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as some of you may know i couldnt stay away from modded fords for long, and a few months ago bought a escort rs turbo. it had full history,and a few new parts but was put in a garage and left about 4 or 5 years ago. i bought it with the intention of restoring it to its former glory.
here it is
but then i removed the interior and kit and found this
so the hunt was on to find a replacement shell
i found this on e bay it had plenty of t&t and was half tidy
this too needs some work but not as much as the turbo shell
so over the next months/years im gunna try and get a complete car out of the two
thanks for the comments
i only picked the car up yesterday but ive allready stripped it out to check the condition of the floor
pleasantly supprised
been plated both outer seat mounts and thats it
ive also fitted my turbo wheels as the steelies were bald
i was a little worried about the battery tray
but upon inspection of the under side(inside the car) its just the tray and not the bulkhead
looks well mate,hurry up and get it built back up,, puttin the engine in mine this weekend
it will be ages before its done
i want to repaint all the under side in red,move the battery tray to the boot then start stripping and painting all the turbo suspension and running gear, including polybushing it all. then get it resprayed with all the turbo kit,so it may be a year or so before its done
when is the enine going in? what colour it going and have you put the carpet in yet?
yes its had the carpet fitted
i still cant make my mind up about doing this shell or holding out for a mint grey one. this is quite tidy but does still need some work and a paint job
dont know if i have the time,money or skill to do it to this one
yes its had the carpet fitted
i still cant make my mind up about doing this shell or holding out for a mint grey one. this is quite tidy but does still need some work and a paint job
dont know if i have the time,money or skill to do it to this one
been busy stripping the turbo some more today
took out the
dash
full loom
wiper motor
boost hoses
exhaust
only got a couple of pics as my phone battery went dead
been busy today stripping the car some more
rad/intercooler gone
metering unit/fuel filter removed
water hoses removed
boot full of parts
and some more pics of the condition of the rs turbo
Brings back happy memories of my resto, that never did get finished yet, with a 3rd child on the way who knows when I'm gonna get back in to it! Good luck with it buddy!
Looking good so far, you've done a good job fitting that kit/skirts and arches. You realise your gona have to take out your seats again, well the whole interior actually to fit your turbo loom lol, nightmare! I am currently reshelling my grey rs turbo into a red shell, has taken about 2years so far due to lots of set backs along the way.
14-07-2008, 08:02 PM
Escort rs turbo rebuild minor update 27/10/08
Will look mint back in mercury grey
