hey sam good luck building that RS as i work in ford dealership your lucky half parts of that RS is same as any usual Focus so most parts are widely available at car demolition or ebay and this frame collision is most common i see at work i have done similar repair on focus took me about day to get frame straight and most body parts refitted pre paint waiting forward to new episodes hence ford/volvo body repair is what i do daily. good luck and congrats on 200k
yes ford allows to repair frame but it also depends on damage either partial repair and exchange or only repair and it may seem like quite bad but that damage will pull out whit easy ford is quite soft
I'm a non-car guy and as much as I love Doug DeMuro's supercar reviews, I didn't think I'd be entertained watching an entire rebuild video full of technical jargon that I don't understand. Unexpectedly and fortunately, I was dead wrong. You're entertaining for sure and I'm learning a lot, so keep up the good work man!
I really liked how you started working without any introduction. I feel like tavarish is doing it way too much. No need to skip anything of your video. Good job!
I just got a replacement RS filter airbox off of ebay for mine for 70 bucks.. brand new OEM Also, someone unplugged the fuel system on purpose so no one would start it with all the oil leaking out
They would just write "don't start" or pull a fuse. More than likely, an unscrupulous potential buyer was trying to sabotage the car. Insurance doesn't care afaik what happens to it.
I worked at a used car lot and we got a late 60's Ford Fairlane IIRC that was a mint repo, but ran funny. Someone swapped a couple plug wires around on it......
The unplug harness was for people trying car on the spot. Copart state as "start" people come in and it won't. So they don't want to buy. Somebody probably knew about this and wanted to keep the car for themself.
I see it all the time. I work at one of the largest wholesale auto auctions in the southwest and people are always unplugging things or adjusting things to make a car run like crap or not run at all. They do it to try and get a better deal on it.
Thanks for humoring us all on the impact module. Glad all the wiring is in tact still. I wonder if they unplugged that to prevent anybody from doing damage by starting it with low oil or coolant.
Great Video.. You did not spend 20 minutes "Talking" about what's wrong with it (Tavarish) you dug right in and started working on it on camera. Great Job
This is really cool. I'm enjoying watching you bringing this poor car back to life! I really like the look of the white RS & can't for you to get her rolling again!
Wow 200k subscribers. I remember when you had just 10,000. (Just) haha. Congrats on your success, you've really becoming a professional channel. Keep the good work up, you're the most honest guy who does auto related content.
You should get another OEM air box, it works better than A K&n aftermarket intake I bought and ended up going back to stock because I lost low end power.
I got my ford focus running and the front metal bar was bent so i just tied a chain around it and tied the other end to a tree and gunned it backwards and ripped it off it worked like a dream .
I'm on vacation next week and will be looking around for a project car. My cousin has a bunch of classic Mustangs sitting in a barn on his ranch, so I might try to get a deal on one of those.
Awesome video! Easy to watch! Fun to watch! Great production, music, everything. Brilliant video! Thumbs up, will watch another video of yours to see if worth subscribing . Thanks for taking time to do video.
Hi Sam, Although you figured it out already here is a simple tip to use with unplugged plugs. That connector at 4:02 with nothing plugged in, appears to have recently had something it was plugged into. The surface with the female contacts seems too clean. I may be dead wrong because this is a later model car. But if you just compare that surface to another plug that has just been unplugged, check out the amount of grit and grime and you can determine whether or not something was recently plugged in and now stolen or stripped..
@@xenonram Not necessarily true. I've seen a few different models of cars that have open plugs left because the car didn't come with a certain option and they didn't want to deal with model specific wiring harnesses. Granted, they are usually accessory plugs for things like fog lights or blind spot warnings on mirrors.
I have an 8th gen civic SI that I bought a while back and the previous owner did not tell me about frame damage. Also I spun out in the snow and hit a curb, but not fast, which possibly made it worse. Anyways I had it repaired properly for a hefty sum of money and now the car is straight as an arrow, had it out last night ripping up a back road nothing funky what so ever, so I can vouch for the drivability of a repaired car with frame damage:]
So COOL! I thought it might be the inertia switch when I watched your first vid (when you first acquired the car)! I figured it was fuel related, good you figured it out. Now it'll be interesting to see how the frame repair works out. Are you going to record the repair?
Some smart person unplugged that harness. Easiest way to prevent a start and someone killing the car from all the oil lose. That harness was close enough to the oil cooler that it probably made it more likely to see the damage done and then hopefully the person won't attempt to start it until the oil problems are fixed.
