My Ford Escort RS Turbo series 2 picture thread

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Update, The car itself hasn't seen the day of light still. Decided to make the car a full 'shell' restoration. Every component has been removed from the chassis. I have been using a wire wheel on the chassis to clean the shell up for primer, stonechip and white paint.

The project was going to cost me thousands, The evo had to go to make way for some great ideas i had in mind. A friend has been fitting me new floorpans and a sill. With the money left over from buying a runaround car i spent it on the RS.

 

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As you can tell, ive spend over £1,500 on it in the last couple of months. Ive also Brought but have no pics of the Cosworth rear disc conversion also a Wilwood brake Bias valve, numerous of small parts and i still need to get the full Poly. Bush kit aswell. Currently enjoying the project, and would say im about half way through it.

 

[evo arm's m7960]

hi mate it will all be worth it in the end . this is my old rst :O)

i dont have it any more but was a great car :O(

keep up the good work :O)

 

[RSmark]

Looks good, what colour was it from factory?

 

[evo arm's m7960]

its not a great pic but it is the oe grey not sure the colour code with cream leather retrim seats doors and shelf . not my doing its the way it came ,

i got it a a run about while i was looking for a evo after selling my cav turbo ,

every one loved it .

but respect to you for taking on a full rebuild :O)

 

[RSmark]

thanks, End of the day they are still worth a good wedge of cash.

painted:

and lacquered:

 

[RSmark]

Done more work over the last 2 weeks:

New brake and fuel clips etc:

Now the RHS is all ready to be put back together.

 

[B6lee]

looking good mark !!

thats the same as what i did to my series 1
damn it i wish i knew what happened to all those pics

 

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Would be good to see them. I have looked on your FB but to no avail. So i sold the evo to pay towards this and brought an Eunos roadster as a runaround. Now ive sold that too. Expensive hobby.

once ive finished the restore i'll be looking at another nice car to own. Either an EsCos or a nice Evo V or VI. Sadly i'll have to save up for either on them.

 

[B6lee]

Would be good to see them. I have looked on your FB but to no avail. So i sold the evo to pay towards this and brought an Eunos roadster as a runaround. Now ive sold that too. Expensive hobby.

once ive finished the restore i'll be looking at another nice car to own. Either an EsCos or a nice Evo V or VI. Sadly i'll have to save up for either on them.

yea wont be nothing on there cos i only started that last year

ill have to pull the house apart :ninja::ninja:

 

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nice one. Ive sent all the suspension components off to be fitted with the poly. bushes.

 

[cossie]

coming along well mate!

 

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Well the Wilwood kit was too small so had to buy a bigger kit. plenty of new pics taken and i am now on the LHS:

Had to refurb the alloys myself as they came off a 3DR sierra Cosworth that was used for trackdays

Im getting rid of ABS so had to source a non abs brake res. came up clean after a scrub:

And how its sitting now until tomorrow:

 

[b15risk]

Still doing it

 

[RSmark]

Yeah been strapped for cash over the last couple of months had to save up a good chunk for my house. Still hoping for castle combe july 2012 mind.

 

[evo arm's m7960]

it just keeps getting better :O)

well done nearly there ..

.

 

[b15risk]

Pull ya finger out i see exhaust come up good lol

 

[beefyrs]

i loved my old turbo and wish i still had it, this is one of only a few i have of it. stripped it as it was worth more in bits. but i then bought my first evo. happy days.

 

[B6lee]

i loved my old turbo and wish i still had it, this is one of only a few i have of it. stripped it as it was worth more in bits. but i then bought my first evo. happy days.

Mmm black series 2 with polished rs 7 spokes

 

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Tahnks for the comments lads, Yes exhaust came up really well I found a date stamp on it from may 1998 when i polished it back. Tomorrow should see the front LHS arch started. Love the RS7 spokes too.