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**CWCZX3** · 10-19-2006, 10:39 PM

well the car was already red and the kit was red matched then he decided to go with the baby blue and just painted everything on the car. very bad with lots of over sprat in the wheel wells.

**LornesBored** · 10-19-2006, 10:40 PM

what are your plans?

**2focusd** · 10-19-2006, 10:41 PM

So I'm gonna go out on a limb here and say that it used to be red

Dude that really doesn't look all that bad, but is the interior/motor another story?

-Brian

**CWCZX3** · 10-19-2006, 10:42 PM

see i i can get this motor running again and go from there going to be a daily driver if all goes well if not strip it down to the bare shell for a v8 swap or something. Car onlt has 31,974 miles on it.

**CWCZX3** · 10-19-2006, 10:43 PM

interior is pretty much scrap from water damaged.

**CWCZX3** · 10-19-2006, 10:45 PM

Motor? Oil looks ok tried turning it over and the starter isn't working we even tried hard wiring rhe starter and got nothing. tomorrow i will see if the motor turn over buy hand or not. the pistons and chambers look good so crossing fingers that it's only the starter.

**OmniFocus** · 10-19-2006, 10:50 PM

That's just awesome. A big project for sure.

**MachFive** · 10-20-2006, 03:53 AM

Nice ride, Corey! Was this...cough....Keith's old car? Something about it being pushed into the river or something shady like that?

I'll see if i have any donor parts i can contribute.

**Thameth** · 10-20-2006, 04:08 AM

Nice, at least it has a motor!

Good luck!

**Dubzilla** · 10-20-2006, 04:56 AM

here's what I'm thinking. Paint it with spray-on bedliner, swap the suspension with a ranger suspension w/heavy modification, and make it an offroader. it already has the ride height.

**Random Select** · 10-20-2006, 05:09 AM

Trading in RC cars can get you another Focus?

Hmm....I'll see what I can get out of my DVD collection then!

**JZ_Focus** · 10-20-2006, 08:06 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by MachFive

Nice ride, Corey! Was this...cough....Keith's old car? Something about it being pushed into the river or something shady like that?

I'll see if i have any donor parts i can contribute.

That's exactly what I thought as soon as I saw the car. That whole story never quite sounded right. I'm surprised the car is even still around honestly.

**xMandax** · 10-20-2006, 08:28 AM

nice car Corey......the baby blue fits your personality well.....

**OmniFocus** · 10-20-2006, 10:10 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by CWCZX3

interior is pretty much scrap from water damaged.

All of it?

**CWCZX3** · 10-20-2006, 11:59 AM

Well there were not front or rear seats in it at the time and there is a slot cut into the roof from where they tried to cut it off. so the carpet is trash as is the headliner and everything needs pulled out and cleaned and debugged and critterfied.

**jdbeier38** · 10-20-2006, 12:44 PM

In the beginning pics its not my kinda thing at all...but if your redo'ing it and trying something with it i cant wait to see the progress!

**LornesBored** · 10-20-2006, 12:51 PM

I agree with your V8 project

**Honda Hunter** · 10-20-2006, 05:07 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by MattZTS

oviously they didnt paint the car first. they but the parts on then painted.

No way! How can ya tell?

**Thameth** · 10-20-2006, 06:27 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Honda Hunter

No way! How can ya tell?

**MattZTS** · 10-20-2006, 08:00 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Honda Hunter

No way! How can ya tell?

my keen ovbservation skills

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**JFord** · 10-20-2006, 08:05 PM

Looks to be a very cool project Corey, I'm sure you'll impress us all

**BowDown** · 10-20-2006, 08:11 PM

I have a nice focus shell if you want some parts. I can ship items down to orwigsburg PA? Also got some nice momo seats

. LMK.

**focuschic316** · 10-20-2006, 11:56 PM

Itake it this is teh car u were talking about before, could be the perfect track car...

**FocusinZX3** · 10-21-2006, 01:57 AM

thats a crazy color. kinda like looking at one of the new VW beetles after taking a lot of acid.

**Bmorezx3** · 10-21-2006, 05:15 PM

I remember that car!!! I met the owner at a Lake Redman gtg back in the day and remember him talking about how he got the paintjob done at his shop. I can also distinctly remember thinking "well at least you didn't pay for it."

Dammit! You people and your beater Focuses! I want one NOW! **** Corey, why don't you just give me that one and we'll call things even?

