Well ive never done a thread like this and i though i might aswell do one for my focus ive bought not long ago so i can use as a second car, basically i work for a crash repair centre and im an estimator there and this focus actually come in for an accident claim and i estimated it and followed it to copart which i then won it on an online auction its a 1 owner car and the owner is now 62 years of age has full service hystory and only a mere 45 k for a T reg car so i had to have it.

It needs a new qtr panel and a repair to the inner arch + inner sill , also a repair to the front door and theres a few other knocks i will be doing just to tidy it up , the front bumper + rear bumper ill add some pics of the progress and ill start off with these as i can only work on the car on saturdays so today was the first day





a couple of parking dents on the front door



some scratches to the os front bumper and a small dent on the wing



some scratches to the ns front bumper



and some more of the car





Tony

 

how did you get it to work?

 

Got a lift back from dad mate

 

quick illegal blast down the a40 this morning was it

and remember the car maybe at work now but dont you dare even breathe on it during work hrs punishment maybe servere acording to you know who...


anyway nice one! wanna see them morretes

 

That looks like a lovely car to repair. I did this myself a while back with an alfa 156 i got a mate to buy from Hales for me. I wanted a car to repair to use as an everyday car ,dont ask me why I went for an Alfa,i just fancied it
Its an 02 plate 2.0 twin spark Cat D which cost me Ł700 to buy and repair and then another Ł600 to fix all the stupid electrical problems

I shall watch this thread with interest

Cheers Gaz

 

tony make sure you take your stereo gear out

 

Ill sort some more pics on monday of some of the goodies ive got fo it

Also had the trade plates mate im not like you mr mega illegal

 

This was a cat c T/loss due to my estimate

Nice one

 

Nice project mate.

 

Cheers for the interest guys never done a thread like this
Well got the car ready tonight for the new qtr



Cut the qtr glass out





Ill update tomorrow with the qtr cut off etc

 

if i offer u 500-600 would u sale it?

 

Errr Nooooo

 

 

More pics new qtr fitted now



Rear inner arch all repaired now





qtr just tacked in place





just needs all welding in place and then will move onto repairing the door and bumpers

Tony

 

looks good mate

 

nice one tony, colin was telling me about this car, what a bargain and not much miles

 

Nice one Kam

Got some more shots of the qtr welds





Tony

Cheers for the interest everyone

 

Looks good

Whats the thing attached to the battery?

 

Its a surge protector to protect the ecu`s and electrical stuff from frying when your welding mate

 

sorry for the shit offer mate u just going to use it for work tony?

 

As an everyday car fella

 

Got some more done today repaired all the panels finished rubbing down all the repairs and repaired the bumpers , also stripped down my morretes for painting and got a rear spoiler etc all rubbed down for painting , also sealed the new qtr and stonechipped the inner arch.























Also tried one of the morrete masks on good colour match ??



Coments welcome bring on next week !

Tony

 

Oh yeah also had all the wheels refurbed as they where proper fooked !

 

I LIKE

 

looking good should be all done very soon!!

roll on the 17's surely soon

 

you should put the later facelifted bumper on the front if your moving the indicator up to the headlamp

 

Not moving the indicator mate , the lamps have blanks in situe but yeah got the option to do that, i like the old skool mk1 look

 

furry muff , looking good tho , fancy doing my sill repair lol

 

nice one mate, ive got a t reg focus diesel estate, and i love it

 

Coming along nicely mate. Anything else planned for her?

 

kool work

 

Nice 1 Ronnie they are nice cars , not got too much planned at the moment for her i have my eye on some wheels Gary has found for me so maybe as suggested above some 17s may be finding their way onto this focus nice one Pete and Gaz

Cheers for all the support everyone

 

aint it lucky i saw pete todayi dont know how we got onto the subjest but hey...

 

Brian

 

If you get new wheels you selling the ones that are on it?

 

Yes i will mate they will be helping to pay for the others

Tony

 

Keep me in mind mate if you do. Cheers

 

what do you mean you dont know how we got onto the subject?

you were nosing around my mums garage

 

nice work there tony,you'll have to work your magic on my car when it comes to painting it and doing any welding that may need doing.

got yourself a rite bargin there mate.

 

Looks like you got yourself a minter.

Tidy job of fitting the quater aswell. you getting the lot painted or just whats needed?

Lee