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It's just a Focus.
Hey everyone; I hadn't really introduced myself or my meager build-threads... just lurking and drooling over all the stuff I can't get. Here's some of my endeavors: an '05 Lexus IS300 and my '03 Focus ZX3. It always starts fairly normal, but it's just a good place to start. You know what I mean?!
https://cimg0.ibsrv.net/gimg/passion...c46214c7ae.jpg https://cimg7.ibsrv.net/gimg/passion...4c08e8d666.jpg This is, unfortunately, the earliest picture of my Focus before I starting changing everything. See it tucked in waaaaaaay in the back there?!? https://cimg5.ibsrv.net/gimg/passion...7f3eaf2095.jpg It quickly lost the ugly black body cladding & mirrors in favor of the SVT pieces (which I had an employee discount on at that time). The headlights I got from a customer that came back to see me after his focus got smashed-up to give me first crack at the parts. I ran this thing at auto cross events up and down the Mid-Atlantic until the warranty expired and parts started breaking. I bought it to beat on it, and this project has carried me through so many years and jobs before I actually become a technician. Because nobody's workin' on my car but me from now on. Here's some of the pics from along the way... and some other random projects too. https://cimg6.ibsrv.net/gimg/passion...597334cd35.jpg https://cimg1.ibsrv.net/gimg/passion...097d60ed7e.jpg https://cimg2.ibsrv.net/gimg/passion...964fc2c5ea.jpg https://cimg8.ibsrv.net/gimg/passion...bf48d7e06b.jpg https://cimg9.ibsrv.net/gimg/passion...870fcaa50c.jpg |
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always nice to see the US ford scene on here
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It's a whole lot more V8 and Ford vs. Chevy over here; this continent is just now finding out you can make ridiculous power with a two-liter... but we like checking yours just as much!
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Some in-between type stuff... I was gonna cut & paste this build thread from one of my other domestic forums; but it's like replaying a video game: I really can't get interested in doing the same thing all over again!
So here's to the smashed bag-of-ass that this thread is sure to devolve into! I've been getting back into doing my AutoX'ing and focusing less on the car show circuit so I can get my kicks at-speed. The interior quarter trim didn't fare too well over the years, what with broken retainer clips/posts, and the cheap vinyl peeling away from the corners. So I gutted it. It's a tad louder now. https://cimg1.ibsrv.net/gimg/passion...5fcc4d27ec.jpg and then made a crappy little load floor to truck my stuff around with https://cimg2.ibsrv.net/gimg/passion...d57a4489c9.jpg https://cimg4.ibsrv.net/gimg/passion...53acd1124f.jpg |
I have mates that live over there and I do get it the ford vs chevy guys, pretty much same here as ford vs vauxhall, fuel here is so much more expensive than you have so not that many have mopars or big v8s on the road except going to shows etc
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Cool car. Stick your chevys up your ass. Im a ford man.
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Hi mate good to see you posting more :DD: lets have some car chick pics lol
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Love the IS300, worked at lexus for over 10yrs as a tech they are bullet proof! Solid engines and sound nice with the right exhaust
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These are from a route I found with my brother. It goes through a place called Centralia, PA. This was a coal town back-in-the-day.
https://cimg1.ibsrv.net/gimg/passion...f501f64f97.jpg https://cimg9.ibsrv.net/gimg/passion...35c3a39b20.jpg https://cimg0.ibsrv.net/gimg/passion...52b31af070.jpg Some pics from a mega-meet that happens every spring https://cimg0.ibsrv.net/gimg/passion...63fb3c3cbb.jpg ^^^ Got it painted and then went back up to Centralia and a club cruise. Found some hang time. https://cimg8.ibsrv.net/gimg/passion...f8a1af2882.jpg https://cimg4.ibsrv.net/gimg/passion...d5f633a470.jpg https://cimg9.ibsrv.net/gimg/passion...775e44bb02.jpg https://cimg2.ibsrv.net/gimg/passion...46c7fade47.jpg |
I've gotten some rewiring done... all it took was saddling $30k for school debt to work up the nerve to do it myself. I cut & added the extra circuits to run your tail light and bumper setups (I still need to get EDM crash bars, I'll just teach myself to weld).
https://cimg4.ibsrv.net/gimg/passion...fde45e18d7.jpg https://cimg4.ibsrv.net/gimg/passion...ed6d09d35e.jpg https://cimg1.ibsrv.net/gimg/passion...153499d3d7.jpg |
nice to see you being creative
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Back at "project: slow"...