That oil tree oil cooler is same with the St model! You also have a 17 rs which uses new AC system with new updated AC lines , make sure do not get the 16 lines from Any donors as they wont work! Srs because your wheel did not blow youll be able to just replace a 350 knee bag and maybe the driver seat belt, and clear the system, if the wheel bag would blow then the srs module would of had to be replaced or reprogrammed, so your in the better shape!
It's kinda funny. I found the rebuilder guy first. Then after watching just about all of his videos TH-cam started suggesting your videos to me. I am actually thinking about getting into rebuilding cars on the side for a hobby / extra income.
Get an aftermarket intercooler while you're at it, I think the MCM boys did that and then re tuned it and got some amount of a power boost, can't remember how much
Launch diag tools are quite decent. Software is a bit of a mess and often it changes a lot between brands because it mostly has the dealers tools menus. Not sure if I explained it right. Anyway, I have the little yellow Easydiag 2.0 original (it was very cheap, I think it's not sold anymore) and then used the PRO software cracked. Works like a charm. Easydiag 3.0 is out, might buy that one but need to see if cracked software is available.
I have a 2016 ford fusion that wouldn't start even though it had minor damage on the front except by the some ECM connectors that had been unplugged from the accident, took it to an electrician and bingo. Some cables had rippled off from the connectors from the inside so it didnt seem like it had damage.
Now thats a proper vid. No fluff, no BS, no horse shit commentary. Right to the repairs. Bravo Sam.
hey sam good luck building that RS as i work in ford dealership your lucky half parts of that RS is same as any usual Focus so most parts are widely available at car demolition or ebay and this frame collision is most common i see at work i have done similar repair on focus took me about day to get frame straight and most body parts refitted pre paint waiting forward to new episodes hence ford/volvo body repair is what i do daily. good luck and congrats on 200k
TheTarzVidz ford allows repair of their frame rails?
yes ford allows to repair frame but it also depends on damage either partial repair and exchange or only repair and it may seem like quite bad but that damage will pull out whit easy ford is quite soft
TheTarzVidz when I look it up it says replace at factory seems
Most cars I work on in the past few years don't allow repair to kinks and requires pull and replaced
I'm a non-car guy and as much as I love Doug DeMuro's supercar reviews, I didn't think I'd be entertained watching an entire rebuild video full of technical jargon that I don't understand. Unexpectedly and fortunately, I was dead wrong. You're entertaining for sure and I'm learning a lot, so keep up the good work man!
Please please please make this a series and film everything you do!! This is gold
I really appreciate that you we're listening to us and showing us that you tried it out on camera you are an awesome TH-camr and I enjoy your content
Love these videos man, it's so calming to watch somebody work on a car and to restore something. Keep it up
I really liked how you started working without any introduction. I feel like tavarish is doing it way too much. No need to skip anything of your video. Good job!
Samcrac I'm glad you figured out how to use a floor jack lol
sometimes you are the good looking brother and sometimes you are the guy with the good looking brother
Yup, watched the entire series of Rebuilderguy. He was one of the guys that got me into wanting to do rebuilds
“You turn the accessory power on then off, and then back on, and well that didn’t do shit.” Lol! 😂
Thomas Strickland no no no it didn't do "shi"
Literally subbed because of the laugh that gave me
No no no, he said "that didn't douche"
Mehmet iyigun I’m aware. Giving him a hard time.
I just got a replacement RS filter airbox off of ebay for mine for 70 bucks.. brand new OEM
Also, someone unplugged the fuel system on purpose so no one would start it with all the oil leaking out
funkyzero that makes sense why they unplugged it.
thats exactly what i would have done to stop someone from toasting the engine on the lot
They would just write "don't start" or pull a fuse. More than likely, an unscrupulous potential buyer was trying to sabotage the car. Insurance doesn't care afaik what happens to it.
I worked at a used car lot and we got a late 60's Ford Fairlane IIRC that was a mint repo, but ran funny. Someone swapped a couple plug wires around on it......
CarpathianCarl haha
Man your channel has grown so much in the past few months, you totally deserve it!
I looked at the first video and I was hooked on your rebuild. I got goose bumps when it fired up. Good luck with the build.
I was with you since you were under 5k subscribers. It blows me away how fast you grew. Nice work :)
Congrats on 200K subscribers!
Isaac Lyons I used to watch at 30K subscribers.Its crazy how many subscribers he has gained
*600k
Incredible video 2 days and hundreds of videos trying to see what was wrong and yours was the aswer thank u keep on making helpful videos
Congrats on 200k! A channel like yours deserves it!
