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Something ground-breaking is about to happen to me. I swore for years that it would never happen, that I'd resist and outlast the threat.

I'm wrong. I'm dead wrong.

I'm buying a pickup truck. The scourge of the roads up here. The defining moment when you admit "I care less about fuel efficiency than I do about off-road capability". It's only a matter of time until I grow my hair out, with a mustache, take up drinking beer again and fall in love with NASCAR.

Well, f**k that last one. WRC for life!

I'm thankfully not straying away from my own dilemma of swearing that I'd never own a new vehicle (unless it's boosted from the factory) ever again. So, I'm buying my buddy's (who happens to be my mechanic) 1995 Dodge Ram 1500 4x4 - long box, ext cab, 360CID.

Reasons for doing so:

1 - f**k car/truck/SUV payments. My Escape's been good to me but I'm tired of paying for it and almost never driving it. So, it's leaving in the near future.

2 - off-roading. I MISS IT SO MUCH. Most of you don't know this, but I was fairly "into" off-roading for the first few years that I lived up here. I'll have a big bastard to drive, but that's ok... it already has a purpose with my circle of friends.

3 - 5th wheeling. My 22' Golden Falcon is only 4,000lbs but it's a 5th wheel. My campground is getting kind of silly with their rules and after this summer, I might just sell the trailer/add-a-room there and get something else or pull everything out... literally. Might also buy some property up here to suit that need as well. The truck was used sparingly beforehand to 5th wheel, and it's wired appropriately, so I'm good. Just need a new 5th wheel hitch when the time comes.

4 - winter beater. I drove the Focus basically all winter because I've lost all love for driving the Escape. It gets moved around some (even went for a rip last night with Oscar) but as competent as it is... I'm bored with it. It tows well, handles snow/ice/dirt well, hauls the dog well... but it doesn't stand out anywhere. So, it's not for me. I've driven it and maintained it faithfully but I just want something that will do EXACTLY what I want. Can't do that with the Escape.

So... I'll get a truck that I know the entire history on (in my buddy's family since brand new, no wrecks, bud's been doing all mechanical on it in recent years, full engine and trans rebuild already, mechanically sound), have a competent mechanic to work on it when I can't and much less monthly overhead. Win-win.

Personally, I blame Oscar for that Carhartt winter coat I got off him. I've been itching to do "more" with a truck ever since. Thanks bud, I needed that.

Also, getting a custom push bar made for it with a winch mount. I'll be the new recovery vehicle for our buds with Jeeps - including Oscar, lol.

Been awhile since iv posted anything, and it sucks that its going to be bad news, but c'est la vie...I woke up this morning, walked into the garage only to find a long and deep key scratch on my driver side door! Right down to the GD primer. I figured it must have happened the night b4 while I was at a buddies house, and didnt notice it because it was dark out. Does anybody know of a good shop that can shoot Sonic Blue pearl and make it match the rest of the car? I want to sell it come spring time and would rather not have this knock off more from the price then I already have

The focus needed new summer wheels, so I got these ones... its an oldie but real good shape, runs like a top.


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Momo Shift knob BNIB
Blue leather on Black base, reverse lock-out compatible
Fits all focus models 2000-2007, possibly others
( out of box only for pics only, never installed )\
Located in Courtice, Ont
Price $75 obo

BBK 65mm Throttle body BNIB $250 obo (or trade)
Fits focus 2000-2002
(out of box for pics only, never installed)
Located in Courtice

JTauto Lambo hinges, used
Fits focus ZX3, ZX5, sedan and wagon
years 2000-2007, possibly others years
Price: $200 frim (or trade)
Located in Courtice, Ont

Hey guys, so have my bass, amp and box out of my 01 that I sold in the fall that's been sitting in my basement.

What: Clarion 10" pxw1052 - bought a month before I sold the car
Bassworx 10" ported box - bought a year before the clarion
Pioneer 600w mono amp - bought with the box

Where: located in Huntsville

Why: been sitting in my basement for months and have no need for it anymore!

Price: clarion - $150
Bassworx - $100
Pioneer - $100

Package Price - $300. (want this gone taking up room)

Pics:










Prefer to sell everything together. Pounds awesome for a 10".
Thanks,

Korby

hey i am looking for an svt steering wheel, one that someone is going to throw out because its really warn. i am looking to take off the leather and get the pattern from it. if anyone has one they were going to toss let me know.
thanks

im putting this out there the following link is a forsale link to a car in lancaster PA i will be making the trip saturday morning down to get parts if anyone wants anything and can work out a deal paypal him and il bring it home to port colborne for you.

let me know
matt

http://www.focusfanatics.com/forum/showt...p?t=279802

someone pick this up before I do...the next few months will be busy for me so i'm going to probably pass...

http://toronto.kijiji.ca/c-cars-vehicles...Z355609109

Hi

I'm a new Focus owner; here's my question:
I have a 2005 ST and as I drive mainly highway I find the washers spray too low on the windshield. Can they be aimed higher, or are there revised parts available? A quick look didn't reveal anything obvious.

