Scrapping cars that don’t have much wrong with them is a real pet peeve of mine. We live in a world obsessed with reduce and re-use but so many people seem happy to scrap a car for the want of a bit of elbow grease…it baffles me! As far as this Focus is concerned, rest assured, she will coming back better than ever once I’m finished!
@@JohnnyGetsCash "Scrapping cars that don’t have much wrong with them is a real pet peeve of mine." - I agree. People cite the cost of fixing it not worth it, so they (often) buy a new car on the never-never* and/or lose shed loads of cash in depreciation. *installments/loan/hire-purchase for the uninitiated !
@@ttt69420 I do like the Mk7, my mother still drives one, but I prefer the facelift Mk6. If I needed a small car I would still try to find a tidy 3-door diesel Mk6 facelift in black.
@@johnsshed2453 Absolutely, someone down the road has a metallic red one and it looks so dated. Too much black plastic, especially that rear bumper step that looks like it belongs on a Sprinter. The facelift was better, especially as a rally car or in RS form.
Glad this is saved, I am a big fan of the MK1 Focus and I have had three already and actually trying to find another good one. These are brilliant cars and definitely fast becoming a classic.
Still one of my favourite cars. I've driven quite a few different cars and still one of the best handling chassis I've experienced. Thank you for saving the car.
A lot of Mk1 focus' get scrapped left right and centre. Really glad you've given one a new lease of life! For corrosion, that is pretty good to be fair, mine is a worse, though not terrible! - They are cracking cars honestly
I must say I'm really glad you saved this one I really do love the first gen Ford Focus especially the EU Specs but I'm just glad I am still able to get one in the US
I had one these Mk1 Focus in that colour back in 2002, Tdci Zetec three door. It was one of the best handling cars I've driven and Tdci engine pulled like a train.
Exactly this! It pains me to see scrappage schemes killing off totally serviceable cars in favour of the sale and production of EVs (given the sheer global environmental impact the production of those vehicles and batteries have)…the powers that be have no idea!
l'm in Canada New Brunswick Rustbelt home. my Focus SE ..Wagon is 21 years old with 127k kilometres....l just LUV it. Treated every year in fall with a product similar to RUST CHECK which is sprayed underneath, sub frames, rocker panels and inside door bottoms .many have rusted at the unibody box metal frames according to some occasional by passers who stopped in conversation on seeing my FOCUS and they wished they had it again.
I had one just like this, in silver, loved it. Try fitting a sound insulator on the underside of the bonnet from a pre-facelift one, you'd be surprised how much quieter the engine suddenly sounds (not noisy by any means, but Ford cheaped out on small luxuries like this when releasing the facelift). Clicks in place.
Wow, you really do go to town, even with cheapies, if you carry on with the standard you've shown here so far, this is going to make a really cracking good car for somebody, should say, some very lucky somebody.
My father has had one. 1.8 tddi but unfortunately not Ghia. It was a 2002 model restyling like this one. We had kept the car until 2019. Very good car🔥👌
Nice job. Clean up went well glad you got the black stuff off I know how hard that is . Nice job on welding if it needs dune that’s about the best place to get to. Looks like the car been in a garage for most of its life witch helps greatly. Great up date thanks for sharing. 😳🔧🔧🔧. Bob.
Yes I agree. Seen cars a lot newer in far worse condition it only takes one person not carrying or does not have the knowledge to look after it these days. To let it down. Great work see you on the next one. 👍
@@JohnnyGetsCash exceptional investment. Great choice (and if it was you that did those welding repairs too, you’re never going to be poor young man!) Live long and prosper 🖖
@@philtucker1224 Thank you, although it’ll be an investment for someone else soon as I will inevitably be offering it for sale once this refresh is complete. RE the welding, yes that was me, let’s just say I’ve had a fair amount of practice by restoring old Japanese 4X4s over the years!
