Escort RS S2 restoration.Underside near finished....

tomS2-Rst · 16-05-2010, 08:13 PM

Hi People..
As you can see Im new to PF but never the less I thought I would start a thred on my new S2 ESCORT

This is the 3rd series two I have owned now and love them to bits.
I bought this one fairly cheap with a slight engine knock. Stupidly I thought I would drive it home about 20ish miles but obviously it didnt make it.

the engine is now done and running but I thought I would start a thread as there is still alot to do, and could do with some moral support.

I work full time as a mechanic for Volvo and have two kids so making time for the escort is hard. its taken me a month to get this far.

Let me know what you think. prob not as flash as some of the lads on here but o well.

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mulla · 16-05-2010, 08:33 PM

welcome mate

tomS2-Rst · 16-05-2010, 08:37 PM

Thanks Mulla. just trying to sort some pics atm. gotta start photo bucket account

milesy23rst · 16-05-2010, 08:46 PM

Welcome m8 looking forward to some pics as i love my s2's too (am on my 13th) lol

tomS2-Rst · 16-05-2010, 08:48 PM

Let me know is pics wrk. (newbie)

milesy23rst · 16-05-2010, 08:50 PM

No m8

boothy · 16-05-2010, 08:52 PM

Come on chop chop

tomS2-Rst · 16-05-2010, 08:52 PM

I need to enable shareing i think but cnt find it what a nob

Glenn. · 16-05-2010, 08:53 PM

Hello and welcome.Have you got any pics of the restoration.

tomS2-Rst · 16-05-2010, 09:12 PM

tomS2-Rst · 16-05-2010, 09:12 PM

did it wrk?

tomS2-Rst · 16-05-2010, 09:15 PM

Nice A. the piston is at wrk on my tool box but will phot it tomoz and post it.

tomS2-Rst · 16-05-2010, 09:19 PM

any way took engine out and head went to work for a strip down and clean. unfortunetly the piston just kissed the inlet valve on number 3 so was no good. was only slightly kinked but would never get a good seat out of it again,
(you will have to excuse my spellin in my thread as I am poor at it.. hence why I ended up a mechanic lol)

tomS2-Rst · 16-05-2010, 09:28 PM

I sourced loads of bits locally and found a man with a barn full of bits. I bought a complete engine, magnex ss exhaust. some grooved front discs and pads, and a full front intercooler all for £350 smiles all the way......

I stripped dwn the second hand engine and sent it off to my mates machining company for a quick rebuild.. i.e rings and shells. he gave the bores a hown out (i think that how you spell it lol) the block was in far condition reallly so wasnt to bad. didnt grind the crank just had it polished up.

You gotta remember I didnt wanna spend a fortune atm mo just get it running nice for some fun in the sun. my plans are for a ZVH this winter.

I spent hours on a polisher cleaning up the valves ect.

tomS2-Rst · 16-05-2010, 09:35 PM

I gave the rocker cover and cam belt cover to my friend to paint up and I cleaned the rocker bolts all back to chrome in the wire wheel.

I spent all my lunches at work cleaning all the parts up and stripped the sump back for painting. then hamerited it up

tomS2-Rst · 16-05-2010, 10:44 PM

continued to clean up head and started smothing out the ports--- took hours

tomS2-Rst · 16-05-2010, 10:54 PM

I used A polishing kit from MAC-tools to compond the combustion chambers up. they came up really well but still show the origanal machining marks.

will ad pics of dat later cos they onmy other camera.

Mean while the block came back from vortex enginering--- cheers Matt

gave in a quick lick of engine enamble just to tidy it up..

painted and then refitted the sump on front room floor much to the discust of the misses!

tomS2-Rst · 16-05-2010, 10:56 PM

found chamber pic now... well one of em

tomS2-Rst · 17-05-2010, 07:36 PM

after gasket set arived started re-building the head up. fitted new stem seals and 4 of the lifters fell to bits when I removed them so had to source replacements

tomS2-Rst · 17-05-2010, 07:40 PM

car had now been sitting on my drive for 2 weeks like this

I put the discs and pads in while it was there. would of like to have done engine ect on my ramp at work but there was no chance as there is never any room to park on site when customers cars are in.

tomS2-Rst · 17-05-2010, 07:45 PM

painted bits arived back from my mate. all red.

cleaned standard rocker cover bolts up on the wire wheel. dont see the point of painting it all den putting all old bolts back are rusty

had cambelt cover painted radiant red at the same time!

tomS2-Rst · 17-05-2010, 07:51 PM

took block to work ready to put it all together. also had new water pump sitting on my box i forgot to take home.

