My newly acquired Focus (56K Beware) - Page 3 - Focaljet

**BowDown** · 10-21-2006, 06:04 PM

You got a clear title for the vehicle? Figured I would mention this before you invest too much into it..

**ax0n** · 10-21-2006, 06:11 PM

When my BeaterScort sat for about a year, it got ants and wasps. And it still had all the windows!

I gutted it except for the headliner and hosed out the whole inside, then put it back together. Good times.

I say gut it, put a racing driver's seat in, buy a rear seat if you want to be able to carry passengers, forget carpet, headliners, and a passenger seat. Who says ZX3s have tricky rear seat access?

That'd be a killer pizza delivery beater fo shizzle.

**BowDown** · 10-21-2006, 06:33 PM

It's kinda weird driving without a passenger seat. Ever done it?

**Thameth** · 10-21-2006, 07:00 PM

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Originally Posted by BowDown

It's kinda weird driving without a passenger seat. Ever done it?

Yup, its strange as hell. Feels like your gonna fall into the open space the entire time hehe.

Even worse trying sitting on the passenger side but in the back seat with no front passenger seat hehehe, good times.

**ax0n** · 10-21-2006, 08:01 PM

That's how 1badegg's ZX3's been for a long time. Passengers have hella legroom. Well one of them anyways...

**LornesBored** · 10-21-2006, 08:08 PM

Ive always liked the legroom in the Focus, not too much, not too little. but when you step into my brothers RSX-S or my Sisters 5.0GT, or my dads 997.... TERRRRRRIBLE.

If I had that car, I would either leave the baby blue/red paint on, or add a whole plethora of crappy colours and run it as a junker-sleeper

**Bimmerman9** · 10-21-2006, 08:29 PM

nice aquisition . i wish i could get a focus for that cheap . that sux though looks like the used a screw driver on the rear quarter to pry the 3 piece off

**CWCZX3** · 10-21-2006, 09:07 PM

has a clean title. got plug wires and a front bumper for it today.

**xMandax** · 10-22-2006, 11:17 AM

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Originally Posted by CWCZX3

has a clean title. got plug wires and a front bumper for it today.

those pictures do the dirtiness of the car no justice.....or the smell.....its gross.

**Ray** · 10-22-2006, 11:28 AM

wow. you know, i like it. such an open canvas...

**Black03ZX3** · 10-22-2006, 01:14 PM

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Originally Posted by xMandax

those pictures do the dirtiness of the car no justice.....or the smell.....its gross.

The best part is the ultra-custom gas filler door.

Mad tyte JDM stylez.

Corey...the Ronald McDonald machine is pimp

**CWCZX3** · 10-22-2006, 04:28 PM

Newspaper article from Feb. 04

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Keith xxxxxx, 22 of Red Lion, for his failed attempt to collect insurance money in the case of the floating Ford Focus. Northeastern Regional Police pulled the car from the Susquehanna River last February and tracked the owner down by calling the number on the “For Sale” sign in the vehicle’s window. Initially, Mr. xxxxxx claimed that someone stole the car and filed an insurance claim for the loss. The case ended this week with Mr. xxxxxx’s guilty plea to charges of insurance fraud and unsworn falsification. He was sentenced to 24 months probation and 50 hours of community service.

DUMBASS!!!!!!!

**2focusd** · 10-22-2006, 04:31 PM

Such a great backstory to the swampmobile too

-Brian

**Sharply_Focused** · 10-22-2006, 08:47 PM

oooooo man. I dig the flat black idea! Rhino line the whole inside floor and slap a recaro in there.

D23 turbo swap and track it!!!

**focalxplosion** · 10-22-2006, 09:05 PM

Given the time it spent swimming I would suggest you go the transplant route and ditch the entire electrical system now in the car.

Good luck.

**o2_designs** · 10-23-2006, 12:23 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Thameth

Yup, its strange as hell. Feels like your gonna fall into the open space the entire time hehe.

Even worse trying sitting on the passenger side but in the back seat with no front passenger seat hehehe, good times.

HAHa, I did this last week in my Kona, I was swapping new seats in it, and I got the back seat done, so I sat in it, and I felt like it was a limo or something, I could really stretch out back there...LOL
Then I went to get food, and random parts to finesh stereo, and backing up, I use the passnger seat to turn around, I put my right hand on back of seat, I turn around, go to put my hand on the seat like usual, and it ain't there, it looked like I was swatting at bugs or something...

The car kinda has a "Golf" or old Gt40 race car scheme going with the baby blue, and red/orange color...

**LamarWH** · 10-23-2006, 01:01 AM

Something where you have to strip it down to the chassis, get it bead blasted and rebuilt like when K.I.T.T got owned by K.A.R.R

V8 swap, WRC style motor, the limit is how much $$ u got to throw in.

**CWCZX3** · 10-24-2006, 07:09 PM

More pics some of these are a repeat though.