I know in the rear of the front wings there is a problem with rust on the focus mk1s. Drainage from the windscreen goes down that way and can get leafs and other muck clogged up there.
the rear of the sills are a common isue i had mine done at time of mot then my mate a sprayer by trade did it back to factory colour of the car. this will make someone a loverly school / work car to and from these are amazing little cars and cam kit is just 89 quid for belt tensioner and water pump what a bargain great little video you did well and a deffo project on the horizon
I had a 52 plate MK 1 Focus, bloody good reliable car. The engine management light came on at around 120k miles. (I don't know what was wrong, I traded it in). The bodywork, and mechanics apart from whatever wss causing engine management light to be on, was in great condition. I traded it in for a MK 2 1.6 tdci, another solid Focus! I kept that for about 18 months, and traded it in for 13 plate MK 3 1.6 tdci, which I've owned from new. I do all basic maintenance, and had a new timing kit fitted at around 100k miles. Apart from tyres another front brakes, regular servicing is all it's needed. Just replaced two abs sensors on the rear, I did that myself, so saved a few quid there.
My engine light (amber) flickers on/off all the time in the colder/wet months but fine rest of year, tried read coders and nothing shows up and it passed its MOT on friday, just needed droplinks and 1 advisory, i didn't think it would pass but i was wrong
Enjoyable video,you’re doing well it’s going to look good although it don’t look bad as it is but going the extra will make it pop. Looking forward to the next video thank you
Should be easily a £1500 car when done and a great buy for someone, these are now bordering classic status so if the next owner looks after it and keeps it 5 years it'll probably be worth more by then!
I have a 2003 Focus MP3 which I have had from new. It gave up the ghost in 2015 with just 70k on the clock. I had lots of issues with it over the years but finally an ECU fault killed it. It would start first time from cold but once started, if I stalled it or turned it off, it would not restart until exactly one hour or more had passed. 59 minutes would not restart it and the countdown would start again. Had to be the ECU. Worst fault was an intermittent gauge reading which also reduced power and fluctuated the volume on the MP3 player. Turned out it was a recall on 2003 year Ford Focus / Audi TT / Volvo S70. Then the heater blower would only blow fast, a cheap fix with a new resistor pack. Electric windows would also intermittently fail. I never did find the problem. I waxoyled it every year but it still went rotten. Been offered £350 for scrap but I'll be ripping some bits off it first.
Looks good. Surprising how some of these were rot boxes after 10 years and others seem to last forever. I was given a Y reg one free of charge 2 years ago by a mate who needed rid as it wasn’t ULEZ compliant. He’d had it since new and no rust at all! A family member ran it for a year and then sold it on. Shame to let it go really as it was a great car despite being 20 years old.
@@JohnnyGetsCash it clicked over 100,000 miles on the drive home from London to the midlands, ploughing through snow on the M40. Sadly the old story of too many cars and nowhere to keep it!
Thanks! I come from a very Ford family! My dad was the RS salesman for our local dealership back in the day. I’ve grown up around Fords and have an un-ending love for the Blue oval!
Great vid mate , is it possible to see more the of the repairs would be awesome to see you take the metal out and replace it with a Timelapse if possible?
Hi Dan, sure I can try and include more of the detailed stuff moving forward. If you’re interested in that side of things check out some of my videos on the Daihatsu Fourtrak restoration I’m doing over on my channel - there is tons of fabrication stuff to indulge in within that series!
Those were great and potentially long-lived cars, with one Achilles' heel, at least here in North America: rust in the sills (rocker panels). For more than 10 years, Ford accidentally (?) sealed up the drains when assembling the sills, guaranteeing they would rust out in as little as 4-5 years. I wonder if Euro cars were built properly?
I have a mk2 focus with clear peeling everywhere, no A/C, curbed to hell wheels, 150k miles, and a temperamental battery. I'd never scrap my baby though, that car is running even if I have to flintstones it once the floor pans give out
Thanks! I generally use a combination of FB marketplace, eBay and sometime auto trader. With this focus I will be doing an update video once it’s ready for sale so everyone will aware when it hits the market!
You’re really not a daft lad. You’re really thorough & obviously anyone would buy a car from you with confidence. The only shock I got was the focus had drums all round by the look of it. I’d have at least expected discs on the front
Thank you! The Focus does have discs up front, however I think my camera angle left a bit to be desired and perhaps they weren’t so obvious in this video!
@@JohnnyGetsCash i couldn’t see them ☺️☺️☺️ watched your trade up video & very much enjoyed it. You’re very good at what you do. My only criticism would be it’d be nice to know ‘hours spent’ on each vehicle. I’m actually a little bit in awe of you.
