Thats come up really nice, love the way the arches look. Sorry if youve said earlier but what color will it end up?

Love a surprise - cant wait!

Hey MarkA , you are correct it will (and the other side) are being fixed for molds . As it is this left hand guard was very crusty as you've seen tho it's still a half decent guard for a rally car etc. Once I've done the mold they will be for sale so if anyone wants them, send a PM ..

Apart from some house duties today I managed to get the boot skin mold ready and slapped a layer of gelcoat , I'll flop a couple of glass mat layers on in the morning

Gelcoated

Yep your right on with the guards. Anyone who has played with flaring existing or add ons would vouch for having the whole guard ready as a 'bolt on'.
 
Hey Deano, showing your age with the musical reference. I reckon gold is the colour then

Spent a few hrs yesterday on the Focus mk1 3dr, when I gave it a full birthday last year replacing almost every part, I installed a pr of stage 2 cams and wasn't very happy with the lack of performance so I added a 65mm throttle body, this is when the ecu started getting freaked out and threw a code saying lack of fuel running lean.
I was going to buy a standalone ecu from USA but since my job is in limbo I'm not forking $750 plus a dyno session so to simplify things I removed the cams and installed the stock jobs again but the 65mm tb stays for fun and economy. Luckily I didn't need to remove the front mount or cover, just the front belt cover, leads and rocker cover, nice easy job but the humidity was stupid at 88%
The cams are nearly new and have been put away for a rainy day..

yep last night down ere was a hard one to get any sleep.
 
Could not imagine how the guys further north handle this all the time.
 
What ECU's  have you used Mark?
Marty is swatting up on Speeduino as we speak, and will be a guru by the time the coupe is ready.

Yep Deano hope Vic is not too bad. My boat is still in Bendigo, might come in useful
Interesting to see if the Southern 80 can be run in a few weeks?
 
Whats that with your work Marty. I thought mechanics (like most trades) were in short supply?
 
Deano, Got an E84 Motec in the RS. Was handy recently as I lost power at anything much above idle. Got the UTC cable for the ecu (not cheap like anything motec) and downloaded the data logging, sent it to my tuner and viola had no fuel pressure (11 psi).
Funny though cause that's the first thing I checked. Took off the fuel return line and it was like Niagara falls. But all flow, no pressure. So methinks my 044 pump, which had 98 sitting in it for 3+ years shat itself. Lesson; 98 is **** for storage, (so I always put some Fuel Doctor or the like in it). Lucky I don't use 85
 
After our discussion on the Speeduino I got onto a couple of the guys on FB and they pretty much said (more politely than this) if your clueless (that's me) then get a plug and play setup. This is what I have done and it arrived just before christmas. Its the Link Monsoon from Brands Hatch Performance, it comes base mapped for the YB and comes with custom loom for your order. I got the knock sensor which is not on the earlier YB's (and not sure if on many of the later cosworth escorts), the Lambda kit and the pressure sensor (which I am not sure on placement yet).
 
Just getting going on wiring the car now, once I figure out how to get my OBP floor pedal box to pull rather than push. I can feel some more fabrication coming on