Well, I thought it was about time i added some pics up of my ST and what I have been doing over the last few months.

I cant call it a mad project or rebuild, simply putting my own mark on the car as I go a long.

So anyway, heres how i bought her in September 2012 with 59000 miles on the clock







The car needed a really food clean and removal of swirl marks so i spent about 3 days getting her al freshened up. This was the cloth after a clay wax and then used dodo prime lime



Eventually got it looking like this with some great reflection shots



















Engine bay was next



Final result

 

So, over the few months I have had her, led me to start thinking about what I wanted to do next with modest changes.
So along came the wheels,





Did a rolling road day with just a smoother airbox and hit 162bhp which is 7bhp over standard so not too bad but gives me a benchmark to work for



New badges





Painted the engine bay



Plasti-dipped the front grills



Cleaned all the arches of the car
Before



After









New stereo added



Decat fitted



And that’s where I am currently at. Next stages are

Window deflectors
Darker window tints
Focus St Asbo Discs and Pads
Stainless Exhaust System
Re-Map which I am hoping to get 195-200bhp from
And last expense and the most costly is the Hybrid stage 2 turbo

 

Looks clean... piece of mind knowing its running spot on... needs lowering asap

 

Yes she is touch wood. I have done 12700 miles since september and not had an issue. I had the MOT last week and went staright through and then serviced on wednesday last week.

I have some 40mm springs but not as yet had chance to fit them sadly. I am very pleased with it tbh, very torquey to drive- even more so now with the decat.

Anyway hows you pal? Ive not been on here much tbh as I reside on mondeo-stoc tbh..

 

Looking very nice mate, keep the updates coming

 

Lovely

Miss mine sometimes.. well.. the cruise control anyway.

 

Looking good Ian

Great cars these, keep the updates coming.

 

Very clean car.. Original wheels looked far better new ones cheapen it imo

 

Very, very nice. Just wants a set of recaro's from an ST 220, I put them in mine, best money I have ever spent. They plugged straight in.

 

Good work but i have to agree std wheel's did look much smarter IMO

 

If you do make sure you get some post 2005 ones the wiring is different on the early ones
the door srips arn't standard na dhave been addded in case you don't know

nice clean car but as said the original wheels suit the car better IMO

steve

 

Looks very nice mate , but I have to agree with some of the above standard wheels look much better imo but end of the day its your car

We have a ST Estate TDCi and love it hopefully later this year get it remapped and intercooler and a de cat


Brian

 

Nice car matey.You did a good job on the paint work.

 

Nice car Sludgemeister!

 

Cheers Guys.

Small update here but i have manged to do the following>

wind deflectors now fitted
sunscreen to make the roof look extended

2 big items purcashed

Focus rs alloys purchased
Focus ST brake calipers purchased

Pics to follow once fitted and once this poxy snow has gone..

 

Looking good so far! What did you use to clean under the arches? They have come up really well

 

Make sure you get the carriers with the calipers, they're Ł90 each from Ford!!

 

awesome car mate gonna be good when finished

 

Cillit bang

 

cheers dan

 

quick pic after a clean this morning with deflectors fitted

 

Very nice mate, will look much better with the RS wheels. Will they need spacers on the mondeo like they do when you put them on a non RS focus?