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[rs1800dom]

hey peeps, thoght id finally start a thread on here about my rs1800 project.

i got it bout 1year ago, for £700 of ebay with 9 months mot but no tax.

will try and find some pics of her at that point, but for now shall show you the state she is in now.

about 7 months ago i took her along to castle coombe with a couple of guys and girls from here to see what she could do.


unfortunatlly, once having my first taste for track, i decided i didnt have enough power and started my search for more

after a while deciding what route to go, i bought this little bunddle from burton power!




id thought about turboing it but decided to try some thing different. and no "lag" (depending on final engine spec lol)

anyway, i thought i would wait till winter to fit this down the side of my house, but fate had other ideas!

one night whilei was "testing" it against a mates twin cam sierra, it decided to let go!

while slowing down, i realised it was pluming smoke and fumes out the back and the front of the bonnet.

at this point i thought it had blew a hole in the block!

after further annalisis the following morning, i noticed that actually it was the oil filter had come loose and dumped all my oil onto the bulk head(and exhaust!!!)

although this pi**ed me of, i thought that this was a cloud with a silver linning, as i had the oppertunity to fit the throttle bodies

Again fate had its way and i had run out of funds due to needing a day to day car.

aftera few months had passed i decided to get of my arse and get started

with the help of rsonblackwheels we took the head off with both manifolds still on to see the damage.

what we found was not much at all. but to be safe i decided to replace it all.

thanks to rs220bhp on here i had another rs1800 engine to prepare.

today i have decided to crack on with it again and got it jacked up and started to remove the loom ready for the omex system.


here it is in all its glory. but worryingly it connects to the power steering unit. oh well, shall worry bout this later

this is how little space i have to work in!

and this is what i had to re home for the shelter. another project to do once this is finished!

have started to prep the engine now as well. got new oil pump new water pump and complete headset and head bolts



will get some more updates as they come. Have had my head skimmed slightly to make sur its flat.
but am now awaiting it back from a friend who is currently fitting new valve stem oil seals and re laping the valves
when thats done i should be ready to start with the gearbox and suspension

let us know you opinions and any ideas you have

[FRSJON]

looking good so far tb's look awesome ,just out of interest how much was the head set from burtons ?

[rs1800dom]

got them from AMS [local motor factors,in fact at the end of my road ]
head set head bolts and sump gasket was £87 but i get discount as im always buying stuff lol

[Ratspeed]

Looks well, i always wanted to fit bodies to my rs18

[RS rob]

loving the rs1800 mate looks nice on what looks like rs2000 wheels, (except for the mk1 focus rs badge on the bonnet)

mega respect for going the throttle body route!!
keep the progress coming

[rs1800dom]

yeah they are rs2000 wheels. was going for the oem+ look when i got it.
i forgot i put the badge on there lol
will either be getting a carbon bonnet or as im skint maybe wrap it as its only £50 with off cuts that will do door handles and a few other bits

[rs220bhp]

Looks good mate, You taken your time to get that engine in lol

My mate has the same set up on his fiesta with stage 3 head and cams and it was 175hp, the sound of bodies is amazing.

Your powersteering will still work, i fitted bike carbs to a si and had to remoe the wiring and the power steering still works a treat, think its a pressure switch-maybe ups the revs a little while under load via the ecu or something.

They 45mm bodies?

[jonyb4]

looks great, love them wheels and the colour, (i like the badge on the front too )

the engine looks to be coming on well, will be nice to have them on it

aye your right there about the pas sensor, id say just try not to hold the wheels on full lock to much while on idle, it could stall the engine when the pump demands more power

[rs1800dom]

cheeRS for all the comments.
the pas wiring is a weight of my mind now

Looks good mate, You taken your time to get that engine in lol

yeah have been skint for so long its nice to be able to splash out now lol
will be hopefully working on it for a few hours this weekend and while im awaiting my head, i might rip apart the engine bay on a tidy up
got some polybushes to fit to the top mounts and might trial fit the strut braces i got from ford fair. depends how much effort i can muster up

[jimmyesh]

Nice Trumpets! The sound of a tuned RS1800 on TB's is highly addictive - I can vouch for that!

[rsonblackwheels]

PIT STOP?

OK!

[rs1800dom]

will be cleaning my sump tonight

if i get a chance, i might paint it too. only silver as want it to look new

by rsonblackwheels on Wed Sep 01, 2010 9:43 pm





PIT STOP?

OK!

"I only follow the ferrai"


(personal joke dont worry not gone mad[yet])

will try to get an after shot later but here is a before

[rs1800dom]

here is a pic of the sump cleaned and painted.
didnt bother of it just cleaned as it was badly stained and wasnt much different



wanna get on with the head and cams fitting this weekend if i get chance.
will keep you posted

[rs1800dom]

just spoke to my mate who is doing my head.
bad news all my valves are severly pitted
he told me since ive already spent a fair bit on the engine that i should splash on new valves.
but am deciding on two options
1: get new valves and have a nice new condition head as ive already spent £50 on a skim
2: get a stage head (save up first) as i wanted to do this in a few years but feel that i might splash out now. and get some cams in a year or two when funds permit!

hmmmm what to do

[jimmyesh]

Bad news about the valves If I were you I'd save the pennies and just get the valves done for now - the RS1800 1.8 Zetec is a fantastic engine as standard and the really go well on TB's regardless of headwork (Formula Ford used them a few years back). My previous fez was an RS1800 (now owned by FRSJON - "The Manj") and I had a standard engine in that on TB's followed by a balls-out 2.1 Connaught Competition Engines 220BHP zetec. To be honest with you I found the standard Zetec on TB's and F/Road cams easier to live with than the megabucks engine.