I'm teaching myself the principles of turbo on this, so admittedly I'm dragging ass. The Roush kit I picked up (used) was missing a couple pieces and I'm finding them only when I reach the steps that call for them! It's hurry-up-and-wait with this thing. At least I haven't blown it up yet! https://cimg9.ibsrv.net/gimg/passion...3578470215.jpg https://cimg4.ibsrv.net/gimg/passion...0d8713ffaf.jpg https://cimg8.ibsrv.net/gimg/passion...1d2d9d658f.jpg https://cimg8.ibsrv.net/gimg/passion...8a5b89e541.jpg |
Good job going the turbo route, this will show v8s a thing or two I'll bet!
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Cool matey. Nice size garage you have.
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Car looks good :grin: |
Originally Posted by Prince_Thain
(Post 6642949)
Good job going the turbo route, this will show v8s a thing or two I'll bet!
Originally Posted by Glenn_
(Post 6642961)
Cool matey. Nice size garage you have.
Originally Posted by PaulinhoT
(Post 6643005)
Do you have any additional information about these rear bars ? are they custom made or bought.
Car looks good :grin: The harness bar is a member-created piece from the U.S. based forum FocalJet. They're called a CodeSVT Harness bar after the username of the creator (iirc). The other neat feature of those bars is the fit & finish in a full interior: it's made to fit with the b-pillar trim and rear seats still installed! The problem with these harness bars: they're not made anymore so you have to snap 'em up when they appear in the forum B-S-Ts (buy-sell-trade sections). This one will eventually be removed when I cage the thing. |
O.K. thanks for the info :D I will keep an eye open :D
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Nice car! I look forward to seeing more updates.
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Originally Posted by PaulinhoT
(Post 6643005)
Do you have any additional information about these rear bars ? are they custom made or bought.
Car looks good :grin: https://cimg2.ibsrv.net/gimg/passion...673c6ea179.png The one in my photo was one of the standard colors, but I threw it in with a batch of parts that were refinished & powder coated. |
I've been away a while going between dealers up here, but I got some awesome stuff finally!
https://cimg7.ibsrv.net/gimg/passion...567e518f37.jpg "PICS OR IT DIDN'T HAPPEN..." Here's our man, Keefer's whip. A tasty little Swede. https://cimg0.ibsrv.net/gimg/passion...7b3a38945c.jpg Went from here https://cimg0.ibsrv.net/gimg/passion...629da952b1.jpg |
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Coolio.
Why on earth do these rappers call cars whips for lol. |
This looks great! How did I miss this build or do you not have anything going on the US forums?
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Coming on nicely!
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Originally Posted by thielt1
(Post 6658432)
This looks great! How did I miss this build or do you not have anything going on the US forums?
I am pleased as punch to hear that, Sir! I have been keeping a lid on progress just to go against the trend of posting every damn thing on FB and not keeping up on the Forums! It's been up on Focus Fanatics the entire time under my "Battle Thread" between my tech school buddy Keefer (or QweeferQ36 on FF). I figured if I posted on the forums I could at least blab to someone and no one I wouldn't want seeing it/the community at-large would see it coming together; looks like the exodus away from the forums has kept my secret! You gonna be at Focus Rising 2016 this summer, Thielt? |
I'm still missing the pigtail for the IAT sensor (missing from the used turbo kit), and the power harness for the GReddy PRofec B-Spec II...
*just purchased the power harness. STILL looking for the appropriate IAT sensor jumper-kit! |
https://cimg8.ibsrv.net/gimg/passion...826d54c579.jpg
https://cimg0.ibsrv.net/gimg/passion...6ab85a35f9.jpg Just bought THIS cork-soaker! |
More progress, albeit not in the shop where the car sits!
https://cimg9.ibsrv.net/gimg/passion...c2143a93cd.jpg Battery Tray cut to fit, deburring of the cutouts: done. https://cimg3.ibsrv.net/gimg/passion...84e839bea6.jpg https://cimg7.ibsrv.net/gimg/passion...5e688e0d4e.jpg Shrinking the punch-list! https://cimg9.ibsrv.net/gimg/passion...21c8006c6d.jpg https://cimg3.ibsrv.net/gimg/passion...1224bfcbc9.jpg This piece may or may not go on before the Nationals... the Coup De Gras! |
really nice level of work :king:
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Looks well under the engine bay.
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Originally Posted by 1-PD
(Post 6658984)
really nice level of work :king:
Originally Posted by Glenn_
(Post 6658992)
Looks well under the engine bay.