Nate

10-19-2006, 10:39 PM	#26 (permalink)
CWCZX3 Senior TEAM Member Join Date: May 2001 Location: York, PA Posts: 3,505	Re: My newly acquired Focus well the car was already red and the kit was red matched then he decided to go with the baby blue and just painted everything on the car. very bad with lots of over sprat in the wheel wells. __________________ 2000 Autumn Orange ZX3 "Beauty" 226hp 211tq Dyno Vid 13.243@105.49 June 06' Focus of the Month 2001 Flat Black ZX3 "Project River Rat"

10-19-2006, 10:40 PM	#27 (permalink)
LornesBored [FJ] Special Ed. Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: West Van, BC, Canada Posts: 9,192	Re: My newly acquired Focus what are your plans?

10-19-2006, 10:41 PM	#28 (permalink)
2focusd [FJ] Addict Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Uniontown, PA Posts: 15,364	Re: My newly acquired Focus So I'm gonna go out on a limb here and say that it used to be red Dude that really doesn't look all that bad, but is the interior/motor another story? -Brian __________________ Godspeed, Colin McRae, may you live on forever as the reason countless people fell in love with the Ford Focus (myself included). 1968-2007 '08 Carbon Grey Metallic Hyundai Tuscani GT V6 Early '00 ZX3 - E-spec in progress (Rattletrap) - Gone but not forgotten!

10-19-2006, 10:42 PM	#29 (permalink)
CWCZX3 Senior TEAM Member Join Date: May 2001 Location: York, PA Posts: 3,505	Re: My newly acquired Focus see i i can get this motor running again and go from there going to be a daily driver if all goes well if not strip it down to the bare shell for a v8 swap or something. Car onlt has 31,974 miles on it. __________________ 2000 Autumn Orange ZX3 "Beauty" 226hp 211tq Dyno Vid 13.243@105.49 June 06' Focus of the Month 2001 Flat Black ZX3 "Project River Rat"

10-19-2006, 10:43 PM	#30 (permalink)
CWCZX3 Senior TEAM Member Join Date: May 2001 Location: York, PA Posts: 3,505	Re: My newly acquired Focus interior is pretty much scrap from water damaged. __________________ 2000 Autumn Orange ZX3 "Beauty" 226hp 211tq Dyno Vid 13.243@105.49 June 06' Focus of the Month 2001 Flat Black ZX3 "Project River Rat"

10-19-2006, 10:45 PM	#31 (permalink)
CWCZX3 Senior TEAM Member Join Date: May 2001 Location: York, PA Posts: 3,505	Re: My newly acquired Focus Motor? Oil looks ok tried turning it over and the starter isn't working we even tried hard wiring rhe starter and got nothing. tomorrow i will see if the motor turn over buy hand or not. the pistons and chambers look good so crossing fingers that it's only the starter. __________________ 2000 Autumn Orange ZX3 "Beauty" 226hp 211tq Dyno Vid 13.243@105.49 June 06' Focus of the Month 2001 Flat Black ZX3 "Project River Rat"

10-19-2006, 10:50 PM	#32 (permalink)
OmniFocus Moderator Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: Mowin' down the cones. (CA) Posts: 29,403	Re: My newly acquired Focus That's just awesome. A big project for sure. __________________ Vacuum Vulture Racing: The masters of ape latexing.

10-20-2006, 03:53 AM	#33 (permalink)
MachFive Moderator Join Date: Sep 2000 Location: Lancaster, Pa, USA Posts: 4,438	Re: My newly acquired Focus Nice ride, Corey! Was this...cough....Keith's old car? Something about it being pushed into the river or something shady like that? I'll see if i have any donor parts i can contribute.

10-20-2006, 04:08 AM	#34 (permalink)
Thameth [FJ] Addict Join Date: Aug 2000 Location: North Miami Beach, FL USA Posts: 37,930	Re: My newly acquired Focus Nice, at least it has a motor! Good luck! __________________ www.JosephRegner.com http://twitter.com/JRegner Average gasoline prices around the world The world does not revolve around you, so act like it

10-20-2006, 04:56 AM	#35 (permalink)
Dubzilla TEAM Member Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Maryland Posts: 549	Re: My newly acquired Focus here's what I'm thinking. Paint it with spray-on bedliner, swap the suspension with a ranger suspension w/heavy modification, and make it an offroader. it already has the ride height. __________________ My SN has nothing to do with 20"+rims. It's my nickname, and kinda a long story. '01 ZX3 with S2 package, and new SVT kit! Silly Ricer, wings are for planes!

