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Hi all, i've been a member of the forum for a while now and friends with steve (rst-steve) and mitch (mitchrs4) and was the convoy driver for the collection of the MANJ last saturday ......... anyway thought it was about time i put some pics up of my own project as mitch keeps banging on about it


First thing is obvious.... it's not a Fiesta......... but hey, it's a Ford! It's a 1990, H plate 90-spec Series 2 RS Turbo and is need of a little TLC


This is how i bought the car... looking very sorry for itself!!














As you can see, theres one major part of the car missing and thats the engine, and everything to do with the engine. Although, everything else is complete such as loom, half leather Recaro interior and carpets etc etc. So far i've discovered it also needs a sill and a few little things here and there that are missing. Nothing major though.

First job after i got the car home was to clean it up and take the interior out to see what the floor was like





All good thankfully

The car was covered in so much bird crap that after a wash, the paint was proper flat and dull so outcame the T-Cut and is already looking much much better

Here's a pic of the lights and front bumper placed on the car;





Here's a few other random photos of the car and work so far;














BEFORE;



AFTER;









Tea break




More progress coming soon!

Let me know what you think...........

Cheers, craig

[FRSJON]

great progress been made on that i have a 1.8 zvh frst being broken if you need a engine

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great progress been made on that i have a 1.8 zvh frst being broken if you need a engine

Would love something like that, but tbh im going 1.6 cvh route, just wanna get running before major mods begin.....

[knuckles]

The escort is desperatly crying out for :

Rs smoked rear lamps.
standard series 2 rs rear decals
amber indicators

[rst-steve]

Ambers have already been ordered i believe, they are definatly needed against the white paint

S1 decals don't really suit it this is true........... i reckon they'll be gone soon!

great progress been made on that i have a 1.8 zvh frst being broken if you need a engine

Don't give him ideas like that

[mitchrs4]

yh cheers jon for tempting craig into another long trip dwn south lol gd work craig keep it up

[Dave G fsi]

What a transformation so far!

I agree, it needs s2 rst decals and ambers, then it will be perfect

[emblem]

What a transformation so far!

I agree, it needs s2 rst decals and ambers, then it will be perfect

Both these have now been ordered and on there way to me, keepin standard rear lamps as well, i dont really like smoked ones on a white car

[rst-steve]

Good man .......... got the standard badging as well?

Yeah smoked lights only really work on the red ones imo and even then.......... amber is best

[emblem]

Good man .......... got the standard badging as well?

Yeah smoked lights only really work on the red ones imo and even then.......... amber is best

Yeah reproduction set on ebay, snapped that up, all i could find before were 88spec ones

Sorted now tho.

[rst-steve]

Love it

....... we'll put that bad boy on together if you like, i'll get the ruler and masking tape out

[rst-steve]

Just a quick update with some new pics of the project

Starting to take shape rather well and is a LOT cleaner than when first bought lol








Needs a bit of tidying underneath;

[essexRSTSouthend]

Thats coming along nicely.What was wrong with the front wings,rotten?

That fuel pump looks newish compared to the rest of the underneath.Get scrubbing.Been there and done that.Well worth rubbing it all down and then treating it.Looks in good nick tho!

[jayrs]

some funny looking people in this thread

coming on well there fella, that T cutting has paid off from the looks of it

[emblem]

Thats coming along nicely.What was wrong with the front wings,rotten?

That fuel pump looks newish compared to the rest of the underneath.Get scrubbing.Been there and done that.Well worth rubbing it all down and then treating it.Looks in good nick tho!

Thanks, the front wing was new when i bought the car, it had a little accident hence the reason it was taken of the road in 2009.............

Yeah the scrubbing is a mission, what to i paint it with tho??? Was thinkin black Hammerite smooth?? What works best??

Thanks Craig

[emblem]

some funny looking people in this thread

coming on well there fella, that T cutting has paid off from the looks of it

Thanks Jay

Yeah it has, paint has come up a treat? Just a question tho Jay, i would like to paint inside the front arches, what would best for this, just a can of Diamond White, or white Hammerite or what.........lol. Never really done anything like this before?

Cheers Craig

[essexRSTSouthend]

When im back home ill get the product up for you.works a treat and is propa under seal.You will need air gun to connect it up but im sure they do another version.
Cleaning the under side i used wire brush by hand and wire brush disc.mask is a must.bit of advice,remove the fuel tank,as that area will need a good seeing too.alot of work but worth it!

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When im back home ill get the product up for you.works a treat and is propa under seal.You will need air gun to connect it up but im sure they do another version.
Cleaning the under side i used wire brush by hand and wire brush disc.mask is a must.bit of advice,remove the fuel tank,as that area will need a good seeing too.alot of work but worth it!

