RS Grant

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This is an awesome car, so glad to see it being rebuilt properly rather than thrown together.. think I might have changed the colour, to make it more 'mine' than what it used to be, but apart from that it's fantastic.


Cheers,
Grant

Nash

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Can't wait to see this done and have a look around it next year at a show. Keep up the great work.

Mark RS

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got the sump on last night and engine timed up


turns out I think I've been supplied the wrong turbo so waiting to here about that
got my rack back from being reconditioned and subframe powder coated

called into the body shop to see progress, it will be ready early next week

63np

Look forward to seeing it finished.
Have been in it a few times back in the day.

Glenn_

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Cool matey. Nice pic of the engine with your saff in the back ground .

Focosmitch

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Looking good, who did you get the rack from?

Didn't think it looked like a gtx in previous pics!

Mark RS

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Cheers,that's pauls shed lol

Mark RS

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Cheers,I local rally guy got it done for me. Not sure who did it.

Fudgey

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back on the road end of next week then lol

good work sir D

gjh

You've been busy!!! Looks great with you, The rack and subframe look spot on!

Mark RS

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few more things gathered up
thanks to mk motorsport for doing my turbo hanger welding is awesome

also got the solid rear beam mounts from him

got the start of my Aeroquip from torques on ebay I've decided to use black

got some of my new brake lines as well



the expensive stuff now
got my gearbox and diffs back from bara motorsport
gone for one of his front 7" diffs which is a copy of the old r and d



decide to go 3.9 drop gears on the car so when the cwp was getting changed I got the bearings and viscous redone when it was all in bits



I bought the gearbox second hand but as I was changing the cwp in the diff I needed the drop gears changed,turns out the box already had 3.9 drop gears so that's a result but the chain was slack so that was replaced and a few other bits done



turbo has been sent back as it was supplied wrong so hopefully that wont be long until its back


so all I need now is the car

Mark RS

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lol I wish.

Glenn_

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Cool diffs and box. I hope they cope with the power.

Mark RS

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got the engine finished last night got good oil pressure so im happy
got the clutch/flywheel bolted on and the sub frame front diff and the gear box


picked the car up from tk motors and as usual thieve done a 1st class job








so now I get cracking with the build

jessie_rs

looking great!

james kiely

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awesome mark

jonfoc

Nice looking car pal. Loving the little purple hoses, should compliment the other bits.

visa_broke

looking good

Mark RS

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Cheers,yea Jon I think the coil overs will look well.

Maxwell

Nice job. Is the painter local??

ajamesc

Moving on fast!

jonfoc

Let me know when you're ready to send the rears over for me to look at pal.

Focosmitch

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Looks lovely mate!

MARCOSWORTH

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That looks very nice

AJC

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some progress Mark, good effort

Mark RS

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cheers,it was painted in bangor john.

Mark RS

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will do but will be a few weeks as I don't want to strip anymore just yet

gcfcos

Is that just an engine loom? I only ask as looks like it comes with a fuse box as well. Thanks

Maxwell

Pmd mark

Mark RS

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yea just engine loom

Mark RS

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we started the build last got part of the wiring loom back through and decided to trace it back and see what was what,theres a lot of wires not used coming from fuse box so we've decide to trace them back and remove the as to the ends being tapped,takes a fucking age






got my new vin plate on thanks to monster

fordfan1981

Awesome mate hurry up and finish lol

Brian

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Looking good


Brian

sridgett

That car will be a work of art.

Mark RS

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well Santa's been again
got it last week but decided I wanted it black so got it redone pro alloy 70mm and a alloy rad





got the real callipers back from big red after being over haled

Hans

Brings back memory's great car...first of its kind..in the 90"s
same as the green escort MK1 with a complete 4×4 undercarrage and ofcourse a cosworth engine... and the severnvalley ford transit van with i believe an rs 500 engine with 500 HP and the centerlock wheels....
But this one yup iconic......

focus 4x4

Looks amazing Mark

Focosmitch

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Gonna be a minter.

Mister G

What an awesome project, really pleased to see this heading back out into the world. Think everyone thought I was a bit mad a few years back when I said I had a soft spot for the Mondy... this one is "The Don"!

Sonic Boom

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Looks like it going to a weapon again spot on

Rich