right everyone after the sale of the previous car fell through (less said the better)
i had a great bit of luck and dropped on this motor from a cracking guy from up cumbria
its totally different spec wise to the white one i was going to get and i actually prefer that if im honest as its a lovely base to make a great car from and not ruin the oe looks/charm of it too much.

its a 1990 car in red
totally standard engine wise apart from a receipt for some form of hybrid turbo
stainless system
lowered suspension
had a resto a few years ago and is in great shape nice and solid in all the usual areas.
also had an engine rebuild a few years ago

the car has not been on the road since 2014 but the current owner took the car for a pre mot on monday and it failed on the following

emissions too high
handbrake cable needs adjusting
spare wheel needs a tyre
one headlight not working
reverse light switch intermittent

and that was it so the plan is to give the car a real good full service including the following

oil and filter
ht leads and denso ik27 plugs
fuel filter
uprated frst fuel pump
coolant change
drive belt
cam belt and water pump kit
new set of wipers all round
new set of bulbs all round

the owner also informs me that the turbo will need a rebuild which is not a problem as it will go to my mate wilky for the said work and possibly a bit more of his magic work.

i also have my other mate who is a professional detailer booked in for the end of march to give the car a full paint correction detail and interior valet etc etc so the car will look spot on once done.

the plans are then to refit rebuilt turbo and then get the car an m.o.t. once this is done ill be calling msd for one of there set up sessions and if all well followed by there stage 3 conversion on the same day

looks wise with the car i dont really want to change anything apart from i think its crying out for the period 4" tailpipe on there

anyway enough babbling from me for now here are a few pics for you all

 

Looks awesome mate 👍 Ive had mine since october last year and ive been too lazy to update with pics 😂

 

cheers fella should be much better with a full detail and a bit of tlc on her.

get some pics up matey love to see them

 

Nice to see a standard looking clean example fella

 

There's just something about these that i love. Nice car.

Im sure on the mot theu dont need to check the reverse lights.

 

well guys the car is finally here with me









im absolutely over the moon with it cant tell you how happy i am

 

Car looks great, as Glenn said reverse lights are not part of mot, neither is the spare wheel.

 

cheers guys and i think i may of got a bit mixed up

it failed on the emissions and handbrake

the other things are what the previous owner told me about, he has since fitted a new tyre on the spare.

i must say it has one of the sweetest sounding cvh engines iv heard, even karl3dr off here said how well it sounded

 

Looks a good one. Hope you checked the body out properly tho. Plenty of people have bought what they thought was a peach and turned out to be a lemon but good luck with it. I'm very biased towards a shiny red fiesta myself

Will keep an eye on this tho. Subscribed

 

Very nice tidy looking example.

 

Beast

From what I can see the last two digits of the reg are AR, so she is an Essex car registered out of the Chelmsford office.

Fill out that V888 IIRC you will get the dealer it were issued from..(rates ford I bet..)..plus all the old owners an the like..

The tailgate on it, has it got the two swage lines in it? If not its a later one as they had it till j plate..

Does look nice though, gotta get mine restored ffs

 

thanks alot mate, oh yeah we gave it a through going over and genuinely couldnt beleive how straight and solid it is, its just been a bit unlloved for the last couple of years but nothing a bit of tlc wont sort out

cheers matey

you would be correct there matey it like most good rs cars as a heap of paperwork with it nd was defo in essex

ill check on the tailgate thanks for the heads up

has the old tin worm got hold of yours? defo get it done as they are such a rare site now, i posted a couple of pics up on my fb account and my god the response it got.

 

my very good mate karl (karl3dr) off here sent me these few pics last night





the car spending its 1st night at its new temporary home until we move into our new place around mid march time, karl also has a cover to go on the car but we couldnt stick it on yesterday as the weather was typically british

then he got a couple of when the car was being delivered thats me taking pics myself, i had literally finished work 20 mins before the car was delivered, i was a tad exited to say the least

 

Looks a very nice car. Love fiesta rs turbo's but promised myself id never own another cvh so that's why ive got a rs1800

 

Lovely car, both escort and fiestas getting thin on ground now, best of luck with it.

 

See far more escorts then fiestas

 

cheers matey my bro used to have a fiesta rs1800 many years ago was a great little motor

they are defo thin on the ground, thanks alot we have been removing the turbo and other bits today

 

some pics from today, turbo/intercooler and charge pipe removed its safe to say the seals were shot to hell in the turbo.













and i helped prep the rear underside of karls camper ready for paint nexrt week]

 

do any of you old frst owners know what this is attached to the airbox as i will be running open cone so unsure of what the score is with it?

 

That is a lovely Fezz turbo mate!! I was she was mine!!

 

Hi mate car looks clean what are your plans for it? I did send you a message on Instagram about the car but no reply

 

The bit you ask about attached to air box is the amal valve or boost solenoid whichever floats ya boat

AND IT SHOULDN'T BE COVERED IN PASTE/SEALER!!!!!!

Really don't know what your chances of finding a new one are gonna be if its naff but at a guess it will involve teeth or a unicorn...

