lowman

hey mate

no problem at all on the info matejust glad i could help ,if it was any

but..isnt the crank timingbelt pulley normally on a cone....in other words..NOT having the groove in the crank with the halfmood locking thingy init?

everywhere i read...it said that the cranktimingbelt pulley would turn loose the crank pulley bolt,,,,but on my engine...it didnt....go figure

lowman

by the way....found this ,a little slot in the Performance Ford magazine...dec issue 2008

my beloved Escort Cosworth Wrcwrc replica that is

Glenn_

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Ha ha cool. I think ive got that mag.

lowman

hehehe thanxshame it didnt get the full story in the january issue...dont know the full story whyyyy it didnt..think it was some director change issues..or something.
maybe if i get the car back..it would go in for a full feature

lowman

A little update
This will be a little winter project of mine..along with the other stuff im hopefully gonna do to the car
Guess there is quite a few different opinions about this mod...but i really love these vents..and think they will suit the Focus"s hood.I"m not ruining the original hood,so that will be untouched

cheeers for looking

lowman

hehehe oohh...my photobucket is down
will be up soon..as i have been on deleting alooot of old never used photos to clean up my photobucket account

Glenn_

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Photobucket can be a pain in the ass sometimes.

lowman

yeah it can indeed mate...the sstupid thing is...that i was out of free space of 10gb...and ive deleted a bunch of pics...but it wont reset itself until 1 month of the limit was reached....kinda friggin stupid.

lowman

Hey people
Here again....is one of my little winter projects,my photobucket was down for one month..so had to wait with the picture updatesanyways
I know there is quite some mixed opinions on this mod...but i definetly like it,and think it makes the car stand out abit..and with that said..all since i was a kid i was in love with the bonnet vents on the sierra cosworth and the escort rs turbo..loved the way it looked.
and now..with the Focus rs ..i just gotta have a vented bonnet..also have plans makin a bonnet with the proper WRC 99" vents.
But enough talking.here is the bonnet im doing now
Abit of explaining for the first picture...as you can see ..i tried to show through some cheap PAINT PROGRAM what my thought was with the placement of the bonnet vents...i really wanted the lines of the top of the hood(where the arrow is)transfered down where you can see i have drawn another line thats similar to the top line....that would be the natural curve ...and the bonnet vents do kindoff "tip down againts the middle...of the bonnet...so...oh well..bad explanation..but i guess when you see the pic and the markings...you see what i meant to do..and i think that looks good

cheers

lowman

Well...heellooo
My new wheels have arrived..and im stoked to say the least
Noooo .they are not bin lids...they are Crown jewels
Just some fun facts....im very happy i did go the "silver" route,cause they look fantastic in silver..and i have ordered a set of proper oz stickers to go on there.
the offset is Et35.
More pictures to follow when stickers arrive..and i get the rubbers on and so on
Enjoy

Glenn_

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Stunning wheels. The bonnet and vents are looking well.

lowman

cheeers matey
yeah im really lookin forward getting stuff together..as the season is right around the corner
have some more goodies coming pretty soon

RichieST

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Well done mate, those wheels look the business!

lowman

cheeers matehopefully they will suit the car...actually i think they do suit the sierra and escort better,than the focus...as i have seen a couple of focus"s with these wheels..but on the other hand...those ive seen..have been white...never seen a focus rs with these wheels in silver...so hopefully that would make it look different

lowman

Alittle update
Got my stickers for the wheels.and think they look rather good
Appart from OCD me noticing they are abit to big compared to the original stickers on the original OZ mag wheels.but will maybe sort it for next season...for now they will do pretty goodEnjoy the CROWN JEWELS

thielt1

Do you have a build link for this car?

Can't wait to see those silver wheels on your RS!

lowman

Cheeers matethank you very much...im looking forward to it myselfthe weekend is the perfect time for fitting the wheelshopefully my rear bumper will be finished by then..maaaaybe...slow working painter friend of mine is doing the job

yes i have...its in my Signature...

"Goldielocks"escort wrc

thielt1

Thanks!

lowman

no problem dude

lowman

Finally fitted my new wheels to the car

lowman

hey people
Then my car is out from its hiatus,and boooy was it fun to drive it from the storage building to where i work
I have fitted the new rims,and i really think they suit the car after some getting used to..but actually not going to fit the blue center caps i think..as i think it looks abit more RAW without them.but want to paint the wheel bearing cap gold..and the nut and threaded area of the driveshaft gold.as the WRC cars had gold anodised hubs.,,so i wanna make it look abit like that.

Further i started to do some buftyin in the rear wheel arches this weekend,and i was soo happy to find almost no signs of rust.there was some small spots where there was some brown color and small bubbles...so i decided to just get it done and remove the rust,and i got to put some proooper 2k primer/barrier on there,and it is going to be perfect.not done yet,as the primer/barrier is gonna sit and do its work.

