Red S2 RS Turbo FTW !!!

Keep it up!

cheers for the comments peeps! more updates soon

Some nice work there.

Top work there fella

Crunchy one you've got there.. but i can tell it's in good hands now! keep up the good work!! :king: i've had an red RST ones, so this thread brings back good memories..

well just a small update here. I turned the car around on saturday 29/1/11.
it hasn't been out of the garage since august last year, anyway i turned it round and its now back in the garage ready for the n/s to be sorted and repaired, new sill and a pillar repairs are needed, and the rear outer arch needs a few bits replacing, here's a pic from when i pushed the old gal out into the daylight.

http://i9.photobucket.com/albums/a10...1/IMAG0163.jpg

turned mine round couple of weeks ago,
she hadnt seen daylight for 4 months
she was squinting
good work fella
big up the rs resto massive :respekt:

Top work mate :clap: i bet you cant wait to get behind the wheel and start driveing her again :grin::grin:

yeah the poor old girl had been under artificial light for too long lol. was good to get it out and give the garage a tidy too..nuff dust!! cheers for the comments guys!! update soon!

Feb 6th 2011

This weekend i made a start on the n/s sill. it didnt look too bad at first but after inspection with the wire wheel and removing a tub of filler i was left with a shit sill . it had been plated and bodged up at some point. after cutting it out i found the inner sill wasnt in the best shape too. Pics below are of the sill before and after cutting. im also working on repairing the inside floor/bulkhead area atm too so theres a few pics of that with this update. Got a coat of paint on the o/s inner wheel arch too.

http://i9.photobucket.com/albums/a10...1/IMG_0055.jpg

http://i9.photobucket.com/albums/a10...1/IMG_0056.jpg

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http://i9.photobucket.com/albums/a10...1/IMG_0059.jpg

http://i9.photobucket.com/albums/a10...1/IMG_0060.jpg

http://i9.photobucket.com/albums/a10...1/IMG_0061.jpg

f**k me that's bad mate some one done a good bodge covering that up :wall::wall:
at least it's in good hand's lol :king: keep at it :top:

yeah bad isnt it! yep will be sweet as a nut by next weekend.

Fair fuckin play mate rotten:shocked:

Nice 1 for saving it;)

its really nice to see someone saving and old girl like this too many get scrapped! still where would you surce all the bits if they didnt! i have had my s2 for almost a year and havent seen one mk4 escort in the scraps near me at all in that time.

well done and keep it up!

20/2/11

Hello, been a while since i updated, iv been working on the passenger side inner and outer sill. it was pretty rottern but iv been busy repairing the inner sill and putting a new outer sill on too. i started to repair the rear wheel arch as well, it had a few rusty bits so they have now been sorted. pics below.

Just got the a piller and passenger floor to sort now, then its onto the rear of the car and underneath! Its comming along slowly!

http://i9.photobucket.com/albums/a10..._0067-Copy.jpg

http://i9.photobucket.com/albums/a10...10207-2039.jpg

http://i9.photobucket.com/albums/a10...-2110-Copy.jpg

still got a fair bit to do, update in a few days

Great work daz atlest your getting there with the rust :grin: keep at it as you will soon be driveing it about with a BIG SMILE ON YOUR FACE LOL :burnout:

cheers mate hows yours comming along?

Im in a muddle at the moment as the cambelt kit still havent arived hence engine still in kitchen :moaning: i need it done so i can put the engine in and find out how far the rad has to go forward and intercooler before the car gose's to my mate's for a respray :angry: the one good thing that happend this week was my cosworth 4 pot caliper's turned up :grin: i need to strip them paint them and get new piston's and seal's witch aint a prop.. but it do craze my arse that something as simple as a cambelt kit is holding me back lol.. but there's a few more pic's in my thread of what engine look's like now and a pic of the caliper's..

