ratty v6

looking for set of rs 2000 standed wheels mk5 15" if anyones got sum

kitchy

double it and you can have it, ill even tax it

Minirotty

kitchy

cheers mate, will be more stripping down 2moz if my dad brings home the tools i need, rang him he was like what do you need them for i was like my engine... what engine ? oh the 2.3 thats in the garage

kitchy

oh no its head fell off

hai07222

Looks good . keep the updates coming!

kitchy

cheers mate just the pulley to come off 2moz and the sump, then it will be slow progress for a while, cos there are loads of bits i need to sort, i know where i can get an RS2000 sump and cams, but i also need a flywheel and other parts and i dont want to use the parts off the 2L thats currently in the car cos i dont want it off the road

kitchy

Ok todays job now that the head was off was to remove the crank pulley which proved a little difficult, we tried a bar it wasn’t working so this resulted in a trip back to the motorfactors and handing over more of my hard cash, a nice 3 leg puller was bought and it came off really easy!!! Also whilst out I dropped the head off to have the skim of 0.25mm that I was advised would give compression of 10.3:1 on the 2.3 the same as the standard 2L RS2000 compression and to have the water way welded up… total cost of this work around Ł55!! Bargain and should be completed 2moz,

Some pics of the parts removed from the head



Some of the bores




Lower Chain cover off



Me working!!!


Spin the stand 360 to remove sump


Chains etc removed


2.3 sump showing the nasty balancer shafts


Pics of crank and rods etc.



if anybody knows how to put it back together feel free to tell me!!

kitchy

as im planning on getting a chip from msd and i have some of their stickers after they kindly donated to our chairty banger car last year i decided to see what they would look like on my spark plug covers i had.




im definatly gonna go with the darker one

TurboShed

Yeah, at least it doesn't say "dead" on it

kitchy

that engine is dead but its still sat in the garage at my mates, so some parts off it will be making a return in the 2.3

Šhatter Box

great work m8 keep it up. i should get more uptodate pics of my 4x4 up

kitchy

i think im going to be the owner of all this stuff sunday


RS2000 cams, sump, flywheel etc all ready to bolt onto my 2.3 when i get the head back, just a few small parts to sort such as moving the oil dipstick location, and making up a block to sort the mismatch between the RS2000 and the 2.3 sumps, then i will need to drop the old engine out my RS2000 and fit the new one along with a new clutch! then its off to street racers in leicester for one of MSD's evo chips and a run on the rolling road...

kitchy

Ok yesterday i got the majority of the 2L parts i needed from mr steve663, they are all tucked up safely in the garage with all my other junk i mean car parts, today i decided to ring up cylinder rebores to see if my head was read and it was so i made the short journey to collect it, Ł58.75 later this is what i had...





As you can see the waterway is nicely welded up and the head has been skimmed, by .25mm to give a compression of 10.3:1 the same as the standard RS2000 2L engines had, next up it was time to refit this lot








Thanks once again to steve663 for the RS2000 cams which lived a short life in my old 2L engine (yes the 2.3 will be the 3rd engine my RS2000 has seen since i had it) im also suprised that i found all the nuts in a bag together, i must be getting organised!!

philbotley

Looking fantastic Adam Mate..

I wanna see those R/R results..

Phil

kitchy

phil! didnt know you came on here, every 1 will see the rolling road results the day the engines in the car and the chips on... head bolts and gasket are ordered... progress continues

philbotley

Rock On mate..

Yeah i get on here from time to time but just havent had the chance for ages.. thats all gonna change Mate..

Phil

kitchy

maybe i should start a sweepstake for the results lol, place your guesses now

hai07222

Looking good

Twellsie

iTrader: (1)

looking cool, keep up the good work

kitchy

cheers mate hows your cossie ??

Twellsie

iTrader: (1)

running sweet, still need to get the bodywok sorted, just waiting on a cheque from the insurance company, then it will be off to the bodyshop to be sorted and a bit of a freshen up, then the new wheels can go on

kitchy

sounds good mate, i think my 2.3 will be going in before i ever get round to getting my brakes fitted, hope to have both done by the track day im doing in july, shouldnt be 2 hard, then i want a set of new alloys

kitchy

ok i have now started collecting parts to rebuild it,
Headbolts

Flywheel bolts

Exhaust manifold gasket

Oil pickup bolts

Half moon casting bolts

Headgasket

now im just waiting on the bolts for the sump baffle, obviously there is also timing chain etc to get but that can wait for now

kitchy

new pics taken today after a wash...

fezzajsy

iTrader: (9)

looking well

Brian

iTrader: (2)

Very nice mate


Brian

Rides

iTrader: (1)

Adam glad too see you've kept it, and are doing the 2.3 so how much is this costing to get done... might do mine now? since I've got one again lol.

D19 STE

Brilliant work done mate

Rides

iTrader: (1)

Come on anymore of an update??? how's it going is it done???

kitchy

due to stupid amount of work being done on the house, and i mean stupid amount such as underpinning and an extension, and the garage getting turned into a nursery, and my total lack of time or money the car is still as it stands, i will get the 2.3 done sumtime tho, here are a few pics from last weeks outing to curborough sprint track















will also be on track at ford fair with or without the 2.3 or Ap's we will see how the cash is,

kitchy

Update time:

today i spent Ł8.35 on an oil dipstick tube for the 2.3...

that is all

kitchy

ok time for a bit better update and some more pictures, firstly a few random ones of the block, then the hole i drilled to relocate the dipstick to suit fwd cars and a picture of the old oil feed to the balancer shafts blocked up






next up i need to make up an alloy block so there is no mismatch between the 2.3 block and the RS2000 sump...

McGoo 69

looking good!

i carnt comment on the slow progress as ive been doing my project for just as long! haha

slow and steady wins the race! lol

rs2000kev

looking good adam..engines come on a long way mate,keep up the good work!! have to let us know if your up at curborough again as i only live just round the corner from it..

kitchy

you let us know when your going and ill see what i can do, i was at ford fair when you and aaron (P2000 RS) were talking about it

gonna have to have another go on track once i have the 2.3 in thats for sure

rs2000kev

yeah will do mate..one of the lads local to here is trying to set up a day for jap crap against the ford boys on the sprint course so ill keep you posted on that!!!! should have said hello mate at ford fair!!!

kitchy

sounds good id love to come and watch

yeh i should have said hello mate really, ford fair was strange had people saying hello to me and i didnt know them

did you get the car sorted in the end ?

rs2000kev

yeah mate it fired up and off i went..took 3quaters of a tank gettin home but i made it... i took the chip out and its been fine ever since,'touch wood'..mate if that lad sorts it out then ill put you down with us ford boys..nothink like a good challenge ha ha!!!! its always the way,i had loads of people talking to me that ive never seen in my life before but hey ho,ill talk to anyone!!!!

BRIGSPORT

iTrader: (2)

I'm putting a 2.0 16v i4 in my mk2 escort, and was wondering if you still had the old sump kicking about from the 2.3? Will it be anygood for rwd?