lowman

hello people.
its been awhile. and thought id post a project thread of it

its a 2003 focus rs, its got 56k miles on the clock,but the car,,,after i have had the first round of buftying ,its like brand new almost.and for now ,the plan is to get it as close to new as possible

specs:ford focus rs mk, miltek decat system,graham goode cold air intake filter box,it has a bluefin thingy in the back but unsure if its been programmed into the car yet, its got a nice stereo in it(i would never spend money on getting one,,,but its cool that its in the car)xenon kit in headlights and fog lights, carbon look roof,looks quite nice actually,
otherwise the car is standard,,and like i said ,the plans with the car is to get the level of mintness up to 100%

anyways...here are some pictures of the car,enjoy

RSricRS

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Beautiful car, looks mint.

You must be well chuffed with it.

lowman

cheers mate.yeah it is indeed mint
and its an awesome car to drive i think...the front wheel drive thingy doesnt bother me at all.its fun,fast and entertaining to drive,and its a minterso its aaall good

AlexRS2782

Looks like a nice example

If you get a chance, have a look at www.focusrsbuildlist.co.uk as it would be nice to get the car added to the database, especially as there are not that many LHD ones known on there

lowman

hello mate

i have been on there..and the car is actually on the list...it started its life in sweden,a woman who drove it from new and 5 years on...before it was imported to norway by a proper bufty head,,and then a friend of him bought it....and kept it for a year..and i just recently bought it...3 weeks ago..

but i will register it on that site..and put some proper info in there aswell

cheers for looking

by the way..im getting some parts for it tomorrowso there will be some more picture updates pretty soon

lowman

well people

here is a little bufty update on my focus rs
like i said earlier...my plans for the car is to make the car look like new.change or refurbish old parts for new parts even if its minor stuff,to keep it in top condition.
so i have bought new screws for the arch liners ,new coolant tank with cap,and brackets for the abs sensors up front

ive just fitted the expansion tank today,and here are some pics..not that good ones though...but you get the idea.enjoy people

Glenn_

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Very nice matey it looks mint.

lowman

cheers mate
yeah its getting there,really enjoying focus rs ownership at the momenteven still i have always been a cosworth head...

Rsmat

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Love it mate.. A credit to you.

lowman

thank you very much mateits coming along quite nicely i thinkjust a shame we are approaching the winther seasonbut nothing to do about that..so
cheeeers

turbocat

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Looks great well done

Matt FRS

Very nice, I definitely need to get a new header tank

Jackstrath

That roof and back lights need to GTF ! Lol I think the car would look 1000x better with out them!

lowman

hehe jackstrath...the backlights are gone..and standard ones are back on
the roof is staying..i think it loooks nice even if its just foil,

im gonna update this project tomorrow i think..ive got a new load of parts coming in

cheers for looking

lowman

thank you very much.yeah its often the small things that makes a difference.
more parts coming soon
and thinking about what to do to make it stand out more and make it look like my carhave some ideas coming along quite nicely

RichieST

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Very tidy!

lowman

thank you very much mate.

gingeRS

very nice..... but please change those taillights....they are awful

lowman

hehehe i have mixed feelings about them...but they are not on the car at the moment.i like the standard ones better...but in real life..the ones on the pics are not that bad i think.gives the car a quite fresh modern look.but i found out that i like the standard ones better anyways..--so they are staying on

cheers for looking

lowman

hello people
here is another update of this bufty project

well...not much to say really...ive been just takin some pics over the last week,abit of shining..abit of an evening drive ,and got myself some new parts for the car.
original ford parts,as i want the car to travel back in time and be like new
the parts at this point is powersteering reservoar,intercooler tank,cam sensor,crank sensor,dipstick pipe,brackets for the abs sensors up front,intermident switch for the front wipers,oil for powersteering and gearbox(the second change just to flush out every drop of old oil in there...as i have done to the engine as well,,changed oil on it 4 times the last 3 weeksgeek yeah i know

but here anyways is the pictures.hope you enjoy it

yeah i actually cleaned the cover underneath




details...details




random closeups,,,







a enjoyable drive in the evening after the buftying









new parts..you can obiously see whats what














and this one..just noticed it on the way out of the forum

RichieST

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Engine bay looks so clean!

Do you happen to know the part number for these screws? I am in need of a few but my local Ford dealer is run by a bunch of mongtards, so would be good to know a part number.



Cheers

lowman

hello mate

cheers for kind words..if i must say..the engine bay is as clean as it looks...after hours of cleaning and stuff...its like new..and as you can see...still some more new parts going in there

when it comes to the screws...i was told that i had to buy a pack of the screws..and there is 25 in a packet..and the finish code is 1388632

Sticky.

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WOW!...Mega clean

RichieST

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Many thanks for that

lowman

thank you very much mate!just had a look at your thread aswell..and yours tooo look veeery nice.doing a good job there
cheers from norway

lowman

no problem mate.hope you get it sortedcheers

lowman

does anyone know why i havent received a confirmation mail...i have registered my profile..but cant start to use the forum....
its on this forum..
http://www.rsownersclub.co.uk/rsocbb...play.php?f=134

RSRick3290

if u have just bought membership it takes upto two weeks to activate cant believe how clean the underside is, mines only done 26k miles and your is just as clean as mine can tell its been well looked after

lowman

hello mate

thank you very much for kind words.yeah its deadly clean this car..and sometimes i wonder if its a reshelled car and build from scratch...though i know it isnt
but spent some good amount of hours cleaning and refurbing stuff that need to be refurbed..and got myself some new parts..and more to come luckily

i havent paid any membership fee.....it didnt say anything about you having to pay a membership to get your profile activated...but i do then?

R5COS

Very Nice Looks to be a very tidy focus indeed

RSRick3290

No you can sign up and post for free, from memory you have to wait for a e-mail from them confirming ur profile t o make sure its legit

lowman

then my questiion is still....i have never got the confirmation email..so my profile is not activated..any ideas?

cheers

lowman

well people
here is some pics of the autumns shine,did polish the exhaust heat shield,and some other small stuff.
enjoy the picscheeers

lowman

and some more
changed the oil in the gearbox for third time just to flush it proper,changed the cam sensor,crank sensor,and a clips for the coolant return hose,and sparkplugs
as you can see i also measured the old vs new cam and crank sensor,just for my own intrest,and as you can see there is abit less resistance in the new ones compared to the old ones,very little though,but i like to have things spot on
and i also adjusted the gap on the spark plugs(measured the old ones aswell and they were around 1mm gap,but adjusted the new ones to 0.8)

cheers again

RichieST

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Top work as usual mate!

JPA

hi mate , very nice car , what air filter set up is that we can see in this pic ?

cheers

john

lowman

thank you very much matemuch apreciatedcheeers

lowman

hello mate

it is a graham goode cold air intake system,with a KN cone airfilter inside it,and the box you can see is connected to the standard intake hose that runs on the left side inside the front bumper

cheers

fezzajsy

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AJC

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Lovely & clean