phil_rs

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Ive owned this car since May 2006 with the intention of turning it into a cheap trackday toy. Well those who know me will know how lazy I am and haven't really touched it since a few weeks ago. Anyway I bought it off a good mate of mine who bought it as a completely standard 1.1 bonus with 42k and its had a few owners. Its only ever had one piece of welding on the lower corner of one arch/sill and doesn't need any which is one the reasons I bought it, along with the fact it has no sunroof. Its a very solid car but does have a few rust scabs which are just superficial and add to the rat look lol. When my mate owned it he put in a rebuilt 1.6cvh from a mk3 xr3 which has a kent cam, k&n filter and full janspeed exhaust with 4 branch manifold. At the same time he added a mint escort turbo lsd gearbox but decided to just chop the springs, put some alloys on and added the awful tinted windows. Heres when I bought the car minus the alloys and then it just sat at my grandads then my nans. Since then ive put on some nearly new konis and -25mm rst springs, s1 wheels and removed the tints so far. Ive still got to strip out the interior and add my bucket seats and harnesses and a lot more besides but more on that when I start. Anyway enough waffling here are a few pics!

When I bought it home from my nans

Sexy trim lol

Done 49k now

Nice tints! (note the racing moss)

Rocker cover is going, ive got a couple of 16i ones but the breather hole is causing probs clearing the carb/inlet

Fanimold

Nice rusty shock

Thats better

Whos said chopped springs were dangerous lol

How its looks now after a quick TFR, first time its been cleaned since ive owned it

Thanks for reading!

bonus_boy

nice...

at yours now then? il pop round soon if its k!

phil_rs

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yea no probs mate, its not as tidy as your green one though

bonus_boy

well i paid the cash for that condition

didnt mean il pop round now just wondering if the car at yours now? (not your nans?)

il pop round the weekend if its ok then...

looking for a 1.,6 cvh lump for mine as the 1.3 ohv is pishing me off!

phil_rs

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yea its staying here while i play with it lol just pop round whenever

Bungle

Fuckin hell looks a different car

xr3-keith

looks good pal

bonus_boy

you wouldnt fancy selling the erst steering wheel out of it would you?

Nobby_Turbocabby

looking good mate!! might be selling mine lol

bonus_boy

same goes

looks the exactly the same as dans old one but higher...

phil_rs

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thought his was blue?

yea im changing the steering wheel anyway, so pop up when you want

Nobby_Turbocabby

it was lol, was this the chaps from down brettel lane??

phil_rs

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no mate a lad called adam from quarry bank, cheers for the rims by the way

bonus_boy

pards was blue...

dans was the same colour...

how much you want for it phil?

phil_rs

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getting my wires crossed lol i know it looks a bit shit cause of how high it is but im gonna see how it handles and maybe buy some slightly lower springs. hows Ł5 sound?

bonus_boy

sounds good...il pop up 2moro if its k, time you in?

reckon 40mm springs would be alrite for it...but yer obviously see how it is at the mo...

aint sure what to do with mine realy..sell it on or track it like i wanted to in the first place (reason for buying it)

bonus_boy

just caught on..it aint ad priests old one is it?

i wanted ot buy that off him agess ago if it is...how much you give for it..

phil_rs

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just give us a ring tomoz when you are free. track it! you know you want to! yup ad priests old one

bonus_boy

i might be out in the day so if its ok to come round on the night...

or if im free in the day yer il give ya a bell sometime..

hows it go with the cam in? as its basically the same as i had in the red one (1.6 cvh from xr3, with k&n and full straight through ashley system with 4-2-1)

mines got loads of free play in the steering....its the rack i think!

phil_rs

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yea goes quite well for just a 1.6 but as im used to nearly twice the power its never gonna get ya heart racing lol its got an anoying xr3i dizzy on at the mo with the rev limiter on the rotary arm so ive gotta change that. good luck with changing the rack, not the nicest job

bonus_boy

oh right never done one before as it is

i might just stick a 1.6cvh in mine for the track aswell, was thinking of going down the 1.8/2.0 zetec route but aint sure if i want the hassel..

easy aint it to put a 1.6cvh in?

Matt Evans

About time you got your thumb out your arse Phil !!!

Get booked onto Donington on feb 24th !! I'll even give you some free tuition if you go in novice's !!

Just dont kill me thats all !!

Or try and brake as late as me !!! LOL

Nobby_Turbocabby

no problems matey!!

phil_rs

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Think I might take you up on that offer, need all the help I can get lol Dont worry it wont go quick enough to kill us, but put your brown pants on just incase!

phil_rs

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Small Update! As i've booked on the RSOC trackday in Feb I thought I would do a little more on the car.
Flushed through cooling system and replaced with new pink coolant

I've also 'modified' the rotary arm in the dizzy by removing this spring so it doesn't have a rev limiter any more

Spark plugs have been replaced with some nice new motorcraft items which I had in stock


This is what the engine bay looked like before I started. I hate that chrome rocker cover especially as its rusty and has that gay oil cap!