26/2/11

Today i got the wheel well welded in with the help of my good friend pat. it went in a treat and is deffo better than the one that was in there!

http://i9.photobucket.com/albums/a10...10226-0943.jpg

http://i9.photobucket.com/albums/a10...10226-0952.jpg

http://i9.photobucket.com/albums/a10...10226-1119.jpg

awesome that mate.... well done for keeping it on the road

will get better pics 2moz, these were from my phone

l love this project it is comin along brilliant well done for the work you re puttin in

Nice work seen shells not as bad as that scraped

i have scrapped better than that a couple of times over feel bad i didnt put the effort in now lol fair play good build

5/4/11
 

wow first update in well over a month! been real busy with other stuff so the escort hasn't been seeing much attention.
i repaired the passenger a pillar and sill , as you will know from a few posts back it was a bit of a rotter! got a few other bits to do to finish the sill so pics of that will follow.The passenger floor has also been repaired and pics of that will follow too. got the inner front arch all primed and painted this weekend. pretty happy with how it came out. heres a few pics. Im back on track with the car now so more updates soon!

http://i9.photobucket.com/albums/a10...1/IMG_0073.jpg

http://i9.photobucket.com/albums/a10...1/IMG_0072.jpg

Great progres there daz have you come across any more bit's of rust ??
or is that the lot now :top:

just got a bit to do on the rear arch and then it should be it!

well iv finally finished the passenger side floor. im really happy with it! im not too fussed about the paint on the inside floor as the whole car is going to be sound deadened, as long as its got something to protect it im happy. heres a few before and after shots.

Before

http://i9.photobucket.com/albums/a10...1/IMG_0060.jpg

http://i9.photobucket.com/albums/a10...1/IMG_0059.jpg

After

http://i9.photobucket.com/albums/a10...1/IMG_0079.jpg

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http://i9.photobucket.com/albums/a10...1/IMG_0078.jpg

http://i9.photobucket.com/albums/a10...1/IMG_0080.jpg

LOOKING GOOD MATE :clap::clap::clap: she's looking a hell of a lot better than before :top:

25th April
 

i had the past week off to get some work done to the car, the bodywork is pretty much done now ready for the bodyshop to put in the finishing touches! heres some pics of how it stood in the week, update on the underside comming later today!

http://i9.photobucket.com/albums/a10...1/IMG_0097.jpg

http://i9.photobucket.com/albums/a10...1/IMG_0098.jpg

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http://i9.photobucket.com/albums/a10...1/IMG_0100.jpg

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thats awesome mate..... you have done a awesome repair on that

thanks! its been a long time getting it this far but it will be worth it!

Looking good mate she's getting there now :grin: Once she sprayed it will look like a new motor :king: Iwill b updateing mine later as my in side is now coming along im out there now getting the dash in and wireing threaded through :content: But ive made a big boo with the megasquirt as i bought the wrong one it's for MFI and not EFI :cry::cry: So i have now got to sell it and buy the right one :angry: what a twat lol

yours is looking good mate! arr no way its for mfi! wat u sellin it for

I have no idea i payed 160 for it as it's never been used it's got all the papper work to it and the harness but im oppen to offer's mate

Underside Clean Up
 

well i finally got the underside of the car stripped and cleaned up, I first had the task of Repairing the spring mounts as there were hanging off the car!
I also got some new shackles from ford as mine were beyond useable.
All suspension parts are off the the powder coaters this week.
heres part 1 of the underside update.


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http://i9.photobucket.com/albums/a10...1/IMG_0115.jpg

http://i9.photobucket.com/albums/a10...1/IMG_0114.jpg

heres some pics of the underside before and after the whole clean up and repair.
Before
http://i9.photobucket.com/albums/a10...1/IMG_0083.jpg

http://i9.photobucket.com/albums/a10...1/IMG_0082.jpg

http://i9.photobucket.com/albums/a10...1/IMG_0106.jpg

http://i9.photobucket.com/albums/a10...1/IMG_0107.jpg

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After
http://i9.photobucket.com/albums/a10...1/IMG_0119.jpg

http://i9.photobucket.com/albums/a10...1/IMG_0120.jpg

thats looking good there mate. keep it up

cheers mate its been a long job but worth it