Hello guys & girls, I've been on here a while now so I'd thought I'd share with you my trials and tribulations that I've had with my Focus


Here she is in pretty much std form apart from wheels and Angel Eye Headlights





As I like my music I slowly began to build a boot install





Boot install still in progress





I now wanted better quality sounds upfront so here's my mate installing new speakers (Fusion Powerplant incase ya wondering lol)





Again different speakers but they'll be for something else which is later on





Now due to poss one to many arguments with kerbs etc, I hit the plunge and bought new wheels





And here they are on the car





I then installed ST170 Fog lights/a strut brace and some daytime running lights





With too many Focus's goin about that were fairly std I bit the bullit and decided to make mine one of a kind, here's it as it stands the day I dropped it off at the bodyshop





While the car was in the bodyshop I decided to start playing with the interior, I mocked up sum custom speaker mounts for all 4 doors





And so the strip down of the car began

















Sideskirts mock up





I've never liked the mouldings that are going down the side of the car so I got them removed to create a smoother look down the sides











Mmm...thats better





Now no show car is complete with some shiny bits Haha











Again I've neva liked the mouldings on the car so sod it...off they come aswell lol





You can see the front skirt mock up aswell





Same with the back (no mouldings)





Rear bumper finally all ready for paint





Front bumper ready for paint





And the painting/priming process begins, I'll let the pics talk for themselves

















A sneaky peak at the colour ;P





Paint process still continuing
































Bumper in primer





Little bits just left to be paint now

















Car slowly coming back together




















Completed car





Now that I had the car back I could continue with my plan for the boot install








Oh and me tinted windows





With a car show round the corner I couldn't leave the boot install as it was so in its carpeted stage





Boot install finished, well for now neway





Oh and speakers above your head





Unfortunatley due the crap road conditions around my way, my alloy wheel actually cracked and because they don't make the wheel nemore, make that the 3rd set of wheels on the car since I started tinkering





On the car





Here's how the car stands today after 2 trips back to the bodyshop due
the filler or fibreglass dropping where I removed the mouldings on the side n now due its 3rd trip back as its happened again but only on the nearside which is confusing





Underbonnet





I then bought this, already in its striped stage, can ya guess what it is yet? Lol





With uprated cams, polished/ported head, poss either throttle bodies or did some1 say turbo, I could poss be seeing the better part of 230bhp easily


So there you go passionford peeps, my car, all comments, ideas are welcome

 

loving the work - shame about the filler dropping

not a fan of the wheels but each to there own

 

Ahh yeh it was mate, just one of those things tho eh? I was struggling 2 make a good decision on the wheels coz they can easily make or break a car but as you say each 2 their own

 

Not keen on the rear spoiler but otherwise nicely done mate!

Chris

 

Not my cup of tea but looks quite well done!

 

Thanx Chris

Richie, yeh I know its not every1's cuppa tea but its defo one of a kind

 

Everything but the paint is (your) age related.

However very nice colours and paint scheme.
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Looks great m8 well done

 

It's a shame as the paint looks really well done, but I was going to say as soon as I saw the side molding smoothing thats going to crack/fall out. An area that big/deep needs a plate welding in and skimming rather than filled with fibreglass/filler. It doesn't even look like they took it down to bare metal which you should with large areas like that, especially on doors which will be slammed shut.

 

Thanx Whizzisat Yeh muz I thought the same 2 b honest ya know n I originally thought thats wot they were originally gonna do but obviously not! I know the people that did it so I'm gonna get them 2 do n hopefully they'll b able 2 sort it properly

 

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Artex finnish battery cover?

 

Lol ;p Just the reflection of my ceilin incase ya hadnt guessed

 

I'm not sure if this works but we will give it a go as I haven't updated in a while

Started prepping my winter wheels





The finished product -



Rear seats out ready for retrimming:



Boot install out aswell for painting





Sound deadening going in -





All finished



Everything goin back in slowly





My newly retrimmed seats, very pleased with them I must say





Radio surround



Rear seats in



Fronts almost in so you get the idea



Clock surround



Thats all for now folks

Hope you like