This guy really knows his shit. Makes me wanna do projects like this. Keep em coming!
Hey Sam, this is another project that I enjoy watching. I’ll be following your progress on this one. Thanks for sharing!👍🏻😊
Great video as ever. You need to paint or seal that work area, then when you do spill oil etc again, it will wipe up easily, leaving no stains.
Can't believe I wait for your notifications on this rebuild that eagerly. Good stuff.
Gonna need more than just a few parts!
Great videos, nice to see normal guy tackling a large project with common sense.
Congrats on 200k! Keep up the good work!
Great video, nice to see so many people were able to help out. Looking forward to the next video. Keep up the good work.
These videos are amazing! I was so chuffed when it started! Now I can now get all of the satisfaction of a rebuild without doing any work :D
Congrats on 200k Sam!! Glad she is running!
200k congrats.
Sam THANK YOU! Any other way I can help let me know! Congratulations on 200k!!!
Can you help me too?
Absolutely
Oh my goodness you're awesome! btw you got me beat by a lot now on youtube.
keep up the good work
Good work Sam! Glad she works,may she serve you to infinity!
I've watched 2 of your videos and you are a great teacher. Very informative. Keep it up. I will keep watching.
The unplug harness was for people trying car on the spot. Copart state as "start" people come in and it won't. So they don't want to buy. Somebody probably knew about this and wanted to keep the car for themself.
I see it all the time. I work at one of the largest wholesale auto auctions in the southwest and people are always unplugging things or adjusting things to make a car run like crap or not run at all. They do it to try and get a better deal on it.
Thanks for humoring us all on the impact module. Glad all the wiring is in tact still. I wonder if they unplugged that to prevent anybody from doing damage by starting it with low oil or coolant.
I'm new to this channel but I can't wait to see how this project turns out at the end! Awesome keep it up.
Clean shaved Samcrac, waiting for Dollar shave club promo,lol.
H&P Customs Better that than Hoovies Hoo-flung Dung cheap ass Watches.
Great Video.. You did not spend 20 minutes "Talking" about what's wrong with it (Tavarish) you dug right in and started working on it on camera. Great Job
Good to see it run. I'd be too sketched out to do a start with a blown oil cooler but I doubt it hurt it for 3 seconds
This is really cool. I'm enjoying watching you bringing this poor car back to life! I really like the look of the white RS & can't for you to get her rolling again!
Pakaaaaak! Yeah felt good when you started that beauty! I'm happy man!
Wow 200k subscribers. I remember when you had just 10,000. (Just) haha. Congrats on your success, you've really becoming a professional channel. Keep the good work up, you're the most honest guy who does auto related content.
You are WINNING!!! It actually starts
This is so awesome to see. Keep up the great work. Your patience on these cars is amazing.
Super excited to follow this series!
Big congratulations on 200k subscribers, sending love from Manchester England 👍🏻
Cant wait to see this project complete!!!!
For some reason this is extremely entertaining and satisfying.... and im not even the one doing the work!
Very very curious and excited to see the end result and how this turns out! This seems very informative.
I was so happy to hear that RS start
Nice work so far Sam hope it all goes back together with no major issues look foward to when it's all done andvrunning.
Glad it started for you
Can’t wait for more on this.
You should get another OEM air box, it works better than A K&n aftermarket intake I bought and ended up going back to stock because I lost low end power.
It's strange I know nothing about cars and haven't even passed my test yet but I find these videos interesting.
Samcrac can't wait til you finish the rebuild of the focus love the cars
Nice work! Just amazing to take a car in that condition and squeeze out so much value afterwards. Great car too!
200k subscribers. What a milestone... keep it up!!
I got my ford focus running and the front metal bar was bent so i just tied a chain around it and tied the other end to a tree and gunned it backwards and ripped it off it worked like a dream .
i was watching your video and droped the phone!!! keep it going man! amazing projects
I wish I had the money to do what you do. You make it look so easy. I love your collection
I'm on vacation next week and will be looking around for a project car. My cousin has a bunch of classic Mustangs sitting in a barn on his ranch, so I might try to get a deal on one of those.
Really excited with this! I'm thinking about buying a Focus ST soon for myself!
I'm glad you got it started
Brother congradulations on 200k sub. I remeber being your first 20 subs. I didnt thi k it would be this big this quick.
loving the project! keep it up man! long time viewer
Thanks Samcrac your videos are enlightening and fun to watch !
Sam, you really know your stuff! I've shared your video, well done!
I can't believe that oil filter adapter itself made it. That filter is a little beat... I kinda like the focus repair good job keep it up..
