Chris Latham

And because im such a fussy sod i removed the headrest supports and had
them re-chromed as i lost points on these when i was showing in 2006



Re-chromed supports ........... Bling Bling




And the finished seats

Chris Latham

And theres more

Some metal work

Set about cutting out the rear inner arches




I then got to work on cutting out the front floor pans







These front bulkhead plates will be cut out and new replicas welded in to
make it look original


Old girl looking sorry for herself LOL


Tools everywhere and of course my thinking chair which is Steviemix's

Chris Latham

I then set to work on getting the seat mounts cut out and new ones
shaped up

Someone previous had welded in a shite plate in her so that got cut out
and will be done properly. Note i cut it short of the chassis stamp

Drivers side




Passenger side


Panel piece offered up and clamped ready for marking out


Cut out and ready for welding into place

Chris Latham

Then my mate Ade Culley (B44 CEP) who is doing the welding and paint
popped down to start on welding up all the new panels.
We started on the front headlight panels which is the first job and then working towards the rear of the car

1st job was to cut out old rectangle mounts and install new ones that My AWESOME buddy Dave (Monster) kindly made for me.

He done the holes with a round file and he said they took fooking ages LOL
Cheers bro


Held in place with lots of clamps as its imperative that you get these absolutly spot on to the mm as they wont line up with the holes on the new headlamp panels
[IMG]http://i8.photobucket.com/albums/a7/kristoff26/Frontpanelswelding013.jpg








You can never have to many clamps LOL

Chris Latham

I also picked up all my yellow passivated items from the platers and to
say im over the moon is an understatemant.

I must admit that getting these done has been a living hell
They should have been a week job but turned out to be a 3 month job
due to the 1st guy i gave them to doing them all in a tin silver instead of
yellow passivate.
So i sacked him off and gave them to my current platers who are top notch to see if they could sort them out. Now they tried to remove the
tin coat but to no avail so they done them anyway but the yellow passivate started flaking off sooooooooooooooooooooo

Up steps my good mate Dave (Monster) who blasted the whole lot you see below inc every nut, bolt, washer, clip the fooking lot and i take my hat off to him as it took him nearl 4 days

CheeRS again Bro.. will buy you a few beers in Tenerife

Rs Stevo, Better get your Kleenex ready now mate

Anyway pics below of finished product










And the gearbox parts




Well thats it for now,
Updates will be more frequent now as i want her finished for Cumbria

cheeRS

Chris

Sticky.

iTrader: (4)

This will be by far the BEST S2 in the country with yourself Ade & Dave working on it Chris.

Keep the updates coming bufty

rostill2007

this is gonna be amazing i was just being born when this was made so would be nice to see one that is that as clean as that will be

EssexMikeSi

iTrader: (3)

As said on rsoc chris, absolutely bloody jaw dropping amazing.

This forum is good as it doesnt hide swearing like rsbb so here goes......


Fuck fuck fuuuuuuckkkkkkkkkk, fucking wanktastic automotive porn lol.

(Dont worry, i havent really got a hard on or anything or like that programme on tv the other night 'blokes who shag cars' lmao!!).

fezzajsy

iTrader: (9)

fucking serious stuff

Linsay

Keep on keeping on with it Chris
It's an awesome feeling when you see them start coming together

Coldo

Concours is a wild hobby but massive respect to those as dedicated as yourself, i love it.

Massive amount of work, im sure it will be worth it, quality

MattyRST

I will be keeping an eye on this one, keep the pics coming...

E_M_B

Serious OCD...

Just what needed for a serious concours job...

NEEDFORSPEED

unbelievable!!

Chris Latham

Thank you for all the kind words everyone

Its what keeps me motivated.

More pics coming as Ade spent all day saturday putting in the new floor pans

cheeRS

Kris

Chris Latham

Howdi all.

Well yesterday i was supposed to take my engine to cookie monster
motorsport to rebuild it but a supplier let me down and forgot to send me my ARP conrod bolts and flywheel bolts so the build has been put back a week or 2 so .................... i cracked on and ............

I finished my chassis tilter yesterday so i hope it give you all a few ideas
if you are wanting to make one.

Cost me about 45 quid to make although i did cash in a favour for the bearings
and circular latch disk as this was cut using a water jet machine.

