How to Reinforce Your Chassis! // Focus WRC
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Some people probably just watch for the Gibberish .
Great video. Only input I would make, is about the radiator crossmember you welded up. I would suggest some holes drilled in the bottom, as I see it possible, that it could fill up with water with nowhere to drain.
The work you and Angel put in for something nobody will ever see (or appreciate if they didn't watch this video) is off the charts. You made my week!
Everyone who’s seen Henrique Cavalho’s work down in Brazil to bring Robert Design’s legendary VW Targa to life, will appreciate what Sarah is doing with remaking the Ford Focus SVT into a WRC Rally car! I love the passion behind these kind of projects and the end result of what’s put into it, is hugely satisfying. You’re literally making a dream come true and I enjoy following it here!
I ❤ fabricobblin' !!!
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@@jayrichards3672 some old sod came up with give it the beans.
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Your skills never cease to amaze me, i could not do half the things that you do, the air force lost a very talented lady been watching since day one, cant wait for the celica project
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Ok I'm impressed with your fab skills. For someone that isn't doing it every day that's good work. Welding outside is a real problem even if there is little or no wind. You can turn up your shield gas a bunch and keep a cleaner weld. Also wipe down your metal before welding with acetone and your welds will get better.
I remember watching a video on Subaru’s rally cars. They stripped down the car to its unibody and then stitched welded every single seam before adding on all the tubing for the safety cage. The amount of prep just on the unibody is crazy for a WRC car.
It didn't save Skoda from the fire truck but having a strong car is kind of important. For instance Petter had a thing for clipping bridges...
You're doing a great work on this Sarah. Your talent and creativity for fixing and creating new things are impressive.
Taking on a WRC replica is no easy feat. Especially with your level of detail. 👏🏻
It’s coming along though. 👍🏻
Boxing stamped parts adds so much strength really easily!! Great job Sarah Strawberry lunch and Pineapple Angel right side up food cake!!
Thank You Sarah, Angel, Fabricobbler and the beautiful weather.. if i had the dough i would try to set you up with real weld, clamp, grind, safety tools. Sarah n Tuned's shop NEEDS those whether you realize it or not. ❤
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I learn new words with every Sarah video. So many words.
Yeah. I loved "drain bamaged". Like Colt 45 "it works every time".
OMG - this is just the coolest build! Does not matter if it is not going to be an exact replica or not - it is just so amazingly cool! Really enjoy this build - infact, your test of the paintless dent-repair kit on the Focus was the first video from your channel I saw, - then I was instantly hooked - so the Focus is a favorite for sure. Extra puls for the Nibbler 😆 Thank you for what you do, never stop saying strange things and Stay Awesome!
I really enjoy your show, down to Earth and well made! By the way, you got all your atoms in the right place! Greetings from Costa Rica!
I really like everything about this channel, it's a lot of fun to watch, Keep up the awesome work Sarah!
Great job on the video Sarah! Thanks for making it.
I can't believe how much I enjoy watching you weld stuff. I'm checking myself into weldhab.
Careful with the sparks from a grinder, they will ruin glass.
Love the channel.
Absolutely! I was thinking the same thing as I watched the grinding sparks going towards the car...seen the damage many times!
Nice skills with fabricating. Very meticulous attention to detail. Great job Sarah!!
In the past I have made support structures from galvanized tubing for body kits. You can fork both ends,slot them for infinite adjustments and it's super strong. Look at how Nascar sheet metal frames are for inspiration. Fuel lid is easy and lots of options.
Nice work boxing that in. It looks a lot sturdier. You may want to consider some weep holes on the bottom, though, in case you get water on top of the support doing rally things.
Boxing that support bracket is very nice. I would put a drain hole in the spot you didn't drill out. Not as big as the stamped hole, just to give water somewhere to go.
It’s great to see you FOCUS on your project lol, you’re doing an awesome job Sarah 👍😁❤️
You’ve got a nice sheet of stainless steel in the back there, ‘Austenitic’ stainless steels are not magnetic. The build is really taking shape now. Used to own an RS here in the UK so these vids are bringing back fond memories. With your attention to detail this will quite possibly be the build of my dreams.
Such a great channel!! Just real content that people can relate to who love to work on cars but don't have a bank roll of cash behind them and can still get it done.
Very inspirational as always. Great work.
After all these years it's great to finally see you with a vice bolted to a work top! Fabrication time! Weld some nuts to the bar to bolt the plate to. Ideally where you drilled the holes🤣
Out of all the builds, this is one I think I'd personally want the most.
Hi Sarah and crew. Have you thought about eliminating the petrol filler neck and piping ? Then replace it with a proper racing fuel cell and mount it where ever you have room. Keep in mind proper weight distribution and front to rear weight bias. I love this build.
Just when I think I can't love your channel anymore it turns out new new Nibbler from Futurama I love your channel Sarah keep up the great work!
