s2 4x4 fords secret escort, remember this post
22-06-2006, 10:33 AM
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i remember seeing the one sue collins did for a guy who later worked
for her,it was a nice thing with white revolutions,otherwise standard looking,but i also saw a rs1600i in blue done by greenlight engineering
that used some of those bits ford developed,it was done for rallying.
i had a 4x4 rs2000 and it was the best handling rs next to a escort cozzie
for her,it was a nice thing with white revolutions,otherwise standard looking,but i also saw a rs1600i in blue done by greenlight engineering
that used some of those bits ford developed,it was done for rallying.
i had a 4x4 rs2000 and it was the best handling rs next to a escort cozzie
23-09-2006, 12:18 AM
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Originally Posted by RS2300 4x4
Ian over on RS2000-16v.com is building a supercharged 2.3 RS2000 4x4 using an Evo gearbox, he has had the belhousing modified to fit the Ford bolt pattern and a one off flywheel made to suit.
Pic of both transfer boxes (Evo on the right)
Gearboxes
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Pic of both transfer boxes (Evo on the right)
Gearboxes
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is this anything to do with this then
https://passionford.com/
23-09-2006, 12:21 AM
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23-09-2006, 09:54 AM
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This is a fascinating thread. Need more threads like this as it would be great to hear some of the Ford development stories from the cossie era before the workers pass on or are uncontactable. 
23-09-2006, 11:02 AM
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i no the bloke with the 2.3 turboed one...... well the bloke that bought if off jayson anyway.
hes broken the tranfer box....rs2k running gear is shit.
its not worth messin about with if its standard
its sat right her in that pic for 2 months
is there a link to the evo gearboxed one??????
think he's sellin in back to jayson now tho
hes broken the tranfer box....rs2k running gear is shit.
its not worth messin about with if its standard
its sat right her in that pic for 2 months
is there a link to the evo gearboxed one??????
think he's sellin in back to jayson now tho
23-09-2006, 02:13 PM
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The only other bit of info I got possibly regarding the Escorts was that a guy who runs a scrapyard in Headingham (essex?) was and still maybe does have a lot to do with 4x4 development, he had something to do with the Metro 6R4 and some other Rally projects going back as far to twin enginned minis decades ago, he was also making crankshafts for V8 Lotus race engines.
23-09-2006, 07:41 PM
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Originally Posted by marky_g
i no the bloke with the 2.3 turboed one...... well the bloke that bought if off jayson anyway.
hes broken the tranfer box....rs2k running gear is shit.
its not worth messin about with if its standard
its sat right her in that pic for 2 months
is there a link to the evo gearboxed one??????
think he's sellin in back to jayson now tho
hes broken the tranfer box....rs2k running gear is shit.
its not worth messin about with if its standard
its sat right her in that pic for 2 months
is there a link to the evo gearboxed one??????
think he's sellin in back to jayson now tho
is that oil on the floor
i think you need to speak to jano mate im sure he know's what to
do or go for
23-09-2006, 07:46 PM
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Believe it or not that was my old mans car which be bought from new, he did fook all miles in it and let me drive it for about 6months 'kin hated it as it was sooo slow
'kin rapid now thou from what I heard
23-09-2006, 08:12 PM
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Originally Posted by SimonT
Originally Posted by Keith B
Here's another pic I have of that S2 Escos....
Doesn't IANS2RST have a S2 shell for sale on here at the mo....
23-09-2006, 10:56 PM
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yes he does dan ive been trying to get for the last 3 weeks
peaple keep pissing me about on when or if thay are getting
it for me,
my old man is sorting it now and will be getting it next week
ive all ready lost Ł45 for hire of trailer as the rad went on the
car the day before we were going to collect it
peaple keep pissing me about on when or if thay are getting
it for me,
my old man is sorting it now and will be getting it next week
ive all ready lost Ł45 for hire of trailer as the rad went on the
car the day before we were going to collect it
24-09-2006, 08:16 AM
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Originally Posted by Paul Ripley
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Believe it or not that was my old mans car which be bought from new, he did fook all miles in it and let me drive it for about 6months 'kin hated it as it was sooo slow 'kin rapid now thou from what I heard
Believe it or not that was my old mans car which be bought from new, he did fook all miles in it and let me drive it for about 6months 'kin hated it as it was sooo slow
'kin rapid now thou from what I heard its a fast little thing now but transfer has gone
24-09-2006, 08:19 AM
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Originally Posted by Rs Baz
Originally Posted by marky_g
i no the bloke with the 2.3 turboed one...... well the bloke that bought if off jayson anyway.
