1 00:00:01,467 --> 00:00:03,000 -[laughing] -[Mike] This time... 2 00:00:03,000 --> 00:00:04,467 And there it goes. 3 00:00:04,467 --> 00:00:08,700 ...we're taking a gamble on what we reckon is a Fast Ford future classic. 4 00:00:08,700 --> 00:00:10,767 It is exactly what I was hoping for in an ST. 5 00:00:10,767 --> 00:00:14,100 [Mike] With a hot hatch that makes the pulse race. 6 00:00:14,100 --> 00:00:16,500 -Just give it another little... Whoa! -[engine revs] 7 00:00:16,500 --> 00:00:18,166 It's a fast car! 8 00:00:18,166 --> 00:00:21,700 -But under the bonnet, it's fail not fast. -[horn honks] 9 00:00:21,700 --> 00:00:23,767 -What's the problem? -It's got an engine management light on. 10 00:00:23,767 --> 00:00:24,600 [groans softly] 11 00:00:24,600 --> 00:00:26,700 [Mike] And there's no quick fix. 12 00:00:26,700 --> 00:00:29,100 It may well be that we're looking at something a little bit more serious 13 00:00:29,100 --> 00:00:30,166 than just a head gasket. 14 00:00:32,867 --> 00:00:34,400 Oh, yes! 15 00:00:34,400 --> 00:00:35,867 I'm Mike Brewer 16 00:00:35,867 --> 00:00:38,867 and I've been buying and selling cars for nearly 40 years. 17 00:00:38,867 --> 00:00:40,200 It's rattly, 18 00:00:40,200 --> 00:00:42,400 smelly, and it's blooming brilliant. 19 00:00:42,400 --> 00:00:46,033 Now I've set up shop in Britain's motoring heritage heartland. 20 00:00:46,867 --> 00:00:49,767 I can see the back of the Volvo, and there it is. 21 00:00:49,767 --> 00:00:50,934 It's very nice. 22 00:00:50,934 --> 00:00:54,767 Along with ex-Formula 1 mechanic Mark "Elvis" Priestley. 23 00:00:54,767 --> 00:00:56,700 You can't paint a Rolls-Royce with rattle-can. 24 00:00:56,700 --> 00:00:58,600 [Mike] Together we're going to buy... 25 00:00:58,600 --> 00:01:01,500 Do I wanna go to five grand? That's definitely a no. 26 00:01:01,500 --> 00:01:02,667 ...and fix up... 27 00:01:02,667 --> 00:01:04,266 -Are you actually pushing? -[Elvis] Course I'm pushing! 28 00:01:04,266 --> 00:01:07,166 [Mike] The most iconic and exciting cars on the market. 29 00:01:07,166 --> 00:01:08,567 This is gonna be epic. 30 00:01:08,567 --> 00:01:13,066 Bolt a supercharger to it, and you end up with a car that does this! 31 00:01:13,066 --> 00:01:15,100 With Elvis' engineering skill... 32 00:01:15,100 --> 00:01:17,600 Like trying to wake Sleeping Beauty, isn't it? Apart from the beauty bit. 33 00:01:17,600 --> 00:01:19,467 ...and my car dealing clout... 34 00:01:19,467 --> 00:01:20,467 [man] It's a fair price, yeah. 35 00:01:20,467 --> 00:01:21,600 [Mike] You've got yourself a deal! 36 00:01:21,600 --> 00:01:24,600 ...we should be able to make ourselves a tidy profit. 37 00:01:24,600 --> 00:01:27,467 'Cause this is my job and I blooming love it. 38 00:01:27,467 --> 00:01:29,667 [engine revs] 39 00:01:29,667 --> 00:01:31,767 [theme music playing] 40 00:01:39,500 --> 00:01:40,600 Thank you. 41 00:01:40,600 --> 00:01:43,867 No, I'd love to. Listen, let me just have a quick word 42 00:01:43,867 --> 00:01:45,066 with my buddy 43 00:01:45,066 --> 00:01:46,600 and I'll come back to you. 44 00:01:46,600 --> 00:01:48,567 Yeah, thanks, Mohamed. Cheers, mate. 45 00:01:48,567 --> 00:01:49,667 Bye-bye. 46 00:01:49,667 --> 00:01:51,667 -I'm gonna get excited about this one. You ready? -Yeah. 47 00:01:51,667 --> 00:01:53,667 It's a Focus ST. 48 00:01:53,667 --> 00:01:55,066 Ah, okay. Good cars yeah. 49 00:01:55,066 --> 00:01:57,300 I mean, not quite the glamour and glitz of an RS Turbo, 50 00:01:57,300 --> 00:01:59,066 but still rapid and reliable. 51 00:01:59,066 --> 00:02:01,166 Yeah, you think of the Fast Fords that have gone before it. 52 00:02:01,166 --> 00:02:02,266 You've had the Mexico, 53 00:02:02,266 --> 00:02:04,467 you've had the Escort Cosworth, Sierra Cosworths. 54 00:02:04,467 --> 00:02:07,767 This car is gonna sit in that lineup in the future. 55 00:02:07,767 --> 00:02:09,100 That's a very good point, you know. 56 00:02:09,100 --> 00:02:11,467 It's got all the makings of a proper modern classic, hasn't it? 57 00:02:11,467 --> 00:02:13,100 -It has. -Well, how much does he want for it? 58 00:02:13,100 --> 00:02:14,600 Under three grand. 59 00:02:14,600 --> 00:02:16,467 Because it's got a major issue. 60 00:02:16,467 --> 00:02:18,967 -Oh, what's the problem? -It's got an engine management light on. 61 00:02:18,967 --> 00:02:21,100 [groans softly] I mean, that's always that big unknown, isn't it? 62 00:02:21,100 --> 00:02:23,300 I've got a mobile diagnostics tool in there. 63 00:02:23,300 --> 00:02:26,266 Why don't you take it with you, plug it in, see if it gives you any clues. 64 00:02:26,266 --> 00:02:27,734 -Yeah, I'll do that. -Nice. 65 00:02:30,367 --> 00:02:33,500 [Mike] The Ford Focus burst onto the scene in 1998 66 00:02:33,500 --> 00:02:36,967 and quickly became the world's top selling car. 67 00:02:36,967 --> 00:02:40,600 The ST version, which stands for sports technology by the way, 68 00:02:40,600 --> 00:02:44,367 is, in my opinion, in pole position to become the next future 69 00:02:44,367 --> 00:02:45,700 Fast Ford classic. 70 00:02:45,700 --> 00:02:47,100 And here's why. 71 00:02:47,100 --> 00:02:48,500 It's a pocket rocket. 72 00:02:48,500 --> 00:02:51,467 It has 225 horsepower, 73 00:02:51,467 --> 00:02:56,400 a turbo-charged engine capable of naught to 60 in six and a half seconds 74 00:02:56,400 --> 00:03:00,567 and a top speed of over 150 miles an hour. 75 00:03:00,567 --> 00:03:05,000 And today the thirst for Fast Fords is still just as strong as ever, 76 00:03:05,000 --> 00:03:07,767 so I'm always on the look out for the next thing 77 00:03:07,767 --> 00:03:10,600 set to rocket in value in the second-hand market. 78 00:03:10,600 --> 00:03:12,667 And I've got a contact in Bedfordshire 79 00:03:12,667 --> 00:03:15,734 that might just have exactly what I'm looking for. 80 00:03:16,500 --> 00:03:18,500 For me, a wheeler dealer, 81 00:03:18,500 --> 00:03:20,867 it's my job to spot the next trend. 82 00:03:20,867 --> 00:03:23,500 And I reckon it's the Ford Focus, 83 00:03:23,500 --> 00:03:25,867 or namely, the ST. 84 00:03:25,867 --> 00:03:28,700 And the reason I say that is because the prices 85 00:03:28,700 --> 00:03:33,367 have just come all the way down to as low as they are possibly gonna get. 86 00:03:33,367 --> 00:03:35,266 You can pick up an ST for 87 00:03:35,266 --> 00:03:36,767 pub car park money. 88 00:03:36,767 --> 00:03:39,700 Prices are now gonna start to bounce up. 89 00:03:39,700 --> 00:03:41,867 That's because there is no more 90 00:03:41,867 --> 00:03:44,700 Escort RS Turbos. They've gone. 91 00:03:44,700 --> 00:03:47,233 People have got them nestled away in their garages. 92 00:03:49,066 --> 00:03:52,100 So what's the next car in that line? 93 00:03:52,100 --> 00:03:53,667 Well, it has to be the Focus, 94 00:03:53,667 --> 00:03:56,834 and the ST is a safe bet to put your money. 95 00:03:57,867 --> 00:04:01,166 Where it's got all the stuff that you need, 225 horsepower, 96 00:04:01,166 --> 00:04:05,867 5.0-cylinder engine, turbo-charged, naught to 60, six and a half seconds. 97 00:04:05,867 --> 00:04:08,166 Top speed over 150 miles an hour. 98 00:04:08,166 --> 00:04:11,000 These are still headline grabbing figures. 99 00:04:11,000 --> 00:04:13,166 And it was as quick in the day, 100 00:04:13,166 --> 00:04:18,066 as a MK1 RS Turbo, but without that hefty price tag. 101 00:04:18,066 --> 00:04:19,467 So that's where the smart money is. 102 00:04:26,467 --> 00:04:28,233 This is the house. Ooh, there's the car. 103 00:04:33,967 --> 00:04:35,700 Right, here we go. 104 00:04:35,700 --> 00:04:37,500 -Are you Mohamed? -How you doing, Mike? You good? 105 00:04:37,500 --> 00:04:40,100 I'm all right, yeah. Not bad at all, mate. Nice to meet you. 106 00:04:40,100 --> 00:04:43,700 So tell us about this. Have you looked into the engine management light? 107 00:04:43,700 --> 00:04:45,100 Um, to be honest, I haven't, 108 00:04:45,100 --> 00:04:47,767 'cause I didn't really wanna spend too much money on the vehicle, 109 00:04:47,767 --> 00:04:49,166 just sort of put it in to trade. 110 00:04:49,166 --> 00:04:50,867 -Hopefully, someone like yourself can... -Yeah. 111 00:04:50,867 --> 00:04:52,367 ...give it a new lease of life. 112 00:04:52,367 --> 00:04:54,867 [Mike] Well, I can see already it's got aftermarket bits on it. Exhaust. 113 00:04:54,867 --> 00:04:56,000 [Mohamed] Yeah, yeah, yeah. 114 00:04:56,000 --> 00:04:58,200 But it is exactly what I was hoping for in an ST. 115 00:04:58,200 --> 00:04:59,600 You got that boot spoiler, 116 00:04:59,600 --> 00:05:01,600 you've got the nice bit of detail and these little bits of aero... 117 00:05:01,600 --> 00:05:04,200 -Yeah, they're lovely cars. -...on the body. 118 00:05:04,200 --> 00:05:06,467 -All right to look inside? -Yeah, no problem, man. Go ahead. 119 00:05:07,100 --> 00:05:08,100 [Mike] There you go. 120 00:05:08,100 --> 00:05:10,266 Blue and gray interior, just as it should be. 121 00:05:10,266 --> 00:05:12,100 The seat bolster's a little bit worn. 122 00:05:12,100 --> 00:05:13,767 Yes, there's been a lot of wear over the years. 123 00:05:13,767 --> 00:05:15,367 [Mike] It means it's been used, which is good. 124 00:05:15,367 --> 00:05:19,000 Door cards are good, headliners good, just that repair on the seat. 125 00:05:19,000 --> 00:05:21,166 -Is it okay to fire it up? -Yeah, no problem, man. Go ahead 126 00:05:21,166 --> 00:05:23,033 -It's in neutral, I can see that. -Yeah, yeah. No problem. 127 00:05:23,867 --> 00:05:25,867 -[engine starts] -Ooh, yeah. 128 00:05:25,867 --> 00:05:28,166 [engine revs loudly] 129 00:05:28,166 --> 00:05:29,667 Actually sounds really good, doesn't it? 130 00:05:29,667 --> 00:05:32,066 Something to wake your neighbors up with in the morning. 131 00:05:32,066 --> 00:05:33,166 -[both chuckle] -It certainly is. 132 00:05:33,166 --> 00:05:36,367 All right, well, let's get under the bonnet and let's... 133 00:05:36,367 --> 00:05:37,734 -Let's have a look at this engine. -[car turns off] 134 00:05:41,767 --> 00:05:43,100 There we have it. 135 00:05:43,100 --> 00:05:46,367 That's a 2.5-liter turbo-charged engine. 