Photo's of it at Andy's house before i bought it






just home









interior


1.6 8v engine


to be replaced by this 2.1 zetec with t34 turbo


firs things first, get the interior out of the car so i can see whats what


underside of the car, covered in lashings of unserseal, hiding a multitude of sins no doubt







if youre planning on doing any underseal removal, pop down to your local shite shop Lidl n buy one of these for 9.99, saved a load of elbow grease even comes with 3 yr warranty


my mate franky lending a hand for once hes just bought himself a nice F reg S2 Turbo


found a few patch repairs which have been poorly carried out in the past, they'll need to be ground out n redone.
drivers side nearly down to bare metal


shonky repair

 

Red16, good luck mate that gonna b the nutz when its done

 

Love RS1600i's
Will definitely be keeping my eye on this one
Good luck to you , it's going to be a beast with that lump in

 

Awesome mate - Almost makes me wanna keep the Fez and Zetec that

 

looks like a good project

hope all goes well on it

 

Absolutely brilliant mate!!!!

If your running mega power, like 300+ bhp I would get the shell strenthened (like seem welded or something) as i've heard S1 turbos running mega power have had problems with the shells cracking up under the load, especially round the sunroof area, and suspension struts at the front You might want to put a post up on the main forum to confirm!

Can't wait to see it finished!!

 

What are you doing with the old RS16i metering head etc..

I could do with a spare for my race car

 

keep up the gud work m8 ,dunit myself with a s1turbo hard parts gettin started carnt wait 2 see it on the road m8

 

Good luck ,will be stunning ,that wire wheel works a treat in removing the old crap ,used it on mine

 

I'm loving the idea of Diamond Cut 7 spokes! And a 2.1 ZT should make it interesting!

 

I will always have a soft spot for RS1600i's ... love em

 

AD-RS1600i, i will check that out and see what the score is with seem welding, my mate was telling me i should stitch weld the seams, but further investigation is needed before i do anything.

Scott R, not sure what im doing with the engine as yet, dont think i'll keep it as once the zetec goes in i probs wont ever wanna go back

marco, dont suppose you got any pics of youre S1 have ya?

Twins, i used the electric scraper first to get rid of the thick underseal, was 2 and 3 layers thick in places, just to hide rot etc then the wire brush to remove the rest of it, youre right tho it doesnt half remove it quick

what are 17's like on the mk3 escort? do they catch or scrub at all? planning on lowering the car around 35mm with the 17's on.

also i need to know what the largest diameter disc i can get behind a 17" RS 7 spokes using 2wd cossie 4 pot calipers?

apart from that, thanks for the positive comments lads

 

Hi Ben fook me did`nt think it was that bad mate feel quite shit now selling it like that no doubt it will be the muts nuts when its done. Going for that s1 tom nite ( the 2.1 zvh with stage 2 turbo and stage 4 head ) will have to think about gettin that seam welded runnin all that power and deffo gonna invest in one of them shit lidl scrapers. Cant wait to see the old 16i when you have finished mate

 

dont worry about it andy... you robbin coont its amazing what underseal can hide, anyways i'll get it sorted once then its done and i dont have to worry about it for a long time

cool news about the s1 when you get it home get some piccies took and stick em up on here

could you also send me the pics you showed me on your pc of the chassis leg work that was done on the RS please be nice to have them in my portfolio

 

Looks ace mate

Stop messing round with the bufty crap and fit the zetec

 

im enjoying the bufty bit while it lasts, cos i know it wont be forever

 

Think you'll find seam welding and stich welding are basically the same thing, I dont think all "seam welds" are continuous..

Best thing by far you could do would be grab a copy of the FORD manual on converting the RS16ooi to motorsport spec .. this would tell you EXACTLY how and where to strrengthen

 

cool where would i get this manual Damo? sounds like i need a copy of it sharpish

 

ebay........ or maybe Burtons? erm could have an ask around on RS site, or phone RS owners club, they replicate alot of manuals..

 

cheers Damo... i'll keep an eye out for them

made a bit of progress 2nite after work, pulled the steering wheel and dash out of the car



Found the cause of the water in the footwell problem... rot behind the battery tray area. and the wiring is shocking, twisted together wires, no insulation etc etc

 

I have found the same probs in my XR2. Hence I am making a new loom. And I see you have one of those annoying auto-bid things on that 4x4 cooler on Ebay

You bastard, I wanted that

 

im thinking of ither buying another loom, making one, or sticking a mk4 loom and dash in, undecided as yet

who...? me...?

 

Coooooooooooooooooooooooooont!

As for the wiring, I'd pay someone else to do it, cos my spare room now looks like this...............

 

dont look too bad that man, will see how i feel when i start doing whatever i decide to do... mk4 dash n loom is a strong possibility.

 

Don't suppose you're gonna tell me what you maximum auto thingy for the cooler is?

 

You gotta love those Rs1600i's, i prob like them more than S1's - strange.

Looks good tho fella

 

no way, my mate owned that car!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
pye motors is my local ford dealer!!

 

Looking good, looks a real solid shell too

 

that was the first rs 1600i that i drove!!!!

 

think its only a tenner mate, you can have it cos im away to london for the weekend, what great timing eh, bombs the lot

looks like everybodys had a go of my car over the years, well it has had a squillion owners!!!

 

Some other choob already has an auto-bid on it now....

 

good luck, keep the mk3 dash tho !

 

Rab, did you end up winning it in the end?

luke89, probs will do, but with a few minor alterations

 

No m8

Some choob got in at the last minute and outbid me by a pound

So, back on the hunt for an intercooler

 

you not zetec turboing the clio now then....???



looks nice tho mate, will watch this

 

Rab, what a coont!!!! never mind there'll be more along soon, probs go for more than you'll be wanting pay at the time tho, sods law!!

Freddy_mercury_magic, no mate the Clio zetec turbo has been abandoned as the box had clearance issues with the steering rack, theres a thread on this part of the forum about it but i got my own blue oval now for the zetec to rest in

 

done some work on the inside of the car today, stripped of the sound deadening from the bulkhead, front and rear floor pans and the boot floor found some nice bits of orange metal underneath tho





passenger side front


drivers side front


boot floor, the spare wheel well is orange cos it was full of water thanks to the leaky tailgate


heres a pic of the bulkhead, looking upwards at the battery tray area, must be why the carpet was damp in the passenger footwell... now where'd i put that grinder?

 

chop it oot ben and ill bring me welder roond

 

cheers for the offer Stevey what you think of doing sills? ever removed rotton sills and welded new uns in before?

 

Fair enough mate, for trying tho

Good luck with this