Front end coll. Ford Focus SVT. 98K, Gimme a few dollars and take it.

Thats the pic from this morning ride home from work.

The shop quotes close to 4K for repairs, so I am looking at other options. Motor runs, car went straight the small bit i drove it (onto flatbed, into shop yard). No damage except what is seen here, Hell its still in its (4th place) Autocross trim from Sunday.

Broke stuff- Rad, AC cond, headlights, turn signals, hood, both rad supports bent, bumper cover dented in one place and scratched. Timing belt was ok, but from running post accident was rubbing and should be replaced.

Located in Valley Stream, NY. Would need to be towed. Make offers.
Contact me here, or at rjrusso 23 at g mail dot com.

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Enablers, All of you.

Attach Volvo to Focus with chain. Pull until straight. Buy junkyard parts and fix.

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Andrew Steere
Lyndeborough, NH
KB1PJY

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Attach Volvo to Focus with chain. Pull until straight. Buy junkyard parts and fix.

"Certa Fit" sorta fit and they're as cheap as junkyard parts, and there's a Certafit place just across the river in fawkin Nude Jersey

Hood is maybe 35 bucks, lights for $24 core support for a few bucks.

$350 in parts and Earl Scheib.

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Sleezattle, WA, USA

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Attach Volvo to Focus with chain. Pull until straight. Buy junkyard parts and fix.

"Certa Fit" sorta fit and they're as cheap as junkyard parts, and there's a Certafit place just across the river in fawkin Nude Jersey

Hood is maybe 35 bucks, lights for $24 core support for a few bucks.

$350 in parts and Earl Scheib.

$350 parts and $25 spray bomb clear coat. It's all about the patina!

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Andrew Steere
Lyndeborough, NH
KB1PJY

like a cookie that hit just hit the floor, "its still good! its still good!"


My volvo looked just like that halfway through my second rally, we still finished.

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like a cookie that hit just hit the floor, "its still good! its still good!"

"Just barely picked it up in 5 seconds...almost had to go to the 10 second rule!"

Where's Billy Mays when you need him??

Ok. RallyAnarchy has singlehandedly convinced me to give it a shot. Gonna two it home tommorrow morning after work, then assess.

So who is gonna come help pull all the broken stuff off? Haha.



And WTF happened to my weather? It was 75 when I went to sleep! Jeez...

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About the easiest part on a car to replace is the upper core support. Bolts in on most, easy weld on the rest. Hoods are a no brainer. Bumper cover looks ok for an old Focus. Bumper beam is likely ok, but an easy bolt on if not. Radiators are cheap, the AC stuff is probably the most costly. Fix eet !!

Gene the bumper beam is a weld on part on the focus but I agree that it looks like it is likely undamaged in the crash.

Likely the most expensive replacement parts will be the head lights since they are the rare HID lights. Might want to consider down grading to the stock focus lights. Same goes for the grill.

Radiator and AC condenser should be the same as any 00-04 focus.

You will likely need to tweak the front fenders as well since they bolt to the headlights and will likely got twisted in the crash.

Also check the motor mounts to make sure they did not get messed up in the crash. Passeger side is a hydro / rubber mount that likes to tear away on the bottom side of the mount. Will be easy to check when replacing the Timing belt. Drivers mount likes to fail but twisting the ears that come off the chassis rail. Will have to dig under the battery to get a good look. Is this mount gets out of sorts it will start eating lower trans mounts.

Looks like a perfect rally car candidate!! Good luck with the repair.

Unfortunately I am now driving what I was trying to shape into a rally candidate to work every day, But that is what it is.

I took a good look at it... and it is not nearly as bad as I had assumed, or at least as the shop that it got towed to suggested. I was in a pretty sour mood that day, And I appreciate your suggestions and encouragements, it looks like it will save me some trouble.

Only the upper rad mount and headlight facia panel are damaged, along with the radiator and condenser. It looks like the motor mounts are ok, but i will know for sure when I remove the pass side. A couple of the cross over lines for the power steering and coolant got damaged as well, Im sure ill find these no problem.

Luckly, I have some of the halogen lights already for the car, this will save me a few bucks.

Again, Thanks for helping me keep on the right path here.

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Hey folks just got this on the road again. Took me a bit O' time but it was all 3-4 hours a day, one day a week...

Just wanted to re-iterate my thanks for the support back when this first happened. I was not thinking straight and you all helped me back on track.

Thanks!

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Hey folks just got this on the road again. Took me a bit O' time but it was all 3-4 hours a day, one day a week...

Just wanted to re-iterate my thanks for the support back when this first happened. I was not thinking straight and you all helped me back on track.

Thanks!

Good you stuck wif it.
Hey I was doing some inventory---making space on some shelves.. You never got round to sending me those bottom tubes for those inserts i mistakenly got from you (mistakenly thunk they were bilsteins).
Can you send them---in some sort of small box so I don't pay more for the UPS than the stuff inside?)

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John Vanlandingham
Sleezattle, WA, USA

Vive le Prole-le-ralliat

www.rallyrace.net/jvab
CALL +1 206 431-9696
Remember! Pacific Standard Time
is 3 hours behind Eastern Standard Time.

John, Per This correspondence and then what I belive was a Telephone conversation I sent them to somebody you were dealing with on your behalf, per your request.

I don't quite remember. I do know I no longer have them.

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Edited 2 time(s). Last edit at 10/14/2012 11:34PM by BobOfTheFuture.

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John, Per This correspondence and then what I belive was a Telephone conversation I sent them to somebody you were dealing with on your behalf, per your request.

I don't quite remember. I do know I no longer have them.

Uh, can't imagine why I would suggest you send them to somebody when these inserts are useless without the tubes...can you search and see who it was? And explain there was a big misunderstanding?

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John Vanlandingham
Sleezattle, WA, USA

Vive le Prole-le-ralliat

www.rallyrace.net/jvab
CALL +1 206 431-9696
Remember! Pacific Standard Time
is 3 hours behind Eastern Standard Time.