@@christopherriley1187 Thanks for watching! Chop To The Top is still ongoing but once I get to the supercar and wrap this first series I will do an overview video where I detail time spent etc as well as re-capping all the fine vehicles that have made up the process 👍
@@JohnnyGetsCash awesome 👏 if I had the skills I’d do it myself. I have a pair of e46’s that I’d like to be absolutely pristine but idk what I’m doing. Eg I bought a napa leather interior but the seat gubbins needs taking off my one & swapping onto the napa ones & I’ve no idea
Thanks for your videos man! It gave me the motivation I needed to do the rust repairs on my car, I've finished one front wheel arch on my w210 E300td and now I'm going to start the other. It has been a nice experience. If you don't mind me asking what rust converter do you recommend? Keep up the good work! Cheers👌🏼
I've just come back from a trip to Disneyland Paris in a 57 plate 1.8 TDCi Mondeo I paid £600 for 5 years ago!, Bargains are out there and nothing is too good to be true 👌
Funnily enough the first I knew about that was when I was editing this video! I will be going through all the small bits prior to the MOT so will pick that one up then!
One of the best colours for these IMO. I'm sure that these will be seen as a design icon when most have been scrapped. Such a shame so many people treat/treated these as ephemeral white goods.
I couldn’t agree more. It was the same with Fords of yesteryear - taken for granted and scrapped all too readily and subsequently they have become valuable beyond sensible reason! The Mk1 Focus is in my opinion a modern triumph of design so let’s see if it goes the same way!
@@JohnnyGetsCash I've got an '87 Granada Scorpio on my driveway awaiting for new sill and rear arches ! The Mk5 Escorts and later were nothing spectacular. I'm hoping to get a Mk1 Focus and/or a Mk3 Mondeo sometime but I've already got E39 & E60 BMs as well as a Stag & Mk6 Fiesta. I need to buy a warehouse.
@@lewis72 that’s awesome! My mum had a Scorpio back in the day and it was amazing! I’ve also got a particularly rare MK1 Mondeo RSI Hendy awaiting a light freshen up (I’ve owned that for over 12 years now!)
@@JohnnyGetsCash Like most Fords of the '80s (well, of nearly all decades) they do rust. I swear I can hear it rusting on a quiet evening. I had to look up what a RSI Hendy Mk1 Mondeo was ! Good luck with that.
That’s probably a good idea moving forward. Often times I use concoctions of my own making* depending on the task in hand. I believe in this video for the fuel filler I was using a mixture of G101 / de-greaser (*always mix products with caution & according to manufacturer data sheets!)
£200 purchase price, let’s read that again, £200 quid…a bit of elbow grease and a lick of paint in some places and that will see you a great return for your initial investment. As always you’ll pass this car on with a clean bill of health and the new owner will be able to enjoy many more years of cheap motoring. Keep on providing us with this kind of content, we all want to see your work ethic and trading up as you go.
take rear sponge like archout and rust proof the area..do rot there also..this one has had welding and miles incorrect..it obviously had new speedo around 2009 so lost 35k miles approx common fault.
Recently, I’ve started to realise that all potentially roadworthy ICE cars are going to stop being “scrapped” and will be mothballed until they can be fully returned to 100% roadworthy condition - as second hand values start to go stratospheric towards 2030.
Watching these videos is so satisfying - way to many good cars are scrapped.. keep up the good work man!
Scrapping cars that don’t have much wrong with them is a real pet peeve of mine. We live in a world obsessed with reduce and re-use but so many people seem happy to scrap a car for the want of a bit of elbow grease…it baffles me! As far as this Focus is concerned, rest assured, she will coming back better than ever once I’m finished!
@@JohnnyGetsCash
"Scrapping cars that don’t have much wrong with them is a real pet peeve of mine."
- I agree. People cite the cost of fixing it not worth it, so they (often) buy a new car on the never-never* and/or lose shed loads of cash in depreciation.
*installments/loan/hire-purchase for the uninitiated !
I think this facelifted Focus design has aged surprisingly well, much better than the next model. Great to see tidy examples still around.
I agree. I think the mk7 fiesta, it’s replacement basically, has aged good as well.
Yep that later MK1 model was lovely, the MK2 pre facelift (I have one as a runaround) is an ugly runt of a thing!
