andyt

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take my hat off to ya Ben i honestly did not know the real state of this car really cant wait to see it when its done

Red16

andyt, no worries Andy, im gonna be soooo chuffed when it comes back from the bodyshop let alone when she starts and burbles away

WutangRS

what on earth have you used to get it back to metal like that. that arch looks like it was never even painted

N1C4T3N

Amazing work the shell on a hole doesnt look to bad gr8 find

EvilFranky

Looking fucking ace mate

All the hard graft will be more than worth it when your giving plenty of people round here pastings

Red16

WutangRS, been using my bargain Lidl electric sraper to remove the thick of the underseal then a grinder with wire brush attachment to remove the rest and take it down to bare metal so i can spot holes and remove rust etc

N1C4T3N, aye the shells not too bad, still plenty of work to be done tho, but its to be expected with a 22yr old car.

EvilFranky, damn right it will be, gonna be next year for that i think, will be ready in time for shows etc, deffo got to get to them next year as i never went anywhere this year

winston

doin the exact same thing with my s2 at the moment proper dirty job but worth it imo.u painting the underside your self or having it to a body shop ?

keep up the good work

Red16

winston, not sure yet, dont know wether im going to underseal it otr paint it with hammerite. think underseal would offer more protection but hammerite would look better

WutangRS

went to lidl yesterday and the said they sold out within a few hours

do you wanna sell yours

Red16

time im finished with it it'll be fooked i can check my local lidl see if they got any left if ya want

WutangRS

but its got a three year warranty

been to 2 now and there both out so im guessing its the same else where

Red16

WutangRS

CraigW

Is it finished yet just kidding mate, Si came over yours today but you must of been asleep, was woundering where was the 2.1 zetec from as me pals thinking of having a bit fun

Red16

CraigW, yeah i was in bed, gutted cos i missed out on a full days graft and Simon popped round for a look

bought the engine from a bloke on ebay, but knowing that i could get a full zetec engine from a scrappy in the town for 100 quid, i wouldnt buy another one off ebay

this is it in the mondeo before it waas removed


pulled the head off


and as it was so shitty got it bead blasted. when it came back i ground all the valves in


and drilled and tapped the holes for the escort turbo manifold


stripped the bottom end and machined the rods to accept calibra turbo gudgeon pins, then pressed the pins and vauxhall pistons onto the rods


began rebuilding the block, new bearings, pumps, gaskets, bolts etc



pistons and pumps fitted... bottom end nearly complete



oil spray jets are awefully close to the piston skirt at bdc


2ltr block with 1.8 sump, all painted up to look nice


rover fuel rail modified by drilling and tapping new holes to allow fitment of the fiesta turbo fuel pressure regulator


rover m16 inlet manifold modified to accept fiesta turbo throttle body and idle speed control valve. just needs the flange that bolts to the head cutting off the other half of the manifold and a zetec flange welding on, rather than use an adaptor plate


trial build done mid way thru with a scrap rs turbo t3, just so i could see how it was gonna look


my t34 and the engine just about finished (not using the power steering bracket thats fitted in the last pic, as this was gonna be used when i was planning on putting the engine in my clio valver.)

Twins

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CliffRS4

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Loving this
You going to keep it as a street sleeper

Red16

yeah Clliff, its going to look totally standard, apart from no locks, stainless exhaust, lowered 35mm and probably some 17" RS 7's

CliffRS4

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I saw an RS1600i with Es Cos wheels a while ago and it looked the bollocks

Red16

yeah theyre nice rims, rather wide, they do suite the mk3

heres an update from today, didnt get much done as Tizer popped round for a look of the rs to see how she was coming along and was there all day chatting about cars n stuff.

He's rebuilding a red RS1600i at the moment, so i got a bit competition going on now

drivers side rear arch cleaned up


think i managed to get my moneys worth out of the last wire brush attachment


more pics to follow 2moro's graft

Tony Rs

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looking good cant wait to see the finished example its gona look

Twins

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Looking great ,them brushes are the nuts not good on flesh though

Red16

tell me about it, lost a bit of bark today through lack of concentration

the first wire brush bit i bought was £4.99 all delivered off ebay, the one i got today from b&q was fookin £14.98 you can buy a new angle grinder for that!!!

Red16

heres a few pics i forgot i had been given by andyt the former owner, they show the rot in the rear chassis rails before he had them replaced

Red16

managed to get the drivers side rear arch completely finished today



and also clean up the drivers side rear chassis rail



finished off the drivers side area above the petrol tank too




so that makes the rear end clean up just about finished



got the rear suspension bits back all shot blasted and hammerited up too thanks a lot Decka mate



just waiting on my brackets being made at work and im ready for a rear disc conversion

andyt

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looking good and your just waiting on OUR brackets you mean mate

Red16

*cough cough* dunno what you mean mate

Red16

been back outside again tonight, started rubbing down the rear left arch but got bored and took the stickers off each side and the bonnet





got finished just bhefore it got dark!!!

N1C4T3N

orrrrrrr its lookin very sorry for its self but its all for a good course some good updates there m8t lookin really clean under there

AD-RS1600i

Coming along nicely,

Now that you have stripped it all down, if you decide to go back with the unseal, is that something you would do after the body shop has sprayed it, or is that something they would do? I've wondering this, my RSi needs restoring and I would probably prefer to have the unseal just because it is more durable, but was worried the unseal job wouldn't look like a good as the standard stuff before?

Keep up the good work

It's Czech Mate

Personally having had an udersealed car I'd hammerite it so you can keep an eye on whats going on....and catch the tim worm if it starts again. Lovely, lovely project tho, will not handle great on 17's tho, i have a pal who did a bare metal rebuild on a 16i and fitted a zetec and he's been throughg the eye of a needle to get it to handle on 17's, must have had about 10 different combo's of wheels and suspension, back on 15" 3 door cos wheels now ....you can get those diamond cut 7 spokes in 16", they'll be much better.

marco

keep up the hard work m8, it cumin on well

Red16

AD-RS1600i the body shop can spray the underseal on for you i know what you mean about the underseal being more durable but i think im going to go with the hammerite as MattRS1600i says you can keep an eye on the tin worm, and catch it before it eats a big holes in your chassis

been thinking recently about the wheels situation and im beginning to come round to the idea that 15's would be nice, keep the standard look aswell as the handling, but i could be tempted to have them diamond cut or polished

andyt

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keep the original wheels mate, it keeps it lookin standerd. Standerd lookin car with a 2.1 lump that shifts is the way forward

Red16

also makes it about 800 quid cheaper to finish too lol

AD-RS1600i

It's just personal preference I think, I don't like looking at body coloured under arches, I prefer black! lol

Cheers for the information, didn't realised you get it sprayed on like paint.

Red16

as far as i know this is the case

Red16

had this air filter to turbo inlet pipe made at work yesterday



the bloody thing jumped out the lathe and got all chipped and marked, so will need to go back in for a bit of polishing also the taper needs to be slightly reworked so its a little more gradual, plenty time for that tho cheers for your handy work Hen, much appreciated

here she is fitted to the turbo



and with the air filter pushed on it gives me the space to route the water pipes from the thermostat to the radiator



these turned up today too, another bargain... 15 quid instead of PJG Graphics £45 list price



and finally for today this came in the post, a new ratchet set for the clutch pedal, gotta love ebay

BillyCabrio

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Blimey you have been getting on Big up yaself

andyt, Hows the S1 fella?

adamS2RST

Looking good mate, nice one

N1C4T3N

ya gotta love new bits espsh them stickers