I also work in dealerships over here, so I'm grooming myself in the way of "the only way is the right way" mentality. Cutting corners is for other people, and we don't do this because it's easy! Right?!?! So in other news; that sensor in the intake section is from the Terminator engines... I had to call the Eastern Seaboard's mecca of Focus tuning (McNew's Automotive) for some other details. WELP; I just so happened to switch dealerships to a joint close to home that houses the Chrysler/Dodge/Jeep/Ram dealer I work at AAAND a Ford dealer! So, My lunchbreak started by a short walk up the hill to find this bad-biddy! I already stopped by the garage and it does indeed fit! Now once the GReddy PRofec power connector I ordered comes in I can finish the electrical install and reinstall the rest of the interior. https://cimg2.ibsrv.net/gimg/passion...5ef7c07179.jpg THEN... onto fabbing the downpipe and exhaust! |
Originally Posted by Mile30
(Post 6658969)
Thank you! Quite an honor considering how far yours is being taken, though...
I am pleased as punch to hear that, Sir! I have been keeping a lid on progress just to go against the trend of posting every damn thing on FB and not keeping up on the Forums! It's been up on Focus Fanatics the entire time under my "Battle Thread" between my tech school buddy Keefer (or QweeferQ36 on FF). I figured if I posted on the forums I could at least blab to someone and no one I wouldn't want seeing it/the community at-large would see it coming together; looks like the exodus away from the forums has kept my secret! You gonna be at Focus Rising 2016 this summer, Thielt? I don't even bother with FB unless it is to buy or sell. I am going to try and make Focus Rising this year as long as it doesn't conflict with my race schedule. |
I'm headed here this summer. The place and people there are awesome!
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Attachment 21832 I loooove this shrink tube. Juss sayin'. Attachment 21833 Attachment 21834 I managed to get the battery squeezed back in up front Attachment 21835 Attachment 21836 Attachment 21837 Attachment 21838 Attachment 21839 I got some extra bungs, exhaust tubing to play with, and heat wrap ordered... hopefully in the home stretch now! *once that controller pigtail shows up* |
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Interior is slowly coming back together! I still need me some black sun visors & grab-handles, but those aren't crucial just yet.
Attachment 21710 All but one pigtail is in there... soooo close. Attachment 21711 The oil catch can and bracket are going in next. The rest I'm waiting on parts orders for. |
Looks really good with you.
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looking good
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Attachment 21625 Attachment 21626 Attachment 21627 Attachment 21628 Attachment 21629 Sooooo... I've reused some abandoned mounting points for the catch can's mounting bracket. Hopefully I didn't remove anything crucial to not putting holes in engines. I had to cancel my first order on that boost power connector/harness. Found another place and awaiting another order on that piece! I'm headed over to put coolant back in and prep for this Saturday's welding fiasco that's about to ensue. That downpipe WILL be created as will the flex pipe section! General question: two o2 sensor bungs or three o2 sensor bungs for this downpipe fab?! Anyone have a link or better yet; experience? |
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I got another Saturday off so I went to the salvage yard for a few things. I actually had a good score; spent $74 for trim pieces and fifteen pounds of weird specific body screws and hardware. GOTTA LOVE LOCO RAYMUNDO'S!
I snagged a replacement A-Pillar harness to the dome lights. Mine is still glued to the headliner I traded at the Lake Redman meet in PA last fall. This is finally in Attachment 21064 I also snagged black sun visors for the new headliner. No dice on the grab-handles, though. Yet... It's really starting to come back together! Attachment 21065 The bestest part, though... The downpipe has been figured out!!!!! It's gonna have to do until I get it finished and tuned. Someone is bound to tell me it can be done better, but I can't get one person that would make the thing to begin with! I was spinning wheels for days trying to get the chop saw figured out (cutting it opposite the way I was cutting it the first eight times gave us true straight cuts whereas it was cutting a funny angle on the fulcrum side of the saw). An inclinometer was too large to fit up there so it took my engineer buddy using cardboard tubes to get my vision oriented properly Attachment 21066 Attachment 21067 Attachment 21068 ^^^A bit of a nod I also got around to repairing the Rieger (hopefully) in a permanent manner! I'm almost set to send this and the rest of the body stuff out, but I have to cut up & modify a rear valance before then. Attachment 21069 Attachment 21070 Attachment 21071 Prepped. Kinda... Attachment 21072 Attachment 21069 Attachment 21074 Attachment 21075 Attachment 21076 Attachment 21077 Attachment 21078 After forty minutes Attachment 21079 Attachment 21080 Attachment 21081 Just a couple spots in there need filling before leaving me Attachment 21082 Attachment 21083 Attachment 21084 I need to get back over there to weld, so this week is gonna be a tad busy, but ultimately have me on the flatbed to the tuner's faster. |
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