My S1 Zetec powered RWD in progresss
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My S1 Zetec powered RWD in progresss
Few pics for you , finally got round to doing some serious hours on the shead ,
Bought as a semi started project but when i got it back to the workshop i found thet absoloutley everything was pissed , rotten or very badly made , so in the end i have actually done twice as much work needced to do a conversion like this , but ive saved another S1 even if its not for the purists ,
when finished itll have 300BHP of Focus RS engine , on cossy running gear , coil overs and a full colour change to moondust silver ,
ENJOY
as i bought it
bit of a shead
Made a spit
Rot and shoddy workmanship allover the place , Angle grinder time !!
The underside , complete new floorpan fabricated , not cut out of a siera , its also 1.5 inches closer to the floor which will be nice for handling and track use
Time for a fron end blast
etch primer
and another
seam sealer
Gravitex , so it lasts another 20 years
and the inner wings
inside floor pan
start of the paint base coat
Going into work today to apply the clear coat , including underneath .
Then its onto the rear , everything is in but waiting on a pair of new rear wings , fully weld it up , then paint the rest and start to bolt everything in , shouldnt be to long till its done , maybe out in it at the end of summer , Then start my Mk 1 escort
Bought as a semi started project but when i got it back to the workshop i found thet absoloutley everything was pissed , rotten or very badly made , so in the end i have actually done twice as much work needced to do a conversion like this , but ive saved another S1 even if its not for the purists ,
when finished itll have 300BHP of Focus RS engine , on cossy running gear , coil overs and a full colour change to moondust silver ,
ENJOY
as i bought it
bit of a shead
Made a spit
Rot and shoddy workmanship allover the place , Angle grinder time !!
The underside , complete new floorpan fabricated , not cut out of a siera , its also 1.5 inches closer to the floor which will be nice for handling and track use
Time for a fron end blast
etch primer
and another
seam sealer
Gravitex , so it lasts another 20 years
and the inner wings
inside floor pan
start of the paint base coat
Going into work today to apply the clear coat , including underneath .
Then its onto the rear , everything is in but waiting on a pair of new rear wings , fully weld it up , then paint the rest and start to bolt everything in , shouldnt be to long till its done , maybe out in it at the end of summer , Then start my Mk 1 escort
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daft question is there anymore pics of that rs turbo with the cozzy wheels in the bk ground look wkd from wat i can see of it under that cover webmaster@nickateen.co.uk email me em if ya dont want to spam up ya thread 
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[quote="N1C4T3N"] anymore pics of that rs turbo with the cozzy wheels in the bk ground look wkd from wat i can see quote]
No pics im afraid mate , its a customers car , will try to rember my camera tomorrow ,
today i got the front end painted in clear coat , bolted the pedel box in , started the loom fitting ( its a Mk4 EFI Xr3i loom im using) front coil overs cleaned up and on , and made the sump as cossy crossmembers and zetec sumps dont mix
couple pics
No pics im afraid mate , its a customers car , will try to rember my camera tomorrow ,
today i got the front end painted in clear coat , bolted the pedel box in , started the loom fitting ( its a Mk4 EFI Xr3i loom im using) front coil overs cleaned up and on , and made the sump as cossy crossmembers and zetec sumps dont mix
couple pics
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Cheers guys ,
LLOYD , Ł40 posted to your door mate , just tell me the diameter of the filter bodys and ill do the rest
Rob , hows yors comming on
wotangRS , Sierra pedal box goes straight in mate but u may need to move the throttle pedel slightly over to the right ( mines been moved about 2 inch cos i have a rather large transmision tunnel in the way) steering column also may need a small fettle but tis pretty straight forward to be honest , My S2 track ca uses a genuine RS2000MAXI pedel box but was a PROPER TWAT to do , 2 fookin days . works well tho
No real work today ,started doing a bit of the loom , im using 3 different Escort looms all spliced into one , and cos im a cheepskate il be using various other parts of escorts to complete the interior ( and it'll function better for me in the end aswell ) Early Mk3 Later MK3 and Mk4 bits .
LLOYD , Ł40 posted to your door mate , just tell me the diameter of the filter bodys and ill do the rest
Rob , hows yors comming on
wotangRS , Sierra pedal box goes straight in mate but u may need to move the throttle pedel slightly over to the right ( mines been moved about 2 inch cos i have a rather large transmision tunnel in the way) steering column also may need a small fettle but tis pretty straight forward to be honest , My S2 track ca uses a genuine RS2000MAXI pedel box but was a PROPER TWAT to do , 2 fookin days . works well tho
No real work today ,started doing a bit of the loom , im using 3 different Escort looms all spliced into one , and cos im a cheepskate il be using various other parts of escorts to complete the interior ( and it'll function better for me in the end aswell ) Early Mk3 Later MK3 and Mk4 bits .
, real nice work going on there, well done to ya and carnt wait to see it about 
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Stratos RS,
Very similar mate , i think theirs one in scotland somewhere aswell , was built from a new shell IIRC
Paul , anytime bud ,
TBH i can make a front wheel drive car keep up with the best of them, RWD is going to be a good learning curve for me , what next ?? 4WD i spose
When this ones done itll be time to do the Mk1 escort , then i think i may have a play with a Fiesta , probably mid engined , possibly another RWD.
No updated today , Oh i bought a battery
Very similar mate , i think theirs one in scotland somewhere aswell , was built from a new shell IIRC
Paul , anytime bud ,
TBH i can make a front wheel drive car keep up with the best of them, RWD is going to be a good learning curve for me , what next ?? 4WD i spose
When this ones done itll be time to do the Mk1 escort , then i think i may have a play with a Fiesta , probably mid engined , possibly another RWD.
No updated today , Oh i bought a battery