Interior is gutted now and cleaned up pretty good. Motor turn over freely and had only a couple of drops of water in the oil pan. Removed all the damaged goods like the radiator and the condesor. Looking for a starter now so i can get the keys reprogrammed and see if it fires up or not. Thanks to Xmandax for donating her old plug wires and front bumper.

**Rickter** · 10-24-2006, 08:47 PM

^^^^^Are you watering so it will grow?

Good luck with it hopefully it will kick over.

**CWCZX3** · 10-28-2006, 09:42 AM

i'll fix these soon.

**Ataru** · 10-28-2006, 11:18 AM

Wow.....you have a LOT of work ahead of you!

Good luck!

**boostedzx3** · 10-28-2006, 12:38 PM

i'm going to take a wild stab here and say that front bumper was manda's stocker. We are in the long process of a Z restoration and w/o being in a river it looks worse then that.

**turbo2000** · 10-28-2006, 12:56 PM

i love how all the guages are all maxed out. and tell me thats not like mold in the back of the car....

kyle

10-21-2006, 06:04 PM	#51
BowDown [FJ] Specialist Join Date: Nov 2001 Location: NY State SUCKS! Posts: 9,305	Re: My newly acquired Focus You got a clear title for the vehicle? Figured I would mention this before you invest too much into it.. __________________ Project Great White: 2000 White F350 - 4wd, CrewCab, Dually, Turbo Diesel, ShortBox Project Red Streak: 2000 Infra-Red ZX3 - Roush Facia, Euro Rear:Wiper:Headlights (red):Grill:Steering Wheel:Pocket, Red/Charcoal Leather, AEM Intake, 2.5" Drop FK Suspension, DogBone Project WTF: 2007 Blue Suzuki Hayabusa - Shaved, Rear Links/Tree Spacers (Lowered 1.25"), VisionPro 6k High/Low HIDs, Tail Bag

10-21-2006, 06:11 PM	#52
ax0n Devil's Advocate. Just to cheese you off. Join Date: Oct 2000 Location: In ur srvrz patchin ur krnlz Posts: 24,437	Re: My newly acquired Focus When my BeaterScort sat for about a year, it got ants and wasps. And it still had all the windows! I gutted it except for the headliner and hosed out the whole inside, then put it back together. Good times. I say gut it, put a racing driver's seat in, buy a rear seat if you want to be able to carry passengers, forget carpet, headliners, and a passenger seat. Who says ZX3s have tricky rear seat access? That'd be a killer pizza delivery beater fo shizzle. __________________ Cars: ['00 ZX3] ['03 Explorer] Bikes: [DB Sorrento] [DB Outlook] [Trek 1200] [FocusHacks] : Ford Focus Tech & Maintenance Tips [KC Bike Commuting Blog]: Rants from the streets of KC [HiR Information Report (rss)] : Get your fill of Geek Humor, Security, and Unix Latest Geeky Article: Reverse tunnel with SSH

10-21-2006, 06:33 PM	#53
BowDown [FJ] Specialist Join Date: Nov 2001 Location: NY State SUCKS! Posts: 9,305	Re: My newly acquired Focus It's kinda weird driving without a passenger seat. Ever done it? __________________ Project Great White: 2000 White F350 - 4wd, CrewCab, Dually, Turbo Diesel, ShortBox Project Red Streak: 2000 Infra-Red ZX3 - Roush Facia, Euro Rear:Wiper:Headlights (red):Grill:Steering Wheel:Pocket, Red/Charcoal Leather, AEM Intake, 2.5" Drop FK Suspension, DogBone Project WTF: 2007 Blue Suzuki Hayabusa - Shaved, Rear Links/Tree Spacers (Lowered 1.25"), VisionPro 6k High/Low HIDs, Tail Bag

10-21-2006, 08:01 PM	#55
ax0n Devil's Advocate. Just to cheese you off. Join Date: Oct 2000 Location: In ur srvrz patchin ur krnlz Posts: 24,437	Re: My newly acquired Focus That's how 1badegg's ZX3's been for a long time. Passengers have hella legroom. Well one of them anyways... __________________ Cars: ['00 ZX3] ['03 Explorer] Bikes: [DB Sorrento] [DB Outlook] [Trek 1200] [FocusHacks] : Ford Focus Tech & Maintenance Tips [KC Bike Commuting Blog]: Rants from the streets of KC [HiR Information Report (rss)] : Get your fill of Geek Humor, Security, and Unix Latest Geeky Article: Reverse tunnel with SSH

10-21-2006, 08:08 PM	#56
LornesBored [FJ] Special Ed. Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Victoria, BC, Canada Posts: 9,002	Re: My newly acquired Focus Ive always liked the legroom in the Focus, not too much, not too little. but when you step into my brothers RSX-S or my Sisters 5.0GT, or my dads 997.... TERRRRRRIBLE. If I had that car, I would either leave the baby blue/red paint on, or add a whole plethora of crappy colours and run it as a junker-sleeper __________________ Post whore turned super lurker...