Is the fuel tank hard to remove??? I will need to drain it?

Tbh that was next on my list, it may have a hole as it seems to leak when over 3/4 full...............

I want the inside arches to look all shiney white tho.

[rst-steve]

Fuel tank is out

[Dave G fsi]

Coming along really nicely now!

Will we be seeing this at shows this year?

Would be really good to see it in the flesh

[essexRSTSouthend]

Fuel tank pretty simple to remove,just make sure you got extra hands at the ready.if your tank leaking,is most likely the return hose to the filler cap.at the join they get loose and are based near top of tank.In worse cases the nipple that comes out to that hose rusts.just give it a good look over when off.

If you want white arches,then im sure you can get chip prove paint in white but sod keeping that clean.

[jayrs]

what ever you want mate, just make sure you prep it right, treat rust and then paint it.

you can get white stone chip if thats any help to ya?

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Well me and steve spent an hour or so gettin the fuel tank out.

Very dirty job to say the least.



Its in a pretty bad state, the return pipe does leak, so this needs to be sorted, tbh i dont know if it can be repaired or if i should just replace it.

[emblem]

Coming along really nicely now!

Will we be seeing this at shows this year?

Would be really good to see it in the flesh

Thanks mate,

I really dont know atm, im trying to do it on a budget, but thats not always best. After the body work is sorted, which is not a lot beacuse it is solid, its time to get an engine in, i have sourced one from a friend with both manifolds, pipes (boost and coolant) etc, basically everthing i need minus a turbo

Its is coming on quicker than i expected tho. Hopefully i will get the wing put on within a few weeks, and have that painted, wheels are going black, that will end of the month (pay day).

So far so good.......

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Fuel tank pretty simple to remove,just make sure you got extra hands at the ready.if your tank leaking,is most likely the return hose to the filler cap.at the join they get loose and are based near top of tank.In worse cases the nipple that comes out to that hose rusts.just give it a good look over when off.

If you want white arches,then im sure you can get chip prove paint in white but sod keeping that clean.

Thanks for the advice mate, we got there in the end. Stone in chip white, got it........

[emblem]

what ever you want mate, just make sure you prep it right, treat rust and then paint it.

you can get white stone chip if thats any help to ya?

Thanks Jay, i have treated all the rusty crap in the front arch drivers side, just gonna get the paint and see how i get on.

Should start lookin good again

[Dave G fsi]

Nice one for removing the tank, never an easy, petrol free task

Keep us updated

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Nice one for removing the tank, never an easy, petrol free task

Keep us updated

Will do mate, like i say its coming on quicker than i thought, i hvae not even had it a month and done more than the friend i bought it off did in two years...........

The tank was hard to tbh, didnt think there was that much fuel in there but me and steve (RST-STEVE) got 4 fuel cans out tho.

Painting and welding the wing is next. Also a better condition Fuel tank or fix this one.

[Dave G fsi]

Should be mint when its done, I've always loved the S2 RST, almost bought one instead of my fiesta

All the hard work will be worth it when its done, and its good to see it being saved

[essexRSTSouthend]

Did you get high lol

Me and my mate did

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Did you get high lol

Me and my mate did

YES THATS JUST WANT HAPPENED, LOL. Laughing are heads off.

[jayrs]

be fine mate im sure

if the tank can be fixed, then fix it, brazing the leak would be better than trying to weld, but getting someone to braze it will be a problem, i wouldnt want to go putting a flame next to a fuel tank , well i say that, i have to at some point.

if you plan to weld it your self, let the tank vent so all trace of fuel is gone, then fill it with water or purge it with Co2 while welding, but be carful

[rst-steve]

Nice one for removing the tank, never an easy, petrol free task

That's for sure, couldn't have guessed how much petrol was still left in it ........ was a bit lighter when emptied out lol!

Did you get high lol

Me and my mate did

The fumes were pretty strong, put it that way

[essexRSTSouthend]

funny

[emblem]

Right................Its been a while.

After a house move in august last year i have done sod all to it. Its now in a slightly smaller garage will no leccy or heating, and it about 100 yards from the house in a block of garages. A small price imo i had to make in order to get my own house rather than keep renting.
Well i always get the bug do something when the weather is nice and the shows start rolling in, so i plan to strip all the stuff out of the garage over the next couple of weeks so its just the car, more room and that.

I'm still after an engine and box, although i do already have a RS cvh head, newman cam, solid lifters etc etc, but may flog this on to recoup a bit of money? (IF ANYONE IS INTERESTED?)

Ill update with photos and that when i can grab some.

Craig