Looks very clean inside which is a bonus!

Replaced rocker cover with a turbo one which I had knocking around and also the gasket. I know its not mint but who cares!

Also replaced the shockingly cheap and nasty HT leads with some I bought ages ago. Don't really like them so I didn't use them on the RST.


Thats all I managed to do yesterday due to running out of time. Still loads to do so I will update as and when. :1053177786:

bonus_boy

nice one phil!!

ive got the s2s on mine now, and fitting the clear indicators and side reps 2moro as i think the ambers look shite on a silver escort..

dont know anyone selling a set of front recaros...88 or 90 spec, aint fusd if there abit worn n that....

phil_rs

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Cool, i'll ask ad tomoz if he's got any seats mate. He also mentioned he had a mint chrome roll cage for sale, if you were interested

bonus_boy

i am looking for a rollcage, but dont fancy a chrome one as people want more for them because of beeing chrome, plus i want a silver one to match car and a 6point.....

but yer cheers

you going donny on the 24th of feb then?

Matt Evans

Nice one Philip me old bum ferret!!!

Whens it going for an MOT? Cos if your gonna kill me i'd like to know at least it aint the cars fault !!!

All youve gotta do then in brake fluid change and your there!!

Oh and remove them comedy bonus seats otherwise we'll both be sitting in the passanger footwell at the bottom of craner!!! LOL

You'll be pleased to know my race pads for the rear of the shitter have turned up!! So all being well if i can fit them one night this week, i may be doing Donington this coming sunday (27th!!)

Matt

Nobby_Turbocabby

looking good mate wish i wuda kept them s1 rims now ive sold my mk4 n got my mk3 lol

phil_rs

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Yea Jay im booked on, i cant wait now

MOT's going to be done Friday Matt but more to do than just the brake fluid unfortuately! The seats are out mate along with all the rest of the interior too You managed to find some race pads then? Hopefully these will last longer than 3 track days this time Having said that how late you brake probably not!

Always the way Nobby, when you sell something or throw it away you need it!

Matt Evans

Fingers crossed for the MOT sunshine !!!

Yeah got the mintex race pads for the rear, fookin dear though mate (and i brought 2 sets !!) Bad news is the fronts may last about 2 more sessions before theyre fooked as well....

Oh well, its only money...

The good news is the shitter seems quite a bit quicker now theres no trim in it !!!

That'll teach Richrs2k a lesson or two LOL

phil_rs

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Thought I'd bring this one back from the dead...... I fitted the bucket seats and harnesses back in 2008 before I did a couple of track days




I then decided I wanted more power so ripped the 1.6 lump and LSD box out and sold it a friend.





My friend was selling his written off S2 with a freshly built and mapped Jamsport 1.9cvh running Gotech so I snapped it up. There's a graph showing 245bhp @ 12psi but the plan is to take it for another mapping session after a few tweaks.

The good



The bad



.....and the ugly!





I fitted all the running gear at my mates unit and this is how it looked when I got it home





As you can see the suspension was far too high so I bought these



Old spring vs new spring



Polybushed top mount



Also, now I had upgraded the power I felt that the xr3i brakes were no longer adequate so I bought a custom made 4 pot AP kit to fit behind the s1 wheels






I had to remove these stick on weights as they were catching on the calipers



Going to be running these wheels on the road and the s1 wheels on track due to tyre cost. So much more clearance over the s1's and much lighter!



I fitted these too, while I was at it, along with a complete brand new powerflex polybush set for the front end.



So here's how it stands from the front end now




So so many things left to do still but getting there slowly

Jimmyc

Looks sweet dude.

Need to figure out how to get my grs on mine, couldn't get my standard rad fan on though, might have to purchase some kenlowes as yours seem to fit nicely, was there any bumper trimming involved?

phil_rs

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Cheers ears! The standard fan will be next to useless tbh! The kenlowes are mega slim but work really well. I had some cheaper ones on there but just didn't cut the mustard. Had to trim the standard bumber a fair bit but I do have an ally rad on which is thicker than a normal one. If you're running a rst bumper there shouldn't be any trimming I don't think mate.

Jimmyc

Lol @ cheers ears not heard that one in a while!
That's good to know, I'm running standard bonus bumpers on mine too bud, have to get the hacksaw out then!
She runs pretty cool at the minute though to be fair, if a decent set comes up on here I think that'll be my next investment

tejy

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gotta love bonuses! thats why i got one

COCHYN

Love it!

jonny s2

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awesome mate, bonus's are cool as, wheels and brakes look great, did you do a resto thread on the rst van?

Twins

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