hes broken the tranfer box....rs2k running gear is shit.
its not worth messin about with if its standard
its sat right her in that pic for 2 months
is there a link to the evo gearboxed one??????
think he's sellin in back to jayson now tho
hes broken the tranfer box....rs2k running gear is shit.
its not worth messin about with if its standard
its sat right her in that pic for 2 months
is there a link to the evo gearboxed one??????
think he's sellin in back to jayson now tho
is that oil on the floor
i think you need to speak to jano mate im sure he know's what to
do or go for
24-09-2006, 10:20 AM
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dont tear me to bits on this but r the ford prototypes not the same as the gartrac mk4 escys (sierra 4x4 running gear with a mk4 shell sat on it)?
and the jag stuff isnt better its just a little hard to get 9" diffs with the correct ratios
please correct me if i'm wrong as this is a good thread
and the jag stuff isnt better its just a little hard to get 9" diffs with the correct ratios
please correct me if i'm wrong as this is a good thread
24-09-2006, 10:41 AM
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Originally Posted by marky_g
Originally Posted by Paul Ripley
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Believe it or not that was my old mans car which be bought from new, he did fook all miles in it and let me drive it for about 6months 'kin hated it as it was sooo slow 'kin rapid now thou from what I heard
Believe it or not that was my old mans car which be bought from new, he did fook all miles in it and let me drive it for about 6months 'kin hated it as it was sooo slow
'kin rapid now thou from what I heard its a fast little thing now but transfer has gone
I'll try and dig out a pic
24-09-2006, 11:59 AM
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Originally Posted by richard_syko
The M Sport RS1700T
One of the uni`s that have motorsport eng degree have lectures by someone that was involved with the development of the S2
One of the uni`s that have motorsport eng degree have lectures by someone that was involved with the development of the S2
24-09-2006, 04:54 PM
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Originally Posted by Paul Ripley
Originally Posted by marky_g
Originally Posted by Paul Ripley
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Believe it or not that was my old mans car which be bought from new, he did fook all miles in it and let me drive it for about 6months 'kin hated it as it was sooo slow 'kin rapid now thou from what I heard
Believe it or not that was my old mans car which be bought from new, he did fook all miles in it and let me drive it for about 6months 'kin hated it as it was sooo slow
'kin rapid now thou from what I heard its a fast little thing now but transfer has gone
I'll try and dig out a pic
24-09-2006, 06:52 PM
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Originally Posted by Paul Ripley
Originally Posted by marky_g
Originally Posted by Paul Ripley
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Believe it or not that was my old mans car which be bought from new, he did fook all miles in it and let me drive it for about 6months 'kin hated it as it was sooo slow 'kin rapid now thou from what I heard
Believe it or not that was my old mans car which be bought from new, he did fook all miles in it and let me drive it for about 6months 'kin hated it as it was sooo slow
'kin rapid now thou from what I heard its a fast little thing now but transfer has gone
I'll try and dig out a pic
Some Info
Technical drawing of transfer box in PDF form.
http://myweb.tiscali.co.uk/rs2300/4x4.pdf
Mark
26-09-2006, 10:51 AM
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Originally Posted by Alan s1
Would they be the wheels off a RS200 or RS1700 T ??????
(as seen here: http://i35.photobucket.com/albums/d1...s/D500LVPd.jpg )
27-09-2006, 09:01 PM
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Originally Posted by marky_g
RS2300 4x4
did u sell the car on to that jayson fella then?????....thought they were throttle boddies lol.....gettin a bit off topid ain it
did u sell the car on to that jayson fella then?????....thought they were throttle boddies lol.....gettin a bit off topid ain it
Mark
27-09-2006, 09:28 PM
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yer i no what happend with the box i was in the car...was turning on ful lock and came on boost....i'd get the transfer rebuilt personaly....it's bloody good in a straight line
27-12-2008, 08:46 PM
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27-12-2008, 09:48 PM
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Just spent a good while reading this, didn't realise til page two that it was 2 years old! 
I've always loved the idea of a Mk3/4 Escort running the RS2000 4x4 setup.
Surely there must be some way to uprate of replace the transfer box with something better?
I've always loved the idea of a Mk3/4 Escort running the RS2000 4x4 setup.
Surely there must be some way to uprate of replace the transfer box with something better?
27-12-2008, 10:05 PM
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the bloke who used to own my s1rst was offered a 4x4 system for his car years back,this was through turbosystems,as he was a good customer .from what i remember it was supposed to have been scrapped but it escaped somehow.i think it was in germany.if i ever bump into him i will quiz him for more details.