So here is the pictures...as you will see there is some different kind..as i just wanted to show everything that ive done to the car this weekend.

Some thing i want to adress..is that ..the rear arches...they tend to rust on these cars..and i really got to see whyyy they tend to rust in the arches..there is a big gap between the inner and outer arch..and the dirt and stuff gets in between..and slowly it will start to rot..luckily mine was mint there.

well...enjoy the pics people

RichieST

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Looks amazing mate, like the new wheels!

lowman

cheeers mate

lowman

hey people
Its about time for a new update
first of all ...ill start to tell about my little mishap...
i got me new wheels on..with ET 35 offset...and i "forgot" to take my spacers in the rear..off....so...had a wheel arch rubbing insident...so i had to repeair my rear arches.
i did this in a proper way ..of course..i used a hardcore 2K barrier primer first..and then a epoxy 1 k primer..before 3 layers of paint..and to layers of clear coat...and finished it of having clear wax oil on the arches...
do not have more than one pic of this..as it hurts my feelings

got my new bumper on also.

all this lead me to want to take off the front bumper and give the car a "behind the scene" shine

i found small dots of rust in the front crash bar...and obviously its the clips for the front lower grill that makes these marks..which leads to rust

i threated this..not for the cosmetic look..but treated the rust..and prevented this rubbing to happen again...after painting the areas..i put some 3M foil where the clips rest against the crash bar.

i also treated the inside and front bumper fixings front wings with clear waxoil from Mercedes.heavy duty stuff.

ill let the pics do the rest of the talkingfrom start to finish

Enjoy

the rear arches beeing repaired


How it looked when i took the front bumper off.as you can see the rusty spots on the crash bar....almost all focus" rs"s ive seen..have ten times more rust here..so i wanted to prevent it from getting as bad as ive seen on some cars.














Cleaning started.also sanded down the rust on the crashbar..and put the 2k barrier,1k primer and paint and clearcoat on the crashbar....and finally the 3M foil on top to prevent further rubbing.you can also see how uber clean the front wings are..so im pretty happy about that







The front wings treated with mercedes benz heavy duty waxoil to keep them rust free
also cleaned up the powersteering pipe across the chargecooler rad.happy to see that it was rust free.







And finally ,,back on the road after this buftying session






Cheeers for loooking

bagginsRSturbo

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I like that alot very mint

lowman

Thank you very much mate

still getting there i think

Twins

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Fantastic work,love the wheels and the rs turbo vents suit the lines perfect

lowman

cheers mateim getting used to the wheels myself..
did not think the "oz mags" suit the focus that well...but i love these wheels,,and i just had to have them on the focus.and they are growing on me luckily

lowman

Helloo people

Just wanted to share this little video.just cruising along.
Enjoy...and please do not mind the windy noise
Cheers

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X9-6...ature=youtu.be

lowman

a little update
vented bonnet ready to go to paint tomorrow

lowman

Last updatemy bonnet is ready,and put on the car.
The color is sadly not 100 percent the same as the rest of the car...so i have to get it painted again.but for now its allright.but this bonnet project was more about the fun and experience doing something ive never done before..as in bodywork.so im pretty happy with the outcome








And today..ive added something that i guess is a truly LOVE/HATE addition to the car.
I personally love itand together with my next upgrade..it will be even better
All comments welcome




And finnaly---i was at my local ford dealership..ordering some parts for the car.
And even though its just a cheap little "thing"..
They gave me this..because they thought of me as a good Ford ambassador..which i think is a nice thing to hear.
So obviously it fitted in the car ,veeery well
Cheers

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ossie cossie

like it, but without the mudflaps, when you made the bonnet did you bond the vents to the bonnet. what did you use. I have to put vents in my track car bonnet. bonding them may work.

lowman

yes...they are bonded.if you take a look further up the page..you can see how i did it.
it is a bodywork sealer/glue .sticks forever.and much better than welding .

ossie cossie

Cheers mate will do that when i put my vents in the bonnet.

Lee Grout

Love the look of this. More so with the bonnet, that's fantastic and I actually really like the mud flaps! I imagine a lot of people would say eurgh! Have black or nothing lol But the red just makes it stand out and I love that. Great work

COLEYST200

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Very nice looking car

lowman

hey mate
Thank you very much..and though it is my car..i actually agree with you.regarding the mudflaps..and that is kindoff the point..to make the car stand out..RED will always attract attention..and i think it separates my focus Rs from other Focus"s around. and beeing a straight up minter..its all good i think

but anyways...thank you very much

lowman

Thank you very much,matey

lowman

hey people

Just some cruising photos
aaand....does someone know what that connector is...the one with the red pin ,in it?its on the side of the front left inner wing...in the engine bay...?cheers

JayCC

Vents, yes.
Wheels, big yes.
Cleanliness, wow.
Mudflaps.. I dunno. They might be a little big looking from the back?

If you were to offer me the keys would I say no?

No.

Top car. Well impressed!