Well some of you may already know me from foc, its seems you site kept poping up so i thought id join

Well the focus is a confused car to start its a 51 plate with all mk1.5 wiring but the shell is a mk1 lol. its started out as a 1.6 but thats getting removed for a 2.0 which im building my self. well heres some pictures










im awaiting parts from ford to finsh building the engine (the sump bolts and sump thay for someresson have had to order from germany)

 

heres the end spec (for this june due to me rushing the car to get it on the track ready when one foc member comes down my way, these are all parts i have and just awaiting to fit when i have time)

Kent Vern Pulleys
Stage 3 Head
CFM Water Pump Pulley and Crank Pulley
TTV Flywheel
FSE Power Boost Vaule
Ported And Butterfly Cut T/B
Custom Piping
BMC Sealed Intake Box
90mm Cold Air Feed
Ford 4-2-1 Exhaust Manifold
LongLife De-Cat
LongLife 2.5 Bore Cat Bk Exhaust
1 Litre Oil Catcher Tank
Mocal 19 Row Oil Rad
Mocal Oil Sandwhich Plate (5/8 Connections)
K&N Oil Filter
Magnetic Sump Bolt
Battery Relocated Into Car
Custom Short Shifter
PolyBush Toqrue Link
300mm Front
280mm Rear
Custom Front Discs
Std Rear Discs
ECB Green Front Pads
Std Rear Pads
Mondeo Mk2 Si Alloys
Buget Tyres
Polybush Front
Gmax Fixed Shocks
Gmax 40mm Springs
E-Tech Front Upper Strut Brace
OMP Front Lowwer Strut Brace
12.5mm Rear Axle spacers
10mm Front Wheel Spacers
Corbeau Bucket Seat
Customisd Std Seat Mount
T-Horn 250mm Steering Wheel And Boss
Striped Interior
Customisd Dash
6 Point Bolt-In FIA Roll Cage
1.5 Litre Fire Exhuaster
1.5 Litre Fuel Swirl Pot
Mk1.5 Headlights Panited Black
Mk1.5 Upper Grill
ST170 Lower Grill
Mk1.5 Front Bumper
ST170 Fog Light Surrounds
Bonnet Lightened With WRC Bonnet Scoop And Bonnet Pins Fitted
Carbonfibre Wings
EGR Side Skirts
MK1 Collection Rear Bumper
de-wipered
Smoked side indercators
led rear midle brake light bulbs
white led number plate lights
FOC Gel Over Lays
H7 6000k Xenon Blubs
Led side lights

 

what brakes are you using mate? should be a blast to rag around the track,

 

Focus ST170 front hubs and caiplers and ST170 rear Caiplers, uprated pads and discs front and std pads and discs on the rear due to early locking up...

 

yea we got our rears turned right down for that reason, atleast you got the right hubs to allow you to go bigger calipers if needs be, when you hoping to do your first track day?

 

yeah if the st's anit up to the job ill be fitting rs caiplers and discs.

it will be either june or july and most likly the car will be unpanited and trailered there lol (mostly my car wont be able to pass the new mots laws)

 

well got abit of work done today, the engines ready for removal (all unbolted its just hanging in) and the rear now has lights collection rear bumper all the wiring for them and the rollcage has all be setup correctly and lined up and the monts and been marked up for welding. Also ive modifed the dash and the inernal crash bar (just the junk not needed has been removed), ill get some photos this weekend when i go back up to get the last of the internal loom engine sound tar and not needed bits of metal inside the car (ie rear seat monting points ect..)

 

get some weight out that heavy boot lid, rear bumber bar, door skins, airbags are out i take it,

 

im cutting the boot and doors up on the weekend the rear bars gone and the airbags went a long time ago lol.

lossing weight is what im best at ,not even the door seals are staying lol. do you know where i can get good priced poly windows from? i can only find two companys that do them for the focus and one only does the front and the other want over £300 for them???

 

yea give tony a call on 07977231876, say that rog said to give you a ring, he has all our templates, top bloke and you wont find cheaper,

 

Thanks ill give him a call tomorrow

 

Looks and sounds a good project mate.