I decided it would prop be easier to put the block in first on my drive and then build up so I wouldnt have any issues trying to hold it all still when I torqued down the cylinder head.

darrenb16two · 17-05-2010, 07:57 PM

Looking really good mate! Looks well nice when everything is painted up & fresh looking

tomS2-Rst · 17-05-2010, 08:04 PM

clutch I removed (standard) was pretty work it would of done but not up for taking it out again In a few months. when I collected my second hand engine It had a near new techni clucth on it. the car had been t-boned in the side so was broken up by a friend. result. on it went.........

tomS2-Rst · 17-05-2010, 08:05 PM

cheers Darren. its all running now. going to body-shop sat

tomS2-Rst · 17-05-2010, 08:06 PM

turbo ready to go back on

tomS2-Rst · 17-05-2010, 08:12 PM

after work sat. about 2. me and work mate began the refit.... I will just add aload of picks. let me now what you all think.

block in yippie

tomS2-Rst · 17-05-2010, 08:13 PM

head on an all torqued up......

tomS2-Rst · 17-05-2010, 08:14 PM

tomS2-Rst · 17-05-2010, 08:15 PM

atempted to polish up stat housing. came up alright but not as shiney as i hoped

tomS2-Rst · 17-05-2010, 08:16 PM

all time up. new gates- power grip belt

tomS2-Rst · 17-05-2010, 08:20 PM

getting there now. I bought an aparently uprated rocker gasket but looks to me like a fiesta gasket so I now have an origanal cork one to go on.

It now look abit to red, you think?

tomS2-Rst · 17-05-2010, 08:21 PM

clean oil cap up and laquered it.

tomS2-Rst · 17-05-2010, 08:22 PM

see what I mean about the gasket...........

tomS2-Rst · 17-05-2010, 08:47 PM

just slammed rest on quick to test it. spent hours due to bordem trying to polish charge pipe. gave up in the end I will buy one.

**caz** · 17-05-2010, 08:48 PM

That's comin along nicely

Im liking the cam cover in red also...

tomS2-Rst · 17-05-2010, 08:50 PM

as you can see still loads to do... throtle cable and charge pipe rubbers are on the way.

I found aload of chrome bits on ebay and went and picked them all up....

tomS2-Rst · 17-05-2010, 08:54 PM

thanks caz.
Previous owned got his paints pulled down at halfords £89 for battery 3 days b4 I picked it up. (I know this cos it in the big folder of bills I got) only problem is the battery cover I bought doesnt fit on it.

darrenb16two · 17-05-2010, 09:59 PM

Looking well nice mate. What work you having done at the bodyshop? You are going to regret putting that techniclutch in though mate, they are proper shit! Cant even cope with as much power as the standard clutch!

Rab · 17-05-2010, 10:26 PM

The rocker cover gaskey you have bought is a Sierra 1.8 CVH item. Better than the cork one, as you can re-use it and, it doesn't go brittle after 3 months and leak all over the exhaust manifold.

16-05-2010, 08:33 PM	#2
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16-05-2010, 08:37 PM	#3
tomS2-Rst Regular Contributor Garage is empty, add now Trader Score: (1) Join Date: May 2010 Location: east sussex Posts: 295 Rep Power: 2	Thanks Mulla. just trying to sort some pics atm. gotta start photo bucket account __________________ Keep da beers flowing and da RS's Showing Check out my mini resto! http://passionford.com/forum/restora...storation.html

16-05-2010, 08:48 PM	#5
tomS2-Rst Regular Contributor Garage is empty, add now Trader Score: (1) Join Date: May 2010 Location: east sussex Posts: 295 Rep Power: 2	On the drive---- hole in block. Let me know is pics wrk. (newbie) __________________ Keep da beers flowing and da RS's Showing Check out my mini resto! http://passionford.com/forum/restora...storation.html

