Hi guys,

I have posted bits and pieces on here before but I thought it best to start my resto thread.

Basically, I picked up a UK Import (G777 hum) in Ireland and the plan was to get her on the road within a few weeks. However, the rust was beyond reasonable cost, and over here in Ireland we have a registration tax that would have been in excess of €1000.

She is totally standard, has 4 new Toyo Proxies on her,orginal alloys which are all mint, very tidy interior, and cossie sterring wheel.

Pics below when I bought her






While the car sat in the yard I began to pick up parts here and there










And then the stripping began






I have managed to pick up a bonus shell which was in pretty much perfect condition apart from a small few spots that needed work and a full respray job.

I also managed to pick up the parts for a cossie rear brake conversion as well as the xr3i rear brake lines. I also have the xr3i res bottle to remove the damned escort rst abs system.

The plans are quite modest with doing a full transplant as well as:
*cossie rears
*underbody sprayed with zinc and 2K
*get and fit some gauges
*tidy up the RS suspension prior to fitting onto the bonus shell
*abs removal
*boring engine stuff like belts/service etc
*get and fit some kind of aftermarket exhaust

I am going to have loads and loads a questions so I am going to stick it all in here.

Il be armed with a halford prof socket set, few old screw drivers, haynes manual and my trusty lump hammer

 

Good luck with it mate

 

looks like this will be a good thread. good luck chap

 

good luck mate hope every thing goes ok for you

 

sounds like your gonna have fun

 

Looks like a good base, I like the steering wheel! Nice change from a 4 spoke or the horrible standard wheel.

I was gonna say dont get too put off by the rot but you've got a new shell so no worries there!

Oh and are you sure its xr3i hoses for the rear? Just wondering, I bought sierra cossie ones from goodridge but the handbrake cable is from the xr3i or mk6 rs2000.

 

Good luck mate, one thing I would do different is leave the rear brakes alone and upgrade the front instead, if you dont you'll find the rear locks up first under hard breaking... Just like pulling the handbrake!!

 

Good luck, agree with Karlos...the rear brakes are more than sufficient. If you want them for 'looks' you NEED a brake bias valve to compensate.

 

GoodLuck mate.

 

thanks lads.

I plan to do front upgrade on the fronts too at some stage.

Ok got some questions.

1) in the pics below, are these sapphaire 2wd rear calipers? started to clean them up today?







2) Will I have to swap over the petrol tank from my s2 over to the base model?

3) Is the suspension on the RS different from all other models?

4) For lubing up the slider pins on the calipers will copper grease be ok or do I need lithiuam based?

5) Is is worth keeping the orginal exhaust or upgrade?

 

anyone?

 

Yes you will need to swap the tank
suspension is lower and stiffer and the front antiroll bar is thicker and has a rear rollbar fitted
Copper slip will be fine
Exhaust depends what your going for standard or modified
If it was me id strip your base model then just transfer everything from the rs then you know its right then

 

Starting to clean up the calipers, spent lot of time sanding and grinding, need a rebuild kit, also picked up cossie front calipers today so should be delivered in next day or two


Also picked these up from fellow pf member




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Starting to take apart the rear suspension and clean/refresh them up. The rear shocks & springs are more a less brand new. The receipt came with the car. They are Monroe Sensatrac but I think that is more of an oem replacement rather then an aftermarket part.
Its a slow process. Need to get some proper metal paint and primer which I can load into my spray gone.
Any recommendations






I picked up some cossie front calipers but they are still to be delivered

 

Few update pics. My shell will back back in the next week or so.













Took apart siezed rear calipers. The biggest pain in the a$$ I tell ya!

 

Looking real good mate! Nice progress

 

Coming on that mate ,what colour is the new shell

 

Good work mate!
But I'd really advise either not fitting the cossie rear disc's or fit something more manly up front than the cossie calipers you have on the way, or a bias valve.... All your hard work could go to waste the first time you brake hard at speed otherwise!

 

Thanks I'm going go with aftermarket bias. I got the set up for free so could not not put them on.

I think she is going to be ford mondeo graphite grey

 

Good choice mate, best to be safe!

 

Good stuff mate

 

Might see some of your old parts there lol

 

Bias valve is only about Ł50 max, its made by Wilwood.

 

Done a little clean up on the pedal assembly - installed new quadrant and bushes.


After


A small hint to the colour the car is going

Heat facia to match my white dials

Painted up one of the seat slider and the rear wiper



Picked turbo boost gauge up too

 

Looking good. Are they new wish bones?

 

id get the shell on a spit before you spend loads on parts iv done a lot restos on these in my time scraped a few aswell

 

No just wired and grinded , left in rust eater solution, primed and painted

New poly bushes arrived today for them

 

Why would she need to go on a spit?

Shell has been primed, only one small piece needed welding. Shell was mint once she was taking to metal.

Looking for another gearbox mount, didn't realise I needed two!

 

That rear chassie leg is rooten brave man if you cleand
Underside on axle stands

 

I'm doing a full reshell on to a bonus shell which is off getting painted at the min, there is not one piece of rust apart from one tiny piece, bonus shell been dry stored since 1998 and I'm getting it fully under sealed during paint job

 

Cool gud look with the build fort the red one above was what you were
Restoring

 

bit of a nice update.
Cleaned up my petrol tank. I have no proper before picture but it was very very bad. Il be getting new rubber pipes and fitting new jublees.


Few pics of her in primer

 

Good stuff there m8 is the s2 shell too far gone??

 

cuming on well ,, keep up the good work ,, top job

 

Sure was, that shell was mint, doors, bonnet, kit, boot from s2 are going on new shell, still bit of work to do on her as she is getting undersealed

 

Thats a shame m8 as a re-shell will never be worth the same as a genuine s2 but you are cracking on with it, have got some more bits if interested m8?

 

I dunno, like every single nut and bolt is been refurbrd or replaced, only thing it won't have will be the sun roof, what else ya got, pm sure

 

Very interesting your rs is gonna look new once you have finished with it well done so far.

 

Car now painted








Another part like new again

 

That looks bloody lovely fella, fair play to ya