Finally The RST Conversion Has Begun!!

[tejy]

hey all hope your all well. i just sat down at my pc after a long day of fitting my new engine. before i carry on i would just like 2 give a MASSIVE thank you to darryl (rsfido_1989) for going out of his way to come down and help fit the engine (well he pretty much did most of it but i tried to help out where i could ) ok so back to mine and darryl's day... darryl turned up to my house nice and early..got the car out and started taking out the old engine pretty much straight away i had already taken out stuff like the rad, piping, air intake after we got stuck into it the car pretty much looked like this.. head off ...check the oil lol the damage from the old engine... pulled out the crane! lining it up and stuff old engine out! original ford parts...loool off to get the new engine new engine in and slowly putting everything back together novelty horn random stuff badly needs a wash!!! most stuff back in a sight for sore eyes.. pretty much done! my car used to have morettes on them...but i didnt like the look of them so out came the angle grinder radiator in ...ignore the wire holding the bumper lol! final tinkering and bonnet back on ready to go!! whilst youve bin reading this thread i just want you to keep in mind that this is my first car and as much as i would like an rs turbo i cant for now because of insurance, being a student and other factors. the engine was replaced with a 1.3litre engine [same as what it was before] this is my first car and im still learning so be nice! after all its still a ford at the end of the day once again i just want to thank darryl for the enormous amount of time and effort he put into helping me out! thers still a few things that i need to get before i start driving it again because its still not quite right...ned exhaust and new headgasket, spark plugs, oil change but that stuff can wait a day or two..im bloody shattered!

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[RS 5tu]

Nice work but why did you keep the ohv engine?

[tejy]

well im 19 [soon to be 20]..insurance is a killer and i do alot of motorway miles travelling back and forth from uni to home so no point of a rs engine yet..and i just wanted something 2 learn from.

im going to halfords to get head gasket set and bolts so updates soon!

[xrmalin]

You could of told me you'd goy another lump sorted its sat taking up space ill chuck it if you dont want it ?

[doctor stavros]

Quality work mate, well done for your first attempt

[hai07222]

Good job on changing the engine, i did the same with my old car. used the same hoist to, there not nice to work with lol.

The HCS engine is simple to work on, good luck with the rest of it

[nsdrst]

good on u mate every1 starts somewhere good for first try !!

[J1mbo]

nice work, got that done quick

know what its like having to put up with crappy little engines, got a 1.4 cvh in my first little escort, oh how id love to put a rst lump in it lol

[rsfido_1989]

what a day mate.. hope ya learned what ya wanted to learn while we was doing it...

[rsfido_1989]

like i said tho spend the pennies you saved to buy them gaskets. invest the money into it and you will gain some very good experiance while doing so,.. its the same way i learned to do everything

[tejy]

okay well today like advised i went and brought a head gasket set...yesterday the engine was running okayish..just needed a exhaust gasket set

pics...

new head gasket set and spark plugs ... the head bolts were special order so im going to have to pick them up tommorrow



off came the air intake and manifold




looking a bit rusty but nevermind





old spark plugs looking oily




i forgot to take a pic of the shiny new spark plugs but im guessing u know what they look like lol


exhaust gasket on!



i was about to do a head gasket change too but i got too excited so i put everything back together, started the engine and away i went!

my escort is idling perfect now, doesnt cut out like how it was doing yesterday. the pickup compared to the old engine is wayyyyy quicker [i know its a 1.3l but i can tell the difference )

spent most the day driving it around just to see if there were any more engine problems and its atually running fine. i went to my mates work place at comet after they got off..me and 2 of my mates had a little drag race down the car park....i was up against a corsa and a polo...I WON :d :d :d :d

suprisingly lots of my mates colleagues are into cars (well all of them) ...they wer laughing at my bumper because its really tatty..and just thought i was running a crappy car...but i showed them all up!!!!!

im going to treat this engine with LOADS of care not abuse it like i did with the old one.

by the way thanks for the comments and support!!

il have more updates soon!

[boothy]

looks like you had a good day mate, like the way you said you were going to look after this engine, was this after the race

[andy escos]

wel done on your first engine change ,car looks nice to under all that dirt

[tejy]

thanks andy and lol boothy i had a wikid day..i said to myself no being stupid everrr againnn but it was just big men talking so i had to shut them up

[tejy]

im going to give it a good wash too today..get it looking upto standard..il take some pics too

[Glenny Boy]

Top work mate.How did you manage to fook one of those engines i always thought they were bomb proof.

[tejy]

should have done an oil change when the little red light came on a month and a half before it happend and i think because the weather was so cold had something to do with it too

[Dan1281]

woah your engine crane isnt hydraulic, i take it you use a ratchet on that peice of threaded bar?