10-21-2006, 08:29 PM	#57
Bimmerman9 Senior TEAM Member Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: in the garage Posts: 1,470	Re: My newly acquired Focus nice aquisition . i wish i could get a focus for that cheap . that sux though looks like the used a screw driver on the rear quarter to pry the 3 piece off __________________ www.mwir.net EJ8 SQUAD #125

10-21-2006, 09:07 PM	#58
CWCZX3 Senior TEAM Member Join Date: May 2001 Location: York, PA Posts: 3,279	Re: My newly acquired Focus has a clean title. got plug wires and a front bumper for it today. __________________ 2000 Autumn Orange ZX3 209hp 204tq Dyno Vid June 06' Focus of the Month 2001 Flat Black ZX3 "Project River Rat"

10-22-2006, 11:28 AM	#60
Ray Driver > Car Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: CT Posts: 26,770	Re: My newly acquired Focus wow. you know, i like it. such an open canvas... __________________ Cable Ties. Is there anything they can't fix? Driver > Car - in memory of GaryK *Roadtrippin.org* \| CART

10-22-2006, 04:31 PM	#63
2focusd [FJ] Addict Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Uniontown, PA Posts: 13,424	Re: My newly acquired Focus Such a great backstory to the swampmobile too -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 http://www.f2focus.com

10-22-2006, 08:47 PM	#64
Sharply_Focused TEAM Member Join Date: Jul 2005 Posts: 559	Re: My newly acquired Focus oooooo man. I dig the flat black idea! Rhino line the whole inside floor and slap a recaro in there. D23 turbo swap and track it!!! __________________ 2001 Egg Yolk ZX3 Glossy Sills & Triangles 30%F / 20%R Tint Coming Summer '07: 2" Drop

10-22-2006, 09:05 PM	#65
focalxplosion Senior TEAM Member Join Date: Sep 2000 Location: Portland, OR Posts: 1,124	Re: My newly acquired Focus Given the time it spent swimming I would suggest you go the transplant route and ditch the entire electrical system now in the car. Good luck. __________________ Rockin the SVT with the baby seat in the back.

10-23-2006, 01:01 AM	#67
LamarWH Senior TEAM Member Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Bay Area, CA Posts: 1,580	Re: My newly acquired Focus Something where you have to strip it down to the chassis, get it bead blasted and rebuilt like when K.I.T.T got owned by K.A.R.R V8 swap, WRC style motor, the limit is how much $$ u got to throw in.

10-24-2006, 07:09 PM	#68
CWCZX3 Senior TEAM Member Join Date: May 2001 Location: York, PA Posts: 3,279	Re: My newly acquired Focus More pics some of these are a repeat though. Interior is gutted now and cleaned up pretty good. Motor turn over freely and had only a couple of drops of water in the oil pan. Removed all the damaged goods like the radiator and the condesor. Looking for a starter now so i can get the keys reprogrammed and see if it fires up or not. Thanks to Xmandax for donating her old plug wires and front bumper. __________________ 2000 Autumn Orange ZX3 209hp 204tq Dyno Vid June 06' Focus of the Month 2001 Flat Black ZX3 "Project River Rat"

10-24-2006, 08:47 PM	#69
Rickter Dyslexic Wonder Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Fixed your a/c. Now pay me bitch (Jax, FL) Posts: 1,215	Re: My newly acquired Focus ^^^^^Are you watering so it will grow? Good luck with it hopefully it will kick over. __________________ '03 Imperial Blue ZX3 128 whp 130 ft-lbs 93 Red Festiva L ( Project Toaster) 63hp 73ft-lbs of Fury BPT/GTX swap in progress Garret James McIntire 7.25.1984- 4.14.2007 Rest In Peace I Miss You Brother And Will Always Love You

10-28-2006, 09:42 AM	#70
CWCZX3 Senior TEAM Member Join Date: May 2001 Location: York, PA Posts: 3,279	Re: My newly acquired Focus i'll fix these soon. __________________ 2000 Autumn Orange ZX3 209hp 204tq Dyno Vid June 06' Focus of the Month 2001 Flat Black ZX3 "Project River Rat" Last edited by CWCZX3 : 10-30-2006 at 09:53 AM.

10-28-2006, 11:18 AM	#71
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10-28-2006, 12:38 PM	#72
boostedzx3 Senior TEAM Member Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Enola, PA Posts: 4,572	Re: My newly acquired Focus i'm going to take a wild stab here and say that front bumper was manda's stocker. We are in the long process of a Z restoration and w/o being in a river it looks worse then that. __________________ Project s10 daily driver---is done thanks for the feedback! http://forums.focaljet.com/team-rigz...storation.html Project 351 swap in teh mustang--updated 6/15- 351 is in and done http://forums.focaljet.com/team-rigz...ml#post6540928

10-28-2006, 12:56 PM	#73
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