Hello, owned this car since may this year, its my first RS, basically got it off someone local i know for a good price, was going to be driving around in it after id got it running but decided it was a bit too tatty so ive started taking it to bits ready for paint etc.
Its recently had a stage 3 cylinder head put on with a kent cam, but hasnt been on the road since.

Plans are to get all bodywork put straight,
get it painted and give the engine the once over, nothing overly special just a nice clean looking car which is fairly nippy.
Be gentle its my first project so progress will be steady, any help would be greatly appreciated as its all new to me!
cheers















Starting cutting away at the rotten front panel tonight, got a replacement to weld in place.

 

looks like a good base for a project mate! Love seeing an S2 being saved

 

Get rid of all that rot! Looking good!

 

Nice car, i had one 10 years ago....beautifull

 

Cheers guys Got stuck in again today removed most of the interior and got the sunroof out, will need patching up on the sunroof recess.







Hopefully have the doors off and engine out by the end of next weekend.

 

Engine and box out today, going to strip the bay this week.

 

Cool project mate and the best colour!! ive just recently finished welding my one!

 

looking good pal, best colour too

 

Done a fair bit more, pretty much stripped now, just a case of finishing the welding then its paint time.

 

looking good mate good look with the resto

 

Cheers learning alot as i'm going along, its my first one

 

slightly of topic but the lean to garage,did you build it as thats exactly what i want to do at my house.
few closer pics of it might convince the misses to let me start lol

love the project btw

cherrs john

 

You mean the car port with the gates? Yeah me ode man built it, ill get some pics for you tomorrow if you like.

 

keep up the good work

 

Looking good


Brian

 

that wud be great, nice one

john

 

Got the front panel sorted now;



Big rust hole!



Also got the head off the block and got the block stripped down, all parts ordered ready for re-build










Going to get down there this afternoon and get the block painted and some more welding done.

 

looking good mate brings back memories of doing all tht to my series ones especially my pride and joy one

 

You are fairly getting into your first project, good stuff! Keep the pics coming

 

Cheers guys, ill get some more pics thisafternoon

 

Nice work Cameron

Looks like you're not shy in the stripping out of the car

Shame the old Fords like a bit of tin worm

 

cracking work there mate itl be finished in no time !

 

Update, got the block painted and some of the rear panel cut out





Will replace core plugs after paint

Rear cut out;





Also got the fuel tank out and its pretty solid underneath

 

looking good mate.pretty good shell judging by that floor.
just in middle of doing my s2.oh the joy.good luck boss.im feelin your pain lol

 

your doing well pal whats your plans for it

 

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no updates fella.how ya gettin on ?

 

I've got some more pics, ill put them on in a sec, engines nearly built and got alot more welding done

 

thats getting there mate well done for doing it and not getting a clean xr3i and reshelling it

 

Update:
The roof around the sunroof area had bubbled paint areas so on further investigation we found there was holes everywhere held together by filler, so the only option was to cut these sections out and weld in plates







Engine ready for head





Freshly rebuilt turbo with 360degree bearing





Ill try not to leave it so long for an update next time, just got a few more bits of welding to do and then its ready for the paintshop, looking forward to it, cheers.

 

looking good mate.prob need my turbo doing as i have play in shaft.do you mind me asking how much rebuild is?

 

Cheers, cost about Ł390 including 360degree bearing

 

who did you get to do it buddy?

 

Midland Turbo in Nottingham

 

Looking good mate keep the pics coming!

 

Incredible work going on here mate, this is going to be a superb example when finished. Are you going to get the paintshop to blow it over everywhere? Was going to say you may aswell get them to do the inside to, would be a really nice shell then.

Whats the story with the red one? Is that a mate whos doing the same sort of project?

Keep the good updates coming!

 

[quote=Cameron;5150189]Got the front panel sorted now;



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Where these parts repair panels or did you buy the whole front panel and cut it down?

 

Thanks alot Yeah we know the guy who owns the paintshop so he's doing that for us, im undecided whether or not to do the interior yet, i shall have a word and see how much extra it will be first, and yes the red one is a mate of my brothers having the same done to it, my dad will be doing the welding on it after mine is painted, needs a bit more welding than mine.

[QUOTE=mattseries2;5196492]
Yeah it was a cheap pattern front panel that i cut down, wasn't the perfect match so just cut the bits out needed.

 

Got the head back on the block lastnight too, needs a bit of a clean i think, anyone know how to time these up? and how do you hold against yourself to torque the cambelt pulley?

 

Update, engine is now built, some more works been done on the shell, going to get it all sorted over the christmas holiday ready for the paintshop in the new year.

Started cleaning inside the arches ready for some underseal


Hole in drivers side floorpan, has been welded up now, found the same on the passenger side which needs sorting too


New battery tray support panel being welded in, going to be putting the battery in the boot


Waiting to be seam sealed


Fuse box area needs sorting


New panel to make life easy


And one final one, mocked the turbo up onto the engine, excuse the dirty rocker cover, going to have that powdercoated over the holidays