My Ford Escort RS Turbo series 2 picture thread

[RSmark]

Very true, just need to sort the bumpers out and get the black inserts back on, and the new front bumper painted.

 

[RSmark]

Todays work. tidy up rear panel. rear bumper at paint shop.

Polished up back box, found a build date stamp from 05.98 So looking good for its age:

 

[gooner8]

looking good mate, That's going to be mint!

 

[RSmark]

Thanks, i hope so too. currently have a problem with the front bumper not being flush now i have put the front spots back on. Need to trim the front panel down abit and move the FMIC down abit.

 

[m7gsr]

Looks very good

 

[waynev]

ive a twin kenlowe fan set up on the Airtec rad with an Airtec turbo cooler and Airtec Front mount I/C

one fan on a manual switch the other wired up to a switch via the thermostat as an over-rider

hello mate .... i am also running the same airtec setup as you and am wondering if your car runs hotter than normal. As soon as i take the intercooler off its perfect again. it seems that not enough air is getting through it

 

[RSmark]

Yes it runs hotter than what it used to be, i just put the heating on once it reaches the top half of the gauge.

 

[waynev]

Yes it runs hotter than what it used to be, i just put the heating on once it reaches the top half of the gauge.

i had headaches with airtec who refused to beleive me and would do nothing about it...there are a few mentions of this problem with airtec on passionford

 

[B6lee]

good job mark, scorpion is a must on a rst

i take it youll be at rs combe with it this year ??

 

[RSmark]

No lee, ive caught the bufty bug. I want the chassis painted and parts cleaned etc.
However i'll be going to RS Combe. Scorpion is the best. Wayne i was baffled when the temp when that high, i used to run a forge twin core I/C and had no problems. Seeing as its not my everyday car i dont mind. I did run it with the Airtec for a few months everyday, but as i mentioned wack the heating on once the needle gets to the second half of the gauge.

 

[B6lee]

i ran a pro alloy front mount with twin fans and a pro alloy rad and the temps ran as normal that was with a stage 3 hybrid

 

[waynev]

its something about the airtec. when i take the intercooler off its fine. people have said to take the twin fans out fron the middle and put the rad and i/c together but thats hassle. i do the same as you and put the fan on

 

[RSmark]

its not designed to run next to the rad, it'll run hotter surely?

theres a new one out now the RS500 style one. the early one ran with the I/C in front of the rad mind. Have you fitted a fan over-rider switch? i have 2 switches on my dash for both fans and one of the fan kicks in through the thermostat temp setting i just simply flcik the switch if i want it on myself.

 

[waynev]

its not designed to run next to the rad, it'll run hotter surely?

theres a new one out now the RS500 style one. the early one ran with the I/C in front of the rad mind. Have you fitted a fan over-rider switch? i have 2 switches on my dash for both fans and one of the fan kicks in through the thermostat temp setting i just simply flcik the switch if i want it on myself.

i thought it would raise the air temp so i didnt do it. yes i have a switch on my dash...it works both fans together

 

[B6lee]

mark, with the pro alloy front mount and rad set up i had it ran normal temps and standard fan switch with no need to run a seperate switch

 

[RSmark]

New Fuel Pump Bracket, cost £125. Stainless steel.

 

[B6lee]

just the job they are mark, bought one for my series 1. not to sure the fitment was that good but it did keep the pump off the floor

 

[RSmark]

Cheers Lee, not sure on fittment too, it the later models bracket, you cant get the S1/early S2 brackets from them. If it dont line up, the drill comes out to play, and have to get old hole welded up.

 

[B6lee]

Cheers Lee, not sure on fittment too, it the later models bracket, you cant get the S1/early S2 brackets from them. If it dont line up, the drill comes out to play, and have to get old hole welded up.

it can certainly be made to work, one way or another

 

[RSmark]

Good good, did you flip your pump around the otherway(outlet to the tank) when you fit yours, the S1 and early S2 has the outlet facing away from the tank