136 00:05:46,367 --> 00:05:49,500 Being that it's got an engine management light, 137 00:05:49,500 --> 00:05:52,467 you might expect to see something that is obvious like a leak. 138 00:05:52,467 --> 00:05:55,166 Coming from the turbo or from the block somewhere. 139 00:05:55,166 --> 00:05:56,867 But actually, there's nothing evident there at all, is there? 140 00:05:56,867 --> 00:05:58,233 -Yeah, there's no obvious leaks. -Okay, well... 141 00:05:58,867 --> 00:05:59,967 Back in the day, 142 00:05:59,967 --> 00:06:02,000 if you had a problem like this, what we'd have to do is 143 00:06:02,000 --> 00:06:05,000 go and find a local garage that's got a heart and lung machine. 144 00:06:05,000 --> 00:06:08,300 Now you just carry a little plug in OBD port sensor. 145 00:06:08,300 --> 00:06:10,700 -So can I have a look? -Yeah, no problem. Plug it in, yeah. 146 00:06:10,700 --> 00:06:16,567 Right then, that's the port in, plugged up, ignition on. 147 00:06:16,567 --> 00:06:19,200 And there's an error that's come up. 148 00:06:19,200 --> 00:06:22,600 And that is a heated oxygen sensor. 149 00:06:22,600 --> 00:06:25,200 -So that's gonna-- -That's just a singular fault. It's not too bad. 150 00:06:25,200 --> 00:06:28,600 You're relieved it didn't list up a whole host of them, aren't you? 151 00:06:28,600 --> 00:06:30,266 Just one, just the sensor. 152 00:06:30,266 --> 00:06:32,967 -All right, good. Well, can I take it for a test drive? -Yeah, no problem, man. 153 00:06:32,967 --> 00:06:36,400 All right, lovely. As you pass by, would you mind just shutting the bonnet for me? 154 00:06:36,400 --> 00:06:37,934 -[Mohamed] Yeah, no problem, man. -[engine starts] 155 00:06:41,500 --> 00:06:42,867 [Mike] Taking the car out for a spin 156 00:06:42,867 --> 00:06:46,467 is the only way I'll find out if the O2 sensor alert 157 00:06:46,467 --> 00:06:50,300 is likely to cause us an expensive headache. 158 00:06:50,300 --> 00:06:55,066 And it will also let me see what this ST MK2 can really do. 159 00:06:56,467 --> 00:06:59,300 [laughs] And there it goes. 160 00:06:59,300 --> 00:07:04,100 That's why... that's why I love a Fast Ford. That is fantas... 161 00:07:04,100 --> 00:07:06,166 Whoa, that's fast. 162 00:07:06,166 --> 00:07:07,300 [engine revs] 163 00:07:07,300 --> 00:07:10,500 I reckon this is a really solid, classic car investment 164 00:07:10,500 --> 00:07:13,867 and the fact that they're getting fewer and fewer by number, 165 00:07:13,867 --> 00:07:17,100 because more and more of them are being taken off the road, 166 00:07:17,100 --> 00:07:21,700 are getting rarer and rarer and that means the value just keeps going up and up. 167 00:07:21,700 --> 00:07:26,367 The engine does feel strong, it feels powerful. 168 00:07:26,367 --> 00:07:29,500 Now I've got an open bit of road I'll just give it another little... 169 00:07:29,500 --> 00:07:33,266 -[engine revs] -Whoa, it's a fast car. 170 00:07:33,266 --> 00:07:35,266 There is smoke behind me. 171 00:07:35,266 --> 00:07:37,000 [accelerates] 172 00:07:37,000 --> 00:07:39,600 Oh, yeah, there's a cloud of smoke 173 00:07:39,600 --> 00:07:41,066 that comes out 174 00:07:41,066 --> 00:07:42,934 after I put my foot down. 175 00:07:43,967 --> 00:07:48,000 Argh... I just hope if I was to buy this car 176 00:07:48,000 --> 00:07:51,367 and that smoke coming out the back, I don't bite off more 177 00:07:51,367 --> 00:07:52,767 than we can chew. 178 00:07:57,467 --> 00:07:58,467 [car turns off] 179 00:07:59,600 --> 00:08:00,834 Whew. 180 00:08:01,467 --> 00:08:02,967 So how did she go then, Mike? 181 00:08:02,967 --> 00:08:05,500 Actually good. It's a strong car, 182 00:08:05,500 --> 00:08:08,000 you can feel it's got some power there, but I had to back off. 183 00:08:08,000 --> 00:08:10,767 -Mmm. -Because smoke come out the back. 184 00:08:10,767 --> 00:08:12,767 And I got a little bit worried about it, 185 00:08:12,767 --> 00:08:14,700 especially with the engine management light coming on. 186 00:08:14,700 --> 00:08:17,467 Other than that, the interior needs a little bit of work and 187 00:08:17,467 --> 00:08:19,867 the wheels need refurbishing, but I kind of like the car. 188 00:08:19,867 --> 00:08:22,166 -[Mohamed] Yeah, it's a good car, man. -It's a good car, isn't it? 189 00:08:22,166 --> 00:08:23,667 You want £2,795 for it. 190 00:08:23,667 --> 00:08:27,567 You do realize, if you fix this car up, it could be worth five, maybe six grand. 191 00:08:27,567 --> 00:08:31,400 We did contemplate getting through doing the jobs ourselves. 192 00:08:31,400 --> 00:08:33,400 -But I do believe it should be done properly. -Right. 193 00:08:33,400 --> 00:08:34,767 I think you're the right man for it. 194 00:08:34,767 --> 00:08:36,266 I don't know if I'm the right man for the job, 195 00:08:36,266 --> 00:08:38,967 I might have a man in my workshop who's the right man. 196 00:08:38,967 --> 00:08:40,500 -[chuckles] -Um... 197 00:08:40,500 --> 00:08:44,367 okay, so if you're still willing to take that £2,795, yeah, you've got a deal. 198 00:08:44,367 --> 00:08:47,266 Top man. Just bought myself a Focus ST. 199 00:08:47,266 --> 00:08:48,433 -Nice one. -Thank you very much. 200 00:08:52,266 --> 00:08:54,567 [engine roars] 201 00:08:56,100 --> 00:09:00,367 I absolutely love my job. I really do. Holding out my hand 202 00:09:00,367 --> 00:09:04,266 and doing the right deal at the right price with the right person 203 00:09:04,266 --> 00:09:06,667 is what I get up in the morning for. 204 00:09:06,667 --> 00:09:10,000 I am a little bit worried about the engine warning light 205 00:09:10,000 --> 00:09:12,200 and that sensor and what that means. 206 00:09:12,200 --> 00:09:15,100 But Elvis will quickly diagnose it and then we'll 207 00:09:15,100 --> 00:09:17,000 face whatever is in front of us. 208 00:09:17,000 --> 00:09:19,166 And do you know what? I think this car needs us. 209 00:09:19,166 --> 00:09:21,266 It needs to be on our workshop ramp. 210 00:09:21,266 --> 00:09:24,500 It's at the stage where it can go one of two ways. 211 00:09:24,500 --> 00:09:26,066 It can end up in the scrap heap 212 00:09:26,066 --> 00:09:29,834 or it can end up coming back to life with me and Elvis. 213 00:09:31,967 --> 00:09:32,834 [horn honks] 214 00:09:35,367 --> 00:09:37,066 [Elvis laughs] 215 00:09:37,066 --> 00:09:38,200 [Elvis] Mate, you bought it. 216 00:09:38,200 --> 00:09:41,867 -Yes, welcome to the next great Fast Ford. -Yeah. 217 00:09:41,867 --> 00:09:43,967 So that engine management light never put you off then? 218 00:09:43,967 --> 00:09:48,166 No, it didn't actually. I took our little diagnostic machine with us 219 00:09:48,166 --> 00:09:50,767 and it turns out it's just an O2 sensor. 220 00:09:50,767 --> 00:09:53,600 -Okay, well, that could be easy fix. -However... 221 00:09:53,600 --> 00:09:57,166 O2 sensors don't just give up on their own, 222 00:09:57,166 --> 00:09:58,667 they give up for a reason. 223 00:09:58,667 --> 00:10:02,066 And I gather the reason is, is because when I drove this car, 224 00:10:02,066 --> 00:10:06,000 when you accelerate hard then lift off you do get blue smoke coming out the exhaust. 225 00:10:06,000 --> 00:10:07,500 Oh, yeah, okay. Well, they do have 226 00:10:07,500 --> 00:10:10,100 a sort of notorious issue with head gaskets these things, don't they? 227 00:10:10,100 --> 00:10:13,600 It's a little bit of oil seeping passed that, getting into the combustion chamber 228 00:10:13,600 --> 00:10:15,667 and as it comes out the back, that's the blue smoke you see. 229 00:10:15,667 --> 00:10:18,467 But until I get in there and have a proper look, I don't know. 230 00:10:18,467 --> 00:10:22,300 The wheels, they either need changing or refurbishing, one or the other. 231 00:10:22,300 --> 00:10:25,767 -Yeah, they're definitely not standard, are they? -No, and inside actually, 232 00:10:25,767 --> 00:10:30,166 -the car is really good. It's got that Recaro interior. -[Elvis] Look at that, nice. 233 00:10:30,166 --> 00:10:33,467 The only thing that I would say let's it down, is the seat, 234 00:10:33,467 --> 00:10:36,867 it's got a bit of a tear in the bolster, so need to fix that. 235 00:10:36,867 --> 00:10:39,600 Yeah, okay, but it's a great car though, mate. I mean, what did you pay for it? 236 00:10:39,600 --> 00:10:41,700 2,795 quid. 237 00:10:41,700 --> 00:10:42,600 Yeah, that's good. 238 00:10:42,600 --> 00:10:44,600 [Mike] I reckon if we get it right, 239 00:10:44,600 --> 00:10:47,700 we could sell this for somewhere like £5,000 or £6,000. 240 00:10:47,700 --> 00:10:49,367 Price always goes upwards. 241 00:10:49,367 --> 00:10:51,300 So it's still a bargain for somebody. 242 00:10:51,300 --> 00:10:54,000 Mate, I absolutely love this. I can't wait to get my hands on it. 243 00:10:54,000 --> 00:10:55,934 -Excellent, well, let's start work! -Nice. 244 00:11:05,367 --> 00:11:09,100 You know there's absolutely no doubt that Ford hit the sweet spot 245 00:11:09,100 --> 00:11:11,300 with these MK2 Focus ST's. 246 00:11:11,300 --> 00:11:16,266 They followed on of course from the earlier MK1 RS Turbo which was a more brutal car, 247 00:11:16,266 --> 00:11:19,567 but with this one, you got a similar level of driving performance. 248 00:11:19,567 --> 00:11:22,567 But if you did choose to use one of these every single day, 249 00:11:22,567 --> 00:11:26,767 well, my goodness it would wake you up in the morning. Because the addition of that, 250 00:11:26,767 --> 00:11:31,166 2.5-liter 5-cylinder engine by Ford was a bold move. 251 00:11:33,200 --> 00:11:36,367 The problem I've got is this one's now 15 years old 252 00:11:36,367 --> 00:11:40,700 and I have no idea what's been done to it or how it's been maintained in that time. 253 00:11:40,700 --> 00:11:42,367 So before I can do anything else, 254 00:11:42,367 --> 00:11:44,767 I need get a feeling for what's going on under the bonnet. 