16-05-2010, 08:52 PM	#8
tomS2-Rst Regular Contributor Garage is empty, add now Trader Score: (1) Join Date: May 2010 Location: east sussex Posts: 295 Rep Power: 2	I need to enable shareing i think but cnt find it what a nob __________________ Keep da beers flowing and da RS's Showing Check out my mini resto! http://passionford.com/forum/restora...storation.html

16-05-2010, 08:53 PM	#9
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tomS2-Rst Regular Contributor Garage is empty, add now Trader Score: (1) Join Date: May 2010 Location: east sussex Posts: 295 Rep Power: 2	2nd atemp __________________ Keep da beers flowing and da RS's Showing Check out my mini resto! http://passionford.com/forum/restora...storation.html

16-05-2010, 09:12 PM	#11
tomS2-Rst Regular Contributor Garage is empty, add now Trader Score: (1) Join Date: May 2010 Location: east sussex Posts: 295 Rep Power: 2	did it wrk? __________________ Keep da beers flowing and da RS's Showing Check out my mini resto! http://passionford.com/forum/restora...storation.html

16-05-2010, 09:15 PM	#12
tomS2-Rst Regular Contributor Garage is empty, add now Trader Score: (1) Join Date: May 2010 Location: east sussex Posts: 295 Rep Power: 2	Nice A. the piston is at wrk on my tool box but will phot it tomoz and post it. __________________ Keep da beers flowing and da RS's Showing Check out my mini resto! http://passionford.com/forum/restora...storation.html

16-05-2010, 09:19 PM	#13
tomS2-Rst Regular Contributor Garage is empty, add now Trader Score: (1) Join Date: May 2010 Location: east sussex Posts: 295 Rep Power: 2	any way took engine out and head went to work for a strip down and clean. unfortunetly the piston just kissed the inlet valve on number 3 so was no good. was only slightly kinked but would never get a good seat out of it again, (you will have to excuse my spellin in my thread as I am poor at it.. hence why I ended up a mechanic lol) __________________ Keep da beers flowing and da RS's Showing Check out my mini resto! http://passionford.com/forum/restora...storation.html

16-05-2010, 09:28 PM	#14
tomS2-Rst Regular Contributor Garage is empty, add now Trader Score: (1) Join Date: May 2010 Location: east sussex Posts: 295 Rep Power: 2	I sourced loads of bits locally and found a man with a barn full of bits. I bought a complete engine, magnex ss exhaust. some grooved front discs and pads, and a full front intercooler all for £350 smiles all the way...... I stripped dwn the second hand engine and sent it off to my mates machining company for a quick rebuild.. i.e rings and shells. he gave the bores a hown out (i think that how you spell it lol) the block was in far condition reallly so wasnt to bad. didnt grind the crank just had it polished up. You gotta remember I didnt wanna spend a fortune atm mo just get it running nice for some fun in the sun. my plans are for a ZVH this winter. I spent hours on a polisher cleaning up the valves ect. __________________ Keep da beers flowing and da RS's Showing Check out my mini resto! http://passionford.com/forum/restora...storation.html

16-05-2010, 09:35 PM	#15
tomS2-Rst Regular Contributor Garage is empty, add now Trader Score: (1) Join Date: May 2010 Location: east sussex Posts: 295 Rep Power: 2	I gave the rocker cover and cam belt cover to my friend to paint up and I cleaned the rocker bolts all back to chrome in the wire wheel. I spent all my lunches at work cleaning all the parts up and stripped the sump back for painting. then hamerited it up __________________ Keep da beers flowing and da RS's Showing Check out my mini resto! http://passionford.com/forum/restora...storation.html

16-05-2010, 10:44 PM	#16
tomS2-Rst Regular Contributor Garage is empty, add now Trader Score: (1) Join Date: May 2010 Location: east sussex Posts: 295 Rep Power: 2	continued to clean up head and started smothing out the ports--- took hours __________________ Keep da beers flowing and da RS's Showing Check out my mini resto! http://passionford.com/forum/restora...storation.html

