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Post by toolmonkey on Oct 10, 2014 18:11:10 GMT
Hi all
Considering Going the donor route for my rocket build
Looked at that many mk1 focus cars now starting to see double!
Question
Would you pay £1200 ish with say 60- 80 thousand & a service history, possibly not rebuild gearbox
Or
Do i pay £600 ish & take a risk with 100k plus mileage.
What are your thoughts? Open to anybody
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Post by mawdo81 on Oct 10, 2014 18:20:46 GMT
I've gone 280 with 99k for a 2l with rear discs.
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Post by fatboy on Oct 10, 2014 19:27:40 GMT
Hi its not worth going down the donor route all you need if you are staying standard spec with the kit
is focus ecu and ignition plus key/keys steering column/switches gearbox and rear brake calaper (if you are not using willwood) after that use a new engine and other new parts and you can come in at about £10,000
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Post by carbonbob on Oct 19, 2014 17:30:49 GMT
Hi I went down the donor route and used lots of smaller bits to make it more pheasable I managed to get a cat c for 700 with a cracked screen an a few other bits but nothing to serious with the main donor parts. Mine had done about £80000 new is good but will add a few quid to the build cost
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Post by BobN on Oct 19, 2014 18:18:55 GMT
I had a focus 1.8 which was in a accident, cosmetic damage to the front end. Paid the guy 550 and it had 60k on the clock.
Sold the bits that was not needed for about 250. So only cost me 300 in the end.
I would not pay 1200. If it's now that much go down the route Fatboy suggests. You may be able to get a low mileage engine somewhere , eBay maybe.
Bob
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Post by casesensitive on Oct 22, 2014 13:14:23 GMT
If you have the space, I'd get a donor. I spent £900 on a Focus ST170 with cosmetic damage, and I've gotten back €736 in sold parts.
Plus you get the steering, wiring, ecu, rear brakes, front hubs, wheels, as well as endless bits of random metal that can be shaped into parts you need. I'm using the engine and gearbox too, though that's not that common. I made my steering extension out of the rear roll bar, and lots of brackets and hinges out of pieces I cut off the focus carcass.
That said, I have had the focus occupying a good lot of the back garden for more than a year.
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Post by Froggy on Oct 24, 2014 21:11:22 GMT
I bought a donor 1.8l, s reg, 84k. Without rear calipers, cost me £580, I made about £200 back selling parts but that was a pain. If I did it again I'd buy everything new, it takes ages cleaning up the old parts, I guess it depends what kind of build your doing. I'm trying to keep costs down, but still do a nice good quality build, tbh, I've ended up buying a bunch of stuff new anyway, or taking it for powder coat, also there are companies like dynotech in Ripley who have their own ecu and can wire the car and set it up for you at less cost than an omex on its own. Hope this helps.
Wayne.
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Post by Paul (madeye) on Oct 26, 2014 12:20:09 GMT
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Post by casesensitive on Oct 26, 2014 13:13:52 GMT
For me, with no experience at building or much in the way of fixing, it was really useful to dismantle the car to see how everything hangs together, what various bits do and connect to. Also, it allowed me to label the loom, which it's unlikely you'd get if you bought one second hand.
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