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

 

top project beefy, I see you going for the 2.0 instead of the 2.1, wise choice, give it a go with the standard cam in it before you buy the piper, you may be supprised

Will keep an eye on this one

 

looking good there ric carnt wait for mine back to,worth the wait in the end

 

raj

this isnt my project fella im simply creating the thread for the owner ,

the 2.0 is more than enough for what rick needs and personally unless your going for huge power 2.1 isnt really nessacary

the pipers already purchased , the engines alrady built mate ,

beefy

 

totally , i know it aint been the quickest , lol

but will be 100% worth it when it all comes together ,

just hope the twat takes me for a spin lol ,


beef

 

Nice one beefy thank you for doing a restro thread spot on! its a pro alloy intercooler and turbo cooler not pace and the steel rods and newman cam are definately going in!!!!! looking forward to seeing more updates (picture's) , soon be built!! floor looks mint but like you say pictures dont do any justice. Am coming up next weekend so get the PARMO'S on order

Mulla- Yeah definately worth the wait! will be awesome when completed.
Cheers,
Ric.

 

just showing the wife ric what it looks like may be mine next she just walked away lol think white might be a bit hard to keep clean,going for a back rest for winter.

 

dont nessacairly have to do it white mulla ??

what about a satin black , pale grey ect etc ,

saying that , as long as you keep on top of it , its not that difficult ,

i use to use my s2 daily and as the running gear was powdercoated it was just a quick wipe clean ,

lol you both better get used to taking more than half hour to wash your car ,


lol , keep a full saturday free lol

beef

 

That looks great

 

looks nice i have seen it and it looks spot on

 

some previous repairs we did before the stage its at now

 

Brian

 

I remember those pictures, what makes me laugh is that when i first brought it up it looked really nice and a good solid shell but it was just a sheep in wolfs clothing!! Cheers for the good comments chaps

 

Nice work on the floor

 

does look a nice car seen it in the old place and couldn't beleve what jacko told me about how much rust it had.

looks good now though

 

looking forward to more pics.... that body work repair is top notch...

good work blue oval

 

im sure jacko will add more , he has them all you see,

the repair work is a1 ,

you should see some of the other areas of the car proper rotten ,


but not anymore lol


beef

 

 

Very nice mate, but how did you get it upside down on engine stands, got my fiesta on 2 engine stands and it will not go right over, even if i put further to one side than the other.

looking good thought and loving your work

 

can you do the inner rear arch's without taking rear Quarter off.

 

i was first to do it i think mate but there extended hight wise so it would rotate

rs 500 you can mate but it has to pieced because of the arch i did that on the other side

 

dug out some more old pics






















and some of the parts we have restored ready to go back on

 

wow such good work.. this resto gets better and better

nice one JACKO

 

cant wait to see it finished

 

not all me mate karl who works for me has done quite alot of this one

 

Nice! great work so far keep it up

 

looking goods lads

 

The work whats being done on the car is amazing the restored parts look new, the whole car will be like new but with 230bhp and torque to match hopefully and looking completely original even down to the header tanks etc, if anyone has any original s2 parts (interior, engine bay parts etc etc please drop me a pm.

Ric.

 

Top work! Good luck with the project!

 

tip top

 

deffo come a long way..big up you selves blue oval

 

Stunning work


Brian

 

Any more pictures lads? engine pictures etc

 

yer come on lol

 

looking good, keep up the good work

 

ill see what i can do tomorrow , the garage is chock a block atm , no room to swing a cat lol ,

if ricks getting a new cam and rods , id epct pics of the motor when its pulled bk apart ,


beef ,

 

great project!

 

The work on this is second to none! Saw it a few months ago and the welding is soo go it looks like its never been welded (hope that makes sense lol)

 

looking gd mate im away to strip the underside of my fiesta turbo and seal it then paint it then get a few bits powdercoated just to freshin it up a bit

 

well here is a few more pics got a bit done on it this week