16-05-2010, 10:54 PM	#17
tomS2-Rst Regular Contributor Garage is empty, add now Trader Score: (1) Join Date: May 2010 Location: east sussex Posts: 295 Rep Power: 2	I used A polishing kit from MAC-tools to compond the combustion chambers up. they came up really well but still show the origanal machining marks. will ad pics of dat later cos they onmy other camera. Mean while the block came back from vortex enginering--- cheers Matt gave in a quick lick of engine enamble just to tidy it up.. painted and then refitted the sump on front room floor much to the discust of the misses! __________________ Keep da beers flowing and da RS's Showing Check out my mini resto! http://passionford.com/forum/restora...storation.html

16-05-2010, 10:56 PM	#18
tomS2-Rst Regular Contributor Garage is empty, add now Trader Score: (1) Join Date: May 2010 Location: east sussex Posts: 295 Rep Power: 2	found chamber pic now... well one of em __________________ Keep da beers flowing and da RS's Showing Check out my mini resto! http://passionford.com/forum/restora...storation.html

17-05-2010, 07:36 PM	#19
tomS2-Rst Regular Contributor Garage is empty, add now Trader Score: (1) Join Date: May 2010 Location: east sussex Posts: 295 Rep Power: 2	after gasket set arived started re-building the head up. fitted new stem seals and 4 of the lifters fell to bits when I removed them so had to source replacements __________________ Keep da beers flowing and da RS's Showing Check out my mini resto! http://passionford.com/forum/restora...storation.html

17-05-2010, 07:40 PM	#20
tomS2-Rst Regular Contributor Garage is empty, add now Trader Score: (1) Join Date: May 2010 Location: east sussex Posts: 295 Rep Power: 2	car had now been sitting on my drive for 2 weeks like this I put the discs and pads in while it was there. would of like to have done engine ect on my ramp at work but there was no chance as there is never any room to park on site when customers cars are in. __________________ Keep da beers flowing and da RS's Showing Check out my mini resto! http://passionford.com/forum/restora...storation.html

17-05-2010, 07:45 PM	#21
tomS2-Rst Regular Contributor Garage is empty, add now Trader Score: (1) Join Date: May 2010 Location: east sussex Posts: 295 Rep Power: 2	painted bits arived back from my mate. all red. cleaned standard rocker cover bolts up on the wire wheel. dont see the point of painting it all den putting all old bolts back are rusty had cambelt cover painted radiant red at the same time! __________________ Keep da beers flowing and da RS's Showing Check out my mini resto! http://passionford.com/forum/restora...storation.html

17-05-2010, 07:51 PM	#22
tomS2-Rst Regular Contributor Garage is empty, add now Trader Score: (1) Join Date: May 2010 Location: east sussex Posts: 295 Rep Power: 2	took block to work ready to put it all together. also had new water pump sitting on my box i forgot to take home. I decided it would prop be easier to put the block in first on my drive and then build up so I wouldnt have any issues trying to hold it all still when I torqued down the cylinder head. __________________ Keep da beers flowing and da RS's Showing Check out my mini resto! http://passionford.com/forum/restora...storation.html

17-05-2010, 07:57 PM	#23
darrenb16two PassionFord Regular Garage is empty, add now Trader Score: (0) Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Croydon Posts: 435 Rep Power: 4	Looking really good mate! Looks well nice when everything is painted up & fresh looking __________________ WWW.ODDKIDDCREATIONS.CO.UK

17-05-2010, 08:04 PM	#24
tomS2-Rst Regular Contributor Garage is empty, add now Trader Score: (1) Join Date: May 2010 Location: east sussex Posts: 295 Rep Power: 2	clutch I removed (standard) was pretty work it would of done but not up for taking it out again In a few months. when I collected my second hand engine It had a near new techni clucth on it. the car had been t-boned in the side so was broken up by a friend. result. on it went......... __________________ Keep da beers flowing and da RS's Showing Check out my mini resto! http://passionford.com/forum/restora...storation.html

17-05-2010, 08:05 PM	#25
tomS2-Rst Regular Contributor Garage is empty, add now Trader Score: (1) Join Date: May 2010 Location: east sussex Posts: 295 Rep Power: 2	cheers Darren. its all running now. going to body-shop sat __________________ Keep da beers flowing and da RS's Showing Check out my mini resto! http://passionford.com/forum/restora...storation.html