10-20-2006, 08:28 AM	#38 (permalink)
xMandax Senior TEAM Member Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Harrisburg, PA Posts: 3,658	Re: My newly acquired Focus nice car Corey......the baby blue fits your personality well..... __________________ 2004 Egg Yolk Yellow zx3 SCT XCAL3, MBRP cat-back exhaust, Short Ram Intake, Underdrive Pulley, OBX Race Header, SVT springs, SVT front bumper (soon to have rear done too), custom shorty antenna, 17" Drag Wheels, Painted Interior, Tenzo CF shift knob, STS, Momo Superturismo Pedals [FJ] ALL STAR

10-20-2006, 11:59 AM	#40 (permalink)
CWCZX3 Senior TEAM Member Join Date: May 2001 Location: York, PA Posts: 3,505	Re: My newly acquired Focus Well there were not front or rear seats in it at the time and there is a slot cut into the roof from where they tried to cut it off. so the carpet is trash as is the headliner and everything needs pulled out and cleaned and debugged and critterfied. __________________ 2000 Autumn Orange ZX3 "Beauty" 226hp 211tq Dyno Vid 13.243@105.49 June 06' Focus of the Month 2001 Flat Black ZX3 "Project River Rat"

10-20-2006, 12:44 PM	#41 (permalink)
jdbeier38 TEAM Member Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Normal, IL Posts: 468	Re: My newly acquired Focus In the beginning pics its not my kinda thing at all...but if your redo'ing it and trying something with it i cant wait to see the progress! __________________ 2003 Pitch Black SVTF, 5% Tint, Magnaflow Exhaust, Focus Central Off Road Pipe, FocusCentral 65mm Throttle Body, ClutchMasters FX100 Stage 1, Fidanza Lightweight Flywheel, Steeda Tri-Ax/F Short Shifter, Steeda Short Ram, Steeda Strut Tower Brace, Ford Racing Wires, Jensen In-Dash LCD, Xbox, Clear Corners, Euro Grill, MSD Ignition Coil Pack, SCT XCAL2 Tune from Wayne at Hypnotic Automotive, Eibach Sportlines, Eibach Pro Damper Kit, VF-Engineering Rear Engine Mount

10-20-2006, 12:51 PM	#42 (permalink)
LornesBored [FJ] Special Ed. Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: West Van, BC, Canada Posts: 9,192	Re: My newly acquired Focus I agree with your V8 project

10-20-2006, 08:05 PM	#46 (permalink)
JFord I Tease the Ban Hamster! Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: Lancaster, PA Posts: 4,809	Re: My newly acquired Focus Looks to be a very cool project Corey, I'm sure you'll impress us all __________________ 08 Volvo C30 Ice White www.joshfordphotography.com Become a Facebook Fan! Receive first look features and exclusive content! Personal Facebook

10-20-2006, 08:11 PM	#47 (permalink)
BowDown [FJ] Specialist Join Date: Nov 2001 Location: NY State SUCKS! Posts: 9,667	Re: My newly acquired Focus I have a nice focus shell if you want some parts. I can ship items down to orwigsburg PA? Also got some nice momo seats . LMK. __________________ Project Red Sled: 2010 Sangria Red Metallic Fusion Sport - Custom SQ Stereo Underway, HID's on order... Project WTF: 2007 Blue Suzuki Hayabusa - Shaved, Rear Links/Spacers (Lowered 1.25"), VisionPro 6k HIDs, Sport Bags

10-20-2006, 11:56 PM	#48 (permalink)
focuschic316 Senior TEAM Member Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Maryland Posts: 1,079	Re: My newly acquired Focus Itake it this is teh car u were talking about before, could be the perfect track car... __________________ *Fast toys ain't just for boys* Powered by PowerWorks

10-21-2006, 01:57 AM	#49 (permalink)
FocusinZX3 Senior TEAM Member Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: At your Mommas house. Posts: 3,816	Re: My newly acquired Focus thats a crazy color. kinda like looking at one of the new VW beetles after taking a lot of acid. __________________ http://i22.photobucket.com/albums/b3...IG112/car1.jpg 2005 WRX: Brembos/tiens/COBB STG2 268hp/285lbs tq protuned nuff said

10-21-2006, 05:15 PM	#50 (permalink)
Bmorezx3 [FJ] Specialist Join Date: Nov 2001 Location: Baltimore MD Posts: 6,199	Re: My newly acquired Focus I remember that car!!! I met the owner at a Lake Redman gtg back in the day and remember him talking about how he got the paintjob done at his shop. I can also distinctly remember thinking "well at least you didn't pay for it." Dammit! You people and your beater Focuses! I want one NOW! **** Corey, why don't you just give me that one and we'll call things even? Nate __________________ '05 Ford Ranger Edge Hooah!

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