 

thanks ive spoken to him, ive just got to sort out the 1/4 rear window templates for him but im ordering the front and rear window on friday when the wages come in and im very happy with the price thanks

 

Where should i put my harness eye bolts to on the chassie???
(im using eye bolts and strenghing plates)

should i put the around the same area as the rear seat monts???

 

Thanks im not happy with a few things at the min but im rushing it abit lol and im never working on it lol (mostly the suspenison im not happy with)

 

im glad i could help mate, he is a good bloke, seat belt wise thats where i got mine fixed, just check that you angles are within the safe limits,

 

Well abit more done today, ive removed the engine, gearbox, engine loom, interanl loom/ecu and fitted my inside crash bar, dash, clocks, steering comul and steering wheel. also ive fitted the front crash bar and headlights holder as the car is beening moved into my garage soon

 

Rear

Front

Engine gone

Inside view

 

well im still awaiting parts from ford (3 weeks so far) and ive ordered poly windows which thay should be here by the start of next month.

fitting wise my car now has a full front end and its now ready for tow to my garage

 

Best getting some one to weld in a harness bar into your roll cage or a welded in rear strut brace as you shouldnt have harness's below a 15 degree angle from a bucket seat mate.

 

got some pictures on the way home today (sorry there not the best)



how high she is off the ground

 

am i aloud to weld extra bars into my cage? (ie would welding extra bars in make the cages fia number invaid?)

i was looking at making a rear strut brace with a V at the bottom out of cds, would it hold my weight?

 

Well my poly windows came today so im happy about that and ive done abit more work on the cars, My one focus is now in the air with no front suspension hubs ect and no engine or gearbox, im striping the parts i want off the engine and im putting it right next to my 1.6 block and thats two engines up for sale lol. All i need now is the last of my wages from my second job and its a trip to ford for the last of the parts i need from them (yes i have a normal job and a job just to fund my cars lol)and then ill need is a nasty set of cams for the 2.0 engine and she will be ready for driving

Also the only parts i need off my 1.8 focus now is the inernal loom and rear brakes so it won't be long now and ill be down to just two cars..

And ive fitted the gearbox in and fitted the pas pipes and coolant system and all engine mounts so all i need to fit now is an engine and loom and it will be running

 

good job, glad your happy with the windows.

 

thanks, ive been trying to work out how to get the old glass out (ive never removed door windows before or a bonded in rear window)

 

Whats left of my focus 5 door



My poly windows




And lastly my 2.0 engine





And this is one way i could go if i could sort out the ideal problem and rocket cover problem (theres a masive gap)

(and yes sorry thay was taken on my phone i dont know where ive put my camera)

 

My brother in law's prefered method of glass removal is with a whack of a heavy tool like a hammer in the bottom corner of the glass...Quite satisfying but a pain to clean up.

 

Whats the differnce between the mk1 focus and the mk1.5 focus shells.

 

1.5 Focus? is that the 52 plate face lift one?

 

Yeh from 51 plate there classed as a mk1.5. From what i know the front bumpers/back bumpers and head lights are different.

 

The center of the dash is slightly different. The heater dials show you where the air con is used automatically - highlighted by an orange colour if memory serves me right.

The gear knob is different too. (no longer the sierra type one)

 

will be keeping my eye on this.very nice mate

 

just get a big craft knife, then use plenty off soapy water, try and get the blades that dont snap,

 

If you do decide to smash it then tape it over first (both sides)

Less mess that away.

 

Where did you buy youre polycarb windows from mate after some for my mk1 frs. And also how much u pay for them??

 

they come from tony @ acw motorsport. he wont be beaten on price imo.

 

mk1s have holes in the sills and front wings and mk1.5s dont. (holes are there for the side skirts that are fitted to the mk1s and not mk1.5s)

also the only other diffrence in them is in the looms bumpers and headlights.

 

mk1 is pre face lift (indercators in the bumper) 1998 to 2001
mk1.5 is face lift (indercators in the head lights) 2001 to 2004

 

acw motorsport think i paid £150 with postage for the two front and rear window, he hasn't got a template for the rear 1/4s yet but when i get my car in the garage ill be sending him my glass to make a template for them (i dont trust my temp plate making skills lol).

 

Thanks for that info.I knew the bumpers were different and the head lights were too.I also knew about the mk1 having the sill trims fitted.