Focus engine install?

PatrickMead#13 · 8/6/12, 8:47 PM

I recently acquired another chassis and thought of putting a focus motor in it for fun. How hard is it to find the oil pans, bell housing, and driveline parts to do this? I was told they are getting hard to find. Can any stock stuff be used? Thanks

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PatrickMead#13 · 8/7/12, 5:51 PM

I'm not worried about staying within the focus series rules. This is just a car I was going to do r&d stuff with on dirt and pavement from time to time like in tune and test stuff.

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Racer56 · 8/7/12, 5:58 PM

It is my understanding that the parts are hard to come by, due to the fact Ford stop making them. Call Roush/Yates and see what they have.

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Originally Posted by Aftermidnight

I recently acquired another chassis and thought of putting a focus motor in it for fun. How hard is it to find the oil pans, bell housing, and driveline parts to do this? I was told they are getting hard to find. Can any stock stuff be used? Thanks

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PatrickMead#13 · 8/7/12, 9:15 PM

Sounds about right..... Lol I was hoping that rumor I heard wasn't true but oh well. Does this mean the focus series might be going away in the future due to parts scarcity? I even thought of just bolting the block to the plate w/o the clutch and bell housing and going direct drive. Could just throw a bike motor in it sideways so I can fit a bigger driver in the car centered. So many options...... Lol Thanks

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PatrickMead#13 · 8/10/12, 8:46 AM

Can the block just be bolted up direct to the plate and eliminate all the clutch stuff and just go direct drive to the in / out box? Is it the same crank bolt pattern as the common coupler? Thanks

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darnall · 8/11/12, 10:05 AM

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Originally Posted by Aftermidnight

Can the block just be bolted up direct to the plate and eliminate all the clutch stuff and just go direct drive to the in / out box? Is it the same crank bolt pattern as the common coupler? Thanks

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I had a buddy that was doing a sportsman focus direct drive...he had to space the block out from the motor plate a bit and make a Ujoint adaptor...I then used the exact same adaptor on a ford 2300 pinto/mustang motor without spacing the block forward...I did have to redrill and thread the holes in the crank flange to make a standard allen head bolt work in them but the pattern was the same...so you will need a Ujoint adaptor but I am betting that an Esslinger adaptor will work. Don't know for sure but It seems like somebody else with a 2300 stockblock motor had purchased an adaptor from esslinger.

PatrickMead#13 · 8/16/12, 6:48 PM

good info. i'm looking at doing the bike carb conversion and found a malory ignition system so this car is going together as basic as i can get. no computer stuff and no efi to have to control. i have a hilborn setup for my suzuki i might just end up on it too once i figure out how to properly tune the injection.

sday27 · 8/17/12, 12:21 AM

usca is working on a nother motor for next season it still going to be a ford

PatrickMead#13 · 8/29/12, 5:25 PM

Very cool. Once the season is done I'm gonna get more involved with this car too. Maybe the duratec is gonna be the next route

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8/6/12, 8:47 PM	#1 Focus engine install?
PatrickMead#13 Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2010 Posts: 954	I recently acquired another chassis and thought of putting a focus motor in it for fun. How hard is it to find the oil pans, bell housing, and driveline parts to do this? I was told they are getting hard to find. Can any stock stuff be used? Thanks Posted via Mobile Device

8/7/12, 5:51 PM	#2
PatrickMead#13 Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2010 Posts: 954	I'm not worried about staying within the focus series rules. This is just a car I was going to do r&d stuff with on dirt and pavement from time to time like in tune and test stuff. Posted via Mobile Device

8/7/12, 9:15 PM	#4
PatrickMead#13 Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2010 Posts: 954	Sounds about right..... Lol I was hoping that rumor I heard wasn't true but oh well. Does this mean the focus series might be going away in the future due to parts scarcity? I even thought of just bolting the block to the plate w/o the clutch and bell housing and going direct drive. Could just throw a bike motor in it sideways so I can fit a bigger driver in the car centered. So many options...... Lol Thanks Posted via Mobile Device

8/10/12, 8:46 AM	#5
PatrickMead#13 Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2010 Posts: 954	Can the block just be bolted up direct to the plate and eliminate all the clutch stuff and just go direct drive to the in / out box? Is it the same crank bolt pattern as the common coupler? Thanks Posted via Mobile Device

8/16/12, 6:48 PM	#7 Re: Focus engine install?
PatrickMead#13 Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2010 Posts: 954	good info. i'm looking at doing the bike carb conversion and found a malory ignition system so this car is going together as basic as i can get. no computer stuff and no efi to have to control. i have a hilborn setup for my suzuki i might just end up on it too once i figure out how to properly tune the injection.

8/17/12, 12:21 AM	#8 Re: Focus engine install?
sday27 Member Join Date: Aug 2010 Posts: 118	usca is working on a nother motor for next season it still going to be a ford

8/29/12, 5:25 PM	#9
PatrickMead#13 Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2010 Posts: 954	Very cool. Once the season is done I'm gonna get more involved with this car too. Maybe the duratec is gonna be the next route Posted via Mobile Device