'I almost forgot what it looked like,' driver cries after working to bring abandoned Ford back to life for upcoming trip | 6V16E7G | 2024-03-31 08:08:01
Other modifications can be accomplished to cease it from being "obnoxious."
A CAR lover has refreshed his love for a modified Ford Focus ST after his every day driver started costing almost $100 per fill-up.
Other modifications can be accomplished to cease it from being "obnoxious."
Robert Williams, an automotive enthusiast and YouTuber, uploaded a current video to his account (@Iamrobertwilliams) displaying his viewers how he resurrected his closely modified Ford Focus ST wagon after sitting for a month.
"So, at the moment we are going to work on bringing ST back to life," he stated, starting the video.
"I feel like each time I make content with that automotive I say the same actual factor, but guys, fact be advised, I don't drive the automotive. It simply sits."
He clarified that nothing was fallacious with the Focus – he was spending time behind the wheel of his other automotive.
"I might say it's primarily as a result of the NISMO is up and operating, but we're going to scrub it at present," he stated.
"We're going to revive it."
Apart from washing the dust coming from the inside of the automotive cover, there was some mild upkeep he needed to do.
"We obtained to fix the entrance splitter, so let's get to it."
Williams walked onto his driveway the place the Focus ST sat underneath a automotive cover that coated the wagon in a noticeable layer of lint.
"This automotive is extraordinarily soiled beneath here," he stated, operating a clean finger via the lint.
"Primarily due to this cover. I don't even know what that's."
<!-- End of Brightcove Player --> He mentioned the automotive hadn't been began or run in a month, and eradicating the duvet helped revive his love for the automotive.
"I virtually forgot what it seemed like," he stated.
"It seems to be great."
He did a walk round of the car, displaying the lowered peak of the car to take a seat over bigger and far shinier aftermarket wheels.
Williams took great care so as to add a front splitter onto the bumper and a rear spoiler for added downforce.
All the home windows besides the windshield have been tinted darkish.
Regardless of engine modifications, he revealed that he decided to get up the ST to assist him save on the pump.
"We've been driving the [Nissan 370Z NISMO] and having enjoyable in that, however truthfully I'm extraordinarily uninterested in spending cash on fuel," he stated.
"Literally half a tank on this automotive is about 70 to 80 miles, and a full tank only lasts about 160 miles, and that's nothing for an 18-gallon tank… If I'm going right down to 'E', it's about $70 to $80. Each single time and it's insane.
"So, I'm going to attempt to get monetary savings on fuel and we're going to park that automotive for some time."
<p class="article__content--intro"> Professionals advocate an interval that could be shocking </p> </div> </div> Walking back over to the ST, he mused over the shiny wheels and the brilliant, neon green brake calipers.
"Those wheels with those brakes won't ever ever get previous, man," he stated.
Earlier than doing a deep cleansing on the outside, he replaced the rubber liner on the front splitter and cleaned the trash out of the inside for "weight discount."
He washed the paint and wheels and dried them earlier than he started the automotive.
"This is easily the loudest automotive I personal," he stated.
"I'd turn off the pops for now as a result of it could be because I haven't pushed it for a while, however they're type of obnoxious."
A day's work of caring for the Focus made the automotive driveable in time for his trip to Santa Cruz to spend time with different automotive fanatics.
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