Matthew_M

right where to start my rs has been looking a bid sad after the winter and due to the turbo going in january i pulled it off the road my intentions where initally to just put a new turbo on and carry on enjoing the car. anyways on starting to remove things i became curious to the state of the car. underneath the car is mint has only been welded once by the drivers seat mounting point the car used to be concours by the previous owner but sadly its age is setting in. me and my freind who owns a local bodyshop have set about starting work on the car. first step was to take the engine out and get that rebuilt whilst the bodywork is underway

anyways heres what ive found so far

original Battery tray still solid just needs cleaning up and painting

drivers rear arch gone quite bad but easily solved


passenger rear arch just as bad as drivers lol amazing what the trims hide lol

both sills are new already


rear wheel well is mint just going to have it repainted

tailgate is mint

sunroof is mint

drivers door inner


bulkhead by battery tray this is the worse bit lol



a piller drivers side was jsut a bit of a blister now all cut out lol




my new head i got off ebay now for sale apply within as im going full zetec turbo


as it was before i started


side view gonna bin the black wheels for a set of severn spokes if i can find a set lol

the start of a badboy bonnet

cut out bumper gonna be binned for a 90spec cut out version lol

engine bay at present

intercooler


interior pics

engine now being changed again going for a full zetec turbo now with omex :P spec to follow

anyways that will do you for nows ill get more pics up as the work progresses

cheers for looking

matt

GiRO

i feel so much better now

good luck with it bud

Tonyt1t

lool giro!

looks nasty bu its all cosmetic

rsfido_1989

gd luck wit it..

Twins

iTrader: (18)

Good luck with the project

Brian

iTrader: (2)

Good luck with it mate


Brian

Matthew_M

cheers lads hope to get it finished for ford fair should have all the welding done by next weekend then its off to the paint shop to have the body work sorted out couple of dings here and there. just wish that bloody post man would hurry up.

Matthew_M

Right i havent updated this in ages so i fought id get some new pics up for you all to look at. have changed the spec of the car alot since the last update. Binned the zvh build and now gone for full zetec turbo.

spec now is as follows. 2.0 zetec rebored and decked by hargrieves engineering.
Cylender head delevopments pahse 4 zetec turbo cams ground by kent.
stainless steel valves with chrome flashed stems. new valve guide seals and new tappets.
Vernier pulleys.
steel con rods
supertech forged pistons and rings
new main bearings
new big end bearings
-34 actuator
t34
fse 255 fuel pump
nissan 200sx injectrs
efi inlet with 2.0 throttle body
fse power boost valve
omex 600 and loom supplied by pts
arp cam bolts
arp head studs
arp flywheel bolts
ap 4 paddle clutch
cts stage 2 + gearbox
vibratech engine mounts
sfs hoses
new water pump
cometic head gasket
new oil pump
all new bottom head gaskets.


meanwhile whilst i have been building this the car has hgad all the welding done new arches, sills, ineer arches and is now down at tenby coachworks. being resprayed in radient red with red metal flake.

My seats, door cards, dashboard ,and all other bits are being trimed at lanion uphosltry in cream leather with red piping

i have also got some new wheels kei force 10 17" with toyo t1-s tyres

a half cage

and a few bits and pieces of audio

300mm hi spec disks with ji spec billet 4 calipers

Disks again

omex 600

3 bar map sensor

rear strut brace

255 fuel pump

new isotta stearing wheel in red leather

Cage

turbo + -34 actuator

new wing mirrors with red metalflake

smoothed out rear bumper

kei force 10 with toyo tyres

fse power boost valve

front bumper modified with cut out and no overiders with intercooler behind it

engine

engine side on

pulleys etc

manifold adapter plate

pistons

pistons in block

steel con rods[/img]

Matthew_M

heres some pics pics of the bodywork being done this is a few months back now shell is ready for paint now.
















Anyway thanks for looking i will post some more pics up ans the work commences

banhambuilt

XRT_si

iTrader: (2)

Nice spec, looks like its going to be nice when finished

Brian

iTrader: (2)

Looking good mate


Brian

Turbo Pez

Good work mate, keep it up, be worth it in the end!!

roro22

Good to see another proper rs saved and not reshelled
Oh and it will be quite nippy too by the looks of it

banhambuilt

matt,you got a better picture of the adaptor for the exhaust manifold,and where did you get it from?
thanks

Matthew_M

hi there sorry mate havent got a better pic forgot to take 1 before i fitted it.


its from ferriday engineering. top bloke. cost Ł100 and was with me in 2 days

ShandzS1

Looking good!! where u get ur spark pulg cover?

Matthew_M

company called kelsport they sell on ebay tenner i think it was

fezzajsy

iTrader: (9)

nice one

GARY1978

looking good

Matthew_M

Thanks lads been feeling a bit down with it the last couple of days and considered breaking it. but reading this makes me wanna get back on it.

Everything just seems to cost money and ive been waiting over a year to get to this stage now and it still feels miles away just suppose id better crack on

Matthew_M

Breaking all parts avalible see rs turbo parts for sale section