Cochyn - Focus Cosworth project
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- Veteran
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- Blev medlem: mån jan 21, 2008 2:47 pm
- Namn: Alan
- Kör: Focus Cosworth
- Ort: North Wales, U.K.
Cochyn - Focus Cosworth project
Here's my car guys, just going to copy/paste all updates from another forum, so ignore the time frame these updates were done.
Cheers...
After blasting
And paint
Proper engine mounts instead of those crap one's before.
Group A Coil.
In in goes and plumbed up.
And the result of 2k miles on a these engine mounts by a certain company
Some engine pics after a bit of a clean and a long morning drive to carry on with running her in.
Nice close up of the problematic wiper linkage and custom lead to avoid it
No better roads and weather to start running her in
Off with the old....
On with the new...
Cheers...
After blasting
And paint
Proper engine mounts instead of those crap one's before.
Group A Coil.
In in goes and plumbed up.
And the result of 2k miles on a these engine mounts by a certain company
Some engine pics after a bit of a clean and a long morning drive to carry on with running her in.
Nice close up of the problematic wiper linkage and custom lead to avoid it
No better roads and weather to start running her in
Off with the old....
On with the new...
Gatebil Tour 2012
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- Veteran
- Inlägg: 140
- Blev medlem: mån jan 21, 2008 2:47 pm
- Namn: Alan
- Kör: Focus Cosworth
- Ort: North Wales, U.K.
First proper show since the rebuild and it went perfectly at all times. Loved it!
Had a drive down to SCS to do the old bufty thing and a bit of tinkering to ensure everything was as it should be, then a mammoth all you can Chinese with Jimbo's clan....epic fat bastard me!
Awsome weekend I had to say, and thanks for Jimbo and Harvey for the welcome as always....nobody gives me abuse like they do
P.S. Check Jimbo's white walls
Had a drive down to SCS to do the old bufty thing and a bit of tinkering to ensure everything was as it should be, then a mammoth all you can Chinese with Jimbo's clan....epic fat bastard me!
Awsome weekend I had to say, and thanks for Jimbo and Harvey for the welcome as always....nobody gives me abuse like they do
P.S. Check Jimbo's white walls
Gatebil Tour 2012
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- Veteran
- Inlägg: 140
- Blev medlem: mån jan 21, 2008 2:47 pm
- Namn: Alan
- Kör: Focus Cosworth
- Ort: North Wales, U.K.
Had issues with my Stack ST700R i.e. broken needle and a few other bits, so easier to buy another since repairing it would cost near enough the same. So sold it and bought Fudgey's one which is perfect! Thanks pal
Work in progress, but almost there. Need to sort a few additional sections to the cage, as well an adjustable rose jointed strut brace and to paint the cage. At the mo its in its rust free coating.
Decided on building strong box sections and allocating plates to bolt the cage in all 4 points.
Work in progress, but almost there. Need to sort a few additional sections to the cage, as well an adjustable rose jointed strut brace and to paint the cage. At the mo its in its rust free coating.
Decided on building strong box sections and allocating plates to bolt the cage in all 4 points.
Gatebil Tour 2012
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- Veteran
- Inlägg: 140
- Blev medlem: mån jan 21, 2008 2:47 pm
- Namn: Alan
- Kör: Focus Cosworth
- Ort: North Wales, U.K.
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By cochyn at 2012-03-31
By cochyn at 2012-03-31
Well the cage is finished and looks great IMO, big difference in the corners. Can't wait to see the difference on track. Just needs some false flooring and carpeting between the fuel tank and the front carpet and it'll be sound. Here's a few pics from Monday's developments....
Seats out ready...
By cochyn at 2012-04-03
Decided on keeping the back seats out, because it looks so damn good!
By cochyn at 2012-04-03
By cochyn at 2012-04-03
By cochyn at 2012-04-03
Both plates together to measure for the box sections...
By cochyn at 2012-04-03
By cochyn at 2012-04-03
By cochyn at 2012-04-03
With door cards in, slight trimming needed...
By cochyn at 2012-04-03
By cochyn at 2012-04-03
By cochyn at 2012-04-03
By cochyn at 2012-04-03
Chunky
By cochyn at 2012-04-03
So as the day went on, at 4pm Monday I decided to change the oil. But for whatever reason, I just didn't focus on where the jack was and the fact it was slipping. It ended up falling on the front half of the sump, bending it like a banana! So the whole front end needed to be removed to get the sump off that night. Luckily it had only bent and not crushed any of the crank or anything drastic.
