booner999

Well this is my second Escort RS Cosworth. Been in a couple M3's since my last one and the time had come to buy another Fix Or Repair Daily

Anyway, the first photo of the car, very dirty after driving it home



Anyway, after a quick clean it now looks like this

H3lsing

The car looks stunning. Did you do a full paint correction on her at any stage?

booner999

I didnt, but the previous owner who built the car was a detailer and spent some serious time on her. That was 2 plus years ago though and two owners on so its in need of another go.

jessie_rs

car looks fantastic

RSLUBBY

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Nice that mate

Nick.W

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Matt built this car, he's one of my best mates and I spent a lot of time in it. I have very fond memory's of this car!

booner999

Correct Been in contact with Matt before I purchased. I met him at a M3 Calander shoot a year or so ago. Great guy and done a really good job.

Does the memorys include going everywhere sideways It still has the same tyres on the rear from when he sold it, thats how little it has done since he sold her

Small update

Well yesterday I got the car warm, unplugged the ISCV with the engine running and nothing much happened. You could hear a slight difference in noise. Left it unplugged and took her for a spin. Certainly cured the revs hanging around 2000 rpm but still ticking over at 1200 rpm.

So got her home parked up and forgot about the ISCV until the morning when I started for work. Nearly stalled on me. A few revs and within half a mile it ticked over fine around 975 rpm. Drove to work spot on and no hanging the revs either.

Left it off and drove her home 8 hours later and its sitting around 1100 rpm now. So the valve is being removed and soaked in petrol with the piston open for a bit to hopefully clean that out. I will also adjust the revs down a little so it sits just under 1000 rpm on tick over when warm. Has anyone got a photo of the screw that gets turned? Am I right in saying it is on the ISCV? Photo would be great if someone could please.

Next on my list is the handbrake as its really annoying me. This needs tightening. I have read you have to get under the diff and look on either side to find the adjuster. Can anyone tell me if this needs adjusting with the handbrake on? do I leave it three clicks up or something and tighten? Is this a trial and error? I heard someone say you have to pump the pedel 20 times etc and check both sides are firmly on the discs before adjusting?

Also where is the best place for a gear gaiter? remember mine has the Sierra T5 box in so not sure which gaiter to get, Escort or Sierra? Can anyone point me in the right direction for a good quality standard looking item?

No photos yet, the car was attacked by the sahara sand storm thing we had the say after I cleaned her !!! Not happy lol.

Glenn_

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Lovely car.I love the look of the escort cossies.

Nick.W

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Ha yes kind of!

Here's the screw you are talking about to adjust base idle

booner999

Cheers nick, that photo is perfect. Do you know if its left or right to turn it down?

booner999

Cheers Glenn,

She does look angry when coming up behind people Sounds it too

Nick.W

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Can't say I do mate. Matt did mine

booner999

Just had a chat with him. Sorted. Cheers again Nick

3dormatt

Nick: memories of being scared sh1tless???? Lol
Oh and the photo is of no help to Mark Your throttle body is a small turbo one; Mark's is a 2wd one!

3drRich

Is this the 1 that was on eaby a few weeks back? Did you buy it? Looks a nice car, love them on rondells!

gjh

Very nice. Is it ebony black or ash black?

booner999

Cheers guys, it was. Its Ash Black.

Its very tidy, was amazed when I got there. Was expecting no end of issues etc. The little things it does have could be sorted in a day.

booner999

Just made a purchase

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/FORD-ESCOR...item35bdaf5d5c

Photos when it arrives fitted and will let you all know if they are any good.

Anyone know of any good car mats I can get for her? I just want standard looking items in carpet and black or the same colour the carpets are in the cars?

Not sure about these?

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Car-Mats-i...item2c587fda6e

are they the right shape?

WongRS

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Awesome, i aspire to own a RWD escos.

booner999

I have owned both, 4x4 and RWD. RWD is the better drive in the dry. The 4x4 sucks too much of the fun out of things and holds you back on the power. If I was driving through snow or going silly in the rain (which would never happen) then the 4x4 is for you. But if you want something that is a monster in the dry and something that you can use in the rain then its the right car for you. Most of these cars only get used in the sunshine anyway so its perfect

WongRS

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Ha, I purposely go out in mine in the rain at the moment. Slow speed drifting and helps me get used to controlling it if all goes wrong

booner999

We have a airfield local we can pay a couple quid and go do what we like on. My rears are low so will take her out there and get used to the kick it has. Downside to mine is its got so much grip as its all polly bushed, strut braced up and hard suspension that when it goes let go, its really hard to catch as it happens very quick. My old M3 was a joy to control as it gave plenty of notice to it coming out.

WongRS

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Mines set up similar. Will spin the wheels in any gear at any speed in the wet though, but like you say, gets a tad snatchy!

booner999

Snatchy... or fun? very close call lol

WongRS

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Both!! Lol

booner999

hahaha keeps us on our toes!

OK so as you can see through the Rondels, the brakes are tiny

So been looking around which leads me to a question...

Why can we not fit 2wd calipers to a 4x4? What is in the way or causing issues for this? I see the price is a sizable difference though

Not that I will ever get the full benifit from the bigger brakes as its not driven hard, these would be more for show than anything else but dont want to spend massive money on them.... Anyone know of a cheaper alternative?

booner999

Parked the old girl next to two Focus ST's at work yesterday and the Escort made them look bland :-P

booner999

Well we have been hit by the floods today so the old girl is staying put.



Number plate change has gone through so she will be back on her M plate she came with.

stuboy

very nice

RS Grant

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I do like a RWD Escort Cossie.


