the car)
as they where the goodridge ones i had to buy some 16mm s/s washers with new hose clips so the hoses sit tight.



the front discs are near new, just covered in surface rust, il sand them down and give them a repaint when i get round to it!!

powerflex intercooler bushes to get rid of that annoying knock everytime the boost comes in!! sending the bracket to get powder coated soon, this was a replacement one as with most of the car, ben sold the other..


easy adjust for the actuator so i can adjust it on the car using spanners, instead of having to burn my fingers and undo the circlip everytime!!
this also gives you fine adjustment of the boost, giving you as little or as much adjustment as you want instead of nearly 1psi on every half turn otherwise!!


some nice solid boost pipes but i cant decide what to do with them as i hate chrome!! iv got a few options i cant decide on.. its either
ceramic coated,
wrapped,
just sprayed black,
or give sand blast them/ scratch them up to give a duller appearance


i was going to wait and save up for a jek 4-1 manifold, but since i want it on the road this year, and i got offered this 3-1 manifold that was already heatwrapped, with a heatshield and both gaskets for a BARGAIN price i couldnt say no :P


will do me unitl winter

the front end is basically done now, just needs a bit of paint and final few things tightening e.t.c.
turning my attention to the back end


new rear bump stops as i want to use the original ford dust covers over the rear coilovers, stop the crap ruining the seals


rear bumper brackets where missing so ordered a couple up


mintex rear pads


ben took the rear calipers that he had smoothed, so i managed to find some original frs delivery milage ones that still had the zinc coat on, and gave them a coat of hammerite


new ford rear discs


rear bearing was knackered on one side so i thought id replace them both for peice of mind
new genuine ford rear hubs & bearing complete, just need to swap the abs ring over


abs ring swapped over, just need to put it all back together now


new powerflex exhaust hangers... just need an exhaust now!!
iv got a decat but i think il be going for a 100cell sportcat soon..


bought some new door pillar trims and rear window triangles, ben had some home made carbon fibre stuff on, was ok but not what i wanted...


how shes standing now!





engine now, just had a couple of pieces out while i was tinkering

il get the mani e.t.c. on soon enough

i need to sort this lot out

Brian

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Looking good mate


Brian

COLEYST200

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nice work mate keep it up

andy130

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i have a set of old stlye mo's here mate? good work so far.

atm

just waiting for a couple of parts for the back end, then i can get it all together and send it for an mot!
it can be driven round then for suspension setup, rolling road and paint

atm

i found a set of second hand genuine focus rs rear dampers for the dust covers (finally) as the gaz coilovers dont come with any dust covers on the rear struts

turns out the covers dont fit over the gaz dampars anyway, after 6 months of looking for a pair! :doh: suppose i should of measured a set in the first place eh..

so i contacted gaz and they came to the rescue with these!! dont know what theyre actually off but they fit spot on!
so while i was at it i spent some money..

so these:-



plus these :-


equal this :-



the first time its sat on its own four wheels since january! not long now..

manifold on


looking forward to giving the bodywork a big clean up and some paint!!


bled the brakes and clutch today too with this stuff, anybody used it before??

apparently exceeds super dot 4 spec so thought id give it a go

IanC

lookin good mate

Dan j

looking good Alex did the deposit for a house go on this ?

RichieST

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Stunning looking car mate glad your keeping it mostly original

atm

alright dan what have you got now??

this set me back a few months with the deposit yeah lol, but the girlfriend added the rest to that we needed and we are buying one at the moment!

the car cost me 3500 and i already had an engine just `lying around` haha

the money its cost me in total now though i could of bought a pretty mint one, but obviously it wouldnt have this spec

bad boy rs

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great project mate

Zetecfiesta

great work mate!!

Zetecfiesta

really good work mate!

Dan j

Alright fella ive got a mk6 van thats being messed with and a mk6 3 door, nowt special but it keeps me ticking lol.

nixonfrs

coming along nice keep up the good work

Nero

Any more updates?

atm

not alot been going on not had the time really..
but got all the interior sorted now, just the A/B/C interior pillar trims i still need to sort, but im going to get these covered in alcantara to match the headlining




although had a little misshap with the boost gauge surround so i need to get this sorted, got a standard dash surround in for now


since the aircon has been fully removed i though id do the job properly and fit a non aircon heated window switch aswell


took the lagging from the manifold as it was getting tatty tbh.


ignore the standard boost hoses, iv sent the metal boost pipes off for powder coating, so meanwhile get hold of some 57mm mocal silicone hose to use as hose joiners for the pipes, should match the mocal inline turbo oil filter iv also got under there

although now im thinking i want it in black to match everything else


on the outside its all in one piece now, just waiting for paint once its mot`d...il get to that in a minute


il wait until i get the rest repainted before i fit my new colour coded grill surround


finally got my full bleflame 100cell motorsport cat and cat back system too!







a pic just to reemind you what shes like underneath


finally took her to my local mot station, just for some pre mot checks over her, drives well, runs and boosts ok, apart from being all over the road with the geometry still needing a set up.
all it needed was the brakes bleeding and a couple of cable ties on the steering rack boots and it should of been job done! so took her home, sorted the problems, then as i reversed back off the drive on full lock disaster struck
the driveshaft popped out the outer cv joint on the n/s and mauled the end of the shaft in the process.
turned out the outer joint has been off at somepoint and a new snap ring had been fitted but was too small for the shaft/ cv joint..

so iv got a replacement shaft on the way, once thats done il try again (its worse then that on the other side)

rsbenj1

looking good alex how long till she back on road?