255 00:11:47,867 --> 00:11:50,000 There are one or two little details here 256 00:11:50,000 --> 00:11:52,467 that give me slight cause for concern, you know. 257 00:11:52,467 --> 00:11:55,266 There's a couple of hoses down there that look like they'd be more at home 258 00:11:55,266 --> 00:11:58,367 on a garden hose pipe than on a high performance engine. 259 00:11:58,367 --> 00:12:01,767 There are some hose clips down here that are way longer than they should've been. 260 00:12:01,767 --> 00:12:04,000 And when I took that plastic cover off the top of the engine, 261 00:12:04,000 --> 00:12:06,266 it only had three bolts in when it should have had eight! 262 00:12:06,266 --> 00:12:09,667 These are just little signs that the care and attention that needs to be given 263 00:12:09,667 --> 00:12:12,266 to an engine like this may have been overlooked. 264 00:12:12,266 --> 00:12:16,166 But I won't know that until I start looking around and conducting a few tests 265 00:12:16,166 --> 00:12:18,567 and dig a little bit deeper. 266 00:12:20,367 --> 00:12:22,467 [Elvis] We've bought ourselves a Focus ST MK2 267 00:12:22,467 --> 00:12:26,667 because we reckon it'll be the next classic in the Fast Ford world. 268 00:12:26,667 --> 00:12:30,734 But right now, this car's more smoke machine, than fast and furious. 269 00:12:32,400 --> 00:12:36,100 I know it's going to be oil that's being burnt inside the combustion chamber, 270 00:12:36,100 --> 00:12:39,667 but how's it getting in there? So I'm performing a cylinder leakage test. 271 00:12:39,667 --> 00:12:43,367 I've already been through cylinders one, two and three. And they seem fine so far. 272 00:12:43,367 --> 00:12:45,834 I'm now onto number four, so I've rotated the engine 273 00:12:45,834 --> 00:12:48,834 and got the piston in cylinder number four up to top dead center, 274 00:12:48,834 --> 00:12:51,000 the highest point in its travel. 275 00:12:51,000 --> 00:12:53,667 That also means the valves are now closed, so in theory, 276 00:12:53,667 --> 00:12:57,166 there's no way of anything getting in or out of that combustion chamber 277 00:12:57,166 --> 00:12:58,834 now that it's sealed, 278 00:12:58,834 --> 00:13:02,166 other than through this little pipe that I've screwed in through the spark plug hole. 279 00:13:02,166 --> 00:13:05,166 What I'm going to do is now connect our little device up here 280 00:13:05,166 --> 00:13:07,900 which puts two bar of air pressure from my compressor 281 00:13:07,900 --> 00:13:10,667 straight into the cylinder and if it leaks out, 282 00:13:10,667 --> 00:13:12,333 well, I know that's where my problem is. 283 00:13:13,667 --> 00:13:14,800 Here we go. 284 00:13:15,567 --> 00:13:16,734 [air hissing] 285 00:13:17,000 --> 00:13:18,166 Huh. 286 00:13:18,166 --> 00:13:19,333 There's definitely a leak. 287 00:13:20,667 --> 00:13:21,800 I can hear it. 288 00:13:23,500 --> 00:13:25,467 What's really difficult to know at this point 289 00:13:25,467 --> 00:13:29,667 is exactly where it's coming from because it's just from this sort of general area. 290 00:13:29,667 --> 00:13:30,734 [air continues hissing] 291 00:13:31,367 --> 00:13:33,266 Yeah, definitely a leak. 292 00:13:33,266 --> 00:13:35,834 I've got a little trick though, which will help me pinpoint exactly 293 00:13:35,834 --> 00:13:36,834 where that leak is. 294 00:13:40,266 --> 00:13:42,767 Now this trick is nothing particularly high tech. 295 00:13:42,767 --> 00:13:44,867 It's actually just a standard bit of rubber hose, 296 00:13:44,867 --> 00:13:49,166 but I can use it a little bit like in the way that a doctor uses a stethoscope. 297 00:13:49,166 --> 00:13:50,734 Put one end to my ear 298 00:13:50,734 --> 00:13:52,667 and I can listen from the other end 299 00:13:52,667 --> 00:13:55,367 at various points around the engine and the sound 300 00:13:55,367 --> 00:13:58,333 will travel up the hollow section of the tube. 301 00:14:00,066 --> 00:14:03,166 It's not coming from... 302 00:14:03,166 --> 00:14:07,767 from our little hose inside the spark plug hole, so that's perfectly well sealed. 303 00:14:07,767 --> 00:14:11,467 Now one of the other places it could go is through the water system, 304 00:14:11,467 --> 00:14:13,000 and if that were to happen, 305 00:14:13,000 --> 00:14:17,166 then we'd likely get a sort of bubbling up of... 306 00:14:17,166 --> 00:14:19,734 air leaking through the water itself. 307 00:14:21,000 --> 00:14:23,066 And I would hear that in there, but I can't. 308 00:14:24,266 --> 00:14:26,333 So I'm fairly certain it's not coming from there. 309 00:14:27,600 --> 00:14:29,367 But the other place it could go, of course, 310 00:14:29,367 --> 00:14:30,767 if it's not going through the water system, 311 00:14:30,767 --> 00:14:32,867 if it's not coming out the top of the cylinder, 312 00:14:32,867 --> 00:14:34,867 is it could go through the oil system. 313 00:14:34,867 --> 00:14:38,166 And the easiest place to check that would be down here 314 00:14:38,166 --> 00:14:39,734 at the dipstick. 315 00:14:40,367 --> 00:14:41,600 [hissing loudly] 316 00:14:41,600 --> 00:14:42,634 And there it is. 317 00:14:43,367 --> 00:14:47,266 I can very clearly hear air leaking 318 00:14:47,266 --> 00:14:48,800 through that dipstick tube. 319 00:14:50,667 --> 00:14:54,367 And that kind of makes total sense, doesn't it, because we know we're burning oil 320 00:14:54,367 --> 00:14:55,867 and that's why we're getting the blue smoke 321 00:14:55,867 --> 00:14:58,667 and there's two real ways you're going to get oil into the combustion chamber. 322 00:14:58,667 --> 00:15:02,166 One is typically through a faulty head gasket, but the other 323 00:15:02,166 --> 00:15:04,734 could be that oil is finding it's way up and past the piston, 324 00:15:04,734 --> 00:15:08,000 past the piston rings and into that chamber and being burnt. 325 00:15:08,000 --> 00:15:09,533 But the fact that I can hear it 326 00:15:09,734 --> 00:15:11,000 down here 327 00:15:11,000 --> 00:15:12,767 at the dipstick tube. 328 00:15:12,767 --> 00:15:15,000 Well, that points towards it being the latter of those two 329 00:15:15,000 --> 00:15:18,567 because that dipstick tube goes all the way into the bottom of the crank case. 330 00:15:18,567 --> 00:15:21,100 So it may well be that we're looking at something a little bit more serious 331 00:15:21,100 --> 00:15:23,367 than just a head gasket. 332 00:15:23,367 --> 00:15:26,834 Right, that means I need to get everything disconnected from the engine 333 00:15:26,834 --> 00:15:30,433 and take the head off to get a better look at what's going on inside the cylinders. 334 00:15:32,166 --> 00:15:35,100 Right, this is where we hopefully get one step closer 335 00:15:35,100 --> 00:15:38,066 to uncovering the mystery of what's going on in this engine. 336 00:15:38,667 --> 00:15:39,900 The head's coming off. 337 00:15:49,467 --> 00:15:50,834 [sighs heavily] 338 00:15:50,834 --> 00:15:52,367 Okay, that's interesting. 339 00:15:52,367 --> 00:15:55,266 There's a couple things that leap out at me here straight away. 340 00:15:55,266 --> 00:15:58,600 This engine, which was designed by Volvo back in the day, 341 00:15:58,600 --> 00:16:01,900 had some issues in its early stages of development. 342 00:16:01,900 --> 00:16:06,166 The cylinders used to chatter or move ever so slightly against each other 343 00:16:06,166 --> 00:16:07,667 and the very simple fix was 344 00:16:07,667 --> 00:16:11,667 to press in a slither of metal between each of those five cylinders 345 00:16:11,667 --> 00:16:14,734 literally to support them and stop them moving. 346 00:16:14,734 --> 00:16:16,066 Now I did have a 347 00:16:16,066 --> 00:16:18,900 slight concern that this engine may not have had that fix applied to it 348 00:16:18,900 --> 00:16:21,567 and that might have been the answer to our problems, 349 00:16:21,567 --> 00:16:23,834 but it has, I can see that they're in there. 350 00:16:23,834 --> 00:16:25,233 So that means we've gotta look further 351 00:16:25,233 --> 00:16:28,667 and the next thing that leaps out at me here is in cylinder number four, 352 00:16:28,667 --> 00:16:33,867 I can very clearly see there's some fairly heavy scoring and marks there. 353 00:16:33,867 --> 00:16:36,100 Almost like at some point, it's had a 354 00:16:36,100 --> 00:16:39,567 cylinder head gasket failure maybe, the engine's overheated 355 00:16:39,567 --> 00:16:41,266 and the piston has swollen 356 00:16:41,266 --> 00:16:43,734 and bound up against the edge of the cylinder. 357 00:16:43,734 --> 00:16:45,900 And it's got some really quite deep, 358 00:16:45,900 --> 00:16:48,266 yeah, quite severe marks there which are 359 00:16:48,266 --> 00:16:53,166 almost certainly one of the causes of oil passing its way into the combustion chamber 360 00:16:53,166 --> 00:16:55,567 and being burnt and coming out the exhaust. 361 00:16:55,567 --> 00:16:59,600 Cylinder number five also has some quite heavy scoring as well. 362 00:16:59,600 --> 00:17:03,100 It's not too deep, but it's definitely there and will need some attention. 363 00:17:03,100 --> 00:17:05,734 What I need to now decide is how far I go with this. 364 00:17:05,734 --> 00:17:08,266 Do I completely remove the engine from the car, 365 00:17:08,266 --> 00:17:12,567 maybe send it somewhere or take it somewhere and have it machined and fixed that way, 366 00:17:12,567 --> 00:17:14,400 or can I fix it in situ? 367 00:17:14,400 --> 00:17:19,166 But either way, I think we can safely say it's not simply just a head gasket problem 368 00:17:19,166 --> 00:17:22,567 and the cost could quite easily spiral out of control here. 369 00:17:24,834 --> 00:17:27,467 [Mike] Whilst Elvis gets to the bottom of our engine problems, 370 00:17:27,467 --> 00:17:32,367 I'm going on a visit to the fantastic Ford Heritage Centre in Daventry 371 00:17:32,367 --> 00:17:35,333 to see some of the original Fast Fords. 