Cheers,
Grant

escoskmv

i love rwd, i have so much fun in mine. eaven had to change my wheels to 18 inch because the tyers are cheeper. i melt a set of rears in a month. love your escos mate looks tidy

Roscopeco

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That is one sexy Escos

booner999

Cheers guys for the comments. I am looking around for some new tyres at the moment, what have you tried etc? want something good in the wet as well as the dry and to last more than a couple thousand miles which in one of these with RWD is going to be a struggle lol

Cleaned the car today and took a closer look into her.



I have d/c'ed my ISCV and after about 30 seconds of feeding light throttle the car sits as per the video. Much better and I can deal with 30 seconds of slight throttle before I set off







My next issue is with the oil gauge, see the video below for what it does. The car runs perfect, has a very small oil leak which we think could be a sump gasket but not 100%. Oil gauge just seems to be feeding from something else. When the car is warm and being used with a bit more boost, the oil gauge seems to follow the boost gauge. Very strange and I think this is related to a earth or something like this, it should of gone bang by now if the gauge was reading right







I also tried to clean the exhaust a bit. Looked like it had not been cleaned in a couple years







Didnt come up like I expected so will see if I can get some metal cleaner and hit it hard. But looks a bit better











I had my little helper today

booner999

And as always, just after its been cleaned, it rains!!

rs_traynor

really like your cossie mate looks perfect!

put me in the mood for an escos

booner999

All I will say is, DO IT. If you want power though go RWD or spend some serious cash on a gearbox. I would love a 4x4 running a Bara box so you get the whine etc but too much money for me. The RWD brings the car alive. You drive it by the seat of your pants now

750hp escos

Very nice escos and well put together for 2wd one..

My mate mapped it for matt on a dd rr ,it sounds and goes well..

Ive had a few escos in 2wd now as i first did one in 02 after getting a std 4x4 and having my dreams crushed after owning so many 2wd cossies!! hated the 4x4 drag and lack of grunt and then the chocolate gearbox etc...

Nice car mate have fun!!!


cheers danny

booner999

Cheers Danny, Matt certainly was a popular guy
I cannot complain about the car, really good. Feels tight and taught, goes very well too.

I had a 4x4 Escos and this runs circles around it. Bit scarey in the rain though

booner999

Been very busy the last week or two, I helped a friend move house and parked the Cossie up at his.

Came back a hour later and a guy and his kid are stood next to the car, this guy has clocked I am looking at him with the "what the hell are you doing by my car look" and asks, is this your car. Turns out the guy owned a RS2000 mk5 and really wanted a Cosworth but was out of his price range. Didnt really have a chance to chat, more of a shout across the road. His kid loved the car though and he must of been 5!

Anyway, went to the local Sherborne Castle classics and supercar meet which was good, some great cars on stands etc. Didnt take the cossie, took the train instead. Got the car home and cleaned her down, and took it to the Passionford local meet in Taunton. Great turn out, had to be 20 plus cars. Loads of Cosworths and sleepers. I didnt get any photos as I had a late night and a early start so showed the car, had a look around and went home to bed.

I had a bit of smoke come out of the back of the car yesterday as well. Only very small and once. Not come back so think it might of been the hill it was parked on causing some oil to build up and gather. Will take the filter off and check the turbo shafts etc but pretty confident its nothing serious. Car still goes like a rocket. My gear gaiter arrived as well so will fit that when I get 5 minutes.

booner999

Update:



Well when I purchased the car, it had the C2 WTH number plate which was staying with the previous owner. When I collected the car he still had to transfer the plate so had to keep the V5, MOT and Tax disk. Now I was a little worried about this but put my trust is a fellow RS owner. After what seemed like a very long time and what seemed to me as being fobbed off the V5 etc dropped through the letter box!! Thank god for that! Thank you Jamie if you are watching one of these, I never doughted you



Anyway, this ment I now have a valid tax disk in the window, my 12 months MOT certificate and the V5. This also ment I could now get my number plate made up for the front of the car. I was running around with it strapped to the passanger side sun visor as it was too small to screw into the bumper and I didnt really want to put some stick back stuff on to keep it there.



So off I went and bought my new front number plate



I got it from Halfords for £18 with some locking screws and caps.



So this is how I collected it







Before it was fitted







After it was fitted







My locking screws I used, not fool proof but certainly slow you down, alot!







This was the old number plate against the new one







After that I thought I would tackle the gear gaitor as I read it was a easy job.... what a pain in the ass this was! Thought it would be like my M3 and pull out without removing the center consol but no



This is the gear gaitor before











Pretty shafted



So I got to this stage and thought, that is it, take a photo before I put it back in, then I noticed it needed that horrible plastic crap bit put back in to get it to look OEM.







So after messing around it looked like this















Not the best I must admit but not bad for my first attempt, its also a ball ache as its a T5 box so the swing into 2nd/4th and reverse is a long way down.



And this is what it was like when finished











This is what is left from the old gaitor







Sadly, when taking it all a part I found this which was repaired with glue and broke Anyone got one I can buy please in as new condition or excellent used condition?











A couple photos of my carbon fibre front splitter which was hit at 0.5 mph on a rubbish speed bump! I was pissed right off with this as you can imagine. I have a friend who runs a company in making carbon fibre car parts and he thinks he can fix it, failing that its a new one at £150.











When I was at Halfords I had a spare ten minutes so started looking around, I am a very proud dad as I am sure you guys are too and was looking for a new car seat for my ten month old little girl. I never knew Halfords stocked Recaro baby seats So I took a couple photos to show the Mrs.



She is saying one is no good for us as its for bigger kids so it might be the Young Sport one we go for. It will spend 99% of its time in the back of our 330i Sport which we bought just for the baby (very safe car and has isofix) but for the odd time it has to go in my car, it has to be Recaro











The top one had speakers in and a iPod connection! Kids these days have so much.