Tomorrow I head down to sunny Richmond Hill, to pick up Excalibur.
Excalibur being Focus Is Art's 2000 ZX3.
It's being dollied home on the back of my Escape, where much merry-making and excitement await in the land of Olde North Baye.
Pics to come from the trip down and back.
Do note I will be making many requests for assistance to save my sanity as I embark down the Path of the Zetec Warrior.
It's good to be home.
This will be a fun car for me, I can already tell. Also, once I get it home and take stock of the situation, I'll be looking for people to raid their parts stashes as I keep working on the car.
I promised F.I.A. I'd keep it going and "finish" it. I intend to be true to my word.
And no, Bryan, no Nightshit. You're welcome.
Daily driver 1: 2007 Jeep Wrangler Unlimited Sport "S"
33" BFG Mud-Terrain KM2s, lots of Rough Country gear - bumper, 2.5" lift, swaybar disconnects, Superwinch 10,000lb winch, Detroit Locker in rear D44 axle, custom exhaust, K+N filtercharger, Superchips-tuned.
Daily driver 2: 2006 Subaru Legacy GT
COBB Stage 1+ package - AccessPort tuner, COBB intake and airbox. Stage 2 coming shortly - COBB 3" AT stainless DP and race cat, custom 3" Magnaflow-based exhaust and Stage 2 COBB tune.
yeah while you are in TO, go to standard auto wreckers, they have the all you can carry weekend for 40$$$$$!! maybe you can find a focus engine and take it out
"Coming together is a beginning, staying together is progress, and working together is success."
--Henry Ford
00 Focus ZX3 Silver- Sold
01 Focus ZX3 Green- Sold
01 Focus ZTS Red- Sold
03 Focus ZTW Green Sold
04 Escape LTD Silver- Sold
05 Freestyle LTD Black-Sold
02 Honda CRV EX-L-Sold
02 VW Jetta GLS TDI Silver-Sold 11 VW Jetta TDI 6spd Mine
10 VW Golf Highline DSG- wrote off
Ryan and the Silver Sedan
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2008 Mazda5 GS/Copper Red Mica/2.3 MZR 5AT/22% Tint
2011 Ford F150 FX4 Supercrew/Race Red/3.5 TT EcoBoost
09-11-2010, 12:23 AM (This post was last modified: 09-11-2010, 12:25 AM by NOS2Go4Me.)
Update - UHaul in North Bay are a bunch of overdue for retirement idiots. Some guy was in at 8AM to rent a trailer. Idiots behind the counter didn't supervise and he left with my DOLLY! GRRR.
"I should have kept an eye on him" - UHaul clerk. YA THINK!?!?!
Supposedly he's staying local and he only needs it for a couple of hours. If they don't have it back by 12, they're renting it to me tomorrow - or death. It's that simple.
I'm staying in contact with F.I.A. via texts and email till I leave.
Not happy!
EDIT - thanks for the comments fellas. Yeah, I'll likely build up a second block with Oscar's Dad's help - he rebuilds engines by trade. For now, NA till I get a better handle on it and can paint a clearer picture.
Daily driver 1: 2007 Jeep Wrangler Unlimited Sport "S"
33" BFG Mud-Terrain KM2s, lots of Rough Country gear - bumper, 2.5" lift, swaybar disconnects, Superwinch 10,000lb winch, Detroit Locker in rear D44 axle, custom exhaust, K+N filtercharger, Superchips-tuned.
Daily driver 2: 2006 Subaru Legacy GT
COBB Stage 1+ package - AccessPort tuner, COBB intake and airbox. Stage 2 coming shortly - COBB 3" AT stainless DP and race cat, custom 3" Magnaflow-based exhaust and Stage 2 COBB tune.
I wonder if he changed the tune on the Escape to compensate for towing?
Focus man, Focus........Team Psychological Disaster 2008 Taurus X to be modded.
2002 ZX5 parted out. Forever known as the "SLOCUS". 2010 Dyno #'s 102.96HP/105.84TQ
2011 Dyno #'s 111.44HP/115.17TQ
Still The Weakest Link
Dial 1-800-AUTO-PARTS for your local speed shop.
09-12-2010, 03:54 AM (This post was last modified: 09-12-2010, 03:56 AM by NOS2Go4Me.)
So it's home and on the ground, thanks to Oscar coming over @ 10:30PM to spot for me as I eased it off the dolly!
Man is it ever low. Love it
Stan, she's gone to a good, Ford-loving home
Can't wait to re-plate her and get rolling. I did get to drive it briefly before we loaded it. I'm a lucky bastard.
Stan rocks guys. Let's keep him motivated as he's already confessed to me that he wants another.
And I saw the ass shot last night.
Also, OEM tune for the tow. The Escape towed like a champ. Burned just over 1/2 tank on the way down and 3/4 on the way back, pushing it to hold 100 KM/H all the way home. It did in 4th with lockup for the straight stretches easy. I was quite impressed.
Daily driver 1: 2007 Jeep Wrangler Unlimited Sport "S"
33" BFG Mud-Terrain KM2s, lots of Rough Country gear - bumper, 2.5" lift, swaybar disconnects, Superwinch 10,000lb winch, Detroit Locker in rear D44 axle, custom exhaust, K+N filtercharger, Superchips-tuned.
Daily driver 2: 2006 Subaru Legacy GT
COBB Stage 1+ package - AccessPort tuner, COBB intake and airbox. Stage 2 coming shortly - COBB 3" AT stainless DP and race cat, custom 3" Magnaflow-based exhaust and Stage 2 COBB tune.
(09-12-2010, 03:54 AM)NOS2Go4Me Wrote: So it's home and on the ground, thanks to Oscar coming over @ 10:30PM to spot for me as I eased it off the dolly!
Man is it ever low. Love it
Stan, she's gone to a good, Ford-loving home
Can't wait to re-plate her and get rolling. I did get to drive it briefly before we loaded it. I'm a lucky bastard.
Stan rocks guys. Let's keep him motivated as he's already confessed to me that he wants another.
And I saw the ass shot last night.
Also, OEM tune for the tow. The Escape towed like a champ. Burned just over 1/2 tank on the way down and 3/4 on the way back, pushing it to hold 100 KM/H all the way home. It did in 4th with lockup for the straight stretches easy. I was quite impressed.
Nice ride Adam ... cheaper than teeth and hella more fun LOL ... it'll be fun watching how she progresses.
Cheers
Ken
2008 Fusion SEL MTX - DD1 * 2009 Fusion SEL - DD2 * 2007 Focus ZXW - R*I*P * 2004 Focus ZTW CD Silver - sold * 2004 Focus ZTW Black - sold * 2003 Focus ZTW Black - sold * 2001 Focus ZTW Gold - sold * 2000 Focus SE Wagon (ZTW option) - Black - sold * 2000 Focus SE Wagon (ZTW option) - Gold R*I*P
2003 Focus ZX5 infra-red Track Rat - R*I*P
2003 ZX5 CD Silver Track Rat - retired, but still in the driveway
New track rat: 2000 ZX3, Atlantic Blue * JRSC with lots more to come