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Finally finished the repair work a few days ago. Replaced quite alot,
didn't know it was this bad. Here is what had to be done or replaced
1. engine was replaced with an identical engine but from
mazda(reconditioned from Japan)
2. replaced steering rod then bushes and brackets of the suspension
3. Tuned engine, serviced and adjusted the throttle position(by Ford
Workshop)
4. all 4 brake disks had to be skimmed and pads replaced
5. got rid of rust and painted whole car.
6. serviced and patched up radiator
7. wheel balancing and allignment
8. ABS system had to be repaired
9. New clutch plate, clutch plate cover and flywheel bearing
10. Several seals and brackets in the engine bay were replaced.
Then I added some accessories such as reverse sensors, alarm, sports
steering wheel(mine was in bad shape), and sports exhaust. Thinking of
adding BBS sports rims like the ones on the Evo 9 for Christmas, what do
you guys think? This is the final product. Thanks to all the guys that
helped me out with my questions. :smoke:
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speeder
Um...Ford isn't Asian...and that definately isn't showroom condition...
MgsJester
um... some fords use mazda parts, which is... you guessed it! :thumbs:
...and why are you giving him shit? he put some effort into doing something
and all you can do is talk shit. don't talk to people anymore if you're
just here to be a dick...
dodger65
Just curious, but wouldn't it be cheaper to just buy a new car?
Regardless, that is a lot of work. You should be proud. Well done!
Nissan_Altima
Nice work, but curious...is this a rare car or something?? If not, why all
the work??
newyorker
Nice work. The only laser I heard of was put out by plymouth. When I seen
this thread I thought it was a typo or you were talking about a ford probe.
lol probe.
Spanky2324
Looks nice...How long did it take you to do all that?
The BBS wheels would look good, but IMO there are better options. Also, if
you're getting new wheels, you have to lower it a little.
chris_knows
The reason it doesnt look clean cause it rains alot these days. Took it for
a wash a few days ago but it rained the next day. This car has been in my
family for 11 years. It was my dad's, he upgraded so he gave me this. In my
country customs have imposed a 200% tax on all imported vehicles. The cost
of repair for my car is only a fraction of what a new Focus would cost. The
repairs alone cost me RM 6,500. A brand new Focus would cost me RM 115,000
thats 1 USD= 3.40 RM. There are some local makes which are reasonable such
as the Proton Persona RM 43,000 but still way more than my Ford. The Ford
laser is a facelifted Mazda 323 they were built in the same factory in
Japan from 1994-1996. They share the same engine and mechanical parts but
the body was a little different and was redesigned by a German styling
company Ghia. It's a 1.8litre with 131hp, not much but good enough. It took
me 3 months to get it to this condition. Many of the parts are hard to find
cause this car is very rare in my country. Yeah it does look like it rides
a little high my dad changed the shocks and got smaller tyres for it cause
they were cheaper and he thought he was going to sell it. I was supposed to
go to India to do Dentistry so it was lying outside my house for sometime
collecting rust. Then i decided dentistry wasn't for me and i needed a car
to take me to my university and back, since i liked this car so much i
decided to keep it and restore it. This was the first car i ever drove i
have alot of fond memories with it. The past few months were a real pain
though, engine kept dying when idling and huge amount of black smoke used
to come out the exhaust and the throttle used to get clogged with carbon.
My trusted mechanic who i went to for this problem told me to change my
throttle body which would have cost a fortune. Instead of taking his word i
took it to Ford who told me that the throttle wasn't adjusted properly so
fuel air mixture wasnt right. It's been about a week i got it back from
Ford and so far so good.:smoke:
speeder
Any suggestions?
speeder
my brother's friend has a Volkswagen Golf Gti Mki it was a 1.8litre. It is
in decent condition. Had a drag race with him, don't mean to brag but he
got smoked. Maybe he wasn't used to accelerating that hard.:smoke:
speeder
Well it was an MK1. That explains a lot about the loss for him.
Spanky2324