05ST

Where in Toronto/Scarborough can I walk into a store and buy a 25A/50V Full Wave Bridge Rectifier? I need 2 of these units for my charging system on my Bike. Aparently Radio Shack stocks these in all stores in the USA. Where up here can I walk into a store and buy one? I'm not planning on going to Active Surplus on Queen St for 2 $5 parts. So any other options would be great.

Thanks

Has anybody seen them on tire rack. bright green, an bright red?
I think i might go with the red, an opinons on how this will look on my yellow zx5?? Or perhaps even bright orange?

Whos got one, how much, and where are you located

Let me know
Thanks
Shawn

anyone have any leads?
thanks

Hi folks,

we're now well into 2012, and it's time to start our monthly vote of the nicest focuses on the site.

So, it's time.. nominate your favourite focus for March, 2012...

each nomination should be accompanied by at least one picture.

Time to start thinking again about a spring Group Buy for FocusCanada.net members ... and two questions come to mind right away:

1. What might you be looking for, and

2. When is the right time to take delivery of our parts.

Starting with #2 I'd like you to answer this thread's poll ... there's no obligation to actually participate in the Group Buy when the time comes, but the essential question is "when is the right time to take delivery of group buy parts?" and everybody's input is welcome.

As to #1 ... in the past I've segregated the Group Buy into headings like "Brakes" and "Suspension" etc etc ... this year I'll be doing it a little different.

First, I'll be listing the brands available to us via a wholesale distributor in California (brands listed below and next post) and then I'll be asking for part numbers to quote prices on ... Focus of course, but non-Focus too.

This method does 2 things: it significantly increases the parts available with discount, and it also reduces the quotation process to just those parts that are wanted.

So ... if you think you might want something for your ride this spring, please participate in the poll and check out the brands below and on the next post.

If you have any questions please post them up here.

Cheers.

Hey guys I'm selling Steeda Tri-ax short shifter


Asking: $100 or best offer

TL-DR; Have two part numbers for 04 Focus fuel pumps - P76018M and P76060M - 60M is priced higher, assuming that is the hi-flow pump. Is that correct?

So... through various methods of personal determination, I believe my fuel system isn't keeping up with high-RPM demands at speed. *cough*really moving*cough*. Hmmm. I should get that cough looked at.

Now, other factors are at play here:

- Injectors might be dirty/junk. Entirely possible. Going to run another can of injector cleaner through the car this week. When warm, it doesn't stumble... idles smooth as a stock motor. Pulls thru 6000RPMs in the first couple of gears just fine (obv), thru 6000 in 3rd... gets a little tedious.

Also related: I have a set of 30lb injectors in the basement/shed. If I installed those, I'd need to retune ASAP, correct? Tunes run duty cycle based on expected flow by milliseconds, or am I slightly insane today?

Fuel lines - not convinced they're the issue as when not under load, I have no issue hitting the limiter. Also, under WOT at lower RPMs the car pulls stupid-hard for the mods that it has. Even passing in 5th goes off without a hitch.

Fuel pump - think I might be onto something here. It's a '00 model fuel pump. I haven't taken the time to go thru all of the receipts that Stan gave me, but even then he told me that the pile was incomplete. Also, I haven't bounced my VIN off my dealer to see if it was ever done for the fuel pump recall on 00/01 MY cars. I'll be on that this week.

I'm thinking that with whatever mod route I go, I'll need MORE fuel than I have currently. So, in the interest of "upgrades are king", I'll just go up to the 03-04 uprated fuel pump.

Camshafts - I'm told by many, including the guys at C-F-M in Florida, that the cams on the car are horribly restrictive in a purely power-making sense. My power peak as shown from DaSilva last fall, on the stock tune mind, has my peak around 5500. It falls off after that but not precipitously until after 6000. Also of note, that dyno run was in 3rd due to the stock tune and factory governor being in place.

If I stick with my NA aspirations, as seems to be the plan, I'm ordering the Stage "3", second-most extreme Comp Cams from CFM in March. Then, would likely have a phone convo with Randy at FSWerks where he'd likely advise that I install the 30lb injectors and we'd retune.

Engine condition - I've yet to do a compression test, which Oscar and I keep meaning to do, but I'm not of the mind compression is currently an issue for the simple fact that it's not burning oil, it doesn't exhibit any real unwillingness to pull hard when asked and driveability is awesome for a car with almost 337,000KMs on the clock. So while compression is technically possible, I'm not convinced that it's the culprit right now.

So, I'm going to swap the fuel filter soon, likely order and have my buddy install the new fuel pump (the C-F-M listing mentions mods possibly being needed for 00/01 MY installs - what???) and then install the new injectors when the new cams arrive from C-F-M this spring. Also buying either AEM UEGO or Innovate LC-1 wideband to replace the "downstream", turned-off O2 sensor in my header.

Thoughts? Similar occurences? Anything else that I've overlooked?

Can't wait to run down this spring and see a few of you (hopefully more!)!

Like the title says, im looking for the SVT or the GFX rear hatch spoilers, let me know what you have and shipped to J8T4C2 is possible please and thank you

Thanks in advance
JM