Sold Mk1 Focus 1.6. *Roffle* WEDS DRAW

[sierraman]

May be getting shut of mine in next month or so, possibly buying a Mk2 I've been offered at a good price. Tested until August. Solid body, few scabs, 1.6 Zetec with recent timing belt.

[Jim Bell]

  On 11/04/2018 at 09:16, sierraman said:

May be getting shut of mine in next month or so, possibly buying a Mk2 I've been offered at a good price. Tested until August. Solid body, few scabs, 1.6 Zetec with recent timing belt.

 

Be sure to get an advert up here man. Theyre canny cars and Im sure itll do someone a good turn.

[sierraman]

I wasn't planning on getting rid of it but a Mk2 Focus came up at silly money so I've not got space for 3 cars. Its had the necessary welding done on the inner rear arches and waxoyled underneath so less worry.

[mrbenn]

Afraid no mirrors with the correct colour casing have so far been offered in response to my post on the Focus forum. Soz.

[Jim Bell]

  On 13/04/2018 at 14:10, mrbenn said:

Afraid no mirrors with the correct colour casing have so far been offered in response to my post on the Focus forum. Soz.

Cheers for trying man. I have instigated Plan B. Just need the rain to stop so I can get busy.

[Jim Bell]

This Focus came with a damaged drivers wang marrow. Finding a replacement in the correct code wasnt immediately easy as peas so as usual I decided instead to do a bodge that costs more in time, effort and money.

 

 

Behold. An wang marrow cover.

 

 

 

 

 

Behold. An paint. Hopefully a close enough match.

 

 

 

 

Behold an apparatus. Outside in a nice windy corner.

 

 

 

 

Behold. Some results.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Er. Colour doesnt look right but theres certainly paint on there now. When it dries Im going to try and bodge it on to the mirror body. The mounting tabs on the body look snapped so I may resort to adhesives.

 

Just watching paint dry at the mo.

 

Yes. It is boring.

[oldcars]

Your marrow is outstanding sir.

[Isaac Hunt]

Don't forget the clearcoat 'nacker lacker'.

 

A coat of said can sometimes make the match better, or indeed worse.

 

With this fine weather we've got, a couple of flies landing on that will create instant 'patina'

[Jim Bell]

  On 21/04/2018 at 13:46, Isaac Hunt said:

Don't forget the clearcoat 'nacker lacker'.

 

A coat of said can sometimes make the match better, or indeed worse.

 

With this fine weather we've got, a couple of flies landing on that will create instant 'patina'

 

 

I thought I had some in the shed, but I havnt.  So its staying without.  *rolls eyes*

[Jim Bell]

Aye. Thatll dee.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

[mrbenn]

Nice job WW! That's really lifted the car, bits like missing mirror covers always make them look down a bit at heel.

 

You've done a good job on the painting, too. Anything I paint looks like I've dipped my tongue in the pot, transferred it to the bottom of my shoe than stamped all over whatever it is I'm trying to smarten up.

 

Has Mrs WW accepted it as her own?

[Jim Bell]

Cheers man. She seems happy enough with it thus far. No further beeps so shes all smiles.

[MikeR]

make sure it is well clipped on , mine had a habit of going awol at the lightest push on the mirror to fold it away !!!!

[purplebargeken]

Looks well smart that does mate. 

[Jim Bell]

Been nothing to report on the Focus front, its just been a dailly dribbler for the missus. She does like to hold the car on the footbrake rather than use the handbrake (though Ive explained to her why she shouldnt).

 

In related news, she reported a banging under braking. I had a drive and the front is really kicking the shit out of itself on the anchors. Must be the most warped disks of evar.

 

 

As I like to support my local tradesman and also because I ruin everything I touch, I dropped it off at friendly garage this morning.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Locking wheel nut key looks a bit bent and shit so hope that manages to do its job.

[loserone]

*crosses fingers*

[oldcars]

Glad i am not the only one that forces in boot liners from other cars. You WILL fit 

[Jim Bell]

  On 17/07/2018 at 08:34, oldcars said:

Glad i am not the only one that forces in boot liners from other cars. You WILL fit

Its close enough!

[mrbenn]

All done? I did the discs and pads on my Focus a few months back, was the easiest car I've ever done I reckon. Took me longer to find my tools than it did to swap the bits.

[Jim Bell]

Yeah, reportedly "Piece of piss, wish I could do these all day. Looks really solid underneath etc etc"

 

Theres a slight notch in the steering which I thought was maybe possibly probably a ball joint but he reckons its the steering UJ. May try blasting it from all conceivable angles with wd40 if its easily accessible for a spamfisted giant.

[mrbenn]

Nice. Sounds like you've got a good one there, a lot are getting crusty around the rear end of the sills and wheel arches now.

[Jim Bell]

Missus did some emergency stops on the way home and giggled. Its much better to be able to brake without fear of death apparently.

[loserone]

Good car this.  She should keep it.

[Jim Bell]

  On 17/07/2018 at 21:07, mrbenn said:

Nice. Sounds like you've got a good one there, a lot are getting crusty around the rear end of the sills and wheel arches now.

 

The only rust I can see is the bottom of the drivers side rear door bottom. Its been ignored this far but I really should investigate.

[sierraman]

Sometimes these do have a creak from the steering UJ under the dash, Fiestas more prone to it. A notch could also be the rack which again these can suffer from. Rack isn't too expensive on an exchange though.

 

Check it isn't the inner tie rod joints though first.

 

If its metallic forget mending the door bottoms. Fit a used door, there's a scrap silver one on out road, rustfree.

[Jim Bell]

  On 17/07/2018 at 21:08, loserone said:

Good car this. She should keep it.

Yeah, shes decided she is. May have to locate and disable the parking sensors sounder though. This heat has sent the fucker haywire. The beeper beeps constantly in 1st gear when the weather is warm and sometimes just constantly in all gears what ever you do. Then sometimes not at all. Like locking wheel nuts and sunroofs, parking sensors can fuck off. They never work on old cars.

[mrbenn]

  On 17/07/2018 at 21:10, Jim Bell said:

The only rust I can see is the bottom of the drivers side rear door bottom. Its been ignored this far but I really should investigate.

 

Yeah, mine is starting to go there too. I threw some underseal over it which slowed the rust down but could really do with looking at it properly.

[purplebargeken]

These are great cars and maybe one day......

[sierraman]

The 01-03 Mondeos did this, the seam sealer supplied by Henkel was shit and didn't work hence the rusty doors.

[Jim Bell]

  On 17/07/2018 at 21:12, sierraman said:

Sometimes these do have a creak from the steering UJ under the dash, Fiestas more prone to it. A notch could also be the rack which again these can suffer from. Rack isn't too expensive on an exchange though.

 

Check it isn't the inner tie rod joints though first.

 

If its metallic forget mending the door bottoms. Fit a used door, there's a scrap silver one on out road, rustfree.

Its not really a creak, theres no noise as such if thats what you mean. More just like a tiny area of slight resistance when turning the wheel right of dead centre.