@@ttt69420 I do like the Mk7, my mother still drives one, but I prefer the facelift Mk6. If I needed a small car I would still try to find a tidy 3-door diesel Mk6 facelift in black.
@@johnsshed2453 Absolutely, someone down the road has a metallic red one and it looks so dated. Too much black plastic, especially that rear bumper step that looks like it belongs on a Sprinter. The facelift was better, especially as a rally car or in RS form.
Glad this is saved, I am a big fan of the MK1 Focus and I have had three already and actually trying to find another good one. These are brilliant cars and definitely fast becoming a classic.
They are good but you had three already... What is it then? Why aren't you keeping them for longer and working on them?
Takes me back to when I turned a few cars around in the day. Real pleasure watching you. Look forward to the next one.
Thanks Martin!
Still one of my favourite cars. I've driven quite a few different cars and still one of the best handling chassis I've experienced. Thank you for saving the car.
I drive a ton of different vehicles and this 20 year old family hatchback genuinely puts a smile on my face when I drive it! What a machine!
A lot of Mk1 focus' get scrapped left right and centre. Really glad you've given one a new lease of life! For corrosion, that is pretty good to be fair, mine is a worse, though not terrible! - They are cracking cars honestly
They will be a rare old bird one day given how ‘everyday’ and overlooked they have been in the past!
Best looking of the Focus range .Makes sense these days to keep old things going , and not just cars
fantastic attention to detail,you deserve to get top dollar for this now!
Thanks very much! I honestly think this will be one of the better example available once it hits the market!
Not long ago found this channel but went back and watched previous videos. Brilliant, informative and entertaining.
Thanks Richard, I’m really pleased to hear that you’re enjoying the channel!
Beautiful colour too , it looks like it was cherished by someone , great to see it coming back to live another day , well done ❤
It's coming up so well, i really think whoever buys this one will be a lucky person!
@@JohnnyGetsCash I wish that I was staying in the uk because I would try to buy it
That's where my 03 Focus rusted. The wheel arch liner traps moisture and hides that nasty rot. It had rotted away into the boot.
It seems to be their Achilles heel!
I must say I'm really glad you saved this one I really do love the first gen Ford Focus especially the EU Specs but I'm just glad I am still able to get one in the US
It’s such a great car! I’d honestly be happy to run this as a daily!
I had one these Mk1 Focus in that colour back in 2002, Tdci Zetec three door. It was one of the best handling cars I've driven and Tdci engine pulled like a train.
They are genuinely fantastic cars!
Fords are really good cars, drive well and reliable. Cheap to maintain too
drove a 2004 sedan version for 8 years in Australia, great car so reliable too. good for you for saving the nice blue hatchback
Keeping something like this on the road does much more for the environment than an EV!
Exactly this! It pains me to see scrappage schemes killing off totally serviceable cars in favour of the sale and production of EVs (given the sheer global environmental impact the production of those vehicles and batteries have)…the powers that be have no idea!
The Politicians dont care about the Planet
They care about Money aka Power
My brother had one of these Focus’ for 10 whole years before he got rid of it. It just goes to show just how reliable they were
Very very lucky car to find its way into your hands. Many more out there that are not so lucky. Looking forward to seeing more excellent as always 👍
Thanks for watching! More next Sunday!
Mk1 focus are 1 of the best cars ever made
l'm in Canada New Brunswick Rustbelt home. my Focus SE ..Wagon is 21 years old with 127k kilometres....l just LUV it. Treated every year in fall with a product similar to RUST CHECK which is sprayed underneath, sub frames, rocker panels and inside door bottoms .many have rusted at the unibody box metal frames according to some occasional by passers who stopped in conversation on seeing my FOCUS and they wished they had it again.
I had one just like this, in silver, loved it. Try fitting a sound insulator on the underside of the bonnet from a pre-facelift one, you'd be surprised how much quieter the engine suddenly sounds (not noisy by any means, but Ford cheaped out on small luxuries like this when releasing the facelift). Clicks in place.
Wow, you really do go to town, even with cheapies, if you carry on with the standard you've shown here so far, this is going to make a really cracking good car for somebody, should say, some very lucky somebody.
If it’s worth doing, it’s worth doing properly!
I mean, who would ever scrub the wheel arch covers...that's above and beyond right there 👍
What a great find. This will make an ideal car for someone and will last years!!
