Focus Cosworth RWD

[Cochyn]

Oh no, I'll be blacking out the indicators in the headlights and leaving the original indicators in the bumper.

The lower grill already has those circular air ducts which has fed with hoses to my brakes

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Strut brace added to help strengthen up those new turrets. 

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Nurburgring trip was successful, but had to change a bearing on the front and the rear diff bearings finally started to whine after 30 years. I should have changed them when doing the Weir Performance MaxGrip upgrade 6 years ago, but I was being cheap and they were ok-ish then. Ah well :lol:

Stopped off in Brugge for the last night away, knocking back some serious beer and chocolate :lol:

[Cochyn]

Got some nice new helper springs off Santa this year lol So thought it would be rude not to refurb the coilovers, fit new bushes and stickers the same time. Also fitted some smaller number plates and black indicator lenses, since they now work through the ST170 headlights.





















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Slight issue came up the last time the wheel bearings gave up the ghost at the Nurburgring. Excessive movement meant the calipers touched the inside of the wheels. With the wheel bearings sorted, I've shaved the calipers a touch so it won't happen the next time bearings fail. Just need to get a bit of paint on them and have the inside of the wheels re-coated now.

Edited by Cochyn on Thursday 30th January 15:28

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I bet man, how's it coming along, end in sight? Deffo let me know once it is and we'll do a group trip to the Ring

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Thanks mate

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That’s pretty much it now until may’s first trip to Germany. Hopefully it’ll all stay together.

Yeah good luck with it mate, been a long time coming. But deffo worth it.

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That's exactly it. When building the cage, I thought about extending to the top hats of the turrets like the WRC cars. But at the time, I intended on chopping the old turrets out first. Time went on and I didn't manage to find the time until recently. But yes, that's one of the jobs I'll do this year, so the strut brace won't be needed.

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Porsche Cayenne 6 pot Brembo's with 360x32 AP Racing rotors and bells.

Cheers!

[Cochyn]

Looks cleaner and more flush, I never used it anyway so tad more weight saving not having the motor in situ.

And clearly the car is in the same realms of a Halfords boy racer domain lol

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Brake ducts updated, just need to make a bracket to secure them a touch closer to the discs. 







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That’s cool, this is similar but I just need to sort better fixing point to the hub to bring the duct closer to the disc

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Slight cold start hesitation, now sorted by Jim Gibbs at SCS. 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NdX0JD2ouf8

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For the sake of the ballache of fitting and removing again, I’d deffo fit one, completely changes howthe LSD locks. It’s needed IMO. Weir are a pain in the ass to deal with, but if you contact Bara he had a few in stock ready, so ask if you can buy one off him. Top bloke and will understand your predicament.

I hope you have a billet cover, because you’ll eventually shatter the standard cover as it’s a weaker material to the cast casing itself.

Edited by Cochyn on Friday 21st February 22:07

[Cochyn]

They're high torque engagement, so don't worry about it. Just make sure you get a Weir kit to strengthen it. I agree it sounds a big faff, but at the end of the day, the total cost for a fit and forget item is worth it. Or you can spend triple the price on a 9" motorsport item :lol: The kit comes with everything you need to bolt it up to your beam (look at my previous pics), but you need a billet cover though.

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stevec33 said:

Ive got all the fitting kit and billet rear cover so im all good on that side of things. Really need to do a quaife gearkit and 6 degree beam too ideally at the same time, so i was thinking if i can get away with leaving the diff its money I could do with saving. Like i say my main concern is avoiding a one tyre fire but it hard to see from looking online if that will be an issue or not

Yeah, it’ll lock lol

[Cochyn]

Mine is around the 1250kg mark, but I run on bells and rotors, no standard disc.

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??? What you mean??? It was featured a few years ago in it, but I've not done anything recently.

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Really? That's so cool and unexpected. I'm gonna run out to fetch a copy. I guess they must be monitoring forums like big brother lol