372 00:17:35,333 --> 00:17:38,967 And I'd also like to check what the real Fast Ford experts think 373 00:17:38,967 --> 00:17:40,734 of me buying this ST. 374 00:17:41,266 --> 00:17:43,033 Wow, look at this. 375 00:17:43,033 --> 00:17:45,567 And this is just part of the collection. [gasps] 376 00:17:45,567 --> 00:17:47,567 1968... 377 00:17:47,567 --> 00:17:50,100 Mustang Fastback in Hunter Green. 378 00:17:50,100 --> 00:17:53,367 Very much like the one that we did in the Wheeler Dealer workshop. 379 00:17:53,367 --> 00:17:56,767 Honestly, I'm like a kid in a sweetshop in this place, 380 00:17:56,767 --> 00:17:58,367 which makes my mate Len 381 00:17:58,367 --> 00:18:00,467 fore dancer to Willy Wonka. 382 00:18:00,467 --> 00:18:01,567 Hello! 383 00:18:01,567 --> 00:18:05,567 -Hello. -[chuckles] Len, it is huge in here. 384 00:18:05,567 --> 00:18:07,367 I can't believe how good it is. 385 00:18:07,367 --> 00:18:09,233 It's really good, really good. We're really pleased with the place. 386 00:18:09,233 --> 00:18:12,033 -How you doing? -I'm all right, yeah. Really good to see you again. 387 00:18:12,033 --> 00:18:16,266 [Mike] This place is packed with the most important Fords from every decade. 388 00:18:16,266 --> 00:18:18,667 But there's a few cars in this lineup that are 389 00:18:18,667 --> 00:18:21,033 just a bit more special than the rest. 390 00:18:21,033 --> 00:18:23,567 -This is the Holy Grail, isn't it? -It is indeed, yes. 391 00:18:23,567 --> 00:18:26,233 So this is the car that Hannu Mikkola took down 392 00:18:26,233 --> 00:18:29,133 from London to Mexico in 1970 393 00:18:29,133 --> 00:18:31,967 and won that rally and therefore penned 394 00:18:31,967 --> 00:18:33,467 the Escort Mexico 395 00:18:33,467 --> 00:18:36,133 and then that spurned a whole generation of Fast Ford's after. 396 00:18:36,133 --> 00:18:40,567 This is the genesis of the whole performance Ford market, this vehicle. 397 00:18:40,567 --> 00:18:42,467 [Mike] Inspired by their rally success 398 00:18:42,467 --> 00:18:45,767 the Escort Mexico was a gamechanger for Ford. 399 00:18:45,767 --> 00:18:51,266 And it struck a chord with the British public, who bought it in their thousands. 400 00:18:51,266 --> 00:18:53,734 [Mike] And then we move on to the Escort which is front-wheel drive. 401 00:18:53,734 --> 00:18:55,133 Front-wheel drive one that one, yes. 402 00:18:55,133 --> 00:18:56,367 Four-wheel drive? 403 00:18:56,367 --> 00:18:59,934 Yep, that moved into four-wheel drive on the Escort Cosworths. 404 00:18:59,934 --> 00:19:02,567 -I love a Cossy. I do love a Cossy. -Yeah, very nice. 405 00:19:02,567 --> 00:19:03,967 [Mike] But I have to know, 406 00:19:03,967 --> 00:19:07,734 does the ultimate Ford expert think I've made a canny purchase? 407 00:19:07,734 --> 00:19:09,734 Len, you're the man in the know... 408 00:19:09,734 --> 00:19:13,834 I paid, ready? For a MK2 version of this car, the next one up. 409 00:19:13,834 --> 00:19:17,133 Sub three grand for it, it was like 2,795 I paid for it. 410 00:19:17,133 --> 00:19:18,467 I think that's a bargain. 411 00:19:18,467 --> 00:19:21,100 A bargain, I think you probably hit it just at the right time, 412 00:19:21,100 --> 00:19:23,233 I can only see the price of those going up. 413 00:19:23,233 --> 00:19:26,767 I'm convinced that somewhere in sort of 10, 15 years' time 414 00:19:26,767 --> 00:19:29,767 people are gonna be standing down at car auctions putting their hand up in the air 415 00:19:29,767 --> 00:19:31,767 -bidding 15, 20 grand for one. -Indeed. 416 00:19:31,767 --> 00:19:34,100 I think the main thing is originality. 417 00:19:34,100 --> 00:19:35,967 That's where I would point to. 418 00:19:35,967 --> 00:19:38,166 Try and keep the vehicle as original as possible 419 00:19:38,166 --> 00:19:39,567 and that's what people will want. 420 00:19:39,567 --> 00:19:42,967 In a few years' time, they want traditional, original vehicles. 421 00:19:42,967 --> 00:19:44,333 That's where the money will be held. 422 00:19:44,333 --> 00:19:48,233 In fact, if you wanna bring your car along, I know of a great car meet 423 00:19:48,233 --> 00:19:51,367 where you could show your car off, get a good valuation on that. 424 00:19:51,367 --> 00:19:53,233 But I think you know, it will do really well. 425 00:19:53,233 --> 00:19:54,667 Not only that, if I show it off 426 00:19:54,667 --> 00:19:56,634 -there might be somebody there who's interested in buying it. -Exactly. 427 00:19:58,467 --> 00:20:02,166 [Elvis] Whilst Mike's been sightseeing, I've been tackling the damaged engine. 428 00:20:02,166 --> 00:20:05,033 But the cylinders are just too wrecked to fix by hand. 429 00:20:05,033 --> 00:20:08,767 So I've had to call in a favor from an old mate of mine at Knight's Engine Services 430 00:20:08,767 --> 00:20:10,033 in Northampton 431 00:20:10,033 --> 00:20:12,433 as they have some specialist kit that will be up to the job. 432 00:20:13,867 --> 00:20:16,667 It's this scoring here that you can see 433 00:20:16,667 --> 00:20:19,867 that's due to the engine being overheated at some point in its life. 434 00:20:19,867 --> 00:20:21,834 There are a couple solutions to that. We could 435 00:20:21,834 --> 00:20:24,367 machine away each of the five cylinders 436 00:20:24,367 --> 00:20:27,567 and replace them with new liners, but it's expensive. 437 00:20:27,567 --> 00:20:29,934 Over £2,000 and quite frankly, 438 00:20:29,934 --> 00:20:32,734 not far off what we paid for the car in the first place, is it? 439 00:20:32,734 --> 00:20:34,233 However, there is another solution. 440 00:20:34,233 --> 00:20:37,467 We could just machine away the affected surface area 441 00:20:37,467 --> 00:20:40,266 of the existing liners, around about half a millimeter. 442 00:20:40,266 --> 00:20:43,467 But if I do that and end up with a larger diameter bore, 443 00:20:43,467 --> 00:20:45,100 I'm gonna need some bigger pistons too. 444 00:20:46,767 --> 00:20:49,734 And so I've got myself a set of these. 445 00:20:49,734 --> 00:20:53,166 These are oversized piston, half a mil bigger than standard 446 00:20:53,166 --> 00:20:55,133 made of aluminum, they're lightweight. 447 00:20:55,133 --> 00:20:57,667 They cost me £700, which isn't cheap 448 00:20:57,667 --> 00:21:00,767 but it's definitely better than the alternative. 449 00:21:00,767 --> 00:21:03,867 I wanna keep as much as this Ford as original as possible. 450 00:21:03,867 --> 00:21:05,467 So I'm going to rebore the engine. 451 00:21:05,467 --> 00:21:07,934 And with me doing it, I'll save us a few quid. 452 00:21:11,367 --> 00:21:13,266 First, I'm using a cylinder bore gauge 453 00:21:13,266 --> 00:21:17,033 to work out precisely how much material I need to remove from each cylinder. 454 00:21:17,967 --> 00:21:19,834 You can very clearly see... 455 00:21:20,567 --> 00:21:22,367 that that cylinder is no longer round. 456 00:21:22,367 --> 00:21:23,934 And that's actually quite common, 457 00:21:23,934 --> 00:21:26,967 particularly on an open deck design like this one 458 00:21:26,967 --> 00:21:28,567 when an engine's overheated. 459 00:21:28,567 --> 00:21:29,867 You can quite clearly see why, 460 00:21:29,867 --> 00:21:32,667 because at the top and bottom the cylinder's unsupported, 461 00:21:32,667 --> 00:21:34,233 whereas side by side, 462 00:21:34,233 --> 00:21:36,467 it's supported by that aftermarket shim 463 00:21:36,467 --> 00:21:38,934 that Ford sanctioned as a repair for these things 464 00:21:38,934 --> 00:21:40,033 all that time ago. 465 00:21:40,033 --> 00:21:42,333 And that's why we ended up with this ovality 466 00:21:42,333 --> 00:21:45,266 that this machine here is gonna help us get rid of. 467 00:21:45,266 --> 00:21:47,567 I'm using this CNC borer 468 00:21:47,567 --> 00:21:49,367 because it's one of the best tools 469 00:21:49,367 --> 00:21:52,567 for removing a substantial amount of stock or material 470 00:21:52,567 --> 00:21:54,233 in the least amount of time. 471 00:21:54,233 --> 00:21:55,734 I've already set the tool 472 00:21:55,734 --> 00:21:57,033 and programmed into the machine 473 00:21:57,033 --> 00:21:59,734 the diameter and the bore depth, 474 00:21:59,734 --> 00:22:01,367 and if I then... [turns on machine] 475 00:22:01,367 --> 00:22:03,333 ...just move this over manually, 476 00:22:03,333 --> 00:22:06,867 over the top of cylinder one to roughly in the center, 477 00:22:06,867 --> 00:22:08,266 clamp into position... 478 00:22:08,266 --> 00:22:10,567 I can then press start and the machine will then 479 00:22:10,567 --> 00:22:12,967 automatically go through the process itself. 480 00:22:12,967 --> 00:22:14,934 [music playing] 481 00:22:18,100 --> 00:22:20,867 I need to remove just half a millimeter of material here, 482 00:22:20,867 --> 00:22:22,166 which sounds tiny, 483 00:22:22,166 --> 00:22:23,367 but when you think that this machine 484 00:22:23,367 --> 00:22:26,667 has an accuracy tolerance of just 100th of a mil... 485 00:22:26,667 --> 00:22:28,767 it suddenly feels like quite a lot. 486 00:22:28,767 --> 00:22:30,767 [music continues] 487 00:22:30,767 --> 00:22:32,100 [borer whirring] 488 00:22:50,367 --> 00:22:51,567 There we go. That's it. 489 00:22:51,567 --> 00:22:53,667 All five cylinders now bored out 490 00:22:53,667 --> 00:22:57,367 and almost ready to accept our new oversized pistons. 491 00:22:57,367 --> 00:22:59,166 The last remaining job to do here 492 00:22:59,166 --> 00:23:00,567 is to stick it on the honing machine 493 00:23:00,567 --> 00:23:02,867 which will finally take it to its finished size 494 00:23:02,867 --> 00:23:04,467 and give it the correct surface finish. 495 00:23:04,467 --> 00:23:06,367 And after that, I've got the mammoth task 496 00:23:06,367 --> 00:23:07,967 of rebuilding this engine, 497 00:23:07,967 --> 00:23:09,567 because if Mike and I want to prove 498 00:23:09,567 --> 00:23:10,867 that our Focus ST 499 00:23:10,867 --> 00:23:13,567 could be a future classic Fast Ford, 500 00:23:13,567 --> 00:23:15,233 well, then this engine needs to be firing 501 00:23:15,233 --> 00:23:16,533 on all five cylinders. 