a few months ago I bought a xr2i as they named them in belgium, in the Uk it's called rs1800
it's the 130hp one and from the year '94

my plans with it are: a new exhaust(maybe mongoose),st170 manifold,lowering it, powerflex, cosworth brakes, rebuilding the engine, new cams, upgrading the ecu, clutch..., removing the back seats and interior stuff, rollcage

for now only a few mods have happend: only the rims and a k&n filter
I bought RS2000 escort rims got them shotblasted and resprayd , I got dunlop sp9000 tyres on them 195/45/15

There is also a rs turbo bonnet on it, this was on it when i bought the car








for now I'm repairing the bodywork, and removing the usual rust

the left rear arch, a new plate welded in place


the left rear arch in the lower corner, a new plate welded in place


new plates at the botem of the doors (left and right)



rust on the inside of the front arches



shotblasted



etchprimed


front arch


at the skirt below the door


excuse me for my english

greetz

 

Welcome to pf ,nice project going there ,like these a lot

 

Welcome to PF!

Looks like you off to a good start

 

Hi mate and welcome on Pf.

Looks like you've started a nice job on your car.

Where do you live in Belgium?


Better check out these great Belgian websites:

http://elitrix.net/serious_car_owners/portal.php (my forum)

http://www.ffocb.be

 

Hi mate welcome to PF

Nice project keep us updated


Brian

 

thanks mates

today I did a compression test on the engine, this is what I came up with
cylinder 1: 146,5psi (10,1bar)
2: 148psi (10,2bar)
3: 146,5psi (10,1bar)
4 152psi (10,5bar)
I believe it's not too bad??? they are almost the same and they arent more then 10% off on eatchother.

@cossiemen: I'm from westerlo
i checked the sites , and i will register me later

greets

 

Westerlo, that's not far from where I live mate, i'm from Puurs (near St.-Niklaas en Mechelen).


Great, see ya soon dude.

 

a little update:

the right side is rustfree

a bit off cutting away

a little weldig


one the last pic you can see that i welded a pipe in place off the mid exhaust silencer




also today i bought some bits i needed
-a rear window(the one thats in now has scratches on it)
-all the rubbers(doors, windows, boot)
-the stalks for the wipers...
-2 pumps for the boot



greetz