Ford Focus ebony, sort of.

[Alexw88]

Hi folks,

Been on the forum for a while thought I would share a few photos of my car with you. It started life as a 1.6 focus ebony. Now it is a touch different.






A quick video of a lap at Curborough
http://m.youtube.com/watch?v=hyHknzHJdm0


Quick spec off the top of my head

All arches and sills are hand fabricated and widened to my spec
rs focus front bumper smoothed and widened to fit
Carbon fibre splitter fogs and bumper vents and b pillars
Xenon headlights smoked fogs
mesh upper and lower grille
m sport carbon rear spoiler
Sparco r300 front seats
jamsport upper rear strut brace
Compomotive cxt 18" wheels
Oz rs focus wheels Dunlop semi slicks
brembo 4 pot calipers
cs pro disks with carbo tec xp8 compound pads
Full Gaz gold coilovers
h&r anti roll bars
poly bushed

RS focus 2.0 turbo engine
Focus RS gearbox MTX75 with a KAAZ plated diff replacing the standard quaiffe.
Turbotechnics hybrid gt25 rotated turbo to reduce pipework
ford racing manifold
milltek de cat
blueflame exhaust with mongoose tip
rad tec air to air intercooler
radtec radiator
mocal oil cooler
vibratechnics upper engine mounts
powerflex torque mount
Jamsport custom dream science map car produces 345 bhp and 361 lb ft
Ran recorded times of 0-60 in 5.4 0-100 in 11.4 and a 1/4 of 13.5 @112 mph on my old setup. Done on road tyres full leather heated interior.

[Mastodon2]

Now that is pretty cool.

[Gooly]

Thats really quite nice!

[GTiFrank]

As above. Very cool.

Any interior pics?

[davepoth]

I was going to say it looks a bit much, and then I got to the engine spec! Lovely bit of kit you have there, and I love that it has the "go" to match the "show".

[lewisf182]

It looks nice but... why didnt you just buy an RS focus? Surely wouldnt have cost much more than what it looks like you've spent?

[r1ch]

Stickers and number plate aside, really liking that!

[rb5er]

Does look good aside from the stickers and the numberplate sticker on the bonnet. Would look much better without.

Was it not a similar amount of money to build this as to just buy a focus RS?

[wackojacko]

Awesome !

[Alexw88]

Thanks for the comments guys, always going to be marmite bits on a car.

Yes it would of been cheaper to buy a Focus RS however it would not of had arches that flare into the doors and sills and rear arches that flare as part of the sill. It makes people have a double take to take it in.

[Alexw88]

GTI Frank:



Maybe explains the arches a touch better? A focus RS arch stops on te 1/4 panel.

[lindrup119]

Very nice, the arches are a cool touch.

[Andy665]

Very nice

I can understand why you have ploughed your own furrow as opposed to just buying an RS - its unique and its yours

[loftyrst]

I have the "pleasure" of working with Alex, and although we have some banter between us (Ford vs Peugeot) I must say the Focus is a credit to him.

He's still a geek though!

[Mister3man]

Very impressive!

[Mastodon2]

Oh no, just noticed you have bonnet risers in, that is one mod I just can't get away with!

[C. Grimsley]

loftyrst said:

I have the "pleasure" of working with Alex, and although we have some banter between us (Ford vs Peugeot) I must say the Focus is a credit to him.

He's still a geek though!

Where's your peugeot thread then?


Carl

[GTiFrank]

Alexw88 said:

GTI Frank:

Nice. Thought I'd read somewhere "full leather" stretching the definition

Good work on the paint as well, fair play getting that kind of finish on your track toy.

[steveeeW]

Always have loved focus'. This one is very cool & beautiful!

[Alexw88]

Cheers lofty, your everywhere. Hes last peugeot was very well done!

Frank it did originally have heated leather seats. Well leather facings.......lol

Bonnet raisers keep the temps lower when your stationary, ideal on the sprint days I do.

Thanks for the positive comments guys