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Old Sep 13, 2006 | 07:29 PM
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Default focus 2.0 esp collection rear and reiger front

after selling my cab

i decided to buy a focus
i found this

its a 2.0 esp,1 owner,44k,full ford history
got it for £3800
then set to ive only had it for about 2 weeks but all ready done a bit
new wheels

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clear front and side repeaters
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Old Sep 13, 2006 | 07:46 PM
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looking good mate,wots the plans?
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Old Sep 13, 2006 | 07:48 PM
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ive got some quads for it that just need painting
then im hoping to get some collection bumpers on it.
nothing to mad as its the family car!
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Old Sep 13, 2006 | 09:29 PM
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looks nice mate
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Old Sep 13, 2006 | 11:26 PM
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Nice

get a st170 half leather or a fulll leather interior like in mine
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Old Sep 14, 2006 | 03:49 PM
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quads painted

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Old Sep 14, 2006 | 07:37 PM
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quads fitted

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Old Sep 16, 2006 | 10:42 AM
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Old Sep 16, 2006 | 07:33 PM
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new rear lights and number plates bought and fitted today


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Old Sep 16, 2006 | 08:11 PM
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Mate ditch the lexus lights and get the US rears,
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Old Sep 20, 2006 | 04:14 PM
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started painting my calipers up factory gold
hoping in the next few weeks to get my new suspension
and a stainless manifold
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Old Sep 20, 2006 | 04:33 PM
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Looking smart mate


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Old Sep 20, 2006 | 11:19 PM
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Old Sep 22, 2006 | 07:41 PM
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been offered a stainless shorty manifold for £80
and a brand new collection bumper for £200
so i need to get some cash together for them
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Old Sep 22, 2006 | 07:59 PM
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looking good so far mate, and looks good in red. i reckon colour code the door handles and side strips and the plastic skirts
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had a major change of plan
sold my quads and rear lights
bought a new st170 front bumper,and im smoothing out the moulding line
to match my rear bumper. then hopefully buying a reiger front splitter for it
this is the style i want when done

and here is what ive done so far






and im onto my second skim of filler now so shouldnt be long before its in primer
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been doing a few bits
richbrook hand break lever

richbrook gear stick

colour coded the boot trim

colour coded the door handles
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Old Oct 14, 2006 | 08:40 PM
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will look sweeet
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how did you fit that handbrake mate
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Old Oct 14, 2006 | 08:44 PM
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looks good
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Old Oct 14, 2006 | 08:48 PM
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i cut the old handbreak cover off then fettled the plastic underneath with a grinder till it fitted like a glove
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Old Oct 14, 2006 | 08:49 PM
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ive got chance of a good manifold as well but cant afford to do the exhaust till after christmas
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did it just slide on and with the chrome button
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Old Oct 15, 2006 | 07:39 AM
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Looking good mate

If you dont need to use the door lock (can unlock your car using the remote) then get some blanking cover's to go over the front door lock's

Like these

http://www.fordpartsuk.com/Merchant2...egory_Code=FFU

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done that on the passenger side,but left the drivers side just in case. you never know my battery might go flat.
hope fully gunna do some more on my front bumper and get some more bits colour coded over the next few days
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Looking good mate!
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done some more today
removed the side mouldings to colour code

primed and guide coated

painted

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when i went to the local tip the other day i found a nice manifold,it had a ford stamp on it.
after further investigation ive found its a st170 one
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Old Oct 18, 2006 | 05:31 PM
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Dam good find there matey
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coming along nicely mate
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some pics with the mouldings refitted


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Old Nov 4, 2006 | 04:44 PM
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been down to scc performance today as part of the fordsport rr day
my car is still standard engine wise and i wanted a start figure before i mod it.
it ran 127.8 bhp and was fueling perfectly
so now ill start on the exhaust and induction mods
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