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Cochyn

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Registered: 10th Mar 10
Location: North Wales
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3rd Apr 10 at 00:18

Hiya all, was sent here by my cuz to show you my cars and to get some advice etc.

Name's Alan, come from North Wales. Might see some people in Llandudno this Sunday I believe

Here's my project, I love it to bits...will dominate all very soon

But the runaround stands as a Blue Oval....

[Edited on 03-04-2010 by Cochyn]

Jon_C

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Registered: 7th Dec 05
Location: Suffolk
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3rd Apr 10 at 00:25

Bet that Focus is good fun. Is it rwd or 4wd

Jamie-C

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Registered: 3rd Jun 08
Location: Ballycastle
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3rd Apr 10 at 00:28

Focus

C2RL R

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Registered: 28th Mar 02
Location: Redcliffe, QLD
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3rd Apr 10 at 00:38

Focus is very cool. I'm not a big fan of 5 door B's though tbh. welcome to the site btw

ar corsagsi

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Registered: 24th Jun 07
Location: Abingdon, Oxfordshire
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3rd Apr 10 at 00:38

How come you used that corsa picture of this site?

http://piccies.flybywire.org.uk/General/index2009.html Right at the bottom

ar corsagsi

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Registered: 24th Jun 07
Location: Abingdon, Oxfordshire
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3rd Apr 10 at 00:42

Sorry if im wrong though

SR91

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Registered: 21st Jun 08
Location: Lancashire.
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3rd Apr 10 at 01:01

Engines wrong way round in that focus... Ford ehh

Huwsi

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Registered: 27th Apr 07
Location: Bangor, Gwynedd
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3rd Apr 10 at 01:04

Glad to see you posted some pics up cuz

Eck

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Registered: 17th Apr 06
Location: Lundin Links, Fife
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3rd Apr 10 at 01:18

quote:
Originally posted by SR-91
Engines wrong way round in that focus... Ford ehh

OUT.

Nic Barnes

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Registered: 5th Apr 04
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3rd Apr 10 at 01:53

quote:
Originally posted by Eck

quote:
Originally posted by SR-91
Engines wrong way round in that focus... Ford ehh

OUT.

IvIarkgraham

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Registered: 27th Mar 04
Location: Ellesmere Port, Cheshire
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3rd Apr 10 at 02:28

focus looks mint

Ben G

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Registered: 12th Jan 07
Location: Essex
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3rd Apr 10 at 07:20

sr-91

hope you were being sarcastic.

it's the proper way round for proper wheel drive cars.

stunning focus mate, some normal wheels and that would be a brilliant sleeper, although the wheels are lovely.

Jambo

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Registered: 8th Sep 01
Location: Maidenhead, Drives: VXR Arctic
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3rd Apr 10 at 09:32

wowee

That Focus is amazing!!!!

Ash_EP3

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Registered: 15th May 07
Location: Melksham, Wiltshire
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3rd Apr 10 at 09:34

Focus must be an absolute weapon! What are the plans for the corsa?

Cochyn

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Registered: 10th Mar 10
Location: North Wales
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3rd Apr 10 at 11:22

Only messin' boys, I wouldn't dare drive a Corsa....too much for me to handle

I have a runaround Puma though

Huwsi's my cuz, so I thought I'd mingle a bit on here with you guys too.

Some more pics and info (ignore comments, copied off other forum)...

Had the MOT, passing with flying colours. And just about made it to the DVLA 5 minutes before they shut so I could pick up my tax. All well so far!

But afterwards, I took a drive up to see Cossie guru John Coles and she developed a bit of a knock on cylinder 1 and the oil pressure was way below par. So popped over to John's next day and we got to work. This is how she looked by the afternoon...

Taking the engine appart, the oil pump was obviously well shagged judging by the scoring inside....

But looks like it was caught just in time, not much wear or damage or anything else. So all in all I feel alright about having the engine come out. It can now be rebuilt to a better spec using new components all over.

Spend this morning painting and rebuilding the inlet manifold, cleaning the sump and giving it a lick of paint and a few other little bits n' bobs.

Freshly honed and painted block, polished crank and skimmed head. As John Coles tells me, I've come off as a bit jammy with the oil pump failure, because the majority of the engine was not damaged...woop woop!

So replacing near enough every part anyway as a matter of course, can't wait!

Probably a gearbox rebuild very soon, whine's like a bitch in 4th

John and I did a bit more work on the engine and car today. After stripping the entire head and leaving to soak in a bath of petrol, she was cleaned up and air lined dry before having new seals fitted and the valves lapped. The block had a few bits fitted, but majority of the work will happen mid this week when one or two parts arrive to finish the whole engine off

Also fitted the bush to the bottom of the steering column, since the steering was a "little" shakey :cry: but there's still another part to fit to the column before we're happy.

Crap pics, but you get the jist. Empty engine bay...

Block with alternator drop bracket added...

New engine mounts...

Bottom end all torqued up and ready for the head. But thanks to f*cking Royal Snail, we're missing an oil pump gasket and collets to finish the head. Otherwise it would all be built and ready to fit into the car on Monday

Never mind, still enough excitement left, but deffo this week she'll be up and running....hopefully :cry:

A lot of work last night to finish the engine off, then "slotted" it into the car at around 12:30am :cry: Spent today fitting everything up, so tomorrow she'll hopefully be fired up and the long 1k running in miles begin

Sorry for pic quality, crap phone