Bangernomics at its finest, hey?!
My father has had one. 1.8 tddi but unfortunately not Ghia. It was a 2002 model restyling like this one. We had kept the car until 2019. Very good car🔥👌
Amazing video, didn't you face any problems while using the water pressure on the coil pack and coil plugs?
Always good to see the head of quality control checking the progress 🐶
You know it! The quality of my work would not be the same without him keeping standards high! 🐶
Always loved the MK1 Focus, nice to see it getting some love!
Nice job. Clean up went well glad you got the black stuff off I know how hard that is . Nice job on welding if it needs dune that’s about the best place to get to. Looks like the car been in a garage for most of its life witch helps greatly. Great up date thanks for sharing. 😳🔧🔧🔧. Bob.
Cheers Bob. Yes, she’s a long way from the worst example I’ve ever seen and so deserves this re-fresh! 👍
Yes I agree. Seen cars a lot newer in far worse condition it only takes one person not carrying or does not have the knowledge to look after it these days. To let it down. Great work see you on the next one. 👍
Really nice Mk1 Ghia, I had the same in silver. Such a lovely comfortable car and a great drive. Very popular too! 👍
Everyone I get behind the wheel I’m genuinely impressed at what a cracking car this is!
@@JohnnyGetsCash exceptional investment. Great choice (and if it was you that did those welding repairs too, you’re never going to be poor young man!) Live long and prosper 🖖
@@philtucker1224 Thank you, although it’ll be an investment for someone else soon as I will inevitably be offering it for sale once this refresh is complete. RE the welding, yes that was me, let’s just say I’ve had a fair amount of practice by restoring old Japanese 4X4s over the years!
Another brilliant video johny i found it relaxing, what a cracking car looks in better condition then most cars on the road 😂
Good job and glad you rescued it they was the best focus
She’s going to come back stronger than ever!
I know in the rear of the front wings there is a problem with rust on the focus mk1s. Drainage from the windscreen goes down that way and can get leafs and other muck clogged up there.
I have heard this mentioned a couple of times now so I Will definitely check that out and make sure everything is as it should be! Cheers 👍
I like that model. Sporty handling. It seems like it can turn almost at 90 degrees. Much better than Golf or Astra. Real car for drivers.
Your videography is excellent, really enjoyable content 💯
Thanks very much, I’m glad you’re enjoying it!
Great job, loving this series.
Lots more exciting stuff to come! Thanks for watching 👍
Great job Johnny as usual, can’t wait for the outcome! 🤩👍🏻
Thanks for checking it out! This one is going to be a beauty!
You should coat the underside with dinitrol to ensure it survives and looks clean and protected
It’s so tempting to whole hog and fully a clean / re-coat & colour the underside but I’ve got to be careful not to get carried away here!
@@JohnnyGetsCash yeah I get that to. 👍
So many good cars go for scrap. where in so many countries a 20 year old car is barely run in
the rear of the sills are a common isue i had mine done at time of mot then my mate a sprayer by trade did it back to factory colour of the car. this will make someone a loverly school / work car to and from these are amazing little cars and cam kit is just 89 quid for belt tensioner and water pump what a bargain great little video you did well and a deffo project on the horizon
It’s a lovely thing! Thanks for watching!
I miss my Mk1 focus, I had it for 10 years, best car I ever had, that TDCI 115 hp engine was bulletproof.
I had two of these before I bought my Focus Mk2 ST3. Great little cars 👍
4:04 I just love how the dog is like
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Fantastic work. I'll keep watching. 👏
I had a 52 plate MK 1 Focus, bloody good reliable car.
The engine management light came on at around 120k miles. (I don't know what was wrong, I traded it in).
The bodywork, and mechanics apart from whatever wss causing engine management light to be on, was in great condition.
I traded it in for a MK 2 1.6 tdci, another solid Focus!
I kept that for about 18 months, and traded it in for 13 plate MK 3 1.6 tdci, which I've owned from new.
I do all basic maintenance, and had a new timing kit fitted at around 100k miles.
Apart from tyres another front brakes, regular servicing is all it's needed.
Just replaced two abs sensors on the rear, I did that myself, so saved a few quid there.
They are a prime example of 'Look after your kit & it'll look after you' - great cars!