[tejy]

yep lol

[Zetecfiesta]

well done on changing the engine!

[Mal.]

Top work fella. You can't beat the satisfaction you get from doing the jobs yourself and not having to dig deep and pay someone else. Keep at it.

[rsfido_1989]

well done mate.. what did i tell ya!

yeh have to use a rachet as iv lent it to that many people the handle has gone missing lol owell keeps ya arms toned hehe

[tejy]

got my bumpers 2day. the car drove to essex and back...120miles and not a single problem. the backbox has fallen off so im gna havta get that sorted because its proper scraping whenever i go over humps. gave the car a wash and put the new bumpers on..il upload pics later im goin out 4 my mates birthday tonite il take some then!


the bumpers are going to need a respray but for now it can wait.

[tejy]

updates..

well im back at uni..monday i pickd up my bumpers from essex from joe (mixja) and after a nice wash this is how my escort is looking!


the old bumperrr looking yuk


rust free!


nice arty shot


front view


ass


front



my bonnet is atually like really rusty from the underside so im going to get a new one of them, and eventually get the new bumpers resprayed because the paint is like peeling off etc..

and before someone points out yes i know the decal on the front bumper says pipercams and i dont have pipercams but they were on the bumper when i got them! lol

[rsfido_1989]

looks sweeet now mate.. dont forget i have a bonnet tho lol

[Brian]

Brian

[tejy]

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[tejy]

Hey all I'm back with some updates havent posted anything for a while but that doesnt mean i havent been busy!!

It all started off with me wanting to respray the side skirts and bumpers because they were in terrible condition...






Borrowed a frends compressor and the end result was pretty sweet





so then i got a bit excited and got a bit carried away..



so i started prepping the bumpers




but ended up doing the entire car




i had passed the point of no return by now!!



i had spoken to loads of people for advice i had my mate help me out for this respray i was on a reaaaaaaaly tight budget..couldnt afford to pay someone like a grand to respray my car for me. this was something i wanted to experience so we sheeted up the garage and started respraying it




i have never done any kind of respray before in my life i learnt by watching videos on youtube and reading forums and of course google!

the finished result..




i was in shock at how good the finish was. the worst my car has ever bin looking was like this..

this is how it looked when i brought it



and this is how it looked december 2008



but summer 2009 this is the finished version

[tejy]

ive never resprayed nothing, practised on my side skirts and then did the rest of my car confidently. thers no drips etc ive shown it to professional sprayer and he was shocked that i did the entire car as a first attempt!

[dalturbo]

Originally Posted by tejy

ive never resprayed nothing, practised on my side skirts and then did the rest of my car confidently. thers no drips etc ive shown it to professional sprayer and he was shocked that i did the entire car as a first attempt!

absolutely brilliant progress and much respect to your spraying! looks great! any close up pics?
if you dont mind me asking what type of paint did you use? 2k? and what compressor and spray gun did you use? I'm getting into this my self and would love to have a bash..

[tejy]

yep i got some close up pics only a few though...







im not quite sure what make the compressor make is il find out and let you know.

i used mipa 2k paint it cost me £150 including all the hardners/thinners etc.

the shop that i the spray gun from ad cheap ones starting at 25quid the one i used cost me about 35quid!

[Twins]

Looks great ,well done

[tejy]

Originally Posted by dalturbo

what compressor and spray gun did you use? I'm getting into this my self and would love to have a bash..

the compressor was from halfords mate got it cheap as it was the last one in stock it was the ex display model!

[orionadam]

looks good fella top work the cars a credit to ya

[tejy]

cheers ... rs turbo conversion coming next!! its going to be my xmas pressie to myself lol oo im exctied!!

[MadMac]

WOW... dont believe it!!! Nice job on the re-spray... and you did it out in the open??

[fezzajsy]

looks awesome mate

[daveandhelenturbo]

looks good well done,

[tejy]

Originally Posted by MadMac

WOW... dont believe it!!! Nice job on the re-spray... and you did it out in the open??

nah did it in my other house garage...no1s bin in there for a good 5 years so it was really dusty..spent 2 days tidying,gettin rid of loooads of cobwebs and just making it a dust free environment. and because paint sticks to everything got a plastic roll for a tenner from b&q and a staple gun and just covered evrything up! ill find a picture and upload it

[tejy]

just uploaded some pics .. will post all of them tomorrow..but heres a few more for now


pics of the garage where i resprayed my car

i ran out of roll the majority of the garage was covered so i rest the left of it...lazy me














new shocks sprayed them up old ones were terrible

standard rs turbo shocks won thm off ebay for £20!



old shocks in place



primered the new ones up



new shocks against old ones



new shocks fitted!!




more pics will be added tommorw im tired now so goodnight everyone