502 00:23:20,767 --> 00:23:23,033 [Elvis] The rebored engine for our Fast Ford 503 00:23:23,033 --> 00:23:25,500 is almost ready to go back into our Focus. 504 00:23:27,433 --> 00:23:29,934 But it's still a long way off being ready to turn over. 505 00:23:32,567 --> 00:23:33,667 Hey, up, fella. 506 00:23:33,667 --> 00:23:34,567 -Hey, mate. -How are you? 507 00:23:34,567 --> 00:23:35,967 -Yeah, all good. -Looking good. 508 00:23:35,967 --> 00:23:37,767 Oh, the engine's still in bits, is it? 509 00:23:37,767 --> 00:23:38,767 What's going on with this? 510 00:23:38,767 --> 00:23:40,166 Oh, well, yeah, we are getting there 511 00:23:40,166 --> 00:23:42,166 but it's putting up a proper fight, I can tell you. 512 00:23:42,166 --> 00:23:43,967 I've had to take this to a machine shop 513 00:23:43,967 --> 00:23:45,867 and actually completely rebore it, 514 00:23:45,867 --> 00:23:46,867 skim the head. 515 00:23:46,867 --> 00:23:48,433 I mean, I did most of the work myself 516 00:23:48,433 --> 00:23:49,333 so that's kept the cost down. 517 00:23:49,333 --> 00:23:50,433 How about you? What have you been up to? 518 00:23:50,433 --> 00:23:52,567 Oh, well, I haven't had these kind of problems. 519 00:23:52,567 --> 00:23:54,333 -I've actually had a nice time. -Mmm-hmm. 520 00:23:54,333 --> 00:23:56,967 I went to the Ford Heritage Centre... 521 00:23:56,967 --> 00:23:59,233 -Nice. -...got to see some of the cars, they're amazing. 522 00:23:59,233 --> 00:24:02,133 The guy who curates it and puts it together, Len, 523 00:24:02,133 --> 00:24:03,533 he told me... 524 00:24:03,533 --> 00:24:06,133 uh, about a little event that's coming up, 525 00:24:06,133 --> 00:24:08,567 where a lot of Fast Fords are gathering together... 526 00:24:08,567 --> 00:24:09,767 -Oh, yeah. -...and I'm... 527 00:24:09,767 --> 00:24:11,033 hate putting you under pressure 528 00:24:11,033 --> 00:24:12,333 'cause it's not what I like to do... 529 00:24:12,333 --> 00:24:13,433 But you're going to anyway. 530 00:24:13,433 --> 00:24:16,266 ...but it would be nice if we took our car along. 531 00:24:16,266 --> 00:24:17,533 Yeah. It would be. 532 00:24:17,533 --> 00:24:19,567 I mean, yeah, there's still a bit to do but, yeah. 533 00:24:19,567 --> 00:24:21,767 All right. Well, listen, I can get this back together 534 00:24:21,767 --> 00:24:23,266 but I mean, I might need a hand. 535 00:24:23,266 --> 00:24:24,333 One of the things I could do, 536 00:24:24,333 --> 00:24:26,333 maybe, is take the seat away and get that trimmed. 537 00:24:26,333 --> 00:24:27,834 [Elvis] That would be amazing. 538 00:24:29,066 --> 00:24:32,233 Right. With this Fast Ford meet happening in just a few weeks, 539 00:24:32,233 --> 00:24:34,967 I better get a wriggle on with putting this car back together, 540 00:24:34,967 --> 00:24:37,567 otherwise we'll miss out on the perfect opportunity 541 00:24:37,567 --> 00:24:39,467 to show off our renovated Focus 542 00:24:39,467 --> 00:24:41,667 and seal a sale. 543 00:24:41,667 --> 00:24:44,166 Now although most of the problems we found with the engine 544 00:24:44,166 --> 00:24:45,667 were specifically with the block, 545 00:24:45,667 --> 00:24:46,767 because I've had the head off, 546 00:24:46,767 --> 00:24:49,066 I've also given that a thorough inspection. 547 00:24:49,066 --> 00:24:51,367 I've checked the valves to make sure they're okay, 548 00:24:51,367 --> 00:24:53,266 I've replaced the valve stem old seals, 549 00:24:53,266 --> 00:24:55,567 made sure the head itself is perfectly flat, 550 00:24:55,567 --> 00:24:56,567 which it is. 551 00:24:56,567 --> 00:24:59,467 The next job is to check the valve clearances, 552 00:24:59,467 --> 00:25:01,867 specifically the clearance between the heel 553 00:25:01,867 --> 00:25:03,266 of the cam here, 554 00:25:03,266 --> 00:25:05,400 and the follower that sits underneath it. 555 00:25:06,433 --> 00:25:08,867 The followers are like small metal pistons. 556 00:25:08,867 --> 00:25:11,567 They're designed to be pushed by the rotating camshaft 557 00:25:11,567 --> 00:25:13,533 opening and closing the valves. 558 00:25:15,667 --> 00:25:17,433 But for the engine to run smoothly, 559 00:25:17,433 --> 00:25:19,567 we need to make sure we have just the right amount 560 00:25:19,567 --> 00:25:21,567 of clearance between the two. 561 00:25:21,567 --> 00:25:23,567 But before I get into checking the clearances, 562 00:25:23,567 --> 00:25:26,333 I always like to check the followers themselves 563 00:25:26,333 --> 00:25:27,867 and measure them very accurately 564 00:25:27,867 --> 00:25:30,834 to make sure I know exactly which sizes they all are. 565 00:25:32,433 --> 00:25:34,333 The reason I'm having to do this job is because 566 00:25:34,333 --> 00:25:35,967 having taken the engine apart, 567 00:25:35,967 --> 00:25:38,867 everything inside will have fractionally shifted around, 568 00:25:38,867 --> 00:25:42,467 and because each follower is minutely different in size, 569 00:25:42,467 --> 00:25:45,467 I can't just put them back into the positions they came out of 570 00:25:45,467 --> 00:25:48,033 before checking the clearances will still be correct. 571 00:25:48,033 --> 00:25:49,333 It's a lengthy task, 572 00:25:49,333 --> 00:25:50,767 but it's worth it to get this car 573 00:25:50,767 --> 00:25:52,500 back to its original condition. 574 00:25:54,567 --> 00:25:57,266 So having measured all of the existing followers 575 00:25:57,266 --> 00:25:59,867 and written the numbers down, I've also written down 576 00:25:59,867 --> 00:26:02,033 the manufacturer's clearances here. 577 00:26:02,033 --> 00:26:04,967 So 0.17 millimeters as a minimum 578 00:26:04,967 --> 00:26:07,867 to 0.23 millimeters as a maximum 579 00:26:07,867 --> 00:26:09,133 on the inlet side... 580 00:26:09,133 --> 00:26:10,266 and the same on the exhaust 581 00:26:10,266 --> 00:26:12,867 which is 0.37 millimeters 582 00:26:12,867 --> 00:26:14,667 to 0.43 millimeters. 583 00:26:14,667 --> 00:26:19,233 That means we got a tolerance of just 0.06 of a millimeter. 584 00:26:19,233 --> 00:26:20,233 It's nothing, 585 00:26:20,233 --> 00:26:22,367 but it's super important to get them right. 586 00:26:22,367 --> 00:26:23,967 If those clearances are too loose, 587 00:26:23,967 --> 00:26:25,667 the engine will begin to chatter, 588 00:26:25,667 --> 00:26:29,066 and over time, it will gradually destroy valves and followers, 589 00:26:29,066 --> 00:26:30,333 and if it's too tight, 590 00:26:30,333 --> 00:26:33,066 we're gonna get a less than effective compression stroke. 591 00:26:33,066 --> 00:26:34,667 The valves won't seat properly 592 00:26:34,667 --> 00:26:36,867 and that puts them at risk of overheating. 593 00:26:36,867 --> 00:26:38,867 Now I can change those clearances 594 00:26:38,867 --> 00:26:40,433 by changing the follower itself 595 00:26:40,433 --> 00:26:42,066 because they come in different sizes, 596 00:26:42,066 --> 00:26:44,233 but you can only do one cylinder at a time. 597 00:26:44,233 --> 00:26:45,333 So I'm gonna start here 598 00:26:45,333 --> 00:26:47,634 with cylinder number one on the exhaust side. 599 00:26:48,967 --> 00:26:50,066 Before I do anything, 600 00:26:50,066 --> 00:26:52,033 I'm attaching this cam locking tool 601 00:26:52,033 --> 00:26:53,533 so everything stays put. 602 00:26:53,533 --> 00:26:56,533 I've got 20 followers to work with. 603 00:26:56,533 --> 00:26:59,166 I can move them around and place them in any position 604 00:26:59,166 --> 00:27:01,934 if they measure the correct size for the valve. 605 00:27:04,433 --> 00:27:06,266 So I'm gonna use a set of feeler gauges 606 00:27:06,266 --> 00:27:07,867 to check the gap or the clearance 607 00:27:07,867 --> 00:27:10,033 between the heel of the camshaft 608 00:27:10,033 --> 00:27:12,433 and the follower that sits beneath it. 609 00:27:12,433 --> 00:27:16,467 And I'm looking for a nice, snug fit with the gauge, 610 00:27:16,467 --> 00:27:17,967 but not too loose, of course. 611 00:27:17,967 --> 00:27:19,767 That's... That is too loose. 612 00:27:19,767 --> 00:27:22,266 So if I step it up a level, 613 00:27:22,266 --> 00:27:24,667 I just keep going until I get a nice 614 00:27:24,667 --> 00:27:26,467 amount of resistance, 615 00:27:26,467 --> 00:27:29,567 but that the gauge will still fit between the gap. 616 00:27:29,567 --> 00:27:31,934 Actually, that feels very good. 617 00:27:32,867 --> 00:27:35,266 What I'm gonna do is go up one more stage 618 00:27:35,266 --> 00:27:37,433 on the feeler gauges just to see... 619 00:27:37,433 --> 00:27:39,567 what the next one feels like... 620 00:27:39,567 --> 00:27:41,066 and I'm looking for that point where 621 00:27:41,066 --> 00:27:43,533 we're between one that doesn't go in... 622 00:27:43,533 --> 00:27:44,367 There you go. 623 00:27:44,367 --> 00:27:46,767 So that's that. That's too tight. 624 00:27:46,767 --> 00:27:50,133 So if I back it off one step on the feeler gauges... 625 00:27:52,166 --> 00:27:54,767 Yeah, that feels just about perfect. 626 00:27:54,767 --> 00:27:56,967 A really nice amount of resistance going in, 627 00:27:56,967 --> 00:27:58,867 and now it's not too loose. 628 00:27:58,867 --> 00:28:00,400 Let's see what we got. 629 00:28:00,867 --> 00:28:03,467 So 0.48 of a millimeter. 630 00:28:03,467 --> 00:28:06,433 Now that is slightly above what the manufacturer recommends, 631 00:28:06,433 --> 00:28:09,133 so I am going to end up having to change this follower. 632 00:28:09,133 --> 00:28:10,967 If I write down the number that I've got, 633 00:28:10,967 --> 00:28:13,433 I can then compare that to the number that I need 634 00:28:13,433 --> 00:28:15,133 and figure out the difference between the two, 635 00:28:15,133 --> 00:28:17,767 and that will then tell me exactly what size follower 636 00:28:17,767 --> 00:28:19,867 I need to put in as a replacement. 637 00:28:19,867 --> 00:28:21,767 If I don't have the correct size follower, 638 00:28:21,767 --> 00:28:24,266 I'm going to have to order one from the manufacturer. 