ok folks i m creating this restoration thread on behalf of the owner rick ,

its not that hes a retard and cant do it himself , its just with his work commitments and the fact he lives in nottinghamshire . well lets say he cant exactly just pop in

so here goes , im sure rick will fill in the gaps in the story ,

car came two blue oval two years ago ,ric had recently purchased the car after always wanting a rs turbo , the car was a low milage d plater , and on first appearace a soild clean car , rick wasnt 100 % happy with the car and decided a repaint was on the cards ,

so after a chat with jacko it was deliverd ,


as many of you know looks can be very very deciving , and what was expected to be a fairly easy task , turned in to every owners worst nightmare ,the dreaded rot had really taken hold , and the car was in really bad shape , but never one to shy away from a challenge jacko persisted and draughted in a good friend and long time rs owner karl graham who himself is a top welder,fabricator, and mechanic and between them they tackled all the problems the rs had in store , through the ups and downs of trying to build a business , unexpected delays , and a few other problems on the way including a move of premises ! the car is now on the home straight


so here is the car , as it currently stands , the underside has just been painted , the front panel has been stripped of paint bk to bare metal for best finish possible , areas which needed to be have had filler added and sanded ,







after the floor was painted







the pictures really dont do the quality justice

anyway the plans for the car are completely standard looking exterior and interior , even down to the standard alloys ,

however the running gear will be koni suspension ,cosworth front brakes , rear disc conversion , poly bushes all round

the engine spec is

2 ltr zvh
standard crank and rods ( possibly upgrading to steel rods)
accralite low comp pistons
uprated headgasket ,
cvh cylinder head mild port and polished uprated valves
piper cam kit with vernier pulley ( poss upgrade to newman cam)
rs turbo manifold with t34 turbo .63 housing
efi port matched inlet
cosworth management
cts stage two gearbox with b&m quickshift kit
uprated hoses ,pace rad and intercooler , oil cooler ,ect ect


ill get some more pictures of the car tomorrow and possibly of the engine ,


im sure jacko will post a few pic of the car from eairler stages in the resto ,

this thread will follow the car though paint and the rest of the rebuild ,

hope you enjoy ,


beefy