Awesome video! Easy to watch! Fun to watch! Great production, music, everything. Brilliant video! Thumbs up, will watch another video of yours to see if worth subscribing . Thanks for taking time to do video.
Really excited about this whole project
Samuel Crackovich Videos never disappoint!
This is an awesome rebuild project Sam
Congratulations on 200k well deserved
I like your shop, man! I bet it's nice working out in the open with fresh air.
Hi Sam, Although you figured it out already here is a simple tip to use with unplugged plugs. That connector at 4:02 with nothing plugged in, appears to have recently had something it was plugged into. The surface with the female contacts seems too clean. I may be dead wrong because this is a later model car. But if you just compare that surface to another plug that has just been unplugged, check out the amount of grit and grime and you can determine whether or not something was recently plugged in and now stolen or stripped..
Or you could just know that a car manufacturer would never leave a plug like that not connected to something or a dust cap.
@@xenonram Not necessarily true. I've seen a few different models of cars that have open plugs left because the car didn't come with a certain option and they didn't want to deal with model specific wiring harnesses. Granted, they are usually accessory plugs for things like fog lights or blind spot warnings on mirrors.
I have an 8th gen civic SI that I bought a while back and the previous owner did not tell me about frame damage. Also I spun out in the snow and hit a curb, but not fast, which possibly made it worse. Anyways I had it repaired properly for a hefty sum of money and now the car is straight as an arrow, had it out last night ripping up a back road nothing funky what so ever, so I can vouch for the drivability of a repaired car with frame damage:]
Following with interest! It's great to see the engine running!
So COOL! I thought it might be the inertia switch when I watched your first vid (when you first acquired the car)! I figured it was fuel related, good you figured it out. Now it'll be interesting to see how the frame repair works out. Are you going to record the repair?
Dude...that code reader is BALLER!!
I loved my launch x431 pad 2. I think it was the highest end scanner they had. Unfortunately left it on top of my car and drove off.
Some smart person unplugged that harness. Easiest way to prevent a start and someone killing the car from all the oil lose. That harness was close enough to the oil cooler that it probably made it more likely to see the damage done and then hopefully the person won't attempt to start it until the oil problems are fixed.
subscribed because I don't want to miss the rest of the rebuild
That oil tree oil cooler is same with the St model! You also have a 17 rs which uses new AC system with new updated AC lines , make sure do not get the 16 lines from
Any donors as they wont work!
Srs because your wheel did not blow youll be able to just replace a 350 knee bag and maybe the driver seat belt, and clear the system, if the wheel bag would blow then the srs module would of had to be replaced or reprogrammed, so your in the better shape!
It's kinda funny. I found the rebuilder guy first. Then after watching just about all of his videos TH-cam started suggesting your videos to me. I am actually thinking about getting into rebuilding cars on the side for a hobby / extra income.
Get an aftermarket intercooler while you're at it, I think the MCM boys did that and then re tuned it and got some amount of a power boost, can't remember how much
You have a beautiful home Sam
funny , i watched the rebuild guy last week , love em , cool dude
Good job with the rs cant wait to see it driving!
Several people kept saying, find a flooded one! There were plenty in the TX recent flood and they all sold for 15k and more, some 20 plus
Launch diag tools are quite decent. Software is a bit of a mess and often it changes a lot between brands because it mostly has the dealers tools menus. Not sure if I explained it right.
Anyway, I have the little yellow Easydiag 2.0 original (it was very cheap, I think it's not sold anymore) and then used the PRO software cracked. Works like a charm.
Easydiag 3.0 is out, might buy that one but need to see if cracked software is available.
Congrats on 200k!
Nice! Can't wait for the end result.
I have a 2016 ford fusion that wouldn't start even though it had minor damage on the front except by the some ECM connectors that had been unplugged from the accident, took it to an electrician and bingo. Some cables had rippled off from the connectors from the inside so it didnt seem like it had damage.
love your videos. cant wait to see the progress!!
I've just started watching your vids. Great work! Thanks for creating :)
Good luck with the RS dude. Just subbed to see how it goes.
maybe I missed it in another video, where did you learn to work on cars?
Mad mad car. hope to see it rebuilt soon!
Every time I watch another one of your vids it makes me want to ditch my IT career and get into auto mechanic/electrical work. 👍
Congratulations on 200k! 🚗
your house is so nice looking! the barn looks nice also. i like your videos sam.
When you showed the image of the car @ 12:08 I think the forklift may have removed the connection. It would make sense considering it was hanging.
Sweet rebuld! Congrats on 200k