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18th June 2012, 17:46
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Bikekid450's MK1 Focus RS (Rachel)
Well hello my friends!
I have had Rachel for some time now, a year actually, but I have just decided to put this thread up for anyone who may be interested 
Rachel is a 2003 MK1 Ford Focus RS
There was 4501 of these made, she is number 4500. The last one as 4501 is missing.
She was standard when I bought her, but she wasn't looked after at all!
The day I got her:
Since then I have done:
Airtec Intercooler
K&N Gen2 Air Filter
Piper Custom Cams
AP Racing 6 Paddle Clutch
Boost Control, Boost at 22PSI
Gaz Shocks Coilovers
Mongoose De-Cat and full stainless system
SCC Tubular Manifold
Privet Plates
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Last edited by RustySkull; 18th June 2012 at 22:13.
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18th June 2012, 17:52
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You might have seen my Poorly Rachel at FCS this weekend.
She is now in bits after blowing the Head gasket on the way there!
Pictures up soon of the Rebuild as I will not only be changing the Gasket 
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18th June 2012, 18:06
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Shame about the headgasket! Bet its 'slightly' quicker than the vtr?
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18th June 2012, 18:08
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Originally Posted by iN7eL
Shame about the headgasket! Bet its 'slightly' quicker than the vtr? |
Lol, it was! Not now though as but the time I drove the 250miles home with the leaking gasket, it wouldn't idle and was smoking like factory!
Once it's back together, and It's mapped it will be 350bhp+ 
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18th June 2012, 18:44
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You drove it 250 miles home with a blown gasket? 
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18th June 2012, 18:58
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Didn't realise this was yours. Saw it at FCS but again, assumed you were with someone that was a member!
Looks tasty
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18th June 2012, 19:00
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I bet the head is like a bannana now 
Nice car mate, not many "modern" fords I like, but these are one I do
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18th June 2012, 19:01
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Originally Posted by saxo180
Didn't realise this was yours. Saw it at FCS but again, assumed you were with someone that was a member!
Looks tasty
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Yeah it's mine, Was trying to win Best Non Saxo lol.
Wish I didn't bring it now though aha, though it wasn't gone make it home!
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18th June 2012, 19:05
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You drove it 250 miles home with a blown gasket? |
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Originally Posted by blackie_2k5
I bet the head is like a bannana now
Nice car mate, not many "modern" fords I like, but these are one I do |
Yes I did! I didn't want to but I had to really, it wasn't to the point where it was really bad when I left FCS, it wasn't getting hot or anything, but I knew it was going because the water smelt like a petrol tank!
On the way home it started to loose a lot of power, and wouldn't boost, well it would but nothing happened lol.
Anyway, I'll skim the head and put bigger valves in while I'm there. If the pistons are damaged due to heat (It has over heated before due to a pipe blown off) I'll replace them with some lighter ones and put pictures up as I go
Rachel is in my Garage now, in bits until tomorrow!
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18th June 2012, 19:47
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Where are you getting the head skimmed mate? Bloke over near the A127 did mine, has a load of engineering equipment in his shed!
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18th June 2012, 20:57
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Love these, but black wheels and rear rake isn't 'completely standard.' Either way this should be a great car, get those wheels silver! 
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18th June 2012, 21:04
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Needs whit wheels
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18th June 2012, 21:57
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Looks best on black wheels IMO. Love your 'runaround' as you know Ben
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18th June 2012, 22:10
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Looks best on black wheels IMO. Love your 'runaround' as you know Ben |
Haha it was meant to be a run around but it's turned into a full time project and put the Saxo and BM on hold!
If it stopped breaking I'd be able to finish the other cars lol.
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18th June 2012, 22:11
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Where are you getting the head skimmed mate? Bloke over near the A127 did mine, has a load of engineering equipment in his shed!
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I know a guy, he does my Saxo heads and said he'd do my RS one too
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18th June 2012, 22:12
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Love these, but black wheels and rear rake isn't 'completely standard.' Either way this should be a great car, get those wheels silver! |
Lol, the rear being so low was due to the springs being snapped. It was on the bump stops.
The car was a state when I bought it, so much so I knocked £3K off the asking price!
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18th June 2012, 22:12
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Love these, but black wheels and rear rake isn't 'completely standard.' Either way this should be a great car, get those wheels silver! |
It doesn't have reverse rake when you see it in person. Sits nice.
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18th June 2012, 22:21
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Think seen this about...
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18th June 2012, 22:39
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It doesn't have reverse rake when you see it in person. Sits nice.
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That's because I have new Gaz Coil overs on it now
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4th August 2012, 13:27
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Having real problems getting a place to map her now!
I have put some 650cc injectors in and every place I go to says they can't map her due to the injector size!
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