I’m very impressed with your fabrication creativity… I learned mucho. Thank you, Sarah. 👍👍👍
If I remember right, the WRC cars have/had their fuel tank inlet in their trunk? Think I've seen pictures/videos of refuellin those from there 🤔
But this project is getting more and more interesting. And (not so surprisingly) bigger and bigger one as it progresses 😂
Time to learn TIG welding. So much more satisfying than burning things together with MIG.
Why not cut the top off the fuel tube, rotate it 180°, and cut a hole on the interior of the car. You could then access the fuel cap by opening the rear hatch.
my thoughts exactly , cut it on the straight part, easier to weld back together
Isn't it ironic? Stabbing yourself in the eye with Safety glasses...
Like 10,000 spoons, when all you need is a knife
Didn't know Sarah and Angelfood was the crazy lady / straight man comedic duo I needed.
Nice work, you can see how projects spiral out of control. But go with the flow I sat.
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Can't wait to see it with all the body panels attached. That spoiler is gonna be so sick! Any idea what paint job/wrap you want for it?
I’m painting it white.
An American saying aluminium 😍 As a UK fabber I'm jokingly in love 😜
Sarah - keep some small square & round tube around to
reinforce & triangulate all the "flimsy" sheet metal factory bits. cheers 💋💋💋💋💋💋
"My brain is currently occupied with stupid"...Sarah. I feel like that a lot!😄
In the old days we used to simply buy a new steel subframe panel and weld it to the original panel basically doubling the thickness. It was a pain but worked and appeared factory.
Building a rally car from a old used street car is a tall order. They start with a fresh "body-in-white" shell that has no seam sealer applied. They are bolted to a precision flat fixture plate and all the panel joins are stitch welded and plates and gussets are added to where the tubular tube structure will mount. All the suspension points will be stiffened by the cage and the door areas are stiffened to help prevent twisting and flexing in those areas. Safety is the biggest concern and making sure the roll cage doesn't break open and become a spear to the driver. It takes a lot of engineering and professional fabrication skills to make a decent car and take some of the loads it will encounter. Don't want to be a downer but there is a lot to learn and study as well as careful planning needed. The more I know the more I know I don't know.
Bolt the vice to the workbench like its intended to be, makes life so much easier
For some of your grinding, buy an electric finger file sander and a bunch of 60-80grit 13mm belts and find a new level of control and OCD for tidying welds and smoothing nibblers leftovers. No circle spinning killer thing either!
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I can see now why this is such a massive project. You are doing great with what you have.
nice video, love this focus build, can't wait to see the end result
Happy Friday Eve Sarah!!!
It's gonna be super rad watching Sir Cosworth progress to your OCD standards of detail, I'm sure he's thrilled to be getting worked on again, (cars have souls😁).
High5 to Charlie and Angel!!
Stay excellent!!!😎
As for the fuel filler, how about a rubber hose and a filler in the trunk? Either that or route it to the license plate?
Fabrication videos are so satisfying. That's one of the things I used to love about American Chopper.
Did I see some DC in this video? Not sure if anybody mentioned it but you both are quite becoming a great team! Effortless work motions and having fun on the project.
Nibbler was one of my favorite characters from Futurama. Also, Morbo and Roberto.😂
Damn, didn't know that you could nibble and weld!! So falling for your mad skills!
Nibbler was voiced by the Legendary Frank Welker, who is most famous for voicing Freddy from Scooby Doo since 1969 and Astro in The Jetsons, among hundreds of others.
Where you boxed in that cross member.... Drill a 1/4 inch hole and pour in a half cup of acid etch primer then pour it back out and let it dry for a few days before sealing it back up. Maybe even pour in some epoxy paint later, then drain it back out too, then let it dry for a week or so, then plug up the hole. Maybe not a deal in Arizona, but it is on the coast.
Great stuff and the reinforcement turned out sweet.
Have a di-cast model of the focus WRC on my book shelf. Had it for 20 years.
Focus was my first car. Got an excellent deal with free insurance.
Don't doubt thyself. You saving that old rusty thing is something we petrolheads relate to much.
Hello, Sarah, another fun video for us to enjoy., thanks. In regards to the fabrication that you mentioned, Paul Cox with Fab Rats is an excellent fabricator. He may be able to give you some tips or ideas on how best to fabricate the front bumper support. You can find them on their TH-cam channel and other social media. They also have a website. He fabricates a lot of different things for the vehicles that he builds for off road and such.
Loving this content. I actually visited MSport in the Uk where the actual Focuses were built. It’s about a 3 hour drive from where I live.
Thank you for sharing your time and talent
Nice work. My old Escort GT had a front mount that connected similarly like the Focus and I used a chunk of 5/8 allthread welded to the front in shape of an L for a rest stop and bolted front assembly on quickly.
Just an idea for you and Rallycake.
hello Sarah, you may already have figured out a race car is tube Chassie with quarter panels and roof and sheet metal skin for less weight and a street version is a modified car or "stock" modified car. yhou car always go next level and blow the focus apart it all apart and build a tube Chassie car there might be a cage kit available to do that ???
