Mates 4x4 focus project.

[Danr]

I have just found out my mate Mike has just bought a focus for a sneaky little project.

He's a mechanic by trade and was building a 3 door sierra cossie. Well, he's sold the sierra and now has this beasty. I'll update the thread when i get updates.

Yep shes sold, The one car I though I would never sell and shes ready to be taken away by her new owner next week. Im really really gunna miss it. Athough to be fair it was a shed I just don't have the money or the time to fix it up. everytime I went down to work on it I was oonly disheartened by another patch of rust and it was starting to upset me knowing it was sitting there and getting worse.

So I brough a new project :) its rust free due to being fearly new and it will take my cossie engine. im really really happy with it.

My new FOrd FoCos zetec 4x4

http://i66.photobucket.com/albums/h262/mike69woodford1/0ce5_3.jpg

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[Wayne]

that is one awesome project:y: love what he has done to it so far:) keep us updated.

[Noddy]

That looks like is going to be one sweet makeover :y: Keep us updated :y:

[Barry123]

how will he fit the back seats back in?

[John]

Thats going to be mental!!!

[Karl]

omg lol. Nice. looks unique :D

Dan, do you remember me telling you about the guy with the S2 Escort turbo with 254bhp?


Well its being put in an Escort RS2000 4x4 now with 300bhp+

[KamRacing]

Did he do all the chassis work himself or is it an ex works shell - looks a very neat job

[djrem]

pure sex tbh

[Danr]

I think i remember Karl, sounds awsome though!

Think i'm gonna take a trip up to his gaff on wednesday to have a good poke about. I know he's been building the engine for about 3 years now due to lack of funds but it should be amazing when it's done :)

I don't think he did the work himself, pretty sure he has bought the shell like that. Not 100% sure, just saw it on surrey modified.

[Roy-VTS]

if this was going to be a rwd focus cossie i would of wet myself, still have a warm feeling inside though . . . .

[Dan]

Looks like a great project!

[JamieB]

that is probably the maddest roll cage i think i have ever seen!! looks like it will be pretty good when finished!! keep us updated

[Karl]

that is probably the maddest roll cage i think i have ever seen!! looks like it will be pretty good when finished!! keep us updated

thought it was gonna be a rear mounted engine?

[Scattle]

Very nice, gunna be awesome.

[vtr_driver]

That looks cool. I remember reading in Fast ford about 3 years ago about a company who were building and selling rwd/4wd focus shells but can't remember which company!

Keep us updated!

[Predator_R32]

very nice indeed, keep us updated :y:

[craig180]

That is one mental roll cage! I love it

Is it actually going to be Zetec, ZVHT or YB powered???

[Danr]

Cosworth yb i believe, he started building it when he was 16. Over the years has bought more and more. Recently he started a mobile mechanic business (handy for me) which means the money is rolling in now. Can now finish the project :)

[saxovtrandy]

what a project, will be awesome when finished

[Saxy1]

Looks nice :y:

[DJsaxo]

looks great so far keeps us all updated .

[Adam_Q]

Nice one! Don't think i've ever seen a cozzie engine in a Focus! Should look the nuts! :y:

Keep us updated :y:

[Jackman]

Thats bloody awesome.

Can really appreciate the work that goes into something like this!

[craig180]

If he needs any help with mating up the bell housing for the gearbox I can put him in touch with a fella local to me that built the mad cossie powered Puma a few years ago.

I assume he'd be using the mt75 box??? Standard RS2000 4x4 running gear fits quite neatly in the focus shell and will allow youto mate up to the cossie lump if it's mounted the right way (as in the wroong way for a cossie!)

[DJsaxo]

Any update yet.

[Danr]

Haven't seen the guy for a while.

[Danr]

Little update for everyone.

Here as she sits now I have taken the beams off to be powercoated and to paint the underneth white.

there also some pictures of the breaks ;)

http://i66.photobucket.com/albums/h262/mike69woodford1/PB260103.jpg

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front brakes
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Rear Disks
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[Berg]

looks like its going to be mad when its finished ;)

[Ryan]

all looks good, then i spotted the greenstuff.

[Luke]

Them brakes are fookin massive.

[Wayne]

looks pretty sweet:) can't wait to see the finished project.

[Jacko]

somebody keeps coins in the same pocket as there mobile....

cage looks awesome.

[Jackman]

Amazing project.

those brakes... are huge.

[TypeRhys]

looks an amazing project.

Ford should have made the RS 4x4 in the first place.

i was beginning to worry i couldnt see any brakes on the 1st page,
good job with the AP's on this update.

[Jackman]

looks an amazing project.

Ford should have made the RS 4x4 in the first place.

i was beginning to worry i couldnt see any brakes on the 1st page,
good job with the AP's on this update.

Think they know that..

hense why the are doing it with the new one :P

[onzakieron]

Huuuugee brakes!

Someone can't spell Focus on the windowscreen either! Hell of a project though, bit of a showstopper.

[Raz]

can i fit these brakes under my VTR 14" rims?

[Noddy]

dan, any more updates dude?

[craigy_87]

looking good brake size scares me lol :P

Think they know that..

hense why the are doing it with the new one :P

ya sure? am sure i read it was still FWD with a LSD

http://www.pistonheads.com/news/default.asp?storyId=18195

EDIT: jeez jackmans post was back in december :S didnt realise

[flee123]

Very neat job! Shit off a stick springs to mind!

[DANKZii]

That will be quality when its finished

[RedB]

Any updates man?