Good luck with it whichever way you decide to go

[rs1800dom]

thanks for the advice jimmyesh.
am now wondering wether your right.
if im not carefull i will always be on the hunt for power and the cost could go spiralling
from your advice i might invest in some new valves and stretch for fast road cams
do you have any advice on what manufactuer to go with to suit the trumpets?
all ideas welcome as it will give me a broader choice.

[jimmyesh]

thanks for the advice jimmyesh.
am now wondering wether your right.
if im not carefull i will always be on the hunt for power and the cost could go spiralling
from your advice i might invest in some new valves and stretch for fast road cams
do you have any advice on what manufactuer to go with to suit the trumpets?
all ideas welcome as it will give me a broader choice.

Back in 2002 I had a set of Ket FZ1802's on my RS1800 with Jenvey 45's - it made about 180BHP and was still pretty driveable, on the connaught engine I had Piper BP285's which seemed a bit more aggressive but then again these were installed in a £5K Engine with high compression and serious headwork.!

A lot has changed since then though, other cams have come on the market etc but I'd still recommend Kent or Piper - if you phone or email them and say what kind of power band/delivery you want then they'll steer you in the right direction

[rs1800dom]

thanks for the info buddy.
will look into those cams.
180bhp what else did you do?
i am going to have 45's, four branch manifold, piper/kent cams and vernier pullies running omex. would like to see bout 170 if im lucky. sound about right?

[RS rob]

(i like the badge on the front too )

does'nt suprise me at all

[RS rob]

thanks for the info buddy.
will look into those cams.
180bhp what else did you do?
i am going to have 45's, four branch manifold, piper/kent cams and vernier pullies running omex. would like to see bout 170 if im lucky. sound about right?

170-180 sounds about right, depends what rolling road you go on really,

what four branch you thinking?

[rs1800dom]

either tube torque or tony law. herd they are quite good but am affraid to ask there prices lol
or if money is tight i will go for ashley manifold
any one herd of any other manufatures that are decent?
going to get some new valves from for don monday( or order them at least)
then start on the head once i have them.
going to give kent cams a ring as well to see whats best for my set up
will keep you posted on progress

[RS rob]

well i'd say exhaust manifolds is the biggie where power can be easily lost on a throttle body setup

personally i'd go for a tony law/tube torque/simpson manifold
to get the most out of the 1800 like jimmy mentioned,

if you ever change your mind and look to go for a bigger spec'd 2.0 in the future
at least you know you wont be changing the 4-branch because you went the cheaper option

[rs1800dom]

hope to have an update with pics tomorrow of some bits i will be picing up from a fellow member on here.

not to do with the engine rebuild, but at the price it was i thought i couldnt miss the oppertunity

will keep you posted

[M18FRS]

Hi Mate

Its good to see another green 1800 on bodies. Mine went well in almost the same spec that you are building, i went for piper fast road cam, but then i got to carried away and lost piston 3 and 4

Keep up the good work and hope to see some more pics

Regards
Martyn

[jonyb4]

(i like the badge on the front too )

does'nt suprise me at all

whats that supposed to mean?

[Ratspeed]

(i like the badge on the front too )

does'nt suprise me at all

whats that supposed to mean?

That you like badges!,

Dont worry mate, there is a bit of barry in all of us

[rs1800dom]

havent been on here for a while as aint done much. will get some pics up on monday of the bits i bought.
reason for not doing anything is that ive been saving to go to paris motor show TODAY!!!
hope fully my post will arive once im back with more rs goodies =]

[jonyb4]

That you like badges!,

Dont worry mate, there is a bit of barry in all of us

haha cheeky c**t


im sure you will find some good goodies at the show, you always do

[wildheart]

Why not get piper to regrind your original cams?
You wouldnt even need vernier pulleys to set the timeing if the person knows what they are doing

[rs1800dom]

it will be chris todd at torque of the devil that maps it. will prob get verniers anyway
how much would it cost to get mine reground as i have two sets of rs cams

[rs1800dom]

FINALLY got round to getting the camera out tonight.
didnt get anything from paris but got these a couple of weeks ago

some fiesta ST150 calipers and discs from ace1001ace on here.
these are my origonal RS ones

here are some of them against standard



thinhgs are going slow on the rebuild as getting tight on cash so tryin to put money away a bit more.
also have ANOTHER holiday this month.
on the plus side i turn 25 aswell this month

hope to potter along with the free stuff while i can untill i get stuck again

[rsonblackwheels]

awesome brakes mate

chosen a caliper colour yet?

[rs1800dom]

not sure wether to go blue or red. or even just matt black if i can find some in heat paint

am thinking of either pinstriping my RS2000 wheels body colour or even get new rims if i can afford them



will get them pinstriped too if i do

[mrorange2]

Looks great mate will keep an eye on this

[rs1800dom]

hello again, finally back on here and slowly progressing with fezza

has been real tight at work as i expect most of you are dealing with to, but had to stop with buying things as scare of job loss

things are slowly picking up now, so decided to spend as much as i can afford to get this done now as really miss driving it

have had a change of plans with the brakes, was going to run ST150 fiesta set up. Have now got ST170 discs (300mm) and mk3 mondeo calipers.

as you can imagine this is going to be tight, but i have "adjusted" the calipers to fit behind my rs2000 wheels (15")

will post up pics tomorrow when i mock fit them on the car

hope to be getting a move on with this now as would like to have it ready for the show season, or at least the last one before winter kicks in again.

will try to update on here, but might be in dribs and drabs as motivation is low due to work issues