I think your CAD work is great. Cardboard Aided Design. All the greats use it.
Cardboards a pain in the ass. Use the paper from file folders. I think they can it bristle board? It is so much easier for templates compared to clunky cardboard. 👍 Hope that helps
SARAH!!!!!
Happy New Year KODIAK!!!!😁
Great work Sarah like always ! You make it fun 👍 I have much metal fab over my 30yrs being a truck technician It can be very satisfying Brad from Ontario Canada BVW
Just a comment about that radiator support mount and making sure you strengthen the bolts on the mount, and also the bolt holes on the chassis rails. A radiator full of water is probably 15-20kgs, I think that around 30-35lb and it's a lot of weight to be pounding downwards over jumps and corrugated roads and will likely fatigue the metal and crack the mounts.
On things like that front framerail cap it might help to mock that up out of wood first which will allow you to fit your front bumper cover. Once you get all the geometry right you can copy the wood design in metal.
I would expect the race cars to be running a fuel cell, foam filled, inner bladder, surge tank. Filler cap is a lock down and seal type inside the hatch in the back somewhere and the fuel cell vent has a roll over safety valve in it. All that stuff is notta cheap too.
I always look forward to your videos. Always Interesting with lots of humor.
i do agree your rad support is now stronger, but not jack the car up stronger, it will def bend from that. not break, but def bend. nice work. loving the build progress. and the hostess
I just need it to protect the radiator better, the next video I go overkill making the bash bar which the skid will actually mount to. Pretty sure I could pull a Mack truck with it after I’m done 😂
Excellent work. Cheers from Daz in Australia. 👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻
Welcome to the 'special builder' world. Once you get going it does get easier as your skills improve - and they are pretty good now. FWIW watching your journey makes great viewing. Oh, and try and copy some of that triangulated tube structure on the pro car. They've worked out it's needed.
Great video Sarah!! 🤩 Nice to see some progress on the Focus 😎👌
Incredible there are people who excel in paying attention to detail. Thank you! Cant wait to see the K-Member and Suspension swap video. :)
In fact, the Rally Car is a frame work with a production body mounted to it. It must be made that way for driver safety at speed. My favorite is the 1972 Lancia Stratos. Awesome best rally car ever built. Always fun & interesting to watch your videos.
Not a fact, they’re fully caged unibody production cars with extensive reinforcements.
another way to add strength in rally and race cars is they filled the frame rails with foam
i repaired one of the original lj xu1 toranas they raced at bathurst inside the sills and chassis rails were filled with foam to stiffen the body
@6:04 PRO tip: use poster board, not cardboard. wayyyy easier and more precise to work with ;)~
nice to have sunny weather, here we got ice and snow
My only thought would be, start from the bumper, and working your way back to the car, whatever is on the car side can be welded to what is already on it, but the bumper side appears to have a specific fit
Is there anything you can't do. Jeez this is interesting. Glad you have Angel go help you. You guys make a pair and Charlie is the perfect genius fabricator to have in the wings. great videos Sarah.
I love this car and build
Very impressive! For one that doesn't specialize in this kind of work it really came out nice!
In addition of what Randy Johnson said, keep your mig gun 45 degree so you can see perfectly your puddle. And avoid surface weld, the one like a worm on the surface... But I'm also impressed of your skills.
Silly I know, but there are people who bolt down their bench vices. And, Sarah, you need to get an oxy,acetlyn rig. The blue wrench will save many hours of getting broken studs out of blocks. It also makes forming sheet steel much easier.
Sara, you rock that sweater!
Nice work! Well, for the bumper beam, you've got pictures of the part that was put on the WRC Focus. Go from there and try to fabricate something similar. You know how it looks, how it is designed. You've got a welder. Get material and start fabricating! 😃
I'm so happy to see Focus content. I can't wait to see this car when it's all finished.
Suggest setting up a 6x6 cube in a corner if you can, hang some cheap tarps on two of the "walls" and using that as your grinding area. Or not... grinding crap just tends to get everywhere.
I laugh just listening to Sarah. How do you form sentences like that. . . priceless !!. Keep the videos coming
Always do a walk around check and fill in the safety checklist before operating safely glasses.
Fabricobbler mode activated, yup it only has to look like a WRC Focus👍. As I haven't got the bits it's difficult to judge what space you'd need for those bumper spigots. I'd probably look at using the box section Charlie bought as the crash bar and drop some sections down to bolt onto the core support. I'm sure whatever you come up with it'll work just fine, especially iff you have Angel Teacake and Charlie pitching in with ideas.
Sum tymes I think is being sarcastic with sum of her camera angles. Doing three within 5secs😂🤣🤣🤣. Her humor knows no boundaries keep being ya Sarah 👍👍👍
Hi Sarah. You should drill some holes in your new welded piece to evacuate water that will certainly come into... (even if Arizona is a dry place ! ;) )
Awesome, love tthe focus wrc content, this project is so underrated.