mike da bike

Hi all,
just joined the forum and wanted to say hello and introduce my self.


knocking on 40 years young I have just bought another toy in order to re live my youth, a g-reg s2 rs turbo. to be fair the body and car are in fair shape but the motor (oh my god the motor) is in a bad way.
drove it to base about 7 miles with a thick cloud of smoke behind me that filled two lanes, at this point I expected a broken piston and a very poorly engine, pulled the lump and stripped it down to individual bits, WOW! i've rebuilt some classic performance lumps in my time but never seen anything like this, certainly nothing that still runs. bent rods, broken pistons, thrashed out crank, scored block, cracked head, the list goes on!!!!!


so here we are, just wanted to say hello and if its ok with yaall im gonna need to start posting some wanted ads.

toutcos

Welcome mate , sounds like you have your hands full this winter

mike da bike

yep, hands real full but at least im gonna save one from the jaws of the local metal yard or net breakers. to many of these old girls turning up on ebay in bits, this ones been in my area driving past my house for at least last 13 years that I can remember, feels good that its gonna be re-born .


cheers...mike

toutcos

Good on ya mate , any pics??

mike da bike

never thought of pics, will sort something tomorrow.
be warned its the 1980's bank robbers choice "BLACK" lol

t230

pics or its not real!

toutcos

I've got a real soft spot for black s2s , simula story to mine . Been driving around my local town for years so when it came up for sale I snapped it up , shortly after I brought it I had to do a full engine rebuild lol all fun though, nothing like reliving you youth

mike da bike

wow! ok pics to follow tomorrow,
sorry old and out of date git here, new to the interweb forum thing, didn't realise pics were required

mike da bike

Ohhhh yehh, same wave length

mike da bike

Here she is

toutcos

I like that a lot mike, make sure you keep us posted on any updates

Scott_Rst

Gotta love a S2 in black! looks great! and good luck with it!

mike da bike

cheers, I will keep posting and let you know how it all goes. i will be building the new motor over the xmas break so it should be up and running early new year

mike da bike

So here she is, Back on the road and running well.
Since my last post ive rebuilt the full motor with a few suttle trick bits, fitted refurb wheels with T1r tyres, new bonnet and doors, new lights all round, replaced front bumper, standard parcel shelf, removed the ABS, rebuilt the turbo, new alt and starter, loads-loads more....
Been out today for first time and its a true joy to drive, Runs reeeeaal well only minor prob I have is that every time I stop somewhere I get mithered to death! don't mind though, its good to see people are interested and all my effort was worth it.
Still running in but cant wait to open her up a bit!, Im running 16 psi, kent cam, super chip, induction kit and hybrid turbo. not looking to set any land speed records, just wanted a daily drive with a bit of punch when needed (just for laughs)


anyway at the start of my original thread I said I would post results so here she is
Cheers....Mike

CrOwSoN15

Looks real clean mate, credit to you.

mike da bike

Thanks Yeh it is clean, not mint but still very nice, the plan was to build a daily driver that I dare park up at the shop without having to panic about it. im gonna run it every day so job done - its real nice within what I could afford to come up with but not to special where its the end of the world if it gets a bit hurt

Karlos G

iTrader: (4)

Very nice work! Any engine bay pics?
Also at 16psi make sure (if you haven't) to have the on boost fuelling and timing setup so you don't melt your freshly built engine.

mike da bike

Thanks, will get some bay pics sorted soon as I can.
Yeh fueling and timing etc all set up spot on, gonna sort a dyno run when she's run in just to be extra sure though

Beach

Welcome to the madhouse

Car looks nice mate cant beat them in black

cossiestu

Looks good and so much better without the spot lamps!!