639 00:28:24,266 --> 00:28:26,834 But sometimes, you just get lucky. 640 00:28:28,066 --> 00:28:30,667 I've noticed that the follower I need for number two 641 00:28:30,667 --> 00:28:33,166 is exactly the same size as the follower 642 00:28:33,166 --> 00:28:35,367 that's currently sat in valve number eight 643 00:28:35,367 --> 00:28:36,667 down the inlet side. 644 00:28:36,667 --> 00:28:38,667 Now I can just swap those two over, 645 00:28:38,667 --> 00:28:40,667 and I can recheck it by putting the camshaft 646 00:28:40,667 --> 00:28:42,433 and my locking tools back in place, 647 00:28:42,433 --> 00:28:44,867 and if that clearance is exactly what we need, 648 00:28:44,867 --> 00:28:46,467 well, that can then stay in there. 649 00:28:46,467 --> 00:28:48,667 And of course, I've still gotta work through them all. 650 00:28:48,667 --> 00:28:51,767 That's a time consuming, slow, meticulous process, 651 00:28:51,767 --> 00:28:54,667 but by reusing as many of the existing followers 652 00:28:54,667 --> 00:28:56,667 that I've currently got in my possession as I can, 653 00:28:56,667 --> 00:28:58,066 it means there are less that I have to go out 654 00:28:58,066 --> 00:28:59,634 into the world and source. 655 00:29:01,667 --> 00:29:03,467 [Mike] Whist Elvis cracks on with the engine, 656 00:29:03,467 --> 00:29:05,867 I've got a mission of my own. 657 00:29:05,867 --> 00:29:08,233 I've brought the ripped driver seat to my mate, Dave, 658 00:29:08,233 --> 00:29:10,000 to have a go at repairing it. 659 00:29:10,000 --> 00:29:12,133 [music playing] 660 00:29:17,433 --> 00:29:18,667 So, Dave, this is our seat, 661 00:29:18,667 --> 00:29:20,467 yeah, with the offending hole, 662 00:29:20,467 --> 00:29:22,667 which is a bit nasty. 663 00:29:22,667 --> 00:29:23,634 What can we do about that? 664 00:29:23,634 --> 00:29:26,634 Do we just replace the whole panel or... 665 00:29:26,634 --> 00:29:29,066 [Dave] We source a passenger seat cover, 666 00:29:29,066 --> 00:29:30,333 um, which is here, 667 00:29:30,333 --> 00:29:32,533 and we will put in the new blue 668 00:29:32,533 --> 00:29:33,467 and the gray, 669 00:29:33,467 --> 00:29:35,066 and being an older cover, 670 00:29:35,066 --> 00:29:38,867 it will blend in really nicely and be the ultimate repair. 671 00:29:38,867 --> 00:29:40,634 [Mike] First step is to get the cover off 672 00:29:40,634 --> 00:29:43,734 to see how badly the seat is damaged. 673 00:29:43,734 --> 00:29:46,100 Ah, we have got a bit of a problem here. 674 00:29:46,100 --> 00:29:48,233 I don't know if you've seen. Look at this, round here. 675 00:29:48,233 --> 00:29:49,667 The foam is broken down. 676 00:29:49,667 --> 00:29:51,333 Yeah, so we can repair that. 677 00:29:52,433 --> 00:29:53,734 That's it. 678 00:29:54,767 --> 00:29:56,467 Dave starts this bit of repair 679 00:29:56,467 --> 00:29:58,734 by roughly marking out the area of foam 680 00:29:58,734 --> 00:30:01,367 we need to cut away, before sawing it off 681 00:30:01,367 --> 00:30:04,166 like a hot knife through butter. 682 00:30:04,166 --> 00:30:06,567 Then it's a few squirts with the glue gun, 683 00:30:06,567 --> 00:30:08,333 and it could be stuck in place. 684 00:30:08,333 --> 00:30:09,734 Eh. What a great repair. 685 00:30:09,734 --> 00:30:11,166 Fantastic. 686 00:30:12,467 --> 00:30:14,867 Next, Dave's given the new section a quick shave 687 00:30:14,867 --> 00:30:16,467 to blend it into the old. 688 00:30:16,467 --> 00:30:17,734 He's not bad at that. 689 00:30:17,734 --> 00:30:20,000 I might get him to do me. 690 00:30:20,000 --> 00:30:23,266 Finally, he wraps the repair with a thin layer of material 691 00:30:23,266 --> 00:30:25,233 to protect it in the future. 692 00:30:26,467 --> 00:30:29,233 Now, to adjust the old passenger side cover 693 00:30:29,233 --> 00:30:31,433 to fit the driver's side seat. 694 00:30:31,433 --> 00:30:33,967 We're gonna put some reference points on this, 695 00:30:33,967 --> 00:30:36,266 just so that when we putting it back together, 696 00:30:36,266 --> 00:30:38,667 we know exactly where we need to put it back, 697 00:30:38,667 --> 00:30:40,367 and we can transfer these points 698 00:30:40,367 --> 00:30:42,233 onto this panel later. 699 00:30:42,867 --> 00:30:44,734 [music playing] 700 00:30:44,734 --> 00:30:47,767 [Mike] We need to swap the two seat panels over, 701 00:30:47,767 --> 00:30:49,867 so whilst Dave removes the right side, 702 00:30:49,867 --> 00:30:51,266 I'm on the left. 703 00:30:51,266 --> 00:30:53,233 Now this is your field of expertise. 704 00:30:53,233 --> 00:30:54,467 I mean, if it was me, 705 00:30:54,467 --> 00:30:56,467 you'd say, "How would you tackle this, Mike?" 706 00:30:56,467 --> 00:31:00,634 I would overcut that around there, probably. 707 00:31:00,634 --> 00:31:01,867 -And that wouldn't work. -[Mike] No. 708 00:31:01,867 --> 00:31:03,367 Now comes the tricky bit, 709 00:31:03,367 --> 00:31:06,467 Dave is removing the section we need from the new seat 710 00:31:06,467 --> 00:31:08,467 whilst I'm working and cutting out 711 00:31:08,467 --> 00:31:10,467 the ripped section on the old one. 712 00:31:10,467 --> 00:31:11,734 [Dave] Absolutely. It's to our... 713 00:31:11,734 --> 00:31:12,767 It's to our specific... 714 00:31:12,767 --> 00:31:15,066 [Mike] The Singer, the DSL lightweight... 715 00:31:15,967 --> 00:31:16,967 Nice one, mate. 716 00:31:16,967 --> 00:31:17,834 Yeah. Looking good. 717 00:31:17,834 --> 00:31:19,433 Yeah, it's ready to go. 718 00:31:19,433 --> 00:31:21,433 So, next we can take these bits over 719 00:31:21,433 --> 00:31:22,834 to the sewing machine with the cover 720 00:31:22,834 --> 00:31:25,266 and we'll start machining those bits back in. 721 00:31:25,266 --> 00:31:27,166 [Mike] Then it's a matter of sewing it together 722 00:31:27,166 --> 00:31:29,700 and putting the cover back on the seat. 723 00:31:31,467 --> 00:31:33,266 So, is there an art to this? 724 00:31:33,266 --> 00:31:34,266 We'll start from the top, 725 00:31:34,266 --> 00:31:36,333 we'll locate it on the headrest posts 726 00:31:36,333 --> 00:31:37,667 and, yeah, roll it down. 727 00:31:37,667 --> 00:31:39,567 Well, okay, shall I, uh... 728 00:31:39,567 --> 00:31:41,800 get around this side and, um... 729 00:31:42,667 --> 00:31:44,433 -That way up? -Yeah, that's it. 730 00:31:46,734 --> 00:31:48,433 Pull it. You're in. That's it. 731 00:31:50,166 --> 00:31:51,100 [Mike groans] 732 00:31:51,100 --> 00:31:52,533 [Dave] Gosh, stiff, isn't it? 733 00:31:52,533 --> 00:31:54,233 It is proper tough. 734 00:31:54,233 --> 00:31:55,233 There we go. 735 00:31:55,233 --> 00:31:57,166 It's now slipped over. 736 00:31:57,166 --> 00:32:00,467 -God, Dave, that looks absolutely fantastic. -Doesn't it? 737 00:32:00,467 --> 00:32:01,333 And you were right, 738 00:32:01,333 --> 00:32:02,834 getting a second antique cover. 739 00:32:02,834 --> 00:32:04,667 It just blended in perfectly, isn't it? 740 00:32:04,667 --> 00:32:05,834 Yes. Perfect. Yes. 741 00:32:05,834 --> 00:32:07,567 How much does all this come to then, Dave? 742 00:32:07,567 --> 00:32:08,834 I mean, remember, you had to get me 743 00:32:08,834 --> 00:32:10,433 a second-hand seat as well. 744 00:32:10,433 --> 00:32:12,667 So labor would be about 150, 745 00:32:12,667 --> 00:32:15,000 plus the 50 quiddish for the cover. 746 00:32:15,000 --> 00:32:16,166 -[Mike] Two hundred quid all in? -Yeah. 747 00:32:16,166 --> 00:32:18,634 I'll tell you what, that is absolutely fantastic. 748 00:32:18,634 --> 00:32:20,000 All right, Dave, see you later, mate. 749 00:32:20,000 --> 00:32:20,934 [Dave] Take care. 750 00:32:22,367 --> 00:32:23,467 [Elvis] I've got the engine back 751 00:32:23,467 --> 00:32:24,867 and we're nearly there with the car, 752 00:32:24,867 --> 00:32:28,100 but I've got something that will complete its classic look... 753 00:32:28,100 --> 00:32:30,367 some vinyl stripes. 754 00:32:30,367 --> 00:32:33,367 I've bought myself a full set which is 30 pounds, 755 00:32:33,367 --> 00:32:34,467 and they're gonna look great 756 00:32:34,467 --> 00:32:36,333 against that Ford performance blue. 757 00:32:36,333 --> 00:32:38,433 However, they are tricky to get on, 758 00:32:38,433 --> 00:32:41,433 particularly big and long stretched ones like these. 759 00:32:41,433 --> 00:32:43,300 [music playing] 760 00:32:46,333 --> 00:32:48,834 Once I've taped the transfer in the correct position 761 00:32:48,834 --> 00:32:50,533 and cut the gaps for the doors, 762 00:32:50,533 --> 00:32:53,533 I need to push all the air out very gently with the squeegee 763 00:32:53,533 --> 00:32:55,066 for a smooth finish. 764 00:32:55,367 --> 00:32:56,367 Et voila. 765 00:32:56,367 --> 00:32:57,900 [music playing] 766 00:32:59,867 --> 00:33:02,100 [sighs] Look at that. It looks amazing. 767 00:33:02,100 --> 00:33:04,000 I mean, I cannot wait for Mike to get back 768 00:33:04,000 --> 00:33:07,166 with the newly painted wheels and that repaired seat. 769 00:33:07,166 --> 00:33:09,100 I mean, this car's come such a long way 770 00:33:09,100 --> 00:33:12,166 since we found those issues with the cylinders in the engine. 771 00:33:12,166 --> 00:33:14,066 I just hope that everything we've done to it 772 00:33:14,066 --> 00:33:17,467 means that this Ford Focus ST will finally be welcomed 773 00:33:17,467 --> 00:33:19,233 into the Fast Ford hall of fame. 774 00:33:21,634 --> 00:33:25,100 Our future Fast Ford classic is almost complete. 775 00:33:25,100 --> 00:33:26,867 I've already got the wheels back on, 776 00:33:26,867 --> 00:33:29,734 so now I just need the final piece of the jigsaw. 