Old May 1, 2016 | 07:28 AM
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Okay, I'll link some eye candy.

As I bought it, running, although just:
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Engine bay; the upper hose is more clear of the exhaust than it looks (but less than I'd like); parts of the inlet tended to bang off the inner wing under hard acceleration:
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The sharp-eyed amongst you will have noted, also, that the idle control valve was plumbed with both ports direct to the plenum and thus useless for actually controlling the idle. The PCV system was blocked off, the emissions items simply binned, the factory ECM lying in the trunk duct-taped to the Ford Focus ignition switch and part of the original instrument panel. The wiring is visibly...creative.

Midway through the work; unfortunately, I've moved so no longer have the wonderful garage with lift:
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The new wiring is part custom built harness with part Focus harness. All emission and injection controls are being kept, and I'm using custom tuner with Ford OBD2 EEC-V ECM.
I don't know what the final paint will be but I might go with flat black or a different shade of blue. The interior is in great shape, if messy, and so I'll be keeping the light blue vinyl.

Cheers,
Ben
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