My engine light (amber) flickers on/off all the time in the colder/wet months but fine rest of year, tried read coders and nothing shows up and it passed its MOT on friday, just needed droplinks and 1 advisory, i didn't think it would pass but i was wrong
Superb job .
Nice job 👍 thorough as usual 👍
Thanks Philip. You know how it goes here…if a job is worth doing, it’s worth doing properly!
Enjoyable video,you’re doing well it’s going to look good although it don’t look bad as it is but going the extra will make it pop. Looking forward to the next video thank you
Thank you! More next Sunday!
Just because a car is 'less expensive' than others, doesn't mean they don't deserve love and care
That could be someone's dream car right there 👍
Should be easily a £1500 car when done and a great buy for someone, these are now bordering classic status so if the next owner looks after it and keeps it 5 years it'll probably be worth more by then!
I can't see why that wouldn't happen to be honest - they're great cars and getting fewer and further between!
I have a 2003 Focus MP3 which I have had from new. It gave up the ghost in 2015 with just 70k on the clock. I had lots of issues with it over the years but finally an ECU fault killed it.
It would start first time from cold but once started, if I stalled it or turned it off, it would not restart until exactly one hour or more had passed. 59 minutes would not restart it and the countdown would start again. Had to be the ECU.
Worst fault was an intermittent gauge reading which also reduced power and fluctuated the volume on the MP3 player. Turned out it was a recall on 2003 year Ford Focus / Audi TT / Volvo S70.
Then the heater blower would only blow fast, a cheap fix with a new resistor pack.
Electric windows would also intermittently fail. I never did find the problem.
I waxoyled it every year but it still went rotten.
Been offered £350 for scrap but I'll be ripping some bits off it first.
Looks good. Surprising how some of these were rot boxes after 10 years and others seem to last forever. I was given a Y reg one free of charge 2 years ago by a mate who needed rid as it wasn’t ULEZ compliant. He’d had it since new and no rust at all! A family member ran it for a year and then sold it on. Shame to let it go really as it was a great car despite being 20 years old.
That’s amazing! I’d 100% run one as a daily, I’ve been so impressed by this one even as a 1.6!
@@JohnnyGetsCash it clicked over 100,000 miles on the drive home from London to the midlands, ploughing through snow on the M40. Sadly the old story of too many cars and nowhere to keep it!
@@alansorbie4038 absolute heartbreaker!
"Check ford first" on the banner in garage :D Good job Johnny!
Thanks! I come from a very Ford family! My dad was the RS salesman for our local dealership back in the day. I’ve grown up around Fords and have an un-ending love for the Blue oval!
Great little car,good luck
Thanks David 👍
Great vid mate , is it possible to see more the of the repairs would be awesome to see you take the metal out and replace it with a Timelapse if possible?
Hi Dan, sure I can try and include more of the detailed stuff moving forward. If you’re interested in that side of things check out some of my videos on the Daihatsu Fourtrak restoration I’m doing over on my channel - there is tons of fabrication stuff to indulge in within that series!
@@JohnnyGetsCash Nice, Thanks Man!
There is still many Mk1 on the roads, mainly used as delivery cars nowadays
Nice bit of fabrication and clean welding👍
Thanks for watching!
what a find, even the wheels look great.
I was genuinely surprised how well the wheels came up!
I couldn't wait to get my hands on this lol. Great job 👍 Love the video.
Thanks for watching!
My uncle had exactly same car and a 53 plate sitting on drive for the last 3 years has 3 other cars so mot expired and left it still in good condition
2004 Focus MK1 - one of the best cars I ever owned
Great video mate I really enjoyed seeing you 😊you done a great job on that car well done ❤❤
Thanks for watching - i'm glad you enjoyed it!
Depending where you are based, I could very easily be interested in this Focus when it is put on sale.
Certainly. I’m in the South West of the UK. Stay tuned for more videos and a final walk around tour for more info on the sale 👍
@@JohnnyGetsCash Drat. I'm in Yorkshire.
@@Richard-Bullock Who knows… maybe this one will be so good once it’s finished it can tempt you down to the South West! 😉
@@JohnnyGetsCash That would depend how much (or even IF) you would want a scruffy, slow, loud, rattly, 1998 Daihatsu Sirion 1.0 automatic.