777 00:33:29,734 --> 00:33:31,266 [Mike laughs] 778 00:33:31,266 --> 00:33:33,433 Oh, mate, look at that! 779 00:33:33,433 --> 00:33:35,834 -Does it look good? -That looks absolutely epic. 780 00:33:35,834 --> 00:33:37,533 -It does, doesn't it? -[Mike] That ST stripe, 781 00:33:37,533 --> 00:33:39,100 that's just finished the car off. 782 00:33:39,100 --> 00:33:40,734 The wheels you've had done, look at that! 783 00:33:40,734 --> 00:33:42,634 They were black before, they look brilliant, don't they? 784 00:33:42,634 --> 00:33:43,967 I think the whole lot together, 785 00:33:43,967 --> 00:33:45,967 it just looks fantastic. It really does. 786 00:33:45,967 --> 00:33:48,667 This car is gonna be exceptional when it's done 787 00:33:48,667 --> 00:33:50,533 because we've now got a plush seat 788 00:33:50,533 --> 00:33:51,567 -to sit in as well. -[Elvis] Look at that. 789 00:33:51,567 --> 00:33:52,467 It looks amazing, mate. Yeah. 790 00:33:52,467 --> 00:33:54,467 The engine, last time I seen this car, 791 00:33:54,467 --> 00:33:56,066 -engine was out on the bench. -Yeah, that's true. 792 00:33:56,066 --> 00:33:58,333 Well, it's now back in here and running sweetly. 793 00:33:58,333 --> 00:34:00,166 I've also replaced the O2 sensor, 794 00:34:00,166 --> 00:34:01,867 you remember you had a problem with that earlier on? 795 00:34:01,867 --> 00:34:02,867 So that's now fixed. 796 00:34:02,867 --> 00:34:03,867 So actually, 797 00:34:03,867 --> 00:34:05,834 I guess when that's in, we're kinda ready to go. 798 00:34:05,834 --> 00:34:07,100 Well, you're gonna wanna get that fitted 799 00:34:07,100 --> 00:34:09,166 as quickly as possible and get your bum in it, 800 00:34:09,166 --> 00:34:10,367 because remember Len, 801 00:34:10,367 --> 00:34:12,867 he told us about that classic Fast Ford meet. 802 00:34:12,867 --> 00:34:14,834 I wanna put this car amongst them. 803 00:34:14,834 --> 00:34:15,967 I reckon they're gonna love it. 804 00:34:15,967 --> 00:34:17,166 Right, let's get it bolted in. 805 00:34:17,166 --> 00:34:18,700 -Let's get it finished off. -Nice one. 806 00:34:20,367 --> 00:34:21,734 [laughs] 807 00:34:21,734 --> 00:34:24,467 [Mike] When I bought this blue Ford Focus ST, 808 00:34:24,467 --> 00:34:27,700 it came with matching blue smoke from the engine. 809 00:34:28,066 --> 00:34:29,433 Argh. 810 00:34:29,433 --> 00:34:32,667 And the solution bored a hole in our budget. 811 00:34:32,667 --> 00:34:34,867 Yeah, we are getting there but it's putting up a proper fight, 812 00:34:34,867 --> 00:34:35,767 I can tell you. 813 00:34:35,767 --> 00:34:37,533 [Mike] But we got it to look as smart 814 00:34:37,533 --> 00:34:39,367 as the day it rolled out the factory. 815 00:34:39,367 --> 00:34:42,100 That looks absolutely fantastic, doesn't it? 816 00:34:42,100 --> 00:34:44,266 It now looks like a Fast Ford, 817 00:34:44,266 --> 00:34:47,166 and dare I say it, a future classic. 818 00:34:49,634 --> 00:34:53,734 But how much did this impressive renovation set us back? 819 00:34:54,734 --> 00:34:56,834 I originally bought the car from Mohamed 820 00:34:56,834 --> 00:35:00,867 for £2,795. 821 00:35:00,867 --> 00:35:04,400 The parts to repair the engine came in at 420. 822 00:35:05,533 --> 00:35:07,700 Pistons cost us 700. 823 00:35:08,734 --> 00:35:11,900 The vinyl stripes were a bargain at 25. 824 00:35:12,734 --> 00:35:16,333 Refurbishing the wheels only cost 240. 825 00:35:17,166 --> 00:35:19,066 The seat repair was 200. 826 00:35:19,834 --> 00:35:22,834 And a new O2 sensor just 55 quid, 827 00:35:22,834 --> 00:35:28,233 giving us a grand total of £4,435. 828 00:35:28,867 --> 00:35:30,333 Has that gamble paid off, 829 00:35:30,333 --> 00:35:32,867 and can our Focus now sit side by side 830 00:35:32,867 --> 00:35:35,367 with the rest of the Fast Fords? 831 00:35:35,367 --> 00:35:37,600 There's only one way to find out. 832 00:35:41,000 --> 00:35:42,567 [Elvis] Whoa! 833 00:35:42,567 --> 00:35:43,634 [laughs] 834 00:35:43,634 --> 00:35:44,533 You can really feel 835 00:35:44,533 --> 00:35:45,834 -that torque, can't you? -Oh, wow! 836 00:35:45,834 --> 00:35:46,900 [music playing] 837 00:35:51,033 --> 00:35:52,400 [Mike] Got to think about it, mate, 838 00:35:52,400 --> 00:35:53,934 we've come a long way with our journey. 839 00:35:53,934 --> 00:35:55,567 You know, when I bought the car off Mohamed 840 00:35:55,567 --> 00:35:56,567 at the beginning, 841 00:35:56,567 --> 00:35:58,000 -he couldn't sell this car... -Yeah. 842 00:35:58,000 --> 00:35:59,567 ...because people would run for the hills. 843 00:35:59,567 --> 00:36:01,867 If you turn up to go and see a car like this, 844 00:36:01,867 --> 00:36:03,100 no matter how much it was, 845 00:36:03,100 --> 00:36:04,367 as soon as you looked at the dashboard 846 00:36:04,367 --> 00:36:06,400 -and you have that engine warning light... -Yeah. 847 00:36:06,400 --> 00:36:08,400 ...it's enough to send you scurrying off. 848 00:36:08,400 --> 00:36:09,934 And it's only really when I started 849 00:36:09,934 --> 00:36:12,667 getting my hands dirty and really taking bits of it, 850 00:36:12,667 --> 00:36:14,033 only then did you really find out 851 00:36:14,033 --> 00:36:15,767 the extent of some of the troubles and... 852 00:36:15,767 --> 00:36:17,834 although it was a bit of a shame in the beginning, 853 00:36:17,834 --> 00:36:21,033 you know, my heart sank when I found those two cylinders 854 00:36:21,033 --> 00:36:23,467 of all those scoring and pitting and... 855 00:36:23,467 --> 00:36:25,200 and the problems that they had, 856 00:36:25,200 --> 00:36:27,834 in the end we ended up with an engine that's... 857 00:36:27,834 --> 00:36:29,367 now pretty much bulletproof. 858 00:36:29,367 --> 00:36:30,867 It's got a long life ahead. 859 00:36:30,867 --> 00:36:33,033 And the way it feels now under my right foot, 860 00:36:33,033 --> 00:36:35,033 it's just brilliant. It makes it all worth it. 861 00:36:35,033 --> 00:36:36,634 [music playing] 862 00:36:39,300 --> 00:36:41,400 [Mike] We've literally put different pistons in it. 863 00:36:41,400 --> 00:36:43,867 We've rebored the engine slightly bigger. 864 00:36:43,867 --> 00:36:46,200 I mean, it's 2.5-liter, 5-cylinder, 865 00:36:46,200 --> 00:36:49,567 we might be 2.5 half liter now, 866 00:36:49,567 --> 00:36:52,367 but, yeah, I mean, it's got 236 foot pound 867 00:36:52,367 --> 00:36:53,634 of torque, this car. 868 00:36:53,634 --> 00:36:55,200 [Elvis] Oh, mate, listen to that. 869 00:36:55,200 --> 00:36:56,934 [Mike] It pushes you in the back of your chair. 870 00:36:56,934 --> 00:36:58,367 -Yeah. -The word "Fast Ford" 871 00:36:58,367 --> 00:37:00,667 is there for a reason. This car will top out 872 00:37:00,667 --> 00:37:02,600 at 150 miles an hour. 873 00:37:03,834 --> 00:37:06,767 It feels exactly like this car should feel, you know? 874 00:37:06,767 --> 00:37:09,400 And everything so kind of tight and precise, 875 00:37:09,400 --> 00:37:11,467 I mean, almost race-car-esque, 876 00:37:11,467 --> 00:37:13,166 dare I say it, for the road. 877 00:37:13,166 --> 00:37:15,000 [music playing] 878 00:37:18,467 --> 00:37:19,834 And this is an ST. 879 00:37:19,834 --> 00:37:21,033 It's brilliant, isn't it? 880 00:37:21,033 --> 00:37:23,767 This is a genuine Fast Ford classic 881 00:37:23,767 --> 00:37:25,400 of the future, in my opinion. 882 00:37:25,400 --> 00:37:26,934 Oh, it's amazing, mate. Honestly. 883 00:37:26,934 --> 00:37:29,300 It really does feel like it suits the name now. 884 00:37:29,300 --> 00:37:30,667 And what we've done with this car 885 00:37:30,667 --> 00:37:32,767 is we've gone for the original look, 886 00:37:32,767 --> 00:37:37,100 restated those lovely ST stripes down the side, 887 00:37:37,100 --> 00:37:39,400 and I know the market wants cars like this. 888 00:37:39,400 --> 00:37:40,533 [Elvis] Yeah. 889 00:37:40,533 --> 00:37:42,000 [music playing] 890 00:37:44,100 --> 00:37:46,767 Well, listen, I advertised the car out there and I 891 00:37:46,767 --> 00:37:49,133 had this young lady on the phone called Maria. 892 00:37:49,133 --> 00:37:51,033 She was so excited 893 00:37:51,033 --> 00:37:53,400 about what I was telling her about this car. 894 00:37:53,400 --> 00:37:55,467 Honestly, she was saying to me on the phone, "I want it, 895 00:37:55,467 --> 00:37:57,200 I want it." I said, "Well, you got to drive it first." 896 00:37:57,200 --> 00:37:58,533 And she said, "I don't need to. 897 00:37:58,533 --> 00:38:00,400 I've driven loads of them in the past, 898 00:38:00,400 --> 00:38:01,567 I know what they feel like, 899 00:38:01,567 --> 00:38:03,567 and if your car feels the same 900 00:38:03,567 --> 00:38:05,300 -I have to have this car." -[Elvis laughs] 901 00:38:05,300 --> 00:38:06,934 [Mike] So I said to her, "Look, calm down, 902 00:38:06,934 --> 00:38:08,400 -come and meet us today... -[Elvis] Yeah. 903 00:38:08,400 --> 00:38:10,033 ...uh, at this Fast Ford gathering 904 00:38:10,033 --> 00:38:11,200 that's gonna be at this colliery." 905 00:38:11,200 --> 00:38:12,834 Well, it would be a great place to show it off. 906 00:38:12,834 --> 00:38:14,000 And I got to be honest, mate, 907 00:38:14,000 --> 00:38:15,133 if she knows what she's talking about 908 00:38:15,133 --> 00:38:17,033 when it comes to ST's, 909 00:38:17,033 --> 00:38:18,300 she ain't gonna be disappointed with this one, 910 00:38:18,300 --> 00:38:19,567 -is she? -Definitely not. 911 00:38:19,567 --> 00:38:21,734 [music playing] 912 00:38:29,100 --> 00:38:32,033 [Mike] We're heading to meet a bunch of Fast Ford fanatics 913 00:38:32,033 --> 00:38:34,367 at the derelict Clipstone Colliery. 914 00:38:35,934 --> 00:38:39,934 This cathedral of coal was once an integral supplier of fuel 915 00:38:39,934 --> 00:38:42,166 for Britain's manufacturing giants 916 00:38:42,166 --> 00:38:44,000 at a time when the Ford Motor Company 917 00:38:44,000 --> 00:38:48,533 was just starting to take the European car market by storm. 918 00:38:48,533 --> 00:38:49,734 Hello, everyone. 