Yes still got the Focus, been working on developing the car past year. Runs with a fully forged , engine with headwork and cams, and external oil pump kit etcc..... . Had it live mapped at Sabre Tuning in Bristol and has 3 maps low medium and high, with a big HP figure of 422bhp and 407ftibs, goes well lol.

Still doing plenty track days, and went to Spa Francorchamps in Belgium last year with it, was mega, some good videos on You Tube chasing Porsches and E92 M3s

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ST170 with High Compression Pistons, steel rods, Stage 3 head,Newman PH4 cams ,Twin 45 Delortos, Weber Alpha Management, Quaiffe IB5 gearbox,LEDA Coilovers etc .........

focus sounds like a bloody animal

right so it's about time i got my finger out and updated this thread

sooo from the last update a few bits and bobs have happened

i bought a neptune connector for my engine loom

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i modified a fiesta si throttle bracket to fit on my bodies

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got my injection tank ready to be fitted

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i popped out a plastic bung under the rear bench and fed the connect for the fuel pump under the car, the bung fitted perfectly into the now open hole

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i then dropped my old tank

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injection tank fitted

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gave the battery tray area and support bars a lick of paint, fitted the rad (which leaks) and coolant hoses

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i bought and fitted a new header tank

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ive also bought a wideband and egt set up for when the mapping starts

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spent a bit of time mounting a 2wd cosworth fpr and a fuel filter

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over christmas my loom was started, much love alex

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i choppped a hole for the neptune connector so i would be in the right place for the xr2 glove box

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Dash is back in, just need to get the relays mounted and the ecu secured and back in place

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connected the ecu up and checking things before she fired up on the button

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short video of it firing up with no exhaust and a misfire

https://youtu.be/CF5YMXDlGn4

got my breather fitted , but im not happy with it so it's being re done

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I've also get a set of 888's ready to go on some pots

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I made a start on some det cans too

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got my xr2 arb drop links fitted

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the fez is currently having its exhaust sorted ( the back box is just resting in place on the rubbers in this pic)

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I've also collected this little stash from mr c6rwn

pot's with A048's, adjustable front end, another mondeo sero, xr2 shafts, steering wheel with a snap off boss and a few bits for my brothers xr2

ive got another fuel system to fit as well, so the system will be redone with quip fittings

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awesome work mate

It's really taking shape now mate! Made up to hear it run lol

Cracking work !

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I should really update this thread

Yes...yes you should

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You really should bloody update it now!

Yeah im working on it

Thought it was about time i updated this

The fez was sent off around January time to have my exhaust sorted out by a local company to me, i had a egt and wide band bosses welded into the manifold while it was there as well as a flexi pipe

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while the fez was away getting the exhaust done i ordered up some an-10 fittings for my breather and rocker cover, i had my spare rocker cover sent off to be converted and the breather had the fittings welded on

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my airtec rad also arrived while the exhaust was getting finished off

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ordered a new rocker gasket, some crackle paint and a an-10 converter for the rocker cover

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got the fez back mid Jan from having the exhaust done

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had a v-band added to the mid section to make removing it a bit easier

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then moved onto fitting my snap off boss and wheel

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ordered up some new brake hoses front (and rear)

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wrapped the manifold too

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fitted my airtec rad and the manifold back on too

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test fitting/routing the breather hosing

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sprayed the rocker cover and touched up the breather too

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fitted

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hooked up my throttle body balancing tool

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alex and i had a minor tinker with the map to get it so i could drive it, check my ghetto gauge holder

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got it idling perfectly in the end

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mid map tweak with the plx wideband going and my LM-2 hooked up ghetto stylie too and the balancing tool just chilling on the windscreen

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shall update again once i've uploaded some more picsn

i then found my my 1.1 mc/servo was completely shagged as no brake fluid was getting to the passenger side front or rear

sooooo out with the old 1.1 shizzle

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in with the mk1 mondeo mc/servo, i also tucked my breather behind it nice and neatly

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then went onto the remove all the 1.1 brakes and fit my wilwoods

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fitted new drums, wheel bearings, xr2 rear cylinder

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bled the system with RBF600 fluid..... WTF!!

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did all the prep work for my mot, emissions on a base map that we knocked up in a chicken shed

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alex spent a few hours cleaning the fuel map up on the road, i sourced some bits to make a home made set of det cans and another friend sorted me out with a cable connected to my standard knock sensor so we could work on the ign side of things

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LM-2 connected up for mapping duties

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Home made det can V.1

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sadly the car is so loud on full chat that you cant hear any det so we left the ign side of the mapping alone

in the mean time i ordered a set of harnesses

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got them fitted

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as id done a fair few road miles i dropped the cheap oil i used to flush everything out with and replace it with decent stuff

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got some track plates sorted too

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ive also sourced a set of xr2 steelies and gave them a lick of paint

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i've managed to complete at least 1 track day in the fez so far ( which was my first ever track day) , it was awesome ! got 1 more lined up before i drive it to the nurburgring

few pic's from my track session and a slow video of me out on track as i was black flagged for noise on my second session

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my black flag

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youtube video

https://youtu.be/7m1BEIGHogk



next steps for the fez over the winter

-fit my swirl pot and external pump
-run new fuel lines
-fit a fuel pressure and oil temp sensors so my ecu can see what's going on
-have the sump modified for a oil return for the breather and a oil temp take off
-replace rusty bonnet

that's about it for now

Nice updates there

cheers buddy , there are a few more to do but i'll wait for a bit

car also got featured in the Nov 2016 issue of Retro Ford

I saw your latest "update" on facebook

Nice one on the feature though

I've got a sink full of coolant hoses with your name on them in the garage. Will whatsapp you in a bit to check your address

what's the update?

Feature was good - fair play mate

I still need to sort it out

Car is in bits again but running for now.... :