Hope you like

The main A frame


The main pivot piece using 2 roller bearings


Last bit of welding to do was to add the bracket to lock the disk at the
angle required, which can be every 10 degrees





Once that was done i gave them a power wash down ready for a rub down
and primer


And primered


Then i mounted the pivot pieces to the front and rear of the car using the
bumper mounts


And then attached the A frames front and rear



Once i was happy that everything was secure and double checked i turned
her over, and yeah my ar5e did twitch a bit but the roller bearings are so smooth they work a treat









Hope the above helps you all out if you want to make one

Also someone asked me why i done it so high, well its because i designed it
to suit all width of ford Rs's as i doubt this will be my last Rs restoration LOL

Big thanks to Dave for sorting me out the steel. Cheers pal

cheeRS

Chris

Cyril Sneer

absolutly top job! incredible work! just amazing!

Twins

iTrader: (18)

Fantastic work well done

Munch

Thats just awesome!


keep it up!

Lambchop

iTrader: (1)

wow!!!

red is by far the nicest colour too

roro22

This is gonna be amazing when its finished
I don't think theres gonna be one part on this car left unturned
oh and red is best!

hitchwest

iTrader: (2)

nice 1 chris i bet your arse was nt half just twitching

fordrs2005

iTrader: (4)

thats some work uve put in there , this is the 3rd time av tryed to view this resto its crashed my computer twice with al the pics , but al be keeping an eye on it good work .

frayz

Wow, wow and more fucking WOW.

Just read this from the start... im totally subscribed to this one now mate. The attention to detail is mind blowing.

Cant wait for more updates

Chris Latham

CheeRS for all the comments all.

It spurs me on even more to get it finished.

Engine is next on the list. Just waiting for my Stage 3 head to come back from Impulse
Developments and waiting for a few more bits to be yellow passivated . Then its full steam
ahead on putting the engine back together. Cant Wait.

More pics coming soon

cheeRS

Chris

MrCapriScort

Awesome attention to detail in this escort rebuild. Loving the homemade chassis tilter

murfs frst

this car is going to be stunning when done,keep the good work up and the pics comeing

Chris Latham

Howdi all

Well i thought its about time i do another update just to keep you all
informed of where i am up to

Done myself some yellow passivating
CV joints, throttle body parts, locks, latches and pulleys etc






Brand new shift covers with all new internals, springs, locks etc





Built up my new inlet manifold and throttle body with all new gaskets and
bolts etc







Then i rebuilt my freshy bead blasted and painted metering head with
all new plated nuts and bolts and new gasket from ford. Still not finished
though as i need new copper washers and attach the brackets etc







I also got my Stage 3 big valved ported and polished head back from Ade
at impulse developments. His work is awesome.
Had it pressure tested and skimmed, new stainless big valves, re polished,
new valve guides cut back to assist air flow and 3 angle valve seats plus
new stem seals etc













Also i rubbed down, etch primed and painted my block in satin black
after having it acid dipped and honed. Then fitted the new core plugs and temporaly put the water pump on to see what i thought of the colours.







Also some parts ive collected over the last month or so



Genuine pump and gasket













Well thats it for now folks, next update will be showing the new sills and
rear inner and outer arches fitted and the engine rebuild

cheeRS

Chris

MONSTER

Looking good buddy

Red_bull

damn this one is going to be very nice! Wish i did my car like yours damnn!

coco16i

What a fantastic thread mate and some fucking seriously top notch work your doing, got to admire the attention to detail involved in doing a concourse build.


This is gonna be one sweet looking RS when its put back together and on the road.



Awesome work so far mate and keep the pics and updates coming.

NEEDFORSPEED

bloody hell . . . .

mariS

wtf.. thats amazing.. brand new original car wasnt so shiny like this will be

Chris Latham

Thanks so much for all the nice comments

Will do another update next week when me and my good buddy Dave
build up the engine

What do all think of the inlet manifold and throttle body ???
If we can get enough interest then me and Dave @ Monster Motorsport can do them
on an exchange basis in either black with silver bolts or silver with gold bolts, all complete

cheeRS

Chris

stu_rs

This is the best thread I have ever read. It makes my small restor look even smaller. Can't wait to see it all completed at the shows next year. What group do you show with???
Keep up the good work and keep the updates coming.

Chris Latham

CheeRS buddy

I run the Cheshire Group so im hoping the S2 will do us proud. next year

Paul.V

TOTAL RESPECT.... but you are MENTAL..... All i can say is Run Forset Run...

Chris Latham

OCD at its best buddy

Twins

iTrader: (18)

Stunning must be costing you a fortune

as355f1

nice work