Back to 2 Ford's.......just picked this 93k 2002 Focus ST170 up. Drove spot on the 110 miles home. Except the road noise as all 4 tyres are on the wrong way round lol

Needs a damn good clean, going to my brothers next week for full service, new wiper blades, new number plates and tyres. 

It's got one black mirror cover, so need to sort that. No rust, but does need the front bumper re-painting, top grill fitting properly, and some little dents doing....oh, and a good mop & polish. :)

Looks good. Seriously considered getting one of these but couldn't find any near me that had decent miles on them so ended up with an ST220. Swings and roundabouts xD

Looks fab! Looking forward to another great project thread. I'm sure you'll have it in top shape before long.

43 minutes ago, Benji. said:

Looks good. Seriously considered getting one of these but couldn't find any near me that had decent miles on them so ended up with an ST220. Swings and roundabouts xD

Cheers mate. Took me ages to find this, and a long drive too lol......very comfortable though. :D

4 minutes ago, Dan P said:

Looks fab! Looking forward to another great project thread. I'm sure you'll have it in top shape before long.

Cheers, be a cleaning, tidying, and maintenance thread lol :D

Looks great! Everytime I see one of these in this condition, I'm thinking about getting one, lol! :D ... too bad it's so hard to find one in good condition...congrats on good buy and many happy miles!

2 hours ago, ScorpionSX said:

Looks great! Everytime I see one of these in this condition, I'm thinking about getting one, lol! :D ... too bad it's so hard to find one in good condition...congrats on good buy and many happy miles!

Cheers mate, it's solid.....but absolutely filthy, just spent 2.5hrs on the interior! Just starting the outside lol......but I'll get it sorted. :)

Spent all day on the ST, seats scrubbed, hoovered, leather treated, top grill fixed, spare ariel fitted, my old MK2 focus mats fitted, washed, polished, waxed, and mirror cover painted ready to fit tomorrow. :D

Oh, and my lovely wife Re-painted the ST red again. :D

Wow that looks great! Looking for as to seeing it all tidied up. 

40 minutes ago, chrisroberson99 said:

Wow that looks great! Looking for as to seeing it all tidied up. 

Cheers mate, me too lol :)

My brother called round today, said bring your car round to work. Hours later, car was mopped, polished, waxed and hand glazed. Results are awesome! :D

Staying there now for service, new tyres, and number plates. We put aero wipers on the front and new rear wiper blade whilst we were there. :)

Looking great!

33 minutes ago, chrisroberson99 said:

Looking great!

Cheers mate :D

So my brother rang me today when he was putting the tyres on......."can you get some wheel nuts, there's 4 locking nuts on both front wheels, and two each on the rears" :o 

So £30 lighter now, but luckily all keys were there, and sold two sets already. And left one set on the car. :)

Finally picked the ST up from my brothers work.......it's had the works lol 

New tyres, wiper blades, number plates, K&N panel filter, oil filter & Petronas oil, Denso plugs, fuel filter, timing belt kit (inc guides & pulleys), alternator belt, water pump, cam cover gasket and a air con re-gas.

The car is so much better, sounds great and loads more responsive. 

So now I can get on with all the little jobs I need to do. And have some fun driving it. 

Got a few things done today. 

Painted the stereo fascia and gear stick surround in magnum grey. Will be fitted during the week once the paint has hardened.

Fitted a replacement air deflector, and a quick clean. Think some painting in the engine bay may be required.

Before 

After

Refurbed the gear knob, still needs a bit more polishing and leather needs dying.

Before

After, couldn't get a pic in the car as it's too shiny in the daylight lol

Fitted my magnum grey fascia and gear surround. Hard to get a good picture with the light shining through the screen. Also fitted a harness with stalk controls so I can use the steering wheel controls. :D

just ordered a new radiator cross over pipe as it's sprung a leak. Also ordered new top and bottom silicone radiator hoses at the same time.

New centre caps fitted as originals were knackered and warped. :)

Lovely looking motor. 

3 hours ago, Paddy.t said:

Lovely looking motor. 

Thanks mate 😀 

As I was washing the Escort, thought it would be rude not to wash and wax the ST. :D

New parts arrived, top & bottom rad hoses and cross over pipe. Ready for Friday, just need to get some hose clips from work. :D

You've made the car look stunning. Amazing what some tlc can do to a car, even at the age it is. Great work :D

3 minutes ago, JayG90 said:

You've made the car look stunning. Amazing what some tlc can do to a car, even at the age it is. Great work :D

Cheers mate, it's getting there. :D

1 minute ago, JC600 said:

Cheers mate, it's getting there. :D

What sort of hoover do you use? I'm currently using a Dyson and it wont pick nothing up! so needing some ideas what people use to get such clean effects :D