ST_BEAN

Well I picked my 2002 st up from Eastwood sales in Southend. Very good for a start.









Picked these callipers up a few weeks ago for £50





Well so far, the only modification there is is an alpine head unit, with a standard sub woofer and amplifier from ford.....

Sadly im having to wait for the warranty to run out before I can start to modify the car.

Plans so far in order...

Tinted Windows
Complete the rs brake conversion wiv braided hoselines. Complete
Lowered suspension,
Alloy Refurb, ( In Progress)
Mudflaps all round,
Engine looks, (pipes, chrome etc)
Strut Brace Installed
Engine stabalizer,
Get it onto the dyno run first so i know how much bhp its currently running,
2lt auto air defector snorkel, Complete
K&N panel filter,
67mm throttle body,
Sports cat or maybe a decat,
Aftermarket back box( hoping to get a twin exhaust,
Magnecor spark leads,
Cams n Pulleys




Hopefully ill be able to get round to upgrading the internal parts but im gonna see how things go.

Thats what im planning to do so ill be keeping this as up to date at every new section.

Thanks for looking boys and girls

Allen

ST_BEAN

How they started off looking like




halfway through



finished product still need some work doing to it tho but my 1st attempt im happy




well thats 1 wheel done 4 to go now

ST_BEAN

Got all of these over the weekend tho



Brackets for the rs brembo brakes



Bolts for the brakes and studs



5ml spacer to clear the disc

ST_BEAN

New strut brace fitted

Had this delivered last week

ST_BEAN

think this site is due an update now lol been a mad few months. sum prick slashed my tyres, clutch went but the focus is in the garage having that sorted as well as its service K n N air system didnt fit either

old brake setup



new brakes



new pic


new tyres

new colour rs brembos


I knw on the brake discs there is a really bad score on them. Ive changed the brake discs so this is no longer a problem but wow do focus rs brembos work magic

sorting the sound system out at the weekend with new speakers wires etc. tinting the rear lights and painting the rear calipers as well so ill have more pics soon

hope you like people n leave comments good or bad

Brian

iTrader: (2)

Looks smart mate


Brian

Fezsi

Looks great lad, where did you get the brackets for the brembo's? Was thinking of doing the same to my ST but never really found out about getting brackets made up for them.

lee866

Looking smart. Bad luck on the tyres though

ST_BEAN

cheers for the comments guys... Dont bother with them mate, there a great conversion but it took me 6 days to get sorted. in all fairness just go n get a direct brake conversion kit.

Started on the sound system today tho but what shud happen but for the heavens to open up grrrrrrrr. Done the front speakers all i gotta do now is get the rear speakers sorted get the amp wired up as well as the wires from the head unit to all of the speakers

also got a bit of chrome to fit as well

alexst0ne

Good effort with the brakes- very nice!

What do u mean by "done the front speakers"? What exactly are u planning on doing?

ps- where did u get the strut brace from?

Graham88

Brembos rule!

If you plan getting some track time, I fully recommend Ferodo DS2500's!

Looking good

Glenn_

iTrader: (1)

Top project mate.I like the STs.

ST_BEAN

alexst0ne - I started wiring in the front speakers on the focus then it started to rain so at the minute Im currently runing on the front speakers with a standard ford speaker and a pioneer speaker... Sounds odd lol. Strut brace I picked that up off another forum. Noticed the difference straight away

cheers matey

Graham88 - Cheers fella. yea ill be getting it on the track soon. Ive herd those pads are ment to be pretty good for the brembos. Recently went in for clutch change, cambelt change and full service, so thats left me a lil short on cash this month lol

Glenny Boy - Cheers matey there a pretty good car mate. Dont get me wrong id love a cossie but i dont think my 3 year old girl wants to be going sideways everytime i take her out pmsl

cheers for the comments guys

ST_BEAN

heres a new pic of what im gonna be doing over the winter




what do you all think

ST_BEAN

time for sum new updates

added a brake cover made of chrome, 2.0L auto air deflector, Removed part of teh air box for a more aggressive sound, cleaned the throttle body and also cleaned the main engine compartment up a bit, then it starts snowing











cheers peeps

ST_BEAN

ST_BEAN

had a set of magnecore 8.5 ml leads delivered today from the postman today im gonna fit them 2moz morning as im stuck in work till 8pm 2nite
ill get some pics up 2moz

TOMMY_RS

very nice mate

TomStarkey

Do you know the make/model of ur stut brace mate? im having a hell of a time finding one for mine

ST_BEAN

cheers guys and its an e-tech strut mate

ST_BEAN

Update time now

Steering has developed a knocking sound when you turn the steering wheel while its stationary so looking at that friday... Tinted the rear lights at last, they turned out pretty good for a can of tint spray, Resprayed the focus rs brembos back to silver, just waiting for the brembo caliper stickers to come threw from the post man, started to sort the wiring out for the rear speakers but that didnt work out too well as I couldnt work out how the rear door cards come off. Sprayed the throttle body up a bit as well as tightening the throttle cable so theres a bit more accerlation now. How lucky is that? lol
Enjoy the pics everybody








Xenon headlight wiring needed sorting


New magnecore leads

Newly painted focus rs brembos
Old colour

New colour



These turned up from the postman this morning My original st170 are completely knackered so thought Id buy some new ones and keep them for one I refurb the alloys
Old ones

New ones

Had my St170 badged nicked over xmas. Found this in the local scrap yard for £2


Thanks to shaun for his help over the weekend

leave comments guys

shunn

alright bud do you have any tips for refurbing the alloys?