17-05-2010, 08:06 PM	#26
tomS2-Rst Regular Contributor Garage is empty, add now Trader Score: (1) Join Date: May 2010 Location: east sussex Posts: 295 Rep Power: 2	turbo ready to go back on __________________ Keep da beers flowing and da RS's Showing Check out my mini resto! http://passionford.com/forum/restora...storation.html

17-05-2010, 08:12 PM	#27
tomS2-Rst Regular Contributor Garage is empty, add now Trader Score: (1) Join Date: May 2010 Location: east sussex Posts: 295 Rep Power: 2	after work sat. about 2. me and work mate began the refit.... I will just add aload of picks. let me now what you all think. block in yippie __________________ Keep da beers flowing and da RS's Showing Check out my mini resto! http://passionford.com/forum/restora...storation.html

17-05-2010, 08:13 PM	#28
tomS2-Rst Regular Contributor Garage is empty, add now Trader Score: (1) Join Date: May 2010 Location: east sussex Posts: 295 Rep Power: 2	head on an all torqued up...... __________________ Keep da beers flowing and da RS's Showing Check out my mini resto! http://passionford.com/forum/restora...storation.html

17-05-2010, 08:14 PM	#29
tomS2-Rst Regular Contributor Garage is empty, add now Trader Score: (1) Join Date: May 2010 Location: east sussex Posts: 295 Rep Power: 2	__________________ Keep da beers flowing and da RS's Showing Check out my mini resto! http://passionford.com/forum/restora...storation.html

17-05-2010, 08:15 PM	#30
tomS2-Rst Regular Contributor Garage is empty, add now Trader Score: (1) Join Date: May 2010 Location: east sussex Posts: 295 Rep Power: 2	atempted to polish up stat housing. came up alright but not as shiney as i hoped __________________ Keep da beers flowing and da RS's Showing Check out my mini resto! http://passionford.com/forum/restora...storation.html

17-05-2010, 08:16 PM	#31
tomS2-Rst Regular Contributor Garage is empty, add now Trader Score: (1) Join Date: May 2010 Location: east sussex Posts: 295 Rep Power: 2	all time up. new gates- power grip belt __________________ Keep da beers flowing and da RS's Showing Check out my mini resto! http://passionford.com/forum/restora...storation.html

17-05-2010, 08:20 PM	#32
tomS2-Rst Regular Contributor Garage is empty, add now Trader Score: (1) Join Date: May 2010 Location: east sussex Posts: 295 Rep Power: 2	getting there now. I bought an aparently uprated rocker gasket but looks to me like a fiesta gasket so I now have an origanal cork one to go on. It now look abit to red, you think? __________________ Keep da beers flowing and da RS's Showing Check out my mini resto! http://passionford.com/forum/restora...storation.html

17-05-2010, 08:21 PM	#33
tomS2-Rst Regular Contributor Garage is empty, add now Trader Score: (1) Join Date: May 2010 Location: east sussex Posts: 295 Rep Power: 2	clean oil cap up and laquered it. __________________ Keep da beers flowing and da RS's Showing Check out my mini resto! http://passionford.com/forum/restora...storation.html

17-05-2010, 08:22 PM	#34
tomS2-Rst Regular Contributor Garage is empty, add now Trader Score: (1) Join Date: May 2010 Location: east sussex Posts: 295 Rep Power: 2	see what I mean about the gasket........... __________________ Keep da beers flowing and da RS's Showing Check out my mini resto! http://passionford.com/forum/restora...storation.html

17-05-2010, 08:47 PM	#35
tomS2-Rst Regular Contributor Garage is empty, add now Trader Score: (1) Join Date: May 2010 Location: east sussex Posts: 295 Rep Power: 2	just slammed rest on quick to test it. spent hours due to bordem trying to polish charge pipe. gave up in the end I will buy one. __________________ Keep da beers flowing and da RS's Showing Check out my mini resto! http://passionford.com/forum/restora...storation.html Last edited by tomS2-Rst; 17-05-2010 at 09:01 PM.

17-05-2010, 08:48 PM	#36
caz PassionFord Post Whore!! Garage is empty, add now Trader Score: (0) Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: Chelmsford, Essex Posts: 7,042 Rep Power: 10	That's comin along nicely Im liking the cam cover in red also... __________________ member of the Daytime pf talk bollocks and random shite club #69 XBOX 360 Gamertag - KindaCrazyCaz