My 400+bhp CGI Zetec/ST170 Turbo S2 17/05/08 Game Over.
26-12-2005, 12:33 AM
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also have read all the way through. lets hope all the accidents are over now and best of luck with the new shell. im reshelling a rs turbo at the moment, and agree, it can be a fooking nightmare. best of luck to u fella 
30-12-2005, 06:51 AM
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diy style http://www.frost.co.uk/item_Detail.asp?productID=8388
a very good place http://www.suffolkflockingservices.co.uk/
ring doug on 01473 328300
or http://www.rallyusedparts.co.uk/tradepages/cbc.cfm
Phone: 01295 278233
all im sure will do excellent work. hope this helps.
ps flock you!
a very good place http://www.suffolkflockingservices.co.uk/
ring doug on 01473 328300
or http://www.rallyusedparts.co.uk/tradepages/cbc.cfm
Phone: 01295 278233
all im sure will do excellent work. hope this helps.
ps flock you!
02-01-2006, 03:53 PM
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Right - better late than never!
Here are the last few pics of the car before it went away for its bodywork and respray:
Here are the last few pics of the car before it went away for its bodywork and respray:
02-01-2006, 05:10 PM
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better than mine mate, mine needs
new scuttle
new crossmember
new front panel
new left wing
new right wing
new boot
new bonnet
still yours will be done sooner than mine!
new scuttle
new crossmember
new front panel
new left wing
new right wing
new boot
new bonnet
still yours will be done sooner than mine!
23-01-2006, 09:00 AM
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Well guys - good news is that i've finally sorted myself out with an engine and gearbox!
As some of you might know, last year when i was studying Motorsport Engineering, i spent every Friday at Power Engineering in Uxbrige just helping out and learning what i could where i could...
Also, as a member of Ford Focus Owners Club, i used to see a lot of the big power turbo conversions taking place and was fortunate enough to help out with a few of them.
One of the most 'famous' was the club chairman, Lee Surrey's car.
He's now breaking his car and selling it in bits - and knowing he'd only done 5,000 miles since it was built - and more importantly knowing how well it had been built - phone calls were made!
The spec list i'd set myself for my engine build was only fractionally different to his and at about half the price!
Goes something along the lines of:
PE Custom Grind Cams
Vernier Pulleys
Ported/Polished Head
Mahle Pistons
Arrow Low Comp Rods
ARP Rod Bolts
etc. etc.
Also collected his Focus RS Gearbox
Just got to get these to the guy doing my welding and get him to mount them for me!
As some of you might know, last year when i was studying Motorsport Engineering, i spent every Friday at Power Engineering in Uxbrige just helping out and learning what i could where i could...
Also, as a member of Ford Focus Owners Club, i used to see a lot of the big power turbo conversions taking place and was fortunate enough to help out with a few of them.
One of the most 'famous' was the club chairman, Lee Surrey's car.
He's now breaking his car and selling it in bits - and knowing he'd only done 5,000 miles since it was built - and more importantly knowing how well it had been built - phone calls were made!
The spec list i'd set myself for my engine build was only fractionally different to his and at about half the price!
Goes something along the lines of:
PE Custom Grind Cams
Vernier Pulleys
Ported/Polished Head
Mahle Pistons
Arrow Low Comp Rods
ARP Rod Bolts
etc. etc.
Also collected his Focus RS Gearbox
Just got to get these to the guy doing my welding and get him to mount them for me!
05-02-2006, 09:12 PM
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Right everyone - big update time!!!
Got some pictures of the bodywork so far - looks like it's been a bit of a mission! :shock:
Here's the piccies!
However - i also have these little beauties to fit
GT28RS
Oh - and i'll get the front end built around this little fella
(I put a PS2 controller on there to give you a size idea!!!)
Enjoy 8)
Got some pictures of the bodywork so far - looks like it's been a bit of a mission! :shock:
Here's the piccies!
