had my series 2 set up on rollers, well after they put in new helix paddle clutch. been told my frount mounted intercooler has a hole in it! why this is my first s2. all money eh!!!!!

 

Join the club mate sounds like you got a money pit like me

 

well yea i always wanted a s2 done the restoration anyway just the engine side of it now . my bollock was hangin off anyway... it has been kicked again!!!

 

Got any pics mate ?

ive done the engine thing twice and now the body is hanging, thinking a restoration over the winter

is it worth it though....

 

its always worth doing !! just pull ur finger out and she'll be very thankful to her owner!!

 

have loads of pics of the resto in my eyes its worth it depends how far you wanna go with the resto? ill get pics up later

 

mine treats me like a piece of shite

 

how the fuck did u get a hole in your cooler m8

 

spent a small fortune on mine when i first got her just replacing tired parts. but now i have a mint reliable s2~(there is light at the end of the tunnel)crack on

 

love mine, just don't cut corners.. my engine was done by a really good builder, my management was done by a really good management specialist none of which was bargain basement cheep.

 

lol same here i get one thing sorted, about a day later something else comes up no matter how much money i throw at it. by the time i have changed every last part on it i bet the new parts i had on first will be fucked

 

just don't cut corners do everything right and you do not have major issues.. when I did my engine i used the very best parts I could afford, when I did my management I could have used a second hand loom but did not and got a new braided loom.

If you make do, or go cheep... it will eventually show

 

as above do it right then you can enjoy......

 

i collect the car from jamsport on monday night after having a new helix paddle clutch, metering head, and set up on rollers so i will now have mint rs. ill let you know the power figures

 

well i aint sure how i got a hole in the cooler, they said it was only a small hole but it repaired now.

 

im glad to hear its not just me whos s2 gives em grief, there must be a relaible one out there somewhere, surely, shouldnt there?

 

My S1 lay off the road for 3 years...and all I ever had to do when I put it on the road was a couple of wheel bearings that were prolly already gone when I got it, and a rocker stud that pulled out the head...and the usual service stuff...kicked its hole for over a year and it never let me down

 

i havent found one

 

Look after them and they'll go on forever. What do you expect for a 20 year old Escort?