So I drove back to Wales this morning to pick up a spare sump off my good friend John Coles, dropped it off at a lad who does alloy welding and he welded the old breather sump boss off my old sump. Then it was a case of finding a gasket, which seem to be like gold dust around here Anyways, by 6pm today it was running and back to normal....mad 2 days!
By cochyn at 2012-03-31
By cochyn at 2012-03-31
Well the cage is finished and looks great IMO, big difference in the corners. Can't wait to see the difference on track. Just needs some false flooring and carpeting between the fuel tank and the front carpet and it'll be sound. Here's a few pics from Monday's developments....
Seats out ready...
By cochyn at 2012-04-03
Decided on keeping the back seats out, because it looks so damn good!
By cochyn at 2012-04-03
By cochyn at 2012-04-03
By cochyn at 2012-04-03
Both plates together to measure for the box sections...
By cochyn at 2012-04-03
By cochyn at 2012-04-03
By cochyn at 2012-04-03
With door cards in, slight trimming needed...
By cochyn at 2012-04-03
By cochyn at 2012-04-03
By cochyn at 2012-04-03
By cochyn at 2012-04-03
Chunky
By cochyn at 2012-04-03
So as the day went on, at 4pm Monday I decided to change the oil. But for whatever reason, I just didn't focus on where the jack was and the fact it was slipping. It ended up falling on the front half of the sump, bending it like a banana! So the whole front end needed to be removed to get the sump off that night. Luckily it had only bent and not crushed any of the crank or anything drastic.
So I drove back to Wales this morning to pick up a spare sump off my good friend John Coles, dropped it off at a lad who does alloy welding and he welded the old breather sump boss off my old sump. Then it was a case of finding a gasket, which seem to be like gold dust around here Anyways, by 6pm today it was running and back to normal....mad 2 days!
Gatebil Tour 2012
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- Veteran
- Inlägg: 140
- Blev medlem: mån jan 21, 2008 2:47 pm
- Namn: Alan
- Kör: Focus Cosworth
- Ort: North Wales, U.K.
Well I'm a really happy man today, just fetched the Corbeau Revenge for a bargain price of just over 200 squids! Can't believe it, looking all over to see what's wrong with it But it's immaculate!
Trial fitted it in the car its great Just need a Corbeau Sprint to match up nicely and THEN I'm finished with it
Sorry for pic quality, bad phone and it's dark
Been after some harnesses in the form of Sabelt's, Luke's or Willans. But I've been looking up a lot on TRS.
Got these for a bargain. If they're good enough for winning teams in countless motorsports and the Skoda WRC team, then they're good enough for my little shed
They just need a bit of a wash though
Won the passenger seat on Ebay tonight. Another minter at a bargain So the Sprint matches the Revenge but gives that slight contrast between "driver" and "passenger" look with the head wrap around. Bang tidy!
Trial fitted it in the car its great Just need a Corbeau Sprint to match up nicely and THEN I'm finished with it
Sorry for pic quality, bad phone and it's dark
Been after some harnesses in the form of Sabelt's, Luke's or Willans. But I've been looking up a lot on TRS.
Got these for a bargain. If they're good enough for winning teams in countless motorsports and the Skoda WRC team, then they're good enough for my little shed
They just need a bit of a wash though
Won the passenger seat on Ebay tonight. Another minter at a bargain So the Sprint matches the Revenge but gives that slight contrast between "driver" and "passenger" look with the head wrap around. Bang tidy!
Gatebil Tour 2012
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- Veteran
- Inlägg: 140
- Blev medlem: mån jan 21, 2008 2:47 pm
- Namn: Alan
- Kör: Focus Cosworth
- Ort: North Wales, U.K.
MOT today, passed but my suspension needs updating a tad
But had a fun 2 days abusing the car back home, getting used to the new seats on some class roads. I think the contrast between both seats are pretty good considering they're not identical
Not a major update, but big enough impact on the car. PAS system been leaking for a while so did something about it. Fitted my spare pump on, new belt and had a local engineering firm knock me up a roughly identical hose to the other Ford one with the correct fixed thread on one end to screw the Aeroquip into. Nice and neat
Sorting new coilovers out and it's then the countdown to Gatebil
But had a fun 2 days abusing the car back home, getting used to the new seats on some class roads. I think the contrast between both seats are pretty good considering they're not identical
Not a major update, but big enough impact on the car. PAS system been leaking for a while so did something about it. Fitted my spare pump on, new belt and had a local engineering firm knock me up a roughly identical hose to the other Ford one with the correct fixed thread on one end to screw the Aeroquip into. Nice and neat
Sorting new coilovers out and it's then the countdown to Gatebil
Gatebil Tour 2012