However - i also have these little beauties to fit
GT28RS
Oh - and i'll get the front end built around this little fella
(I put a PS2 controller on there to give you a size idea!!!)Enjoy 8)
06-02-2006, 06:57 AM
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getting there mate, take it there not gonna replace the crossmember as well then? when do you expect on getting it back?, keep up the good work!
cheers mark.
cheers mark.
06-02-2006, 07:33 AM
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I'm hoping to get it back end of the month - then a flat out rush to try and get it roadworthy for the show season 
Chris, the guy who's doing the bodywork for me is going to fabricate up the engine and gearbox mounts for me and weld them into the bay before it gets sprayed - i've given him some rough designs to work from but a lot of it will be 'suck it and see' fitment
He's also going to try and get that Skyline intercooler into the front end
Then i've got to get the Focus RS driveshafts into the Focus RS box and then measure them and get them shortened, rejoined and balanced - then its time to get my hands dirty again and rebuild her!
Once all that's done and dusted there's only the small issue of rewiring her and getting her down to Power Engineering to get the mapping checked and tweaked on the OMEX
Chris, the guy who's doing the bodywork for me is going to fabricate up the engine and gearbox mounts for me and weld them into the bay before it gets sprayed - i've given him some rough designs to work from but a lot of it will be 'suck it and see' fitment
He's also going to try and get that Skyline intercooler into the front end Then i've got to get the Focus RS driveshafts into the Focus RS box and then measure them and get them shortened, rejoined and balanced - then its time to get my hands dirty again and rebuild her!
Once all that's done and dusted there's only the small issue of rewiring her and getting her down to Power Engineering to get the mapping checked and tweaked on the OMEX
10-02-2006, 11:41 PM
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OK guys, i was really in two minds as to whether to share these photos with you but i figured you've seen everything 'warts and all' so far, so i'd let you see the work thats gone into the shell 'rust and all'.
It's not pretty. And what's scary is that the huge amount of serious structural rot is virtually undetectable from the outside.
We did a mock fit with that huge intercooler and its a very very tight squeeze and the end tanks will need a little work but other than that it fills the gap well and truly!!!
These photos should give you an idea of the work that's going into the shell
:shock:
It's not pretty. And what's scary is that the huge amount of serious structural rot is virtually undetectable from the outside.
We did a mock fit with that huge intercooler and its a very very tight squeeze and the end tanks will need a little work but other than that it fills the gap well and truly!!!
These photos should give you an idea of the work that's going into the shell
:shock:
- Fair amount of tin worm there ! 
11-02-2006, 11:27 AM
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nice bit of rot you have got there mate, cant be much worse than the grey shell you scrapped can it?, an i thought mine was bad lol.
will be minty mint when its done, seems that most of the tin worm is around the sills, good old ford design, keep up the good work!¬
cheers mark.
will be minty mint when its done, seems that most of the tin worm is around the sills, good old ford design, keep up the good work!¬
cheers mark.
29-03-2006, 08:32 PM
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Cheers guys, the 2.0 Zetec Engine and Focus RS box are now in and mounted, the Focus RS Driveshafts have now been inserted and measured ready for shortening, re-welding and balancing...
We've designed and starting building a new custom radiator for it as we doubted the Pace alloy rad was going to be up to the job
I've got to say a huge thankyou to the guy who's doing the bodywork for me, his history of building hot-rods and the like has given me the confidence to keep going with some of the more adventourous stuff...
There'll be photo's to follow shortly...
Oh. And ebay landed me a rather nice Holley wet nitrous kit at the weekend
Cliff - you ain't the only one chasing 400bhp mate
We've designed and starting building a new custom radiator for it as we doubted the Pace alloy rad was going to be up to the job
I've got to say a huge thankyou to the guy who's doing the bodywork for me, his history of building hot-rods and the like has given me the confidence to keep going with some of the more adventourous stuff...
There'll be photo's to follow shortly...
Oh. And ebay landed me a rather nice Holley wet nitrous kit at the weekend
Cliff - you ain't the only one chasing 400bhp mate