Love the Mk1 Focus. There quite popular in banger racing
In fairness, banger racing is and always has been one of the driving factors behind everyday, perennial cars becoming rare!
Those were great and potentially long-lived cars, with one Achilles' heel, at least here in North America: rust in the sills (rocker panels). For more than 10 years, Ford accidentally (?) sealed up the drains when assembling the sills, guaranteeing they would rust out in as little as 4-5 years. I wonder if Euro cars were built properly?
facelifted 1st gen focus was a great car
West country plate would suggest its spent time in area with less salt on the roads.
Great job, looking forward to the next video
More next Sunday!
I have a mk2 focus with clear peeling everywhere, no A/C, curbed to hell wheels, 150k miles, and a temperamental battery. I'd never scrap my baby though, that car is running even if I have to flintstones it once the floor pans give out
Can you imagine that someone almost scraped a car in this condition?
I will never let a good car go to the crusher! It’s just a shame I can’t save them all!
brilliant job another mk1 saved
Awesome video as always, just wondering where you advertise your cars for sale so I can keep an eye! Thanks Johnny
Thanks! I generally use a combination of FB marketplace, eBay and sometime auto trader. With this focus I will be doing an update video once it’s ready for sale so everyone will aware when it hits the market!
You’re really not a daft lad. You’re really thorough & obviously anyone would buy a car from you with confidence. The only shock I got was the focus had drums all round by the look of it. I’d have at least expected discs on the front
Thank you! The Focus does have discs up front, however I think my camera angle left a bit to be desired and perhaps they weren’t so obvious in this video!
@@JohnnyGetsCash i couldn’t see them ☺️☺️☺️ watched your trade up video & very much enjoyed it. You’re very good at what you do. My only criticism would be it’d be nice to know ‘hours spent’ on each vehicle. I’m actually a little bit in awe of you.
@@christopherriley1187 Thanks for watching! Chop To The Top is still ongoing but once I get to the supercar and wrap this first series I will do an overview video where I detail time spent etc as well as re-capping all the fine vehicles that have made up the process 👍
@@JohnnyGetsCash awesome 👏 if I had the skills I’d do it myself. I have a pair of e46’s that I’d like to be absolutely pristine but idk what I’m doing. Eg I bought a napa leather interior but the seat gubbins needs taking off my one & swapping onto the napa ones & I’ve no idea
do you know its had a clock change
Yes, check out the first video I did on this Focus (‘How I buy cars cheaper than scrap’) for more info on that 👍
Thanks for your videos man! It gave me the motivation I needed to do the rust repairs on my car, I've finished one front wheel arch on my w210 E300td and now I'm going to start the other. It has been a nice experience. If you don't mind me asking what rust converter do you recommend? Keep up the good work! Cheers👌🏼
You’re welcome, thanks for watching!
In terms of rust converter, I use ‘Hydrate 80’ from Bilt Hamber.
Best of luck with your Mercedes!
@@JohnnyGetsCash Thanks for your help! I appreciate it! Keep 'em coming!🤜🏼🤛🏼
We do like a good cleaning video. Top work sir.
Lots more to come for that lovely interior!
Good morning can you tell me what wheel cleaner you are using please chap 👍
I've just come back from a trip to Disneyland Paris in a 57 plate 1.8 TDCi Mondeo I paid £600 for 5 years ago!, Bargains are out there and nothing is too good to be true 👌
It’s all about keeping your ear to the ground!
Great video, loving this series. What's in the spray bottle you used to clean the engine please?
Thanks for watching, I’m glad to hear that you’re enjoying it!
I was using a general purpose (dilutable) de-greaser for the engine bay 👍
offside brake light bulb out bud. noticed when you put it on the ramp.
Funnily enough the first I knew about that was when I was editing this video! I will be going through all the small bits prior to the MOT so will pick that one up then!
@@JohnnyGetsCash awesome
I’ve seen newer cars much worse than this car dude u really found a good little Gem 💎
She will be a stunner once finished!
These Focus' are bullet proof. Its getting harder to find a decent one now.
I had one like this with the black trim inside and this is the only other one i have seen like it is it like a limited edition one or something?
I’m not sure actually. The black wood effect trim pieces are, in my opinion, a really nice part of the interior!