 

thanks fella

hi mate only just seen your message on there for some reason notifications werent coming up on my phone.
plans are to get everything working as it should, good service, full exterior paint correction, full interior valet, new tyres all round, new backbox on exhaust system, open cone filter, good set/tune up, get it a fresh m.o.t and enjoy it for a bit before it goes to msd for a stage 3 conversion ill at this time add an airtec stage 1 fmic

hi mate thanks for that i actually come across one on ebay so have purchased it so it will be replaced as soon as it arrives for sure

thanks for the help

 

looks like a good one, i always miss out on things like this. been keeping my eyes open for a while now but not toured the country looking or anything.

 

Looks good! Cant beat a FRST - Love mine

Got a set of gaz coilovers on ebay at the moment if you interested? Can also get brand new parcel self if interested too

 

Hi mate thanks for the offer but it already has konis on which im very happy with.

I tell you what im really after is a scorpion or mongoose 4" tailpipe backbox and some form of uprated intercooler

 

Cool - Thought would ask!

I managed to get the last brand new mongoose last year for sale. Will have a nose around for you to see if we can find any.
Get the cooler from auto specialist - They fit great and don't need to cut!

 

Sounds like a good plan mate but does that mean the skoda is now on the side line for the time being?

 

Thanks matey that woulf be great and much appreciated if you could.

They are the ones iv seen was just wondering if anyone had something like that knocking about maybe if putting car back to oe etc

 

the vrs was sold end of jan mate, i then got the wife a renault megane 1.5dci for a little cheap economical runaround which she loves, Ł30 per year road tax and does 60+mpg on a run, she tells me its been doing 50 just pottering about

 

I got an ex crazy cage cooler for mine, rad wise it has an AS stg2...dogs bollox of a rad, well worth the money..

I've an ERST full scorpion..(with obligatory tired baffles)...its full 4inch tip, outward rolled for the true 90's look..well it ain't on the car as errrrr I need to errrrr get the cunt restored

When I had it on a boosted cab, it ripped the fuck out the noise regs at mot..police had me one night on a trip out for some late night cool air.., full bore through a very confined space...I were given a section summink or other, told to re mot, my tester gave it an advisory for blowing so job were a goodun hahahah..

It is fooooooooking loud , so to celebrate I went up Yarmouth bout six month later got to town centre, summer Saturday, lunch time, packed with people, and a slightly dodgy fuel mix..
it would pop and bang like a grenade storm, well i never noticed two cars back plod were behind us and being slightly hyper I gave it the full works off the lights, well i ain't never seen so many people hit the deck in one hit

Traffic were not impressed, more I think coz I were off down the front at warp speed with flames out the back the cunt, cost me 3 points+fine and a year ban from the town centre
Was a beast of a time with that exhaust, hence its still moth balled in my loft ready for the frst.

Should get a touch louder when its been shortened, had the 90deg tail pipe straightened, shortened, and one day some bad boy ALS with a proper loud BOV.

I'm building her back to the decade when we were proud to be loud..

She my second frst, first were a mongrel with a stage 3 T2, few tweeks, went like fuck upto 130, but had a magnex system and were pathetic for noise, so got opened up...much better but no match for the might of a Scorpion!!


Anyway soz blunty, just seeing yours has truely awoken the love I have for these motors, miss mine so much..

 

Cool pics.

I like VW campers.

 

haha loving the trip down memory lane fella, and im glad this has relit your passion for them

cheers glen im doing an underside protection on that one for my good mate karl3dr

 

update from yesterday

new ht leads and plugs fitted, throttle bodie removed and cleaned out (needs new gasket that we cant find anywhere).
removed front wheels to investigate brakes and confirms it needs new discs and pads, we are also going to fit new rear brake shoes/cylinders whilst were at it.

fitted new bonnet release handle as original was broke, investigated some dodgy wiring for the horn which will be repaired/replaced.

today the new fuel filter will be fitted and we are going to investigate the reason behind drivers headlight not working also heaters dont seem to work so something else to look at

 

bit of an update nothing major though

ordered and received new exhaust manifold,rocker cover and throttle bodie gaskets plus sump plug and washer from matt lewis, really nice guy and super quick delivery

iv ordered my new front discs and pads from ecp iv gone for the brembo's as iv always been impressed with there stuff down the years.

my front and rear strut braces arrived on weds from a sale over on facebook bit of a bargain also

iv also paid for what i feel is a mod thats got to be done, a scorpion backbox with the proper period 4" tailpipe and that should be with me sometime next week.

4 new uniroyal rainsport 3 tyres have been ordered and will be here with me next week also.

we are hoping to get a bit done on the car this weekend and id imagine i will be getting my turbo returned to me at the back end of next week which im really looking forward to as bernie has some nice ideas of what he going to do to it

 

Cool matey. We need pics.

 

will add more pics over the weekend, im sure you dont want to see pics of a few gaskets and strut braces

think the rocker cover gasket will be done tomorrow and refit throttle bodie/new gasket, might also fit thenew exhaust manifold studs and pop the new gasket on there ready.

 

If you are fitting a rubber rocker gasket it'll need trimming as it fouls the coilpack on the side of the engine.

 

hi mark thanks for that, its a cork rocker gasket that i have

 

I tried a rubber one out. I dont think much of them to be honest. Cork is better.

heres my 2 RS's