Thought I'd start a thread so you guys can be involved with my new project, as well as giving me motivation to crack on and make her a minter

Now, I know it's not cool to buy and not build, however this will be mainly stripped and rebuild again over time to put my own stamp on things!

Some of you may know the car, its a mk1 focus which was converted and built by Steve Scott at a1 rallysport a few years back now to run rwd and yb power.

It changed hands a few times, and was bought as a rolling shell by a friend of mine, who then found a low miler engine and fitted it, he fortunately (for me) ran out of motivation/time/money to finish it, which is where I came in

I took ownership on Saturday just gone, bought as a non runner as it had no spark, I got it straight in my unit and got to work, with help from a few friends that know there way around a yb, namely Peter Neville! By Monday, we had her running like a dream.

There's a list as long as my leg of bits which need sorting and I will get through them in good time, as said, will basically be stripped in bits and started from scratch although it's got some goodies on it already..

Genuine rs rear quarter panels
Gaz gold coilovers
Comp mo6's
Stack dash
Sparco evo seats
Forge rs500 intercooler
Forge rad
Full black samcos
Aston Martin/brembo 356mm front brakes
300mm rear brakes
Fully rose jointed
Full weld in cage with diff pick ups etc.
Fuel cell
044 pump
Hydro handbrake and braided lines
Fully aeroquip end
Wrc kit (will be swapped out for rs bits)
Wilwood pedal box

Engine wise, it's stage 3 power, greens, 3 bar map sensor, rebuilt t3...for now

Some pics of the car...

















As you can see, it needs a lot of tlc, which it'll get given lots of

Will keep this updated as I go.

Mitch

 

Awesome mate. Like the whole car,mk2 frs rear diffuser setup is different

 

very very nice tool

 

Thanks mate, yeh tis different isn't it although the bumper is going, along with the kit, if it was a sole track car they'd stay, along with wrc spoiler but it's not,I mean it will get used on track, lots in fact but will be my road car also so want something more subtle looking

 

Should be fun once done

 

Looks like fun!

 

Is this the one that was a project car in performance ford?

Cool car

 

It certainly is, purchased from mr Ben Morley

 

Nice project


Brian

 

What a really cool project. I like a good focos.

 

Cheers lads, should be pretty epic

 

Is this not Ben morleys car ?

 

I'd read post #8 pal.

 

nice. i would have it looking like a mk1 focus RS if it were mine

 

nice Mitchell!

 

Yep, have sourced an oe kit already, just gotta go pick it up.

In hospital at the mo with the wife, our first child born yesterday, baby boy weighing 8.6lb! Over the moon

Updates soon

 

Looks really nice, although, I'd agree with going back to standard kit...

Congrats on the new arrival! Lol, where you going to put the baby seat?!

 

Haha got a family wagon for that

Yeh defo getting a standard rs kit on it, as said in a previous post, if it was an out and out track car I'd keep the wrc kit as it looks purposeful!

 

Congrats Mitch on your brand new Son I bet the project will back seat now lol as that little man will keep you busy

 

Where abouts are you in Surrey, if you don't mind me asking? Be good to see it down the Middlesex/Surrey group meets when it's done, if your local?!

 

Cheers Jay, the build will slow down a little but not back seated

Stu I'm in croydon mate, and il be attending many meets when it's done

 

Nice project there mate.
As said above, standard look will be great.
Although I do like the rear bumper / diffuser

 

I miss living down there, always plenty going on, with local meets and Stockley Park, Guildford, Sutton and Croydon cruises....

 

Guildford,Sutton and croydon days are long gone mate, Christ, seems like donkeys we all used to play down the mad mile after the high street!!

Saying that, I think croydon/purley way meets are occasionally happening..

Where are you now then?

 

They were getting a bit mad.. Back in early / 2000's. Stockley Park especially!
Been up in Norfolk about 7 years now.. Still come back now on then, my family are still here, my dad's a Middlesex group regular!

 

is that your bumper for sale on ebay

 

Rear bumper? Yes.

Wrc stuff all now sold

 

crap i didnt know you were selling the kit as im after one for mine,have yu had any interest in bumper yet ,it looks real good

 

Have had a few people ask about it mate but no offers as such

Wrc kits sold pretty much straight away..

 

yeah it would do mate ,how much you want for the bumper

 

It's in the for sale section matey

But Ł250, save ya looking for it

 

Looks awesome, can see why you sold me your clio cup track toy so readily, this is infitinetely cooler.

 

Hello chiplet!!

Lol yeh man the cup had to go! This is such a cool car I just had to have it!!

 

I have his old s2 I'm currently restoring lol, congrats on baby mate, not touched mine a great deal in the 9 months my boys been here 😐
Great car though mate

 

great project this i like a good focos bulid cant wait to see it finished

 

Hi would you sell the focus cheers

 

Haha really, he does like a ford that man!! Cheers mate, wow 9 months, I just couldn't keep away from the unit for that long, ever!! Lol

Cheers mate, I can't wait either

Most Definately not, sorry.

 

Managed to sneak a few hours this morning down the unit..

The plan is to strip and rebuild the car in sections, ie. engine bay, interior, underside, bodywork etc.

As said at the beginning of this thread, I purchased the car as a non runner, I managed to get the car running but doing so I had to botch a load of wiring together as the wiring that was in the car was quite simply shocking so I have decided to basically do away with all the wiring in the car and start again.

Which brings me to starting with the engine bay as the engine loom is riddled as is the car loom so I will be relocating the fuse box and remaking a new loom myself for the car and possibly engine once I decide what route to take re management.

As I was removing the looms, I thought sod it, il start with the bay, engine out, paint, new lines blah blah blah full freshen up.

So, off came the wings and bumper..



Current fuse box location, lots of plugs and wires that aren't even being used!!



Which was removed immediately!!

Turbo and mani removed..



Intercooler, rad, header tank and ps tank removed, ready for engine to come out basically..



Also decided to remove the dash so as I can make the new loom to length for relocating the fuse box to inside the car. I will be doing this at home of an evening as I do have my new baby boy to look after so can't spend as much time as normal down my unit playin, should be able to sneak a few cheeky hours here and there in the spare room though



And said car loom that's going in for surgery..



Have a few bits on order for the engine bay freshen up so will update as and when

Mitch

 

Best way to go mate . My mate Dave has moved his inside the car all so . my fuse box is in the same place as yours but it's been modded so it's a lot lower in the bay so it's out of the way witch I'm happy with . Keep the up dates coming

 

Will try and keep them coming as quickly as possible coleyst200

This did turn up yesterday...



Which is mint, reason for changing is that the existing cover has the breather mod and I'm not going to be running my breather like this so purchased this one that is stock.

I also got a new rocker cover gasket kit with half moons from Graham Goode.

And have also started work on the car loom