Sound like you got the bug, there's no such thing as basic mods

 

o2 has had a couple of the best Focus builds ever, look back through some of his old posts.

-Steve

 

Timing assembly, blah blah blah. Sorry, force of habit from the old days.

 

Looks great man.

Where's the 4x108 plate? Now that it makes sense again and it's not on the car? lol

- Drew

 

It's going on tonight. I just got back in city and washed it. I'm still rocking those plates. Haha

 

Welcome back!! Hoping to see some more quality Foci from the OG crowd on here.

Nice find. I wish we could find cars like that around here

 

Great to see this one going to a good home, wish I could have met up with you guys last night. Can't wait to see what happens with this one.

BTW-How do you like your first SVT?

-Steve

 

Ya we'll have to meet up. Going to a AutoX at Canterbury and DCTC, you should come by. I'm gonna try getting the MK1 Rabbit to Madfurther too. A lot of variety at that car show if you wanna swing by. Lmk

I'm loving the car so far. It pulled pretty good on the way home. Very surprised. It's been so long since I rode in a SVT. Surprised how much it pulls compared to a regular ZX or 2.3d.
My 2 major complaints so far is the huuuge shifter. But that STS was ordered before I got the car. And the green face gauges clash with the red inserts. Lol I'm being picky. Otherwise it's fun.

Just need to find a set of wheels and 5dr harness bar.

 

As I said yesterday, I am looking forward to this car's progress. Looks like you got yourself a great buy.

 

A properly running SVT is a lot of fun to drive, people whine about the gearing but the Getrag really works well to keep the engine right in the power band.

-Steve

 

A properly running SVT is a lot of fun to drive, people whine about the gearing but the Getrag really works well to keep the engine right in the power band.

Now that I'm used to it, it mostly just sucks taking off from a standstill. Once you're moving, it really is pretty good.

 

It looks like you got an excellent buy, even if you paid twice "book". That is to say, a fresh SVTF is a great find! It's good to know you'll appreciate it... perhaps all the more. I know I'll miss mine whenever I no longer drive it.

But for now you can, once again, scratch the driving itch that only the engineering Gestalt of steering, suspension, power-to-weight, gearing, and trustworthiness of a well tuned SVTF can reach... they define a class, "Econo-exotic".

(First gear is for dragsters.)

 

Welcome back!! You and your car were one of my main inspirations for starting to mod my (original) car.
Now I have three of these things and counting. Nice car btw!!

 

Thanks!! I miss those cars, also a major inspiration why I got this one.

 

Wish some of the OG's such as yourself still posted here. I miss Mitch being an ass (love that dude), Davor, etc et al, all you dudes that paved the way to tastefully mod the Mk1.
Hopefully it'll come back some day -- I find the FB crowd quite distasteful for the most part. Naive and ignorant.
Again, welcome back and looking forward to what you have in store for both your SVTf and the FoRS when you get it.
--chaz

 

I'm definitely looking forward to the FoRS. It can't get here soon enough.

For reference, this is the other stuff I've been working on/driving while away from FJ.
72' Bug. Partially restored and modded. Sold.

82 Mk1 Rabbit Pkup/Caddy. Nice day, daily driver. For Sale.

80 mk1 Rabbit. Restored and always broken. Waiting on my wheels to return.

And the daily driver I had since 2011, 12' GLI slammed year round.

 

Good God man.

I'd never seen the Caddy or the completed Rabbit. Those are fantastic.

Just because I want to know, how much for the Caddy?

- Drew

 

Asking 4800 the way it sits.

1.6diesel so it gets very good mpg. 5spd.

 

Good lord man, I want that Caddy. ****.

- Drew

 

I want all of them!

 

Oh ya...btw

 

This is amazing to see. Your zx3 and wagon were complete inspirations for my car. Both built amazingly well. Can't wait to see what's in store for this!

 

Welcome back Kyle!!!!!

 

Thanks guys!!!

I'll keep updated on progress. Seems like it's hard now days finding certain parts

But a bunch of stuff is on the way. But so far I've blacked out the side markers. Removed license plate bracket and temp filled the bumper holes. Yellow fog LaminX. CFM Short throw and Cobb ST shift knob.

 

Wow, very clean! An excellent job on the Rabbit all around, and the engine says that car is FUN... perhaps a bit fussy, but a good looking screamer.

 

Where's the like button?!?!

 

You're one of the very few people I'd consider selling my Type Bs to...

 

You have my interest!? I'm in the market for wheels but can't find anything... PM me if your serious

 

I'm gonna have to consider it for a while. Take a look through my pictures and decide how badly you want them. If you really do, we can probably work something out.

 

Farted around with these seat brackets tonight and I'm still not happy with them. So I'll be redoing them again later in the week.

Got more suspension parts and my harness bar today. It appears the bar actually fits, just waiting on the b-pillar mount.

 

Seat looks excellent.

- Drew

 

Kyle!!! Good to see you back in a focus!

 

Feels weird being back in one. Lol

 

Those aren't mine. Mine were 16x7.5, and a key lime green.

But I'll take them!!

Drooool. Wanna sell em let me know!!

 

Ah yes, I remember those!!

And will let ya know. These have a handful of cracks in the lip and barrel, and a decent amount of curb rash. Plan is to weld them up and run them on the XR with my Hoosiers. I've had them for a year and nothing has happened sooooo we'll see hah.