@@JohnnyGetsCash yeah definitely I always liked that to. It's a shame more of them didn't have this trim.
That steering wheel at 1:36... *gags*
Check out the latest video where it gets cleaned if you want to see some proper grimey drip off!
I purchased a shell to swap everything over but now both getting restored lol
A classic situation for most car guys!
One of the best colours for these IMO.
I'm sure that these will be seen as a design icon when most have been scrapped.
Such a shame so many people treat/treated these as ephemeral white goods.
I couldn’t agree more. It was the same with Fords of yesteryear - taken for granted and scrapped all too readily and subsequently they have become valuable beyond sensible reason! The Mk1 Focus is in my opinion a modern triumph of design so let’s see if it goes the same way!
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I've got an '87 Granada Scorpio on my driveway awaiting for new sill and rear arches !
The Mk5 Escorts and later were nothing spectacular.
I'm hoping to get a Mk1 Focus and/or a Mk3 Mondeo sometime but I've already got E39 & E60 BMs as well as a Stag & Mk6 Fiesta.
I need to buy a warehouse.
@@lewis72 that’s awesome! My mum had a Scorpio back in the day and it was amazing! I’ve also got a particularly rare MK1 Mondeo RSI Hendy awaiting a light freshen up (I’ve owned that for over 12 years now!)
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Like most Fords of the '80s (well, of nearly all decades) they do rust.
I swear I can hear it rusting on a quiet evening.
I had to look up what a RSI Hendy Mk1 Mondeo was ! Good luck with that.
@@JohnnyGetsCashis it bright citrus yellow😁
Have you only treated the outer part of the welded area or behind it too?
No, all patches are treated to a coat of zinc primer on the back side 👍
Glad I watched Johnny, told you I would. Wish I had a guy like you as my mechanic M8
Where are you based?
💯💥👍🙏
I am located in the South West of the UK 👍
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Thank you Johnny
I was hoping you were closer to me in London
StaySafe Bro
Great content! Thanks! Would you list which products you use as you use them?? Was that G101 in the fuel cap?
Cheers😊
That’s probably a good idea moving forward. Often times I use concoctions of my own making* depending on the task in hand. I believe in this video for the fuel filler I was using a mixture of G101 / de-greaser (*always mix products with caution & according to manufacturer data sheets!)
£200 purchase price, let’s read that again, £200 quid…a bit of elbow grease and a lick of paint in some places and that will see you a great return for your initial investment. As always you’ll pass this car on with a clean bill of health and the new owner will be able to enjoy many more years of cheap motoring. Keep on providing us with this kind of content, we all want to see your work ethic and trading up as you go.
Thanks very much! I appreciate your kind words!
What do you use for rust treatment? Any rust converter by any chance? Thanks
I use ‘Hydrate 80’ from Bilt Hamber. It’s great stuff (not the cheapest of course, but worth it)!
@@JohnnyGetsCash got it.thanks.
Fords are suprisingly long lasting cars
So you prefer the las iphone, or but a for focus for 200£ and save more than 800£?
It's a manual, that's a harder sell these days to the younger crowd. But an older person will appreciate it.
Given that it’s a smaller, 1.6 petrol, I think the fact that it’s a manual will actually act in its favour come sale time. It’s as smooth as silk!
Man thats amazing and inspiring. But now you have to clean your garage. 😂
Excellent video any tips on where to buy bargains please?
Check out some of my older videos 👍
I had one of these it was good until the rust set in most of them will have rotted away by now
take rear sponge like archout and rust proof the area..do rot there also..this one has had welding and miles incorrect..it obviously had new speedo around 2009 so lost 35k miles approx common fault.
I like watching detailing videos, but it constantly irritates me that they literally polish rust. Lovely to see one being done properly.
Thanks for watching
Nothing more satisfying than tickling dirty old bits with a brush. 😁
Recently, I’ve started to realise that all potentially roadworthy ICE cars are going to stop being “scrapped” and will be mothballed until they can be fully returned to 100% roadworthy condition - as second hand values start to go stratospheric towards 2030.
Here's hoping!
Подкрылки нужно снимать когда арки моешь, дитейлер. И если делаешь антикор так делай по всем аркам полностью а не локально только на точки.
Just a £200? This is crazy. 15.000$ in Turkey.
Metropolis blue if i remember correctly
Bang on!