Ford Focus Mk2 [ST] Estate Sleeper - Build Thread
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BenWRXSEi said:
Epic work, I think you're building my ideal car. 
A friend of mine had a Focus ST 2.5 a couple of years ago, I vaguely remember him having a nightmare getting the water pump changed as the T5 is such a tight fit in the engine bay. Apologies if you've already thought of this and I've missed it, but might be worth a look while you've got the car in pieces?
Thank you!A friend of mine had a Focus ST 2.5 a couple of years ago, I vaguely remember him having a nightmare getting the water pump changed as the T5 is such a tight fit in the engine bay. Apologies if you've already thought of this and I've missed it, but might be worth a look while you've got the car in pieces?
Haha, that would have been good to check, but it's all back in now. If I have any trouble with anything then I'm prepared to drop the engine back out as it was relatively straight forward!
We got the car down and sat on its own wheels for the first time, checked as much as we could before hand.
As it was a sunny day we decided to drive (!!!) it outside. Everything worked perfectly on the 50m test drive...
We wheeled everything else out for a bit of fresh air and sunlight.
There was a little bit of wiring to do under the dash where the alarm had been cut out.
Then we put a bit of interior back in and the doors on, then drove it back into the barn.
As it was a sunny day we decided to drive (!!!) it outside. Everything worked perfectly on the 50m test drive...
We wheeled everything else out for a bit of fresh air and sunlight.
There was a little bit of wiring to do under the dash where the alarm had been cut out.
Then we put a bit of interior back in and the doors on, then drove it back into the barn.
Another couple of pictures, a day of fitting the interior. It was all fairly straight forward and went together really easily. It's amazing how much of a transformation it goes through by just putting a couple of plastic panels in!
Backed it out of the barn, to do the reverse test drive!
Exterior is getting there.
Carpet in.
Dash
Rear bench, which is actually from a 5 door hatch.
Center consul and interior sill trim. Door cards are still the originals and haven't been swapped over, but they will be some ST trims.
And back into the barn after another good day's work.
But not until we had taken it for a good blast around the farm yard, up and down all the gears and checking the brakes, all worked perfectly!
Backed it out of the barn, to do the reverse test drive!
Exterior is getting there.
Carpet in.
Dash
Rear bench, which is actually from a 5 door hatch.
Center consul and interior sill trim. Door cards are still the originals and haven't been swapped over, but they will be some ST trims.
And back into the barn after another good day's work.
But not until we had taken it for a good blast around the farm yard, up and down all the gears and checking the brakes, all worked perfectly!
muhnkee2 said:
is there an award for the fastest build thread in PH history?
in the time you have done this, i have still not finished bleeding the brakes on my morris minor.
maximum respect to you - thanks for being an inspiration to the rest of us!
At least you did something! All I did this weekend was go to stare at my project and sayin the time you have done this, i have still not finished bleeding the brakes on my morris minor.
maximum respect to you - thanks for being an inspiration to the rest of us!
"...nah."
before closing the garage and going hime for a cup of tea.
Awesome work OP. Are you going to use a genuine Ford wheel trim, or will you go and look for a random one on a grass verge somewhere?
muhnkee2 said:
is there an award for the fastest build thread in PH history?
in the time you have done this, i have still not finished bleeding the brakes on my morris minor.
maximum respect to you - thanks for being an inspiration to the rest of us!
I don't think the build has been real-time, the OP started posting a while after starting - still seems pretty quick though.in the time you have done this, i have still not finished bleeding the brakes on my morris minor.
maximum respect to you - thanks for being an inspiration to the rest of us!
Emeye said:
muhnkee2 said:
is there an award for the fastest build thread in PH history?
in the time you have done this, i have still not finished bleeding the brakes on my morris minor.
maximum respect to you - thanks for being an inspiration to the rest of us!
I don't think the build has been real-time, the OP started posting a while after starting - still seems pretty quick though.in the time you have done this, i have still not finished bleeding the brakes on my morris minor.
maximum respect to you - thanks for being an inspiration to the rest of us!
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