Yello all thought id post up progress of my S2 rs turbo as im basically bringing it back to life bigger and better than it was when it died of a oil leak about 6months ago. Ive had the car a year now and since it died i have got to work on it (when i could be assed lol) replacing the sills front panel and cutting out all the unwanted rust on the rear chassis rails etc and replacing the brake pipes so there all good for when the new engine is built. Recently i finally got my pay rise at work and have been able to afford nice new bits for the engine such as ARP con rod bolts new high pressure oil pump new mahle 0.50 oversized pistons new big end bearings and had the crank reground. This week having time off work i finally orderd my new fast road kent cam kit and had the head skimmed. Below are some of the pics i took along the way up to where im at now just needing to put the head on and wait to save up for the expencive bits like a new turbo, intercooler, rad and clutch. Anyway enough of the boring bit now for pictures
Heres when i first got it last year


And after buying some smoked rear lights for my first mod


And My second modd was twin pillar mount with boost and oil pressure gauges


Then De-spotlight the front


Thats pritty much how it stayed untill i started the rust repair replacing both sills shown below Very Very Rusty lol.








Then it was the rear chassis rail above the springs that needed attacking so got to it and replaced the rusty bit with a nice new piece.




I then cut out any rust in the inner wings and painted them black to give them a extra protection.






Then it was time to tackle the front panel as it was showing signs of age.


And trail fit of new panel


Once done then it was time for engine removal so got it in the garage and started to strip!








Then the heavy bit!




Once stripped i pushed the car back outside and had a bit of a degrease of the engine bay to make it look better for the new engine to go into.
Before;


After;


Then it was time to trial fit my new bonnet and new front panel to line everything up before welding it all in.


Once done i then primed and painted the front panel ready for the new engine to go in. Fitted the front panel now so i could spray the engine pay as one and not have two shades of red trying to do it with the engine in the way.

 

Now the Engine Rebuild this weeks work.
My crank After being reground and cleaned


Pistons in and Block painted.




New high pressure oil pump on and dipstick tube in.


And thats it for now Got my new kent cam kit yesterday and will be fitting it later on so will get some more pics so here it is still in the box for now lol

and one more Bought a set of opening rear windows for it last weekend so they are on the to fit list as well


Thats all for now will post up more pics when ive done some more work

 

gud work there mate! keep it up

 

Nice work there looks like a reasonably clean shell

 

Keep the piccys coming

 

nice work... another saved,,,

 

 

cheers people not much happening at the mo just cleaning down parts etc, gotta ring burton power tomorrow about ordering my new high torque clutch and see what turbo they reccomend to run 200bhp. Any of you guy's done the clutch pedal convertion to the quadrant type or did you just buy a mk5 escort etc pedal box?

 

Yello all Went to Burton power to day to pick up a copuple of new bits for my Rs. I left with my wallet fairly light lol but was well worth it imo.
Heres the pic's:
My new Paddle clutch just need to get my flywheel ground finish by my local engineering company then it can all go together and engine and gearbox can go back into the car;




And My other perchase a direct replacement k&n air filter;

Thats all for now will update once i get the flywheel back.

 

looks good mate

keep up the good work

 

lookin real good. Good to see it when all done

 

Yello all thought id post another update as hadnt for awhile. Been in the garage cleaning and painting the cambelt cover this week and got my flywheel skimmed to make sure it was completely smooth for my paddle clutch. Once i got it back from the engineering company i cleaned it down and fitted it to the engine along with the gear box last night so fingers crossed the engine and box will be going back into the car tonight! Any way heres the pics;
Exhaust manifold Before;


And After;


And now for the cambelt cover as i was bored with the dull beaten up look it had unfortunatly no pics of it before hand but im sure you will know what they look like;






And here's the freshly skimmed flywheel;


Now with the it bolted on along with clutch and cover;


And now as it all as one with the gearbox on;






Thats all for today will take some more pictures tonight if i get time to put the engine in and post up to let you know how its going.
CheeRS Rob

 

Nice ,get a nice coat of paint on the rocker cover

 

good luck with it all mate

 

Yeah next on the list but not sure what colour to do it as dont want it too in ur face. thinking of a grey/silver to brake up the all black block but not sure any opinions?

 

Yello all just a little update! engine is now finally in after alot of :wft: lol. Got the inlet manifold on, fuel metering unit in and coolant pipes connected up am on hold for the moment as am saving money for the last bits Intercooler, Radiator and last but not least new stage 3 turbo. Few pics below to show how it is now.
















Will update once more progress has been made

 

good work mate

 

1st class mate. think it died longer than six months ago as i had fiesta when it out. lol

 

Yello all just a little update havent had much money to spend this month being christmas and needing to get drunk and all that just to keep with the spirit n'all lol. Update is got myself a 1.8 diesel mondeo starter motor and a new alternator and have bought 2 new front lower arm's as the old ones were looking worse for wear and the ball joint boots were split to buggery!
Anyhow heres the pics of the new bits before i ran into a spot of trouble with the lower arms!











And now for the Big oopps of the day lol, noticed when trying to undo the o/s/f anti-roll bar nut off connecting it to the lower arm the the thread was boogard and someone had cross threaded it putting it on so i tried my best to undo it with working it back and foward useing loads of wd40 but had no luck so out came the gas bottles to heat the nut up to help expand it to try to get it moving..then i gave it too good pulls with a braker bar then this happened....




soooooo i then had to nip to dovercourt and order a new anti-roll bar so im now waiting on that to turn up thursday before i can carry on fitting the lower arms and getting the car on all 4 wheels again.
While i had nothing else to do to the suspension i didnt waist the rest of the day so got my tatty looking rocker cover and decided to give it a fresh coat of paint, heres the out come;





I also put the lifters in as i had just rested the rocker cover on the head when putting the engine in to stop any objects falling in any unwanted places! so now all thats painted and bolted down now.





Next on the to do list is save for a alloy rad, intercooler and stage 3 turbo then hopefully its a runner

 

Fair play mate, wicked project
Another RS saved!

 

lookin good mate, fast work...
everyone knows red ones are fastest...!!

 

Lol

 

Brian

 

Here's some engine Porn for you guys got my intercooler, rad and stage 3 turbo this week and are all bolted on and the car is now a runner so heres the pics of the goodies

 

well done man

 

this is a totally awesome car to be in, allthough there is alot more done now i think some1 needs to update. rob. lol

 

lol cheers, yeah alot has been done since but need to update pics etc as been re-sprayed now and lowered! forgot about this thread till you revived it lol

 

good work