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Just completed rebuild. Newly rebuilt front end with alignment. New brake system including front discs with slotted and cross drilled rotors, new rear brakes and new master cylinder. Completely rewired with EZ Wiring harness and fuse box. New aftermarket gauges. New battery. Front tires like new rear tires new. front and rear sway bars. New rear air shocks and rear springs ( two sets, one for towing and one stock). All new door and window seals. Newly powder coated front and rear bumpers, taillights and headlight trim rings.New Panasonic stereo with Bluetooth. New upholstery. Seats from a Thunderbird with custom console. New carpet. Interior was lined with sound deadner. Engine has electronic ignition and new aftermarket 4 barrel and intake manifold. This motor starts right up and runs smooth. Transmission shifts fine. Has custom trailer hitch. Built vehicle to tow a 3,500 lb travel trailer. Recently towed trailer over the mountains from San Diego to Imperial Valley with no problems. Truck runs smoothly and stops straight. Did not rebuild engine or transmission but no problems with either, but the mileage is unknown. Completely repainted vehicle and applied the graphics. Amateur job but good for a driver, definitely not show quality. Bodywork is not perfect, but again it is a driver. Heater works

Cons: AC needs 2 hoses and recharge. Does have a new condensor. Electric speedo needs to be recalibrated, worked until I removed the battery to do some work. can't get the temp gauge to work. Has aftermarket cruise control that I have not set up yet. Driver door needs adjustment ( a little tricky to open from the outside since I put the outside handle on).

This vehicle is for sale locally so I retain the right to end the auction early. Vehicle sold AS IS where is. Has current California plates (good till next May). No smog required. Will work with a shipper. Payment due three days after the auction. Cashiers check or cash. Vehicle is in San Diego. Call Ray at (858) 997-7682 to arrange inspection or for questions. suggest viewing the car in person before bidding.

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Ford director says company has big efficiency plans, but no dedicated EV

Wed, Mar 12 2014

The annual autofest known as the North American International Auto Show previews a plethora of exciting new products that we'll see and drive later in the year, from tiny urban commuters to family sedans and crossovers to hard-working big pickups and SUVs. It's also a once-a-year cornucopia of auto executives and leaders from around the world. "There will be some really fun stuff that you'll hear about in the future" - Ford's Kevin Layden So, in-between dozens of cool new-product unveilings on rotating stages during the two press days preceding the public show, we auto scribes grab what planned and impromptu interviews we can. Sessions with top industry leaders can be hard to get, but I was able to score a seat in a group session with then-General Motors North America president (now executive VP of global product development) Mark Reuss, and I also managed brief one-on-ones with a trio of vehicle electrification leaders, one each from Ford, BMW and GM, and what they said then remains relevant now. First up is Kevin Layden, Ford's Director of Electrified Powertrain Engineering. ABG: Where will Ford go beyond its current Focus EV and hybrids, and will there be a Ford EV and/or hybrid on its own energy-optimized platform one day. KL: We don't want to do a dedicated electric vehicle with all the development costs borne by a niche product. At the Michigan Assembly plant right now we're building the Focus electric, PHEV and EcoBoost on the same assembly line. Also the C-Max, with both a hybrid and an Energi plug-in, and we use that same power pack in the Fusion Hybrid and Energi. We want to be, "The power of choice" [a Ford marketing slogan], so having that choice for customers is very important. And if I want to sell the Fusion, Focus and C-Max globally, we can use these power packs wherever it makes sense. So as we go forward, you'll see us proliferating the power packs we have today. Then the question is, what do we do next? There will be some really fun stuff that you'll hear about in the future. ABG: Is the efficiency difference between a dedicated ultra-efficient vehicle platform and a shared multi-use platform getting smaller as all platforms get more efficient? KL: Exactly. Were going through aero studies now on wheels and tires and hood sealers on base vehicles. We have full aerodynamic wind tunnel studies going on with the base Focus and C-Max, so all of that [aerodynamic improvement] will be there for EVs.

Ford Escort testing, may be bound for Europe

Tue, 01 Apr 2014

There has been little news about Ford's China-focused Escort concept since debuting at last year's Shanghai Motor Show, but the no-frills sedan has shown its camouflaged face again during cold weather testing in Northern Sweden. While far from a guarantee, the test location might hint that the Blue Oval plans to market the car outside of Asia.
The Escort's black robe and zebra paint make it hard to tell if anything specific has changed about the design, but the shape of the sedan looks close to what was shown in Shanghai. Under the disguise, you can still make out the hexagonal front grille from the concept. When Ford announced the model, the company said that the design wasn't supposed to be "arrogant or pretentious," and it certainly achieved that. The engine range is still a mystery, but it seems safe to expect small, economy-focused powertrains.
A report from last year indicated that Ford may be considering broadening the new Escort beyond Asia and possibly even selling it in Europe. The fact that the company brought it to Sweden for testing could bolster that argument. A release date hasn't been set yet, but the automaker has promised 15 new products for China by 2015. The basic sedan could be on the road soon.

Watch Tanner Foust hustle the Fiesta ST 'round the 'Ring

Mon, 15 Jul 2013

The last time we saw Tanner Foust at the Nürburgring he was sloshing an SVT Raptor from kerb to kerb. Sticking with Ford but swapping keys, this time the drift champion and Top Gear USA host goes to the opposite end of the manufacturer's tuner garage and plucks a Fiesta ST for 'Ring duty.
The 179-horsepower front-wheel-driver acquits itself well by the end of the video. But be warned, Foust doesn't set a 'Ring time and it's shot like a commercial... because that's what it is. Still, you can enjoy all two minutes and 31 seconds of it below.

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