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[Lenny]

As my focus build approahes its finishing touches later this year,
I've decided to take the time to finally create a build thread in picture,
Grab a cup of tea lol

Purchase in September 2010



First mod: Titanium spec front lower grill





Colour code rear view mirror





Snow chains





Snow more lol



Custom ZetecS rear seat cover



ST/ZetecS rear spoiler




Club Membership



CreeQ5 reverse bulb




Custom climate control knobs




l.e.d glove box light



Laser cut brushed stainless vent surrounds and glove box plate,





Mist type windscreen washer jets



Additional boot light




Followed by job loss and car being put in storage for five months, while keeping partners car on the road,








Five long months later,




l.e.d cup holder illumination



Illuminated ignition ring





Fitted illuminating switch in dash pocket to power cup holder l.e.d aswell as illuminate the pocket




Removed rear badge to fit brake light badge surround







Fitted clear fog light unit with second reverse unit,
Later updated with an "auto-off" drl relay fitted to the rear fog light, so as if the rear fog light is switched ON
And the car is put in to reverse,
The "auto-off" relay will switch off the rear fog light while reverse is active, then switch the fog back on when driving forwards or in neutral.





Fitted St pod to dash with ford racing boost gauge and oil pressure, also fitted a drl auto dimmer relay,
The gauges illuminate 100% during the day, then auto dim to 50% at night to reduce glare aswell as blend in with the standard dash illumination functionality's









Took some figuring out on how to fit the gauges to sit correctly, but got there in the end,
Cut two pods and bolted togeather, then positioned in perspex wrapped in matt black vynil






Upgrade from 6000CD to Sony 6Cd



Changed heater vents to titanium spec with brushed chrome plates



Fitted 12V socket in boot





Fitted rear footwell lighting and "bird bath" illumination






Fitted Cree H11 front fog bulbs 6000k




Fitted drl fog light surround units,
Mounted control boxs to rear of battery box out of view,









Fitted Genuine ZetecS body kit imported from fordpartsuk.com as the zetecS is not available here.









Fitted some custom built zetecS/ST mud flaps to protect the body






Re-badged the rear







Fitted Piper 2.5" T304 stainless steel DPF back duplex exhaust with twin 4" oval tips,
Green performance induction filter and remap to 120bhp 278nm Torque








ST primed bonnet lip and TriplrRcomposites ZetecS front Splitter

[Lenny]

Got the bonnet lip colour coded aswell as the engine bay covers, also fitted upper and lower zetecS grills having them sprayed gloss black along with the fog surrounds,






Purchased some black headlights to replace the chrome ones,
Fitted them with Osram Night Breaker H1 and H7 aswell as some black housed 6000kelvin T10 parking bulbs, left them in body shop to get the browe line colour coded,











Got the bonnet lip colour coded aswell as the engine bay covers, also fitted upper and lower zetecS grills having them sprayed gloss black along with the fog surrounds,






When purchasing the focus a requested the full size spare wheel pack,



I've now removed this as I'm soon fitting some 18" rims and got a good deal on AA roadside assistance,
Purchased a spare tyre well pad filler from a mk1 RS focus to fill the empty space in the boot floor




Painted front calipers with halfords red caliper paint and rear drums silver







Next modifications are:
Lowering springs, adjustable camber bolts, steering limiter kit and 18" rims,

[Preee]

Hey Lenny , haha nice thread m8 , i think you should take it all off and start again

[Gavc]

Car looks sweet Lenny, you've done a great job there mate!!!

[Lenny]

Hey Lenny , haha nice thread m8 , i think you should take it all off and start again

Sssppffffffff!!!
Hot tea all over me computer lol

Considering an St front end with tripleRcomposites front splitter, but id lose the drl's and quite possibly my missus lol

[Brigante]

cars come a long way since you bought it thats for sure mate

 

excellent work

 

 

it's about time you had a build thread lol

[TDCiST]

Looking Great Lenny! What engine you got fella? I'd have thought you'd see more than 120bhp with a remap if u got the 1.6tdci 110...

[Lenny]

Looking Great Lenny! What engine you got fella? I'd have thought you'd see more than 120bhp with a remap if u got the 1.6tdci 110...

Thanks dave,
My engine and turbo etc. Are the same as you in the 1.6TDCi
But my model was a 90ps so I've gotta upgrade to 110ps injectors to get over 120 lol
The little 90ps injectors are tryin their best for me god bless em lol

[FOCA]

Good thread - keep up the good work!   

[TDCiST]

Ah you have the 90ps version! Explains it all!

Yeah the 110 injectors will help massively

[Lenny]

Ah you have the 90ps version! Explains it all!
Yeah the 110 injectors will help massively

I don't think the 110 was an option over here,
It was , 1.6TDCi focus (90ps) and no 1.6TDCi fiesta's just the 1.4TDCi

[TDCiST]

Does that mean you don't have a DPF also??

[Lenny]

Does that mean you don't have a DPF also??

No still got a dpf for the present time anyways lol id like to get internals removed but unsure,

[Pitmonster]

Excellent post, and congratulations for all your hard work.

Mods are always a matter of personal taste, what's most important to me is that they are done properly - by which I mean no bodge jobs held on with cable ties - and you have certainly done quality work on your car, and you should be proud of the results!

Well done :-)

[Lenny]

Excellent post, and congratulations for all your hard work.
Mods are always a matter of personal taste, what's most important to me is that they are done properly - by which I mean no bodge jobs held on with cable ties - and you have certainly done quality work on your car, and you should be proud of the results!
Well done :-)

Thanks Dave,
Its been a long enjoyable journey, minus the two trips to the doctors surgery lol
Id do it all again in a hearbeat very enjoyable and I was lucky the st pod turned out 90% ok lol that was a ball clenching 11 hours of cutting and cups of tea,