Dennis_Wiseman

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Does anyone know of any companys who do a drive in drive out service, ideally in the North of England or Scotland, of converting a bogo Escort into RS Turbo or zetec power and any ideas of the rough cost?

I could potentially have a go myself but dont have very good facilities and dont fancy having the car laid up for weeks / months as i gather all the parts plus the costs involved hunting a donor car etc etc.

Would like to know and compare to see if a drive in drive out conversion would be more viable in the long run for my needs.

Thanks

studabear

buy a rotten rs turbo, swap everything over rather than buying individual parts

cosworth_wannabee

as above, and selling the other bits that you might not want like body kit and interior parts after uve bought the cheap donar car makes it so much cheaper

conor.rst

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For the price you would be looking at for somewhere to gather all the parts and do all the work for you it would probably be better getting on ebay or auto trader etc .... getting a cheap rs doing the conversion yourself and then breaking the rest of the car.

I may no a man who would do a drive in drive out service but its a bit of a long shot ....

muz

Don't you dare say me, I'm far too busy

marky_g

all that work why not just buy a rst or do you mean a different shape escort from the mk3/4

jacko

i know of a damaged rs turbo on the cheep im in middlesbrough

Twiddle

there are loads of firms who do this sort of thing but seem a bit thin on ground up north, as said before what axactly do you want and in what car ????

general price for labour seems to be around 500 for engine swap if you supply all the stuff

jacko

efi is easier and better once done but bits will cost more

mfi is cheeper to buy takes ages to fit and isnt verry good

10th_racer

a company in the west midlands called SEVS converted my mates old green escort bonus to efi rst running gear running near standard power, cost him around £1500 if i remember correctly and the conversion was done within 2 days, but i personaly thought the conversion was diabolical after seeing it, admittedly it was reliable and worked, but the engine wasnt the quietest, the turbo had a load of play in it, it smoked, and it just looked like a generally shoddy job to me.

studabear

I travelled miles to look at that car, wasted journey

conor.rst

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Ha ha was thinking about someone els

10th_racer

you saw it as well then lol, it was an abortion of a car, i particularly liked the way that the ecu was just left dangling down the inner wing not secured. its had a fair few owners since it was first done and also a few bottom ends since then, it kept popping up on ebay every few weeks, each time with a different owner and a claimed different spec list, yet it always looked exactly the same lol.

studabear

yeah thats the 1. diamond cut wheels, claimed to have had no welding, first thing I found was welding, could have lamped the guy, I had just traveled about 150 miles

10th_racer

ye thats the 1, was like a mint green colour, diamond cut s2 wheels, 90 spec interior, when my mate sold it there had been no wleding done on it and it looked like a bonus on the floor as they all do with a slightly cut out front bumper, he sold it about a month after it was converted, the last i saw of it was on ebay, someone had put a s2 kit, spoiler, and rear bumper painted in the same colour on it and left the bonus bumper and it had a 1.8 zvh bottom end.

studabear

right next to the drivers seat mount it had been welded, the carpet even had a little burn iirc

Dennis_Wiseman

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Is there not a place in Fife that tunes and carrys out work on Fords? One in the North east too? Cant remember the name but the former dropped a zetec into a grey estate in one of the Ford mags iirc

I'd have a shot at doing this myself but only as a real last resort due to my crappy set up and time the car would be off the road.

marky_g

sitech racing mate
they can def do the work

http://sitechracing.co.uk/

simon is on here aswell

Dennis_Wiseman

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Nice one cheers matey, il drop them a email.

jonny s2

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i saw that forsale and glad i never took the trip now

Dennis_Wiseman

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Is there anywhere in the North of England ? , Lancashire / Yorkshire / Newcastle etc ? cheers

muz

Norris Motorsport in Derby mate.

Dennis_Wiseman

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Ah its a bit too far. Really need something in the North of England or Scotland.

smitsturbo

2nd that

they have a zetec turbo sitting ready aswell

isaac james sherwood

just been made redundant from sitech racing, they are shit hot mate and very reasonable and also simon is a very easy going straight up bloke to talk to and he wont fuck you about.

Dennis_Wiseman

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Nice one thanks. I emailed Sitech a while back about the st170 zetec option but they use standalone where i was wanting something a bit more cheaper and pikey lol but i think il just give them a call and see what the options are.

Info on the net and places to get a RS turbo conversion done seem to be very thin on the ground. Maybe its because its such a easy conversion?

smitsturbo

they have my od st170 turbo engine sitting with pectel t2 management for sale

isaac james sherwood

Yeah how much do you want for that i was realy interested wen i was up at sitec and iam still interested so if you want to get rid pm me ok buddy, many thanks

isaac james sherwood

dennis iam sure that if you ring simon at sitech and tell him that all you want is an rs turbo conversion with standard management ect he will be able to do that buddy he is a very easy going bloke just give him a call,

Dennis_Wiseman

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Yeah i'll give him a shout matey. RS Turbo lump would be a good base starting point i think rather than going the whole bells and whistles zetec turbo conversion etc - would imagine the latter route could get quite expensive

rsmark86

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jamsport in northhampton does a rst coversion and so does norris motorsport in derby.

Dennis_Wiseman

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No company is willing to do the conversion as the majority of RST's have had it so looks like the only option is going to be a self build or leave it

smitsturbo

it simons now but he will sell it

*beddows*

Im pretty sure geoff could sort it out for you mate and he's in bolton, lancs.

http://chorleystreetgarage.co.uk/

01204 521850

jammerrs

id buy an old rusty rs turbo then do it yourself with the cars side by side, maybe it would take a little bit longer but you would have the satisfation of knowing you did it, and youd know how you did it instead of something happening like the story above...

also you could use the gearbox anti roll bars brakes seats etc from the donor and sell all the other bits on

Dennis_Wiseman

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Cheers for the link mate, il give them a buzz.


I'd love a crack at doing it myself but the main problem is my facilities dont really allow for me having cars sitting about the place. I could maybe hire a lock up but then its all extra expense on top plus time, although the satisfaction would out weigh the negatives i suppose.

Iv been having a look at donor cars and the cheapest RST's i can find are a £1000. Wouldnt imagine they'd be the best at this price engine wise tho.

If i cant find anywhere willing to fit a engine and the only option is a DIY i might be better spending a little bit more for a RS with rebuild history and breaking that rather than fitting a shed of a engine and having to take 2 steps back or maybe even forgetting CVH power and opting for a newer N/A Zetec lump