Clairey Posted June 9, 2009 Report Share Posted June 9, 2009 Starting Just before new year in the Christmas holidaysi decided to strip the focus today! as the job situation isnt stable at the moment and that means most the money i earn is being saved i wont be jumping in buying a new turbo and manifold just yet! so i thought as it may not be on the road next year sod it i will strip it and make it like new againTheirs plenty of cleaning to be done and a mate at my work owes me a few favors and he just so happens to do powder coating so most things including hubs, driveshafts, subframe, rear beam ect will be going anthricite to mate the car a bit more unique and tidy it up at the same time! Also the list of to do's are:Get the top spec Gotech to eliminate the ford ecu and take full controllJE pistons and Eagle RodsUndecided on the turbo yet either another 28 or johns hybridKW V3 Coilover kit in the group buy next year if it goes aheadfully pollybushedvibratecnics gearbox mount to complete the setalloy radnortec manifoldsend the head off to cylinder head developments for a freshen up and bit of workian howells exhaust cam if i go for the 28new water pump and oil pump and lightweight pullysFord motorsport inlet manifoldand going to get a full blow over on the car so i have fresh paint as its looking sorry for itself from being in garages ect!those are the plans so far! depending on how next year goesso about 2pm today i went into the garage and made a start....things to clean and tidy upthats how it stands now! time for the Megs APC tomorrow or maybe a heavy degrease and jet wash after! hope you enjoy! more to follow tomorrow night Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clairey Posted June 9, 2009 Author Report Share Posted June 9, 2009 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------had another go today and gave a few things a spruce up so things aint to dirty when i take them off the car! was waiting for some megs degreaser to come thru the door and then dad reminded me its bank holiday! so i had to make do with what i had! one of them things being a jet wash! i had some gunk degreaser left over so i covered everything over and left it for 20mins to eat away! then gave it a jet wash over which left me with the following....befores...after....better but still to be improved on with my new products when they come tomorrow! also ordered 2 cans of paint today which should be here tomorrow so will start prepping for paint.here are a couple of other pictures i took...wasted a day fixing the pressure washer yesterday as the pump gave up so had spares from another one so made a good one out of the 2 so i could give the zetec-s and my dads focus a good snow foam today with a drop of chemical guys wash and wheel brightener on the wheels! didnt lay a finger on the cars was all done by jet wash and i now wonder why i have spend all this time giving it elbow grease when i get the same effects from a jet wash with the right products-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------today i got a load of bits together to go to the powder coaters. 21 bits to be precice! should make a nice start to the project! put them all together in a box and went over to take them and they are still closed so guess they dont start again till monday. so got a load of bits sat looking pretty ready to go----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------bit more progress but nothing much till the weekend when i can crack on it now im back at workpaint and mask came so i can give the engine bay a fresh lick of paint just need to get some primer and lacquer then will make a start on masking it off and sanding it down paint code q2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clairey Posted June 9, 2009 Author Report Share Posted June 9, 2009 next thing i got home today and started to make some room for my latest purchase! me and matty (moonstone_saff) have been spending! we await a few weeks for our purchase as they are customs to obtain standard compressionheres what i got done tonight----------------------also found a few of these which i guess are from when my ball bearing turbo went bangmore to come soon-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------prepped the left side of the engine bay today and masked everything up ready for some new paint! gave it a good rub down to put a key on it then on with the primer! going to leave it over night as its so cold so take ages to dry! may give it another coat before i go to the auto sport show tomorrow! some piccys Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clairey Posted June 9, 2009 Author Report Share Posted June 9, 2009 nightmare for posting pics this forum lol! and there are plenty of them! so i have given up transferring it over to here!for the full read you can view it herehttp://bbs.rsownersclub.co.uk/showthread.php?t=191067thanks for looking Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AwesomeAl Posted June 9, 2009 Report Share Posted June 9, 2009 Hi Clairey, You don't by any chance know Demon Pete from the RS Owners club do you? He's one of our technicians here and seems to turn up to work in a different Focus RS every other day lol.Great cars with a real hint of Rarety to them! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clairey Posted June 9, 2009 Author Report Share Posted June 9, 2009 (edited) Hi Clairey, You don't by any chance know Demon Pete from the RS Owners club do you? He's one of our technicians here and seems to turn up to work in a different Focus RS every other day lol.Great cars with a real hint of Rarety to them! i do mate yes! he is a well known and well respected person on our forums! he will know me! usually hang out with him at the shows Edit: oh and its Ben by the way lol! claire is my girl freind she has the arosa! just looking to tart it out for her! allways wanted to mod a DUB Edited June 9, 2009 by Clairey Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
