The Final Upgrade for My Red Focus RS! | PROJECT PART 14

It's back and now with new brakes! My project car, the Ford Focus RS Red Edition has been fitted with a set of Nashin Cup Series 6-piston brakes fitted at AROS Group, preparing it for the fun ahead. This has been one of the last planned upgrades for the car as part of the project, now it's game on!

As we can see on the Heritage, the mk3 Focus RS has as standard on the front axle the 4 piston calipers with 350mm discs, a great setup for the standard configuration of either 350hp, or 375hp in the case of the Heritage RS. However with my Red RS featuring numerous upgrades including a fully reworked engine by Mountune with new internals, bigger turbo and plenty of further changes that take power to circa 500hp in order to maintain braking performance under hard driving, clearly the brakes need to be switched up.

The solution: Nashin Performance Brakes, and in this case the Cup Series 6 piston monoblock calipers, 380mm discs and new Sports pads - a setup that's going to offer a lot more confidence. For extended track use there will also be the option of switching out to Race pads for continued load but for general road use plus the Nurburgring Nordschleife outings ahead, this set up is ideal.

We can easily see the difference between the new and old by comparing with the Heritage RS during the visit to AROS Group; distributor and installer for Nashin Brakes, where there are also plenty of other cars to check out in the workshop too.

You can find out more information about Nashin Brakes and the Cup Series setup found on my Red RS here:

And a special thanks to AROS Group, distributors for Nashin Brakes for their work and help:

Thanks for watching, Tim

[brianespi]

The focus is looking phenomenal. Congratulations Shmee!

[einarfeierskov]

Last things it need: Sequential gearbox, rear seat delete and rollcage :D

[acehunter]

Being in this uk lockdown sucks but knowing that your taking using every available moment to post videos of your amazing dreams car collection just makes my day i love it keep it up Shmee

[Een_Thijs]

Is the sequential gearbox not happening anymore? I was really hoping for that modification😕

[kaybe]

0:13 Oh no Tim. What did you do? You made a huge fault. A project car is NEVER done.

[rkilla]

I know this says final upgrade but are you just planning on leaving the suspension stock? I know it's a stout suspension from the factory so I don't see any major issues but it would let you use the full advantage of all your other upgrades!

[olliesobsession]

Shmee has created the best Ford Focus rs ever. Congrats.

[BrianAz]

Never thought I would be a Ford Focus RS kind of guy, but dang it Tim! You are making me a fan! Fantastic!

[jimmyhallatt]

I always seem to forget about the red RS, but every time I see a video on it, it even makes me smile and appreciate it 👍 love it 😍

[jerryjohnsonii]

Absolutely love the look of the Orange Ford Focus RS, Shmee

[spadgm]

What a great outcome with this car, must easily be one of the best in the UK!
I absolutely love it!

[MR_BJH]

This is gonna be a great little runaround car when done this upgrade... I love it and would do the exact same to another hatchback like yours...

[hamzazaman]

Everyone social distancing is over in the UK! Finally we all can fix our cars and joy ride as Tim has given us the go ahead! Thanks!

[jimbosilly]

I'm a hatch lover, and let me tell you that this is one of the most beautiful hatches ive ever seen lol. I own my dream hatch, a 2011 Subaru WRX hatch, and I still think this is gorgeous. Keep up the great work!

[nelsonholmes]

The focus looks epic Tim, but that tyre, wheel and break package just looks so, so good. Perfect, tastefully done upgrade, without looking "boy racer"

[sputnikalgrim]

The Red RS looks like a hoot. Loving the garage. Thnx for the content during all this covid concern. I love when I get a Shmee notification!

[iyanmanzano]

Me: 3am where I am and is about to sleep.

Tim: *HI GUYS, I'M SHMEE.*

[oliverrhoden]

Hi Tim, I heard McLaren is recalling a number of cars, is your Senna being recalled?

[choppermarc]

Tim the car looks and sounds amazing. I like how you get excited about a Ford when your stable consists of McLaren, Aston Martin, Ferrari etc....
I am waiting to see the TVR and your man cave. Thanks for keeping the videos coming.

[josephstoker]

Looking good Tim 👍 hope your keeping safe in thease tough times.