919 00:38:50,634 --> 00:38:52,667 All right, let's have a look at some cars. 920 00:38:52,667 --> 00:38:54,467 [music playing] 921 00:38:59,667 --> 00:39:00,567 Nice car. 922 00:39:00,567 --> 00:39:02,367 Sapphire, Cossy, four by four. 923 00:39:02,367 --> 00:39:03,367 Did you buy it like this 924 00:39:03,367 --> 00:39:04,300 -or have you done the work yourself? -[man 1] No. 925 00:39:04,300 --> 00:39:06,033 True '90s car, big wheels, 926 00:39:06,033 --> 00:39:07,667 -stickers, stereo... -[Mike laughs] 927 00:39:07,667 --> 00:39:09,200 -They all seem to match. -[Mike] Yeah. 928 00:39:09,200 --> 00:39:12,200 Do you get the 1990s on that period-correct telephone 929 00:39:12,200 --> 00:39:14,100 -on there as well? -[man 1] Unfortunately not. No. 930 00:39:14,467 --> 00:39:16,266 [music playing] 931 00:39:18,266 --> 00:39:19,667 [Elvis] What about this one? Whose is this? 932 00:39:19,667 --> 00:39:21,533 -That's mine. -[Elvis] This looks incredible. 933 00:39:21,533 --> 00:39:23,033 [Mike] What kind of work have you done underneath? 934 00:39:23,033 --> 00:39:24,266 All the engine rebuilt... 935 00:39:24,266 --> 00:39:25,634 -Nice. -...rebored. 936 00:39:25,634 --> 00:39:27,033 -[Elvis] Oh, wow. -[Mike] Get in. 937 00:39:27,033 --> 00:39:28,300 -[Elvis] Look at that. -[Mike] Eh. 938 00:39:28,300 --> 00:39:29,934 I bet you that looks better 939 00:39:29,934 --> 00:39:31,834 then the day that sat on the showroom floor. 940 00:39:31,834 --> 00:39:33,400 -[man 2] It will do. Yeah. -It will do, doesn't it? 941 00:39:33,400 --> 00:39:34,867 -[Elvis] That is amazing. -It will last a lot longer. 942 00:39:34,867 --> 00:39:36,000 -That is incredible. -[man 2] Yeah. 943 00:39:36,000 --> 00:39:38,133 -[Elvis] Nice job. -What an amazing looking thing. 944 00:39:38,133 --> 00:39:40,166 [music playing] 945 00:39:46,400 --> 00:39:48,467 -[Elvis] Wow. Look at these. -[Mike] Hello, fellows. How are you all? 946 00:39:48,467 --> 00:39:50,667 This is a proper brace of Fast Fords. 947 00:39:50,667 --> 00:39:52,834 That's MK1 XR2, who owns that? 948 00:39:52,834 --> 00:39:53,767 -It's mine. -That's yours? 949 00:39:53,767 --> 00:39:54,667 -That is lovely. -Nice. 950 00:39:54,667 --> 00:39:55,667 -Yeah, lovely. -Very nice. 951 00:39:55,667 --> 00:39:57,767 [Mike] That's the car I wanted when I was 17. 952 00:39:57,767 --> 00:40:00,033 I mean, I absolutely love it but my wife doesn't. 953 00:40:00,033 --> 00:40:01,400 [all laugh] 954 00:40:01,400 --> 00:40:03,000 [man 3] But really, it all but-- 955 00:40:03,000 --> 00:40:04,300 -it puts a massive smile on your face... -[Elvis] Yeah. 956 00:40:04,300 --> 00:40:05,634 -...when you drive it. -[Mike] It certainly does. 957 00:40:05,634 --> 00:40:06,867 -Yeah, amazing. -I mean, you're driving around 958 00:40:06,867 --> 00:40:08,200 appreciating classics. 959 00:40:08,200 --> 00:40:10,367 Hopefully, your wife will appreciate that 960 00:40:10,367 --> 00:40:12,400 when you tell her it's going up in value. 961 00:40:12,400 --> 00:40:14,300 -Who owns the RS Turbo? -[man 4] It's mine, mate. 962 00:40:14,300 --> 00:40:15,834 [Mike] Congratulations. 963 00:40:15,834 --> 00:40:18,300 Now you got a little lottery winner, haven't you? 964 00:40:18,300 --> 00:40:19,834 -[man 4 laughs] -That's the ticket at the moment. 965 00:40:19,834 --> 00:40:21,000 What about this one? Who owns this? 966 00:40:21,000 --> 00:40:22,667 -[Tom] That's me, Tom. -That looks immaculate... 967 00:40:22,667 --> 00:40:23,767 -Hello, Tom. -[Tom] All right. 968 00:40:23,767 --> 00:40:24,767 -...Tom. -Thank you. 969 00:40:24,767 --> 00:40:26,634 It's only done 20,000 miles from around then. 970 00:40:26,634 --> 00:40:27,533 -[Elvis] Has it, really? -[Tom] Yeah. 971 00:40:27,533 --> 00:40:28,400 [Elvis] Wow! 972 00:40:28,400 --> 00:40:30,300 -[Mike] So 1990, isn't it? -[Tom] 1990. 973 00:40:30,300 --> 00:40:32,033 -[Mike] So what's that, 30 years old? -Yeah, 30 years old. 974 00:40:32,033 --> 00:40:33,300 So it's done... nothing. 975 00:40:33,300 --> 00:40:35,567 It's done like less than 1,000 miles a year. 976 00:40:35,567 --> 00:40:36,834 -[Tom] Yeah. -[Elvis] That's incredible, isn't it? 977 00:40:36,834 --> 00:40:38,567 [Mike] That is. How long you had it? 978 00:40:38,567 --> 00:40:39,467 Ten years. 979 00:40:39,467 --> 00:40:40,400 [Mike] And how much did you pay for it? 980 00:40:40,400 --> 00:40:42,200 -Five hundred quid. -What? 981 00:40:42,200 --> 00:40:43,934 [all laugh] 982 00:40:43,934 --> 00:40:45,033 So how much of this 983 00:40:45,033 --> 00:40:46,934 -sort of restoration have you done... -Done nothing. 984 00:40:46,934 --> 00:40:48,834 -So you bought it like this? -All I've done is cleaned it. 985 00:40:48,834 --> 00:40:49,934 -[Elvis] £500... -Yeah. 986 00:40:49,934 --> 00:40:51,367 -...for that car in that condition? -[Tom] Yes. Yes. 987 00:40:51,367 --> 00:40:52,567 Yeah, cleaned it. Just cleaned it. 988 00:40:52,567 --> 00:40:54,166 -[Elvis] Unbelievable. -[Mike] Today, 989 00:40:54,166 --> 00:40:56,567 that car is worth, well, tens of thousands of pounds. 990 00:40:56,567 --> 00:40:57,767 I've seen one of these sell, 991 00:40:57,767 --> 00:40:59,300 a MK1, recently, 992 00:40:59,300 --> 00:41:01,834 -sell for about £17,000, so... -Right. 993 00:41:01,834 --> 00:41:03,834 -I think you're in good stead with this one. -[Tom] Yes. 994 00:41:03,834 --> 00:41:05,166 I think you're gonna make quite a bit of money 995 00:41:05,166 --> 00:41:06,133 -out of it... -[Tom] Yeah. 996 00:41:06,133 --> 00:41:07,033 ...if you are looking to sell it... 997 00:41:07,033 --> 00:41:07,934 Yeah, I am looking. Yeah. 998 00:41:07,934 --> 00:41:09,200 [Mike] Well, congratulations to you 999 00:41:09,200 --> 00:41:11,467 'cause you got a lovely, lovely looking car. 1000 00:41:11,467 --> 00:41:12,934 [Elvis] Yeah. 1001 00:41:12,934 --> 00:41:15,367 [Mike] We've had a good look at their beauties, 1002 00:41:15,367 --> 00:41:18,400 but now I wanna know if they think our Ford Focus 1003 00:41:18,400 --> 00:41:21,734 is a future classic Elvis and I believe it to be. 1004 00:41:21,734 --> 00:41:22,934 Yeah, nice to see one 1005 00:41:22,934 --> 00:41:25,467 in original, standard condition. 1006 00:41:26,367 --> 00:41:27,467 -I love it. -[man 5] Yeah. 1007 00:41:27,467 --> 00:41:29,300 I think the color's actually spot on for a Fast Ford. 1008 00:41:29,300 --> 00:41:30,166 [Tom] It's very nice. 1009 00:41:30,166 --> 00:41:31,867 I've got the RS MK2 version. 1010 00:41:31,867 --> 00:41:34,667 And I think this is a future classic. 1011 00:41:34,667 --> 00:41:37,400 [Mike] Our Fast Ford friends has given our Focus 1012 00:41:37,400 --> 00:41:39,000 their seal of approval, 1013 00:41:39,000 --> 00:41:41,567 but what we care about most right now 1014 00:41:41,567 --> 00:41:44,100 is if our potential buyer agrees. 1015 00:41:44,100 --> 00:41:46,100 -You must be Maria. -I am. Hello. 1016 00:41:46,100 --> 00:41:47,467 Maria, very nice to meet you, I'm Mike. 1017 00:41:47,467 --> 00:41:48,467 -You too. Hello. -This is Elvis. 1018 00:41:48,467 --> 00:41:49,467 -I'm Elvis. How are you? -Hello. 1019 00:41:49,467 --> 00:41:51,166 [Mike] Well, Maria, so pleased to meet you 1020 00:41:51,166 --> 00:41:52,300 because when we spoke on the phone 1021 00:41:52,300 --> 00:41:53,767 you seemed so excited 1022 00:41:53,767 --> 00:41:56,667 about the fact that we've got a MK2 Focus ST... 1023 00:41:56,667 --> 00:41:57,934 -Yes. -Why? 1024 00:41:57,934 --> 00:41:59,300 I drove one years ago. 1025 00:41:59,300 --> 00:42:00,767 I absolutely fell in love with it. 1026 00:42:00,767 --> 00:42:01,767 I saw this one, 1027 00:42:01,767 --> 00:42:02,934 I saw everything you've done to it 1028 00:42:02,934 --> 00:42:04,667 -and I just needed it. -[all laughing] 1029 00:42:04,667 --> 00:42:08,266 We put this car in amongst an eclectic mix of Fast Fords 1030 00:42:08,266 --> 00:42:09,867 from different generations, 1031 00:42:09,867 --> 00:42:13,133 and we've been asking them what they think of this car, 1032 00:42:13,133 --> 00:42:14,533 whether it is a future classic, 1033 00:42:14,533 --> 00:42:16,867 and universally, they've all said yes. 1034 00:42:16,867 --> 00:42:17,834 And it's good for you, 1035 00:42:17,834 --> 00:42:20,367 because it means it comes at a price today, 1036 00:42:20,367 --> 00:42:21,934 and in a year's time, I gather this car's 1037 00:42:21,934 --> 00:42:23,834 -gonna be worth more money. -Yeah. 1038 00:42:23,834 --> 00:42:25,367 But what we need for it today 1039 00:42:25,367 --> 00:42:27,200 is 6,250. 1040 00:42:28,200 --> 00:42:30,033 Would you do five and a half? 1041 00:42:30,033 --> 00:42:32,400 So you just want 750 quid off? 1042 00:42:32,400 --> 00:42:33,767 [all laughing] 1043 00:42:33,767 --> 00:42:35,834 Uh, look, me and Elvis have a price in mind 1044 00:42:35,834 --> 00:42:37,634 that we'd be happy to take for the car, 1045 00:42:37,634 --> 00:42:39,033 uh, just so you can enjoy it, 1046 00:42:39,033 --> 00:42:41,400 and that figure will be £6,000. 1047 00:42:41,400 --> 00:42:42,400 What do you say? 1048 00:42:42,400 --> 00:42:44,166 -Yeah. I can do that. -[Mike] Lovely. 1049 00:42:44,166 --> 00:42:45,834 -You just bought yourself a Fast Ford. -Thank you. 1050 00:42:45,834 --> 00:42:47,734 -[Elvis] Congratulations. Welcome to the club. -Thank you very much. 1051 00:42:47,734 --> 00:42:49,700 [music playing] 1052 00:42:56,166 --> 00:42:57,734 Well, when I found and bought this car, 1053 00:42:57,734 --> 00:42:59,567 it did come with a massive gamble, 1054 00:42:59,567 --> 00:43:02,033 and that was that engine warning light. 1055 00:43:02,033 --> 00:43:02,867 However, 1056 00:43:02,867 --> 00:43:05,400 Elvis not only diagnosed the problem, 1057 00:43:05,400 --> 00:43:06,567 but he also fixed it. 1058 00:43:06,567 --> 00:43:09,200 Then he went on to rebuild the engine, 1059 00:43:09,200 --> 00:43:11,400 and we've ended up with a proper 1060 00:43:11,400 --> 00:43:13,567 Focus MK2 ST. 1061 00:43:13,567 --> 00:43:15,934 And it sits here amongst its peers 1062 00:43:15,934 --> 00:43:18,400 as a future Fast Ford classic. 1063 00:43:18,400 --> 00:43:21,467 If you wanna see more iconic cars like this 1064 00:43:21,467 --> 00:43:23,533 being turned around by me and Elvis, 1065 00:43:23,533 --> 00:43:26,567 then join us again soon on Wheeler Dealers. Ta-ta!