treblet Posted June 9, 2009 Report Share Posted June 9, 2009 Looks good, I'm just starting to read the rest of the thread now Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AwesomeAl Posted June 9, 2009 Report Share Posted June 9, 2009 i do mate yes! he is a well known and well respected person on our forums! he will know me! usually hang out with him at the shows Edit: oh and its Ben by the way lol! claire is my girl freind she has the arosa! just looking to tart it out for her! allways wanted to mod a DUB Was just about to mention, I've just shown the pictures to Pete (or Gay Pete) as we know him, and he said: That's Young Ben's car. lol.Give me a buzz if you ever need any Forge parts for the RS and I'll see what I can do to help you out Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clairey Posted June 9, 2009 Author Report Share Posted June 9, 2009 Was just about to mention, I've just shown the pictures to Pete (or Gay Pete) as we know him, and he said: That's Young Ben's car. lol.Give me a buzz if you ever need any Forge parts for the RS and I'll see what I can do to help you out haha Gay Pete! hes known as that on the RSOC i believe also haha ace! thanks for your help Al was going to go for a tame turbo so would of said forge actuator but going for the T3/GT30 hybrid on twin scroll so will be wastegate time will keep that in mind though Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AwesomeAl Posted June 9, 2009 Report Share Posted June 9, 2009 haha Gay Pete! hes known as that on the RSOC i believe also haha ace! thanks for your help Al was going to go for a tame turbo so would of said forge actuator but going for the T3/GT30 hybrid on twin scroll so will be wastegate time will keep that in mind thoughHaha, Even more reason for me to call him Gay Pete! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LiamD Posted June 9, 2009 Report Share Posted June 9, 2009 Awesome car. Got some balls to rip it apart too!I will own one of these one day... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clairey Posted June 9, 2009 Author Report Share Posted June 9, 2009 Awesome car. Got some balls to rip it apart too!I will own one of these one day...cheers mate how it looks now! coming together slowly Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pro3mark Posted June 9, 2009 Report Share Posted June 9, 2009 YUM Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AwesomeAl Posted June 9, 2009 Report Share Posted June 9, 2009 Ooh, Gaz coilovers... Someone likes it hard... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clairey Posted June 9, 2009 Author Report Share Posted June 9, 2009 Ooh, Gaz coilovers... Someone likes it hard...yes mate! is a car for fun so i want to feel every bump in the road and know im doing the speeds im doing!solid engine mounts fully polly bushed and nice n low! im only 22 so not looking for refined just yet or i would buy a ST lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lupo_1.0 Posted June 9, 2009 Report Share Posted June 9, 2009 loving this! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IDGM Posted June 9, 2009 Report Share Posted June 9, 2009 Nice Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clairey Posted December 30, 2009 Author Report Share Posted December 30, 2009 more has gone on since this! havent updated for a while! isnt far off completion now! some more pics....full write up on the thread here...http://bbs.rsownersclub.co.uk/showthread.php?t=191067&page=5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CasperGTI Posted December 30, 2009 Report Share Posted December 30, 2009 That is very nice ben.Top work! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jamiea7x Posted December 30, 2009 Report Share Posted December 30, 2009 look spretty sweet although ive nver quite liked the steering wheels thought theyre quite tacky look slike adodgy steering wheel cover thats on it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Little Green Giant Posted December 30, 2009 Report Share Posted December 30, 2009 can i PLEASE have this number plate???how much??? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
99hjhm Posted December 30, 2009 Report Share Posted December 30, 2009 Just gone throught the whole build thread.Nice job!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clairey Posted December 30, 2009 Author Report Share Posted December 30, 2009 (edited) That is very nice ben.Top work!thankyou! wish i did something smaller now though like yourslook spretty sweet although ive nver quite liked the steering wheels thought theyre quite tacky look slike adodgy steering wheel cover thats on itits not the best made good old ford lol. its not as bright as that in real life its also a brand new one so not worn in yet thankyou for being open thoughcan i PLEASE have this number plate???how much???sorry not for sale Just gone throught the whole build thread.Nice job!!thankyou Edited December 30, 2009 by Clairey Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Little Green Giant Posted December 30, 2009 Report Share Posted December 30, 2009 PPPPPPLLLLLLLLLLEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEAAAAAAAAAASE!!!!HAHA. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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